Dallas Winston's kid sister

chapter 10

"So Danni."

"So Soda."

"You goin to Buck's Tonight?"

"Ha! Your crazy Soda. Really?"

"So is that no?" Two-bit asked.

"Of course its a no! I may live there, but Dally would never let me go. Ain't that right Dal?" I said as he entered the Curtis's living room.

"That's right little Dan." Dally Said, ruffling my hair. "You can stay with everybody who not going."

"That's right Dan. You can stay with Johnny and I. We where thinking about going over to the Nightly Double. Wanna go?"

I looked at Dally and he nodded. "Sure thing. So when are ya'll leaving?" I asked, sitting next to Pony and Johnny on the couch.

"As soon as Soda here gets dressed." Darry answered

"Well soda! get a move on. I wanna get out of this house so hurry your arse up!"

"Oh harsh Danny. Very harsh." Sodapop joked, putting his hands on his heart.

"I love you too Soda!"

"Uhuh!" Soda mocked.

"Hey Danny? No getting in trouble k?" Dally asked, standing in front of me.

"Really Dal? I'm not Five anymore."

"No, but you are a Winston." I smiled proudly at that. "Danny." Dally warned.

"Ok ok. Sheesh. No trouble. Right Pony?" I said mockingly. "Don't want you getting grounded now do we?"

"Really Dan?"

"Yup!" I said happily and Punched him in the arm lightly.

"Come on Soda! You ready yet?" Darry yelled.

"Yeah I'm coming!" Soda yelled coming out of the bathroom.

"Alright lets go!" Two-bit said.

"Now Danny remember. No trouble." Dally looked back at me.

"Aye aye captain!" I saluted him.

Dally looked at me sternly but I saw a hint of laughter and amusement glint in his eyes.

As soon as everybody left I jumped up. "What are ya'll waiting for? Lets go!" I said and ran outside.

We raced all the way to the nightly double with Pony in first, me in second, and Johnny in close third. Unlike Dally, I didn't mind paying the twenty-five cents to get into the movie. About a quarter of the way through the movie, two Soc girls sat right in front of us.

"Your Dallas Winston's younger sister right?" One of the asked.

"Yeah....." I answered skeptically.

"I feel sorry for him. Putting up with trash like you." The other said.

"Excuse me?" I asked

"Yeah. Dally's is a pretty cute guy and if he didn't have to worry about his baby sister being safe all the time," the first one said in a baby voice. "he wouldn't be Half as mean as he is and he would actually go out some time."

I growled at them and both Johnny and Pony put their hand on my shoulders.

"For your information, he left me when I was younger so I fended for myself. So he wasn't always protecting me and he has to be mean and tough to protect HIMSELF. So excuse you."

"Aw. did big brother leave you? Probably because he didn't want to put up with your shit any more. I mean, I don't even understand how people can be around a piece of trash like you. So do everybody a favor, and stay away from Dallas. All you do is cause trouble and he probably doesn't even like you."

I don't remember what happened after that but the next thing I knew, Johnny, Pony, and I where being kicked out of the Nightly Double and my lip hurt like crazy.

"Really Danny?" Ponyboy asked.

"Are you ok?" Johnny asked.

I nodded my head and lifted my hand up to my lip to find it bleeding. "I think so. What happened?"

"Well, right after the first Soc, Mallory, told you to stay away from Dally, you got up and punched her. Then the other one, Sabrina, grabbed you and punched you and before anything else could happen, we got kicked out." Ponyboy told me.

"Shit." I breathed. "Dally's gonna kill me."

"Don't worry Dan." Johnny told me, nudging me. "We'll stick up for you right Pony?"

"Yeah. I mean, it wasn't your fault ,intentionally, to hit them. It was basically their fault. They where edging you on."

I put my arms around their shoulders. "Thanks guys. I love you."

"Aw, we love you too Dan." They both said.

"Buck's parties usually last a while so they shouldn't be home yet." Pony said but boy was he wrong.

As we entered the Curtis house, everybody was there. Including Dally. 

"What are you guys doing back so early?" Pony asked.

"Well the fuzz showed up so we ran for it." Steve said.

"Danny." Dally said from behind me. "Turn around."

"But why? I enjoy talking to you this way." I tensed.

"Danny Marie Winston. Turn around right now."

I turned around slowly.

"What did I tell you!? I said not trouble right? And of course you ignore me and get in trouble! What did you do?"

"It wasn't my fault! It was-they said-it was them-I-" I gave up and looked down. "Those girls where right."

Pony and Johnny came to my side.

"Danny there weren't right."

"Don't listen to them."

"They where wrong ok?"

"OK you three. What are you talking about?" Darry asked coming over to us.

"When we where at the drive in, these to Soc girls, Mallory and Sabrina, came and sat down in front of us." Johnny started.

"Then they started to talk to Danny and said from pretty hurtful stuff." Pony finished.

"What did they say?" Darry edged.

Pony and Johnny looked at me and I nodded. "Well they told her that she was trash and that Dally didn't like her and that he left her because he didn't want to put up with her. And that she should stay away from him....."

The room was deathly quiet.

"Dan? Can I talk to you outside for a minute?" Dally asked me.

I was scared of what he was going to tell me but he nodded.

"Dan, I don't want you believing what those girls ok? None of it was true. Your not trash and you know I love you right?" I nodded. "And the reason I left was because of dad. I knew I should have taken you with me but I didn't. and its not because I don't love you or because your a bother to be around."

I looked up and Dally and saw sadness and apologeticness in his eye. "I know. I'm sorry Dal. I don't belvie them. I just did for a second but I promise I don't."

"Good. Now lets get back inside k? It's freezing outside."