Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders. I only own Carver, Karma, and a
little plastic windmill toy. Why do we bother with disclaimers? No one can
really sue anyone; they don't know who we really are. Jeez… who ever
thought of this… and another thing, thanks for all the positive reviews! 8
reviews and counting, and that's about 8 more good reviews than I expected…
thankies! Oh, and thanks to Sammie too, for clueing me in on that, I don't
know how I messed that up! (I though Ponyboy was just a darker blonde… oh
well.) I'll have to go back and change that… Thanks again!
Darry leaned out the window of his beaten up, rusty, dented red pick- up. For the third time, he hollered his order into the little metal speaker box thing found at every fast food place.
"Excuse me, could you repeat that, sir?" the little metal box said in a monotonic voice. It was hard to believe there was a real person on the other side.
Darry was getting frustrated. His hand clenched the steering wheel and his jaw was tight. In a low growling voice, he spoke into the speaker. "A chocolate shake. Three burgers. One large fry."
"Would you like fries with that?"
Kay, in the back seat next to Soda, wondered if anyone could really be that oblivious. She watched Soda roll his eyes and sigh. She turned her gaze to Darry, who, in exasperation, stepped on the gas pedal without answering. Kay felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up when he turned a sharp corner and almost hit a bush to go to the first window.
The window's glass was dirty and dusty. It squeaked when the employee opened it, and not until he reached out to get the money did Darry see the employee's face. Darry did a double-take at the unmistakable face peering over the "Jay's Fast Food" meal bags. Darry laughed out loud, suddenly not minding the impertinence he got at the speaker.
"Two-Bit! I didn't know you worked!" Darry said, his voice unstable with stiffled laughs. Two-Bit had a reputation to steal all the things he wanted or needed, or didn't want or didn't need for that matter. He would never work for anything. Two-Bit was very proud of his reputation. And yet, here was Two-Bit, in an employee's uniform and everything, putting in hours for wages.
Soda smiled to himself; this was the first time Darry had so much as grinned since Ponyboy ran out the night before. He looked at Kay next to him, and her curious face peering over at Two-Bit. He noticed for the first time how cute she was… pieces of hair hung in her face over her bright eyes. She smiled with her eyes instead of her mouth. Her shiny blonde hair was just past her shoulders, but she usually kept it pulled back and under her sweatshirt hood. Soda wondered why; she was pretty. Kay seemed to notice his staring, because she looked at him funny and he quickly turned away to hide his blushing.
Two-Bit's jaw dropped open, and he swore before tossing the meal bags at Darry, and then laughing out loud at his sarcasm. "I was just thinking about taking the day off… you doin' anything?" Two-Bit hinted, eyeing and empty seat next to Darry in the truck.
Darry chuckled again and shook his head. "I'll meet you out front in the parking lot." He craned his arm around to give the bags to Soda, who immediately rummaged through them to get his double cheese burger with tomatoes, onions, ketchup, mustard and relish. Kay reached for the bags, making a face at Soda and his food. She particularly hated the onions and relish.
Two-Bit jogged across the parking lot towards the truck. We walked around to the passenger's side and swung open the door, hopping in with a wide grin across his face. "So who's this?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at Kay.
Soda told Two-Bit the short story of Kay's travels from her home to the park to the party Dally was at to Dally's house to the Curtis' house. His face was grim when he told Two-Bit about the park scene and the details about Ponyboy's dissapearance.
"Tough, man. You don't know where he is?" Two-Bit said, real concern in his usually-chipper voice.
Darry answered for Soda. Bellowed, rather. "IF WE KNEW WHERE HE WAS, WE WOULDN'T BE LOOKING FOR HIM, NOW WOULD WE?"
Two-Bit shook his head. "Ya think Dally knows? Hmm, why don't we head over to his place and talk to him?"
"I don't think he's at home. Did he say where he was going, Kay?" Soda asked.
Kay shook her head. "No, but I'd prolly be at the park right now if I was him, after what happened 'n all."
No questions asked, Darry stepped on the gas full speed the the park.
