Hey Everyone! I know that Two-Bit had been really out of character in this
fic, that's half the reason that I started Rough All Over to write the Two-
Bit we know and love, and this chapter is no exception. I know there is no
excuse but some might be that he "wised-up" in a way after Johnny and Dally
died, or that he only makes wisecracks and passes at girls when he's with
the guys, but please be nice! Thanks for reading and I'd really appreciate
it if you'd review! Enjoy!
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I woke up that night to the sound of thunder. It took me a while to realize where I was since I never took the time to notice the detail of the room but by the mess and the scent of cigarettes I soon remembered. I could hear the soft tapping the rain made on the roof and I soon went back to sleep. Not five minutes after laying my head down on Two-Bit's pillow, I was re- awakened by someone very small jumping into bed with me. I lifted the covers only to find a small girl about six or seven lying beside me.
"You're not my brother," she said looking up at me realizing that in fact I wasn't Two-Bit, "Why are you in his bed."
I smiled down at the innocent little girl, still lying beside me, shivering, obviously traumatized by the thunderstorm.
"Don't worry," I told her soothingly, "I'm your brothers friend. I came over late at night since I needed to talk to him and he offered me his room to sleep in for the night."
The little girl just looked up at me with trust in her eyes. I think she knew that I was telling the truth and wasn't as frightened of me as she had been before.
"I understand," She said looking up at me with her big icy blue eyes. She reminded me of a little lost puppy who was lost and frightened and I couldn't help but give her a warm smile, "You don't have to explain yourself to me." As she said this there was a violent crack of thunder and she instinctively clutched onto me, obviously startled. So I tried my best to comfort the little girl by returning her gesture and rocking her slowly.
"You aren't scared of a little thunder are you?" I asked her softly.
She just looked up at me with her adorable little face and nodded before burying her face into my shoulder.
I smiled before saying, "When I was a little girl, I used to be just afraid of thunder as you were."
She slowly took her head away from me and said, "You were?" as she released her grip around my neck.
"It's true I was. Maybe even more scared. Every time there was even the littlest sound on thunder I would hop out of bed and snuggle in between my mom and dad and sleep there the rest of the night."
When I told her this she seemed to look sad and directed her eyes toward the floor while twirling her rusty-colored hair around her tiny finger.
"I used to do that," she said finally, "but even since Daddy left I ran in here with Two-Bit and he'd always let me sleep with him."
I smiled at the thought of wisecracking Two-Bit huddled up with this little girl, trying to comfort her when she was scared.
"He used to tell me that the angel were bowling," she continued, "The pins falling down was the sound the thunder made. He also said that when one of them got a strike, they'd get so excited that they'd make lightning strike to celebrate and tell all the people on earth how happy they were."
"Well your brother is a smart guy," I told her, "very smart."
Then she sat up real tall as if she were excited about something. Her little gray eyes lit up and she said, "Are you my brothers girlfriend?" she asked directly.
My smile faded, knowing that my answer would most likely cause her hopes to fall.
"No sweetie," I told her, "I'm not. But your brother and me are real good friends and we always will be no matter what."
"That's right Kay," a familiar voice said, "no matter what."
Both me and the girl looked over to the direction the voice was coming from to find Two-Bit leaning against the doorframe.
" Keithie!" she said, obviously excited to see him. She ran over and jumped into his arms wrapping her little legs around his waist, "I like this one. She's nicer then the others." She told him.
"Yeah," he said looking over at me, "I know she is, baby. You should get some sleep. You gotta big day ahead of you tomorrow."
"Going to the diner to help mommy clean dishes isn't exactly my kind of day." She said scrunching her nose at him.
"Well I know honey," he told her scrunching his nose right back, "But you know that Mommy likes it when you keep her company at work."
"I guess so," she told him. Then she leaned in and whispered something in his ear, before he put her down and she ran off to bed.
"What did she say?" I asked immediately after the girl had left.
He smiled his famous smile while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Tell me," I pleaded smiling, "What did she say."
