Author's Note: okay most of this prolly in Two-bits point of view or at least the beginning. And um sorry bout the short chappie this one WILL be long but give a gal a break I work, and go to school I need to sleep sometime. LOL and glad you enjoyed the last chap so much, I thot it was real bad :S guess not. YAY!

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Second Author's Note: Okay I know one author's note is enough. But a lil snippet the next chaper shuld be posted up right after this one sometime tonight if I don't fall asleep but if its not chapter 9 will be up sometime Friday. This chappie is especially long I find tho :D and good. Lots of TB(guess who it is). And thx for thinking the last one was good I thot it wasn't too great and I wanted to make the dad mean but I didn't find him too cruel but guess you guys did so MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. THANKS. KEEP READIN. SORRY I KEEP TALKIN ENJOY :D

Chapter 8

Two-bits (POV)

The Mickey Mouse show had just finished about ten minutes ago and now with Doe gone to her place and all the alcoholsucked dryfrom my system I was bored once again. Darry and Pony were just sitting around in the living room with Johnny and Dally while Soda tried to cheat his way through a game of poker with Steve and me. Steve cheated too, but that was how the game worked. It didn't bother me none anyhow causeI was too busy thinking of more exciting things to do.

"What the hell is this Two-bit?"

I jolted back to reality and realized that the cards I'd stuffed up my sleeve were slowly sliding out onto the wooden table one at a time. I grinned and leaned forward, fixing the newly fallen cards.

"What does it look like I'm doing?"

"Cheating" Soda said. I cocked an eyebrow and made a shocked expression on my face.

"Cheating? Never. I'm just playing a lil poker." I laid the cards in a single row and turned them to the guys, "Looky here, I gots me a full house."

Steve yelled in frustration and got to his feet, throwing his own hand down which was nothing more than a pair of five's. "Two-bit, you cheater!"

"Don't bust a vain or nothing there Steve." Fire flashed through his eyes.

"Two-bit, just…"

"I think I'm gonna go fetch some action. Anyone in?" I looked back to the living room. Darry shook his head, work most likely, Pony shook his head too, school. Johnny just shrugged and Dally leapt at the chance, grabbing Johnny up off the couch at the same time. "Lets go girls." I told them in a high pitched voice. Soda laughed and began to deal Steve into a new game of poker. "Bye Stevo" I punched him on the shoulder but he only grunted. "Sour puss" I mumbled.

It was cold outside, with a strong frigid wind that stung when it hit you. Course you never really got used to the cold out here. Even the wind always seemed different but you could always count on it being there, unless it was just plain muggy and hot out.

Johnny was shuffling his feet in front, while Dally and me hung in the back, talking about nothing too important.

"So, you hear about the truce?" I said out of nowhere. It wasn't really outta nowhere though, we'll to them maybe, but in my head I'd been thinking about it. Doe kept passing through my mind, getting caught up in all the other senseless thoughts that came to me. She was closer to me than some of the gang, only because I felt for her the way Dally felt for Johnny. Johnny was his, to look after and Doe was mine. She was so tough, it broke my heart sometimes to see her act that way. Doe was a good person, didn't hurt anyone on purpose or jump people for fun like some of the other hoods around. She wasn't like any of the greasy chicks either; she was just a JD(juvenile delinquent) like the rest of us. Her tough shell I'd try to crack with every chance that came my way and I wanted more than anything to break it but you could tell she'd never let that happen. There was a certain look of determination in her eyes. Those emerald orbs told her life. The pain was incased inside of them and with a hatred towards the world that reflected just so harshly that it made me wonder what she'd really gone through. 'One day' I thought to myself, trudging through some damp grass 'I'll get her to open up a little more.'

"Hey, Two-bit!" Dally's knuckles hit the side of my arm roughly. I looked over into his frozen eyes and sighed.

"What was that for?"

"Quite you're damn whining and answer my question?"

"Huh?"

"Shit, the truce you were talking about. I didn't hear anything."

"Oh, Tim settled things all nice with Mac. Says their even after she flattened Angela and all."

Dally's eyes widened then relaxed. "So, she did jump Angela. Didn't think she could."

"Well, she did" I laughed out loud remembering the sight after Doe had finished. "I had to dragged her off, shoot it was…"

"Dally?"

Dally and I both stopped walking. Johnny was standing a foot or so in front of us, body trembling slightly and hands fidgeting nervously as his sides. A long twisted finger pointed off to the park. I tried to look at what he'd seen but the darknesswas thick and a fog had risen up blocking out anything and everything. Dally rested a reassuring hand on Johnny while I stood close by, still squinting my eyes.

"You okay kid?" Dally whispered, although his voice was still rough and uncaring. Johnny shook his head, and without saying another word took off in a mad dash towards the park. Dally just looked at me. "Where the hell is he going?"

I shrugged. 'Wow, I'm starting to take after Doe' I thought than followed Johnny's lead.

My feet slid across the damp grass, the midnight dew leaking into my shoes and numbing my toes. The wind had died down but something still sent a string of chills to run through me. I didn't know why, there was just something that didn't seem right. Johnny would never run off on Dallas like that, especially into the park so late at night. Socs could jump you so easily that way and I knew Johnny wouldn't want to get in there way. So why'd he left like that? Why'd he...My legs froze. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Johnny was stopped, this time standing over a crumpled figure on the ground. Their body was laying there twisted and bent at awkward angles that I figured were impossible to accomplish.

