Disclaimer: We only own Mari. Me and Rocky are writing this together.
I was studying for my English final (damn verbs!) when i heard pony screaming bloody murder. me, soda and Darry looked at each other and ran out the front door. we heard Johnny, dally, two-bit and Steve behind us. Darry yelled "y'all go after the socs" we nodded and leaped over pony and chased after the socs throwing rocks at them. after we chased em away, we came back to pony who looked like he was trying hard not to cry. i put my arm around his shoulder and helped calm him down. pony and soda started talking about how crazy each other was until they decided it ran in the family. I snorted and they looked at me.
ME: What? It don't run in the family, cause I ain't crazy.
SODA: Coulda fooled me.
I stuck my tongue out at him and saw the guys coming back. Pony wiped his eyes.
PONY: Didja catch em?
TWO-BIT: Nup. Those *BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEPS*
I saw Pony looking around nervously and I jerked my head towards Dally. Pony followed my lead.
PONY: Didn't know you got out of the cooler yet, Dally.
DALLY: Got off early. Good behavior.
ME: Dallas Winston? Good behavior while in the cooler? Ha!
DALLY: Mari, don't you believe me?
ME: Not when you put Dally and good behavior in the same sentence
TWO-BIT: She has a point.
DALLY: Shut your trap, Matthews.
MARI: *laughs* so what's with Sylvia Dal?
DALLY: *glances at ring and kicks rock* Who cares about that little whore?
MARI: so I'm guessin'' things ain't good
DALLY: She ran out on me....again. But who the hell cares? I don't and she's never getting another chance.
MARI: Who'd *want* one?
DALLY: Watch it, Mari.
MARI: make me.
looked into Dally's ice blue eyes. He looked pissed. Someone's hand landed on my shoulder. I looked up and I was face to face with Soda.
SODA: Mari, leave Dal alone okay?
MARI: *shrugs* fine.
DALLY: Yes, leave Dal alone. You hear Mariam?
I jumped up. No one calls me that, EVER! and he knows that!
MARI: Shut your trap, Dallas Adrian Winston!
DALLY: Make me, Mariam.
MARI: *slaps him across the face* Shut it!
He looked hacked off. He looked me over and i guessed he would knock me over. He just moved away from me and sat near Johnny.
DALLY: If ya weren't Soda and Darry's kid sister, I'd beat the tar outta you.
He wouldn't dare to hurt me or Johnny. He loves Johnny and just cause of that tiny fact that I have two older brothers, he wouldn't mess with me. I think I could take him though. He also wouldn't mess with me cause I'd have the gang backing me up. I'm like their kid sister even though I ain't the youngest.
STEVE: So why were you walkin' all by your lonesome, Pony?
I shot him a murderous look but he ignored it. Pony merely shrugged. Darry started in on him.
DARRY: You don't ever think, do you? Must be in school, with those grades you bring home, but no where else.
MARI: *lights weed and takes drag* Darry, back off!
DARRY: Mari, you know its true...
MARI: Cant you just lay off for once? Act like his big brother and not his father for once.
Darry glared at me but left Pony alone. Pony mouthed "thanks" to me. I shrugged. I know how it is to have Darry down your throat so I had to help Ponyboy out. Besides he's been traumatized enough for one day.
DALLY: I'm plannin' on goin' to the Nightly Double tomorrow night. Anyone wanna come?
SODA: Me and Steve are takin Evie and Sandy to the game
DARRY: *sighs* i gotta work.
PONY: Me and Johnny'll come.
DALLY: Two-Bit? Mari?
MARI: Sure
TWO-BIT: I was plannin' on gettin' drunk. If not, I'll see y'all there.
DALLY: Sounds like a plan then.
We nodded and headed back to our house to hang out. Soda and Steve were playing cards, both of them cheating. As always. Darry was reading the paper. Two-Bit was watching Mickey. Dally, Me, Johnny and Pony were smoking in the backyard. Darry then yelled out to us and we went inside and me and Pony got ready for bed. I know Johnny stayed the night while Dally went out to his car and slept there. Steve went back to his house so did Two-Bit.
