WHEN I STEPPED out of into the bright sunlight from the darkness movie house, I had only two things my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home...

Two girls; two greasers. They were walking back to their gang, where they planned to meet, but came to a stop to see Ponyboy being mugged. Ponyboy could never deserve such a horrible thing like this, he already been through a lot, but not compared to what Johnny Cade had to be up against. Pony had light-brown, almost-red hair and greenish-grey eyes. His hair is longer than a lot of boys wear theirs, squared off in the back and long at the front and sides.

One of the girls, Aiyanna, was gonna get angry. The other greaser next to her, Emily, saw how upset Aiyanna was, so she threw her cigarette on the ground, and stepped on it. Emily went towards a Soc, pulled his ear to her mouth so he could hear her loud and clear. "What the fuck are you doin'." Emily letted go of his ear once it was colored red. Aiyanna gritted her teeth, fixing her shirt.

"HEY! YOU DAMN LITTLE SHIT, THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND!" Aiyanna slapped the Socs in the blue sweater who had just jumped Ponyboy. She stepped hard on his shoe, making him wail. Once the gang came to rescue Ponyboy, all the Socs went back in their Mustang. Steve Randle sticked his arms through the car window, attacking them. They turned on the car, the car slowly drove to the road, almost taking Steve with them. Once the car stopped for a minute, Dallas Winston found a tree branch laying on the floor, and threw it to the bright red Mustang.

"You all right, Pony?" Aiyanna ran to his side.

She couldn't help but noticed that he looked annoyed. "Yeah, I'm fine," he responded. "Thank goodness you're okay," she embraced him.

Ponyboy rubbed his cheek where hes been slugged the most.

Darry jammed his fists in his pockets,"They didn't hurt you too bad, did they?"

Darry was six-two-feet tall, broad-shouldered and muscular. He has dark-brown hair that kicks out in the front. He's got a slight cowlick in the back-like his dad-but Darry's eyes were his own. He's got eyes that looked like two pieces of pale blue-green ice. They've got a determined set to them, like the rest of him. He looks older then twenty-tough, cool, and smart. He'd be real handsome if his eyes weren't so cold. He doesn't understand anything that is not plain hard fact. He does use his head though- unlike others.

Ponydoy shook his head. "If I say I'm okay, then I'm Okay; I'm fine." Sodapop Curtis came loping dropped down, examining Pony's head.

"You got a little cut up, huh, Ponyboy?"

Pony looked at him blankly, "I did?"

Soda pulled out an handkerchief, wet the end of it with his tongue, and pressed it gently against the side of Pony's head. "You're bleedin' like a stuck pig."

"I am?"

"Look!" He showed him Pony the handkerchief, reddened as if magic. Aiyanna took a glimpse at the handkercheif, gasped of how red it was. "Did they pull the blade on you?"

Pony looked away, a tear rolling down his cheek. "Y-yeah."

Soda is handsomer than anyone else they knew. Not like Darry- Soda's movie-star kind of handsome, the kind that people stop on the street to watch go by. He's not as tall as Darry, he's a little slimmer, but he has a finely drawn, sensitive face that somehow manages to be reckless and thoughtful at the same time. He's got dark-gold hair that he combs back-silky and long and straight-and in the summer the sun bleaches it to a shining wheat gold. His eye are dark brown-lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can gentle.

Pony was white and shaking as a left, they knew how much it is to handle in of what just happened.

"How did you guys find me?" Pony asked. "I was just drawn by your high pitched screams," Emily responded.

Soda putted his hand on Pony's shoulder. "Easy, Ponyboy. They ain't gonna hurt you no more." He smiled. "I know," For Pony, the ground was beginning to blur. He brused his tears impatiently. "I'm just a little spooked, that's all." Pony's injury, compared to Johnny's when they found him in the vacant lot, he wasn't hurt at all.

Soda ruffled Pony's hair. "You're an all right kid." Pony couldn't but grin at him. Aiyanna felt teary of what happened, so she hugged him one more time. "Pony."

"Hmm?"

"You're crazy, Pony, out of you're mind." Pony snickered. "You're both crazy," Darry added.

Sodapop cocked an eyebrow, "it seems to run in the family, probably growin' on Aiyanna." Aiyanna grinned. She moved her head towards Pony until their lips met.

