Who We Are(The Outsiders Fanfiction)

58|"Maybe."

<Chris's POV>
New Years

"LADIES AND FUCKING GENTLEMEN GET READY FOR THE BEST NEW YEARS OF YOUR LIVES YOU WORTHLESS PIECES OF SHIT!" Lena yells drunk from the stage. People scream in response. The whole gang met up at this new bar on New Years. I never thought it would be this crowded and out of hand. My expectations were that we would drink, dance a bit, cheer at midnight then go home but this is something entirely new. A wild band blasting amped up music on a stage to the left of the bar full of drinks and a small tv. Also a clock telling how long till the new year. Crazed young people getting drunk and enjoying their time with friends and family. Smokers dotted here and there. Of course none of our gang is smoking out of respect for Skyler. Lena got a hold of some drugs and she did not hesitate for a second. Skyler and I are painfully sober drinking our Coke and dancing. Steve has been watching Lena dance on the stage with the band members for an unhealthy amount of time. He has a look of jealously on his face but he doesn't acknowledge it. Although I'm sure if someone gets to handsy he will intrude in a second.

Soda grabs my waist and pulls me to his side. I look at him surprised and smiling. "Come on Mrs. Curtis," he says seductively. He has definitely had at least a few shots. I let his hands guide me into the crowds of dancing people. Sweat dripping off their faces and adrenaline running through their veins. I jump with the crowd while running my hands through my hair. Bumping into people almost constantly, but not caring.

Everything begins to move in slow motion. Slow enough for me to see Dallas lean in and kiss Skyler passionately. Slow enough for me to finally see Steve jump on the stage and go at one of the guys who was dancing with Lena. Slow enough were the music all fades together. Slow enough were I can see Soda gaze deep into my eyes with longing. His pupils small and blue eyes bright in the dim light. Someone bumps into my back and I am pushed into Soda's chest. We don't loose eye contact as Soda holds my hips to his. My lips purse and he bites his bottom lip, causing it to become lighter.

A scream makes everything go back into focus. Soda and I look quickly to the stage and see Lena pushing a guy off of her. He is trying to grind on her I think. Being in the military gave her muscle and she doesn't hesitate to use it. She spins around and grabs his shirt. Lena picks up the guy a little bit off the ground and then slams him on the floor of the stage. The band stops playing. Some off the other band members leave their positions and go after Lena. Soda and I begin to trudge through the shocked crowd. Dallas and Skyler follow behind us. I also see Darry pushing through the people.

The drummer of the band slaps Lena across the face. She falls to the floor in a heap of black clothing. Steve reaches the top of the stage and rears back his arm. With a white knuckled fist, Steve's hand makes contact with the drummers jaw. I hear a crack of bone against bone and then the drummer falling to the ground. When Steve starts to go towards the other band members Soda and Dally jump on the stage. The two boys hold back Steve by his arms. His jaw is clenched in rage and his face is red. Steve's eyes are like angry pits of fire. The other two boys pull Steve right out of the bar as he shouts foul mouth words at the band. I see Skyler helping Lena up of the stage. She practically peels her off the floor. The rest of our gang follows Soda, Dally, and Steve out. Lena is relying on Skyler and I to hold her up. Between the alcohol, her heels, and the blow to the face I'm surprised she is even standing at all. When we make it outside Skyler looks to Dally. "We forgot our bags." Dallas nods and runs inside leaving Soda and Darry to stop Steve from running back inside and tearing the band apart. Two emerges from the bar.

"I go to the bathroom for five minutes and this happens," he says jokingly. I shake my head at him signaling that it's not the time and he just shrugs. Typical. The doors to the bar are opened again and the entire band emerges from inside. One of them is holding their guitar raised. Skyler and I pull Lena out of the oncoming fight. The four boys ready themselves as they are outnumbered by two. They go for Soda, Darry, and Two-Bit first. Soda is the first to go down. He takes a hard blow from the guitar to his temple. His body is unconscious on the ground. Darry gets a few punches in before the drummer takes his stick and hits him in the head like a baseball bat against the ball. Darry goes down after another punch to the head. Two-Bit goes down when the guitar hits him in the stomach and one of the singers punches him in the face. Two of the guys take Steve and hold him up by his forearms as another guy begins to punch him in the gut. After each punch Steve seems to fade more and more. Lena screams and rives around in our arms. We do not let her go though. She can barely stand, never mind fight.