A/N: Okay, so we all know Justin is in the picture now. O.O He's not a very nice dude so I'm warning you that right now! Oh and Dally is going to be REALLY OOC in this chapter! Just another heads up! Okay well, keep reading, please! =D Thanks to Independence Undervalued for helping me with this chapter!
Warning: Dallas Winston is EXTREMELY OOC in this chapter. I have warned you so I hope I don't get any bad reviews about it. =)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. I only own my own creations. Technically Independence Undervalued owns Julie. Just saying =)
Johnny's POV
"What?" Soda asked looking at her like she was crazy.
"It'll only be for a few weeks. I'll be back on my birthday," she said trying to calm everyone down, even though we were all too in shock to be mad or worried.
"Why are you leaving?" Pony asked looking confused.
"When were you going to tell us?" Darry asked before she had a chance to reply.
"Snake thinks it'll do me some good and I miss New York a little bit. I was planning on telling you when I knew for sure if I would be going," she explained quietly.
"When are you leaving?" Pony asked.
"Whenever Snake and Lizard leave. I think it's going to be soon, considering," she said suddenly breaking off.
"Considering what?" I asked. Then it hit me. She means since this Justin kid is in town.
"Considering Justin is in town," she said extremely quietly.
"You never finished telling us about him," Darry said looking really confused.
"It's not something I can," she replied shaking her head. "All I know is that I'm probably going to be leaving soon. Julie might be coming with us."
Meanwhile
Julie's POV
"You can't leave, Dallas! Justin's in town and he might find me! You saved me last time and, and, and what's going to happen if you're not there this time?" I asked freaking out. He can't leave me all alone! He knows how terrified I am! He's lucky he's even getting me to talk this much! He SAW what happened with Justin! He saved me from him! He can't leave me here all by myself!
"Someone has to go with Jessa," he said trying to get me to understand.
"She'll be with Snake and Lizard! Please, please don't go," I said tears forming in my eyes.
"Awe hell, Julie, please don't cry," he replied wiping my tears away with his thumb.
"No! You're going to leave me here all alone and Justin's going to find me and have his way with me! You, and Snake, and Lizard won't be there and," was all I manage to get out before violent sobs overtook me.
"Come on, don't cry. If I stay will that make you feel better?" Dally asked lifting my chin up. I refused to look at him though. I was in his room in Buck's, crying my eyes out. You don't cry in front of Dallas Winston. I stifled my sobs and he looked relieved. I still refused to look him in the eye though. I was trying my best to stop my hysterical sobs and it was starting to hurt. "Do you really want me to stay?"
I didn't trust my voice so I just nodded. "I'll stay then," Dallas said making me look him in the eye. His eyes showed something that no one but me has ever seen before. He was showing he cared about me through his eyes. My heart tightened and I fell that much harder for Dallas.
"Thank you," I whispered.
"You're going to be okay. It won't happen again," he said reassuring me. I reassured myself knowing that Snake, Lizard, even Boxer, and Thumper wouldn't let anything bad happen to Jessa. I soon fell asleep, with Dallas Winston staring at me, in his room. Yeah, I was going to get it from Lizard later, but I really don't care. I felt safer than I had in a long time so I fell asleep peacefully. The sad part was, the only reason why I felt safe was because Tulsa's toughest hood, Dallas Winston, was with me.
Snake's POV
I needed to get Jessa out of town, and fast. I saw Justin snooping around the lot looking for her.
I burst through the Curtis' door, not really caring that I probably burst in at a bad time, and said, "Come on. We have to get you out of town, soon. Justin's been looking for you. I saw him in the lot."
"What?" Jessa asked confused.
"We have to get out of here, soon," I said staring at her cautiously.
"Why?" Soda asked.
"Because he stalks her, and he fucking," I started but was interrupted by Jessa.
"He's fucking weird!" she screeched. I stared at her shocked. She almost never even yells, let alone screeches. I was just going to say he fucking abuses girls.
"Way to make someone's ear bleed," Two-Bit said from behind me.
"Come on Jess," I said.
"I can stay a few more days," she said glaring slightly at me.
