As the Greasers made their way up Buck's street they could hear the music comming from his house. Ponyboy and Johnny were both excited inspite of their exhaustion, this was the first party they had ever gone to at Buck's. Even though he knew Darry would be keeping a close eye on him, Pony still couldn't wait. Dally opened the door and the Greasers entered the house. It was already packed with Tim's outfit and the Brumly boys were there too.
The greasers group broke apart and drifted through the house. Tia, KJ, and Dally were on the couch in the living room talking with a bunch of people. Two-Bit, Soda and Steve were drinking and laughing their heads off. Pony and Johnny sat with Tia and them on the couch but weren't talking very much. Tia noticed this out of the corner or her eye.
"Hey Pony!" She said waving a hand in front of his face making him jump.
"Huh?" He asked and looked at her.
Tia laughed and whispered something to KJ, who nodded slowly. Tia grabbed Pony's hand and led him towards the door.
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"We are going to get Lisa, then we are walking back to the party." Tia replied.
A little over half an hour later, Pony, Johnny and Lisa were having a lively conversation with a couple of the boys from Brumly. Dally was...well, they weren't sure where Dally was but Tia had seen him earlier with a black haired girl and hadn't seen him since. Tia and KJ were going between groups. Right now they were with Soda, Steve and Two-Bit who were having arm wrestling competitions with other guys at the party.
"Two-Bit, your right arm, not your left!" Tia said laughing "Your so drunk you can't even tell your arm from your leg."
Two-Bit of course lost the competition but was having too much fun to care. Darry even seemed to be having a good time. He was talking to an older guy from Brumly about cars, sports and people they both knew.
"Hey KJ, lets see how good you are at this." Soda said sitting down.
KJ shrugged and sat down across from him. They got in position, grasping each others hands. Tia put her two hands over theirs.
"On my count...One...Two...Three." She pulled her hands back.
Barely 30 seconds had passed when KJ slammed Soda's hand down.
"Ouch." Soda said laughing.
"Lemme try." Steve said pushing Soda off of the chair and sat down himself.
KJ slammed him too and proceeded to beat half a dozen other guys there. By then they had a large crowd gathered around watching.
"I'm just glad Dallas or Darry hasn't decided to come over here and put me in my place." KJ said then asked with a small amused smile. "Anyone else?"
"Me." Tia said sliding into the empty chair.
The rest of the guys standing around laughed but watched anyway. Tia grasped KJ's hand and Steve did the count down. Tia braced her arm muscles as KJ applied pressure to it. She laughed as her arm started to tilt back. She quickly put her foot on KJ's chair and pushed it back. His chair fell back along with KJ, who pulled Tia across the table and down on the ground with him.
"Well that wasn't very sportsmen like." KJ laughed, sprawled out on the floor.
"Couldn't you have just left me in my chair?" Tia asked laughing as she got back to her feet.
"Nope." KJ replied with a large smile once he was on his feet again.
"Good to see your feeling better." A deep voice said from behind them.
"Hey Buck." Tia said when she turned around and saw him.
KJ just glared at him cooly, remembering what had happened at the last party between Tia and Buck.
"I've had a lot of people asking 'bout you, can I count on you to be there for the rodeo next Friday?" Buck asked.
"I don't know if that is such a good idea, you were in the hospital not even 24 hours ago." KJ pointed out.
"Yeah but you know what they say 'get back in the saddle'." Tia replied shrugging "Yeah, I'll be there."
~*~*~*~*~*
"Having fun?" Tia asked Pony and Lisa.
"Yep." Pony replied with a smile. "Look over there."
Tia's eyes followed in the direction Pony was pointing. She caught sight of Johnny in the corner talking quietly with a girl. She had black/brown hair which fell in ringlettes around her face. She looked to be around 14 or 15. Tia smiled, happy that Johnny had found someone.
She left Pony and Lisa alone, she saw KJ talking with some friends so she headed into the kitchen to get a drink. She found Two-Bit gazing intently at a can of beer.
"Whatcha doing?" Tia asked taking a can for herself.
"I can't find the bottle opener." Two-Bit sighed heavily.
"Its a can, not a bottle, brilliance." Tia pointed out laughing.
"What?" Two-Bit asked, clearly drunk.
Tia just rolled her eyes and popped the top for him. A wide smile spred across his face and he raised his can.
"Cheers." He replied and Tia knocked her can against his.
Two-Bit raised an eyebrow in a nonverbal challenge. Tia replied with a short nod and an amused smile. They both tilted their heads back and chugged the beer as fast as they could. Tia slammed her can down on the counter first, Two-Bit a couple seconds later.
"Nice one." Tim spoke up, comming up behind them.
"Thanks." Tia replied.
"You always drink like that?" Tim asked with an amused smile.
"Not usually. I think Two-Bit here is a bad influence." Tia joked.
"I can think of worse habits of his that coulda' rubbed off on you." Tim pointed out.
They talked for a bit longer until Tim left to rejoin his group.
"What?" Tia asked Two-Bit who had been starring at her.
"You got something on your chin." He said after a moment.
Tia's hand almost went towards her face but she remembered he had done that a few weeks ago. If she had, he would have then said 'no, your other chin'.
