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Note: Last chapter! kinda goes all...Zip! Zoom! Wtf! ha ha! Happy endings rule!.
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No, I'm not.."
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not.."
"Yes, you are."
"No! I'm not"
"Yes! You are!"
Dally, Johnny, Ponyboy and Two-Bit were watching this for a few minutes. Darry was insisting that Velma stayed there. While Velma kept saying she was going to go to a motel. Both were being very stubborn.
"Darry. I'm going to get a motel room."
"No. You're staying here."
"Look, I'm just going to go get a room at a motel, or something.."
"You're going to stay here."
Velma rolled her eyes, " look. I'm going to go get my stuff from the hotel room I shared with James.." she said, picking up her purse.
"Alone?"
"Yes. Alone."
"But what if he's still pissed off about last night?"
"I'll be fine."
"I'm going with you..."
"Darry..." Velma started..
"I'll go, too" Two-Bit said, standing up from his seat on the couch.
"Me too.." Dally said with a yawn.
"No...guys...I can do it myself." Velma told them.
"You ain't going alone. " Two-Bit said.
"I'll be fine. I can take care of myself.."
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Not 5 minutes later, Velma was on the way to the hotel...but she wasn't in her own car, and she wasn't alone, nor was she driving. Darry was driving. Dally was sitting on the passenger side, and Two-Bit was sitting in the back with Velma, who was not amused.
"You guys suck, you know that?" She sulked.
"Quit whinin' "Dally said. "We're going in weather you like it or not.."
Velma sighed and was silent for the rest of the drive. When they finally got there, Velma took the key to her room out of her purse. As she moved to get out of the car, Two-Bit pulled her back in and Dally took the key from her.
"What are you doing?"
"You're not going in there."Darry said. " We'll be back in a minute." He said and left with Dally..
" Why are they treating me like that?" she asked Two-Bit.
"Well...its...just in case he's up there..."
"So what if he is?"
"The man has a short temper. I mean..He knocked me off my feet with one hit, what would he do to you if he was still upset?"
Velma just looked away and Two-Bit sighed.It started to rain... then he changed the subject.
"So...where you stayin' tonight?..Cause I have a spare room in my apartment..." Two-Bit told her.
"Are you sure?..."
"Positive."
"Well...I guess so..."
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The wind picked up, the rain was coming down harder, and the thunder and lightning had been going on for the last 2 hours. Velma couldn't sleep. She tossed and turned and at one point, trying to sleep with her head under the covers. Nothing worked. She almost jumped out of her skin when there was a knock on the door. Two-Bit opened the door slightly and looked inside, smiling slightly, seeing how Velma was on the bed, " Still don't like thunderstorms?"
Velma shifted her position and stuck her head out of the blankets, then she shook her head. Two-Bit laughed slightly and stepped into the room. He had a candle with him, he had gotten up to get it before he checked in on Velma. He went and sat down on the edge of the bed." Why not? I mean...they aint that great...But they aint that bad either..."
"I know..." she said quietly.." But..."
"But what?" he asked, putting the candle on the bedside-table.
"Well...just...as far as I can remember, every time it was like this outside..I was all alone in a big, dark house...and when I was a little kid...I used to be afraid of loud nosies...and...I dunno...Its...its stupid, I know..."
"No...No...its not stupid..." He told her, rubbing her shoulder.
"Yes it is.."
"Says who?"
"James..."
Two-Bit frowned slight. " His opinion doesn't count." He smiled, then laid down beside her, putting his arm around her, and almost immediately, she curled up against his chest.
"Velma?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you..."
Velma was silent for a moment... " I love you, too..."
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Velma woke up later that usual. The sun was shining though the window. Birds were chirping. Seemed like a beautiful day. One of the first things she noticed was Two-Bit wasn't there. She got up and looked around the apartment. She found a note on the fridge that said ' Gone Out, Be back soon -KM '
Soon turned out to be an hour later. She was sitting at the table, reading the paper, when Two-Bit came home. He came right beside her and got down on one knee. She looked over at him..."What...what are you doing?"
He pulled out a small black box and opened it. It was a diamond engagement ring.
"Oh my god..."
"Velma...Will you marry me?"
"Oh my god.." she repeated. " You...you can't ..be serious? I mean...we dated for two weeks...five years ago...and it ended...terribly..."
"I don't care."
"But...its...its crazy! Did you even think this through?"
"Yes. I did."
"You did?"
"I did. We'd drive up to Vegas."
"Vegas?"
"Yeah. We can go to one of those chapels in Vegas. Be married by the end of the month."
"Why...Why...why would you just do something like this? It's insane. I mean...why?"
"Because I love you. I really meant it when I said it last night.."
"Well...I love you too..."
"So...Whaddya say?"
Velma simply looked at him for a moment..Then smiled. " Yes." She said, " Yes" She threw her arms around him and gave him a kiss.
Two-Bit smiled and jumped up, He put the ring on her finger and picked her up, " You won't regret this.." He said with abit of a laugh, " I promise.."
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Blah! Keep an eye out for part 2! Love you till Tuesday!