((Kristina's POV))
"Hello?" I said answering the phone.
"Thanks for calling me slut." The voice said on the other line.
I laughed. "Hey Brooke."
Brooke was my best friend from Philly. She's a little crazy but I love her anyway.
"Two days you've been there. TWO! Does your apparently now "old" best friend get a call? Nope. Nada." She said annoyed but I could tell she wasn't really mad.
"You're still my best friend Brooke. I've just been busy unpacking and stuff like that."
"Unpacking? Yeah I bet. Who's the guy?" she said knowingly.
"How'd you know there's a guy?" I asked her. She knew me way too good.
"Because there is ALWAYS a guy with you." She emphasized the always. This is not true.
"There is not! I've been single a lot." I defended myself.
"Yeah because you and your stupid two week rule."
"I do not have a two week rule." I stated. I just have a problem staying with guys over two weeks. I can't help it. It's not like I plan on it.
"Yeah, whatever. So who is he?" she asked me.
"Well there's..." I thought for a minute. "There's seven."
"Seven?! Man you even beat my record."
"Well there just friends. Seven new guy friends." I explained.
"Except..." she started.
"Okay okay I have a date tonight with one of them."
"Niiiceee. Which one?" she asked intruiged.
"Sodapop." I said.
"What the hell is Sodapop?" she asked.
"That's his name." I laughed at her. "I like it, his brother's name is Ponyboy."
"Right. Well is he cute?" she asked.
"Absolutely gorgeous, but it's not even that he's the sweetest guy in the world. You have to meet him someday Brooke."
"Yeah I do, seven guys all to yourself just isn't right. I have to change that." She stated simply.
"Well you can have your claim to six." I said knowing she'd have a field day with these guys and they would have one with her too.
"Awesome. So you have a date tonight? What are you going to wear?" she asked.
"Good question. I got to go answer that question. I'll call you later Brooke."
"Yeah sure you will. Bye, have fun." She said hanging up.
I sighed. What was I wearing tonight anyway? Damn I usually don't worry about stuff like that I'm not really a girly girl in that sense, I don't plan my outfits for dates days in advance, but hey this is only hours so it's okay I guess.
It was 5 o' clock. Soda told me to come over around 7. Hmm...well I got plenty of time. I might as well get an early start and get a shower.
An hour and a half later
Aka
6:30
"oooh my lovee my darling I've hungered for your touch" I sang to myself for the 75340583 time. I was all ready and still had a half an hour to kill.
I sat there tapping my foot for another minute before I got up and grabbed my keys. I can't sit still for long unless something is going on and right now I was bored out of my wits.
I walked out the door and ran into Cherry Valance.
"Hey Cherry." I said forgetting she probably doesn't remember me.
"Hello..?" she said looking at me quizzically.
"Oh sorry it's Kristina.. Kristina Ross.. I moved back here if you remember." I said laughing in spite of myself.
"Oh right, right Randy told us you were back." She said smiling at me. She was always pretty nice.
"Welcome back, where are you headed?" she asked.
"Soda.. Sodapop Curtis' house." She gave me this look then smiled.
"He's a doll." She said weakly.
"Yeah he's great. Okay well I'm going to go it was great seeing you again Cherry tell everyone I said hey." I said to her.
"Good seeing you too." She said and started walking again.
I got in the car and looked at the clock. 6:35. Damn, by the time I got there it would only be around 6:45. Oh well.
I got there and walked in. I never knocked, I don't really know why. It was just force of habit now.
"Hey Pony, Two-Bit." I said sitting next to them on the couch. They were both pretty entranced by Mickey Mouse so I didn't get a response.
"Okay um guys you know, he's not real." I said standing up and straightening my skirt.
"What did you say?" Two-Bit asked glaring at me.
"Oh now you've done it." Pony said shaking his head.
"Did what? Oh come on Two-Bit. He's a life size mouse of course he's not real." I said getting kind of scared now at his death glare.
"Oooookay I see where this is going." Soda said stepping in front of me and Two-Bit.
"Kristina, say you're sorry." Soda said looking at me with laughter in his eyes but trying to keep a serious look on his face for Two-Bit.
"I'm very sorry Two-Bit, Mickey is definitely real and I'm just jealous he likes you better than me." I said trying to be serious.
"I had a feeling that was your reason." Two-Bit said nodding triumphantly.
Soda gave a little laugh at Two-Bit. You couldn't help but laugh at him; he had this look in his eye that could make you laugh no matter what the situation.
"Okay well you ready?" Soda said turning to me.
"Yup." I said smiling at him. I had butterflies. Usually I would get frustrated for liking someone this much but I learned tonight that it's hard to get angry at yourself while you have butterflies in your stomach and the best guy you ever imagined is smiling at you.
"Alright see you guys later." Soda said to Ponyboy and Two-Bit.
"Don't have too much fun without us." I said winking at them.
