Hello guys! I'm sorry I haven't been updating as much as I have been wanting to, but oh well. I think that I am going to do one more chapter after this one :( I'm so sad this is gonna be over, but I'm thinking about doing a sequel! What do you all think? Anyway, thanks so much for reading up to this point, and thanks for all the reviews! Love you all, enjoy!
I glared up at the Socs as they formed a line, facing the greasers. They had all come dressed up nicely, as usual, which I found pretty amusing. They weren't going to stay looking like that much longer though, considering the rain that was beginning to fall and mix with the dirt. I winced as a particularly large droplet of water fell on my nose, and looked down the line, admiring my gang with pride. Two-Bit had managed to make himself look sober, and he and Pony both had the same tough look on their face. Darry was next to Ponyboy, and he stood tall and firm, now confronting the Socs. Close to Darry was Soda, who was right next to Steve. I could sense that they were both nervous, but ready to fight. A breeze of wind blew by, and I could have sworn that I could smell a hint of Dally's unique scent, but I shook it off. That us until he raced right into the line of greasers, shouting "Hey! Nobody starts a rumble without me!" with that Ponyboy was knocked to the ground by the first punch, and from that point on it was complete chaos.
I tried to avoid the mass of fighting boys, looking for a greaser that might need a little bit of extra help. As I scanned the crowd I heard a yelp, and whipped around to find Soda getting punched in the face continuously. I raced across the ground and took a flying leap, latching myself onto the Soc's hand right before he could hit Soda again. I felt his warm blood fill my mouth, but I refused to let go until Soda punched his stomach and he doubled over. I dropped to the ground, and returned to my job of looking for injured greasers. I soon saw that Two-Bit was having a rough time getting two Socs off of him, and I jumped against the back of one's legs from behind, causing his legs to buckle and send him sprawling on the ground. Two-Bit was able to recover and began kicking him. Pony looked like he was having some trouble, but a second later Darry and Soda came to his rescue, so I just ran through the crowd, trying not to get stepped on and biting some unsuspecting Socs as I passed. One kicked my side, and I tumbled to the ground. Before I could stand up someone stepped on my tail, causing immense pain. I shook it off and rose again, but still took a few more blows.
When I turned around I was surprised to see Dally attempting to take on three guys at once, but he was slowly losing his battle. I used the same technique I had with Soda, launching myself into the air and holding on to a Soc's arm with my teeth. He yelled out, but began punching my sides relentlessly. Finally I fell to the ground, desperately struggling to stand despite the pain in my sides. I heard Dallas say something, and then realized he was telling me to get out. I didn't object, and I limped out of the fight just as I heard Two-Bit laughing and cussing out the Socs.
"They're running away! Look at them run!" he yelped gleefully, despite his hand which was bleeding badly. I couldn't help but bark in victory, as I made my way to the edge of the clearing. To my surprise, something jumped out of the bushes at me.
I heaved myself to my feet, ready to fight whoever it was. I was very relieved when it was only Storm.
"Shadow you didn't fight did you?" he asked with a worried look.
"Yea, but I'm not hurt too bad." Apparently he didn't believe me, and I didn't believe myself. I fell to the ground, too weak to stand. My head was pounding and it hurt to breath, and I noticed for the first time that there was a gash in my side that was bleeding some. Storm said nothing more, but came over and laid down next to me. He began to lick the blood from my side, cleaning the wound. His tongue passed over my side again and again, and we stayed there for a long time. I was exhausted from the fight, and was about to fall asleep when four figures approached us.
Storm jumped up and stood over me protectively, letting a low growl loose. For the second time that night I was relieved to see that the danger turned out to be familiar faces. Soda, Steve, Darry, and Two-Bit all emerged, and Storm relaxed a bit.
"There you are Shadow! we've been lookin' for ya." Soda said, stepping forward.
"And just who's the young man she's with?! Is our little girl growing up?" Two-Bit said with a grin, earning him a laugh from the gang. Darry stepped forward and scooped me up in his strong arms, and carried me back home. I twisted my body around to say goodbye to Storm, but he was already gone. Tiredly I fell asleep in Darry's arms before we could get home, my last thoughts wondering where Dallas and Ponyboy had gone off to.