"You'll have to beat it out of me." he said playfully.
I threw a pillow at his head hoping that it would cause him to tell me but he just pretended to zipper his mouth shut and throw away an imaginary key. So I did the only thing I could, I walked over to him and started playfully beating it out of him until finally caved.
"Alright, Alright I'll tell you," he said, holing me by the waist and pulling me closer to him, "She said that you were real pretty."
I smiled and nodded approvingly.
"In facts she said that you were the prettiest girl she'd ever seen." He said smiling down at me, "and well, who can blame her."
I picked up the pillow that I had thrown at him earlier and affectionately hit him over the head with it.
"She said that I was stupid to just be friends with you," he continued, "and that I should wise up and ask you to marry me, that way I'd be happy and she'd have a big sister."
I looked up at his hopeful eyes and felt a wave of guilt rush over me. I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have given him false hope.
"Two-Bit, I-" I started but he simply put his finger over my lips.
"I know," he said soothingly, "I know.
"I shouldn't be here," I told him, "I have to leave, now."
"You can't Katty," he said, automatically rejecting my offer, "It's dark out and raining, you could get hurt."
I looked at the clock hanging on Two-Bit's poster covered wall. 5:36.
"It's early in the morning," I told him, "No one will be up."
"But-What I mean is-You can't," he said having a little trouble coming up with words, "I want you to stay. I love you, Kat."
I looked at his hopeful eyes and I was crushed since I knew that what I was about to say to hum would be a huge let down.
"I love you too Two-Bit," I said, as he excitedly lifted his head, leaning into kiss me, "but-"
"Damn," he said smiling, "There's always a but."
"But," I continued, "My heart already belongs to Sodapop. I owe it to him to stick to my word. I loved him first and I can't just give that up for what could only be a simple infatuation. I'm sorry." I said placing my hand on his cheek. "I'm just so scared."
"What?" Two-Bit said a little taken back, "You scared. No way baby, you aint scared a nothing"
"That's not you true," I told him, "Me, I'm scared of everything. I'm scared that I'll make the wrong decision, I'm scared that Sodapop won't even want me back, but most of all I'm scared that I'll walk out of this house and never again in my life feel what I feel here with you."
"Kat," he said, delicately lifting my chin, forcing our eyes to meet, "I know that you'll feel what you feel with me with Soda too, maybe even stronger. You love him more than you love me and that's gotta be a better felling then what you feel right now." He stood there in silence just looking at me with his for, the first time ever, expressionless face. "You go to him," he told me finally, "It's my own damn fault for not telling you soon enough. Instead of bothering with my stupid wisecracks and passes, I should've told you like Soda did. He's one of my best friends, and no matter how much I want to, and damn I want to, I can't steal his girl."
He finally released his grip on my waist and I walked through the door of his room without looking back. I knew if I did, I would see one of the boys that I had feelings for and my heart would overcome my will. But my will was stronger than my heart and it was telling me that Sodapop was who I needed to be with. Just as I was about to go leave out the front door, Kaylee was standing at the top of the stairs.
"That Soda is one damn lucky guy," she said in her sweet, innocent voice, "I hope he knows what a great girl he's getting."
I smiled up at the little girl without knowing exactly what to say. I just left the house without saying a word of goodbye to her, or to Two-Bit in that matter, and went back to where I needed to be.
It was a short walk from Two-Bits house, back to the Curtis', but I walked quickly just the same. I could see a hint of the suns rays poking over the horizon and felt a sense of security since I knew that no one who would be interested in harming me would be up at this hour. As I stepped into the Curtis house, the door greeted me in a way with its usual creaking noise. I walked into the empty living room and took off my coat and shoes. I walked quietly through the room when I noticed that Ponyboy was sleeping on the sofa and I took a moment to admire his peaceful slumber. I tiptoed down the hall to the end room where I knew I would find Soda, fast asleep. He looked so peaceful when he slept and I wanted to just wake him up so he could hold me but instead I just snuggled close to him and closed my eyes. Then I felt him pull me closer to him and kiss my forehead and I knew that that was where I belonged. For the second time that night, I fell asleep smiling.
