"I should drive ya home." Dally said closing the screen door, heading back into the house.
"You can't drive me home, you can barely walk." Tia told him.
Dally sighed knowing she was right.
"I'm gonna go and find KJ, I'll find a place to sleep eventually." Tia said shrugging.
"Your missing a splint." Dally commented noticing one of the cigarettes from her fingers were missing.
"Its not missing, I lost it in a poker game early." Tia told him before heading towards the living room.
She found KJ with him friends over in a corner. When she flopped down beside him, a smile lit up his face.
"Sorry it took me so long, Pony and Johnny got into some trouble." Tia said not wanting to go into too much detail right then.
"They going to be alright?" KJ asked.
"Yeah, Dally helped em out." Tia said leaning into him as he put his arm around her.
"You fingers okay?" KJ asked taking her hand gingerly.
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout me." Tia said laughing "As long as I got a drink and friends, I'm always okay."
Tia looked into KJ's eyes and could see that something was on his mind.
"Whats up?" She asked him.
"Well...umm-" KJ mumbled clearly uncomfortable.
"Some guy said that he saw you and Buck go into a bedroom." One of his friends said when KJ wouldn't.
"We also heard he was walking kinda funny when he came out." Another friend added trying to keep a straight face.
Tia watched as KJ's face turned pink and he stared hard at the floor. Tia sighed and lifted KJ's chin so he was looking at her.
"You know I would never do anything like that. Pony and Johnny needed some money and fast, Dally told me to go to Buck. I went into his bedroom cause he said that is where he kept his money. He started trying to make a move so I kneed him." Tia explained.
The guys groaned knowing how much it would have hurt.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have even considered it." KJ said giving Tia a light kiss.
The kiss slowly hightening until they were making out, oblivious to anyone around them.
"We so lost him." One of KJ's friends said laughing.
"And it doesn't look like he is coming back anytime soon." Another added.
"I should drive ya home, its getting late." KJ said pulling back and taking a breath.
"I say we take it out to the car." Tia teased making KJ turn pink again. "Besides, you can't drive me home, you can't even walk in a straight line."
KJ knew he was in no state to be driving but didn't think it would be a good idea for Tia to hang around there. The later it gets, the rougher it gets.
"I can walk ya home." KJ suggested.
"Honestly, I don't really want to go home, there are some problems with the guys, I think it would be better if I wasn't there for a little while." Tia explained, not wanting to go into details until they were alone.
"Okay, but phone Darry just to let him know whats going on." KJ added.
Tia rolled her eyes but climbed off of him anyways. She went into the kitchen to find the phone, she dialed the number knowing that neither Soda nor Darry would be home. She left a message on the answering machine (were answering machines there in 1969? Oh well, lets just say they are lol).
"Hey Darry, its me, Dally got in a fight with Tim and can't drive me home. KJ's been drinking some and we don't wanna take the risk of him driving either. So, I will find some place to crash, I always do so don't worry. I will phone ya in the morning." Tia said before hanging up the phone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Thought you said KJ was going to drive you home?" A farmilar voice said to Tia.
She opened her eyes and blinked a few times as her surroundings came into focus. Dally was standing in front on her. It took her a minute to remember where she was. Her and KJ were curled up outside on Bucks deck. She noticed that a couple of his friends were sleeping on the deck too.
"He had too much too drink, he couldn't drive." Tia said sitting up trying not to disturb KJ.
"Darry is gonna be flippin' out." Dally pointed out.
"No, he's not, I phoned and left a message." Tia said holding a hand up "Now are you just going to stand there or help me up?"
Dally took her outstretched hand and heaved her to her feet. Her head spun for a minute before clearing and her stomache still felt a little queezy.
"You slept the whole night outside?" Dally asked as they walked into the house.
"Its not so bad, I have slept in worst places." Tia said heading towards the kitchen.
Her throat was dry and she searched through Bucks fridge. She found a can of beer in the back and took it out. Dally scowled at her taking the can of beer out of her hand and replaced it with an empty glass. She rolled her eyes at him while she poured herself a glace of water.
"How are your fingers?" Dally asked.
"Just peachy." Tia replied sarcasticly. "Hows your ribs?"
"Lovely." Dally said equally sarcastic.
Tia tried to keep a straight face and couldn't help laughing. Tia noticed there were a few left over partiers around passed out around the house.
"Anybody awake?" They heard a farmiliar voice call from the front door.
"In here." Dally called out.
Soda walked into the kitchen, Tia noticed that his face looked grim instead of the usual smile.
"Hey Soda, how'd ya find me here?" Tia asked drinking the rest of her water.
"The message you left, I could hear the music in the background." Soda said shrugging "Ready to come home?"
"Yep." Tia said putting her glass in the sink. "One sec."
She searched around the drawers trying to find a marker. Once she found one she went back out onto the deck. She knelt down beside a sleeping KJ and lifting his hand so she could write on his palm.
'Didn't want to wake you, ttyl, love T' Tia wrote carefully.
When she headed back inside where Soda and Dally were waiting. Tia could tell by the darkness under Soda's eyes that he hadn't slept at all last night. Tia tried to play dumb by asking him about it.
"Whats up Soda, you look half dead?" Tia asked raising an eyebrow.
"Darry will tell ya when we get home and don't raise your eyebrow like that. It reminds me so much of Two-Bit its scary." Soda said trying to smile.
"Is that such a bad thing? I could start reminding you are Dal, now that would be a nightmare." Tia said playfully shoving Dally.
"You already do." Soda said sighing.
"I just need to grab my jacket, I left it in Dally's room." Tia said heading up the stairs.
She didn't even notice the guys followed her into the room. She picked up her jacket but stopped dead when she turned around.
"Where did you get this?" Soda asked holding up Pony's sweatshirt.
