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Here's Chapter 2…hope you likes!
Lotsa love, degrassichick92
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Chapter 2
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"Wow Dani, you have one good looking family," Gemmy said as they walked out of the DX, only to see a familiar pickup pulling into the parking lot.
"He's cute too," Gemmy said, "Hey hot buns!" she called out.
Danielle's eyes widened.
"Better than Super-dope," Danielle heard the guy mutter as he walked over to the girls.
It had to be Darry didn't it God? Gee, thank you.
"I'm Gemmy," Gemmy said, holding out her manicured hand.
"Darry," he replied shaking it.
"And this is my best friend Dani," Gemmy said and pulled Danielle over to them.
"Hi," Danielle said quietly.
Darry nodded at her in acknowledgement, "How ya doing?"
Danielle smiled slightly, "Fine. Gem, we better go,"
"Oh, sure…" Gemmy said, her eyes shifting to another person walking into the parking lot.
You have got to be kidding me.
"Hey Two Bit," Darry said, and waved him over.
My brother is so oblivious.
"Well what do we have here?" Two Bit asked, with a Southern accent, "What are you two good looking young ladies doing here talking to old Super-Dope?" he asked and then laughed at his own joke.
"You know him too?" Gemmy whispered to Danielle who nodded in reply.
"I'm Gemmy," Gemmy said flirtatiously, "And Darry here was just being the nice gentlemen that he is," she said with a smile.
Danielle rolled her eyes, puh-leeze.
"And who are you?" Two Bit asked, nodding towards Danielle.
"This is DC," Gemmy said with a grin.
"Danielle's better suited," Danielle said and shot Gemmy a look.
"What's the C stand for?" Darry asked suspiciously.
"Commando," Danielle said, naming the first last name that popped into her head, before Gemmy could say different, like her real last name, Curtis.
Darry nodded, "You look a lot like my sister Danielle, that's why I asked,"
"Oh lay off it Dare," Two Bit said, "Ya ain't ever gonna find your sis, she left for a reason, she's got her own life to live,"
"How far could a twelve year old girl with no money go?" Darry asked, turning to Two Bit.
"You can never doubt Danielle, Dare. She was always mischievous that way." Two Bit said.
"Gemmy, we better head out," Danielle said.
"Where are we going to go? We don't have a place to stay?"
"Why don't the two of you stay with me and my brothers?" Darry asked.
Gemmy and Danielle glanced at each other for a minute and then Gemmy turned back to them, "Sure, that'd be great,"
"Alright," Darry said, "You two can just get in the truck, and I'll be right back,"
"See you two ladies later," Two Bit said with a wink and then hurried after Darry who was walking into the DX.
"God," Gemmy muttered as the two dropped their suitcases in the bed of the pick up and then climbed into Darry's old pick up truck, "You've got some good looking people here in Tulsa,"
Danielle gave her a small smile.
"Why don't you just tell them who you are? They'd be thrilled," Gemmy asked, nudging her best friend in the shoulder.
"And they'd want me to stay with them! I'd be forced to stay in Tulsa because I'm underage, I can't tell them who I am,"
"I just can't believe they haven't even guessed it's you, well Darry kinda did but then you said you're Danielle Commando, and I've gotta ask, is that the best name you could have came up with?"
"It was the only one I could think of," Danielle said with a shrug as Darry neared the truck and then climbed in.
"Our house is nothing very special," Darry said as he pulled out of the parking lot, "You've already met my brothers Ponyboy and Sodapop right?"
Danielle nodded, "Yeah, they were nice,"
"And gorgeous," Gemmy chimed in.
Danielle rolled her eyes and they rode the rest of the way in silence.
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"Well here it is, home sweet home," Darry said as he parked the truck and climbed out, opening the door for Gemmy and Danielle, who got out and pulled their luggage out of the back.
Darry was right, it was nothing special, but it always meant the world to Danielle.
She loved every detail of that house.
"It's nice," Gemmy said as the two stepped in.
A flood of memories flew into Danielle's head, the sound of eggs and bacon sizzling in the frying pan and she could still see her dad sitting at the table, drinking his coffee while muttering about stupid headlines in the newspapers which always made Danielle laugh.
Then she remembered things from after her parents died, chocolate cake baking in the oven, Darry arguing with Steve and Two Bit about calling him Super Dope only to hear Danielle calling him that after they left, sitting around alone and quiet.
She could almost feel tears stinging her eyes as she glanced out, she saw two chairs and a cushioned couch, a shelf full of pictures of their family and a television.
Danielle walked over to the pictures, she saw one of her and Sodapop from her eleventh birthday party, they were both trying to see who would blow out her candles first, one of Ponyboy and Sodapop with Two Bit trying to weasel into the picture, one of the four Curtis siblings with Danielle sitting on top of Darry's lap, she was only seven in that picture, and finally, the dreaded family photo of her mom and dad, her brothers, and her, it was taken on a big camping trip they took with Johnny and Two Bit, she could tell Johnny had taken the picture since Two Bit was behind her, with his head peaking out from behind her own.
"Is this your family?" she choked out.
"Yeah," Darry replied from behind her.
"So…" Danielle said, wiping her eyes and then spinning around, "Where are Gemmy and I sleeping?"
"Well…" Darry said, "You girls could take my bed and I could take the couch, or maybe I could have-"
"It's fine, we can split the couch," Gemmy said quickly.
"It might be a bit uncomfortable…" Darry said.
"That's fine, we just slept on a bus, uncomfortable is fine,"
Darry nodded and then told the girls he needed to stop by the grocery store, and left.
"This is great," Danielle said, plopping onto the couch.
"He's really nice," Gemmy said and sat down next to her.
Danielle could feel tears stinging her eyes again, "Yeah I know,"
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-degrassichick92