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I woke up that night to the sound of thunder. It took me a while to realize where I was since I never took the time to notice the detail of the room but by the mess and the scent of cigarettes I soon remembered. I could hear the soft tapping the rain made on the roof and I soon went back to sleep. Not five minutes after laying my head down on Two-Bit's pillow, I was re- awakened by someone very small jumping into bed with me. I lifted the covers only to find a small girl about six or seven lying beside me.
"You're not my brother," she said looking up at me realizing that in fact I wasn't Two-Bit, "Why are you in his bed."
I smiled down at the innocent little girl, still lying beside me, shivering, obviously traumatized by the thunderstorm.
"Don't worry," I told her soothingly, "I'm your brothers friend. I came over late at night since I needed to talk to him and he offered me his room to sleep in for the night."
The little girl just looked up at me with trust in her eyes. I think she knew that I was telling the truth and wasn't as frightened of me as she had been before.
"I understand," She said looking up at me with her big icy blue eyes. She reminded me of a little lost puppy who was lost and frightened and I couldn't help but give her a warm smile, "You don't have to explain yourself to me." As she said this there was a violent crack of thunder and she instinctively clutched onto me, obviously startled. So I tried my best to comfort the little girl by returning her gesture and rocking her slowly.
"You aren't scared of a little thunder are you?" I asked her softly.
She just looked up at me with her adorable little face and nodded before burying her face into my shoulder.
I smiled before saying, "When I was a little girl, I used to be just afraid of thunder as you were."
She slowly took her head away from me and said, "You were?" as she released her grip around my neck.
"It's true I was. Maybe even more scared. Every time there was even the littlest sound on thunder I would hop out of bed and snuggle in between my mom and dad and sleep there the rest of the night."
When I told her this she seemed to look sad and directed her eyes toward the floor while twirling her rusty-colored hair around her tiny finger.
"I used to do that," she said finally, "but even since Daddy left I ran in here with Two-Bit and he'd always let me sleep with him."
I smiled at the thought of wisecracking Two-Bit huddled up with this little girl, trying to comfort her when she was scared.
"He used to tell me that the angel were bowling," she continued, "The pins falling down was the sound the thunder made. He also said that when one of them got a strike, they'd get so excited that they'd make lightning strike to celebrate and tell all the people on earth how happy they were."
"Well your brother is a smart guy," I told her, "very smart."
Then she sat up real tall as if she were excited about something. Her little gray eyes lit up and she said, "Are you my brothers girlfriend?" she asked directly.
My smile faded, knowing that my answer would most likely cause her hopes to fall.
"No sweetie," I told her, "I'm not. But your brother and me are real good friends and we always will be no matter what."
"That's right Kay," a familiar voice said, "no matter what."
Both me and the girl looked over to the direction the voice was coming from to find Two-Bit leaning against the doorframe.
" Keithie!" she said, obviously excited to see him. She ran over and jumped into his arms wrapping her little legs around his waist, "I like this one. She's nicer then the others." She told him.
"Yeah," he said looking over at me, "I know she is, baby. You should get some sleep. You gotta big day ahead of you tomorrow."
"Going to the diner to help mommy clean dishes isn't exactly my kind of day." She said scrunching her nose at him.
"Well I know honey," he told her scrunching his nose right back, "But you know that Mommy likes it when you keep her company at work."
"I guess so," she told him. Then she leaned in and whispered something in his ear, before he put her down and she ran off to bed.
"What did she say?" I asked immediately after the girl had left.
He smiled his famous smile while rubbing the back of his neck.
"Tell me," I pleaded smiling, "What did she say."
"You'll have to beat it out of me." he said playfully.
I threw a pillow at his head hoping that it would cause him to tell me but he just pretended to zipper his mouth shut and throw away an imaginary key. So I did the only thing I could, I walked over to him and started playfully beating it out of him until finally caved.
