Where Have You Been All My Life?
AN: Well, here's chapter six! I hope you like it! Ann and Dallas go to Windrixville in this chapter. Enjoy! R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Outsiders.
MAKING A SACRIFICE
After a long while of silence and listening to the radio, Dally and Ann found themselves a couple of towns away from Windrixville. It was really late , and Dallas was starting to doze off at the wheel, so they decided to rest at a Motel until the next morning. Dallas and Ann went to the office, after Dally was finally convinced that there was no way to get into a room without getting a key. Behind the counter was a dirty-looking old man with a lot of missing teeth.
"How can I help you two youngsters?" the old man asked.
"We need a room for one night," Ann said quickly, before Dallas could say something mean to the man.
"Well okay then, what size bed you want?"
"You have a room with two beds?" Ann asked hopefully.
"Nope. What size will it be?"
"King, the biggest you can get," Ann said, not wanting to have to sleep too close to Dallas.
"All rented out. I guess some other youngsters beat you to the chase, if you get my meaning," the old man said, winking at Dallas in aproval. Ann hit herself in the haed and shook her head at this.
"Look, geezer, what size beds do you got. I'd like to get in one of the beds real soon, if that's fine with you," Dallas said in an irritated tone.
"Well, I guess you want to get it done and over with quickly, huh? Lets see... All we got left is a twin size bed."
"Why couldn't you just say that in the first place?" Dallas said, getting angrier every time the man opened his mouth.
"You want the room, or what?"
"YES! We want the room!" Ann and Dally said in unison.
"Alright, alright! Here, it's Room 6. Enjoy, if you get my drift," the man said, with a mostly toothless grin. Ann shook her head once again and Dally paid the guy and got the key to their room.
Ann and Dally went to Room 6 and opened the door. The room was small with a twin size bed in the middle and nightstands with lamps on then on either side of the bed. There was only one window in the room, and it was near the door. The room was white and the curtains were aqua blue. The pillows and sheets and blankets were also aqua blue. The carpet was a tan color. In the bathroom was a small bathtub that had a shower head too. The bathroom was all light blue tile and white. All in all, the room was pretty nice. The only thing Ann disliked was the bed. It was too small. Ann really didn't want to get too close to Dallas. Not after that time in his room when his arms were around her. Ann shuddered at the thought.
Ann went into the bathroom, after Dally was finished in there, and washed her face. She wanted to take a shower, but would have to put back on the same clothes anyway. When Ann walked out of the bathroom, Dally was already in bed. He was facing the door and Ann only saw his back. He was shirtless. God damnit! Why does he insist on being shirtless when I'm sleeping in the same bed as him? As Ann neared the bed, she saw that at the foot of the bad was Dally's jeans. Oh Hell no!
"Dallas Winston!" Ann said angerly.
"What?" Dally asked with annoyance.
"You better put back on your pants right now! Shirtless, I can deal with that. But no shirt and no pants? You better think again!"
Dallas smirked, "What if I wasn't wearing anything at all?"
Ann blushed slightly, "You better have something on underneath that blanket."
Dallas was still smirking. He grabbed Ann by the arm and pulled her onto the bed, and slightly on him.
He said, "Why don't you check and make sure I do."
Ann tried to get off the bed, but Dally wouldn't let her, "Dally, you are disgusting!"
Ann kept trying to get loose, which only resulted in Dally pulling her comepletely on top of him and holding her there.
"If I check, will you let go of me?"
Dallas considered this, "Yeah, I guess I could do that."
Ann sighed and slowly lifted up the blanket, afraid of what she might, or might not, see. Finally, Ann quickly glanced down there and saw white. She let out the breathe she was holding and glared daggers at Dally. "I cannot believe you! Why are you always like that?"
"Like what?"
"Like a jerk! I think we could maybe be friends, and then you go and do something like that!"
"Yeah? Well.. I'm sorry, okay?" Dally said quickly.
Ann couldn't believe what she just heard, "What?"
"I said I'm sorry. Happy now?"
Ann smiled slightly, "Yeah. I am."
"Well, don't get used to me saying that. It's a once in a life time thing, got that?"
"Yeah. Sure. G'night, Dally."
"Night, Ann."
Ann's PoV
I woke up the next morning and was surprised to see that I was facing Dally. He didn't look so tuff when he was sleeping. It was a nice change. He looked peaceful, carefree, and maybe even happy. But I know that, behind his closed eyelids, his blue eyes remained icy and cold. I wonder if anyone can make his eyes soften. I bet Johnny can. Johnny is like family to Dally. I don't think that Dally acts as tuff as usual when it's just him and Johnny. I smiled, imagining that one day, Dallas would be married to a wonderful wife and he would be happy. He would have children and teach them everything he knows. He might even teach them how to fight.
I chuckled as I remembered when Tim taught Angela and me how to throw a punch. I've always been a better fighter than Angie, and she hated that. Todd and Tim always thought that Angela and I would be best friends, but instead, I was very close to Curly. Curly even thought that maybe I should move in with him and Tim and Angela go live with Todd. Like a sister swap, or something. I'd known Curly and the rest of the Shepard's since I was 6. Now I'm 15, and it's like 2 or 3 years I wasn't with the Shepard's, or Todd, weren't really part of my life at all. It's like my life never really existed for those few years without my closest friends and my brother. I think Todd and Curly are the most important to me. Todd is my only brother and knew, first hand, how my parents were so lowsy and horrible.
