Drowning ||Dallas Winston|| COMPLETED

6

I woke up and realized Johnny wasn't awake yet so I was pretty quiet to leave the room.

When I looked around to see if anyone was awake I felt someone grab me by the waist behind me and lift me up.

"DOWN!" I squealed involuntarily.

I was put down and before I could guess who it was I felt the person hug me and put their head in my neck. I looked over and saw Dallas behind me....hugging me.

"You up Soda?" I heard Darry ask down the hall, making Dally dit in a chair as if he didn't just hug me.

"Yeah. Ponyboy...wake up, the rumbles today." I heard Soda tell Ponyboy.

"There's a rumble today?" I asked Darry, surprised and offended that I didn't know.

"Yeah, and you ain't goin'" Darry said to me, getting out a beer for Two-Bit and cake for Steve.

"Too bad." I said and sat down, getting ready to win yet another argument.

"No." He said.

"Yes." I said.

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes. Hey Steve." I said as Steve came in. I smirked because thanks to Steve, I won.

"Hey Steve. I got you your cake, so Dally are you goi- AH SHIT!" Darry yelled, realizing I won.

"HA!!" I stood up and and did a victory dance.

"Yeah I'm going. So Claire you ready again? Maybe you won't get a nasty bite again." Dally winked at me, supporting that I should go.

"Yeah, maybe." I smiled but looked away before Dallas could see my smile for long.

"Man, let me see your smile. The pictures aren't enough!" Soda complained, talking about the interview picture Dallas took of me.

"No." I said and walked outside to smoke a cigarette.

I took a walk to the park and sat down on the swings, lighting a cigarette when I heard a car come up to the swings. Shit. I thought as I took a drag on my cigarette.

"Oh! It's Claire!" I heard Bob say behind me. "Thought you died but your little boy toy saved you. Who isn't here now so. Win win."

"Tonight's the rumble Bob, go to Hell." I said, putting my cigarette out and started to walk back to the house but I felt someone grab me from behind again, only planning on hurting me.

"No one gets away with that princess." He said, letting me go and getting ready to punch me. I ducked and punched him instead.

He stumbled back and Randy was gonna tackle me, I moved away so he tackled Bob, who was behind me.

I took this chance and made a run for it, not planning on telling the gang they tried to jump me.

"Hey, you ok Claire? We were just talking about you being in the rumble." Two-Bit said, pointing to Dallas and Darry who were arguing and slightly wrestling.

"She can go man! She's strong enough Dar!" Dallas said, slightly pushing Darry by the shoulders.

"She's been in the hospital!" Darry said, not being childish but instead grabs Dallas and they noe full on wrestle.

"Ok! Break it up!" I separated them and glared at Two-Bit for laughing at them.

"She's going." Dallas tried to get the last word.

"She's not." Darry said.

"I will be in the damn rumble! Johnny, you goin'?" I asked behind me.

"Yeah." Johnny and Ponyboy said in unison.

This was gonna be a long day...and an even longer night...