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Chapter 5: Almost There

Angelina's P. O. V.

"You're doing what?!"

Natasha must have been screaming that at me for hours. When she first heard that Dally had invited me to the go to the movies with him, Johnny, and Ponyboy, she freaked out. I guess she didn't really like them that much.

Oooh–a flashback to the party!

"How come Johnny's always so quiet?" I was finally going to know the answer to the question I'd been asking myself for so long.

"He's not all the time...I guess. Maybe just around girls, you know?"

"Yeah," I was almost whining, but I didn't really care; I wanted to know, "but why?"

He seemed to be holding something back from me, maybe a secret.

"I don't know. A while ago..."

He stood up again and leaned on the banister, staring towards the direction of Johnny's house. I waited patiently for him to go on.

"A while ago my girlfriend–well, my old girlfriend, Syvia–she started you know, comin' on to him I guess and I think he just thinks all girls are like that..." he turned, suddenly to look me in the eyes and I suddenly became self-conscious.

"What?"

"You really like Johnny don't you?"

I wondered whether I should tell him the truth or not, after all, everyone already assumed that I did.

I shrugged and as I felt my face get hot, I turned my head away from his gaze.

"Yeah, you do." he said decidedly.

"How do yo know?" I turned back to him a little angrily.

"I just do, okay?"

"Well, how come you care so much?" Even to myself, I sounded pathetic, but I was feeling quite defeated right then. I didn't know I was so obvious.

"It's Johnny. He's got enough shit on him with his parents and all...I just don't want to see him get hurt over some girl that don't even care about him."

He seemed to be having an awful hard time telling me all this; he kept avoiding my eyes and fidgeting around with things. I don't know why, but I got up and stood beside him, laying my hand on his shoulder. He looked rather uncomfortable when I did that, and tell the truth, I wasn't either.

"I don't want to hurt him," I said softly, a little embarrassed at my openness, "I just.." But I found myself at a loss for words and just looked away.

I could feel Dally's eyes on my face and I blushed and removed my hand from his shoulder.

"Uhhh...you wanna go to the movies?"

I turned around, startled at the irrelevance of the question.

"The movies?"

He nodded, thinking hard, "Not with just me, though...I'll bring Johnny...and maybe Pony–you know, so it seem natural I guess."

It felt like we were devising some master plan on how to take over the world or something. I looked at him doubtfully.

"It'll work, trust me." he seemed really bent on getting me and Johnny together, but I didn't mind. It was actually kind of fun.

"Okay." I said without really thinking about it.

He kind of smiled (as much as Dallas Winston can possibly smile, which isn't much) and we went back inside.

Back to Reality...

"What is he, like your boyfriend now or something?" Natasha said, still yelling.

"No," I laughed thinking of Dally and I as a couple, "We're just going to be going."

"You can't just go to the movies with that guy." She then began rambling aboutall the stories she'd ever heard about Dallas, "and you should just hear–"

Thankfully, the door bell rang at the moment and I rushed down the stairs after hanging up and checking my hair.

When I opened the door, I was greeted by three dripping greasers standing on my door step, surrounded by the pounding rain.

"Hey, look, it's raining and all, so we can't go to the movies," Dally stepped right past me into the living room, "you think we can just hang at your place for a while?"

While, Dallas was making himself welcome, I opened the door wider for Ponyboy and Johnny, and thought gratefully, Thank God Mom's gone.

I closed the door and turned around just in time to see Dally tell Ponyboy to come and sit beside him instead of Johnny and give me a rather suggestive look. There were only two couches in the room, so I reluctantly sat down beside Johnny.

Johnny's P. O. V.

When she sat down, I thought about putting my hand on hers like Dally had told me to. I heard him laugh loudly when he saw that she'd sat on the other side of the couch, but couldn't bring myself to look up at him.

Dally's P. O. V. (Yeah, what is goin on in that head of his????)

I knew it. I knew he wouldn't do it. I guess Angelina liked guys like that though–sensitive guys and all. I looked over at Ponyboy who was just sitting there in a daze, not knowing what was going on and I laughed out loud.

Ponyboy's P. O. V.

I wondered what Dally thought was so damn funny? I knew I looked kind of stupid, sitting there all wet and all, but c'mon, it wasn't all that funny.

I looked over at Johnny and Angelina, sitting at opposite ends of the couch, both of them probably scared out of their minds to look at each other. I guess they would make a good couple–that is if they could ever get up enough courage to talk to each other.

Angelina's P. O. V.

I wanted to look over at Johnny again, but I knew that Dallas was probably watching us like a hawk or something. Sitting there with his hair all plastered to the back of his neck and on his forehead, he (Johnny, not Dally) just looked so...kissable. I felt the couch lift up suddenly and heard Johnny's voice almost whisper: "Where's the bathroom?"

Johnny's P. O. V.

Just do it, I yelled at my conscience. And I stood up all of sudden. Oh Great, I thought regretfully, now you've got no choice to.

"Where's the bathroom?"

Angelina looked startled for a moment then came to her senses and said, "Up the stairs, down the hall, and it's the last one on your left."

I wanted so badly to just thank her and leave the room, but I could see Dally grinning out of the corner of my eye; I couldn't let him down...

"What?" I said trying to act confused.

Angelina's P. O. V.

I began to say the directions a little slower, but I saw Dally sort of wink at me and got up to lead Johnny up the stairs.

Johnny's P. O. V.

I kept my head down and stared at my shoes until we got upstairs. Right when she's standing in front of the door... I remembered every word that Dally had said to me. And at that moment, she stopped and was about to open the door when–

Angelina's P. O. V.

I was about to push open the door when he slid his hands around my waist and turned me around to face him. I was kind of dumbfounded, with the sensation of his hands on the small of my back, and just about fainted when he kind of lifted my hands so I would finally put them around his neck. Then he started to lean into me...

Johnny's P. O. V.

I was just about to kiss her, but then I remembered that Dally had told me lean her against the door, so I kind of pushed her back gently and just as our lips began to touch, I saw a figure at the end of the hallway out of the corner of my eye...

Angelina's P. O. V.

I felt Johnny's lips lightly on mine, but they suddenly turned. Just as they did, the door gave way behind me and we both went crashing to the bathroom floor. I could feel Johnny's wet clothes pressing against mine and I saw Dally appear in the doorway grinning.

"Wow, you guys are a lot farther along than I thought!"

Hahahahaha! I'm evil aren't I? I've gotta eat dinner now, so I can't write anymore...see you at the next chapter!!!