You can only imagine how mad everyone was when they found out about me being jumped. When I told them I told them one at a time. Soda came first, well he came home first. After I told him, he growled and walked straight out the door threatening the Socs to himself. I had to stop him, the good thing was that I was alive. I got a hold of his arm and pulled him into a hug. He just held me but after a while he wouldn't let me breathe. I told him so to saying, "Alright Soda I can't breathe, can't breathe Sodapop."
Then I heard a voice, "Soda would you stop suffocating and squishing the girl, she's skinny enough as it is."
I recognized the voice, Steve. I was insulted by his remark, I'm not that skinny.
"I'm not that skinny and just because I don't eat as much as you pigs does not mean I'm anorexic," I said insulted.
"Whatever, so what's the Kodak moment all about?" He asked coming closer to us.
"Danni was jumped by Socs," Soda blabbed out. I hit Soda slightly in the back of his head and said seriously, "Sodapop!"
"What!" Steve exclaimed.
"I'm fine Steve, I got away, I slashed his arm though."
"You got away?" he asked disbelievingly.
"Yep, I through my hat at the guy."
"What about the truce you have with the Socs?"
"The guy said he's new in town, but he probably said that just to tease me."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Oh, Steve relax, I don't even know who the guy was, I've never seen him before."
"Well one things for sure, if he ever comes back, I'm going to kick his ass."
"I think Dally has that one covered."
"You tell Superman yet?"
"Nope, just waiting for him to come home, just like Soda. Except I hope Darry doesn't run out the door to kick the Socs ass like Soda did. That's how you found us in our little Kodak moment. I was stopping Soda from doing something stupid, when we don't even know the guy," I said glaring up at Soda. He just bent down and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
Now all we had to do was wait for Darry to get home which wasn't hard. The second Darry walked in the door, I started toward my room. I really did not want to tell Darry. This was one conversation I wasn't looking forward to. Sadly, Dally knew exactly what I was thinking and grabbed me by the arms. He held both of my arms behind my back and pushed me toward Darry. Sometimes I hate Dally for knowing everything I'm gonna do before I do it. I could feel Dally's breath on my neck. I tried kicking him in the shin, but again he knew exactly what I was going to do so he blocked it.
Darry looked at us like we were crazy until Dally couldn't take his look anymore. He just blurted out, "Danni was jumped by Socs."
"But I got away," I said trying to give Dally an angry glare.
"But we're still going to kick his ass!" Dally said returning my glare.
"But you don't know what he looks like!" I said. Sometimes Dally and I act like brother and sister.
"Alright, play nice children so you can calm down and tell me what happened," Darry said calmly. Darry took a seat at the kitchen table and gestured me to sit down. Of course Dally wasn't going to risk me running away so he pushed me all the way to the table. Mind you he still had my arms pinned behind my back. Dally sat down first and then pulled me down into his lap. My arms were still behind my back.
"Well I was coming home and a Soc car was following me but I didn't really care cause for one I had my switchblade with me and two I'm supposed to have a truce with the Socs. Well he asked me to take a ride with him, but I ignored him. He got out of his little car and put his hand around my waist. Now Darry you know I don't let anyone except my friends touch me. Well I got pissed off because I knew was going to hurt and cut his arm. He let me go and I ran all the way here. By the way I need a new baseball cap considering I through it at the Soc. Then I slammed the door and locked it. Then I had to explain everything to the gang. Dally is determined to kill the guy but I have no idea who he even is." I said and looked at Dally to let me go. Of course he just tightened his grip and gave a smirk.
"Well if you don't know who he is, there really isn't anything we can do but if you see him again I'm sure Dally can do the job," Darry said calmly looking at Dally. He gave Dally a you-better-protect-my-little-sister-if-you-want-to-live look.
"And the baseball cap?" I said looking at him hopefully. Darry laughed lightly and said, "You work, you make money, I'm sure you can buy another one yourself."
"Whatever," I said and then looked at Dally hopefully. No such luck he just pushed me off of him, but he still had my arms. He just kept me pinned and pushed me over to the couch. Then he pushed me onto Johnny's lap saying, "Here Johnny, you could use a little action."
Johnny blushed like crazy. I said, "Dallas Winston, you better hope that I can never get up again, cause when I do your dead."
"I'd like to see that," Dally said giving me another smirk.
"You know, I think I liked it better when the Soc was flirting with me," I said thinking of another comeback. After I said that the whole gang went "oooooo."
I just laughed but Dally looked pissed. I gently got off of Johnny and sat down on Soda's lap. Soda was also sitting on the couch along with Ponyboy and now me who was now on Soda's lap. I was a little tired from the day's events so I kinda drifted off to sleep. Soda just petted my hair and head like I was a dog. I like it when he or any of my brothers did that because if was just like how dad used to do it when I was younger.
I would fall asleep on my father's lap and he would pet my hair until it was time to go to bed. Soda knew I liked that and was always willing to do it. I'm a pretty light sleeper so when Soda carried me into his room I felt it. Usually I would just get up but I was to tired.
Usually I sleep on the couch but I sometimes sleep on the floor of Soda and Ponyboy's room. I've been sleeping more and more in their room because Dally, Johnny, or Steve might need the couch. I don't mind it, sure I would like to sleep on a bed for once but I don't mind. What surprised me was that Soda laid me down his and Pony's bed and kissed my forehead. Then I felt Pony slip into bed in front of me. I also felt Pony take a hold of my arm and put it around him. Poor kid he probably felt like he almost lost me today, I'd say that he was the one that took our parent's deaths the hardest. He now looked at me as if I was his mom and that he had to protect me.
After Pony I felt Soda slip into bed behind me and put his arm around my waist. I love my brothers all of them, I don't know what I'd do without them.
