Join The Outsiders and their sisters, Joey, Rachel, and JoLynn. It follows the events of the book mainly w/ the addition of a few characters.

This is a revised story of The Outsiders. I do not own any of the characters from The Outsiders, they belong to SE Hinton. I do however own Joey, Rachel, and JoLynn.

Pony's POV

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie theatre, I had two things on my mind- Paul Newman and a ride home. Paul Newman sure was good-looking. I'm not saying that I'm ugly, cuz I'm not. I'm just saying it wouldn't so bad to look like him. I have greenish-gray eyes and brown hair with a little red in it. Paul Newman however has nothing on my brother, Sodapop. Soda really has the looks of a movie star. His big, brown eyes are always dancing, and his brown hair is perfect. Soda's 17 and I'm 15, so we get along pretty good. Soda is always there to listen to me. I wish that he would have been here with me right now. Greasers, as people like me are called, can't walk the streets alone without the Socs, or Socials, jumping us. I just with I had a ride home. If I had thought about it, I coulda' called Soda. His best friend, Steve Randle, probably would have come and got me. But then, Steve doesn't really like me. That's okay because I don't like him, but I try for Soda's sake. I coulda' even called Darry. Darry's my oldest brother; he's 21. He's so big he scares me sometimes. But, he has to be tough. He works two jobs just so we can all stay together. Mom and Dad died in an auto wreck a couple months back.

I didn't realize how out of it I was until I heard someone scream. I do that a lot, daze off I mean.

I looked straight ahead and there were like five Socs going after this one girl. I think they'd knocked her out because she looked limp and wasn't yellin' no more. One of the Socs threw her over his shoulder and what I saw made my stomach turn. I knew that girl; it was Rachel, my sister.

Soon enough, the Socs had caught sight of me and were running at me. I didn't know what to do so I just stood there while they surrounded me. The one who had Rach kept saying how it was a two for one Curtis deal.

I started to get a little freaked out when one of 'em flipped out a blade. That's when I started yellin'. Darry, Soda, Steve, anyone. They were trying to get me to shut up and kept punchin' me on my cheek over and over again. At some point, I got pushed to the ground and the one with the blade straddled me. All of the sudden, all the Socs jumped up and I heard all kinds of footsteps. Someone yanked me up by my armpits and was asking me if I was okay. It was Darry. I could tell.

"Pony, are you okay? Did they hurt you?"

"Yeah Darry, I'm okay. Quite shakin' me."

"Sorry." It was obvious he wasn't, but I didn't care, at least it got him to stop.

Soda was at my side in an instant. He kept asking me all these questions. I guess the Soc with the blade actually cut me because Soda said I was bleeding like a pig. I was about to ask where Rachel was when JoLynn and Joey came running up to us. JoLynn is my girlfriend. We've been dating on and off for a while now. JoLynn is also Johnny's twin sister. She stays at our house like every night. Darry doesn't care because he figures that it's better than being at home where she'd get hit all the time.

Joey is in me, Rachel, and Jo's grade, too. She's Steve's little sister. It's funny how all three of 'em look similar. They all had tough, green eyes. JoLynn's hair is dirty-blonde, Joey's is brown, and Rachel's is red, just like Mom's. All of 'em had it right below their shoulders. I swear that they go and get it cut together. Those three girls are always smiling and giggling, so when Darry, me and Soda saw the look on their faces, we were kinda freaked. JoLynn reached us first.

Joey's POV

I'm glad JoLynn was the one that got there first. She went on ranting, "The Socs just pushed Rach outta their car. The guys are with her but she's out cold."

It was the look in Darry's eyes that scared me the most. That's why I didn't want to be the one to tell him. He jumped up and started runnin' in the direction that we had been runnin' from.

I knew that the Socs would pay for this. The guys always get pissed when the Socs picked on us three girls. 'Specially Darry, and 'specially when it was Rach. Rachel was the baby of the gang and the family even though Pony was younger. Darry, Soda and Pony were so protective of her. It got way worse when their mom and dad died a couple months ago. They almost didn't get to stay together because the state didn't think it was a good idea for Darry to be raisin' a maturin' teenage girl with three boys in the house. Somehow Darry got 'em convinced he could handle it so, they stuck with each other.

JoLynn and I ran off after Darry, Soda, and Pony. Steve was already comin' with Rach in his arms. Boy, if she woke up, she'd be in heaven. She digs my brother, she told me so. Just like I told her I dig Sodapop. But they both got girls, so I guess we'll have to wait.

Rach head a huge bump on her head. That looked to be about the worse. That and the cut on her lip. