Tia opened her eyes slowly, blinking as her eyes adjusted to the bright morning light.
"How long have we been driving." Tia asked stretching.
"4 or 5 hours." Dally replied glancing over at her "You are the first person to fall asleep while I was driving."
"Oh don't take it as an insult." Tia replied laughing "Your still the wildest driver I know...next to me of course."
"Your not even fourteen and you can drive?" Dally asked with an amused smile.
"Yep and damn good at it if I go say so myself." Tia replied laughing. "When will be getting there?"
"I am guessing early tomorrow morning, if we keep driving." Dally responded.
They didn't stop until around 6:00 when Dally pulled into a gas station.
"Finally, I gotta piss like a race horse." Tia said opening her car door.
Dally had a good laugh over that, it was just like Tia to say something like that. They used the bathroom, filled the car up with gas and bought a couple cokes.
"You need some sleep, lemme drive for a few hours." Tia said taking a swig from her coke.
"I don't think so, Buck's car is his pride and joy. If anything was to happen to it, he would hunt me down and kill me." Dally replied laughing.
"I'm not gonna crash the fricken' thing." Tia said defensively. "I just don't want ya falling asleep at the wheel. C'mon, I can drive pretty good and it ain't even dark yet."
"Fine, but only for a few hours." Dally said tossing her the keys.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." Tia said opening the drivers side door.
"Your welcome, just don't get pulled over by the fuzz or nothing." Dally replied settling himself into the passengers seat.
Tia stuck the key in the ignition and started the engine. She loved the way this car felt so powerful, a T-Bird was a tuff car.
"Quit worrying." Tia replied pulling out of the parking lot.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
centerI'm not scared of dying,
centerAnd I don't really care.
centerIf it's peace you find in dying,
centerWell then let the time be near.br
A voice was invading Dally's dreams. It sounded so distant, he could barely hear the words it sung. He opened his eyes to find his surroundings shadowed. He was confused for a moment but quickly remembered what was going on. His forehead was pressed against the cold glass and he could see Tia driving next to him.
She had one hand on the wheel and a smoke in the other. She still thoughts he was asleep. He watched her for a few minutes. She wasn't like anyone he had ever knew or probably would ever know. Unlike most girls she didn't wear skirts or a lot of make up. Tia wasn't like them, she drank, stole, swore, lied, cheated, fought and anythign else she could think of.
He finally figured out where the voice from his dreams was coming from. Tia was singing along with the radio.
centerNow troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
centerI can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
centerSwear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
centerBut I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell.
"Never knew you could sing." Dally spoke up, making her jump.
"Glory Hallelujah Dallas! You trying to make me drive off the road?" Tia asked glancing over at him.
Dally smiled, some of his habits had worn off on her, if was almost creepy how much she sounded like him.
"Nope, just enjoying the entertainement." Dally replied stretching.
"Your a great laugh. Too bad you missed me singing Spinning Wheel about half an hour ago." Tia replied.
"What were ya singing anyways?" Dally asked.
"Song by Blood, Sweat and Tears 'And When I Die' I think its called." Tia replied.
"How long you been driving?" Dally asked.
He hadn't planned for sleeping that long but it was pitchblack outside now.
"I dunno, its around 2 or 3 now." Tia replied.
"You been following the highway?" Dally asked.
"Yep, the whole time." Tia said rolling down her window and flicking her cigarette out.
"Good girl." Dally replied. "We will be there in 3 or 4 hours."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ponyboy was awoken by a nudge to his ribs.
"Glory." A familiar voice said. "He looks different with his hair like that.
"Looks like me, you and Soda ain't the only blondes anymore." A light voice said laughing.
Pony rolled over, yawned and blinked a few times. When his vision cleared he could see two green eyes staring back at him. It took him a moment to realize it was Tia. For the first time he realized she had green eyes, he was surprised, he didn't like most people with green eyes.
"You have green eyes." Pony said slowly.
"Wow, he is sharp." Dally pointed out.
"Hey Tia, hey Dally." Pony said sitting up.
"Hey Ponyboy!" Dally replied grinning down at him."Or should I say Sleeping Beauty?"
Ponyboy didn't hesistate before asking them a ton of questions.
"Hold on, kids." Dally said stopping him "You guys wanna go get something to eat first. We skipped breakfast and I'm about starved."
"You're starved?" Johnny asked.
"Is it safe to go out?" Pony asked.
"Yep." Dally proceeded to explain about what he had told the fuzz when they had pulled him in.
"I got Buck's T-Bird parked down the road a little way. Goshamighty, boys ain't you been eatin' anything?" Dally asked.
"Yeah. Whatever gave you the idea we ain't?" Johnny asked.
"You look like you ain't seen the sun in years plus you two lost weight." Tia said.
"Hey Ponyboy." Dally said pulling out a piece of paper. "I gotta letter for you."
"A letter? From who?" Pony asked, surprised.
"The president, of course, stupid. It's from Soda." Dally replied rolling his eyes.
Dally explained about how Soda had found the sweatshirt and hadn't completely believed their lie. Pony was only half listening, he was too busy reading his letter. When he was done, he looked up at Dally.
"How come you got pulled in?" He asked.
"Cause if something happens is Tulsa, he always knows about it." Tia replied laughing "It was hilarious watching them cuff him."
Johnny was watching Tia intently for the last few minutes.
"What?" Tia asked.
"Were you in a fight of something?" Johnny asked.
Tia lightly touched the dark bruise on the side of her nose and face.
"Yeah, me and Matthews were jumped a few nights ago." Tia replied shrugging.
They talked for a few more minutes before heading down the lane to the car.
"Gee, it sure will be good to get into a car again." Johnny said.
"Well, I'll give you a ride for your money." Dally replied with a dangerous smile.
"How long have we been driving." Tia asked stretching.
"4 or 5 hours." Dally replied glancing over at her "You are the first person to fall asleep while I was driving."
"Oh don't take it as an insult." Tia replied laughing "Your still the wildest driver I know...next to me of course."
"Your not even fourteen and you can drive?" Dally asked with an amused smile.
"Yep and damn good at it if I go say so myself." Tia replied laughing. "When will be getting there?"
"I am guessing early tomorrow morning, if we keep driving." Dally responded.
They didn't stop until around 6:00 when Dally pulled into a gas station.
"Finally, I gotta piss like a race horse." Tia said opening her car door.
Dally had a good laugh over that, it was just like Tia to say something like that. They used the bathroom, filled the car up with gas and bought a couple cokes.
"You need some sleep, lemme drive for a few hours." Tia said taking a swig from her coke.
"I don't think so, Buck's car is his pride and joy. If anything was to happen to it, he would hunt me down and kill me." Dally replied laughing.
"I'm not gonna crash the fricken' thing." Tia said defensively. "I just don't want ya falling asleep at the wheel. C'mon, I can drive pretty good and it ain't even dark yet."
"Fine, but only for a few hours." Dally said tossing her the keys.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you." Tia said opening the drivers side door.
"Your welcome, just don't get pulled over by the fuzz or nothing." Dally replied settling himself into the passengers seat.
Tia stuck the key in the ignition and started the engine. She loved the way this car felt so powerful, a T-Bird was a tuff car.
"Quit worrying." Tia replied pulling out of the parking lot.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
centerI'm not scared of dying,
centerAnd I don't really care.
centerIf it's peace you find in dying,
centerWell then let the time be near.br
A voice was invading Dally's dreams. It sounded so distant, he could barely hear the words it sung. He opened his eyes to find his surroundings shadowed. He was confused for a moment but quickly remembered what was going on. His forehead was pressed against the cold glass and he could see Tia driving next to him.
She had one hand on the wheel and a smoke in the other. She still thoughts he was asleep. He watched her for a few minutes. She wasn't like anyone he had ever knew or probably would ever know. Unlike most girls she didn't wear skirts or a lot of make up. Tia wasn't like them, she drank, stole, swore, lied, cheated, fought and anythign else she could think of.
He finally figured out where the voice from his dreams was coming from. Tia was singing along with the radio.
centerNow troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
centerI can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
centerSwear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
centerBut I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell.
"Never knew you could sing." Dally spoke up, making her jump.
"Glory Hallelujah Dallas! You trying to make me drive off the road?" Tia asked glancing over at him.
Dally smiled, some of his habits had worn off on her, if was almost creepy how much she sounded like him.
"Nope, just enjoying the entertainement." Dally replied stretching.
"Your a great laugh. Too bad you missed me singing Spinning Wheel about half an hour ago." Tia replied.
"What were ya singing anyways?" Dally asked.
"Song by Blood, Sweat and Tears 'And When I Die' I think its called." Tia replied.
"How long you been driving?" Dally asked.
He hadn't planned for sleeping that long but it was pitchblack outside now.
"I dunno, its around 2 or 3 now." Tia replied.
"You been following the highway?" Dally asked.
"Yep, the whole time." Tia said rolling down her window and flicking her cigarette out.
"Good girl." Dally replied. "We will be there in 3 or 4 hours."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ponyboy was awoken by a nudge to his ribs.
"Glory." A familiar voice said. "He looks different with his hair like that.
"Looks like me, you and Soda ain't the only blondes anymore." A light voice said laughing.
Pony rolled over, yawned and blinked a few times. When his vision cleared he could see two green eyes staring back at him. It took him a moment to realize it was Tia. For the first time he realized she had green eyes, he was surprised, he didn't like most people with green eyes.
"You have green eyes." Pony said slowly.
"Wow, he is sharp." Dally pointed out.
"Hey Tia, hey Dally." Pony said sitting up.
"Hey Ponyboy!" Dally replied grinning down at him."Or should I say Sleeping Beauty?"
Ponyboy didn't hesistate before asking them a ton of questions.
"Hold on, kids." Dally said stopping him "You guys wanna go get something to eat first. We skipped breakfast and I'm about starved."
"You're starved?" Johnny asked.
"Is it safe to go out?" Pony asked.
"Yep." Dally proceeded to explain about what he had told the fuzz when they had pulled him in.
"I got Buck's T-Bird parked down the road a little way. Goshamighty, boys ain't you been eatin' anything?" Dally asked.
"Yeah. Whatever gave you the idea we ain't?" Johnny asked.
"You look like you ain't seen the sun in years plus you two lost weight." Tia said.
"Hey Ponyboy." Dally said pulling out a piece of paper. "I gotta letter for you."
"A letter? From who?" Pony asked, surprised.
"The president, of course, stupid. It's from Soda." Dally replied rolling his eyes.
Dally explained about how Soda had found the sweatshirt and hadn't completely believed their lie. Pony was only half listening, he was too busy reading his letter. When he was done, he looked up at Dally.
"How come you got pulled in?" He asked.
"Cause if something happens is Tulsa, he always knows about it." Tia replied laughing "It was hilarious watching them cuff him."
Johnny was watching Tia intently for the last few minutes.
"What?" Tia asked.
"Were you in a fight of something?" Johnny asked.
Tia lightly touched the dark bruise on the side of her nose and face.
"Yeah, me and Matthews were jumped a few nights ago." Tia replied shrugging.
They talked for a few more minutes before heading down the lane to the car.
"Gee, it sure will be good to get into a car again." Johnny said.
"Well, I'll give you a ride for your money." Dally replied with a dangerous smile.