Nina Verro was waiting for the moment she would die. Her fathers constant torture was sure to be her inevitable demise..... until she moved to Tulsa Oklahoma meeting a certain gang that taught her sitting around wilting and wasting her time wasn't l...
"Every new friend is a new adventure.... The start of more memories."
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Nina's smile slowly fell as her eyes made contact with the person who had gasped. Steve. His eyes laid promptly on her neck that was purple with a hand print. And slowly her concealer covered eyes began to melt revealing the secret beneath the makeup. "WHAT THE HELL NINA?!" Darry yells in concern rushing over to her as she flinched away at the sudden movement. Dallas stood away from the group celebrating with the other greasers besides the gang that stood in front of her. He slowly began sauntering up ready to tease her outfit, all the boys just staring at her in concern.
"What happened Nina?" SodaPop asks more calmly yet concerned as Nina looks at them all wide eyed unsure what to even say. "Nice legs babe." Dallas says teasingly as his eyes stayed glued to her legs before slowly moving up her body waiting for her usual scoff or sass but received nothing. He didn't understand why until his eyes reached her throat and face, he didn't visible show his shock like everyone else with the dropping mouths, gasping, or asking her what happened in concern. Instead his eyes merely got a fraction bigger and his smirk slowly fell and he was back to the normal stoic face.
"Did one of them Damn socs jump ya before the rumble?" Steve asks as Nina looks to Two bit, Johnny, and Ponyboy with a look asking for help. "Uh- yeah man. This morning on the way to school she got jumped..... guess I forgot to mention it sorry fellas." Two bit says with fake guilt as Darry begins checking the bruising on Nina face and neck. "Come by the house and let me take a better look at it alright? Make sure it's just some bruisin." Darry explains as Nina slowly nods knowing she was getting away with the lie but Darry wouldn't let her go home unchecked. He cared for all the kids in that gang, he wished they'd get in less trouble but- he cared for them all the same.
The group walked in a now tense silence that'd be broken here and there by Two bit falsely muttering things about getting even with the socs. Steve would join in here and there SodaPop too after awhile, it made even his blood boil that socs had hurt such a nice girl.
Nina strayed to the back of the pack feeling guilty over the lies but..... she didn't want the entire gang to know her business. She was fine with the others because she was comfortable with them, and they didn't try to interfere. The rest of the boys would be protective of the frail seeming girl, except Dallas. He seemed to be the type that only worried for himself, and Johnny but he tried to hide that good part of him to the others. He'd say it's because their friends and he's a good kid but- anyone could tell Dallas really loved Johnny as like a little brother. He might be the only family Dallas even has. Maybe the only thing Dallas truly loved.
As the gang continues walking back to the Curtis home Nina feels someone standing beside her looking at her. "What?" She mumbles under his intense gaze as he shrugs with a teasing smile. "Never seen ya in a dress it's nice." He says before looking her up and down getting that scoff he expected earlier. "Your a pig." Nina says smiling weakly, one thing would never change and that was Dallas. She was happy he didn't mention the bruises and stayed his jerk self when it came down to conversation. Maybe it's because he too didn't like people prying in his private life away from the gang. "Tryin to impress someone?" He says teasingly looking at the rest of the boys wiggling his eyebrows at her. Nina shook her head and laughed at even the insinuation of her liking someone like that. She never felt anything like that about a guy before, she saw Pony, Two, and Johnny as friends. Steve, Soda, and Darry as friendly acquaintances for now and Dallas...... she didn't even know what she considered the troublesome boy yet.
