Who We Are(The Outsiders Fanfiction)

5|"Look At The Beauty, Now Die."

<Soda's POV>

Her extremely light brown waves of hair ripple in the small breeze, tossing pieces into her eyes. Christina catches me staring at her as we sit in the lot watching the beautiful assortment of colors.

"What?" She asks giggling. I smile at her and take her small hand.

"I love you," I tell her. She smiles and kisses my cheek.

"I know," she says I her usual smart ass tone that I fell in love with. She puts her head on my shoulder as we lower ourselves down so we lay on our backs. My thumb rubs the top of her hand as she draws circles on my chest."I see what Ponyboy means about sunsets being beautiful," Chris says.

"You know what's even more beautiful?"

"What?"

"When I picture our wedding day," I announce. She looks at my face, confused.

"We aren't engaged," Christina tells me. I laugh a little.

"I know silly, I just know it will happen someday, I guarantee it," I explain to her. She smiles and kisses me on the lips. Steps come from behind us. Next thing I know Two-Bit is whispering in our ears between giggles.

"Keep it PG or else Dally's going to flip shit," he says finally breaking into a laughing fit, interrupting the peaceful silence that existed moments ago. Steve walks over to us as well.

"I can always get ya'll a room at a motel if ya want," Steve says. "Or we can all keep our lunches in our stomachs and ruin this moment," Steve says squishing in between Chris and I. We all laugh quietly.

<Dally's POV>

Love is weird. I love my sister, but she loves Soda who I love as a family-friend, but he loves my sister, but he also loves me as a friend and he loves his girlfriend, my sister who loves him and also loves me. As I said, love is confusing and there is seemingly to much of it, but with Skyler there is never enough love.

I want to love her, but I fear hurting her or worse having her think I can start a family and get married. Never could I ever commit to something as serious as that. But how could I refuse those beautiful steel grey eyes and reflective black sheets of hair. She sits close to me, still figuring out her place in our group. We watch the arrangement of colors. Johnny and Pony look fascinated, but I don't see the big deal.

"Skyler Elizabeth?" I ask. I hear her sigh.

"Yes Dallas?"

"I hope you like this because I need to know I am being tortured by boredom for a reason," I explain. She starts to laugh.

"Then to make you feel better I'll say yes I like this, but if I were to be totally honest I would tell you I hate this whole sunset thing," Skyler says looking up at me.

"I know why I don't like it, why don't you like it?" I ask, curiosity getting the better of me.

"Because when the colors first show you think golly that's pretty then it's all gone so soon almost like nature is saying, look at the beauty now die, I just hate when something good leaves so fast." I get every word of what she says, because that's why I dislike sunsets as well.

"Skyler Elizabeth?"

"Yes Dallas?" Skyler answers annoyed.

"This is really hard for me to say, but um Skyler Elizabeth I don't want a huge commitment, but I do however want to call you mine, so how 'bout it? Will you be my girl?"

<Skyler's POV>

My heart stops. No. This can't be happening. I can't break Dally's heart. I promised myself I wouldn't have any relationships. I will only hurt the ones I love. I start to tear up and Dally looks taken aback. "Oh geez emotions," Dally's says confused as to what to do, so he awkwardly wraps his arms around me holding my head to his chest.

"Why Dallas why?" I ask through my tears. Dally just sighs.

"Because Skyler Elizabeth, I like you." I start to cry more. "Oh golly, what did I say wrong."

"Nothing, that's the problem, why are you so nice to me Dallas?" I ask again tears staring to fall harder. The gang starts to look at me, but I see Dally do a hand gesture signaling for them to go the Darry's car. They do as they're told so we are alone.

"Skyler Elizabeth, you can say no as long as you tell me why," Dally explains.

I take a deep breath, but it doesn't help. "No, no, no, no I can't have a relationship, I'll only hurt you," I mumble, surprised that Dally understands me.

"I'm a big boy, I can handle heart break," Dally says. I dig my head closer to his chest.

"No, I mean that I'll go crazy and hurt myself and finally die, or I'll leave without a trace and I don't want to hurt you, please Dallas, don't love me!" I shout through violent tears.

He answers with a simple, yet effective, "To late."

A/N What a cute little moment between Chris and Soda which was completely ruined by Steve, but that's okay cause Steve is bootiful. Annnddd we have Skyler with another mental breakdown. Boy this girl is a mess! Next chapter should be up soon! Sorry this chapter is so short by the way.

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