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"Dallas Winston!" Raleigh yelled when she walked into the Tim's house. Dallas had his backed to her and at the sound of her voice he jumped.
"Raleigh? Kid, what are you doing here?" Dallas asked as he ran over to hug her. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. For once Dallas' cold eyes had a little warmth in them. Raleigh gave him a quick smooch on the lips.
"Shepard!" She screeched when she saw Tim look hurt that he didn't receive a hug. She gave him a big hug, but not a kiss.
"Raleigh, what are you doing here?" Dallas asked again. Tim still had his hands on her hips when he realized he quickly moved them.
"I decided I needed some help from you." She replied her eyes totally focused on Tim's face. She quickly snapped her head around to stare Dally in the eyes.
"Listen, Scott……he….." She couldn't finish what she had come to say. She had tears in her eyes now. Tim's hands once again found her hips as he pulled her into a strong hug. When she started to cry, Dallas took her. It was so unlike Dally to be so caring and nice to someone, but this girl was special to him. He held her while she cried. When she finally looked up he pushed the hair out of her eyes.
"Do you know how?" Dally asked gently. Tim stood there as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"No, I came home after a dance or something, and he was in my room. At first I thought he was asleep in my bed. You know how he used to do when I was scared or we would talk. I thought he was waiting for me and he fell asleep. When I went to wake him up, he felt so cold. I rolled him over, and there was a huge red stain and a deep gash in his side. I guess he had gotten into a fight." Her voice trailed off a little.
Dallas hugged her again.
"How did you know Dally was here?" Tim asked.
"I went to the DX to get a drink when I saw Soda, he didn't even recognize me. I asked him where you were and he told me here." She replied.
"Well it has been 3 years since you were last here. And you sure have changed." Dally stated, as he looked her up and down. Tim nodded in agreement as he too looked her over.
"Would ya'll stop looking at me like that!" She said with her laugh coming back. Just then they heard a car pull up. Soda and Steve raced up the steps and almost knocked the door off the hinges to get inside.
"Damnit, Soda, Steve. You almost broke the door!" Tim yelled with a touch of humor in his eyes. Steve stood in disbelief as Raleigh smiled at him.
"Hey Stevie! How are ya'?" Her New York accent coming threw a little.
"BLAZE! Baby girl how are you?! It is so good to see your fine ass again." Steve said as he picked her up and spun her around.
"Well, I am glad you at least recognized me." She said when he put her down, tossing Soda a look that would have normally killed someone. Soda just smiled at her and held his hands up helplessly as she moved toward him. Raleigh playfully punched him in the stomach. She grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him into a headlock.
"I am sorry! Ok ok! I am SORRY!" He yelped as she messed up his hair. Raleigh had always done that to Soda. Messed up his hair, punch him, or put him a headlock.
"Well, Sodapop Curtis, just for NOT recognizing me you don't get a hug." She said trying to act as mean as she could with a smile on her face. Soda looked hurt and made puppy eyes at her.
"Raleigh come on! You look so…different." He pleaded.
"And what does that mean?" She said as she cocked and eyebrow.
"Shit, you know what I mean. You look good." He said.
"You suck up." She rolled her eyes and gave him a big hug. Tim all of a sudden said,
"Hey this calls for a celebration of sorts. How about we go to the Curtis Mansion and surprise the hell out of Two-Bit, Johnny, Pony, and Darry?" Every one agreed and they set out to the Curtis' house.
Disclaimer~ I do not own S.E. Hinton's characters!
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"Dallas Winston!" Raleigh yelled when she walked into the Tim's house. Dallas had his backed to her and at the sound of her voice he jumped.
"Raleigh? Kid, what are you doing here?" Dallas asked as he ran over to hug her. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. For once Dallas' cold eyes had a little warmth in them. Raleigh gave him a quick smooch on the lips.
"Shepard!" She screeched when she saw Tim look hurt that he didn't receive a hug. She gave him a big hug, but not a kiss.
"Raleigh, what are you doing here?" Dallas asked again. Tim still had his hands on her hips when he realized he quickly moved them.
"I decided I needed some help from you." She replied her eyes totally focused on Tim's face. She quickly snapped her head around to stare Dally in the eyes.
"Listen, Scott……he….." She couldn't finish what she had come to say. She had tears in her eyes now. Tim's hands once again found her hips as he pulled her into a strong hug. When she started to cry, Dallas took her. It was so unlike Dally to be so caring and nice to someone, but this girl was special to him. He held her while she cried. When she finally looked up he pushed the hair out of her eyes.
"Do you know how?" Dally asked gently. Tim stood there as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"No, I came home after a dance or something, and he was in my room. At first I thought he was asleep in my bed. You know how he used to do when I was scared or we would talk. I thought he was waiting for me and he fell asleep. When I went to wake him up, he felt so cold. I rolled him over, and there was a huge red stain and a deep gash in his side. I guess he had gotten into a fight." Her voice trailed off a little.
Dallas hugged her again.
"How did you know Dally was here?" Tim asked.
"I went to the DX to get a drink when I saw Soda, he didn't even recognize me. I asked him where you were and he told me here." She replied.
"Well it has been 3 years since you were last here. And you sure have changed." Dally stated, as he looked her up and down. Tim nodded in agreement as he too looked her over.
"Would ya'll stop looking at me like that!" She said with her laugh coming back. Just then they heard a car pull up. Soda and Steve raced up the steps and almost knocked the door off the hinges to get inside.
"Damnit, Soda, Steve. You almost broke the door!" Tim yelled with a touch of humor in his eyes. Steve stood in disbelief as Raleigh smiled at him.
"Hey Stevie! How are ya'?" Her New York accent coming threw a little.
"BLAZE! Baby girl how are you?! It is so good to see your fine ass again." Steve said as he picked her up and spun her around.
"Well, I am glad you at least recognized me." She said when he put her down, tossing Soda a look that would have normally killed someone. Soda just smiled at her and held his hands up helplessly as she moved toward him. Raleigh playfully punched him in the stomach. She grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him into a headlock.
"I am sorry! Ok ok! I am SORRY!" He yelped as she messed up his hair. Raleigh had always done that to Soda. Messed up his hair, punch him, or put him a headlock.
"Well, Sodapop Curtis, just for NOT recognizing me you don't get a hug." She said trying to act as mean as she could with a smile on her face. Soda looked hurt and made puppy eyes at her.
"Raleigh come on! You look so…different." He pleaded.
"And what does that mean?" She said as she cocked and eyebrow.
"Shit, you know what I mean. You look good." He said.
"You suck up." She rolled her eyes and gave him a big hug. Tim all of a sudden said,
"Hey this calls for a celebration of sorts. How about we go to the Curtis Mansion and surprise the hell out of Two-Bit, Johnny, Pony, and Darry?" Every one agreed and they set out to the Curtis' house.