"There's a reason we made you leave New York! You don't get it, do you? He's stalking you! You need to leave, now!" I said starting to get mad.
"You didn't make me leave! I left on my own since all of you were in my face and screaming at me," she snapped.
"We did that on purpose! Thumper caught him following you! We knew you wouldn't leave willingly! We had to get you to leave! Now you have to leave here, you'll be back," I said willing for her to understand that she needs to leave. The dude's stalking her, he almost raped Julie, and if he's stalking her then he's going to rape her too! I can't let that happen to her!
"I can stay for a little longer," she protested.
"Maybe he knows what he's talking about," Darry said.
"WHAT? You're kidding me? So I just get up and leave? It doesn't happen that way!" Jessa said starting to freak out.
"What? Where are you going?" Two-Bit asked.
"Nowhere," she said as soon as I said, "New York."
"If you're getting stalked by that Justin guy then you better listen to Snake," Two-Bit said looking pissed. Finally, maybe she'll listen to him.
"Where's Lizard?" she asked looking pissed.
"Tracking Justin making sure he doesn't come here," I explained. Lizard was with me when we caught him so we split up. The deal was he tracked Justin for about a half hour then meets us near the train tracks while I go and get Jessa up there.
"But," she started.
"You have to go," Soda said. She looked at him with sad eyes but slowly nodded. I sighed in relief. I wouldn't have to drag her there kicking and screaming.
"Alright," she said quietly.
"Come on, I'll drive us," Darry said hoping up. Ponyboy, Johnny, Soda, and Jessa all hopped up right after him. "You meeting him at the train tracks?"
"Yeah," I said wondering how he knew that. Pony ran into the other room then came back with Jessa's bag. He tossed it at her and she sent him a thankful smile. She looked close to tears and I was starting to wonder if this was the right move, taking her away from them. Me, Johnny, Ponyboy, and Two-Bit all hopped in the bed of the truck. Darry, Soda, and Jess all sat upfront.
Jessa's POV
I didn't want to leave but I knew everyone would drag me to the trains kicking and screaming. I decided to make it easier on everyone by not putting up a fight, in the end.
"I don't want to leave," I said putting my head on Soda's shoulder. We were in Darry's truck and were driving to the trains.
"I don't want you to either. It's for the best though. You told us about Justin," he replied kissing my head.
"He does more than just abuse girls," I said by accident. I clamped my hand over my mouth and I felt my eyes go bug-eyed.
"What's he do?" Soda asked. I could tell he was getting mad.
"I told you he abuses them and dumps them," I said covering up the truth. Well, it was the truth, just not the whole truth. I didn't want to tell him that Justin raped me! He growled a little bit and the vibrations from him were freaking me out. We arrived near the trains and I was close to crying. I didn't want to leave them! Lizard hopped out from the bushes and I nearly screamed. I hugged onto Soda for dear life and he laughed lightly.
"Did I scare ya?" Lizard asked laughing.
"Shut up," I mumbled. "I'm sorry I have to leave," I said looking up at Soda.
"I'll be here when you get back," he said smiling. He then crushed our lips together and I kissed back eagerly. The sparks flew and my heart pounded. I wound my arms around his neck and smiled through the kiss. The guys were giving us our moment, for now.
"Get a room!" Two-Bit said sounding grossed out. We broke apart and I smiled slightly.
"Shut up Two-Bit!" I said eyes still locked with Soda's.
"You're coming back on your birthday, right?" he asked.
"I promise," I said having every thought in mind to keep that promise.
"I'll be here to pick you up," he said smiling. He gave me one last kiss and I hugged him tightly.
"Alright, that's enough you two love-birds," Two-Bit said coming over and picking me up. I squealed as he spun me around. "Come back soon, little girl," he said ruffling my hair. I didn't even care at that point. I just smiled and hugged him. He seemed shocked but hugged me back.
"I will," I said. "Pony, Johnny! You guys want a hug too, don't ya?" I asked winking at them. They just smiled at me and I squished them both into a hug.
"Ah, Christ, Jess," Pony said laughing. I let them go and smiled.
"Come back soon, ya hear?" Darry asked ruffling my hair.
"Will do Superman," I said laughing.
