Alright... Back to 8 pages per chapter... And... We continue with our drama, angst, and odd love... ENJOY!

Remember... Three non-existant-virtual cookies for whom-ever pin points who Eva is based off of!!! ^^ - Scitah

Johnny leaned back and fell silent. Peanut did not look at him- something similar had happened between Johnny, him and Lola which resulted in Peanut missing school for two days of school because he was unconscious from the beating.

Norton sighed, "Can ya' two not argue- for like two second?"

Sally's dangerous look turned towards Norton, but said nothing, just glared.

Eva took a few steps back, hands in the air, "I ain't got nuthin' t'do with this shit!"

"What set her off? Johnny?" Vance asked Eva, blinking. "I mean- duh, Johnny- but was it just 'cause what he said or 'cause he was bein' jealous?"

Eva shook his head, "Some times… She just has moods… Some times she just has pent up rage and anger that she needs to let loose and who ever is there gets it. All women do it. Some men, like Johnny do it too!"

"Johnny's PMSin'?" Hal blinked, confused.

Johnny glared at him, "NO!" he hissed.

Vance rolled his eyes, "Ya'll need'a calm down. Too high-strung."

"Am not!" Norton argued.

Peanut groaned loudly, "Its not a surprise they're arguin'! They're always arguin'!"

Sally sighed, "Groaning Sausage Fest! Perfect time to head out…" she muttered, standing up.

Johnny scrambled over Vance and fell down where Sally had been and yanked her back down. "Head out to where? Sell out the Preps?" he asked.

"I was gonna… Because you sausage heads are all actin' like weeping vaginas! I mean, seriously!" she laughed.

"Weeping vagina's..." he repeated, "Wow- never heard that one- the hell's it mean?" he asked keeping his arm around her waist- she was sitting on his hips because he was in a very awkward position and not actually sitting. More like he was being held up by the arm-rest and a very un-amused Vance.

"Means these supposed men are just a buncha pussies! C'mon you girly-girls! Grow some balls." Sally laughed, turning a grin towards all the guys.

Eva barked his own laughter.

"We got balls... ya' saw 'em earlier" Lefty- who generally kept his mouth shut, pointed out.

Johnny smirked, "I was not bein'... Okay maybe…" he sighed, "But ya' ain't a man so ya' just don't know."

Sally shook her head, "Yeah, alright… What ever." she laughed, "Just because it looks like you have balls don't mean you use 'em right!"

"I think I use 'em!" Johnny mumbled into her year, "You seen it."

Sally snorted, "Yeah… They're all you use." she joked, "Now let me go so you can get offa Vance… I don't think he likes you like that."

Johnny looked at Vance, "Am I upsetting you?"

Vance looked over, "No!" he gasped sarcastically, "I love having your big-heavy combat boots on my freakin' back!"

Johnny limberly swung himself around and sat normally.- but did not let Sally go.

She sighed, "Would you die if you had to let me go?" she propped her head up on her fist, resting her elbow on his shoulder.

"...maybe" he said, looking up at her, "Most likely- yanno what? Yes. Yes I would." he said nodding affirmatively and looking as serious as he could.

Sally laughed and shook her head, "You're such a weirdo…" she then kissed him lightly.

He kissed her back, "So you'll stay?" he asked- and if he had a tail it would be wagging.

"Yes." She chuckled, "I'll stay."

He grinned, "I win!!" he sang and flopped back holding her tight.

"Okay! No snuggling near Vance!" Vance exclaimed and rushed over to the other couch.

Sally laughed loudly. "Aww…. But Vance!?!" She whined, kicking her legs and actin' funny.

"Nooo! I won't share!" Johnny gushed and held her tighter in his arms. As if he was hiding her from them.

Sally laughed again, only louder. "Don't be selfish, Johnny… It's important to learn to share when you're young!" she pointed, tapping his nose.

"Mama forgot that." he said biting playfully at her finger.

"You bite me, I'll bite back twice as hard!" she warned jokingly, not at all hinting at sex or anything like it.

"Wanna see what happens when Sally bites you?" Eva pulled up the left side of his shirt to show a large bite scar, "Had her in a head lock and she bit me to get free…"

Johnny paled a bit and looked at her, resorting to a les self-mutilating form of attack. He pouted. "Nooo- Sallyy! I don' wanna share!" he exclaimed.

