Author's Note: Sorry It has been so long since my last update. I have been preoccupied. Thanks for the reviews. I don't own any of the characters except for Tish.

Bob dropped Cherry off at home and sped away. She rolled her eyes and looked up at her house. The windows glowed with light and seemed so unreal and far away. She knew her parents would still be awake. She dreaded explaining to her mother why she was home so early. Sometimes she wondered if she preferred Bob to her. She knew her father did. They would not be happy if she told them they had a fight.

Her mind drifted and she found herself walking in the opposite direction. She walked away form her house and soon she was at the corner of her street, and then she was at the end of the next street. Next she was blocks away and she looked up and she was outside the drive-in.

Cherry felt like she was dreaming as she stared at the movie screen. She headed toward the ticket counter and bought a ticket with the money her father had given her allowance. She walked inside and felt the immense divide and tension for the first time since she had started going there. The Socs sat in their fancy cars, comfortable. The guys had their arms around their girls. Most of the Greasers sat in the folding chairs set up for people without cars. She had never sat there before.

Cherry made her way toward the snack bar for some popcorn. She got in line and noticed Sodapop Curtis was in front of her. When she saw him he smiled at her with an unsure look.

"Hi," Cherry said and she smiled back.

"Hello," Soda said back to her, surprised.

"How are you?", Cherry asked. She suddenly felt the need to speak to someone without a trust fund.

"I'm alright. You?," Soda continued wondering why Cherry Valance was talking to him.

"I am good," Cherry answered with relief in her voice.

"Are you here alone?," Soda asked. He was wondering where Cherry's boyfriend was.

Their conversation went on as the line moved. Neither of them seemed to notice the people staring at them. They both felt a fear inside themselves beginning to melt and a new door that was always locked before had cracked open. Sodapop's charming nature was soothing and it drew Cherry in.

"Well, if you are alone why don't you come and sit with us?," Soda suggested. Cherry paused and looked at the divided audience.

"Okay," she said with a smile. They both grabbed their popcorn and drinks and Cherry followed Soda to the other side.

She caught sight of Dallas Winston and her nerves jumped up again. What am I doing? ,she thought but her body kept on following Sodapop and she followed him right to the seat between him and Dallas.

Dallas looked at her unsure of what she was doing. "Hi Dallas," Cherry said with a mocking grin on her face. Soda laughed at Dal's expression and handed Steve a coke.

"Hi," dallas said back and looked away, annoyed. He caught sight of tish and some friends grabbing some seats a few rows in front of them. Tish saw Dallas and then she saw who he was sitting with. She gave him a look that could kill and then sat down.

Dallas felt his heart sink, he stood up and started to leave. "I gotta go. I'll see you guys later," he said.

Cherry looked up at Dallas. "Why?," she asked without thinking. Dallas ignored her and kept walking toward the exit.

Tish turned around to see Dallas walking away. She smiled. Then she saw Cherry get up and run after him.