A/N: Thanks so much for the lovely reviews! Okay so...this is kind of a random chapter, well not random because it sets the scene for the next chapter, which will include some drama *hint hint*. And I hope you like it, because I'm a little iffy on it. Thanks guys and please don't forget to review! :)
A few months had passed and it was suddenly July 3rd. The summer hadn't been too bad...compared to other summers that is. Oklahoma summers were usually pretty hot so it wasn't too bad. Plus, I knew Soda liked the summers for one thing and one thing only: more girls at the DX. Of course he said now that we were dating it was different, but really it wasn't any different. I didn't mind though, I trusted Soda.
And besides, I wasn't as focused on Soda as much as I was on Darry and Kristie. They had started dating a little while after their first date and to be honest they really were a cute couple. I mean they weren't the kind to make out all the time, but they were cute together.
"Hey, Darry," I yelled from the living room.
"Yeah?" he replied.
I looked over to Pony and smiled. "Your girlfriend comin' over tonight?"
I heard him sigh and I figured he was probably rolling his eyes. But he still walked to the doorway of the kitchen and leaned against it, wiping his hands off with a towel. He raised his eyebrows at me and I grinned, making him smile a little.
"No, she's working late at the hospital. And she does have a name ya know."
"Oh I know, I just think it's cute how your face get all red when someone calls her 'your girlfriend'."
He chuckled a little and shook his head. "My face isn't red," he argued.
"Dar," Pony laughed, "Yeah it is."
"You're really gonna tease me, kid? I heard some girls talkin' about you at the DX the other day," Darry smirked.
Pony's face went red and I smiled. "Shut up," Pony mumbled.
"No, really, I did. Heard 'em talking about how 'cute' you are."
"Alright, Darry, I get it!"
Darry grinned. "Next time think about your choice of words then, kiddo."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah..."
"I love living with you guys," I laughed.
I was laying around, being lazy, as Two-Bit and I watched some TV. Nothing good was on, but we were both bored out of our minds. I heard the door open and I looked over to see Dally walk in, with a cigarette of course. I had never liked smoking, and I had only tried it once. It just didn't appeal to me at all. But I knew that half of the guys only did it to look tough and some of them did look tough when they did it. Take Dally for instance, he looked tough normally, but with a cigarette he really did give off that greaser attitude.
"Hey, Dal," I greeted.
"Hey, look I'm bored as shit. You wanna go grab somethin' to eat?" he asked.
I shrugged. "Sure, why not? Two-Bit you comin' with us?" He grunted from the couch and I took that as a no. "Alright, well we'll be back later."
I grabbed my converse and slipped them on before following Dally outside. We decided to walk instead of driving because it was pretty nice out. I looked over at Dally and studied his face for a minute. He looked so...determined, yet unmotivated. He was hard to describe, but he always looked like he had somewhere to be, but nothing to do when he got there. With the hard squint, twisted smirk, and cigarette, you'd wonder how any of us were friends with him.
"Quit lookin' at me," he snapped.
"Sorry, it's just, is anything on your mind, Dallas?"
He looked over at me and for a second I thought I saw a flicker of confusion in his eyes. But he quickly looked straight again and flicked his cigarette to the ground.
"Nothin' important, sweet cheeks."
I rolled my eyes and let him throw an arm around my shoulder. We walked and walked until we finally reached The Dingo. It wasn't too busy, so we got a seat pretty quick. I slid into the booth as Dally slide into the other side.
"I'm not even hungry, Dal," I told him.
"Yeah, neither am I. I could go for a shot though."
"Too bad you're in the wrong place," I laughed.
He grunted and gave me a small smile. "You ever gone ridin'?" he asked.
"Riding? As in, riding horses?"
"Yeah, riding horses."
I shook my head. "Nope. Horses aren't really my thing..."
"Well we're goin' riding today," he said.
"What? No, Dal, I don't like horses."
"I don't care. I'm bored, you're bored, and you won't sleep with me so we're going riding. Buck's been beggin' me to ride in the rodeo anyway, so I have ta get down there to practice."
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, fine."
We walked over to the barn and I got nervous as we got closer to the horses. Dally walked over to an all black horse. It was huge and I suddenly got a little scared. I had never really liked horses that much. It was so easy for them to hurt you if they wanted to.
"Dal, I don't know about this..."