I was studying for my English final (damn verbs!) when i heard pony screaming bloody murder. me, soda and Darry looked at each other and ran out the front door. we heard Johnny, dally, two-bit and Steve behind us. Darry yelled "y'all go after the socs" we nodded and leaped over pony and chased after the socs throwing rocks at them. after we chased em away, we came back to pony who looked like he was trying hard not to cry. i put my arm around his shoulder and helped calm him down. pony and soda started talking about how crazy each other was until they decided it ran in the family. I snorted and they looked at me.
ME: What? It don't run in the family, cause I ain't crazy.
SODA: Coulda fooled me.
I stuck my tongue out at him and saw the guys coming back. Pony wiped his eyes.
PONY: Didja catch em?
TWO-BIT: Nup. Those *BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEPS*
I saw Pony looking around nervously and I jerked my head towards Dally. Pony followed my lead.
PONY: Didn't know you got out of the cooler yet, Dally.
DALLY: Got off early. Good behavior.
ME: Dallas Winston? Good behavior while in the cooler? Ha!
DALLY: Mari, don't you believe me?
ME: Not when you put Dally and good behavior in the same sentence
TWO-BIT: She has a point.
DALLY: Shut your trap, Matthews.
MARI: *laughs* so what's with Sylvia Dal?
DALLY: *glances at ring and kicks rock* Who cares about that little whore?
MARI: so I'm guessin'' things ain't good
DALLY: She ran out on me....again. But who the hell cares? I don't and she's never getting another chance.
MARI: Who'd *want* one?
DALLY: Watch it, Mari.
MARI: make me.
looked into Dally's ice blue eyes. He looked pissed. Someone's hand landed on my shoulder. I looked up and I was face to face with Soda.
SODA: Mari, leave Dal alone okay?
MARI: *shrugs* fine.
DALLY: Yes, leave Dal alone. You hear Mariam?
I jumped up. No one calls me that, EVER! and he knows that!
MARI: Shut your trap, Dallas Adrian Winston!
DALLY: Make me, Mariam.
MARI: *slaps him across the face* Shut it!
He looked hacked off. He looked me over and i guessed he would knock me over. He just moved away from me and sat near Johnny.
DALLY: If ya weren't Soda and Darry's kid sister, I'd beat the tar outta you.
He wouldn't dare to hurt me or Johnny. He loves Johnny and just cause of that tiny fact that I have two older brothers, he wouldn't mess with me. I think I could take him though. He also wouldn't mess with me cause I'd have the gang backing me up. I'm like their kid sister even though I ain't the youngest.
STEVE: So why were you walkin' all by your lonesome, Pony?
I shot him a murderous look but he ignored it. Pony merely shrugged. Darry started in on him.
DARRY: You don't ever think, do you? Must be in school, with those grades you bring home, but no where else.
MARI: *lights weed and takes drag* Darry, back off!
DARRY: Mari, you know its true...
MARI: Cant you just lay off for once? Act like his big brother and not his father for once.
Darry glared at me but left Pony alone. Pony mouthed "thanks" to me. I shrugged. I know how it is to have Darry down your throat so I had to help Ponyboy out. Besides he's been traumatized enough for one day.
DALLY: I'm plannin' on goin' to the Nightly Double tomorrow night. Anyone wanna come?
SODA: Me and Steve are takin Evie and Sandy to the game
DARRY: *sighs* i gotta work.
PONY: Me and Johnny'll come.
DALLY: Two-Bit? Mari?
MARI: Sure
TWO-BIT: I was plannin' on gettin' drunk. If not, I'll see y'all there.
DALLY: Sounds like a plan then.
We nodded and headed back to our house to hang out. Soda and Steve were playing cards, both of them cheating. As always. Darry was reading the paper. Two-Bit was watching Mickey. Dally, Me, Johnny and Pony were smoking in the backyard. Darry then yelled out to us and we went inside and me and Pony got ready for bed. I know Johnny stayed the night while Dally went out to his car and slept there. Steve went back to his house so did Two-Bit.