"Enough of this love fest," Lizard said smiling.
"You're just jealous I never gave you a hug," I said sticking my tongue out at him.
"Yeah well we gotta go," he said smiling evilly. I backed up into Soda in just the slightest. He then ran over to me, picked me up by my waist, and threw me over his shoulder. I clamped a hand over my mouth to stifle my squeal. Stupid Lizard knows I hate that!
"I hate you," I mumbled as I calmed down.
"No you don't," Lizard said. I could just picture him smirking right now. "Be nice to me, cause you're in the perfect position for me to smack your ass."
"Same goes to you," I said rolling my eyes.
"Come on, we have to go," Snake said as the train pulled to a stop.
"I'm sorry, bye!" I said waving as Lizard, being the idiot he is, carried me into a bush. He's retarded sometimes I swear to god! They all waved bye back and slowly left. I really don't want to leave now. "Put me down!" I hissed to Lizard. He finally set me on my feet and I glared at him.
"Shut up, it was funny and you know it," he said rolling his eyes. Snake put a hand over his mouth and Lizard shot him a weird look. A light shone just in front of us and slowly passed.
"Go," Snake whispered. Me and Lizard took off and hopped into the first empty thing we found. I have no idea what these things are really called. I really should have stayed in school, but too late for that now! We hugged the side and saw a light stop on the other wall. I held my breath and prayed it would pass by. It passed by and I breathed a silent sigh of relief. Less than a minute later Snake was standing right next to us. I jumped a little bit because I hadn't seen him hop in. He smiled apologetically and I let out another silent sigh of relief. I am way too jumpy sometimes. There was one last moment where the light shined and I was sure we were going to get caught. It passed by us quickly though and soon the train was moving.
"Go to sleep, both of you. You both look tired as hell," Snake said laughing. I slid down the wall, grateful. Lizard just laughed Snake off though. I leaned my head on the wall and shut my eyes. I fell asleep to the mumbling of Lizard and Snake.
Snake's POV
"How much sleep do you think she's been getting?" I asked as I noticed how quick Jessa fell asleep.
"Not much," Lizard said staring at her worriedly. He may mess with her constantly but she was the baby of our group. We all looked out for her, even Dally did. "She almost never did sleep anyway."
"Yeah, well, now she won't be sleeping on the ground and in trees. I just hope we don't wake her up to her trying to kill us all," I said shuddering. One day she was having a really bad nightmare. Me, Boxer, and Thumper all had to shake her to get her up. When she woke up she whipped out a pocket knife and started swinging it in our faces. Thumper was the one to calm her down, surprisingly.
"Just be lucky she didn't. We still don't know what that nightmare was about. We don't know about any of them," he said eyeing her carefully. Her neck bobbed to the side and I laughed. She always did have the weirdest positions to sleep in. Lizard shook his head and smiled. He crouched down and carefully lifted her up. She clung to him automatically and I smiled. He laid her on her side, removing her hands from his neck, and she immediately put her hands under her head and curled her legs up. Lizard laughed and sat down next to her.
"She has the weirdest positions ever," I laughed sitting on the other side of her.
"She looks comfortable though," he said laughing.
"Well, we lost Justin for now. Let's just hope Dally's back with Julie," I said watching as we quickly exited Tulsa. Trains go so much faster than I actually thought.
"You know he is," he replied rolling his eyes.
"Shut up, you know you want them together," I told him smirking.
"It's not my fault she's my cousin and she likes him. He's the one who saved her and you can tell he likes her back," he said cracking a smirk as well.
"Soda," Jessa mumbled flipping on her other side. I stifled my laugh but smiled even bigger.
"So, she's a sleep talker I see," I said unable to contain my laughter. Me and Lizard burst into laughter as Jessa let out a grunt in response.
"You think she can understand us?" he asked. I leaned over and looked at her face. Her eye lashes were long and dark compared to her pale skin. Her eyes were closed peacefully although her mouth was twisted in disgust.
"Nah, she's out," I said leaning back.
"Good, cause I don't think we should keep her in New York for long. She loves Soda, you can tell," Lizard said smiling. I looked at him shocked. Both of us never saw Jessa love anything, except for the gang but that was friend love.