"You can't drive me home, you can barely walk." Tia told him.
Dally sighed knowing she was right.
"I'm gonna go and find KJ, I'll find a place to sleep eventually." Tia said shrugging.
"Your missing a splint." Dally commented noticing one of the cigarettes from her fingers were missing.
"Its not missing, I lost it in a poker game early." Tia told him before heading towards the living room.
She found KJ with him friends over in a corner. When she flopped down beside him, a smile lit up his face.
"Sorry it took me so long, Pony and Johnny got into some trouble." Tia said not wanting to go into too much detail right then.
"They going to be alright?" KJ asked.
"Yeah, Dally helped em out." Tia said leaning into him as he put his arm around her.
"You fingers okay?" KJ asked taking her hand gingerly.
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout me." Tia said laughing "As long as I got a drink and friends, I'm always okay."
Tia looked into KJ's eyes and could see that something was on his mind.
"Whats up?" She asked him.
"Well...umm-" KJ mumbled clearly uncomfortable.
"Some guy said that he saw you and Buck go into a bedroom." One of his friends said when KJ wouldn't.
"We also heard he was walking kinda funny when he came out." Another friend added trying to keep a straight face.
Tia watched as KJ's face turned pink and he stared hard at the floor. Tia sighed and lifted KJ's chin so he was looking at her.
"You know I would never do anything like that. Pony and Johnny needed some money and fast, Dally told me to go to Buck. I went into his bedroom cause he said that is where he kept his money. He started trying to make a move so I kneed him." Tia explained.
The guys groaned knowing how much it would have hurt.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have even considered it." KJ said giving Tia a light kiss.
The kiss slowly hightening until they were making out, oblivious to anyone around them.
"We so lost him." One of KJ's friends said laughing.
"And it doesn't look like he is coming back anytime soon." Another added.
"I should drive ya home, its getting late." KJ said pulling back and taking a breath.
"I say we take it out to the car." Tia teased making KJ turn pink again. "Besides, you can't drive me home, you can't even walk in a straight line."
KJ knew he was in no state to be driving but didn't think it would be a good idea for Tia to hang around there. The later it gets, the rougher it gets.
"I can walk ya home." KJ suggested.
"Honestly, I don't really want to go home, there are some problems with the guys, I think it would be better if I wasn't there for a little while." Tia explained, not wanting to go into details until they were alone.
"Okay, but phone Darry just to let him know whats going on." KJ added.
Tia rolled her eyes but climbed off of him anyways. She went into the kitchen to find the phone, she dialed the number knowing that neither Soda nor Darry would be home. She left a message on the answering machine (were answering machines there in 1969? Oh well, lets just say they are lol).
"Hey Darry, its me, Dally got in a fight with Tim and can't drive me home. KJ's been drinking some and we don't wanna take the risk of him driving either. So, I will find some place to crash, I always do so don't worry. I will phone ya in the morning." Tia said before hanging up the phone.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Thought you said KJ was going to drive you home?" A farmilar voice said to Tia.
She opened her eyes and blinked a few times as her surroundings came into focus. Dally was standing in front on her. It took her a minute to remember where she was. Her and KJ were curled up outside on Bucks deck. She noticed that a couple of his friends were sleeping on the deck too.
"He had too much too drink, he couldn't drive." Tia said sitting up trying not to disturb KJ.
"Darry is gonna be flippin' out." Dally pointed out.
"No, he's not, I phoned and left a message." Tia said holding a hand up "Now are you just going to stand there or help me up?"
Dally took her outstretched hand and heaved her to her feet. Her head spun for a minute before clearing and her stomache still felt a little queezy.
"You slept the whole night outside?" Dally asked as they walked into the house.
"Its not so bad, I have slept in worst places." Tia said heading towards the kitchen.
Her throat was dry and she searched through Bucks fridge. She found a can of beer in the back and took it out. Dally scowled at her taking the can of beer out of her hand and replaced it with an empty glass. She rolled her eyes at him while she poured herself a glace of water.
"How are your fingers?" Dally asked.
"Just peachy." Tia replied sarcasticly. "Hows your ribs?"
"Lovely." Dally said equally sarcastic.
Tia tried to keep a straight face and couldn't help laughing. Tia noticed there were a few left over partiers around passed out around the house.
"Anybody awake?" They heard a farmiliar voice call from the front door.
"In here." Dally called out.
Soda walked into the kitchen, Tia noticed that his face looked grim instead of the usual smile.
"Hey Soda, how'd ya find me here?" Tia asked drinking the rest of her water.
"The message you left, I could hear the music in the background." Soda said shrugging "Ready to come home?"
"Yep." Tia said putting her glass in the sink. "One sec."
She searched around the drawers trying to find a marker. Once she found one she went back out onto the deck. She knelt down beside a sleeping KJ and lifting his hand so she could write on his palm.
'Didn't want to wake you, ttyl, love T' Tia wrote carefully.
When she headed back inside where Soda and Dally were waiting. Tia could tell by the darkness under Soda's eyes that he hadn't slept at all last night. Tia tried to play dumb by asking him about it.
"Whats up Soda, you look half dead?" Tia asked raising an eyebrow.
"Darry will tell ya when we get home and don't raise your eyebrow like that. It reminds me so much of Two-Bit its scary." Soda said trying to smile.
"Is that such a bad thing? I could start reminding you are Dal, now that would be a nightmare." Tia said playfully shoving Dally.
"You already do." Soda said sighing.
"I just need to grab my jacket, I left it in Dally's room." Tia said heading up the stairs.
She didn't even notice the guys followed her into the room. She picked up her jacket but stopped dead when she turned around.
"Where did you get this?" Soda asked holding up Pony's sweatshirt.