New Greaser in Town

Chaper Two

It's Halloween. One of my favorite holidays. I like the tradition i do every year: I dress up, invite one of my friends over & we just hand out Halloween candy to the kids that come by. I would be doing that this year, but I can't. For 2 reasons: 1. I'm going to that costume party & 2. I don't think it would be safe to do that in this neighborhood.

I bought my costume yesterday. I got a Mutant Ninja Turtles costume. I'm weird..... I check the clock; it reads 6:04pm. I should probably start getting ready. I take a shower, I put on my costume, curl my hair, put on my boots & wear my mask. I'm ready. The clock reads 6:46pm. I need to call Tori to tell her I'm ready.
"I'm ready." I say immediately when she answers.
"I'm on my way now." I hang up.
After a couple minuets, there's a knock on my door. I open it revealing Tori in an angel costume.
"You look amazing!" I complement her.
"Me? Look at you!" She admits. "So, you ready?" She asks.
"I guess." I sigh.
"Don't worry, you'll have fun. Trust me." I hope she's right.

~time skip to party~

We're finally here & the only people I see that I know are the boys.
"Come on." Tori says. We walk over to them & they instantly seem more joyful.
"Hey Tori & Christina." Ponyboy says to us. None of them are wearing costumes. "You guys look so cool!" He continues. They all nod.
"Thank you." I say smiling down at my costume. I'm a pretty nice person in general.
"Two bit!" Tori screams. I turn & see them hugging & kissing. I walk over to them.
"Hello." I say kind of awkwardly. They turn & look at me, both laughing; Tori blushing a lot.
"Haha I'm sorry." I say.
"No, you're good. Two, this is Christina." She introduces.
"It's just Chris." I say.
"Nice to meet cha, I'm TwoBit."
"So how long-" I start but am interrupted.
"Hey doll, why don't you come & sit." Dally says patting the set next to him.
"Umm, I'm sorry." I say to them & walk over to Dally. I sit down next to him.
"Hey." I say trying to sound cheerfully. He just smirks at me & puts his arm around my shoulders. "Hey doll, how've you been?" He asks still smirking. I don't have an answer.
"I'm, good...." I say. I look up, & see Soda staring at us, looking angry. I look back at Dally.
"I really like your costume." He admits. I look down at it.
"Thank you." I say smiling.
"Yeah, it's makes you look hot." He says. I feel my checks get hot, I feel happy yet embarrassed.
"Ummm-" I start but then I noticed: He starts to lean in. I'm just, shocked. I start to lean in a little. Then I realize: this is crazy. I don't even know this guy all that well. I back away quickly. He just looks at me in complete shock. This probably doesn't happen that often.
"I'm sorry Dally, I'm, I'm sorry." Right as I say the last "Sorry", I get up & walk across the room immediately. I just need to back track. What just happened? I'm lost in thought.
"Chris?" A voice says. I jump a little. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." It's Soda.
"No, its, you're good." I say, trying to catch my breath.
"Are you alright?" He asks.
"Huh?"
"I, I saw what happened."
"Oh, you saw that?" I ask.
"Yeah, don't worry. Dally does that to every girl." He explains. I stiffen. Oh, so he's a player? He does that with whatever girl he sees just walking by? My checks start to feel hot with anger. I guess Soda notices.
"Well, you can't really blame him. I mean, who wouldn't want to kiss a girl as beautiful as you." He says smirking. I look at the ground smiling. No one has ever really called me that. I don't know what to do.
"Thanks." I whisper.
"Umm," he seems embarrassed. "So, I realized that you still don't fully know the gang. Come on, they'll get to know you better." He grabs my hand & takes me to them. I suddenly realize that Dally isn't there.
"Where's Dally?" I ask.
"Oh, after you rejected his lips, he left." Steve said laughing. I feel bad. I sit down next to Johnny. The gang & I just start talking more & more. I instantly realize that they are worth getting to know more. Even Johnny isn't as shy around me as he was the other day. Pony & I have a lot in common. Darry is really nice. Steve is pretty cool. & Soda is so sweet. I've made new friends.