now, sodapop, the man i liked. i refuse to say love, because i don't even know him that well yet. i knew he was good at problem solving; he had people come to him with their problems. he was movie star handsome, if you couldn't tell. he was the middle child, 17, and the peace keeper. ponyboy was the youngest, not too cute in my opinion, but kim thinks he's the hottest thing on this planet. he was the dreamy type of boy, he reads poems and loves books. i've seen him walkin' out of the movie theatre a few times; too, he was at an awkward age though. with his parents dead, it must be hard living with darry. i knew ponyboy didn't think to highly of darry, but i have to say, darry did care about him. i guess it was just that he hadn't raised any kids before.
it didn't take long before the dx came into view, and can you guess who was there? all of them, oh, and amber, too. did i mention my growing hate of her? yeah, she's gettin' on my nerves. she always has to ruin everything for me. kim didn't like her much, either, in fact she downright hated the her. i never saw why, but hey, it's her business, not mine. amber was nearly hanging off dally, and he didn't seem to mind. ponyboy and johnny were standing closest to us, like they were afraid of amber or something. that thought made me laugh. ponyboy spotted us first.
"hey, kim, kaylyn." johnny turned and nodded at us. i smiled. he was still too cute! i seriously thought about hugging him until he told me to let go. johnny looked shifty-eyed and nervous, just like at the movie theatre. i had already kinda heard about what happened to him, too. he was jumped, but a lot worse than me. those socs scarred him for life, like they did me, but they didn't beat me to a bloody pulp like they did to johnny, i guess they still had some respect for a greaser girl.
"hey johnny, pony, why aren't you standing over there with the rest of 'em?" kim stood beside pony, a light blush dusting her cheeks. oh boy, i was going to poke fun at her later for this. i looked over at johnny.
"we ain't over there 'cause they don't want us to be over there. steve told me himself." ponyboy replied. steve didn't like ponyboy? it's more likely than you think. their personalities clashed. steve was loud and doesn't think, pony is quiet and intelligent. johnny was shifting from behind me. i saw the others looking at us, and my eyes met soda's for a second before i turned away. i guess i was still a bit embarrassed from last night.
"well, this is turning out to be an interesting conversation." i stated cheerfully. kim glared at me.
"maybe you should hang out with them, kaylyn, you are after all old." she tried to pushed me towards the guys, but i stopped her. i was about to say something about johnny being just about the same age as me, but two-bit called out to me.
"c'mon, kaylyn, stop hanging out wit' the kids and come talk with us." amber gave me a small glare; i guess she was still mad, too. why was she mad at me? she was the one who tried to take away the boy i liked! i should be mad at her! i wasn't mad anymore; i could never stay mad at anyone. it annoyed me, some people i should stay mad at, like the socs, i forgave them. i was scared of them, but not angry at them. two-bit had a fit when he heard that. i guess he still hated them for what they did.
"right." i murmured, walking beside him. it was tense when me an' amber looked at each other, everyone seemed to sense this. i turned away, facing sodapop. oh, just looking at him could make everything better. his arm brushed against mine, forcing me to turn to the rest of them. dally was whispering something in amber's ear, something i knew i didn't want to hear, while two-bit had gone over to tease kim about ponyboy. yup, he knew, too. we teased her together a lot, it's one of the things that made me closer to him.
"is something wrong, you don't seem too happy," soda commented, making me jump. i hadn't been paying much attention, i must've gotten lost in those beautiful dark blue eyes of his.
"uh, i'm fine," i waved my hand in front of my face dismissively, and immediately i knew he didn't buy it one bit. he wrapped an arm around me, making my insides flip flop, and he pulled me away from everyone else. oh god, i felt so nervous. i've been waiting to spend some time with him, alone, which i thought was never going to happen. i had met the boy about three days ago, he wasn't technically a friend, but i wanted to be around him. i loved being around him. i guess it's his personality. he's so sweet and caring; it might be about his looks, too. but if he had a personality like dally's, then i would never give him a second glance. the point was, he doesn't. he's a greaser, like dally, but he doesn't have the dark look to him. soda looks like he has more hope for the future, like he's a cheerful person who people can talk to.
