Later that day, me and Darry headed out for a walk. Darry wanted to get outta the house for a little while and me, not having much of anything else to do since Two-bit was still nowhere to be found, decided to join him. We just walked around the neighborhood for a little while (we didn't want to go to town since we would've probably been swarmed by reporters askin' 'bout Ponyboy and Johnny). So, being the good liar I was, I managed to get some things off my chest without actually givin' full detail.

"Hey Darry....can I ask you somethin'?". Darry looked at me for a second before facing the ground again. "Sure, Dallas.....what's eatin' ya?". I sighed.

"Do you ever feel like everything's just going....ya'know....too fast?". We stopped and Darry turned to face me again. "Whaddya mean by that?". "Like.....it was just three days ago that Pony got jumped....then it was two days ago that he and Johnny go missing....everything's just going way too fast."

Darry sighed as we continued to walk. "Tell me about it....I just wish that kid would've learned his street smarts before he ran off to help Johnny kill a Soc...." Then he was silent for a minute before speaking again. "That all that's botherin' you, Dally?".

I shook my head. "The other thing....well...it isn't really botherin' me or anything....just confuses me a bit." Darry shrugged. "Well....explain."

Now I REALLY had to use my awesome lying skills. "Well...I've been seein' this broad...her name's-". "Sylvia?". I turned to look at Darry.

"Wha-No! Her name's........Keisha." Darry nodded. "Oh....that's a pretty name, I suppose." I smirked and continued on with, "Yeah....anyway: We've only been seein' each other for two days and...well....I've never really felt so strongly for anybody until we started goin' together. H-she just makes me feel so.....alive. Like I can do anything as long as I have...her....by my side."

Darry stopped and started giving me a funny look. Damn, did he catch me lying?! Suddenly, he broke into a wide smile. "Well I'll be.....Dallas Winston's in love!".

I scowled. "No I'm not!". He chuckled. "Well, it sure sounds like you are! Heh...imagine that. Dallas Winston in love...hehe...wow."

I rolled my eyes. "Cut it out, Darry. I'm not in love." He looked at me again. "Whatever you say, Dally. But remember this: if you don't come clean about your feelings soon, she'll more than likely leave you soon."

I sighed. Was he right? If I didn't tell Two-bit exactly how I felt....he'd leave me? But...I told him that first night together!

There's no way he would ever leave me. "Man, I'm tellin' you now, Dal: This girl must really be somethin' if she can tame Mr. Dallas Winston!". I looked at my feet, trying to hide my smile. "Yeah....she's really somethin..."

Suddenly, we were startled by a noise. "You're dead, greaser! DEAD!". Due to instinct, me and Darry started sprinting toward the scene. We greasers look out for one another....don't matter who it is....we always look out for each other.

Whenever we finally arrived, MY instinct came into tact. "TWO-BIT!". Yeah, Two-bit was being surrounded by about three drunken Socs. It looked like he was holdin' them off real well, but I couldn't help but wanna kill all three of them.

So I tackled the one closest to Two-bit, followed by him turning around and punching the one trying to sneak behind him.....leaving Darry to grab the one in the red Madras shirt to our right. I threw about five hard punches in the prick's face before a small bloodpool formed in his mouth. I began coughing as the blood ran down his chest, staining his blue Madras. I got off of him to see if he could still get up, but I had beaten him so badly that he went out cold.

I turned to see that Darry, of course, had already taken the guy in red out without even breakin' a sweat. Then I turned in enough time to see Two-bit using a fast bulldog on the brunette Soc in the yellow Madras. Of course, he was out. So, seein' that they were all three out cold, I walked over to Two-bit.

"You okay, man?". Suddenly, he quickly turned around and threw his arms around me. "Dally......thank you..." My eyes widened.

Darry was still here, you dumbass..... "Uh-umm......n-no problem, Two-bit....you can let go of me now..." He viciously shook his head "no". "No, Dal....I need you here..."

I looked over at Darry. He was giving me another funny look. So, to clear the risk of bein' found out, I pushed Two-bit away from me as hard as I could. "Get OFF, man!".

Two-bit nearly fell over as Darry began to slightly chuckle. "Well....we're glad you're safe, Two-bit. Now I need to get back home and fix dinner for Soda. He'll be home soon.....later." And with that, Darry turned around and walked on home. Once he was gone, Two-bit turned to me and threw me a huge scowl.

"What the FUCK is your problem, Dally?!". I put my hands out in hopes of calming him down. "Look man...if we stayed like that any longer, Darry would started to get suspicious." He threw his hands up and came back with, "Well you didn't have to fuckin' push me, Dally!!".

I sighed. "I know man and I'm sorry, alright?". He put his hands down and sighed heavily. "Nice to know that whenever I need you most, you're too scared to show me any affection. Thanks alot."

I slapped my forehead. "Look, I SAID I was sorry! Okay?! I'm....SORRY." He shook his head. "What's the deal, Dally? Are you ashamed of me or something?!".

I sighed again and faced the ground. "Well....are you?!". I looked back up at him. "I dunno."

His eyes widened and I could see them reddening. "I-I can't believe you..." I could see tears wellin' up in his sockets. God, how I hated that sight....

"Then why the fuck are you even with me, Dal?". I rubbed my forehead roughly. "Because I care about you, Two-bit." He shook his head again.

"Then why don't you know if you're ashamed of me or not?". I looked back up at him. I couldn't say anything at the moment....why? Goddamnit, Dally...say SOMETHING.

He turned around and started marching for the streets. "Two-bit, wait!". He turned back around and stared me down for a second. "You gotta decide, Dally. Are you ashamed of me or not? Think about that for a while..."

And with that, the man I couldn't stop thinkin' about was gone. God, I'm such a fuckin' dumbass! But it wasn't like he was any better! Nobody would ever accept our relationship.....they'd think we were crazy.

It was proven that gays were psychologically disturbed.....I don't want me or Two-bit to end up in some asylum! Why can't he just get that through his thick skull? Why couldn't things just be easier?! Why.....why can't I just accept the fact that it won't get better until I do something about it?

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Anybody else notice that Deviantart's gay pairings for The Outsiders is.....well.........not well expanded? Like, the only two pairings I ever see on there is Ponyboy/Johnny and Dally/Johnny. Those are both very cute couples and all, but.......C'MON! What about the other slash pairings?! Man...if I had the awesome ability to draw, I'd add some myself! XD *returns to normal* Lol, sorry about that! I'm just the kinda person that likes variety in a fandom. XD

ANYWAY.....hope you enjoyed this chapter! :)