Again, as I mentioned before to my other readers… I haven't updated in what feels like a million years. But if you still want to read my story, I will be happy to write it for you. Here goes a try!
"Gahh!" I cried out. The person who had covered my eyes was Two-Bit, but I would play along. I thought to myself I'd do anything for him.
"Wooah, Gwenny, settle down my friend. It's only me." Two-Bit grinned, and winked at me. I tried not to fall over onto the couch and positively cry out with joy. He had touched me.
Flower was looking at me, raising an eyebrow. Then I turned and looked at her. She seemed to be quite happy with this "Darry-kins" guy. She had hugged him tightly, and didn't seem to be letting go. He had his arms on her two. He looked to be the oldest of the bunch, strong and serious.
"So, Gwendolyn. You know everyone here, my fine lady?" Two-Bit said motioning around. I again, tried to keep it together.
"Um…not really. I know Ponyboy, and…" I motioned softly towards Steve, "He, um works at the DM."
Two-Bit grinned, "Well, the scrawny kid is Johnny."
Johnny blinked, "I'm not scrawny!"
"Icicles over here, is Dallas Winston. Watch out, he bites."
Dallas didn't do anything, he grunted and watched the TV, a beer can half empty in his hand.
"Lady killer, Sodapop Curtis." Two-Bit pointed at Soda, and Soda took a bow, sending a smile to me enough to make me take seat down on the couch.
"And last but not least. Well, maybe he is the least. The ruler of this fine household, Darry Curtis."
Darry nodded, Flower and him had broke their embrace. I still watched her curiously. Flower had never told me anything about Darry and her…
"So, Gwen, where were you from, before you came to great ol' Tulsa?" Sodapop asked, smiling openly at me. I really wished he would stop smiling like that, it was hard to concentrate on what he was saying!
"New York." I said quietly, instantly attracting Dally's attention from the TV. He looked me over once, his gaze falling over me like cold rain. I didn't care for that much, so I looked back over to Two-Bit who was talking quietly with Flower.
"Kimmy, Kim, Kimmy…" Sodapop said, playing with Kimmy's long hair as she sat in front of him. It didn't seem to be an intimate thing, just a friendly exchange. "You should really bring your pretty self, and your pretty friends around more often."
"I really should. This place is groovy. I did miss you all." But when she said that, I did happen to see her look at Darry, her eyes filled with the same look I probably got when I looked at Two-Bit. Did I sense, a romance?
After leaving the Curtis' place I was filled with butterflies in my stomach. I couldn't stop thinking about Two-Bit. And Dally. And Johnny. And Soda. But mostly Two-Bit… I mean, I love him, right? The other's were just fun guys. Wait, well… Dally wasn't, he was just scary, but that made me think of him too. Point blank, I had a good night. That's when I realized my parents were going to kill me.
"Flower…I'm dead."
"No, your not my Gwendolyn of the plains… Your alive with the spirits of the Earth!" she cried out, still skipping along down the road, again. She never thinks anything is wrong.
"No, my parents. They just don't want me around this neck of the woods."
"Woods?"
"Ugh…Flower, they don't want me hanging around Greasers!"
Flower stopped and looked at me her eyes saddening a little, "But I thought you had fun."
"I did, Kimmy." I looked a the ground. I didn't understand this Greaser versus Soc thing… and my parents seemed to want to keep it that way.
"I don't get involved with it." Kimmy seemed to have taken on a completely different personality. "I like all of them too much to think about them fighting in gangs… especially Darry."
Here comes the Darry thing to again. Gwen, time to move in and ask! "Flower, what's with you and Darrel Curtis? Isn't he a little old for you?" I grinned slyly.
And then something happened that I had never seen. Flower blushed. Turned deep red across her fairly tanned cheeks. "Nothing at all, Gwendolyn."
