{This story is for SooooNotBatman. I hope you like it!!!💞}

"He'll wish his sorry ass never tried me," I growled, as I hopped down from the bar stool.

My best friend, Andy, laughed. "Oh, c'mon, Ryan. He ain't gonna do nothin' to ya. He ain't here."

I shuddered. "I can feel his presence."

Andy just rolled his eyes. "Fine, you can be a brat and complain about your 'mortal enemy,' who isn't even here, but I've completely lost interest at this point, so I'm gonna go hit on those cute girls."

I smiled. "Okay, just leave me all alone at Bucks party, I'm sure nothing will happen."

He pushed my shoulder playfully. "Your a drama queen. Just find some cute guy, make him get you drinks, and meet me back here in an hour."

"I've yet to see one cute guy here," I said.

"Isn't that Dally boy here?"

I rolled my eyes. "Like I said, no cute guys."

He smiled. "Goodbye, Ryan." And he walked off.

I really didn't want to be here. I wanted to go home, get in my pajamas, watch I Love Lucy, and eat icecream. I pushed my way through the crowd of people and found Buck.

"Hey, Buck," I said. "If Andy asks where I am, tell him I left. Kay?"

Buck nodded, and pushed a girl out of his way. "But how 'bout you? How are ya gonna get home?"

I shrugged. "God gave me feet to walk on, Merril. See ya."

I walked out of the house and down the street. I was so glad to be away from all those people. Being in places like that scare me. Its out of Andy's comfort zone, too, but he wanted to meet a cute girl, so I was forced to come with him.

The fresh air felt good in my stuffy nose, and my hair was flying behind me. I closed my eyes and thought about boys. My best friend is a boy. My enemy is a boy. My brother is a boy (obviously). Yet, I still didn't have a boyfriend.

My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a car starting up.

I whipped my head around and saw a beat up T-Bird tailing me. I tugged my skirt down and pulled my shirt up. I quickened my steps. I was a little scared, but didn't want to show it.

"Hey," I heard the driver call. "Why ya walkin' so fast?"

I stopped slowly and turned around. "Can I, uh, help you?"

They stopped the car and hopped out. There were about 6 boys, each one of them bigger than the next. The biggest one, the driver, turned to his brother and smiled mischievously.

"Hey, Curly," he said. "Ya know, we haven't jumped no one in a while."

His brother smiled back. "Yeah, and we ought to do it again. I'm havin' a fightin' withdraw."

I backed up and they stepped closer. I screamed and ran, but one of them tackled me. I hit the ground with a thud, and it knocked the wind out of me. The boy who tackled me put his knees on my elbows and sat on my chest. That hurt like hell.

I was screaming and cursing at them in between gasps. One of them socked me in the face and another yanked on my hair until I thought it would rip out. I was yelling names, and I heard the small one yell, "Shut the bitch up!"

A dirty handkerchief was shoved in my mouth. I was crying now, too, and I got so overwhelmed, I eventually passed out.

When I woke up again, I was lying on a couch and a wet cloth was over my eyes. I imeaditealy thought I was being kidnapped and started screaming again. Someone threw their hand over my mouth and whispered, "Shut up, you're gonna wake up Soda!"

I peeled the cloth from my eyes and saw none other than Ponyboy Curtis looking at me.

I rolled my eyes. "What the hell is this?"

He rolled his eyes right back. "I helped ya, princess, since you can't do it yourself."

"Huh?"

"You were gettin' your ass kicked," he said. "I think I saved your life."

I sighed. "Well, shit. Does this mean I owe ya?"

He shook his head. "Don't worry about it. But you need to stay here 'til Superman gets home."

"How did you find me?"

"I was walkin' back from the empty lot, and then I seen you gettin' jumped," he told me. "So I pulled a blade on 'em. I cut up the small one real bad, and the rest just split. I carried ya back here, but you was out cold. It is now 3 in the morning."

I closed my eyes. "Thanks, I guess."

"Yeah," he said. He was quiet for a second. "Ya know, ya look cute when your sleeping."

I smiled. "Shut up."