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Maggie huffed as she laid down on the couch, nothing but a sheet of blackness in front of her. She couldn't seem to be able to sleep no matter how hard she tried. Her mind just kept wondering over and over again. She just couldn't whip her thoughts clean. She couldn't just think of nothing.
She flipped to her other side so her back was facing the door. She huffed again. She just wasn't in the mood to sleep, she just couldn't seem to do it.
She sat up just as someone came in the house. She jerked her head to the door to look to see who it was. This person she hadn't seen before. He was kind of short, muscular. He looked to be about Pony or Johnny's age. He had long jet black hair that curled out in little whisks. His features screamed HOOD. Her breath caught in her throat as she got a clear view of his eyes. They were an icy green color, that seemed to shimmer in the what little light there was in the room.
"Who are you?" he grunted, not bothering to be quiet.
"I could ask you the same question." she said as she curled her knees to her chest and scooted to one side of the couch.
"I'm Curly." he said, annoyance filling his voice.
"Maggie." she said quietly as she looked at the floor. "I'm living here for a while." she added. He nodded as he slumped down into Darry's over sized chair. Maggie stared at him, hoping he wouldn't notice. There was just something about him that seemed familiar. But at the same time she didn't want to go back to sleep, just out of plain fear. She knew she hung around greasers all the time but she still didn't want to take the chance.
She sunk deep in the couch and waited for what seemed like forever until she heard the soft purrs of the this Curly guy. He was definately asleep. She uncurled herself and sprawled out instead. She couldn't help herself but to glance back at the greaser. She did it multiple times before she felt sleep finally pulling at her eyes. Soon she gave in and let her eye lids slide shut.
She woke up with a start what seemed like a half and hour later. She looked around her, not sure of what woke her up. The greaser, Curly, was still sleeping in Darry's chair. She looked around the room until her eyes fell on a familiar figure near the door. She sighed with relief that it was someone she actually knew this time. She sat up a little to let the figure know that she was awake. She heard him grumbled a few curse words under his breathe before stumbling through the living room to the couch.
"Sorry, I woke you kid." he said softly as he sat down on the other side of the couch near her feet. She smiled a small smile at him and nodded.
"Its ok. He woke me up when he came in too." she said as she pointed to Curly in the chair. Dallas looked over at Curly and let a few more curse words fly.
"He didn't touch you did he?" Dally asked suddenly. Maggie shook her head vigorously, fearing for Curly that Dally would hurt him. Dally nodded and turned his head back to her.
"You can share the couch with me." Maggie said as she looked down at the floor tiredly. "If you want." she added quickly, finally catching up on how that sounded. He looked at her, cocking an eyebrow, before answering.
"That's ok, kid. I'll just take the whole couch!" he said as he suddenly reached over and shoved her off the couch. Maggie hit the floor with a loud thump and let out a groan of pain as she rubbed her tail bone.
"That was so not cool." she groaned as she glared at Dally. He smirking evilly at her and trying to hold back laughter.
"Kids," Dally started, "There so easy to mess with!" he said, still smirking. Maggie growled as she got herself up off the floor. She put her hands on her hips and tapped her bare foot at him.
"Dallas what ever your middle name is Winston, I'm a teenager, not a fucking kid. So don't treat me like one!" she snapped before she threw herself on the couch, not caring that she hit Dally with her feet. Dally growled, his anger flaring up.
"Your fucking feet stink get them out of my face." he whined. Maggie moved her feet so they were together on one side of the couch and Dallas moved his feet so they were on the other side of the couch. (A/N: They had their heads at different ends and then there feet behind the others heads you know? And No, lol, this is not meant in a romantic way, more of a brother and sister way).
Maggie closed her eyes slowly and drifted off into another period of sleep.
The next time she woke up, it was clearly morning. She could here Darry, Soda, and Steve in the kitchen, and just as she was wondering when Two Bit was going to show up he did. And as he did he slammed the door, in turn waking up Dallas on the other end of the couch.
He cursed under his breath a little before rubbing his eyes and sitting up, giving one short glance to Maggie before getting up and heading to the kitchen. Maggie got up also but instead went to the bathroom to redo her pony tail.
When she was done she made her way to the kitchen to find French toast, eggs, grape jelly, chocolate cake, and beer, waiting for her on the counter. She rolled her eyes and the last three and moved on to the French toast and eggs. She took one piece of French toast and a spoonful of eggs before getting herself a glass of milk. She juggled it all as she carried it into the table to join Johnny and Ponyboy.
"Hey, Mags." they both greeted her as they looked up from their breakfast which was similar to hers.
"Hey, Pony, Johnny." she greeted back as she sat her stuff down at the table and began to dig in.
"How'd you sleep last night?" Johnny said quietly with a grin.
"Yeah, Mags." Pony played along. "Looks like Johnny's not the only one who can get to ol' Dallas." Maggie glared at them both.
