Dallas Winston Has A Sister? (Outsiders Fanfic)

Winston, Tara

    The next day at school, Pony kept a keen eye out for the new girl.  He hadn't seen much of her yesterday, except for in the halls.  Two-Bit had asked around about her, but no one knew her name, where she came from, where she lived, who she was related to, nothing.  And in this town, almost everybody knew everything about anyone.  But this girl was a complete mystery, and he vowed to pay close attention to her and find out her secret.

        Pony was usually one of the first kids to arrive in his English class, so he was shocked to see that girl there, sitting in the desk in the far left corner, way in the back.  Today she was wearing a plaid black and white shirt that looked like it could have been a guy's shirt, but Pony thought it still looked nice on her.

        He hadn't even realized he'd been staring at her until the bell rang, the classroom flooding with the rest of the students as they rushed to take their seats.  It immediately settled down as the teacher began taking attendance, and Pony was shocked at what he heard.  Right after, "Vincet, Rob," the teacher said, "Winston, Tara."  The girl sitting in the back silently raised her hand.

        Tara.  Tara Winston.  That's what her name was, but why did it sound so familiar?  Pony almost gasped out loud as it clicked in his head.  Winston.  Tara Winston.  Dallas Winston.  She was related to Dally!  Mean, cold-hearted, stubborn Dally had a relative in town!  And no way was she old enough to live by herself, so she had to be living with Dally.  That might explain why they hadn't seen much of him, and the house by the lot that had been for sale for almost a year had just been bought, no matter how decrepit it was.

        Pony glanced over at her, searching her face for any similarity to Dally.  No wonder she had looked so familiar yesterday!  Her eyes were the exact same icy blue shade as Dally's, and she had a jawline and high cheekbones similar to his.  She could have been his younger female twin, except for the fact that her hair was brown not blond.  Pony could not stop looking at her, fitting her name to her features.

        The minute the bell rang, after fifth period, he could barely contain himself from dashing down the hall to tell Two-Bit and Johnny on their way to the DX for lunch.

        "Guess what?" Pony asked excitedly as he caught up to them.

        "You became President?" Two-Bit asked.

        "That new girl is related to Dally," he exclaimed breathlessly.

        "Dally Winston?" Johnny asked.

        "What?" Two-Bit inquired, puzzled, cocking his eyebrow.

        "Her name is Tara Winston.  That must mean she's related to Dally.  Right?" Pony asked.

        As they neared the DX, they could see Dally leaning against the gas pumps, talking to Soda and Steve.

        "Why don't we ask him?" Two-Bit said, a grin spreading across his face.