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Study Session

Well, things were a little heated after that. Dally got a glance of the giant smile I was trying to hide. He grabbed my textbook and was about to whap me upside the head when the front door burst open.

There stood Johnny, completely motionless. I realized that he was staring at the murderous look on Dally's face.

I'm honestly not sure which was more disturbing: the hate glistening in Dally's eyes as he held the book inches from my head, or the way Johnny's eyes were twice their normal size. "Dally…what're you doin'?"

Dally put on the most fake 'innocent grin' I've ever seen. I mean, hasn't he learned that every time he does it he always ends up looking more guilty? No wonder he's always guilty in front of the judge. If he put on a more emotionless face he'd have a better chance of not being guilty. Not a real good chance, but a chance.

By this time, Dally was hesitantly raising the book up to the kitchen light. "Uhhh…just admirin' the cover of this book…in the light of the kitchen…"

"Okay…?" Johnny replied with a hint of doubt in his voice.

"Yeah…" Dally suddenly dropped the book with a bang and ran out of the kitchen.

Johnny eyed me suspiciously, "He was tryin' to-"

"Yeah," I mouthed with a nod.

He just looked at me, but I knew he was saying, "I figured." That's the thing that's easy about Johnny and me. We always get each other without actually saying anything. It's almost like telepathy…

I picked my textbook up and looked at it. I had this weird feeling that I was missing something. "Crap!"

Johnny was about to sit down next to me, but suddenly shot straight up. "Where?"

I sighed, "Not literally. I was supposed to get another history book from the library." There was no way I was going now, and in some ways, that was tuff enough. I wouldn't go to the library for even a Pepsi. Okay, let me rethink that…

Johnny smiled softly. "It's only a couple blocks away, right? I'll go with ya."

I motioned him closer. "Yeah, but you-know-who's gonna wanna come and do you-know-what and, of course, you-know-who-else will tag-along. Then, the other you-know-who will beat my head in if you-know-who has to pay for any more damaged you-know-whats."

Johnny looked at me with genuine confusion. "What?"

I rolled my eyes impatiently and enunciated slowly, "Dally make boom-boom in place with books and Two-Bit help. Then, Darry sad to pay for books Dally hurted and Pony be in trouble."

Johnny raised an eyebrow. "I'm sixteen, not five. You don't have to dumb it down that much."

I grinned at Johnny's sudden sassiness and said with a scoff, "I know. I'm just messin' with ya."

Johnny looked at me like there was still something on his mind. "Are you sure you don't wanna go? If you need to get it for school, then…"

"Okay," I gave in reluctantly, "but we gotta be quiet. I dunno if we can get outta hear without you-know-who hearing…"

"Oh no, not again…"

"I won't confuse you no more," I reassured him with a smile. "Do you think they're…occupied…?"

We both glanced into the living room, where Two-Bit and Dally were both watching Mickey Mouse.

Two-Bit began laughing manically, "He got hit by a bus!"

Dally looked at Two-Bit slyly, and then began copying his hysterical laughter, "I wish I could hit you with a bus!"

Two-Bit stopped laughing at once and Dally looked onward triumphantly.

Johnny bit his lip, "Definitely."

…

We slipped out the door as quickly and quietly as possible and made it onto the porch. Johnny and I looked at each other and sighed with relief.

We both nearly screamed when we turned around and saw Dally looking at us quizzically. "Where d'y'all think you're goin'?"

I swear, he's always poking his blond head into everybody else's business. Johnny couldn't take his questioning stare anymore and blurted out, "Ponyboy has to go to the library…"

I grimaced and whacked Johnny upside the head lightly. Before Johnny could even figure out what happened, Dally smacked me three times as hard across my face with the back of his hand. That stupid guy with his stupid lightning reflexes! Plus, I just don't use my head.

As if that wasn't bad enough, I realized he was wearing his Christopher and there was blood trickling down my cheek. Of course today just had to be one of the day's he's broken up with Sylvia.

Two-Bit leaped off of the porch steps and began prancing down the sidewalk. "Let's get some books!"

Dally smirked, "Yeah, Two-Bit, like the only thing you need is books."

I cringed at the thought of Darry having to bail us out of the fees we'll have to pay by the time this was over. After he gets through with me, the only thing I'll need is a casket…

Note: Hope you guys stuck around long enough to enjoy Dally! Review and tell me what your favorite part of the story is so far XD