"You're right," I said finally realizing how much she truly cared for Soda.
"This train's heading right past New York, so looks like we chose a good one," he added noticing a box. I looked over at the label and noticed the place was close to New York.
"Go to sleep, Lizard. You're going to need it if you're going to be dealing with Boxer and Thumper when we get back," I said smirking and looking at him knowingly.
"True," he said laughing. He leaned against the wall and fell asleep relatively quickly. I just stared at the passing scenery wondering why Jessa had to go through all of this. She had a rough life as far as I knew and now I just ripped her away from a group she considered family, all because of Justin. I hated that guy more than anything and I didn't doubt that he really did rape Jessa. She couldn't fight, at all, before I taught her, and Justin was following her in New York.
"Don't," Jessa mumbled. Her hand automatically went to the back of her neck. What the hell? "Stop," she said getting slightly louder. "SNAKE!" she practically screeched. I snapped out of it then and started shaking her.
"Jess, Jess, FIRE!" I yelled shaking her violently. Her eyes snapped open and she looked terrified. "Calm down, Fire," I said using her old nickname to snap her out of it. "It's just me." She made an odd noise and tears formed in her eyes.
"What's going on?" Lizard asked groggily. He sat up and looked at us confused. I could tell Jess was fighting to keep her tears back and she was struggling pretty hard too. "Have another nightmare?"
"Come here," I said hugging her close to me. She shed a few tears and kept completely silent. "What was it about?" Lizard eyed us carefully and I sent him a "What the fuck else am I going to do?" look.
"Justin," was all she whispered. I hugged her tighter and Lizard looked pissed.
Meanwhile
-Back in Tulsa-
Julie's POV
"G-get away from me, Justin! I'm warning you!" I said backing up in just the slightest. I went for a walk after I realized that Dally left me in his room, alone. I was trying to find my way to the Curtis's and failing. I wound up at the park and that's how I'm where I'm at now. Justin had popped up out of nowhere. Well, not out of nowhere, more like from a bush and scared the shit out of me.
"What's a matter? No Dally to protect you now. Now who are you going to hide behind?" he snarled taking a step closer to me. I glared and stayed my ground. He was right. I'm tired of running behind people when I need to fight. I'm going to stand my ground and stick up to Justin. Of course if he starts winning then I wouldn't mind some help.
"I didn't hide behind Dallas. He helped me get rid of you! You sick, dirty, fucking bastard," I snarled. I think that was the most I've sworn in a long time. I swear, don't get me wrong, but I usually don't swear that much. Well, god damn it, Justin brings out the worst in me!
"That's some tough talk for such a weak little girl," he snarled taking two more steps closer to me. He was almost in my face now and I was getting really pissed off.
"Shut the fuck up," I growled. As I said before, Justin, that ass hole, brings out the worst in me. He growled back before forcing me into a kiss. I shoved back with all my strength but I still wasn't strong enough to fight him back. He shoved his tongue into my mouth and slid his hands up my stomach. This is so not going to happen again. I suddenly got a bright idea and I bit down on his tongue, as hard as I could. I tasted blood and Justin whipped off of me, pissed. He growled at me and slapped me across the face. I punched him in the jaw and immediately regretted it. He didn't even flinch and my fist started to hurt. He glared at me but was pulled back by Soda.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Soda growled before punching him in the nose. Blood spurted out of it and I thought I was going to be sick then and there. Darry, Pony, Johnny, and Dally all came bursting through the bushes. I jumped at the sight of them and I swear my heart caught in my throat when I saw Dallas.
"Come on, Julie," Dallas said tugging on my arm roughly. I was in too much of a shock to protest. Even after all my training, I still couldn't fight him off. That's why I'd been training, that's why I learned to fight! All my training, everything, just went down the drain. Dallas continued to drag me, pretty roughly, away from the fight but I couldn't take my eyes off Justin. Darry and Soda were beating him pretty badly and Pony and Johnny were yelling something. Finally, they were all out of view and I still wasn't sure where I was going. I also, didn't really care. I was in too much of a shock to care about anything really. All my hard work was for nothing. "Come one, Julie, snap out of it," Dallas said snapping his fingers in my face. I slowly sat on the ground, with Dallas's hand still on my wrist.
