Disclaimer: The only thing I own is Jessie and the plot as much as someone
can own a plot.
A/N: Hey y'all. Not much to say. If anyone knows where I can find pictures from the movie of The Outsiders, let me know.
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"What were you doing?" Dally asked.
Jessie glared, not at him, just at life in general. Mainly Two-Bit. "Nothing," she grumbled.
"Jessie?" Dally said.
Jessie glanced at him. She could've sworn that she heard concern in his voice, but that couldn't be true. He didn't care about anyone except for himself. "Why'd ya do it?" she asked softly.
Dally sighed. "After Johnny died, it was just too much. Nobody cared about me except for him, and he's gone."
"Dally, maybe if ya stopped looking for hate and started looking for caring, ya might find some," Jessie said, voicing what she was thinking about earlier.
Dally snorted. "No one gives a damn about me. I realized that ages ago. No point in tryin' to talk be out of it."
"If ya let people care about ya, they might. Besides, why'd ya think that me and Two-Bit took care of ya if we didn't care about ya?" Jessie asked.
"You care about me?" Dally asked sharply and sat up.
Jessie shrugged. "Yer my older brother's best friend. I can't hate ya."
"Oh," Dally said, sitting down again. "Hey, did Sylvia come by?"
"Who?" Jessie asked.
"My ex," Dally explained.
"Oh. No," Jessie replied.
Dally smiled triumphantly. "Good."
"Do ya still like her?" Jessie asked, not sure why she was asking.
"Naw. I hate her," Dally said. "Two-timin'-" he went on to call Sylvia a bunch of various untypable names.
Jessie stared. "Impressive."
Dally smirked. "Thanks. Anyways, what were ya yellin' at Two-bit for when ya left?"
Jessie turned away because she was blushing slightly. "If ya wanna know, ask him yerself."
"That bad?" Dally cocked and eyebrow. "OY! TWO-BIT! GET IN HERE!" Dally bellowed.
Jessie cringed. She tried to think of an excuse to get out of the room, but couldn't come up with a good one.
"Yeah?" Two-Bit said, walking into the room.
"Why was Jessie yellin' at ya?" Dally asked.
Two-Bit grinned. "Oh, no reason."
Dally narrowed his eyes. "Tell me."
"Jessie likes ya," Two-Bit stated.
"WHAT?!?!" Jessie and Dally yelled at the same time.
Two-Bit smirked and walked out.
Jessie glared after her brother. "I can't believe he said that," she muttered.
"Is it true?" Dally asked softly.
Jessie glanced at him, trying to read is eyes which is, of course, impossible. "Why?"
"I have a right to know," Dally replied.
Jessie sighed and put her head in her hands. If he had asked about five minutes ago, she would've known the answer immediately; of course not. But the more she talked to him, the more she wasn't sure. "No," she replied. As soon as she said it, she knew it was a lie. However, Jessie wasn't going to change her answer until she knew if Dally liked her back. "Earlier Two-Bit said that ya like me," Jessie said and glanced over at Dally again.
Dally stared. "What is wrong with him?"
"I dunno," Jessie sighed. "He's trying to set us up, but he's convinced that we don't need any help."
"What?" Dally yelled.
"That's why I was yelling at him earlier," Jessie replied. She turned away again, not wanting Dally to see her flaming cheeks.
"I'm going to kill him," Dally said and started to get up.
"Dally, ya need to stay in bed," Jessie said. When she saw that Dally was going to ignore her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him down. "Ya got shot five times in the chest; ya hafta rest."
"Jessie, I don't rest," he mumbled, but lay down again.
"If ya wanna get better, yer gonna hafta take it easy," Jessie said softly.
"What if I don't want to get better? Jess, I wanted to die." He stopped when he saw the look on her face. "What?"
"Why'd ya call me Jess?" she asked.
"I dunno. It's easier than Jessie," Dally said. "Why?"
"Only my boyfriends call me Jess," Jessie replied quietly.
"Oh," Dally replied.
There was a moment or two of silence until Jessie asked, "Do ya still wanna die?"
Dally sighed. "I dunno. What I want is someone who doesn't hate me, and not juts because I'm in a gang or because they don't want me to clobber them." Dally glanced at Jessie. "Or because I'm their older brother's best friend."
"Do ya want me to like ya?" Jessie asked softly.
Dally snorted. "How?"
Jessie turned away. "I dunno." Lie. Big lie. And she suspected that Dally knew that.
"Jessie?" he asked softly.
Jessie looked at him; she couldn't help it. It was the first time she had heard him saying anything in a reasonable tone of voice, aside from when he thanked her earlier.
