Alright I'm back! It's been like 3 years but I'm back! I hope this is up to your expectations! Enjoy!

I don't own the Outsiders. If I did, Johnny and Dally wouldn't die.

(2017-01-07 Sorry, just some chapter updates)

Pony's POV

Twenty-five days until the 18th of September. I had been keeping track of the calendar since we got that note and I can tell the gang knows it too.

"I will come back and get you... don't bring any of your friends or they will die too..." I shuttered at the thought. What would they do? If Soda and Johnny didn't go, would the killer come here or would he just leave them alone? Darry kept insisting that neither Johnny or Soda would go but Soda kept getting that scary look he gets when he's about to do something stupid. I stroked off another day on the calendar counting three weeks until September 18th comes around. Fifteen days until school starts again. I turned away from the calendar and stepped outside, finding Soda sitting on the front steps.

"Hey Ponyboy." He said softly as I sat down beside him.

"what's bothering ya?" I asked, eyeing the cigarette hanging in his mouth. He stared at me for a second before breaking into a smile.

"Nuthin' Pone. It's all good." He said cryptically, pulling me into a hug. I frowned and looked at him but he was lost in his thoughts. He didn't let go until his cigarette burned down to the filter and he flicked it into the driveway.

"You hungry Ponyboy?" Soda asked, breaking the silence as he led me back into the empty house.

"Nah, I ate almost an hour ago. Do you know where Johnny went?"

"He said he was going to try and find Dally or somethin'." Soda said offhandedly as he dug through the fridge.

"I'm going to go find him, kay?"

"Uh-huh." Soda hummed and I left, kicking stones as I walked down the street. The first place I visited was Bucks which is where Dally should be but Buck said he hadn't seen either of them in a while and that I should go ask Two-Bit. I grimaced and left, taking a shortcut through some abandoned lot towards Two-Bits house. Nobody was home though so I sighed and started to make my way back home. It was getting dark anyway and even though it's dangerous to walk around alone in the day, its even more so in the night. A rustle in the bushes had me stopping in my tracks and I backed away slowly. I glanced across the ground for something to use as a weapon but nothing was around so I hooked my thumbs in my pockets and tried to look tough. A really fat dog waddled out of the bushes though, making me sigh loudly. Damn dog scared me half to death. I continued walking, a little jumpier than before and it didn't help that this car started trailing me a couple houses from my own.

"What're you doing out by yourself Greaser?" A deep voice growled from behind me, sending me jumping out of my skin. I twisted around sharply to find Dally and Johnny standing behind me laughing like hyenas. I grumbled a swear under my breath and swatted half-heartedly at Dally who was closest to me.

"Sorry Pone, he did it before I could stop him." Johnny said once he was able to compose himself.

"Yeah, Yeah, sure." I smirked and I laughed despite the nauseous feeling bubbling in my stomach.

"Why so jumpy kid? Didja see a ghost?" Dally asked as we began walking again and I couldn't help but look behind us at the car that was following me. Dally looked too, his eyes growing dangerous as he slowly pulled out a blade.

"You two kids stay here." Dally snarled and began stalking towards the car. Six guys stepped out as Dally advanced and Johnny started to follow slowly, his own knife appearing in his hand. Me and Johnny stood a couple feet from Dally and the sparking fight, watching to see when we needed to step in but a fight never happened. All six guys raced back to their car suddenly and Dally came walking proudly back to us.

"Cowards." Dally spat as he passed us and we moved to follow. I felt much better now, that I ran into Johnny and Dal, if I hadn't I'd be toast.

"Do you know what time it is?" I asked as we approached my house.

"Bout 8:30, no worries Pone." Johnny said as I pulled out my key and opened the door.

"I'm not going to sit around if its going to put Pony or anybody else in danger! I'm going!" Soda yelled as we entered and we all stood frozen in the doorway as Darry yelled back,

"Yes, you are! Like hell I'm letting my kid brother go meet up with some serial killer. The police can handle this!"

"The Police won't catch this guy! Did you even read the note! If anybody else goes they die too!"

"If you go, what about Pony? You'll die if you go there! It would break his heart!"

"What do you think will happen if I don't go? He'll come here! He knows where we live and he'll kill us all!"

"You're not going…" Darry froze, staring wide eyed at us standing in the doorway. Nobody said anything even as Soda turned and ran into the bedroom, slamming the door behind him. Darry opened his mouth to say something but put his head in his hands instead and walked into his own bedroom without a word. Dally then began laughing, walking from the front door and flopping on the couch.

"I've never heard Soda yell like that." Dally said, turning the TV on.

"It ain't funny." I said and walked towards me and Soda's shared room. I wiggled the doorknob but he locked the door.

"Soda, open up!" I hollered, knocking softly on the door but I got no response. I sighed and went back into the living room where Johnny had taken a seat beside Dally.

"Oh, don't worry about them Pony. They'll be fine." Dally said half-heartily, his focus remaining on the TV. Pony didn't believe that though, he'd never seen Darry and Soda fight like that before. Darry never yelled at Soda, it was almost like a rule that everybody followed. Just like nobody scares Johnny and nobody messes with Dally. I sent a worried glance at the two closed bedroom doors and bit my lip. This wasn't looking too good.

Soda's POV

"You're not going…" I was surprised when Darry froze and stared at the doorway and my stomach dropped when I saw Pony. He wasn't supposed to hear anything I said and I could only wonder how long he'd been standing there. I was thankful that nobody said anything and I took my chance to escape to the bedroom where I locked the door. Why can't Darry just let me do what I want!

I turned to the window and carefully popped out the screen like I'd done hundreds of times when I was younger and slid out. The ground wet and cold against my bare feet but I hopped the fence anyway and began to walk down the street for a breather before heading back and unlocking the door. I knew well enough that the gang only left me for so long before finding a way to break into the room and it would give Darry a heart attack if I wasn't in there. I just didn't know what to do! I need to go meet with him to protect Pony but if I die… Would Pony pull something stupid? Would he go after Mr. Sheldon and get killed too? That wasn't an option so I have to plan this carefully.

I blinked as blinding headlights flew past and swerved to my side of the road. I was ready for a fight but it was for nothing because Two-Bit stuck his head out the window and howled like a wolf.

"Jumpy Sodapop?" He hollered and I ran to the passenger's side and climbed in.

"Let's go drag racin' or something. I wanna go fast." I said, feeling adrenaline begin to flow through my body and Two-Bit's grin grew.

"Off we go!" Two-Bit smirked and tore away from the curb, doing a U-turn on two wheels and flying the way he came.

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