"right. anyway, you wanna come to our party tomorrow night?" soda asked, stuffing his hand in his pockets. "it'll just be us, but it's kind of an opportunity to hang out. you can get to know some of us better."
"o-oh. if two-bit is going, i probably am..." i murmured, placing my hands behind my back and looking down. i could feel the others watching me, they probably thought we were flirting or something. i would never hear the end of it from two-bit. some more butterflies formed in my stomach as he smiled at me.
"oh, well, what if he's going out with someone that night." oh. my. god. oh. my. god. he was looking at me with puppy dog eyes. oh. my. god. he could do the puppy dog eyes. i almost squealed in delight at this. he was so cute! man, what i wouldn't give to kiss him right now.
"alright, alright, i'll go whether two-bit does or not, but i will be attached to you like a leech, 'cause i don't know no one." soda smiled happily.
"don't worry 'bout it, you will." we walked back over to the rest of them, and we both ignored the questioning looks they shot us. it was getting late, and i was getting more embarrassed by the second. i was still nervous about standing with boys for too long, although i knew these ones i could trust. i waved goodbye, walking away with kim. i knew she didn't want to go, she looked like she was having a great time talkin' with ponyboy, but i had to go then. i don't know why, but i had to leave. and can you guess who followed? if you said amber and two-bit, you're wrong. soda followed me.
"hey, kaylyn, why do ya have to go?" he asked curiously. kim had that smirk on her face, a smirk i didn't like.
"did you know she likes ponyboy?" kim stopped in her tracks, sending me a murderous glare. oh boy, was i going ot hear it from her later, but for now, sodapop. he looked surprised, a good surprised look though.
"really? well, pony does need a good girl. maybe you should ask him out." soda crossed his arms and i mimicked him, shaking my head at her. she gave me another glare, one that said 'if i stare at you long enough you will burst into flames.' i cheered as soda called over ponyboy.
"no!" kim shouted, pushing forward to strangle sodapop, but i made sure to keep her from doing that. "goddamn it! stop, please. i can't...not now..." she didn't stop struggling, but i realized that maybe she really didn't mind us imposing. ponyboy jogged over to us, and kim froze in place. i could tell she was mentally cursing at us. i laughed at myself on the inside. i couldn't even get a man, yet i was setting my best friend up with pony.
"hey, pony, what do you think of kim?" ponyboy turned pink, as did kim. i took that as a good sign.
"well, why don't the two of you go out with each other?" soda could sure be blunt. they glanced at each other, both blushing dark red. i guess that was a yes. i left them there, i had to let kim stay after that so she could bond with pony, while soda was called back by dally and amber. ugh. amber. i was beginning to hate her again, but the feelings wouldn't last. i just then realized how tired i was. so as soon as i got to my house, i fell onto my couch and fell asleep.
i had a dream. it wasn't about lise either; it was about me and sodapop. me and soda were standing in a field, not clich at all, holding hands. we were laughing about something, i don't know what, but we were happy. i was wearing a plain white dress, and he was only wearing jeans. soda pulled me close to him, his lips softly pressing against my neck. i giggled, enjoying the tickling feeling that it left behind. he pulled away, staring into my eyes now.
"i love your eyes, kaylyn," he laughed, pulling me to the ground with him. i squeaked in surprised, landing on his chest.
"but my eyes aren't nothin'. they're just plain old brown your eyes are better." soda shook his head, wrapping his arms around my waist and leaning close to my ear.
"nah, i like yours more." and can you guess what happened next? can you? well, i can tell you, this was the best dream in the history of great dreams. his lips brushed against mine, moving in perfect sync with each other. he had that spicy taste for him, not that i minded. this was heaven. but, like all good things, it comes to an end. i knew i would always remember that dream.
i never thought about how deeply i had fallen for him.