Sally snorted and shook her head, "You are such a child, sometimes, Johnny…"

"At least you ain't robbin' a cradle or breakin' a law with him." Eva stated, earning a strange and confused look from Sally.

"What?" she laughed out.

Johnny bit his lip and nipped her ear- deciding not to comment on that since.. Technically, and that's if you really wanted to get technical. She was. But, it wasn't like he cared or anything- age was just a number.

"Eva? Johnny isn't 18 yet." Sally laughed.

Eva gaped, "How long till his birthday?"

Johnny shifted a bit and smirked, "Roughly six months." he said, it was more like five and a half but Johnny never had a head for numbers.

Eva held his head, "You two just be careful! If this get's out, since Sally is technically an adult and Johnny still a minor, this could get you both into a hell of a lot of trouble! Especially you Sally!"

Sally nodded, "We'll be careful not to rape one another out in public, Eva." she smirked.

"This is not a joke, Hooka. I mean it. Law isn't there to protect… It's there to destroy the lives of people like us." Eva stated angrily.

Johnny rolled his eyes, "I'm mature for seventeen- no one would suspect a thing!"

The other Greasers bust out laughing at him again, "You? Mature? No!"

Johnny glared, "Yea' I am!"

Sally and Eva shook their heads, "Not really…" they replied to Johnny at the same time.

Johnny gave them each this look, "Hey, come on! Don't play like that! I'm mature!"

"For like, a 5-year-old!" Sally smiled, pushing the tip of her index finger to the tip of Johnny's nose.

Johnny sincerely looked hurt, "That ain't true! If I acted like a little kid ya' wouldn' put up with me.."

Eva snorted, "I gotta say, I don't think I've ever met some one who couldn't take a joke like you can't, Johnny…"

Johnny blinked, and looked at him not sure exactly how he would respond to that. It wasn't so much he had a bad sense of humor.. he was just thick. Though Johnny would never admit that.

"He's been this way forever" Norton said to Eva, "He's too stupid to get it when we're just playin'.."

"I wasn' playin'. He acts like a five year old." Ricky said earning a glare from their boss who would have lunged at him were he not weighted down by Sally.

Sally inhaled deeply, "Alright! The verbal knives are coming out and in order to stop the putty fight that is fast approaching! I say we all go our separate ways for an hour or so… I got shit to do any ways."

Eva nodded, "I'll go with you to get copies and fliers ready and up."

Johnny let go of her, "I'll mope around here until you get back."

"Wait- as opposing to when? You always mope." Ricky smirked, another hard glare form Johnny.

Sally stood with a helping hand from Eva and sighed, "Enough of this! Johnny may not get when you guys are joking, but shouldn't you meat heads have learned by now that he doesn't get it? That he takes it seriously and it makes him angry? If you twots can't leave Johnny alone, I'm going to put you in corners like the children you are!" She paused to look them all in the eye, "Are we clear?"

Ricky stared at her, "Oh, really? Well, my folks ain't never forced me into a corner and you can't neither."

Norton was laughing at the image in his head. The Greaser clique, with a rep for being bad, standing with their noses in corners like five year olds. It was pricless and he could hardly breathe he was laughing so hard.

Vance blinked, trying to imagine it but he didn't think anyone but Ricky would deserve it right now- ok, maybe Johnny since he does act like a kid all the time. But not him, definetly not him.

Eva gasped, "You fools just signed your death warrant… I'll be outside with everything we need, Sal." and he vacated the premises as fast as he could.

Sally smirked evilly and sauntered behind Ricky. She leaned down, "See? That's why it would happen with me around… Cause I ain't your folks… don't want to be. And you'd do well to listen to every word I say, Ricky… Because they might just be the last you hear… Now, you boys will behave, or I will punish you. And don't try to hide or run… 'Cause I promise, I will find you."

Her tone was icy and cold, threatening and commanding… The tone that could chill a man's soul to the core.

Johnny looked up, "E- even me?" he asked, looking a little nervous. But undeniably adorable at the same time with his eyes all wide like that, looking up a her.

Ricky scoffed, and leaned back.

Norton wiped at a tear in his eye, "No- I meant- I'd love to see that, Sally. You probably could."

Vance shifted a little, "When you say 'punish' what do you mean exactly?"

