"Hey, Johnny," I smiled at said boy, who nodded in my general direction.
"Hey, Kaylyn." He was still too cute. He was like the poor puppy of the group. He looked kind of awkward standing behind Dally with his hands in his pockets. In fact, so did Ponyboy. They just looked too young. How old were any of them? I knew Pony was 14, Two-Bit was 18(and still a junior for that matter) and Darry was in his early twenties. I was slightly curious as to Sodapop's age. I was 15, and I turned 16 in August. When was Soda's birthday? Man, tonight I was curious about everything. In fact, I didn't know much about Two-Bit either.
"Hey, Kaylyn?" Two-Bit shook my shoulder, breaking me from my reverie.
"Huh?" I stupidly replied. I was immediately embarrassed. I was such an idiot! How could I say that? Huh? What a great way to start off my friendship with Soda. If I ever actually got to see him again. I must be sadistic, 'cause I always seem to cause myself pain. And boy, did I hate pain. It was one of the reasons I moved here, alone, in the first place. Pain...the physical pain and the mental pain that came with living with those...those...I couldn't even call them my parents. I always hoped I was adopted, that maybe my real family would come and get me someday, but I always knew I was the same as them. Nobody knew but Amber. I couldn't muster up the courage to tell anyone.
"We should go get seats now, before all the good ones are taken." Two-Bit linked arms with me, making me smile at him. He leaned closer, whispering something into my ear that made me turn as red as a cherry. 'I ain't no Sodapop, but I'll do.' That bastard knew! He always knew that I would be head over heels for Sodapop and now...now...! He had blackmail.
"Shut it," I growled. He guided the rest of us forward; getting some good seats wasn't hard, as no one seemed to be there. After we sat down, of course, tons of people began to fill in the seats around us. And can you guess who sat next to me? If you can't, I'm ashamed. I hated Two-Bit, that's all I knew. I hated him and I would get him back good tonight. He had set this up. Even though he was drunk, he had made sure that Soda sat next me. I could tell you, I was flustered, and I wanted to run away right then. The movie we were watching was a horror movie, and fitting the normal thought of a girl, I hated horror movies. I would jump when toast popped out of the toaster, and they expected me to watch some blood and guts fly all over the place...
"You okay?' I jumped at the sound of Soda's voice. He was looking at me with a worried look. "You look kinda pale. Don't like scary movies much, do ya?" I shook my head, not being able to say anything. "Well, you can hang on to me if you want." My heart stopped. Oh. My. God. I had to stop myself from squealing with delight and dancing like a crazy person. He just told me I could hang on to him. He just told me I could hang on to him. But, of course, Two-Bit would destroy my moment of happiness by talking.
"I don't think Sandy would like that, Sodapop." Two-Bit laughed, "You know how jealous she is." Sandy was his girlfriend then? My lip quivered slightly, but I bit my lip to stop myself from screaming in annoyance. In fact, I sighed slightly. I knew that girl, Sandy. She was pretty, a lot prettier than me, and her personality was so...great. She was smart and kind, but she knew how to please a man. And by that I mean she was a whore. She went out with EVERYONE. And I'm not kiddin'. EVERYONE. Why did that have to include Sodapop?
"It's only as friends, right, Kaylyn?" Oh my god. Hearing him say my name was like being in heaven. I kept my calm and smiled at him.
"Of course, I don't know where his mind is today." I laughed, "But, hey, it's Two-Bit." We laughed, and even Two-Bit laughed. Probably because he didn't have a clue about what I said. That was fine. Maybe he would forget this whole thing with Sodapop. So, I took his offer, and wrapped my arm around his. Oh my god. I think that's my new favorite phrase. I was seriously gonna have to get over this eventually, but...I think I'll enjoy it for now. Sandy won't mind if I flirt with him for one night, right?
"Ewww," I squeezed my eyes shut tight, pretending to be afraid of the gruesome scene. It gave me a reason to bury my head in Soda's shoulder, and boy can I say that was great. Soda smiled at me, wrapping an arm around my shoulder.
"I'll tell you when it's over, 'kay?" I nodded my head, adding a small whimper in there for more effect. I laughed evilly to myself. I couldn't wait to brag to Amber about my great night out. In fact, I might even tell Kimmy and Alecyia, too. Those two are my other closest friends. Kim was a young girl with short black hair and chocolate brown eyes, while Alecyia was a...well...she wasn't, straight per se. In fact, she wasn't even bisexual. She was a proud lesbian and one of my best friends. I could tell her anything. But now, it was a bit awkward to be around her, now that she had this 'girl' crush on me. Ew. Just ew. I loved her as a friend, but I would never be with another girl. She got into a fight with every boy I flirted with, and that meant trouble. I'm glad she wasn't around here now, or Sodapop might not have a head anymore. His perfect head.
"Man, I should just have 'fangirl' stamped in big black letters across my forehead." I mumbled, and I felt Soda shift.
"What?" He asked curiously. "The parts over, you know." I nodded, unhappily pushing away from him and back into my seat. I hoped the movie was over soon, I had to brag to everyone in school. Well, to the people who wouldn't tell Sandy, anyway. I mean, the feeling was completely one-sided, right? Depression soon followed that thought. Damn. The movie ended shortly after that, and everyone got up to stretch. A few greasers were fighting a way back, and one even pulled a switchblade on the other. I was pushed away from the fight with Johnny and Ponyboy. When we heard sirens, we knew it meant business and since we had snuck in here in the first place, we need to get out unnoticed. That was easier said than done. Impossible. Cops were patrolling the hole in the fence where we had gotten in, and cops were checking the tickets at the front. We were pretty much trapped.
"My god. We're done!" Two-Bit laughed, taking another drink from his fifth beer. I brushed my hair out of my face, worriedly standing behind Two-Bit. What were we gonna do? I can't go to jail! I'm so young and petite and I was going to die if I had to! Alecyia knew how to get out of things like this. Johnny was nervously standing beside me, while Dally looked like he was thinking. Oooh! We walked another few steps or so down the place to stop at another hole, this one burrowing underground so that there was a place for us to climb under. Johnny went first, then me, Ponyboy, and the rest. We all casually brushed dirt off our shirts and started walking our separate ways. Not before saying goodbyes, though.
"Hey, Kaylyn." I turned to face Soda. My heart, which had stopped beating so fast, had started up again. "Come visit me down at the DX, alright? I'll introduce you to Steve, then. he couldn't come tonight, had to do something." Soda rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Alright, sounds good." I nodded, flipping my hair out of my face again before smiling at him one last time. Tonight had been the best night of my life. Tonight, I had found out what love really was.