Hi. Welcome to my first story! I hope you guys like it. This is a Dally x Danielle fanfiction. (Danielle is not a cannon character. She is made up) This takes place in 1965. Two years before the book took place. Danielle grew up with her single father. Her mother died when she was 11 years old. She is 15 in this story. The same age as Dally at the time.

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Danielle's POV

I came home from school to find all of the stuff in my house boxed up in cardboard.

"Dad? What's going on?" I asked

"Danielle, We're moving." My dad responded uninthusiastically.

I felt all of the color get sucked out of my face. What the fuck?! I thought to myself. Why the fuck would we do that?

"May I ask why?" I asked.

"Because," Dad didn't finish.

"Why?" I asked again with more directness. But I already knoew why. He busts all of his money on his beer and what he calls, HiS sPeCiAl MeDiCaTiOn.

"I SWEAR IF I HEAR THAT SASS AGAIN, I'M GONNA GUT YOU LIKE A GODDAMN FISH, SMART ASS!" Dad answered with a very harsh, yelling tone. The movers walked into the room right as he finished talking. He adjusted his posture to act like a more calm, supportive father. Although I saw right through his act. The movers were too much in their own worlds to even notice. After the movers left, he turned back into his drunk, rotten personality. "GO PACK YOUR BAGS."

I walked up the stairs to my room. Almost ready to start sobbing like I have many times before. I went over to my bed and climbed under it. I felt safe there. But the thought of being alone with my thoughts was what truly scared me. My mind just starts winding up until I can't take it anymore. I ran into my bathroom. I found my dad's old knife I hid under the sink. I rolled up my sleeves and could feel the sensation of pain as I pierced my arm with it. I felt that this was my way to take control of things. As soon as I saw the blood drip down onto the counter, I grabbed a cloth and cleaned the knife off. I stopped the bleeding with a towel. I didn't think to hide the knife anymore. Instead, I packed it in the bottom of one of my boxes. I started packing up my bags. Once I was finished, I snuck downstairs. My dad was already loading the car.

"Come help out." He said.

I went and helped him carry boxes into the car. I fell asleep on the ride to my new home, knowing that I needed rest for my first day of school. When I woke up, It was dark outside, I got out of the car to the view of a huge apartment building. We entered the building. It was so dirty and grimy. Damn! How much money did my dad beat out of himself this time? I've lived in a lot of places ever since mom died. But it has never been this bad.

"Welcome to Oklahoma." Dad said. "We won't have enough tjme to set up our furniture yet. Just set up your sleeping bag in your room. It's over there." He gestured to the room in the corner. I entered the room. It was small and cramped. There was barely a corner to lay my sleeping bag in. But I had a beautiful view from the window. I walked over and saw someone on the roof of the next door neighbors house. He was alone, smoking a ciggarette, sitting in a chair, stairing at the stars. I understand how that feels. I closed the blinds on my window and went to bed. (Well, what I'd like to call a bed.)

The next morning, I woke up and went to school.

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I'm sorry but I had to add this quote from The Outsiders

"MaN tHiS fLoOr SuRe Is HaRd."

Dally's POV

This morning, I got to class 10 minutes late. But there was a new empty seat right next to me.

"Mr. Winston, please take a seat." Mr. Davids directed at me.

"Okay man, no need to make a fuss." I say.

"Just, please take your seat." He said again.

I sit down in my seat as a beautiful brown-haired girl rushes in. I've never seen her before.

"I'm so sorry I'm late." She says in her sweet innocent voice.

"Are you are new student?" Mr. Davids asks. He scrolls on the paper, looking for her name. "Uhhhhh... Danielle?"

"Dani." She responds. Man, Dani, what a pretty name.

"Everyone, this is Dani. She is our new student who moved here from... Uhhhh..." He hesitated.

"Chicago." Dani filled in.

"Interesting. Dani, please take you seat next to Mr. Winston." He said, gesturing to me. She came and sat in the empty seat next to me. "Students, please turn to page 39. Blah blah blah learning blah school blah blah."

After a while of rolling up old reports into balls and tossing them into the trash can as if I were playing basketball. I decided to make my move. "Hey," I whispered. "I'm Dally." I'm Dally?!!! What could be more basic!!!! Ughh! "It's Dani. Right?"

"Yeah." She responded. "Nice to meet you Dally."

"Hey, I'll tell you what, man." Man?!!!! Really?!!!! "Why don't you come eat lunch with me and my pals."

"Sure. Sounds fun."

Yes! Yes! Yes!

"Okay class, time for lunch." Mr. Davids said. "Class dissmissed."

"Cool. Follow me." As we leave the classroom, I lead her outside, to where the gang meets up.

"Are we allowed out here?" Dani asked.

"Not really." I answered as I chuckled. As Pony, and Johnny came into my view, I waved.

"Hey." Pony said. "Who's the new kid?"

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Ponyboy's POV

Meand Johnny we're sitting around eating lunch, about to light our ciggarettes, Two bit is running around like a crazed maniac. He is probably drunk or something. Dally walks up with someone me and Johnny have never met before. Is that a soc?! What is Dally doing with a soc?! I look over to Johnny confused. "Hey Dal, who's the new kid?" I ask as I look back at them

"This is Dani. She moved here from Chicago." Dally answers.

"Are you hanging out with socs now, Dally?" Johnny asks. I elbow Johnny, embarassed.

"Dani's new. Let's help her not fall into the wrong group of people." Dally says. "Now today class, let's all go around and share our names, and our favorite colors." Dally says, chuckling, as if he was mocking a teacher.

As we all sat down, everyone pulled out their lunches. Except for Dani. She didn't even look. "You gotta lunch, Dani?" I ask

"I'm not really hungry." She responds. "I sure am cold though. It's chilly today."

"Here take my jacket" Dally says, wrapping his leather jacket aroundher. Dam. That jacket is Dally's most prized possession. He never let's anyone even touch it. Dani must be special.

"Thanks." She said.

Two bit ran over here from out of nowhere he said. "Who's the soc?" Everyone stared at him.

"A what?" Dani asked.

"A soc. Popular rich kid bitches who think they're better then everyone else around them." Dally explained.

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The group finished up their lunches. (Except for Dani) They went back to class. Dally and Dani had last period together. They talked basically the whole time. Pony was right. There is something special about them.

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That's the end of the first chapter. I know that nothing exciting happened in this part, but this first part was mainly to get you to know Dani. But, some really exciting stuff in the next few chapters. I promise. Stay tuned, and come back soon.