Sally sighed and turned to Johnny, "If you missbehave, yes, Johnny." then to Norton, "You doubt my abilities with your 'probably'?" then to Vance, "What ever comes to mind… And believe me… My mind has some dark corners." she ended with a smirk.

Norton shook his head, "It was more of a 'I have your back because you could do it but I don't want to seem whipped so I said probably' kind of probably.. ya'see?"

Johnny and Vance looked at each other and shuddered. "Okay- we're gonna be good." they said together and looked at her, resembling children not young men.

Sally smiled, "All words and sentences I had wanted to hear." she then cleared her throat, "I know Hal and Peanut will behave with Vance, Johnny and of course, Norton…" she turned to look at Lucky and Ricky, "But will you two behave?" there was a challenge in her eyes… She loved muffling bad behavior.

Ricky shrugged, "Maybe."

Lucky nodded, "Sure will, but you shouldn't count on Johnny."

Johnny looked at him, "Don't turn her on me, you bastard!"

Lucky ignored him.

Slightly grinding her teeth, unpleased with their answers, she stared hard at them a moment, then hauled them to dangle in her fists and she gripped the front collars of their shirts, "Listen here! I will not take those answers… You will not disobey me, or your asses are mine, you got that? I'm not here to hover over you brats. Now behave, and I mean it, or you will pay."

She shook them slightly, waiting for an answer from the two, glaring into their eyes.

"Look. Sally, I like ya', you're a good dame- but you are JOHNNY'S dame not RICKY's dame." Ricky said slowly, "And I'll be nice 'round you, and nice 'round your boy, but I ain't gotta follow every little rule ya put down." and he had a point. Sally wasn't there to be their mother, though she took to the role swimmingly, she was there to be Johnny's girlfriend.

Lucky, however, bobbed his head agreeing to her rules.

Sally chuckled and dropped Lucky back onto the couch, "That's right… I ain't your dame… I ain't your mother, sister, or aunt… But, This is my home now, too… And the last female that had anything to do with you was a whore and you were all left unchecked, angry, and constantly fighting… And, Lola couldn't fight for shit, but I sure as hell can and I fucking enjoy knocking teeth out! You behave, you keep your teeth… You act out, I take them as souvenirs." she dropped him after a heated glare, then smiled at Johnny, "I'll be back later. Don't wait up."

She leaned down to him and pecked him softly before moving towards the door and exiting.

Johnny trailed after her to the door and kissed her again, "Mhm. Okay. See ya." he smiled as she left. He didn't care if she man-handled his clique, he was boss, she was his girl so she was sort of his boss.. he would do anything for her- even let her control his crew.

When Sally and Eva got home after their evil plan to the Preps was carried out, The Tenements had a bad feeling, like something had happened while they were out. It wasn't clear and all the boys were in bed or out- either way no one was in sight for Sally to ask.

It just felt wrong. Then- they noticed the kitchen and living room was a wreck. The furniture was upside down and sloppy- like a tornado had flown through it or a bunch of brawling idiots.

By the marks of blood on one wall the latter was proven to be true. She heard something creak a few floors up- someone had stuck around.

Sally motioned for Eva to follow her and do so quietly, which Eva was already ready for.

She slowly, stealthily stalked up the stairs and peaked down the hallway.

Eva frowned and wondered if they should just turn tail… Damned white people always having to be brave when something creepy happens! But Sally was the only true friend he had ever had and kept… He would never abandon her to do crazy shit like this on her own…

Mentally cursing himself to be quiet, Eva waited on any command from Sally, the only person he would gladly follow into Hell.

Probably to Eva's delight the only thing that happened was Johnny came trotting down the steps. The house was entirely dark- no lights would turn on- but they knew it was Johnny. None of the other Greasers moved like he did.

He looked up, his eyes had adjusted to the darkness and it wasn't so bad because fo the streetlamps outside.

"I'll clean up the mess." he told Sally, passing them and stepping over wreckage as he entered the kitchen.

Sally gaped and shared an awed glance with Eva before following Johnny, a total reverse of the roles between her and Johnny, "Wait a minute! What the hell happened? We- I thought something bad happened? There's blood on the walls and the furniture is…" She turned to run a hand over her tied up hair, "All over the place and not in a good way."

"Did you guys forget to pay the bills, too?" Eva chipped in.

