Only You Dally
"Only you can make this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true, my one and only you"
-The Platters
Disclaimer: I own anything except the storyline and my own characters everything else belongs to S.E Hinton, author of The Outsiders.
Chapter 1: If You Could Only See
"Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't"
I was steamed! No I was more than steamed, I was pissed off! But I guess this is what I get for thinkin' that Dallas Winston was a nice guy, a nice guy who wouldn't start chasing other skirts just three days after breaking up with me. And to make it worse he was flirting and groping some girl right in front of me!
But I knew he was only doing it to make me mad. I guess he came 'round to the drive-in to see if the rumors 'bout me and Two-Bit going steady were true. They weren't, me and Two-Bit were just drinking buddies but we were at the drive-in together. It was a Friday night, who wasn't there?
I just kept my eyes trained on the screen as he whispered things in her ear making her giggle.
I could feel Ponyboy glancing over at me and every now and than, I turned and looked at him and only smiled to reassure him that Dallas was only making an ass out of himself because I had moved on.
"Hey Dally sit down" Two-Bit told him as he kept standing up and sitting back down.
He turned and narrowed his cold gray eyes. "Why, am I ruinin' you're date?" his speech was slurred and I rolled my eyes. He was boozed and probably wouldn't remember the girl in the morning.
"Yeah, and if you keep it up Ponyboy won't wanna ever come out with me again" Two-Bit grinned and I giggled.
"Hey, keep it down" Ponyboy was red as people looked in their direction.
"I wasn't talking 'bout Ponyboy, I was talkin' 'bout Donna" Dallas said ignoring the fact that I was sitting right behind him.
"Dally just be quiet. They ain't dating" Johnny Cade spoke up from Ponyboy's left.
"Shut up Johnny" Dally said pointing a finger at him.
I narrowed my eyes as the girl turned and wrapped her arm around his arm. "Just watch the movie baby" she cooed.
That was the worse thing she could have done, and we all knew it. Dallas jumped up. "Don't call me baby, I ain't your baby".
"Shut up" people yelled at him from behind us and I just shook my head as he gave them the finger and rushed off, the girl followed.
"He's a piece of work that Dally is" Two-Bit whistled.
We all settled back down figuring we'd get to see the last part of the movie without any interruptions when we heard hoots and hollering and people began to hurry over toward the snack bar.
I glanced over to see that a large crowd had begun to gather. "What do you thinks going on?" Ponyboy asked.
"Probably just some hotheads scrapin' it out" Two-Bit shrugged.
We than all exchanged glances and jumped up. 'I'm going to sock you good Dallas Winston' I thought as we neared the group.
Sure enough Dally was in the middle scraping with some Soc. I didn't want to get involved but when I seen Dally pull out something from his pocket I had to intervene. I didn't want him to get locked up in the cooler for stabbing a Soc.
"Dally stop!" I cried pushing people out of way and stumbling into the midst of it all.
"I'm gonna stick it to this Soc good" he told me pointing the switch blade at the Soc.
I placed my hands on my hips and stared him down. "Dallas John Winston put it away before you hurt yourself!"
"Get outta here before you get hurt" I heard Two-Bit tell the Soc.
Dally didn't dare go after him and instead stuck the knife back in his pocket. "Oh Dally I was so afraid" the girl re-appeared and wrapped herself around his leather clad arm.
"Get off me" he growled and getting the hint she did as asked.
"Fine Dally. Don't bother askin' me to come around again" and she stormed off.
"Ah good riddance" he called after her fishing his pack of Kools out of his pocket and lighting up.
He than surveyed me and grinned. "So you came after me?"
I turned away. "No. I just didn't want you doin' something you'd regret in the morning" I sniffed.
I could feel him come up behind me and I tensed up as he draped his arm around my shoulder. "Let's get outta here Donna".
I sighed. The movie was over, I had missed the ending and Johnny and Ponyboy were waiting for me. Two-Bit had wandered off somewhere.