(A/N: Yeah, boring chapter right there. But necessary for the plot… sorry 'bout that. And sorry for not posting in so long, I kinda got a little busy with school and all, but more chapters this weekend, or at least one, I promise! I here by solemnly swear to finish this story if it takes me eternity, so just stick with me. Thanks, much love, -Pele Queen)
Darry leaned out the window of his beaten up, rusty, dented red pick- up. For the third time, he hollered his order into the little metal speaker box thing found at every fast food place.
"Excuse me, could you repeat that, sir?" the little metal box said in a monotonic voice. It was hard to believe there was a real person on the other side.
Darry was getting frustrated. His hand clenched the steering wheel and his jaw was tight. In a low growling voice, he spoke into the speaker. "A chocolate shake. Three burgers. One large fry."
"Would you like fries with that?"
Kay, in the back seat next to Soda, wondered if anyone could really be that oblivious. She watched Soda roll his eyes and sigh. She turned her gaze to Darry, who, in exasperation, stepped on the gas pedal without answering. Kay felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up when he turned a sharp corner and almost hit a bush to go to the first window.
The window's glass was dirty and dusty. It squeaked when the employee opened it, and not until he reached out to get the money did Darry see the employee's face. Darry did a double-take at the unmistakable face peering over the "Jay's Fast Food" meal bags. Darry laughed out loud, suddenly not minding the impertinence he got at the speaker.
"Two-Bit! I didn't know you worked!" Darry said, his voice unstable with stiffled laughs. Two-Bit had a reputation to steal all the things he wanted or needed, or didn't want or didn't need for that matter. He would never work for anything. Two-Bit was very proud of his reputation. And yet, here was Two-Bit, in an employee's uniform and everything, putting in hours for wages.
Soda smiled to himself; this was the first time Darry had so much as grinned since Ponyboy ran out the night before. He looked at Kay next to him, and her curious face peering over at Two-Bit. He noticed for the first time how cute she was… pieces of hair hung in her face over her bright eyes. She smiled with her eyes instead of her mouth. Her shiny blonde hair was just past her shoulders, but she usually kept it pulled back and under her sweatshirt hood. Soda wondered why; she was pretty. Kay seemed to notice his staring, because she looked at him funny and he quickly turned away to hide his blushing.
Two-Bit's jaw dropped open, and he swore before tossing the meal bags at Darry, and then laughing out loud at his sarcasm. "I was just thinking about taking the day off… you doin' anything?" Two-Bit hinted, eyeing and empty seat next to Darry in the truck.
Darry chuckled again and shook his head. "I'll meet you out front in the parking lot." He craned his arm around to give the bags to Soda, who immediately rummaged through them to get his double cheese burger with tomatoes, onions, ketchup, mustard and relish. Kay reached for the bags, making a face at Soda and his food. She particularly hated the onions and relish.
Two-Bit jogged across the parking lot towards the truck. We walked around to the passenger's side and swung open the door, hopping in with a wide grin across his face. "So who's this?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at Kay.
Soda told Two-Bit the short story of Kay's travels from her home to the park to the party Dally was at to Dally's house to the Curtis' house. His face was grim when he told Two-Bit about the park scene and the details about Ponyboy's dissapearance.
"Tough, man. You don't know where he is?" Two-Bit said, real concern in his usually-chipper voice.
Darry answered for Soda. Bellowed, rather. "IF WE KNEW WHERE HE WAS, WE WOULDN'T BE LOOKING FOR HIM, NOW WOULD WE?"
Two-Bit shook his head. "Ya think Dally knows? Hmm, why don't we head over to his place and talk to him?"
"I don't think he's at home. Did he say where he was going, Kay?" Soda asked.
Kay shook her head. "No, but I'd prolly be at the park right now if I was him, after what happened 'n all."
No questions asked, Darry stepped on the gas full speed the the park.
(A/N: Yeah, boring chapter right there. But necessary for the plot… sorry 'bout that. And sorry for not posting in so long, I kinda got a little busy with school and all, but more chapters this weekend, or at least one, I promise! I here by solemnly swear to finish this story if it takes me eternity, so just stick with me. Thanks, much love, -Pele Queen)