Don't own The Outsiders. I only own Dani and PreppyKrissy owns Serena

Chapter 3

Dani's POV

We started down the street in a group. Dal still had his arm around Serena; Steve, Soda, and Two-Bit were talking, and I was walking by them. "So where's this party?"

"Right around the corner," Steve said.

"Really?" He nodded.

"C'mon Soda. I'll race ya," I said and started running. I looked over my shoulder and saw Soda running after me. I slowed down so he could catch up. When he ran ahead of me, I ran after him and tackled him to the ground.

"Well, hi there," he said with a grin.

"Hey yourself," I said. I heard footsteps coming up behind us. I kissed him quickly and got up. "Gimme your hand." I took his hand and helped him up.

"You know the party's in that house," Two-Bit said, pointing, "not in the grass."

"That all depends what kinda party ya want," I said, walking by him and running my hand over his chest.

I could already hear the music blasting from inside. It was the same house that I passed earlier. I walked into the house, and the music was even louder. I loved it. Everyone else followed behind me. I went next to Dallas. "Do any of the guys have girlfriends?" I said in his ear.

"Why?" he asked, cocking his eyebrow at me.

"Just wondering. Do they?"

"No, they don't, but go easy on them. I know how you are with guys, and they aren't like the ones back in New York."

"You worry too much, Dal. If you keep this up, you're gonna get wrinkles," I said, smiling, and walked away.

A lot of the guys in here sure are cute. They all look like they're having a good time, too. "Two-Bit, dance with me," I said and pulled him out onto the dance floor before he could respond.

The fast song we were dancing to changed to a slow one. Two-Bit turned around to walk away, but I grabbed his arm. "Where do ya think you're goin'?"

"I don't slow dance."

"Aww, c'mon Two-Bit. I thought you couldn't resist blonds," I said, pouting.

"Fine."

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck and he put his hands on my hips. I moved closer to him, and he wrapped his arms around my waist. "So how come you like blonds so much?" I asked him.

"I don't know. I just find them attractive."

"Do you find me attractive?"

"Yeah, you're hot."

"Thanks," I said. The song ended, and I gave him a kiss and left him on the dance floor.

I walked over to the bar and saw a cute guy sitting alone. "Get me a drink?" I said to him.

He looked up at me. "Sure." I smiled and sat down next to him. He got me a drink and I thanked him. "Are ya new around here? I've never seen ya before."

"Yeah, I just moved here."

"Oh, what's your name?"

"Dani." I didn't tell him my last name. When people hear the name Winston, they get scared because of Dal's police record. "What's yours?"

"Jay."

"Well, Jay, what do ya say we move over to that couch and get a little more comfortable?"

"Sure."

We walked over to the empty couch and sat down. We put our drinks down and started making out. This is exactly what I like. All the benefits with no attachments or consequences. It was going good until Jay was pulled off of me.

Dally's POV

I was in the corner of the room, flirting with Serena, when I saw Jay from Shepard's gang with my baby sister. I didn't mind at first, so I continued flirting with Serena. Then I saw Dani and Jay start making out and I snapped.

I went over to the couch and pulled him off of her. "Stay the hell away from my sister," I threatened.

"Your sister?" he asked.

"Yeah, my sister." He looked at Dani, and she nodded. "So stay away from her," I paused, "You're lucky Shepard's not here, or we'd both beat the shit outta ya. I'll let ya off with a warning this time, but next time…" I didn't bother to finish. I knew he got my drift. He walked away.

"God damn it, Dallas. Why did you do that?"

"I don't wanna see some guy all over my kid sister!"

"I'm not a kid! I'm seventeen! I'm a big girl!"

"Yeah, okay."

"You never let me have any fun!"

"Fun? It looked like he was gonna dislocate his jaw and swallow you whole!" She laughed at the thought of that. "Look, I'm sorry. I guess I'm not used to the whole sister idea."

"It's okay, Dal. I missed arguing with you. I like it," I laughed, "So who's Shepard?"

"Huh?"

"You said he was lucky that Shepard wasn't here or both of ya would beat the shit outta him. So who's Shepard?"

"Tim Shepard's the leader of the Shepard gang. I'm kinda friends with him."

"Oh, so why isn't he here now?"

"He's in the cooler."

"Tuff enough. What he do?"

"Robbed a gas station."

