***A/N: CiCi, I'm so sorry I forgot your name, it was a blonde thing, but
here I am apologizing to make up for it. And ooohhh, Legofodopip thanks
soooo much! Your review brightened my day, so it only seems right that I
get out another one for you before heading out to my meet, can't keep you
waiting for a week. That would be too mean, so enough babbling, I'm
wasting precious time..***
Zelda broke out in a grin, she knew this guy, Two Bit was one of the Curtis gang. That was good, Two Bit saw her smile and relaxed, he was kind of worried this girl might kick his ass. "Two Bit, huh, what kinda name is that?"
Two Bit grinned, "A kind that suits the likes of me."
"So you a part of the Curtis gang?" Zelda asked just to be cautious, who knows how many guys in Tulsa were named Two Bit.
"Yeah, you meet 'em?"
"Yeah, pretty cool guys, I work with Steve and Soda."
"You gotta fix on either of them?" He asked.
"Nah, Soda's not my type, and Steve is too much of a punk, I could kick his ass if I wanted."
"Good, sometime you'll have to help me take him down, heard he's about due for an ass kickin'." He paused, "Unless---are you that broad they were talking about yesterday?"
"Probably."
"You punched Steve the day you got hired."
"Wow, news travels round this place pretty quick."
"Only in gangs, now c'mon, 'fore those guys decide they could take us down, I handled 'em pretty good last time, but defendin' a girl--"
"I can take care of myself, so let's just go." Zelda headed back inside where Steve caught up with her as it was almost time to switch classes. Steve gave Two Bit a puzzling look, but they explained their situation and Steve grinned.
"I'll say they've got a fix on you all right, what'd you do to them?" Steve asked.
"Probably scared Tony and they thought they'd teach me a lesson, ain't nothin' new." Zelda sighed.
"I'd say it's more than that now, they were gonna teach you a lesson, until they realized what type of broad they were gonna mess with---"
"And that she's an adoptive part of the gang." Steve interrupted Two Bit.
After school Zelda had an armed escort to her job, where the red Corvair stalked for a distance, they weren't about to jump the three of them in Greaser territory, proving that Socs did indeed have a shred of brilliance.
The Corvair disappeared by nightfall but the guys walked her to the Curtis household where Yvonne was waiting, she did not yet know what was going on, and no one was going to risk telling her. Zelda had threatened them with their lives if Steve, Two Bit or Soda said anything.
The weekend came with armed escorts and work, and Zelda was quickly anticipating summer. It was only another month or so she knew. Saturday morning Zelda found herself in the Curtis household yet again, it seemed that Yvonne spent a lot of time over there since she had gotten her job, but Zelda wasn't going to say anything because she knew how her sister would react.
It seemed that Yvonne was working out a deal with Darry to get some discount lumber so that the sisters could work on the new room they were to build maybe expand the kitchen or add an extra bedroom. After much pleading from everyone including Pony and guys in the house at the time Darry gave in, Yvonne was a hard worker and she would pay him back she promised, she would even pay Darry to roof the new addition. With a truckload of lumber and a discounted receipt the two girls headed back to their house to start the new addition, Zelda had already gotten the day off so they were set.
First the girls had to even out the spot they were to be working with. Then they started building the platform, for the floor. Lumber was cut, and hammering was to be had, and by midday and hard working the platform was finished, though they had help from Pony Boy and Two Bit who had stopped over for a bit. After a meager lunch the girls surveyed their handy work, the platform was roughly 12x12, not all that big a room, but decent all the same. They started instantly on building the wall frames and boosting them into position. By the end of the day Zelda was starting on the rafters when she noticed a gang of six or so guys coming at them from the heart of Greaser territory.
They were Greasers all right, very grubby looking, and many of them looked rather old to be hanging in a gang and the majority of them looked like hoods. They were lanky and scrappy and looked very sketchy. "Hey," a tall guy with greasy brown hair and brown eyes called to them, "You the new broads in town?"
Yvonne and Zelda traded looks, "Yeah," Yvonne replied.
"I'm Tim Shepard, and wanted to introduce us fellas to you, you buildin' that house yaselves?"
"Yeah," Zelda replied, "So what?"
"Nothin'" Tim said rather startled, that girl seemed to have a nasty attitude toward him.
"Don't worry about her, she hates everybody, what do you want?"
