This is a weird one. I just had an idea so yeah. Sorry if the grammars bad. Story starts a little bit before the book. So here goes nothing….

Darry's POV:

I watched as Ponyboy ran back and forth from the bathroom to his bedroom getting ready for school. I glanced at the clock. "Hurry it up Pony you don't have all day!" Steve and Soda were still shoveling down breakfast. "You too Soda!"

"I'm moving I'm moving."

I sat down on the couch and picked up the paper. I started to think about Pony's birthday it was coming up in a few weeks. He was going to be 14. I remember when I was 14. It was good year. I got my first girlfriend that year. Martha Jane was her name or maybe it was Sandra Stevens I don't remember. The only thing I remember was when I told my dad and he decided it was good time to give me the "sex talk." God, that was awkward. I had come home from school that day all excited because I had a football game that night. (Flashback….)

"Hey Darrell, how was your day?"

"Good I have a game tonight you going to be there?"

"Yeah sure will son, say I got something to talk to you about."

"Oh okay, what is it?"

"Well ummm….err…son you know how and your friend that's a girl are going to that dance at your school well umm… you see hold on a sec okay I'll be right back."

I just sat there kind of confused at what was going on. My dad came back with a brown paper bag. He pulled out a cucumber and box of something but I couldn't tell what it was. "Darrell do you know what this is?" He said as he pulled out a condom out the box I was mortified. And yes he made me put the condom on the cucumber and it followed with a long talk about sex and STD's. Let's just say my face turned red for at least a few months every time I saw him. (End of flashback)

I wonder if Pony ever got the sex talk from dad. I know Soda did because I walk in on them when they were talking about it. I don't think Pony ever did. I know it's embarrassing as hell but it stopped me from making mistakes like getting a girl pregnant or something. Maybe I should talk to him about it. I could have Soda talk to him about their much closer after all. Yet I trust myself more than I trust Soda. I could talk to him it shouldn't be that hard. When would I do it? Pony's smarter than I was he would probably pick up on it and run if sat him down in the living room. Plus the gangs always here, there wouldn't be a time that it was just me and him. He's fast I wouldn't be able to catch him if he ran for it. Probably be best if I strapped him in moving vehicle first. Yeah I could pick him up from track practice or something. "Hey Pone do you have track practice today?"

"Yeah why?"

"Oh umm cause I can pick you up today."

"That's okay Darry I promised Johnny that we could go see a movie after school so he's just going to stay at the track till I'm done then we'll walk."

Damn how was I going to get that kid alone! I guess I'll just have Soda talk to him tonight. I'm sure he could handle it just fine. Just then Johnny walked in the door and Pony grabbed his bag and said his goodbyes to us and walked out of the house. Steve was still eating and Soda was rushing around the house. "Hey Soda can I talk to you for a sec?" Soda came out from the room. "Yeah sure what."

"You know how Pony's turning 14 soon."

"Yeah what about it."

"Well I was wondering if you could talk to him."

"About what?"

"You know what dad talked to you about when you were 13."

"Oh you mean sex and stuff."

"Umm… yeah I mean sex and STD's and all that."

"Yeah sure no problem." He said smiling. "Why can't you do it?"

"I well I don't know you are closer and stuff."

"Don't sweat it."

"So the kids finally hit puberty huh?" Steve chirped in. "Thought he never was going to."

"Never was going to what?" It was Pony's voice. Mine and Soda's heads shot up towards the door. Pony had just opened it. "Pony what are doing here? Are you supposed to be at school?" Darry snapped.

"I forgot one of my folders and never was going to what?" He said as he picked up a blue folder from the kitchen table.

"Nothing Pone don't worry about out." Soda said quickly.

"Whatever… See ya later guys." He looked confused but walked out the door.

"See ya." We all mumbled after him.

"We better get going." Soda said and pulled Steve out the door. I got up and went to work hoping Soda would get the damn talk over with.