"Alright, Alright I'll tell you," he said, holing me by the waist and pulling me closer to him, "She said that you were real pretty."
I smiled and nodded approvingly.
"In facts she said that you were the prettiest girl she'd ever seen." He said smiling down at me, "and well, who can blame her."
I picked up the pillow that I had thrown at him earlier and affectionately hit him over the head with it.
"She said that I was stupid to just be friends with you," he continued, "and that I should wise up and ask you to marry me, that way I'd be happy and she'd have a big sister."
I looked up at his hopeful eyes and felt a wave of guilt rush over me. I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have given him false hope.
"Two-Bit, I-" I started but he simply put his finger over my lips.
"I know," he said soothingly, "I know.
"I shouldn't be here," I told him, "I have to leave, now."
"You can't Katty," he said, automatically rejecting my offer, "It's dark out and raining, you could get hurt."
I looked at the clock hanging on Two-Bit's poster covered wall. 5:36.
"It's early in the morning," I told him, "No one will be up."
"But-What I mean is-You can't," he said having a little trouble coming up with words, "I want you to stay. I love you, Kat."
I looked at his hopeful eyes and I was crushed since I knew that what I was about to say to hum would be a huge let down.
"I love you too Two-Bit," I said, as he excitedly lifted his head, leaning into kiss me, "but-"
"Damn," he said smiling, "There's always a but."
"But," I continued, "My heart already belongs to Sodapop. I owe it to him to stick to my word. I loved him first and I can't just give that up for what could only be a simple infatuation. I'm sorry." I said placing my hand on his cheek. "I'm just so scared."
"What?" Two-Bit said a little taken back, "You scared. No way baby, you aint scared a nothing"
"That's not you true," I told him, "Me, I'm scared of everything. I'm scared that I'll make the wrong decision, I'm scared that Sodapop won't even want me back, but most of all I'm scared that I'll walk out of this house and never again in my life feel what I feel here with you."
"Kat," he said, delicately lifting my chin, forcing our eyes to meet, "I know that you'll feel what you feel with me with Soda too, maybe even stronger. You love him more than you love me and that's gotta be a better felling then what you feel right now." He stood there in silence just looking at me with his for, the first time ever, expressionless face. "You go to him," he told me finally, "It's my own damn fault for not telling you soon enough. Instead of bothering with my stupid wisecracks and passes, I should've told you like Soda did. He's one of my best friends, and no matter how much I want to, and damn I want to, I can't steal his girl."
He finally released his grip on my waist and I walked through the door of his room without looking back. I knew if I did, I would see one of the boys that I had feelings for and my heart would overcome my will. But my will was stronger than my heart and it was telling me that Sodapop was who I needed to be with. Just as I was about to go leave out the front door, Kaylee was standing at the top of the stairs.
"That Soda is one damn lucky guy," she said in her sweet, innocent voice, "I hope he knows what a great girl he's getting."
I smiled up at the little girl without knowing exactly what to say. I just left the house without saying a word of goodbye to her, or to Two-Bit in that matter, and went back to where I needed to be.
It was a short walk from Two-Bits house, back to the Curtis', but I walked quickly just the same. I could see a hint of the suns rays poking over the horizon and felt a sense of security since I knew that no one who would be interested in harming me would be up at this hour. As I stepped into the Curtis house, the door greeted me in a way with its usual creaking noise. I walked into the empty living room and took off my coat and shoes. I walked quietly through the room when I noticed that Ponyboy was sleeping on the sofa and I took a moment to admire his peaceful slumber. I tiptoed down the hall to the end room where I knew I would find Soda, fast asleep. He looked so peaceful when he slept and I wanted to just wake him up so he could hold me but instead I just snuggled close to him and closed my eyes. Then I felt him pull me closer to him and kiss my forehead and I knew that that was where I belonged. For the second time that night, I fell asleep smiling.
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