"Do ya like me?" Dally asked quietly.
"I-" she started, but stopped when Two-Bit burst into the room.
"Are y'all goin' out yet?" Two-Bit asked.
"OH MY GOD!!! TWO-BIT!!!" Jessie yelled and shoved him out of the room.
"Answer me!" he said and pushed past Jessie back into the room.
"NO!!!" Jessie yelled.
Two-Bit smiled. "Didn't I tell ya that he likes ya? And ya like him. Just say it."
"I don't like him!" Jessie screamed.
"And I don't like her!" Dally shouted.
Two-Bit sighed. "Dally, will ya go out with Jessie?"
Jessie looked at Dally who had a slight blush, and for him, who never blushed, that was saying something. "Will ya?" she asked quietly.
Two-Bit grinned and left, having done his part.
"I, uh, well," Dally stuttered.
"Dally?" Jessie asked softly.
"No," he said after a couple of minutes.
"Oh," Jessie replied and turned around. She didn't know what she was thinking, that maybe Dally liked her. She didn't even know what she was thinking, that she liked Dally in the first place. Regardless, she felt tears prickle in the corners of her eyes. "I have to go," she said and walked out of Dally's room and to her own which was mercifully empty.
Jessie locked the door behind her and went over to her bed and picked up her book and started reading again.
"Jessie?" Two-Bit asked from outside her door quietly a couple of minutes later.
Jessie got up and unlocked the door and went back to her bed. "What do ya want?"
"I just wanted to apologize. I swear I thought Dally liked ya," Two-Bit said, coming, closing the door behind him and going over to Jessie.
"I don't like him," Jessie lied.
"Jessie, yer cryin'," Two-Bit said gently.
Jessie turned away and wiped away her tears. She hadn't even realized it. "If ya tell anyone, I'm gonna pound ya into a pulp."
"I know," Two-Bit replied gently and put an arm around his sister.
Jessie refused to turn around. "Could ya leave me alone?"
Two-Bit smiled sadly. "Sure," he said and left, closing the door gently behind him. Jessie went over to the door and locked it. She went back over to her bed and wondered what the hell she was thinking.
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I'm not going to be near a computer for all of this weekend, so I won't be able to update at all, so enjoy! And review so when I come back, I'll have lots. ^^
A/N: Hey y'all. Not much to say. If anyone knows where I can find pictures from the movie of The Outsiders, let me know.
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"What were you doing?" Dally asked.
Jessie glared, not at him, just at life in general. Mainly Two-Bit. "Nothing," she grumbled.
"Jessie?" Dally said.
Jessie glanced at him. She could've sworn that she heard concern in his voice, but that couldn't be true. He didn't care about anyone except for himself. "Why'd ya do it?" she asked softly.
Dally sighed. "After Johnny died, it was just too much. Nobody cared about me except for him, and he's gone."
"Dally, maybe if ya stopped looking for hate and started looking for caring, ya might find some," Jessie said, voicing what she was thinking about earlier.
Dally snorted. "No one gives a damn about me. I realized that ages ago. No point in tryin' to talk be out of it."
"If ya let people care about ya, they might. Besides, why'd ya think that me and Two-Bit took care of ya if we didn't care about ya?" Jessie asked.
"You care about me?" Dally asked sharply and sat up.
Jessie shrugged. "Yer my older brother's best friend. I can't hate ya."
"Oh," Dally said, sitting down again. "Hey, did Sylvia come by?"
"Who?" Jessie asked.
"My ex," Dally explained.
"Oh. No," Jessie replied.
Dally smiled triumphantly. "Good."
"Do ya still like her?" Jessie asked, not sure why she was asking.
"Naw. I hate her," Dally said. "Two-timin'-" he went on to call Sylvia a bunch of various untypable names.
Jessie stared. "Impressive."
Dally smirked. "Thanks. Anyways, what were ya yellin' at Two-bit for when ya left?"
Jessie turned away because she was blushing slightly. "If ya wanna know, ask him yerself."
"That bad?" Dally cocked and eyebrow. "OY! TWO-BIT! GET IN HERE!" Dally bellowed.
Jessie cringed. She tried to think of an excuse to get out of the room, but couldn't come up with a good one.
"Yeah?" Two-Bit said, walking into the room.
"Why was Jessie yellin' at ya?" Dally asked.
Two-Bit grinned. "Oh, no reason."
Dally narrowed his eyes. "Tell me."
"Jessie likes ya," Two-Bit stated.
"WHAT?!?!" Jessie and Dally yelled at the same time.