"Really?" She asked "Well you got this big ugly round thing on your neck...opps, thats your head."
Two-Bit just starred at her then burst out laughing. Tia shook her head and helped guide Two-Bit back into the living room.
The greasers group broke apart and drifted through the house. Tia, KJ, and Dally were on the couch in the living room talking with a bunch of people. Two-Bit, Soda and Steve were drinking and laughing their heads off. Pony and Johnny sat with Tia and them on the couch but weren't talking very much. Tia noticed this out of the corner or her eye.
"Hey Pony!" She said waving a hand in front of his face making him jump.
"Huh?" He asked and looked at her.
Tia laughed and whispered something to KJ, who nodded slowly. Tia grabbed Pony's hand and led him towards the door.
"Where are we going?" He asked.
"We are going to get Lisa, then we are walking back to the party." Tia replied.
A little over half an hour later, Pony, Johnny and Lisa were having a lively conversation with a couple of the boys from Brumly. Dally was...well, they weren't sure where Dally was but Tia had seen him earlier with a black haired girl and hadn't seen him since. Tia and KJ were going between groups. Right now they were with Soda, Steve and Two-Bit who were having arm wrestling competitions with other guys at the party.
"Two-Bit, your right arm, not your left!" Tia said laughing "Your so drunk you can't even tell your arm from your leg."
Two-Bit of course lost the competition but was having too much fun to care. Darry even seemed to be having a good time. He was talking to an older guy from Brumly about cars, sports and people they both knew.
"Hey KJ, lets see how good you are at this." Soda said sitting down.
KJ shrugged and sat down across from him. They got in position, grasping each others hands. Tia put her two hands over theirs.
"On my count...One...Two...Three." She pulled her hands back.
Barely 30 seconds had passed when KJ slammed Soda's hand down.
"Ouch." Soda said laughing.
"Lemme try." Steve said pushing Soda off of the chair and sat down himself.
KJ slammed him too and proceeded to beat half a dozen other guys there. By then they had a large crowd gathered around watching.
"I'm just glad Dallas or Darry hasn't decided to come over here and put me in my place." KJ said then asked with a small amused smile. "Anyone else?"
"Me." Tia said sliding into the empty chair.
The rest of the guys standing around laughed but watched anyway. Tia grasped KJ's hand and Steve did the count down. Tia braced her arm muscles as KJ applied pressure to it. She laughed as her arm started to tilt back. She quickly put her foot on KJ's chair and pushed it back. His chair fell back along with KJ, who pulled Tia across the table and down on the ground with him.
"Well that wasn't very sportsmen like." KJ laughed, sprawled out on the floor.
"Couldn't you have just left me in my chair?" Tia asked laughing as she got back to her feet.
"Nope." KJ replied with a large smile once he was on his feet again.
"Good to see your feeling better." A deep voice said from behind them.
"Hey Buck." Tia said when she turned around and saw him.
KJ just glared at him cooly, remembering what had happened at the last party between Tia and Buck.
"I've had a lot of people asking 'bout you, can I count on you to be there for the rodeo next Friday?" Buck asked.
"I don't know if that is such a good idea, you were in the hospital not even 24 hours ago." KJ pointed out.
"Yeah but you know what they say 'get back in the saddle'." Tia replied shrugging "Yeah, I'll be there."
~*~*~*~*~*
"Having fun?" Tia asked Pony and Lisa.
"Yep." Pony replied with a smile. "Look over there."
Tia's eyes followed in the direction Pony was pointing. She caught sight of Johnny in the corner talking quietly with a girl. She had black/brown hair which fell in ringlettes around her face. She looked to be around 14 or 15. Tia smiled, happy that Johnny had found someone.
She left Pony and Lisa alone, she saw KJ talking with some friends so she headed into the kitchen to get a drink. She found Two-Bit gazing intently at a can of beer.
"Whatcha doing?" Tia asked taking a can for herself.
"I can't find the bottle opener." Two-Bit sighed heavily.
"Its a can, not a bottle, brilliance." Tia pointed out laughing.
"What?" Two-Bit asked, clearly drunk.
Tia just rolled her eyes and popped the top for him. A wide smile spred across his face and he raised his can.
"Cheers." He replied and Tia knocked her can against his.
Two-Bit raised an eyebrow in a nonverbal challenge. Tia replied with a short nod and an amused smile. They both tilted their heads back and chugged the beer as fast as they could. Tia slammed her can down on the counter first, Two-Bit a couple seconds later.
"Nice one." Tim spoke up, comming up behind them.
"Thanks." Tia replied.
"You always drink like that?" Tim asked with an amused smile.
"Not usually. I think Two-Bit here is a bad influence." Tia joked.
"I can think of worse habits of his that coulda' rubbed off on you." Tim pointed out.
They talked for a bit longer until Tim left to rejoin his group.
"What?" Tia asked Two-Bit who had been starring at her.
"You got something on your chin." He said after a moment.
Tia's hand almost went towards her face but she remembered he had done that a few weeks ago. If she had, he would have then said 'no, your other chin'.
"Really?" She asked "Well you got this big ugly round thing on your neck...opps, thats your head."
Two-Bit just starred at her then burst out laughing. Tia shook her head and helped guide Two-Bit back into the living room.