"Fascinating. How long he in for?"

"Three months, and when he gets out, I don't want ya messin' with him."

"Don't worry. I won't mess with him…much." I smiled and so did she.

"You better not."

"C'mon, let's go find the guys," she said, getting up off the couch.

"Okay," I said and followed her to the corner of the room.

"Is everything okay? I saw you threatening Jay."

"Yeah, everything's fine. Just a little misunderstanding."

"It didn't look or sound little," Two-Bit said, and I hit him in the back of the head.

"What was that for?"

"For bein' born. Now, shut up."

"Well me and Dal are gonna head back to the house," Serena said, "Anyone else comin'?"

"I'm stayin' here," Dani said.

"Me too," Soda, Steve, and Two-Bit said simultaneously.

"Okay," I said, giving them all a strange look. "Don't stay out all night," I said, addressing Dani.

"Stop worrying," was the reply I got.

Serena and I walked out of the building and headed towards the Curtis'. "Well that was strange."

"Yeah, they were like love-sick puppies." She grinned. "No one finds out I said that, okay?"

"Yeah, okay. But you're right. They were like drooling over your sister."

"Yeah, she has that affect on guys."

"So does she always flirt with that many guys at once?"

"The number varies, but yeah. She doesn't really like commitment, so she's never in relationships."

"Oh," she said as we reached the house and walked inside. Darry was sitting in his chair.

"Hey you two. Where's everyone else?" he asked.

"Still at the party," I said.

"Drooling over Dal's sister," Serena finished.

"You have a sister?" I nodded. "When did she get here?"

"This afternoon."

"Oh, and why are all the guys 'drooling over her'?"

"Well, she's kinda been…" I started.

"…flirting non-stop with them, and now they all want her. And it doesn't help that she's gorgeous and with her dressing like that," she finished.

"What's wrong with the way she dresses?"

"Nothing, Dal. Forget it." I rolled my eyes.

"So the guys probably won't be here until she decides to leave the party?" Darry asked.

"Yeah. So where's Pony and Johnny?"

"Movies."

"Oh, well I'm goin' to bed. G'night Darry, Dal," Serena said.

"G'night."

Dani's POV

"I guess all you guys love partying, huh?" I asked after Dal and Serena left. "That's okay, because I do too," I paused, "Now, who's gonna get me a drink?"

"I will," they all said at the same time.

"How 'bout Soda and Two-Bit get drinks for all four of us, and me and Steve will wait here?"

"Okay," Steve said, and Soda and Two-Bit walked away.

"So Steve," I said, pulling him down onto the couch, so we were both sitting, "You fix a lot of cars, right?"

"Yeah," he replied.

"And your arms must be really sore from all that work?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"How about you let me give you a massage?" I said, moving closer to him.

"Uhh…sure." I knelt behind him on the couch and started massaging his shoulders and back. I stopped when Soda and Two-Bit came back with the drinks.

"Thanks Soda," I said when he handed me one. "Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm gonna go meet some new people." I got up off the couch. "See you guys later," I said and walked away.

My destination was a group of guys standing on the other side of the room. I saw a couple of them eyeing me earlier so I decided to go give them some of what they wanted.

I was on my way over there when someone blocked my path. "Hey baby. How 'bout you and me go get to know each other better?"

"Eww…gross. What are you, like, thirteen?"

"I'm fifteen. I'll be sixteen in a month."

"Hmm…you're Pony's age."

"Yeah, how do ya know Pony?"

"He's friends with my brother."

"Oh really, who's your brother?"

"Dallas Winston. Now if you'll excuse me…"

"Tuff enough. He's friends with my older brother."

"Who's that?"

"Tim Shepard." Now I was interested.

"Your brother's Tim Shepard?"

"Yeah, ya know him?"

"No, I've heard of him. How old is he?"

"Nineteen."

"Hmm…not bad."

"What's your name?"

"Dani. What's yours?"

"Curly Shepard."

"Well, Curly Shepard, when your brother gets outta the cooler, tell him to come find me," I said and walked away.

I headed over to the group of guys and started flirting with them. I stayed with them for about an hour until I got bored. I decided to go find the guys and go back to the house.

I found them on the couch where I had left them. "Hey guys. I'm bored. Ready to go?"

"Yeah," Two-Bit said, "Not much action goin' on here."

"Good, let's go."