I rushed home being careful with the gun in my pocket I'm surprised it hadn't been spotted or fallen out. Fumbling around with the keys unlocking my door seeing Lewis, Liu and Gina sitting on the couch watching TV they jumped a little from the slam of the door. "You're back early" Gina smiled I hummed in response setting the gun on table "Thanks for letting us stay here" Lewis said standing he was same height as me "We cleaned up for you if that's okay.." Liu said shyly "Of course it's okay! Means I don't have to" I grinned "Were going to go, incase if you have guests" Gina said they stood in front of the door "Yea sure" I opened the door they all waved goodbye and walked down the street I sighed shutting the door "God hope they'll be okay" I hung my jacket off kicking my boots off and turned the TV off making my way upstairs "Nap time" I said to myself dolphin diving onto my bed and instantly falling asleep.
"Gloria!" Curly voice was heard stomping his way up the stairs I groaned rolling over and pulling the covers over myself "There you are" he growled I felt the bed sink from the weight of him "Gloria...you okay?" His attitude changed completely as he gently shook me I smirked thinking of an idea. "Hey, baby speak to me" He slowly pulled the covers off me I flipped so I was face down "We can cuddle, girls like that shit right?" He questioned laying down beside me I smiled turning face him "You okay?" He smiled his dimples showing "Soft sponge you are" I teased earning an eye roll from him "Shut up" he whined wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me closer so his face was in the crook of my neck "Also can you not embarrass me in front of people" he mumbled I felt him smirking on my neck "Nope I'll tease you all I want" I climbed on top of him smirking "This is something I could get used to" his hands slowly making there way up my body I began placing hickeys in areas he wouldn't be able cover with a shirt "So you can leave hickeys on me but I can't?" He complained propping himself up on his elbows I sat up straddling him "You're such a whiney bitch" I mocked slipping off my shirt then zipping his jeans down, right at that moment Johnny and Dally entered "Gloria were gonna go out, wanna com- oh shit sorry" Johnny trailed off Dallas had a wide grin on his face "Are you serious! This is twice now" I threw my hands in the air annoyed "Twice eh?" Dally said sounding amused I glared flipping him off "Do you still wanna come?" Johnny asked earning a snort from Curly I got up putting my top back on heading downstairs with Dally and Johnny.
We stood outside the grocery store "Hold on" I entered the store the bell ringing as I did the shop keeper glanced up at me I whistled as strutted up the aisle looking for something swipe my eyes landed on packs of smokes I snatched four packets swiftly stuffing them in my trench pockets the shop owner didn't seem to notice I motioned for Dally and Johnny to enter they came in walking up to me "Cause a distraction" I whispered they quickly nodded walking to the back of the shop shortly I heard shouting and stuff being smashed the store owner jumped heading to the back I slid over the counter and began raiding the cash register stuffing all the cash into my pockets I began grabbing anything of value under the counter my eyes caught a wallet I grinned grabbing it "Come on!" I yelled bolting out the door and down the street hearing the owner cursing and yelling at us once we were a few blocks away I stopped emptying my pockets "Here" I handed Johnny and Dally $50 each not telling them about the wallet I snatched "Let's see if there's another place swipe" Dally said rubbing his hands together "What about that liquor store?" Johnny jabbed his thumb in direction of the store I grinned "The owner has a bat now, he got sick of being robbed and will club you" Dally let out a dry laugh we strutted down the street I couldn't help but smile "Whats got you all giddy?" Johnny asked looking at me "This is why" Taking the gun out my pocket showing Johnny and Dally it "Where ya get that?" Dally raised an eyebrow fixing his collar "Stole it off some rich lady" I held it up the lamplight shining on it "You wait here incase of any cops" I made my way into the store "We don't allow kids in here" the owner sneered folding his arms I ignored him grabbing two bottles of vodka "No kids! Didn't you see the sign!" He yelled pointing at the sign "Money now" I demanded pointing the gun at his forehead his face went pale I watched his hands slowly inch forward towards the bat I frowned firing the gun at his hand he fell ground crying in pain clenching the bloodied hand that a had a hole in it "I fucking told you" I grumbled making my way around the counter kicking him over I began taking cash out the register "Shut up!" I yelled in his face grabbing the stapler "Shut up or I'll staple your mouth together" I gritted my teeth "Grab as much drink you can!" I shouted a couple minutes went by as Dally came sliding in with a trolley "Where the fuck did you get that?" I raised an eyebrow as he began loading it with as much alcohol as he could "Went round the back" Johnny answered looking over the counter "Did you shoot him?" His lip trembled a little "Only his hand, bastard tried club me" Dally grinned as he squeezed more bottles into the trolley "Bags here" I announced grabbing the roll of plastic bags and tossing them at him he caught them with ease then began loading