"You watch that mouth, or I'll beat your head in!" Dally's deep voice said as he made his way to the table with his own breakfast of just plain eggs. Pony blushed a deep crimson red and turned his eyes back to his plate. Johnny just stared at Mags, a weird smirk on his face.
After eating in silence for a few minutes the 4 of them were soon joined by Soda, Darry, Two Bit, and Steve, all with their own version of breakfast on their plates.
"Maggie," Darry began after he swallowed a spoonful of eggs, "I enrolled you in school yesterday and they decided they'd put you up a grade so you can be with Pony. You think you can handle it?" he asked.
Maggie nodded, thinking it over. She had always done well in school, strait A's, ever though she never liked going to school. Darry nodded back to her and returned to his food.
"Two Bit, you giving us a ride to school today?" Pony asked as he finished up his plate. Two Bit shook his head.
"Dallas is going to take you. I ain't goin' to school today." he explained, his mouth full of food.
"Ok." was all Pony answered before leaving to go get ready some more. Maggie followed him and put her plate in the sink. Before the idea could even struck her that she had no clothes to where for her first day back at school, all 7 guys were standing in front of her.
Darry in the middle standing with something clearly hidden behind his back, the others were crowded around him to stop her from seeing what ever it was.
"What are you guys doing?" she asked curiously as she placed her hands on her hips and tried to look around them to see what it was they were all trying to hide so hardly. They all chuckled for a few seconds before starting to nod at Darry.
He grinned before slowly taking his hands out from behind his box.
A badly wrapped present started to come in view. The bow was crocked and didn't match with the paper and the paper was all loose and almost about ready to come off by its self. Maggie grinned unsurely. What were all of them think? They barely even knew her and they were letting her live in their house, coming to her doctor's appointments with her, giving her presents, and enrolling her in school. There just had to be something wrong with them.
"Its a present from all of us to start your life here." Darry explained, a stupid looking grin plastered on his face. Maggie just nodded slowly as she reached out and took the present from Darry. She looked down at the present and then back up at all of them before untying the bow and taking the paper off.
A blue tee shirt lay in side with a pair of worn out and faded jeans and at the bottom lay a pair of black hie top Converse shoes. Maggie smiled, just the kind of clothes she liked.
"I swiped the shoes for you!" Two Bit exclaimed happily, gesturing madly with his finger to the shoes. Maggie smiled even wider. He was so stupid sometimes and she was beginning to realize it.
"And Darry picked up the pants for you at a rummage sale." Pony added.
"And...well, we're not quite sure where Dally got the tee shirt from." Soda explained as he scratched his head and looked at the tee shirt. Maggie looked over at Dally and raised an eyebrow. He just shrugged, not showing any emotion like always.
"Thanks a lot you guys. This really means a lot to me. Except..." she said, looking from one to the other, "why'd you guys do this? I mean you guys barely even know me."
"We know enough." was all Darry said before they all left, leaving Maggie in the kitchen with her new clothes. She sighed heavily as she clutched her things, she just didn't get how they could be so nice to her.
She recollected herself and moved on to the bathroom. There, right by the shower, she found a fresh new package of underwear. She had actually forgotten all about that herself. She put her new clothes with a new pair of underwear by the sink and began running hot shower water. She shivered when she hopped in, she still hadn't gotten used to having hot showers for her when ever she wanted one. She washed her hair and body as quickly as possible, she had no idea what time she had to be ready to leave by.
When she jumped out she dressed and towel dried her hair before throwing it up in a ponytail and smoothing it down. She examined herself in the mirror. Her eyes made her look so haunted. Her bright hazel color was more of an empty hazel color instead of a happy shiny one. She shook her head and opened the door, a cloud of steam following her as she walked back to the living room. Her jeans and shirt fit her just the way she liked, not to tight and not to loose.
She threw herself into the couch cushions next to Dallas and stared around the room as Soda rushed to get ready and Steve watched him grinning evilly as Soda complained about where his shoe was, even though Steve knew exactly where it was. Finally Maggie couldn't take his whining anymore.
"Its over there!" she said impatiently as she pointed to a spot near the couch. Steve glared at her as he continued to stuff his face with chocolate cake.
"Your too much like Dallas and Steve. You should be more like Pony." Darry commented with a sigh as he began to read his paper.
"Hey," Steve complained, "What's wrong with being like me and Dally? Better then being a drunk like Two Bit." Darry nodded completely agreeing with Steve's last comment about Two Bit. Two Bit however didn't.
Two Bit turned around from his spot in front of the t.v and whacked Steve a good one with a pillow, sending Steve following backwards off the arm of the couch and splattering chocolate cake on his face. Two Bit and Maggie cracked up laughing as Steve sat up, glaring at them both, and whipped the some of the chocolate icing off.
Darry moved his paper down took one look at Steve and moved it right back up before commenting. "You get that on my rug Randle and I"ll beat your head in." Steve glared at me and Two Bit some more before walking to the kitchen, most likely to get something to clean his face off with. Maggie took a few deep breathes after her coughing spell and turned back to the t.v. Mickey mouse, again!