Where Have You Been All My Life?

AN: Oh man, I'm sad about this ending! I'm gunna miss writing this. I won't be writing another Outsiders fic for a while. But I do know what I'll be writing about! ... I hope I don't forget... Well, here is the last chapter of WHYBAML. Enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Outsiders. sniffle

Where Have You Been?

Recap:

All of them came to Ann and they had a group hug. Almost everyone now had shiny eyes and quivering lips. Tim was now going to drive them to the train station. Tim and Todd got in the front of teh car, and Ann sat in the back. She looked out of the rear window and watched the gang. They all stayed in their spots and watched her go. The distance between them slowly grew. Ann was about to turn away, but then she saw...

Ann saw Dallas Winston running after the car. He was yelling, "STOP! STOP THE CAR!"

Ann started screeching at Tim and Tood, "You heard him! Stop!"

Tim stopped the car and Ann opened the car door and struggled getting out. Stupid cast! Ann was pulled out of the car by Dally. She embraced him in a hug, and he did the same. Ann was so happy that she had gotten to say good bye to him, because now she knew what she had to do.

Ann looked up at Dally and said, "Dally.. I.. I.."

Dally cut her off. He bent and whispered in her ear, "I.. Well, I love you Ann. I just couldn't let you leave before I got to tell you."

Ann felt her heart burst with joy. She smiled and hugged Dallas tightly, "I love you too."

Dally looked over his shoulder at the gang and said, "Listen, lets not make too big of a deal outa this. Do you know what this will do to my reputation if the guys find out?"

Ann shook her head and smiled, "Not such a tuff guy, huh?"

Dally smirked and discreetly kissed her cheek, "Not around you I ain't."

Ann was so happy that she had Dallas. She knew she felt differntly for him from the beginning, but it wasn't until that moment, when she saw him running after her, that she knew what that feeling was. Ann wished that she had known what those feelings were before. Maybe she could have spent more time with Dally. But now she was leaving. She would have to leave Dallas, right when they admitted their feelings.

Todd got out of the car and sighed, "I can't make you live with me. You don't belong in New York. You belong here with everyone else."

Ann looked at Todd with surprise," What? I'm staying? I'm staying?"

"Yes, you're staying."

Ann looked at Dallas, and then started screaming with joy. She tryied jumping up and down, but that only resulted in her almost falling and Dally catching her. But she was still happy. She yelled over to the guys, "HEY! I'M STAYING! I'M STAYING!"

They all looked at each other and then ran over to the car, shouting and howling like crazy. Everyone was so happy at that moment, laughing and smiling and shouting for joy. It was the most amazing moment Ann had ever experienced.

Ann looked over at Todd and smiled, "Thank you Todd. I know that you care."

Todd came over and hugged Ann long and hard. Ann knew that he had his own life. She had her own life too. Ann knew that if she went to New York, she would be unhappy, and if Todd stayed in Tulsa, he'd be unhappy too. They had their own seperate lives, but they still cared about each other.

"Hey Dal, where have you been?" Two-Bit asked.

"Yeah, you nearly lost Ann," Johnny said.

"Where have I been? Well, I've been waiting for the right moment," Dallas told them, as he gazed into Ann's eyes.

Two-Bit and Johnny looked at each other.

"Did we miss something?" Two-Bit asked.

"Nah man. We weren't missing anything. They were. And now they found it," Johnny told him with a smile.

The End

AN: That's it! It's all over! Did you like it? Please tell me what you thought of it! Review, please!