Two-Bit smirked and walked out.
Jessie glared after her brother. "I can't believe he said that," she muttered.
"Is it true?" Dally asked softly.
Jessie glanced at him, trying to read is eyes which is, of course, impossible. "Why?"
"I have a right to know," Dally replied.
Jessie sighed and put her head in her hands. If he had asked about five minutes ago, she would've known the answer immediately; of course not. But the more she talked to him, the more she wasn't sure. "No," she replied. As soon as she said it, she knew it was a lie. However, Jessie wasn't going to change her answer until she knew if Dally liked her back. "Earlier Two-Bit said that ya like me," Jessie said and glanced over at Dally again.
Dally stared. "What is wrong with him?"
"I dunno," Jessie sighed. "He's trying to set us up, but he's convinced that we don't need any help."
"What?" Dally yelled.
"That's why I was yelling at him earlier," Jessie replied. She turned away again, not wanting Dally to see her flaming cheeks.
"I'm going to kill him," Dally said and started to get up.
"Dally, ya need to stay in bed," Jessie said. When she saw that Dally was going to ignore her, she grabbed his arm and pulled him down. "Ya got shot five times in the chest; ya hafta rest."
"Jessie, I don't rest," he mumbled, but lay down again.
"If ya wanna get better, yer gonna hafta take it easy," Jessie said softly.
"What if I don't want to get better? Jess, I wanted to die." He stopped when he saw the look on her face. "What?"
"Why'd ya call me Jess?" she asked.
"I dunno. It's easier than Jessie," Dally said. "Why?"
"Only my boyfriends call me Jess," Jessie replied quietly.
"Oh," Dally replied.
There was a moment or two of silence until Jessie asked, "Do ya still wanna die?"
Dally sighed. "I dunno. What I want is someone who doesn't hate me, and not juts because I'm in a gang or because they don't want me to clobber them." Dally glanced at Jessie. "Or because I'm their older brother's best friend."
"Do ya want me to like ya?" Jessie asked softly.
Dally snorted. "How?"
Jessie turned away. "I dunno." Lie. Big lie. And she suspected that Dally knew that.
"Jessie?" he asked softly.
Jessie looked at him; she couldn't help it. It was the first time she had heard him saying anything in a reasonable tone of voice, aside from when he thanked her earlier.
"Do ya like me?" Dally asked quietly.
"I-" she started, but stopped when Two-Bit burst into the room.
"Are y'all goin' out yet?" Two-Bit asked.
"OH MY GOD!!! TWO-BIT!!!" Jessie yelled and shoved him out of the room.
"Answer me!" he said and pushed past Jessie back into the room.
"NO!!!" Jessie yelled.
Two-Bit smiled. "Didn't I tell ya that he likes ya? And ya like him. Just say it."
"I don't like him!" Jessie screamed.
"And I don't like her!" Dally shouted.
Two-Bit sighed. "Dally, will ya go out with Jessie?"
Jessie looked at Dally who had a slight blush, and for him, who never blushed, that was saying something. "Will ya?" she asked quietly.
Two-Bit grinned and left, having done his part.
"I, uh, well," Dally stuttered.
"Dally?" Jessie asked softly.
"No," he said after a couple of minutes.
"Oh," Jessie replied and turned around. She didn't know what she was thinking, that maybe Dally liked her. She didn't even know what she was thinking, that she liked Dally in the first place. Regardless, she felt tears prickle in the corners of her eyes. "I have to go," she said and walked out of Dally's room and to her own which was mercifully empty.
Jessie locked the door behind her and went over to her bed and picked up her book and started reading again.
"Jessie?" Two-Bit asked from outside her door quietly a couple of minutes later.
Jessie got up and unlocked the door and went back to her bed. "What do ya want?"
"I just wanted to apologize. I swear I thought Dally liked ya," Two-Bit said, coming, closing the door behind him and going over to Jessie.
"I don't like him," Jessie lied.
"Jessie, yer cryin'," Two-Bit said gently.
Jessie turned away and wiped away her tears. She hadn't even realized it. "If ya tell anyone, I'm gonna pound ya into a pulp."
"I know," Two-Bit replied gently and put an arm around his sister.
Jessie refused to turn around. "Could ya leave me alone?"
Two-Bit smiled sadly. "Sure," he said and left, closing the door gently behind him. Jessie went over to the door and locked it. She went back over to her bed and wondered what the hell she was thinking.
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I'm not going to be near a computer for all of this weekend, so I won't be able to update at all, so enjoy! And review so when I come back, I'll have lots. ^^