"Miss I am going to have to ask you to please calm down." The police officer told Tia sternly.
"Glory! All I am asking for is a phone call so I can tell my boyfriend where I am and I want to see Dally!" Tia yelled leaning across the table at him.
"Is your boyfriend the one who ruffed you up?" The officer asked meaning her injuries from last nights fight.
"What?! No, I was in a fight last night!" Tia said rolling her eyes
"Were you involved in the fight two nights ago, with the boys at the playground?" He asked her.
"No, I was at a party." Tia replied scowling at him.
"Do you know anything about what happened that night at the park?" The officer continued.
"No." Tia replied sitting forward in her chair. "All I can say is that the Socs had it coming to them."
The officer tried to get more information from her but she refused to answer any of his questions. Eventually he took her to a phone so she could phone KJ. She dialed his farmiliar number and waited.
"Hello?" KJ picked up on the first ring.
"Hey." Tia replied with a small smile.
"What happened? You were suppose to be here ages ago." KJ asked quickly. "Where are you?"
"I'm at the police station." Tia replied.
"WHAT!?" KJ yelled.
"Ouch, not so loud. They wanted to take Dally down here for questioning, he had been walking with me. I came to make sure that they treat him alright. Even though they won't let me see him." Tia said the last line louder and glared at the officer standing next to her.
"I'm coming down there." KJ stated.
"You don't have to do that." Tia insisted.
"I want to, I don't trust them. I'm leaving now, see you in a few." KJ said before hanging up.
Tia sighed and hung up. She turned around to glare at the officer again.
"When can I see Dally?" Tia asked impatiently.
"Soon." He replied shrugging.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
1 hour later
"Why'd they haul you in there anyways, Dallas?" KJ asked as the three of them walked out to his car.
"Oh you know me, they haul me in there for every little thing." Dally said shrugging with a proud smile.
"You need a drive anywhere?" KJ asked Dally.
"Nah, I'm gonna go look for Tim, see if he wants to go hunt for some action tonight." Dally said waving goodbye "You take care of her, you hear."
"Can you call Darry later to tell him where I am?" Tia yelled after Dally.
He nodded, he knew she didn't want to Soda or Darry right then. She didn't want to worry them, they had enough on their minds lately. She climbed into the front seat of KJ's car. Before he started the engine he turned to look at her. She knew that she was bruised and scratched all over. She was glad that her clothes covered the worst of her injuries. Plus her blonde hair cover the large bump on the back of her head.
"Don't worry, I'm not glass, I'm not going to break." Tia told him giving him a light kiss.
"I know, I know its just you still amaze me with everything you do. I mean, I know guys who would be terrified after a beating like that but you are still smiling." KJ explained stroking her hair.
"Wanna know why?" Tia asked.
KJ nodded, she leaned forward and whispered into his ear.
"I'm 1/4 rock and 1/8 titanium." Tia whispered.
He raised an eyebrow, both of them burst out laughing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lisa, how you holding up?" Tia said sitting down on the couch next to her friend, slinging an arm around her shoulders.
Lisa's blue eyes were brighter then usual and puffy. She just shook her head and drew in a shuddered breath.
"Hun, don't worry, you have my word Pony is fine." Tia told her. "The fuzz ain't gonna catch 'em."
'What?" Lisa asked looking up at her "You know something more then the cops don't you."
"You gotta trust me, okay, he is fine. I have never lied to you and I am not about to start now." Tia told her patiently.
Lisa sighed and nodded.
KJ's parents were working late so the three of them stayed up late and watched movies. Lisa fell asleep after the first one but KJ and Tia stayed up to watch two more. KJ picked up a sleeping Lisa with ease and carried her to her bed. He set her down lightly and pulled a blanket over her. Tia watched him from the doorway smiling. It was sweet how much he cared for her.
"Tired?" KJ asked Tia, shutting Lisa bedroom door behind them.
"Nope." Tia replied.
KJ put his arm over her shoulders as they walked back towards the living room.
"This your room?" Tia asked pointing to a open door.
"Yeah." KJ replied with a small smile.
"Hmmmm." Tia said leaning in the doorway. "Whadda ya say?"
"Your just a tease." KJ said taking her hand and leading her back to the living room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Morning." Tia said when she opened her eyes and saw KJ is the kitchen.
"I can't believe you slept on that chair all night." KJ replied laughing.
"Meh, I've sleep in worse places." Tia replied standing up and stretching.
"I'm not even going to ask." KJ said giving him a small kiss. "Hungry?"
"Nup, I'm been kinda nautious since getting my stomache pounded." Tia replied.
"Hey." A small voice said from behind them.
