Changes - The Outsiders - Dallas Winston X Reader

Chapter 1 - Nightly Double

You stopped dead in your tracks as you walked into the Nightly Double. Staring up at the screen as young children were giggling, tonight they were playing on the West Side screen Beach Blanket Bingo. More cliche beach movies... but you always enjoyed them.

"Hey, Johnny! Is that Y/N over there?!" Ponyboy quickly spoke turning his attention over to Johnny.

"I think so! Should we ask her if she wants to sit with us?" Johnny replied with a toothy smile.

"Sure! I'll go ask." He said getting up from his seat that was placed to the right of Johnny. 

He descended over to your direction holding a tall, but thin box of popcorn and a soda. You didn't notice him until you felt a tap on your shoulder and you jumped at the action. Pony grinned as your face withdrawn from shock.

"So sorry Y/N! How about you join me and Johnny to watch the movie... we'll buy ya some popcorn and a soda." He says, guiding you towards the section he and Johnny are sitting in. You nodded in reply and continued to walk with him over to his seat.

"Hey Y/N! Take a seat! So glad to see ya here." Johnny said turning his attention to you, handing you a box of popcorn. You smiled at him, he has always been such a nice boy to you, same as Ponyboy.

"The rest of the gang should be here in a couple 'a minutes, you can sit next to me if ya want." Pony offered. You gladly sat to his right and started munching on some popcorn, enjoying the salty, buttery flavor.

The idea that the rest of 'em would show up made you pretty anxious. Darrel, Steve, and Two-Bit frightened you the most from what Pony has told you about them in the library after school. Pony didn't really seem to get along with Steve and Darry. From what you've heard Darrel always seems like he's going to yell at you... and Steve, well Steve just dislikes Ponyboy. And about Two-Bit, you were afraid he'd try to joke around about you which increased your anxiety.

"Y/N, wanna come with me to get some sodas?" Johnny leaned forward looking past Ponyboy. You quickly got up from your seat and nodded with a grin. "Sweet, alright I got just enough quarters."

Johnny shot up from his seat and placed himself by your side. You two headed towards the concessions. He held the door open for you.

"Y/N, you can talk now, you're in a pretty private place." He spoke up in a concerned voice.

"I-I know. Just a little nervous sometimes I just don't feel like talking." You replied, words coming out feeling foreign. He smiled as you spoke.

"Well no need to be nervous right now, let's get some drinks, okay?" He turned his attention to the cashier.

"Three sodas, please." You overheard him say as you looked out the concession room window, watching all the children running around.

"Okay, let's head back out, here's your soda." He handed you your tall cup of coca cola.

"You had time to put straws in? You're really quick." You blurt out, staring at your drink and the drinks in his hand which already had the straws in them.

"No, I think they already came with the straws in the lids." He said, walking you towards to exit.

"Oh. Never seen drinks prepared like that before." You laughed and walked back over to the seats, but you stopped abruptly, noticing that Ponyboy was being surrounded by five guys and a few girls - around the same age as the unknown males.

"That's the gang. You see the tall one, muscular- that's Darry. The other tall one, with the jean jacket is Dally. The redhead is Two-Bit. Now the handsome fella is Sodapop, and that one with the tattoos next to him is Steve." Johnny pointed out all of the gang members.