"Now you kids have a good time ya hear? Y'all are growing up so fast." Two-Bit said pretending to wipe a tear.
I gave him one last grin and we walked out the door.
"So where we going Mr. Curtis?" I asked him.
"Well Ms. Ross, I want to show you something." He said taking my hand.
"Oh yeah? What is it?" I asked excitedly.
"Nooopee. Not yet. You'll see." He said shaking his head.
We walked for a couple more minutes and talked about all sorts of stuff from why he dropped out of school to how he got more driving tickets but made me promise not to tell Darry.
"Well we're here but we got a couple stairs to climb." He said as we stood in front of a huge abandoned building.
I couldn't help but smile, for some reason I can't stop when I'm around him.
"Well I'm not going to ask." I said pretending to zip my lips.
"Good because you'll see soon enough." He said opening the door for me.
We climbed several flights of steps and we finally got to the roof.
"Planning on killing me, Pepsi?" I asked raising my eyebrow.
"Damn now you know the surprise!" he said sarcastically.
"Nah, but close your eyes." He said standing in front of the door to go onto the roof.
"Okay," I said shutting them.
"1..2..3.. open em'!" he exclaimed opening the door.
My mouth dropped. "Aw Soda this is beautiful." I said hugging him.
He had a blanket and candles and a chocolate cake ((of course)) and a radio.
"Glad you like it." He said kissing me softly on the lips.
"I love it."
We sat down.
"Well I don't know bout you, but I'm starving. I'm not used to this late dinner stuff." He said grabbing us both slices of cake.
"Who told you chocolate is the way to a girl's heart?" I asked indulging in the cake.
"Well hey it's the way to mine so I figured it was worth a shot." He said grinning.
He asked me about school, friends and of course got on the subject of exes.
"So how many?" he asked.
"Oh I don't know." I said laughing.
"That many huh?" he said raising his eyebrows evilly.
I laughed and hit him playfully. "That's not what I meant!"
Okay. I know I told myself I wasn't going to ask, but to be quite honest, I am dying to know who this Sandy girl is and what she did.
I took a deep breath.
"Soda.." I started.
"Yeah?"
"Umm.." I started.
"What? Just say it." He said.
"Okay well, who is Sandy?" I asked slowly looking up to look him in the eye.
He looked down. "Um, well, Sandy is... Sandy is an ex girlfriend."
"Yeah I got that much." I said.
"Okay I'm not going to sugar coat this because to be quite honest I'm still pretty bitter about it myself, Sandy is a girl I dated for 6 months (im making that time up) and everything was great, better than great, everything was excellent. I loved her with all my heart and she loved me, or so I thought. And one day I get a letter of her telling me her parents made her move to Florida because her grades were so bad here and they thought I was distracting her." He said not once looking me in the eye.
"Loved or love?" I asked him seriously.
"What?"
"You said the girl I loved.. do you still love her?"
"No, yes.. I don't know. It doesn't really matter anyway. She's gone." He said looking me at the eye finally when he said that last statement.
I smiled at him. At least he was honest with me, what more can I ask for?
"Sorry to ruin the mood." I said trying to get him to smile and succeeded.
He smiled back. "Nah you didn't I'm glad you asked. It was good to finally get that out." He said taking my hand.
I felt a drop on my leg. "Is it raining?" I asked outloud.
"Aw man, noo come on." Soda said looking toward the sky but it just started coming down harder.
Then I heard something on the radio.
Oh, my love, my darlingSoda started to get up and grabbed my hand. "Well I guess we better go.." he said picking up the radio.
I've hungered for your touch
Alone, lonely
time
"No, lets stay.. leave it on. I love this song." I said turning it up.
And time goes by so slowly
And time can do so
much
He gave me a weird look. "Kristina, it's pouring!" he said now laughing since he was completely soaked anyway.
I need your love
I need your love
God,
speed your love to me
"So? I love the rain. Come on, dance with me." I said pulling him close to me.
"You're crazy." He said grinning but nonetheless put his arms on my waist and pulled me closer to him and started to sway slowly.
Lonely rivers flow to the sea to the sea
To
the open arms of the sea
Lonely river sigh, wait for me, wait for
me
I'll be coming home
Wait for me
"Kristina.." he started looking down with me.
Oh, my love, my darling
I've hungered, hungered
for your touch
"Yes?" I asked being inches away from his crystal blue eyes.
Oh, my, lonely time
And time goes by so slowly
and time can do so much
Are you still mine
"Loved. I loved Sandy." He said pulling me closer to him.
I need your love I need your loveI got as close to him as possible and smiled into his shoulder.
God speed your love to me...
Whew okay long chapter! But anyway that song right there is called "Unchained Melody" and I did not write it or have anything to do with I just saw it in the movie "Ghost" and fell in love with it. I highly suggest downloading it! Review 33
