Starboy - DarLas -The Outsiders

Chapter 7

What? Me and Darry? Together?  Several emotions and thoughts were going through my head, I couldn't tell how I felt in that moment. Happy, sad, mad, confused, anxious, nauseous, ecstatic, and the list goes on. Finally, my brain settled on one emotion. Confused.

"What?!" I asked. I tried to remember any time me and Darry were out in public together, but this beautiful thing known as panicking anxiety clouded my memory. "Why would they think that?"

Two-Bit and Soda shot Steve dirty looks. Steve looked between them, clearly just as confused as I was. 

"What?!" Steve exclaimed, crossing his arms. Soda raised an eyebrow at him, and Steve's eyes went wide and he sighed. Steve gave me a regretful look.

"I walked in on you and Darry this morning." He said and hung his head.

"What do you mean, 'walked in'?" I questioned, "There was nothing to walk in on-" Suddenly, I realized what he meant. My breath started speeding up, and my vision got blurry.

Anger boiled up inside of me, and I started towards Steve, my hands balled into fists. Steve cowered at the sight and started walking backward.

"Steve-" 

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, alright?!" 

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm down. I opened my eyes, and spoke, "Are you telling me that you saw us, made the assumption we were gay, and then told everyone?"

Steve raised an eyebrow. "Well I didn't tell everyone-"

I frowned. "Well who did you tell then?!"

Steve replied, "Just Tim-"

"Well that explains a lot." Tim was my buddy. And the worst at not spreading rumors. He probably hates me now.

"Why Tim, of all people, man!?" I complained. 

Steve had no reply to that. 

I was so pissed. Why would he do that? He knew Tim would go blabbing. I wanted to punch him so bad. I wanted to leave him just like he had Darry. I let the anger rise inside me, but I caught myself. I tried to calm myself down, but I couldn't. I felt the rage, and it took over my mind, blurring my vision as violent images went through my head. I didn't want to blow up right now, so I shot Steve a look and walked away. 

I was walking down the sidewalk outside the DX when someone grabbed my arm. I spun around and saw Two-Bit. I sighed.

"What do you want, man?" I whined.

Two-Bit gave me an empathetic look and punched my shoulder playfully. "How about you and me go for a walk?"

I nodded and we continued down the street. We walked for a bit, looking through store windows, joking around making small talk. Just an ordinary conversation. But there was that weird tension from people staring at me. I got shoved a few times, but I would shove back. We went quiet for a minute, and then he spoke.

"You never answered the question, Dal," Two-Bit stated.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Are you and Darry...you know...dating?" Two-Bit looked at me and asked.

"What?! No." I quickly answered, trying to play it cool. My heart started beating faster, and butterflies started their own revolution in my stomach. "What makes you think that?!"

Two-Bit laughed, then hesitated to look at me. "Literally everything."

I rolled my eyes, trying to act like I didn't care, but I felt my cheeks get hot. Desperate to fool him, I blurted it out.