And Curly... Curly is like another brother to me. He was always there, and I know I used his shoulder to cry on PLENTY of times. When Todd was out with some friends or a girlfriend or whoever, I'd sneak out of the house and go to the Shepard's house. The first time I did it, Tim yelled at me for going out by myself when it was so dark. So instead of going to the front door whenever I went, I knocked on Curly's window and I'd climb through. That was when Curly and I got to really talk to eachother. Share our fears, secrets, dreams, hopes... I know that it sounds kind of stupid, because we started talking about these things when we were 7 and 8, but as we grew older, what we talked about got more intense. It's like Curly and I are soulmates. We just connect so easily. Ever since the first day we met, I know we would be close...
Regular PoV
Ann's reminising was ended when Dally's eyes flickered open. Ann jumped slightly, startled by Dally's sudden movement. Dallas got out of bed, stretched, scratched his chest, and headed to the bathroom. When Dallas came out of the bathroom he got dressed and put on his sneakers. Ann was just staring at him, wondering how in the world someone could be able to function so quickly after waking up. Ann took at least 10 minutes before she could even move a finger. Dallas was putting on his jacket when he noticed Ann wasn't getting ready to go and was just staring at him.
"Well? What the Hell are ya waitin' for? Move your ass so we can get to where we're goin'," Dallas said, wanting to get back on the road soon.
"I'm going, I'm going," Ann told him as she slowly got out from under the covers and started stretching.
"Move it, Princess. We ain't got all day," Dallas said. He was getting impatient.
Ann quickened her pace and the two of them were out of the Motel room in minutes. Dally made Ann go give the key to Room 6 back to the old man, who kept asking if 'a certain young fellow popped a certain cherry of a certain young girl'. After that, Dallas and Ann hopped into Tim Shepard's car and were headed to Windrixville.
Once in Windrixville, Dallas and Ann headed to Jay Mountain, where the old abandoned church was located. When they finally got to the church, they searched for a way in. They looked through the boards of wood as they passed, and Ann caught a glimpse of two sleeping figures. Ann's heart seemed to lift up in her chest, and she felt so giddy. She was going to see Johnny and Ponyboy again, FINALLY. They were okay. They were fine. Ann and Dallas got into the church, making a bit of noise in the process. Pony and Johnny stirred, and when they saw Dally and Ann, they jumped to life and smiled. Ann ran over to Johnny and Ponyboy and hugged them both tightly.
"I'm so happy to see you two! I'm so glad you're okay!" Ann told them.
Ponyboy and Johnny started asking a million questions a minute. Dallas stopped them and told them everything that was going on. When he was finished, Ann remembered the letter from Sodapop. She quickly got it out of her pocket and gave it to Ponyboy. Dallas asked if Johnny and Ponyboy were hungry, and boy were they. All four of them got into Tim's car and went to the Dairy Queen. Johnny was sitting in the front passenger seat, and Ponyboy and Ann sat in the back seat. They had barbaque chicken sandwiches and this girl and her brother came over to the car. They kept asking for change, but Dallas started shouting at her, so the kids finally went away.
Then Johnny started talking about bringing himself in. He wanted to go to the fuzz and tell them how he killed the Soc to defend himself. Dallas got angry at Johnny. He kept telling Johnny that he was making a stupid choice. Dallas said that Johnny should be smart like him and that Johnny wouldn't want to end up in the cooler, that it ruins people.
When the four greasers got back to the church, it was on fire. Dallas stopped the car, and Johnny ran out and Dally started yelling for him to come back. Ponyboy and Ann ran to the church too. There were little children in the burning church, and the church was going to collapse any minute. Dallas ran after the three of them after a little more yelling. It was hard to breathe in the church. It was so hot and the flames were blinding. Ponyboy, Johnny and Ann started finding children and handing them out to Dally. The roof of the church was starting to fall apart.
They got the last kid that was in the church and strated to get themselves out. Dallas pulled Ponyboy out and threw him on the ground. A part of the roof fell near Ann and Johnny. The roof was about to fall any second. Ann pushed Johnny out of the church, because she couldn't let him get hurt. She rather let him be safe. Ann was about to climb out of the burning church, when a heavy beam fell and knocked her down. She tried to get back up, but the beam was on her left leg. She tried to roll it off, but it was too heavy, and flames were starting to burn her. Ann started screaming, "DALLY! HELP!" and then she screamed in pain as the flames scorched her. Dallas climbed into the church and pushed the beam off of Ann's leg. Ann tried to stand, but the pain in her leg was brutal. Ann leaned on Dally and they both jumped out of the church. Not even a second later, the church collapsed. That was when Ann blacked out.
AN: What did you think of this chapter? I hope you liked it! I think this may be the longest chapter in this story! Whoo-hoo! Review!