the bags up and setting them on the trolley or giving Johnny them "You dam Hoods!" The man yelled I stood up from leaning on the counter "Dal pass a bottle would ya?" I grinned bitterly dally chucked a bottle at me I unscrewed the cap taking a sip "Told you keep your mouth shut, look away Johnny or go outside" I stuff the bottle into the mans mouth letting alcohol pour down his throat Johnny grabbed as much bags as he could making his way out the shop Dally was still loading bags. The man shoved the bottle out some spilling over him and me. pinning him to the floor grabbing his face pressing the stapler to his mouth he thrashed about under my weight I closed an eye as I slammed the top of the stapler down he screamed in pain as I moved the stapler away seeing a sliver band holding then corner of his lips together "Next one" I muttered sipping the bottle the pouring the rest down his throat I did this again and he hollered and thrashed blood oozing everywhere it was on my hands as well "Lets go" I panted putting the stapler and empty bottle in my pocket "Hope we didn't leave to many fingerprints" I muttered as we quickly ran out heading back down to my house "Dal how much did you get?" Johnny asked slightly struggling with the plastic bags "Who knows but this is best one I've ever had" he smiled at me "Man, this type shit you do up at Chicago?" He asked I opened my front as Dally slowly pushed the trolley in "Yea, lots of stuff like this" I dropped the bags being careful of the bottles "One of you get the boys I'm set up all this" I motioned to the mass collection of bottles "I'll go" Johnny volunteered then jogging out the door "Dally wanna be a gent and help?" I moved the trolley to the kitchen and began placing bottles on the table "Well since you asked so nicely" he started help lifting bottles out the bags it took a little while "I think we maaaybe got a little to much" I said glancing at Dally his hair sticking everywhere "You've still got blood on your hands" he pointed at the brownish dried blood on my hands it was under my nails as well "Well finish setting up and I'ma go shower" I sighed making my way out the kitchen "Or, we both can shower" he smirked winking at me "Dallas, I think that's a gre-Terrible idea I'm not your type anyway" I rolled my eyes making my way upstairs "But what if you are" he followed me up the stairs I ignored and grabbed my towel heading into the bathroom Dally was still behind me "Come on why not I think we'd make a grea-" I cut him off with a punch to the jaw "Dallas you better shut your mouth, you've never showed interest in me and you seriously think we make a great couple? Then you've got some issues we would be the worst thing that ever happened to each other you know why?" I yelled he rubbed his jaw sending daggers "Because we are to alike we'd be constantly at each others throats we- it'd wouldn't work out also you know I'm with Curly" I shoved him out the bathroom.
I was sitting on the couch sipping on my beer with the Gang "Gloria, I don't apologise I don't think I have actually but I felt like a complete asshole earlier" he sat beside me his breath strong of drink "because you are one" I stated Two-bit let out a loud laugh throwing his head back "Yea I know but I'm trying be serious, it wasn't right for me say that and you're right" his eyebrows furrowed together as he tried think of what he considered an apology I shrugged "Sure it's fine but next time I'm put your head through a wall" I smiled but sending a small glare at him "Gloria have you got a job yet?" Darry asked carefully sipping on his drink I shook my head remembering how little money is left "Why not work with Darry?" Soda spoke up everyone looked at him in confusion "I mean you need money, Darry needs a new man on his team" He said I thought about it did make sense but would they hire a women was the real question "I mean it's worth a shot" Darry said I grinned nodding "Sure I'll go see about it tomorrow plus your boss kinda knows me for all your days off lately" Pony was sitting reading in the corner like the dork he is "Hey HorseMan" I yelled but he didn't answer "mule child!" I yelled again I grumbled "The loser sitting in the corner on his own who fantasies about Cherry!" I yelled again his head shot up he glared then chucked his book at me smacking me in the face "I do not!" He folded his arms pouting "Hornyboy when Cherry is around!" Two slurred everyone burst out laughing as Ponyboy face turned bright red "Oh yea, Two-inch!" He shot back causing Twos face turn a little red "You think thats funny Steve Gamble!" He gritted his teeth Soda laughed harder practically on the floor "You're named after a CAN!" He glared at Soda "What about Darry! I'm seeing grey hairs already!" He pointed at Darry "What about Dallas Fucker Winston over there" he took a big gulp of his beer everyone let out a snicker "Fucking Whoria!" He glared at me his face pink "What about Johnny!." I yelled not knowing what say to him "Yea what about Johnny..." two said slowly we all sat pondering what Johnny would be. At this moment I was a little past tipsy "JohnnyCucks" I slurred bringing him into a hug he grimaced at the smell of drink flinching as I hugged him "Oh shit, I'm sorry Johnny I forgot you hate drinking.. I'm sorry forgive me I'm a terrible mother" I apologised looking him the eye "Gloria your not even his or a mom" Pony said raising an eyebrow "Shhhh Don't tell him he's a adopted" I slurred