Tori opened her eyes; she could feel Dally's heartbeat against her cheek through his shirt. She rolled over and looked at her clock, Darry would be busting into her room in about a half an hour. She stood up and walked to her door, she locked it. Suddenly it seemed her whole world collapsed. The effect of the past days fell in on her; the realization struck her like a lead pipe right in the stomach. A sob choked in her throat as she suddenly crumpled to the floor. Dally was up and wrapped around her in a second.
"Shh," he cooed, "it's all right baby, everything will be fine."
"How could they do that to me," she managed to get out between sobs.
"They are bad, evil people," said Dallas, his eyes burned like fire. Suddenly Tori pushed him away.
"Don't touch me!" she screamed as she curled into a ball. Soon there was pounding on her door, and Dally could hear Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy yelling though the door.
"I'll go," said Dally. "When you're ready I'll be waiting," with that he hopped out of her window. Tori managed to get back to her bed at some point during the day, she laid there curled in a ball crying until she finally fell into a restless sleep.
Dally walked down the street kicking at the ground when suddenly he was pinned against a wall by his neck.
"You fuck," it was Darry, his eyes like flaming eyes full of hatred. "What the hell did you do to her, I know it was you in her room four days ago."
"I didn't do anything," Dally choked struggling to free himself from Darry's death grip. "She started crying and I was trying to comfort her and then she pushed me away and told me not to touch her, I think she's finally realizing what happened to her." Darry let go of him.
"She won't let anyone into her room, the door and the window are locked," he said looking down. "No one can get to her, she won't come out of her room for anything, I don't know where she is going to the bathroom." Darry looked at Dally with pleading eyes.
"Listen Darry," said Dallas taking his hood persona on, "that girl that has locked herself in her room, she is the most amazing girl I've ever met. I love her," he looked shocked for a second as if he hadn't meant to say that. "I love her with all my heart, but she told me to get out so I got out, when she's ready she'll find who she wants," he put his hand on Darry's shoulder, "until then I can't do anything more then you can."
Dally once again sat on top of a familiar convince store staring up at the stars. He sat there thinking about what he had said to Darry earlier. He had never though about it before, never meant to say it but he really did love her. It had hurt him deeply when she had pushed him away like she had, like she never wanted him to touch her again. He was overcome with emotion and for the first time since he was about three Dallas Winston cried, he cried his eyes out for the woman he loved, the woman who was in such pain at that moment, the woman he shared this rooftop with. He sat there crying his eyes out for her and all her pain. He knew if he tried he could take if away, if she would let him.
His eyes drifted skyward and in a mournful voice he whispered, "Have a little faith in me."
"I do," came a horse voice behind him. Dally turned and there stood Tori. He stood and looked at her.
"I won't hurt you," he said wiping at his eyes and standing up.
"I know," she whispered back.
"How did you know I would be here?"
"I know you better then the others," she replied simply. She looked at him for a moment. "I don't want to hurt anymore," she said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Dally held his arms open for her and she raced into them and buried her face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. They stood there like that for a while, basking in the love they shared and the pain that was starting to not hurt so much. She looked up at him with her big, pleading, little girl eyes and said so much in her look he didn't know if he could tell her back in words.
"I love you," he said trying.
"I love you Dallas," she said and their lips met in a deep passionate kiss that seemed to have been waiting all their lives to be released into one another's souls. He pressed his forehead against hers and took a deep breath of air.
"You're so amazing," he said trying to find the right words.
"Thank you," she said as he pressed his lips against hers once again.
"I love you," he whispered pulling her against his chest," I love you so much Gannatori Curtis." Tori winced at her real name but smiled in spite herself.
"I know," she whispered back.