Johnny shook his head and opened the fridge, "Fight. Ricky.. he said some shit. I guess I got carried away- Norton tried to stop me. Use you imagination. Got into a big fight. Brawl. Even down into the basement.. Hal's head got smashed off the electrical box. My cousin'll fix it though.. in the end I kicked 'em out..." he sounded sad, "so.. its my fault. So I'll clean the mess. Tomorrow, I guess, when my head stops hurtin'..."

"Uh-Eh…" Sally stammered, "You kicked all of them out? You're alright? Was it just Ricky who opened his big fat fuckin' mouth? I'm gonna kill the bastard! Is Hal alright? How 'bout Vance and Peanut?"

Eva sighed and placed a hand on Sally's shoulder, "One at a time, Sal. The poor guy just got out of a fight."

Johnny shrugged, "I was so mad." he slammed the door shut hard, "I dunno who I hit- I dunno if they were okay or not when they left- fucked me up bad... I think Vance was limpin'. Sorry, Sally, I'll make it right with them.. Eventually." he did sound really sad and he leaned against the counter, arms folded in thought. He'd never gotten so mad he didn't remember who he attacked, worst part was it was his friends. Stupid Ricky. Running his mouth.

Sally frowned at the sight of seeing him so upset and walked over, turning him towards her to pull him to her body, hugging him tight. "You gonna be alright? Do you need anything bandaged or something."

He hugged her and shook his head, "Naw. I think the bruises look good." he let go of her, "I want a shower and t'sleep. Ya' wanna come or stay up with Eva?" he wasn't acting like his normal clingy, over-protective, obsessive self.

Eva shook his head, "I'm goin' t'bed anyways! You two don't keep me up with your loud ways, alright?" and he vanished from sight.

Sally smirked after Eva and shook her head, "You shower and come on t'bed… tomorrow you'll get to hear and maybe see something funny." she pecked his nose and moved out of the kitchen towards the stairs.

Johnny smirked. He watched her go and then showered. He climbed into the bed next to her not long later but he couldn't sleep. Damnit he was so mad! Ricky had said stuff about Sally! Of course, he never planned to tell her- she'd kill him. He wanted to kill him and he'd been damned close if Norton hadn't stepped in.. and Lefty.. and Peanut... but then- all he remembered was socking Peanut in the face. It was the strangest thing. Not being able to remember.

Sally sighed in her sleep and yawned, having 'felt' Johnny's unrest, "Can't sleep, baby?" she asked tiredly.

He shook his head, "Nope, but you go on and sleep, Sally." he said reassuringly. "I'm good."

Sally groaned and sat up, "The fact that you think you can lie t'me about it just proves how bad this is." she then turned to lay down facing him, head propped up, "Listen… They all know you get a little crazy, every one does in their own way. But, if they're true friends, they will forgive you."

"...I think I'm the one who smashed Hal into the electrical circuit" he told her. He wanted her mad at him- that way he wasn't alone. "I'm probably the one who smashed Vance's leg, too..."

Sally inhaled shortly with a slight frown as she thought a moment and began to wonder what got Johnny so upset. "Johnny? What did Ricky say?"

Johnny shut his mouth. No way was he going to tell her.

Blinking at Johnny's silence, it didn't take much thought to figure out it was something about her, "What did he say about me, Johnny?"

Johnny looked away. That made it easier to keep his mouth shut if he didn't look at her.

Sighing, Sally rubbed the bridge of her nose, "If you don't tell me, I will ask the guys and they will tell me and not only will I most likely be upset with big mouthed Ricky, I'll be upset with you for having not told me. So… Just tell me. I'd prefer to hear it from you any ways." she said softly, trying to reason with him.

Johnny sighed and sat up, he didn't look at her, "He said ya' were just like Lola. Ya' had me whipped and ya' treated me like a baby not a boyfriend. He kept goin' on 'bout how ya' were..." he sighed and shook his head, "Just- nit-pickin.. like anything ya did he made it bad. Anything at all. Just ran you down and I didn't listen after he called ya' a clingy.. whore.." he ended, not looking at her, sure, it hadn't been the worst thing for Ricky to say but it was the fact he thought he had the right to run down his girlfriend that pissed him off!