Aiyanna had her pretty, wavy light brown hair down, with a braid on the side. She wore a pearl white shirt with jet black Ripped jeans with black tennis shoes; a red bandanna around her head. She had beautiful light brown eyes to match her hair. Her earrings were arrows going through hearts, looking her more hard looking. If you told her your secret: she would keep it with all her life. She likes reading, mostly if it's ready with her boyfriend, Ponyboy Curtis. She wore makeup, applied with long black eyeslashes with smokey eyes and a light salmon gloss on her lips. Pony was one lucky guy to have her in his life.

The rest of their gang had chased the Socs to their car and heaved them with rocks, but Dallas and Emily went extreme and threw bricks at the Mustang. They laughed when Emily threw the brick to the window. "You're gonna pay for that, greaser!" A Soc called as soon they drove off. They came running towards Pony and Sodapop- four lean, hard guys with a cute rough looking girl.

Emily and Aiyanna were best friends all the way; if they were in a fight, they would sort them until they went back being best friends. (which only takes a day) Emily had long dark brown hair, her hair down: she had her hair swinged, curled, to the side with tight braids on the side of her head; with light highlights on her tips. She didn't like greasing her hair- she thought of it just a bad way to make your hair shine. She had dark brown eyes to compliment her dark brown hair. She wore a black tain top tucked in her dark blue ripped jeans- rolled up, wearing a dark jean jacket, with black sunglasses covering her, wearing black high heels. When she stands under a bright light in the night, her eyes seemed to glow to a hazel because the light reflecing them. She had a long wing with long eyelashes and smokey eyes with red lipstick. She loved bubble gum, if she saw a packet of them: she would devour them all. She wasn't just only rough girl in the gang, she was the little sister of Two-Bit, and everyone knew, maybe because their sense of humor? She was surley almost the definition of reckless looking, that's why Emily and Dally seem like a good couple; they are both rough all around, getting drunk, hitting rodeos, they did everything bad you could name.

Ponyboys eyes wiped his eyes hurriedly. "Didya catch 'em?"

"Nup, they got away this time, that dirty son of bitch," Two-Bit Mathews went on cheerfully.

"The kid's okay?" Emily asked

"I'm okay." Ponyboy tried to change the subject, "I didn't know you were out of the cooler yet, Dally"

"Good behavior. Got off early." Emily rolled her eyes. "Like you ever do anything good."

Dally lit a cigarette and gave it to Johnny. Everyone sat down to have a smoke and relax. This was Aiyanna's first time to ever smoke, and she breathed it in. She started to cough. "Girls can't handle the smoke," Pony said making Aiyanna laugh. Emily sat next to Dallas, his arm around her. Two-Bit cocked an eyebrow, "Nice-lookin' bruise you got there, kid."

Ponyboy touched his cheek gingerly, "really?"

Two-bit nooded sagely, "Nice cut too. Makes you look tough."

Steve flicked his ashes at Pony, "What were doin' walkin' by your lonesome?"

"I was comin' home from the movies, I didn't think..."

"You don't ever think," Darry broke in, "not at home or anywhere when it counts. You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home, and you've always got your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head for comman sense? No sirree, bud. And if you did have to go by yourself, you should have carried a blade."

Pony just started at the hold in his shoe, Aiyanna comforting Ponyboy by rubbed his arm.

Soda was glaring at him. "Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It ain't his fault the Soca like to jump us, and if he had been carrying a blade it would have been an good excuse to cut him to ribbons."

Darry said impatiently, "When I want my kid brother to tell me what to do to my other kid brother, I'll ask you- kid brother." He laid Pony off. "Look, don't listen to 'em, I would've done the same thing, don't blame yourself, kiddo," Aiyanna whispered to Pony. He couldn't help but smile.

"Next time get one of us to go with you, Ponyboy," Two-Bit said. "Any of us will."

"Yeah, we could've gone on a date or something..." Aiyanna holded Pony's hand. "Maybe next time."

"Speakin' of movies"- Dally yawned, flipping away his cigarette butt, Emily taking it for her own. "What was that for?"

"Mine wasn't good." Emily lied. "But that was mine." Dally told her. "Too late"- Emily inserted the cigarette in her mouth, blowing the smoke in his face. He smirked, bitting his lip. "Like what I sayin', I'm walkin' over to Nightly Double tomorrow night. Anybody want to come and hunt some action?"