then facing Johnny again "I swear you are not adopted" I gave him a lazy grin he gave me a small smile then nodded "Gloria if you're his 'Mom' who is the dad" Dally grinned amused by my current state "Oh shit, definitely that Latino guy down the street, wouldn't mind a piece of that-" "Okay bedtime Gloria" Darry announced pulling me away from Johnny "Nooo my child" I whined as Darry made me stand up "I'm not tired though" I complained falling back down the ground "Fine ten more minutes" he signed I laid beside Two-bit my head head resting on his lap "Darry best dad isn't he" I slurred looking at him with heavy eyelids "Yes he is" Soda smiled playing with my hair I fidgeted "Tell us something about yourself?" Pony quizzed taking advantage at my drunken state I hummed "I have one kidney Lucas when he was sick needed a kidney or he would of died... he still died anyway" I took another sip of my beer "anything else?" Steve asked "I did drugs and was deathly addicted" I hummed the room was silent for a while before Dally spoke "Worst rumble you've been in" he questioned watching as I sat up. "Worst on I've been in was when I was twelve this was after my dad had died and my sist-friend my friend was taken away. My mum slipped into a bad depression wouldn't leave the house and when war broke out between the Disciples my gang and the Latin kings I had turn up to represent the Everett's we're the leaders we gotta show people who we truly are...so here I'm standing twelve years old. Lines of gang members female and male itching to kill each other this rumble was with weapons so there were knives, bats, poles all that stuff and I step out the Latin King laugh and make their comments that a kid is the leader but I showed them. I picked the biggest and meanest guy there and started the rumble, noise was everywhere screaming shouting cracks and crunching from bones thudding from bodies and footsteps loud bangs from guns with the bloody cries of those who fallen after the rumble ended the Disciplines won we fucking won. But it didn't seem worth it bodies littered the ground dead or dying, so many dead bodies so much blood too much it was too much blood shed.." I paused taking in a shaky breath memories of the rumble flashed through my head my breathing was more ragged and sharp as I began thinking about the rumble "So many I lost so much that day" I practically choked on air "Hey hey Gloria breath" Steve said already beside me placing a hand on my shoulder I nodded trying calm down but my breathing was still uneven and shaky I looked up to guys except it wasn't the guys it was bloodied faces of close members I had lost "Gloria..." I heard Soda voice say he stood up the Discipline uniform was shredded and bloodied his face wasn't his it was a bloody bruised and caved in face of Max a close friends of dads "You're supposed be dead!" I screamed moving away quickly from them till my back was against the wall I continued take in sharp breaths my living room slowly changed into the place of the rumble it was torn down area of Chicago it had old crumbled houses glasses and needles scattered the streets the line of both gangs stood still all bloody with several injuries shouting screaming was everywhere but the people themselves stood quiet their mouths not moving "Gloria speak to us!" I heard Darry's voice but his voice was blocked out as the gangs turned to me "It's your fault they're dead!" They began chanting the screams and yells got louder and so did the sounds of weapons clashing together guns firing I tucked my knees under my chin closing my eyes wanting it to be over "They're dead because you weren't a better leader! All your fault!" The chanting continued "Gloria!" I heard a familiar voice I looked up seeing Lucas he was smiling his clothes fresh and clean so was his face "Lucas?" I said softly he nodded opening his arms I smiled "Come on baby I missed you" He chuckled showing his pearly white teeth I giggled getting up slowly and made my way over to him just as I went accept the hug he crumbled to ash on the ground in front of me my eyes widened "No no no Lucas" I fell to my knees then all the chanting all the screaming stopped I blinked frantically as I was back in my living-room the Gang around me with concerned and slightly disturbed expression "Gloria!" Curly burst through the door panting heavily he pushed his way through kneeling beside me his eyes filled with worry as he looked at me "What happened?" He grabbed my face my eyes welled up with tears my lip begun quiver "They're dead because of me" I sobbed bringing Curly into a hug crying into his shoulder "Curly we'll let you take it from here..Hope your okay Gloria" Soda frowned they all left excluding Johnny "It's gonna be okay, everything will be okay baby" He hushed me rubbing my back rocking me "I'll get some water" Johnny said quietly getting up to go to the kitchen "How did you know?" I said shakily looking at him "Steve phoned me and told me, I rushed over" Curly smiled kissing my cheek I curled up sitting on his lap Johnny came back with a cup of water and pills "Take this" he handed me them smiling a small bit I took a sip of the water then chucked the pills in my mouth then swallowing "You take pills weird" Johnny raised his eyebrows "I'm going sleep you two lovebirds do what you want...just don't be too loud and wake me" he smirked "Johnny Cade!" I yelled he quickly ran up stairs while me and Curly sat on the floor cuddling.