I didn't have anything to do after but being alone with Dally well he was drunk wasn't a smart idea. "Can't. I have to get home" I shrugged his arm off and walked over to Ponyboy and Johnny, naturally Dally followed.
"Aw come on, Ponyboy and Johnny will be fine. Sides it ain't like your daddy cares if you come home or not"
That struck a nerve, but it was the truth. My mom had died 3 years ago and my dad became an alcoholic and when he was drunk he'd smack me around. He didn't really care about me.
But I knew if I didn't give in than Dally could end up in more trouble because he'd be even more mad and bitter. I bit my lip but told Ponyboy and Johnny to head on home.
Dally then slung his arm back around me and directed me out of the parking lot. "Let's go to the bar and got a room".
I shook my head. "No. Will go to the Dingo and that's it. After we go our separate ways".
10 minutes later we were sitting in a booth at the Dingo. Me sipping a strawberry milkshake and Dally puffing on a cancer stick. We made quiet the couple.
"Hey Don, hey Donna" he called as I looked out the window trying to ignore the puppy dog look he was giving me.
"What Dally?" I asked turning to him, my dark brown eyes staring into his blue.
"I got to tell you somethin' important" he reached out to take my hand but I pulled it away. "What?"
"I love you Donna".
Now most girls would probably burst out into tears if their boyfriend, ex boyfriend, had just said he loved them but I knew that it was the alcohol talkin'. Dallas Winston did not love anybody and I was no exception. This statement had the total opposite effect on me and it actually made me sad. Because no matter how many times he said he loved me he'd turn around and treat me just like he treated everyone else. I had given Dally everything but I had nothing to show for it, except for his jealous acts of rage if another guy even looked at me and a few of his shirts on my bedroom floor.
I sighed and pushed my milkshake away. "It's getting late, I better be getting home now" I stood but he grabbed me by the wrist. "Don't leave me Donna, I need you, I love you".
Against my better judgment I sighed and looked away giving up. He stood up too and led me out of the diner.
"Let's go to Bucks place" he said.
I stopped and shook my head. Bucks was a bar off of his house where Dally always went to drink and than crash. I had been there before but it was virtually impossible to get to sleep amongst the partying downstairs and the other couples in the rooms beside you.
"No. If anything we're going back to my place so I can clean you up". Dally grinned as we headed to my place. I knew he thought he was going to be getting something tonight, I had no intentions of sleeping with him however, but as long as he thought that he wouldn't put up a fight.
I wasn't surprised to find that my dad hadn't come home. It was better though because he didn't like Dally and much safer now that I didn't need to worry about two drunks.
Dally flopped himself down at the kitchen table and I got a cloth to wipe the blood off on his lip.
"Donna do you love me?" he asked.
I turned away from him and cursed myself as he placed his hand on my butt and rubbed it affectionately. I melted under his touch and realized that if I didn't stop him Dally would end up having his way.
"Dallas stop"
"Shhs Donna"
I stepped away from him. "Dally please" I turned back around to face him as tears began to prick the back of my eyes.
"Don't cry baby" he said standing up and pulling me against his chest. I tried to push him off but after a moment of struggling I just gave up and allowed him to rock me back and forth.
When I felt like it was enough I stepped away from him. "Come on, I'm tired" I said taking his hand.
I tried to ignore the feelings that I felt toward him as I slipped into bed. I watched him take off his shirt and than turned when he unzipped his pants. Most Greasers didn't wear underwear and I knew for a fact that Dally didn't. If I wasn't so tired and emotionally spent I would have told him to keep his pants on but before he even slipped into bed I was out like a light.
But I was aware that he was there with me all through the night because I slipped between sleep and consciousness. A few times I caught myself before I snuggled closer to him. 'Tomorrow I'm telling him', but I didn't know exactly what I was going to say.
I love Dally. I would totally end up with him even though he's kind of a jerk.
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