"All of it, everything, was worthless," I said quietly, still in my state of shock. It can't happen like this. I can't just lose just like that.
"Julie," Dallas said softly crouching in front of me.
"It was for nothing," I said just as quietly as before.
"Julie, you have us. It won't ever happen to you. We won't let him hurt you," he told me gently. He grabbed my chin and I jerked back. He looked confused for a moment but quickly realized that he crossed a line. Justin just almost got me, again; I wasn't ready to be touched. "It won't happen to you. The guys' are taking care of him right now," he said grimacing. He wanted to be the one to beat the tar out of Justin and we all knew it. Tears rose in my eyes and I fought to keep them back.
"Where's Lizard?" I asked my voice breaking.
"I haven't seen him. Come on, I'll take you to the Curtis'," he said standing up. He offered a hand to help me up but I just stared at it. I didn't want to move. I wanted to sit here and nothing else. He sighed before picking me up and slinging me over his shoulder.
"PUT ME DOWN!" I screamed before pounding on his back. "Put me down! Put me down! Put me DOWN!" I screamed at the top of my lungs still pounding on his back.
"AH, Christ, Julie, make a man's ear bleed why don't ya?" he complained.
"Then, PUT, ME, DOWN!" I said pronouncing each word clearly. He just shook his head and continued walking.
"Damn, girl, China could hear you," Two-Bit said walking up to us. I glared at him and continued to pound on Dallas's back.
"PUT ME DOWN!" I screamed again before punching his lower back. Suddenly I flipped upright and had Dallas in my face. I glared at him and he glared back. I guess I hit a sore spot, serves him right.
"Where the fuck is Lizard, Two-Bit?" I asked pissed off.
"He, he left back for New York. Justin was following Jessa so Snake got freaked out and they hopped on a train," he explained looking nervous. I growled and stormed in the direction of Buck's. Great, now I can't even train! I just wanted to talk, and well, fight, with him. Stupid, Dallas thinking he can do whatever the fuck he wants.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" Dallas asked catching up to me easily.
"None of your damn business," I grumbled glaring at the ground ahead of me.
"You're impossible," he grumbled still walking with me.
"IF I'M SO FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE THEN GIVE UP DAMN IT! I DIDN'T ASK YOU TO FUCKING FOLLOW ME!" I screamed in his face. He looked pissed now! Good, cause right now, I honestly don't give a shit. My heart was hurting since I just screamed at him but that only made me more pissed.
"Be fucking quiet, Julie! The whole town can hear you! I'll walk with you whether you want me to or not, and then you're going to explain why you're so fucking pissed," he growled at me. I saw something in his eyes I thought I'd never see directed at me. It was anger, mixed with lust, mixed with regret. I never thought I'd see the day that Dallas Winston regretted anything. I stormed angrily into Buck's and stomped up to my room. Dallas was following closely behind me, still looking pissed. I walked into my room and slammed the door in his face. Ha, that'll show him how pissed I truly am. "Spill it, what the hell's your problem?" Dallas asking opening my door and shutting it. I threw myself onto my bed and started to cry.
"They just left," I said through my tears. They didn't even care enough to come grab me!
"They had to Julie," Dallas said softly sitting next to me.
"They just left me here! They didn't even care what could happen to me!" I said still crying my eyes out.
"Christ, I'll take you to New York then!" Dallas said. The bed shifted in the slightest and I pictured him throwing his hands in the air.
No way, he's so lying. "What?" I couldn't stop myself from asking. I sat up and stared at him confused. Is he fucking serious?
"Yes, if it makes you that upset I'll take you there myself," he said laughing slightly.
"And straight to the hideout?" I asked just to make sure he wasn't messing with me.