Emily shook her head, lying, "I can't, I gotta go to-"

"Nope, you're going. After, I'm going to Buck's party." When he said that, he knew she would go. "Are you now?" She grinned. "You bet, baby!"

Steve shook his head. "Me and Soda are pickin' up Evie and Sandy for the game." Darry sighed. "I'm working tomorrow night." Dally looked at the rest if us. "How about y'all? Two-Bit, Johnnycake, you and pony, Aiyanna, wanta come?" Dallas invited them. "Me, Aiyanna and Johnny'll come," Pony said. Pony knew Johnny wouldn't open his mouth unless he was forced to, and Aiyanna didn't need to answer, he aleady knew what she wanted. "Okay, Darry?"

"Yeah, since it ain't a school night." Darry was real good about letting pony go places on weekends. On school nights, Pony could hardly leave the house. "I was plannin' to get boozed up tomorrow night," Two-Bit said. "If I don't, I'll walk over and find y'all."

Steve was looking at Dally's hand. His ring, which he had rolled a drunk senior to get, was back on his finger. "You break up with Sylvia again?"

"Yeah, but this time it's for good. That little broad was two-timin' me again while I was in jail." Emily smiled. "Great timing, you know what happens in Buck's parties..." She rubbed his leg. Dallas grinned.

"Plus, it's about time you stop dating lunatics." Emily looked at her nails. "So you're saying is that I should stop dating you?" Dallas said loudly in her ear. Aiyanna tried to be mature, but couldn't keep her lips closed and laughed. Ponyboy did the same.

Emily rolled her eyes. "If I don't tag along tomorrow night, it's your fault." She whispeared in his ear, and walked away. "She's one gal, huh, Two-Shit?" Dallas laughed.

"No, Dally, it's Two-Bitch." Steve corrected.

"Nah, Steve, it's two-butt" Sodapop chuckled. Pony said, "guys stop it."

"Thanks, Ponyboy." Two-Bit looked down. "No problem, Two-Dick." Pony added. They all laughed. Two-Bit stared at them maddly, and chased them around, all of them laughing till their lungs hurt.

Two-Bit stopped, then they all stopped. "You should really go get Emily, Dally. Who knows whats she's doin'. She could be at Pony's house getting all of their candy, jumping people on the streets, meeting up with a boy-"

Dallas looked serious. "Yeah, you're totally right." Aiyanna held Pony's hand. She took sveral breaths. Her throat was on fire. "We'll come with." The couple smiled at each other.

It wasn't hard to find her, she was just near a gas station store buying more gum, and a beer. Dallas sneaked up behind, scaring her. She slapped him by accident. Aiyanna laughed in Pony's shoulders, laying her head. Dallas rubbed his cheek and eye, mostly his eye. "There you are, I think, you're blurry." He said. She took out a wipe and wiped his eye . She always brought wipes around to take off her makeup or if Aiyanna needed to. "Sorry about that."

"You're never sorry for anything." Dallas stated. "Shut up, elf." She said smoothly. She walked away, leaving them behind. "Aw, C'mon, baby, you know I didn't mean it, doll face," He grinned slyly. "Oh, now you're being nice." Emily said rudley, chewing her gum. Dallas grinned. He knew how to turn her on. He went behind her and putted his hand on her waist. His nose in her neck, kissing her cheek. "I'm never nice." Shivers went down her back. She cleared her throat. "Not now." She faced him, smiling, and kissed him. Pony looked at the sky. Sunset.

Pony stretched his arms. "Well, I gotta head back. Who knows, Darry's probably lookin' for me." Aiyanna nooded. "Same for me. I gotta do my homework, or read a book." Dallas putted his arm around Emily. "All right, we'll catch you both for the movie."

"Meet us early in the mornin'." Dallas added as Emily and him walked away. "I'll stop to you're house at the seven," Aiyanna and Ponboy kissed. "Okay, then it's settled."

Pony, being the gentleman he is, walked Aiyanna to her house first. She gazed up in the sky. There were multiple colors: pink, orange, red, blue, all blended in the sky. "It's pretty, huh." Pony said to destroy the silence. "Hmmm..." She nooded, sighing happily. "We're here."

Aiyanna did her best to clean her house. It was at least nicer than Ponyboy's house. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." She kissed him one more time, and went inside.

Pony was walking alone, wishing to have some company, then saw Dallas nad Emily in the distace.

A red Mustang drove along.

"Hey, guys, wait up!" Pony ran.