Sally stared at Johnny a moment, just staring, then chuckled, "He obviously doesn't really know me, then, does he?" she stifled her laughter and shook her head, "He was just sore 'cause I told him off… coward couldn't say th'shit t'my face, is all." she waved it off, finding that getting angry about it might not help their situation, seeing as how the Greasers were currently disbanded and shit was 'bout t'go down in town and at school.

Johnny looked at her, "You're not mad?" he asked, surprised.

She shook her head, "Not really. Lola and I are completely different people! It takes some one extremely pissed or retarded to think of us in any way similar save for our obvious connection of you and Bullworth. It's like getting mad at a Drunk for slurring." she shrugged slightly, "Ricky don't bother me… It's when he bothers you that he bothers me, baby."

Johnny smiled at that, "Oh.. well, damn that;s good!" he exhaled. "Least you ain't mad. I think.. the others saw it that way too- I think Vance was yellin' that at me... I think I hit him before it sunk in.."

Sally chuckled and ran a hand down his face lovingly, "Always throwin' punches…" she muttered before kissing him, "Always gotta be th'tough guy, huh Johnny?" she smiled.

Johnny kissed her back and put his hand over hers, "Wha's wrong with bein' the tough guy?" he asked.

She chuckled again, "You end up punching your friends, silly." she kissed him a few more times, too happy to be bothered about much else at the moment.

"...oh... yeah" he laughed too and kissed her back, "...well... they shoulda' just let me beat on Ricky!"

Sally laughed silently and placed her forehead against his, "You can't be you without some sort of fight, can you, Johnny?" her arms snaked around his neck as she pressed lazily to him.

He smirked and shook his head, "No- prolly not." he said pulling her between his legs and staring down at her.

Sally smiled up at him and ran a hand down his face, "Go t'sleep, Grump. We got fun shit going on tomorrow… We need our rest."

"Right!" he grinned, "Those pictures... ya' get 'em in the paper?" he asked laying down and pulling her down with him.

Sally chuckled and nodded, "Sent them to the Parents of each stupid Berry wearin' bastard with personal letters and notes to read the town news, sent the pictures to Crabby-Snatch and the entire student and faculty body." She sighed happily, "I do love extended vengeance…"

Johnny blinked and kissed her again, "You're fuckin' evil, Sally." but he was grinning at her- he loved it too.

She nodded happily, "And don't I know it! Now sleep…" she commanded jokingly.

"Yes ma'am." he nodded, laughing and kissing her again, feeling more at ease. He fell asleep.

Once he was asleep, Sally pushed at his bangs and smiled sadly. She didn't want to keep the secret of Gary, which continued to grow astronomically to her… She had a few days before she would have to meet him in town, th'Bastard…

And, as much as it killed her to keep the secret, she knew it would hurt more if Johnny got angry after hearing about it, or getting caught up in Gary's plot again and getting chewed and spit into the trash like gum.

Sighing slightly, she pushed it to a corner of her mind and fell asleep on top of Johnny, snuggling into his chest like a frightened child.

Sally awoke the next morning to Johnny pacing back and forth with Eva's cell phone. It was light now and she saw Johnny had a nice shiner, and his lip was split but she'd tated that last night and his torso was covered in bruises, as was his left cheek. He was hlding the phone away a bit because the person on the other line was yelling.

"NOW?! JOHNNY?! NOW?!" they were screaming.

Johnny sighed loudly, "YES! NOW!"

"Jesus Christ… What the fuck is going on?" Sally groaned, sitting up, blinking the sleep away.

"My cousin…" Johnny forced a smile, "By the way Eva's up- downstairs- paper arrives in a few minutes if you wanna be there to see it. I'm negotiating our electricity."

Sally nodded and threw on her robe and slippers, "Come downstairs when you're done yellin' on Eva's phone." and went downstairs to find Eva walking towards the table with a newspaper and cup of coffee in his hands, smirking.

"Ha!" he blurted.

"What's so funny, Cuz?" Sally asked, grabbing the mug from Eva and sipping it.

Handing the cup back, Sally grimaced, "That's still God Awful, Eva."

He chuckled, "Then stop drinking it, Woman!" placing the mug onto the table, he set the paper down as well, "Front page, censored pictures, rest of the pictures are in 3 other pages! Story runs on and on about corruption, homosexuality, inbreeding, and some other bull shit. Where ever a finger could point, it is stated!"