"Hey Lisa, you missed the rest of the great movies last night." Tia pointed out.
"Oh well, I had sleep that I needed to catch up on anyways." Lisa replied pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
"There was a message on the answering machine for ya." KJ told Tia "Darry wants ya to come home, he heard about the fight."
Tia swore under her breath. Darry must have seen Two-Bit and realized what had happened.
"You wanna come?" Tia asked Lisa, she knew she needed to get out of the house.
"Sure." Lisa replied giving her small smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Darry? Soda?" Tia asked pushing the door open.
"Tia?" Darry's voice came from the kitchen. "We heard about the fight-"
He stopped when he saw her.
"You don't look that bad." Soda pointed out coming up behind him.
"See, nothing to worry about." She told them giving them each a hug.
"Five Socs, your face isn't pulp...okay what'd they do to ya?" Darry demanded.
Tia rolled up her shirt to show large purple and blue bruises on her stomache.
"Satisfied?" I asked him raising an eyebrow.
Darry scowled and turned around.
"Hows Matthews?" Tia asked Soda.
"Oh he is fine, just complaining like he is going to die but he will be fine." Soda replied laughing.
Tia was happy to see him smiling even though it wasn't the same carefree smile that it used to be.
"C'mon in" Soda said to Lisa and KJ.
"So, whats going on?" Tia asked Soda as they followed Darry.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Dally for the last time, I am not in the mood to play foot ball." Tia told yelled back to him.
Dally, Soda, Darry, KJ and Steve had been throwing a football around in the lot for the last hour or so. It took a while to convince Darry to get out of the house but Tia got him out of there eventually. Lisa wasn't itno playing football, Tia and Two-Bit were still too sore to attempt playing. The guys had been calling to Tia to join in the game for the last 15 minutes.
"Awwww T-Bird, scared were gonna hurt ya?" Dally called back, he knew if he taunted her enough she would play.
"Oh thats it Winston, your going down." Tia said throwing her jacket to Lisa and headed out onto the field.
Tia jogged up slowly and as soon as she saw Dally was off guard she body slammed him to the ground to get the football away from him. She made a grab for the football but Dally was already reaching for it. She stood up to try and dive for it but Dally caught her around the waist bringing her back down.
"Ouch." Tia said laughing.
"Hey guys look who it is!" Two-Bit yelled.
Tia looked up to see that red head from the Nightly Double walking towards them.
"Glory! All I am asking for is a phone call so I can tell my boyfriend where I am and I want to see Dally!" Tia yelled leaning across the table at him.
"Is your boyfriend the one who ruffed you up?" The officer asked meaning her injuries from last nights fight.
"What?! No, I was in a fight last night!" Tia said rolling her eyes
"Were you involved in the fight two nights ago, with the boys at the playground?" He asked her.
"No, I was at a party." Tia replied scowling at him.
"Do you know anything about what happened that night at the park?" The officer continued.
"No." Tia replied sitting forward in her chair. "All I can say is that the Socs had it coming to them."
The officer tried to get more information from her but she refused to answer any of his questions. Eventually he took her to a phone so she could phone KJ. She dialed his farmiliar number and waited.
"Hello?" KJ picked up on the first ring.
"Hey." Tia replied with a small smile.
"What happened? You were suppose to be here ages ago." KJ asked quickly. "Where are you?"
"I'm at the police station." Tia replied.
"WHAT!?" KJ yelled.
"Ouch, not so loud. They wanted to take Dally down here for questioning, he had been walking with me. I came to make sure that they treat him alright. Even though they won't let me see him." Tia said the last line louder and glared at the officer standing next to her.
"I'm coming down there." KJ stated.
"You don't have to do that." Tia insisted.
"I want to, I don't trust them. I'm leaving now, see you in a few." KJ said before hanging up.
Tia sighed and hung up. She turned around to glare at the officer again.
"When can I see Dally?" Tia asked impatiently.
"Soon." He replied shrugging.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
1 hour later
"Why'd they haul you in there anyways, Dallas?" KJ asked as the three of them walked out to his car.
"Oh you know me, they haul me in there for every little thing." Dally said shrugging with a proud smile.
"You need a drive anywhere?" KJ asked Dally.
"Nah, I'm gonna go look for Tim, see if he wants to go hunt for some action tonight." Dally said waving goodbye "You take care of her, you hear."
"Can you call Darry later to tell him where I am?" Tia yelled after Dally.
He nodded, he knew she didn't want to Soda or Darry right then. She didn't want to worry them, they had enough on their minds lately. She climbed into the front seat of KJ's car. Before he started the engine he turned to look at her. She knew that she was bruised and scratched all over. She was glad that her clothes covered the worst of her injuries. Plus her blonde hair cover the large bump on the back of her head.