"Oh calm down. It's a horse, not a monster. This one's Fire Bird," he said.
I walked over to the horse and it shook it's head a little. I nearly jumped and Dally chuckled. I felt him put his hands on my waist and before I knew it, he had me up on the horse.
"D-Dallas!" I just about yelled.
"Shh, you'll scare the shit out of him and then you'll end up on the ground."
I nodded and soon enough Dally was on the horse sitting behind me. He wrapped an arm around my stomach and I rolled my eyes.
"Was this just a way to feel me up?" I asked.
"No," he laughed and this time it was an actual laugh, "If you don't want me touching you, you better find another way to stay on the horse."
I thought it for a minute. "Alright, alright."
"Unless of course you'd like your own horse, princess."
"Maybe I would," I snapped.
I'm sure that made him roll his eyes. But he still got off the horse and didn't bother to help me. I managed to get off without falling and I followed Dally over to a different horse, that was tan with a dark brown mane.
"I'm sure you and Sugar will get along," he smirked, saying the name sarcastically.
"Well if her name is Sugar she can't be that bad."
He smirked again. "Let's just say, I don't like ridin' her."
"Well good, cause I'm not riding with you."
This time Dally didn't help me get on the horse and I barely got on. Once I was on, the horse shook her head a little and I took a deep breath.
"Alright, princess, come on," Dally shouted.
"Okay," I smirked at him.
Once Dally was ahead of me, I leaned down to whisper in the horses ear. "Okay...you heard him...um, go."
The horse just stood there and I rolled my eyes. "Come on, you dumb horse."
As soon as I said that, the horse lurched forward and took off towards the direction Dally went. I tried not to scream, but it was pretty hard.
"Dally!" I yelled as we caught up to him.
"What?"
"How do I control it?"
"You can't! She's wild," he smirked, looking over at me, "That's why I don't ride her."
"What? Dallas you jerk!"
"Oh calm down, you're doin' fine. Just slow down a little, we're coming to the fence."
"Okay, okay, um...slow down!" I tried yelling at the horse while Dally laughed, "Slow down you stupid ass horse!"
The horse then slowed down. Actually, the horse completely stopped and I flew right off. I landed with a thud and a groan.
"Holy shit," Dally laughed.
"Dal," I groaned, "Stop laughing, that really hurt."
"Alright, alright," he said, and soon he was leaning over me, squatting on the ground.
"Help me up."
He rolled his eyes and stood back up. I slowly sat up and took the hand that he had put out. Once he got me up I took one step and yelled out in pain.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
"Gee, I don't know, asshole. I just got thrown off a horse!" I snapped.
"Yeah, I know," he smirked, "But why the hell are you still cryin' about it?"
"My knee really hurts, Dal..."
"Your knee?"
"Yes, my knee! It hurts really bad."
"Alright, hold on," he told me.
He made some sort of thinking face and then he let out a frustrated sigh. Before I knew it, he picked me up and put me back on Fire Bird. He jumped on behind me and gave the horse a pat on the neck.
"Come on, take us back," he said.
"But wait, what about Sugar?" I asked, trying to stay on the horse.
"I'll come back and get her, alright?"
I nodded and this time I let Dally put an arm around my waist. I really didn't have the energy to fight with him.
"Ow, dammit, Dally, help me," I said as we walked into the house.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm comin'."
He, surprisingly, let me lean on him and helped me get to the couch where he let me plop down. I glared at him and he shrugged and pulled out a cigarette.
"What happened?" Pony asked.
"Nothing!" I said first.
"She fell off a horse," Dally told him.
"A horse? You went riding?"
"Yes, with this asshole, who made me fall off a horse. But no one is going to tell Soda or Darry, alright?"
"Why not?" Pony asked.
"Because...I kind of told Soda that as long as he couldn't go riding, I'd never go riding..it was a joke, but I found out he took it seriously, so I can't let him know that I went riding. And Darry would just throw a fit. So keep quiet, okay?"
"Alright, it's not like it's any of my business. But Soda just pulled into the drive-way, so..you might want to figure out what you're gonna do."
A/N: Okay, so yeah, this just kind of randomly came to me. I don't know if it was any good, but I kinda like when Mackenzie hangs out with Dally. I don't know...haha. But yeah so, there may be some drama between Soda and Mac now O.o please review!