**Rosalie's POV**
"In the end we only regret the chances we didn't take."
I was sitting on the edge of the fountain at the park swishing the water around with my hand. It was so clear and beautiful. I hadn't spoken to Sodapop since the day everyone found out I was engaged we had sort of been avoiding each other. That quote is all that has been running through my mind since that day it was a quote my father used to tell me all the time. I have lived by it all my life turned to it help me make tough decisions and it always helped me but this time it was different. It's like the quote is the problem here because it could cause an entirely different problem one that could kill.

If I take the chance and be with Sodapop I could be happy for a short while but then eventually Andrew would find out and he would kill whoever it takes to get what he wants. But if I don't take the chance to be with Sodapop then I will regret that for the rest of my life but I know for a fact none of them will die.

But then if Dally's plan works, whatever it is, then I will be able to be with Sodapop.

"Hey Rosalie." I turn around and there is the angel himself. "Hey." I choke out and manage a small smile. I didn't know where to go from there in my fantasy I would just kiss him but I couldn't do that because this is reality where dreams go to die.

"What are you doing?" "Nothing really just thinking." He sits down next to me his expression serious and the normal happy sparkle in his eye isn't there. "About what?" "You, me, Dally, Andrew, you and me." "What about you and me?" I look at him frowning I take a deep breath and then look down at my hand swishing around in the water. "That we can never be together." I couldn't bear to look at him that I just stared down at the water until I realised I could see his reflection and his facial expression hurt me.

"Why?" his voice broke and I could barely think of what to say. Why was life so hard? Why couldn't it just be simple? "In the end we only regret the chances we didn't take. My daddy used to tell me that all the time when I was a little girl and I used to turn to it to help me make tough decisions but now it seems to be my enemy. Because if I don't go out with you then I will regret it but if I do and he hears about it which Andrew will because he always finds a way so many people could get hurt Sodapop and I can't take that risk...I can't be that selfish." I was crying by now tear falling from my eyes and straight into the fountain beneath me. Abruptly two fingers were under my chin and lifting my eyes up to meet his. "Then what if he didn't find out? What if nobody found out?" I scrunch my eyebrows together straining to understand what he said. "What do you mean?" a smile appeared on his face and the happy gleam reappeared in his eyes which made me a bit happier but more confused. "What if we dated but nobody knew about it?" "How would that even be possible?" he smiles wider "Secret dates, meeting up alone not telling anybody about it. It would be our little secret. Come on what do you say Rose? Be my girl?"

I guess it could work...we could meet in secret and nobody would ever know Andrew would never know. I could actually have what I want I smile "Ok Sodapop I would really like to be your girl." He then looks around smiles and quickly kisses me.

"That was nice." I whisper and pull away as I hear a car drive past. "We should go back to your house." "Ok you go first and I'll come in a few minutes afterwards." He says softly I nod and start walking towards the Curtis house.

"Hey everyone. " I greet as I walk into the small living area that somehow managed to fit 9 people comfortably. "Hey Rose, how are you?" Ponyboy smiles up at me from his book. "Yeah good thanks Pone." I sit next to him on the couch "You seen Sodapop around Rose?" Ponyboy asks me looking slightly concerned. "No I haven't" I rush and the mentally face palm myself hoping my lie was believable but Pony just shrugged and went back to reading.

A few seconds later and Soda came into the house and went straight to the dining table joining Two, Steve and Johnny in playing poker. Using matches instead of money. Di then came around the corner and smiled when she saw me. "Hey Rose." "Hey Dianne." I smile again.

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(1 month later)

Sodapop had been dating for a month now and nobody knew. We had been meeting up in secret which allowed us to be alone together and share intimate moments. However it was slightly exhausting having to lie and sneak around behind everybody's back but in saying that I was ecstatic to be with Soda.

I was sitting on the couch watch TV when I heard my name called I looked towards the door to find Dallas standing there.
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**Sodapop's POV**

I was lying in bed by myself Ponyboy was staying overnight at school as some sort of school camp or something. Suddenly I hear the window slide open I spring up to find Rosalie climbing into the room. "Rose what are you doing?" I hadn't seen her since yesterday when Dally took her out. "I wanted to see you." She whispered and then closed the window behind her. She then lay down on the bed next to me. She just looked at me for a while then leant in to kiss me. "I want to do something." She whispers and by her look I think I know what she means.

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"That was...amazing." She sighed and then snuggled into me I wrapped my arm around her and kissed the back of her head "Agreed but why tonight?" "In the end we only regret the chances we didn't take." She replies and I nod "But we had forever." "I know but I really dig you Sodapop perhaps maybe even love you." I smile but don't reply I just kiss the back of her head again.

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I wake up and Rose was gone I looked around but she was nowhere to be found. I got dressed into a white shirt and jeans then threw my DX shirt over the top. I wandered out to the kitchen where everybody was except Rose and Dal she must have gone to back to Buck's last night.

"Mornin' Sleeping Beauty." Steve said with a mouthful of chocolate cake. I laughed "Morning Steve I'll get some cake and then we'll go to work." I grab some cake and meet him outside. "So you and rose huh?" I turned to him obviously looking confused he chuckled. "I'm your best friend really think I wasn't going to find out?" I smirk "Good point. But listen man we don't want NO ONE to know." "Yeah yeah I get it you can trust me." I friendly slap him on the back.

We arrive at the DX and open it up I turn on the radio and start nodding to the music which was interrupted by a breaking new report.

A gruesome discovery was made this morning when two teenagers believed brother and sister were found dead. Details are yet to be revealed but rumours are one of the teenagers is the infamous Dallas Winston local hoodlum and the other is sister Rosalie. Anyone with information is urged to come forward.

I freeze in my spot... "That's not possible." I whisper. Just last night we made love, Just last night she told me she might love me and just last night I realised I loved her back. No this was some kind of prank she wasn't...she couldn't be dead. No the reporter just stuffed up. "Oh god." Steve whispered and he grabbed my shoulder "Soda man...I...I" he trailed off. How could she be dead? How could they both be dead?

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