AN: Hey everyone, thanks alot for the reviews...for those of you who think this is way too Mary Sue cliche...this chapter is a lil less like that...kinda, I think? Well, whatever...anyways everyone, thanks for the reviews and heres Chapter 3
Chapter 3
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April rolled around in her bed and then her eyes popped open, it was now near dark, she glanced at the clock which read 7:45. She tumbled off the bed and changed out of her clothes into a periwinkle blue sweater and a white A-Line skirt. She pulled on a pair of plain white Keds and pulled her hair into a ponytail.
She slung her purse over her shoulder, walked downstairs, left a note for her mom and walked out the door.
She ran most of the way to the rumble, until she saw a bonfire and slowed down as she saw a Blue Mustang pulling up and three guys coming out.
"Check out that looker," one of the guys with jet black hair said, "Randy, check her out," he said nudging a guy with curly brown hair.
Randy, April was guessing, turned and looked at her and he had a look of excitement in his eyes as he walked towards her, "You here to cheer us Socs on tonight?" he asked, putting his hands in the pockets of his white pleated pants.
April looked his outfit over, brown loafers, white pleated pants, and a red sweater.
"You're going to fight in that?"
"Yep, you gonna be my cheerleader?" Randy asked cockily.
"Hey April, over here!" Ponyboy called from the other side of the lot.
"Um, no...I'm cheering on the greasers..."
"You're a greaser?" Randy asked with disgust.
"I guess so," April said with a shrug.
Randy put his hand on her waist and pressed her up against him tightly, "You look like a Soc,"
April tried to break out of his grip but he was forceful, "Don't judge a book by its cover,"
"Don't smart off to me," Randy said, looking as if he was going to smack her.
"Let me go," April said, squirming out of his grip which just made him hold her tighter.
"Randy?" a voice said from behind Randy tapping him on the shoulder.
Randy let April go and turned to the guy, who turned out to be none other than Sodapop, who swung a punch right at his face, "I think she said let her go," he said as Randy fell to the ground.
"LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!" Two Bit yelled as Greasers attacked Socs and vice versa.
April began to back away, she hated fights. The only reason she came was to see Sodapop, who was rolling around with Randy on the ground and getting tugged up by another Soc who was attempting to hurt him.
April had had enough, she turned and ran.
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April stepped into the DX early the next morning just as it was opening up wearing a pink sweater and white pants and her hair was pulled into a ponytail.
"Fancy seeing you here," the guy from yesterday April remembered as Steve said from the counter he was behind, taking a sip out of a Budweiser.
"Isn't kinda early?" she asked, referring to his beer.
"Not for me," he said and sighed happily at the taste to get her annoyed.
She scoffed and turned away, she hated drinkers, her mother was one, and so were Steve and all the other greasers probably.
Which would include Soda, April thought.
"Does Soda drink?" April blurted.
Steve slightly nodded, "But barely. And Darry doesn't drink," Steve said.
April nodded as the door bells jangled and someone stepped in.
"Hey Soda," Steve said, "Just talking to your girlfriend here," Steve said with a smirk and then walked off, heading towards the garage.
"What are you doing here so early, it's only seven and it's a Saturday," Soda said, glancing at his watch.
"Yeah, I know. Couldn't sleep last night,"
"Could say the same thing but it wouldn't be the truth, I'm always up by 6:30 since I have to be at work by seven,"
April nodded, "Still tired though,"
"Well here's a thought," Soda said.
"What?" April asked.
"Go home and sleep!" he beamed.
"Yeah, wish me luck with that, my mom should be getting up any second and then it'll be hell for me, I'm better just staying here,"
Soda nodded.
"So...," April started, "Some fight last night huh?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips.
"Yeah, it wasn't as bad as some others," Soda said, "And as predicted we won,"
April looked him over. He had a black eye and a scar on his cheek
"Ouch," she said, looking at his scars.
"They barely hurt, you get used to it after awhile,"
"How long have you been a greaser?"
Soda looked as if he was thinking about it, "A little over two years, after our parents died we started getting into fights, at first none of us did, Darry was a star on the football team and Ponyboy and I were doing good in school...then my parents died and so did everything else,"
April nodded as the doors swung open again, "Damn, how can you guys be up so early?" Two Bit asked, stumbling in to the DX Station.
"How come you are?" Soda responded.
Two Bit grinned, "I barely sleep,"
"Yeah you wish," Sodapop scoffed and then turned to April, "he's a pure bum,"
"Hey now," Two Bit warned.
"So Two Bit are you in school?"
"You could say that..." Two Bit said with a yawn.
"He is, along with Steve, their seniors and Ponyboy's a sophomore," said Soda.
"You guys get a lot of business here don't you?" April asked with a laugh as the door yet again opened up only this time a girl with long red hair stepped inside.
"Well what do you know, Cherry Valance!" Two Bit cried out as if he hadn't seen her in years.
"Hi Two Bit, hey Soda," Cherry, April was guessing, said stepping up to the counter, she turned to April and smiled, "I don't think we've met, I'm Sherry, but everyone calls me Cherry because of my hair, what's your name,"
April smiled, "We haven't met and I'm April,"
Cherry smiled, "Soc or greaser?"
What is with these people? April thought to herself.
"I don't know, this guy last night-"
"Randy," Soda interrupted with a small hint of anger in his voice.
"Right," April said and gave a small smile to Sodapop, "Randy, thought I was a Soc and came onto me so-" April stopped when she saw Cherry shaking her head with a laughing smile.
"What's so funny?" April asked.
"It's typical Randy, sorry," Cherry said.
"Anyway I told him I was cheering on the greasers, he wouldn't let go of me, Soda came up and the fighting started,"
Cherry nodded in understanding, "You've gotta love it when that happens,"
"You're a greaser?"
Cherry opened up her mouth to answer but Two Bit interrupted, "Hell no! She is a Soc for sure,"
"Thanks Two Bit," Cherry said sarcastically and then looked at the clock on the wall, "I have to go, I'm heading over to Marcia's for breakfast and then we're heading out to do some shopping,"
"It's 6:45," Soda said.
Cherry nodded, "We'll be done by 7:30 and stores open at eight, early bird gets the worm,"
Soda nodded with a confused look on his face.
"Okay," Two Bit said with the nose of a beer bottle clenched between his teeth as he dug around for a doughnut in the pastry section, "Bye,"
"Bye," Cherry said to him and Sodapop and then turned to April, "Nice meeting you,"
April smiled, "Likewise I'm sure,"
Cherry smiled back and exited the DX.
Sodapop turned to Two Bit who was now happily munching on a doughnut while taking turns swigging down a bottle of beer, "Did you pay for that?"
Two Bit smirked, "What do you think?"
April looked out the glass windows and saw Cherry stepping into a Stingray, she hadn't hung out with friends like that in a long time.
"Guys," April said, "I'm going to head out, see you," she said and hurried out the door.
"Cherry!" she called out.
Cherry, who was unlocking her car door, turned to her smiling, "Yeah?"
April smiled back as she winced in the sunlight, "Mind if I come with?"