Hiya people! I'm gonna give you one more chapter to this fantastic story! It may seem rough now but it'll get better, promise. Now that I have you attention, Sorry to those who are looking forward to my other stories, I will update soon! Okay, on with the story.
)()()(
Liz's P.O.V.
"Name's Sodapop Curtis," I looked up at on of the DX workers and raised an eyebrow.
"Liz,"I said, "Liz Richards," He nodded smiling.
"Pretty," He said then added casually, "You from the West side?" I nodded, eyebrow bow hitting my hair line.
"Yes and I assume your from down here with lame pick up lines and your lack of subtlety." I said in one breath. Sodapop looked shocked but regained a neutral smile.
"Well yes," He said slowly as he thought it over, "But I would've though the greasy hair was a dead give away," He said cheerfully then said, "And this run down place they call a building." I looked at Sodapop more closely now, his face held a charming smile and his gold brown eyes held humor and amusement, his hair a light brown and his face was perfectly framed and if this hadn't been the situation I might have flirted back.
"And who, prey tell, would cal this a building?" I asked crossing my arms and flipping my blonde hair the tips brushing lightly over Sodapop's face, Sodapop wrinkled his nose,
"Whoever thought to make it so," He replied and I nodded,
"True," Sodapop drew a breath to say something but was cut off,
"ELIZABETH RICHARDS!" It was Beth.
I whipped a round to see Beth marching up to us from the counter where the other DX worker was sitting, a smug look on his face, "Beth?" I asked startled, "What's the matter?" Beth snarled and her lip curled.
"This place is ran by filth!" She said loudly and a few customers looked around frightened.
"What seems to be the problem?" I looked at Sodapop and was surprised to see his smile was gone and was replaced by a deep frown, Beth rounded on him,
"Yes," She screeched, "That animal should be fired!" She pointed towards the counter, "And no thanks to you," Soda's forehead creased in confusion and his eyes burned with suppressed rage.
"I was not aware of anything Steve did wrong," He said, "and I think you might want to lower your voice." Beth growled and rolled her eye's. Sometimes it was hard to believe she was a Soc and not a Greasy gal.
"Oh really?" She hissed quietly, "I think I will NOT!" She yelled the last two words causing some nearby people to jump as well as the two people who just walked in.
"Ma'am please," Sodapop pleaded.
"Soda?" A new voice said from behind us. I turned around once again to see a young boy about 13 years old with light brown hair and gold brown eye's like Sodapop's but these eye's were filled with curiosity and wonder though still filled with the same haunted look kids on this side had and another kid about 14 with dark Mexican skin tone and dark eyes filled with fear and speciousness, he had dark heavily greased hair. Sodapop pushed past me and Beth and hugged the one that looked like him tightly.
"Hey Ponyboy," He said quietly So that only me and the other kid heard. "Do me a favor and take Johnny over to Steve and I'll be over there soon." The other kid pulled away and nodded. He grabbed the other boy's arm lightly and lead him away as they talked quietly. Sodapop rounded on us, eye's going to Beth,
"I would like if you left," He said, voice hard as steel and eyes cold. Beth matched his look.
"I would think not-" She began but he cut her off,
"I don't fight woman and I defiantly don't fight in font of my kid brother, now please leave," His voice was still cold but softer. Beth turned with her nose in the air as she left the building. I looked at Sodapop,
"I-" He cut me off by taking my hand,
"It's fine," He smiled, "I'll see you around," And that he turned and walked to the counter and the youngest ran and crushed him in a hug with a yell of Sodapop's name and a laugh and I smiled slightly as I heard Sodapop's own laugh then turned and walked out of the store.
)()()(
And that's it! The second chapter, Please review!