***AN: okay time for my meet, please review, I'll try to update soon, I promise action soon to come, nothing happened all that much in this chapter except our meeting of good ol' Tim Shepard, looks like Darry has some competiton..lol.leaving now before I give away anymore.***
Zelda broke out in a grin, she knew this guy, Two Bit was one of the Curtis gang. That was good, Two Bit saw her smile and relaxed, he was kind of worried this girl might kick his ass. "Two Bit, huh, what kinda name is that?"
Two Bit grinned, "A kind that suits the likes of me."
"So you a part of the Curtis gang?" Zelda asked just to be cautious, who knows how many guys in Tulsa were named Two Bit.
"Yeah, you meet 'em?"
"Yeah, pretty cool guys, I work with Steve and Soda."
"You gotta fix on either of them?" He asked.
"Nah, Soda's not my type, and Steve is too much of a punk, I could kick his ass if I wanted."
"Good, sometime you'll have to help me take him down, heard he's about due for an ass kickin'." He paused, "Unless---are you that broad they were talking about yesterday?"
"Probably."
"You punched Steve the day you got hired."
"Wow, news travels round this place pretty quick."
"Only in gangs, now c'mon, 'fore those guys decide they could take us down, I handled 'em pretty good last time, but defendin' a girl--"
"I can take care of myself, so let's just go." Zelda headed back inside where Steve caught up with her as it was almost time to switch classes. Steve gave Two Bit a puzzling look, but they explained their situation and Steve grinned.
"I'll say they've got a fix on you all right, what'd you do to them?" Steve asked.
"Probably scared Tony and they thought they'd teach me a lesson, ain't nothin' new." Zelda sighed.
"I'd say it's more than that now, they were gonna teach you a lesson, until they realized what type of broad they were gonna mess with---"
"And that she's an adoptive part of the gang." Steve interrupted Two Bit.
After school Zelda had an armed escort to her job, where the red Corvair stalked for a distance, they weren't about to jump the three of them in Greaser territory, proving that Socs did indeed have a shred of brilliance.
The Corvair disappeared by nightfall but the guys walked her to the Curtis household where Yvonne was waiting, she did not yet know what was going on, and no one was going to risk telling her. Zelda had threatened them with their lives if Steve, Two Bit or Soda said anything.
The weekend came with armed escorts and work, and Zelda was quickly anticipating summer. It was only another month or so she knew. Saturday morning Zelda found herself in the Curtis household yet again, it seemed that Yvonne spent a lot of time over there since she had gotten her job, but Zelda wasn't going to say anything because she knew how her sister would react.
It seemed that Yvonne was working out a deal with Darry to get some discount lumber so that the sisters could work on the new room they were to build maybe expand the kitchen or add an extra bedroom. After much pleading from everyone including Pony and guys in the house at the time Darry gave in, Yvonne was a hard worker and she would pay him back she promised, she would even pay Darry to roof the new addition. With a truckload of lumber and a discounted receipt the two girls headed back to their house to start the new addition, Zelda had already gotten the day off so they were set.
First the girls had to even out the spot they were to be working with. Then they started building the platform, for the floor. Lumber was cut, and hammering was to be had, and by midday and hard working the platform was finished, though they had help from Pony Boy and Two Bit who had stopped over for a bit. After a meager lunch the girls surveyed their handy work, the platform was roughly 12x12, not all that big a room, but decent all the same. They started instantly on building the wall frames and boosting them into position. By the end of the day Zelda was starting on the rafters when she noticed a gang of six or so guys coming at them from the heart of Greaser territory.
They were Greasers all right, very grubby looking, and many of them looked rather old to be hanging in a gang and the majority of them looked like hoods. They were lanky and scrappy and looked very sketchy. "Hey," a tall guy with greasy brown hair and brown eyes called to them, "You the new broads in town?"
Yvonne and Zelda traded looks, "Yeah," Yvonne replied.
"I'm Tim Shepard, and wanted to introduce us fellas to you, you buildin' that house yaselves?"
"Yeah," Zelda replied, "So what?"
"Nothin'" Tim said rather startled, that girl seemed to have a nasty attitude toward him.
"Don't worry about her, she hates everybody, what do you want?"
***AN: okay time for my meet, please review, I'll try to update soon, I promise action soon to come, nothing happened all that much in this chapter except our meeting of good ol' Tim Shepard, looks like Darry has some competiton..lol.leaving now before I give away anymore.***