"Dally…" his frail voice trailed off. Johnny got down on his knees and ran a dirty hand across the person's back. The body shook for a moment than once again was still. I went to the other side and began to turn the figure over ever so gently. My hands were big and rough but I tried to be as careful as possible because even though the person was out cold it wasn't hard to tell they were still in pain.

Reaching under the stomach, I pushed them onto their back. Red blood soaked curls hung in tangled clusters shadowing the face and any other damage. A hand quickly combed them aside, I don't know whose, it must have been Johnny's because Dallas was still watching from a distance. I wasn't really looking at anyone except the cold body that was sprawled out in front of me. The curls fell to the sides and then there she was. Pale skin peppered and sprayed with a sickening color I'd never expected to see on her. Her lips where tinted a purplish blue and tiny slits marked her cheeks.

"Mac?" I whispered, the word barely even coming out at all. I fought back tears as I pulled her close to me. She was still wearing my leather jacket.

"Fuck." Was all Dally could say and he was rushing around, trying to check Doe to see if she was okay. For the first time in my life I saw real concernetched in his eyes.

"Oh…" Johnny gulped and I saw him running away from us. I raised my gaze from Doe for a split second and caught him falling to his knees and suddenly break out into a series of tremors. From my arms I felt Doe shake for minute and then stop once again.

"Mac? Come on, can ya hear me?" I talked to her in a soothing tone, my voice cracking at every second word. Her body rolled around against mine and out of nowhere she broke into sobs and fought against my arms. I couldn't tell if she was awake or not but she was fighting pretty damn hard. My hands gripped the sides of her arms tighter and I pulled her up against my chest. "Don't worry" I said into her ear. "I ain't gonna let nothing happen to you. Not ever again." She stopped struggling and I saw signs of her waking up. Her lids fluttered and glazed emerald eyes stared up at me. A single tear streaked her face, leaving behind it a glistening trail.

"Two-bit…" her voice came out in a low raspy sound. Oh, god I wanted to hold her so tight. "I…"

"Mac, don't you talk. Don't say nothing."

She didn't listen. "I'm sorry…I …I got your…jjjjaaacket all ssstttaaaiiiinnneeeddd uuuppp…"

I shook my head but she had already lost consciousness and her body lay slack in my arms once more. Dally peaked his blonde head up from her feet. He looked like he wanted to break down, but he wouldn't. Not now. He'd seen too much I figured.

"Matthews, go back and get help." I looked at him like he was crazy.

"What about Doe!"

"We can't carry her back to Darry's. She wont make it and it'll take too long."

"I'm not going" I stated stubbornly. Dally grunted and stalked towards me.

"Your really something you know that" he laid his jacket on the grass and placed Doe on top of it before hauling me to my feet. "Don't argue with me again! Now, run your ass there and get someone."

I watched Doe still laying there, unconscious and in pain and all I wanted was to be with her, to keep her safe and make sure nothing would harm her but Dally was right. She needed help and if some Soc's came by Dally'd be able to fend them off better than I would.

Weak legs carried me just the few blocks I needed to run back to the Curtis house. The entire way there I couldn't help but think about Doe. 'Why was I thinking about her so much?' 'Because she's dying you idiot. No don't say that. She was probably gonna be fine. But all that blood…' Tears escaped from the corners of my eyes. I didn't care. A light was still lit inside the house when I got there but everything else except that was out. Most of them save for Steve and Soda were more than likely asleep. I panted, and turned the doorknob, resting against it at the same time so that I ended up falling into the house. Soda raised his head in surprise but settled right after when he noticed me there on the floor. He smiled and continued his game of cards with Steve.

My arms and legs shook, while I wiped away the tears on my face and got to my feet. I stared at my hands, shocked tofind some of Doe's blood coating my fingers. Ponyboy was stepping out of the bathroom when I'd reached my full height again and was now staring at me. He blinked a few times, taking me in.

"What's wrong?" his voice squeaked. I felt so small and dumb just standing there while Doe was out in the park, slowly fading away. A lump rose up in my throat which I figured was either my heart or lunch and I tried to swallow it while getting out everything as quickly as possible.

"Mac out in the park…blood in her hair…coat stained…"

Soda pushed his chair back and ran into Darry's room. Ponyboy was slipping on his shoes when a half awake Darry came to loom over me. He seemed angry at first but it was worry that was making his face sag so.

"What happened Two-bit?" I shook my head and looked to the door. Darry grabbed my shoulder and turned me to him. "What's going on?"

"Johnnycake…he found Doe in the park, she was out cold." I wanted to be there right now. Helping warm her and making her feel safe. He nodded to me and we made our way to the truck. I stopped Darry by his shirt sleeve, holding him back like a child. "Darry, there was so much blood…"

"Relax," he said gruffly and climbed into the truck with Soda and Pony. Steve and I hopped into the box of the truck and sat quietly, letting the cool wind ruffle our hair while we drove to the park.

"Mac" I whispered before shutting my eyes so the tears woudln't have a chance to fall again.

&& Note&&: OMG okay this i thot was sad. I'm sorry but poor Two-bit. And ya i no greasers r tuff but two-bits a sweety and i didnt want him bein real tuff sein doe. so :P