Ok here is a new story, from mwah. I really hope you guy's enjoy this... Thanks yet again to my beta, Glimfire for helping me edit this story. You're awsome!

Chapter: 1

Ponyboy's Pov

I was walking home from school with Johnny by my side. As usual we're pretty quiet, but that's what I like about him. He doesn't see the need to always be talking about things. He was good just being quiet which was fine by me; in fact I really preferred it.
"Hey Curtis, Cade." A voice called from behind me and I turned with Johnny to see Curly Shepard coming up behind us.
"Hey Shepard." I said and Johnny nodded his greeting.
"So, I was wondering if you guys had any plans for tonight." Curly said as he caught up with us, and we started walking again.
"Well… I don't." I replied with a shrug. "And I don't think Johnny does either." Looking at him, I saw Johnny shake his head to confirm that I was right.
"But it's Friday night, you guys can't just sit at home doing nothing."
"Who said we were doing nothing?" I asked. "We'll probably play football or something."
"Football?" Curly asked in disbelief. "You can play that any night of the week, Friday is the time for hanging out around town or going to parties."
Again I shrugged as we neared my house.
"You guy's should come hang out with me tonight, neither of us have anything better to do, I'm sure we'll find something to do." I found it kinda weird that Curly was asking me to do something with him. It's not that I don't like him, it's just we normally we hang out with our own gangs.
"I don't know Curly…I can't get in any trouble, if me or Soda get caught we could go to a boy's home, and I'm sure as heck don't want to go to one of those."
"Oh we don't get in trouble let's just hanging out go see a move or something."
"Well…"
"Come on Curtis, you can't sit at home all the time, like a baby who needs to hold his older brothers hand all day."
"I don't."
"Prove it and come." Giving me a grin, he got in front of me so I had to stop walking. Because he knew I was hesitant, he had turned it into a challenge. Since he knew I would never back down from one, even one as stupid as this one. After all I had taken that challenge to see who was tougher, when we had played chicken by holding our lit cigarettes to each others fingers. Both waiting for the other to lose, by hollering in pain.
"Fine I'll come." I answered, rolling my eyes, and walking around him.
Laughing he followed. "Good, Hey Cade you coming too?"
"Uh, yeah I'll come." Johnny answered quietly.
"Then I'll meet the two of you at the Dingo at seven."
"We'll be there." I replied, and he nodded walking away.
"What did you get us into Ponyboy?" Johnny asked when Curly was out of ear shot.
"Nothing, we're just going to go hang out with Curly tonight. You know you didn't have to come if you didn't want to." I said kicking a rock across the ground.
"I know…" He looked down with a small smile which made me grin. I put my hand on his shoulders and said. "I'm glad you're coming with me."
We walked up the porch steps and walked inside, throwing our beat up backpacks on the floor.
"You want something to eat?" I asked heading into the kitchen.
"Yeah, sure, you mind if I just hang out here till seven?"
"No, not at all, you know you're welcome here anytime Johnnycake."
"I know… but I just wanted to make sure." Grinning I grabbed turkey, cheese, and lettuce from the fridge while Johnny grabbed a few slices of bread and set them on two paper towels.
The front door opened and Two-Bit came him yelling. "Hey, Anyone here?"
"In here Two-Bit." I called. He came into the kitchen with a grin on his face
"Awe, are you making turkey sandwiches?" He came up behind me and looked over my shoulder. Then reached above my head and grabbed the sandwich I had just finished taking a huge bite out of it.
"Really?" I asked, not able to keep the smile off my face. "Johnny can you get me more bread?"
Grinning, he got two more slices and handed them to me, and helped me finish up making the food and putting the stuff away. Walking out into the living room, where Two-Bit already had on Mickey Mouse; we sat down on the floor leaning against the couch.
"So how was school for you guys today?" Two-Bit asked.
"Not much, just the same old thing again." Johnny replied.
"Mrs. Crab-Apple yelled at you again?"
"No, Pony and I are working together so she's no mad at me not getting stuff right now." That was true; Mrs. Applewood had been getting frustrated with Johnny since we started school this year. She taught really fast even for me, and poor Johnny had trouble grasping things that were thrown at him in a class where the teacher actually stopped for breath, much less one who talked so fast lightning looked like it was in slow motion.
"Well at least she's leaving you alone, what about you Pony?"
"I got an A on my math test."
Sighing Two-Bit shook his head, "I've never understood how you can stand reading and studying so much... actually just how you work in general."
Laughing I looked up at him, "Well most people work harder then you Two-Bit."
"Very true."
We continued to watch TV until Darry and Sodapop, as soon as they came in I asked if I could go with Johnny to meet Curly. Reluctantly he had agreed though, he said if I got in one bit of trouble I would ground for months on end. Promising I wouldn't get into any trouble, that I just wanted to hang out for a few hours, he went to start dinner while Johnny and I went to do our homework. One of the conditions Darry had had for us if we wanted to go, also for me to be back by ten and no later. Luckily we had very little work to do so both of us where done within a fifteen minutes. Of course by then Two-Bit had gone home and Darry was cooking dinner. We were having hamburgers, with barbeque chips, and a salad Soda had made. With four Guys eating we finished everything, and then Johnny and I were off to the Dingo. When we got there Curly was already waiting for us talking to a group of other guys.
"Hey, you two actually came." He said when he saw us walking towards him.
"Of course we came." I said, putting my hands in my jean pockets.
"I thought you would, but you never know. Course I never knew you to back away from something you say you're going to do."
"That's 'cause I don't."
Grinning Curly started walking and I came up next to him with Johnny on my other side.
"You guy's got anything you want to do?" He asked.
"I don't." I answered. Johnny pulled out a pack of cigarettes and put one between his lips then offered us one. Both me and Curly took one, lighting up. We started heading towards Sutton, normally you can find someone down that street, and we did. We started talking to all the greasers we knew, just stopping to chat on the street or jumping into the back of cars. We did this for a good hour, before a guy pulled up in a blue car. Curly grinned, and went over to him, as he got out.
"Here Shepard." He said holding out a set of keys. "It's all yours as soon as you pay up" reaching into his back pocket, Curly pulled out a few bills, and handed them over to the guy, who gave up the keys. Not another word was said as each boy went in opposite directions.
"Get in you two." Curly said to me, and Johnny, as he motioned to the car. When neither of us moved a grin broke out on his face. "What's wrong boys? You guy's chicken?"
"Of course not." I answered; no way was anyone going to call me chicken. Slowly i got into the car, Johnny following. We had a reputation to keep, even if it was a small one. The last thing you needed was everyone thinking you were a baby.
"You had me worried there for a minute Curtis." Curly said, getting into the driver's seat, and starting the car. "For a second I thought you were going to be a little baby and run away."
"You should know I wouldn't chicken out, I thought I had proven that before."
"Hey, you never know now of days, but as long as you don't prove me wrong... I'll say you're not a baby."
"Good and you better remember it." I said my stomach tightening into knots as Curly started driving. At first it was pretty slow, and I started to calm down. That is until; another car pulled up beside us and revved up. Doing the same Curly, grinned. Again and again they both did this, challenging one another to a race. Looking back at Johnny I saw he was pale. We both loved races, but neither one of us wanted to be in one with Curly Shepard driving. Before either of us could do anything, Curly and the other car pulled up to the beginning of the long strip of road to race on. People were gathering around now, and before I knew it we were thrown against our seats as the race began...

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