RUMBLE
A/n: Somone pointed out something to me about this chp throwing off the stories so I decided to make a few changes to keep it true. Thanks for he help girl.
Love's POV
The tension in the room was almost visible after the boys returned, but now the silence was due to the rumble happening that night than it was anything else. I wanted to go something fierce, but the guys, and Tim weren't having it. Cracking my knuckles I took in the boys who were all in rumble preparation mode. Two- Bit was throwing them back with Steve, while Darry pumped iron, and Pony and Soda played cards. It was just skin on skin, but I knew it was going to be an all out war regardless. They had never crossed that line, and hit any of the greaser girls, so for them this was a new time low. Tim had left a while ago to start gathering his gang, and I knew those boys were going to fight just as hard for me as my own brothers.
After being around them the past couple of days, I figured out their secret. They were starved for female attention. More than just the kind they received at the parties or with the many willing greaser girls at night. They came by the house a lot now, just to talk, or receive a good meal. We'd had more odd late night visitors now than ever before. I didn't mind really, it made me feel like I had a purpose. Being unable to work, and watched like a hawk was taking its toll. I'd had to beg Darry just to go to the movies with Pony and Soda the night before. I understood his apprehension after everything that went down, but I was starting to come down with a case of cabin fever.
Bored I headed to my room, deciding to paint to pass the time.
"We're leaving now," Darry said pausing behind me to take in the portrait I had been doing of what was left of the Curtis family.
"Ok, be careful guys," I said hugging the boys before they set out with whoops and yells following them down the poorly lit street.
Jumping into action when I was sure they had a good start, I threw on a pair of Soda's old jeans, a wife beater, shoved my hair in a hat, and tossed on a blue hoodie. There was no way in hell a rumble was going to down over me while I wasn't' even there. Popping a couple of aspirins I jogged to the abandoned lot. I knew girl's weren't supposed to figh, but I had to be there to watch. It was a feeling in my gut that said that I was needed there.
Pony's POV
"Is that who I think it is?" Soda asked dodging a punch as we watched a petite figure appear on the outskirts of the figt.
"Yea, That's your sister," I said breathing heavily as I proceeded to kick the living shit out of the Soc on the ground.
Normally I wasn't much for a fight, but tonight was more personal than ever before. They had almost taken my sister away from me; there was no room in my heart for mercy.
"Shit, we need to watch her back," Steve said suddenly by Soda's side.
"Looks like the kids doing pretty good on her own," Dally said shaking his head as she made her self unnoticeable behind a tree.
"She deserves her revenge," I said thinking of the broken form we had found sprawled on the wet ground in front of the fountain.
Distracted by the fist that connected with my face I lost sight of my sister in the flurry of activity.
Seeing the rings on the Soc who had given me what would be a nice shiner I growled. This could be one of the bastards that had put Love in the hospital. Charging, I took him down with a flying tackle, slamming his head in to the ground.
Love's POV
Gasping for air, I quickly rolled to my side to avoid being stomped when a Soc flew at me out of no where.
"Need some help," Curly said suddenly by my side helping me up as he knocked my attacker out cold.
"Thanks man," I said wincing as I held my side.
"No Prob- … Love!" He hissed yanking me closer to get a better look.
"Tim is going to flip."
"This is my fight too," I said suddenly angered.
"You guys are so bent on fighting for my honor, you forget its me they beat the shit out of, and left in the park to fucking die," I said crossing my arms aroudn my waist as he gritted his teeth and told me to stay where i was.
Backing up when I was noticed once more I felt the anger rise in me. He was small and my brothers were on their way towards me.
" Pick on someone your own size!" I yelled jumping on his back, and cutting of circulation.
Stunned when he landed on his back I struggled to catch my breath.
"You ok Lovey?" Soda asked throwing the boy from me as I stood.
"Yea, Pony!" I cried taking in his bloodied and bruising face.
"I'm all right Love, thanks."
Tim's POV
"Don't you ever touch what's mine again," I said pounding in the face of the next Soc in line.
I had no way of knowing which one had actually harmed Love, so beating the shit out of each one I encountered was the next best thing.
"So she's your bitch now," Said a voice that made me drop the limp body of the boy in my hands.
"What was that?" I asked standing to my full height.
" The bitch we're fighting over, the one I left by the fountain was yours," He said smiling as my jaw tensed.
"She wasn't so damned pretty when we left her now was she?" He asked too stupid to know he had just signed his death warrant.
Not even bothering with shit talking I launched myself at the jock fist first. Taking satisfaction in the odd crack his jaw made as it broke. When I was done with him, he wouldn't even have the strength to beg for mercy.
Love's POV
"Oh my god, he's going to kill him," I said watching as Tim continued to pound the unmoving boy. So this was why I had to be here tonight.
"That's the leader," I whispered looking to Dallas for help.
" Let him kill the son of a bitch Love," he said making me shake my head.
"I don't want him going back to the cooler," I said taking off with the others right behind me.
The rumble was dying down now with the Soc's scrambling for their cars, and Darry finishing his almost predetermined fight with Paul.
"Tim!" I cried frightened when the whites of the boys' eyes became visible.
"You're going to kill him," I said panting as I pushed my exhausted body to the limit.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't Love," he said never letting up for one moment.
Pony's POV
I watched in slow motion as a fleeing Soc threw himself towards Tim, and miscalculated landing on my sister like a ton of bricks.
"You dumb son of a bitch!" Tim screamed forgetting about the boy as he threw him aside, and made his way to love.
"Shit, I think she hit her head," He said as we stood over her, taking in her dazed expression.
"Did we win?" She asked a minute later making us all laugh in relief as we helped her up.
Love's POV
Still disoriented I gasped when Tim put his arm around my waist.
" They know?" I asked as my mind began to fill in the gaps.
" Oh Johnny," I whispered, instantly over come with guilt. I had completely forgotten him.
"Love," Tim asked cautiously, seeing the knowledge in my eyes.
" I am so sorry," I said shaking my head as I took a step away from him.
"Gloria," Darry said making me shift my eyes to his as I continued to back track.
Breaking in to a run I began to sob grateful for the rain that broke from the sky.
Soda's POV
"I'll get her, she must have remembered," I said quickly following my twin's rapidly disappearing shape.