"Yes, if it'll make you stop crying and yelling, then yes!" Dallas said smiling a little. I did something I thought I would never do in my whole life. I kissed him, on the lips. I mean, I kissed him on the cheek tons of times but he never thought anything of it. I kissed him with as much passion and love as I could. He seemed shocked but kissed me back. When he kissed me back the butterflies in my stomach rose as the sparks did. I wrapped my arms around his neck and tangled my fingers in his hair. Pretty soon though, we were making out. Wait, this is wrong, I'm not his girl. I pulled back and Dallas looked even more shocked.
"I can't do this," I whispered upset. I couldn't make out with Dallas Winston! He cheated, lied, was everything that I wanted but knew I couldn't have. Well, I obviously didn't want the cheating or lying part.
"Julie, Julie, look at me," he said lifting my chin up. I looked at him and was even more shocked than he was when I first kissed him. He was smiling real big and looked, happy.
"Dallas, I can't do this. I can't make out with you if I'm not your girl. I can't be your girl either! You're a cheater and I don't need no heart break," I said my heart breaking a little just as I said that.
I looked back down and he released my chin. I felt some movement but I didn't think anything of it. Suddenly he grabbed my hand and I gasped as something cool touched my finger. I looked down and I swear my eyes popped out of my head. Dallas had put his prize, his pride, his everything, but to anyone else, it was just his ring, on my finger. I stared at him shocked.
"Julie, will you be my girl?" he asked looking hopeful. It's funny, he looks ready to kill, murder, jail, and do anything that a nice guy wouldn't do, yet he can still look hopeful and happy.
I giggled and said, "Of course." He smiled and the danger was back in his eyes again. I think that's what worried, yet interested, me the most. He was dangerous and I knew it, yet I never seemed to care.
"When do we leave?" he asked the coldness returning to his eyes.
"As soon as possible," I said shivering, remembering what Justin just did to me.
"Come on, let's go tell the gang," he said getting up and pulling me with him. We got up, and I had to literally shove people out of my way, and finally managed to get out of Buck's.
"Damn people," I muttered still kind of mad but not nearly as mad as I was. He just laughed and threw his arm around my shoulders. I snuggled up close to him and we walked to the Curtis' house in silence. We walked in to find Darry wiping blood off his knuckles, Pony and Johnny sitting on the couch, Two-Bit and Steve sitting in front of the couch, and Soda nowhere to be seen.
"What's going on?" Pony asked looking at me suspiciously. Oh shit, my eyes must still be red.
"Julie got upset and wants to go back to New York. I'm taking her there. Me, Jess, and Julie will all come back. Me and Julie might be back sooner or later though," Dally explained for me.
"Christ, seems like everyone is heading to New York," Pony said looking slightly upset.
"We'll be back! I promise," I said. He seemed really shy and also like he didn't like changes.
"Here, use my car. Just don't get it stolen," Two-Bit said tossing his keys at Dallas. Dallas caught them easily and smirked.
"Thanks," he replied shortly. What the hell? So he randomly gives up his car to Dallas fucking Winston?
"What the hell?" I asked unable to stop myself. The whole gang stared at me before laughing.
"You're funny when you swear. It just don't sound right coming outta your mouth" Pony said smiling slightly.
"I'm sorry we have to go. I just can't risk it with Justin being here," I said quietly. I was still wondering why the hell Darry was wiping blood off his knuckles earlier though because his knuckles weren't split.
"See ya soon!" Pony called out as we left. I didn't want to leave but at the same time I didn't want to be anywhere near Justin.
We hopped into Two-Bit's car and Dallas tore off. I put my head on the window and soon fell asleep to the rumbling of the car. Yeah, I'm in love with Dallas Winston. Yeah, that's asking for heart break. Do I care? Absolutely not. He makes me feel safe in ways no one else ever has. I think that's the only reason I managed to fall asleep with him driving Two-Bit's car. I dreamt of my future with Dallas, and it looked wonderful. If only that future would actually happen, even though everyone knows Dallas wouldn't have a kid. I kept dreaming anyway, perfectly content in my own little world.
A/N: I am SO sorry for making Dallas so OOC! I really am, but it fit the chapter. Again, I'm REALLY SORRY but I did warn you! SO thanks for reading and if you didn't like it then you don't have to continue reading this story. =) Thanks again! The more reviews I get the faster I update! =D 3 Thanks to all my reviewers, once again!