"Don't worry, I'm not glass, I'm not going to break." Tia told him giving him a light kiss.
"I know, I know its just you still amaze me with everything you do. I mean, I know guys who would be terrified after a beating like that but you are still smiling." KJ explained stroking her hair.
"Wanna know why?" Tia asked.
KJ nodded, she leaned forward and whispered into his ear.
"I'm 1/4 rock and 1/8 titanium." Tia whispered.
He raised an eyebrow, both of them burst out laughing.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Lisa, how you holding up?" Tia said sitting down on the couch next to her friend, slinging an arm around her shoulders.
Lisa's blue eyes were brighter then usual and puffy. She just shook her head and drew in a shuddered breath.
"Hun, don't worry, you have my word Pony is fine." Tia told her. "The fuzz ain't gonna catch 'em."
'What?" Lisa asked looking up at her "You know something more then the cops don't you."
"You gotta trust me, okay, he is fine. I have never lied to you and I am not about to start now." Tia told her patiently.
Lisa sighed and nodded.
KJ's parents were working late so the three of them stayed up late and watched movies. Lisa fell asleep after the first one but KJ and Tia stayed up to watch two more. KJ picked up a sleeping Lisa with ease and carried her to her bed. He set her down lightly and pulled a blanket over her. Tia watched him from the doorway smiling. It was sweet how much he cared for her.
"Tired?" KJ asked Tia, shutting Lisa bedroom door behind them.
"Nope." Tia replied.
KJ put his arm over her shoulders as they walked back towards the living room.
"This your room?" Tia asked pointing to a open door.
"Yeah." KJ replied with a small smile.
"Hmmmm." Tia said leaning in the doorway. "Whadda ya say?"
"Your just a tease." KJ said taking her hand and leading her back to the living room.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Morning." Tia said when she opened her eyes and saw KJ is the kitchen.
"I can't believe you slept on that chair all night." KJ replied laughing.
"Meh, I've sleep in worse places." Tia replied standing up and stretching.
"I'm not even going to ask." KJ said giving him a small kiss. "Hungry?"
"Nup, I'm been kinda nautious since getting my stomache pounded." Tia replied.
"Hey." A small voice said from behind them.
"Hey Lisa, you missed the rest of the great movies last night." Tia pointed out.
"Oh well, I had sleep that I needed to catch up on anyways." Lisa replied pouring herself a glass of orange juice.
"There was a message on the answering machine for ya." KJ told Tia "Darry wants ya to come home, he heard about the fight."
Tia swore under her breath. Darry must have seen Two-Bit and realized what had happened.
"You wanna come?" Tia asked Lisa, she knew she needed to get out of the house.
"Sure." Lisa replied giving her small smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Darry? Soda?" Tia asked pushing the door open.
"Tia?" Darry's voice came from the kitchen. "We heard about the fight-"
He stopped when he saw her.
"You don't look that bad." Soda pointed out coming up behind him.
"See, nothing to worry about." She told them giving them each a hug.
"Five Socs, your face isn't pulp...okay what'd they do to ya?" Darry demanded.
Tia rolled up her shirt to show large purple and blue bruises on her stomache.
"Satisfied?" I asked him raising an eyebrow.
Darry scowled and turned around.
"Hows Matthews?" Tia asked Soda.
"Oh he is fine, just complaining like he is going to die but he will be fine." Soda replied laughing.
Tia was happy to see him smiling even though it wasn't the same carefree smile that it used to be.
"C'mon in" Soda said to Lisa and KJ.
"So, whats going on?" Tia asked Soda as they followed Darry.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Dally for the last time, I am not in the mood to play foot ball." Tia told yelled back to him.
Dally, Soda, Darry, KJ and Steve had been throwing a football around in the lot for the last hour or so. It took a while to convince Darry to get out of the house but Tia got him out of there eventually. Lisa wasn't itno playing football, Tia and Two-Bit were still too sore to attempt playing. The guys had been calling to Tia to join in the game for the last 15 minutes.
"Awwww T-Bird, scared were gonna hurt ya?" Dally called back, he knew if he taunted her enough she would play.
"Oh thats it Winston, your going down." Tia said throwing her jacket to Lisa and headed out onto the field.
Tia jogged up slowly and as soon as she saw Dally was off guard she body slammed him to the ground to get the football away from him. She made a grab for the football but Dally was already reaching for it. She stood up to try and dive for it but Dally caught her around the waist bringing her back down.
"Ouch." Tia said laughing.
"Hey guys look who it is!" Two-Bit yelled.
Tia looked up to see that red head from the Nightly Double walking towards them.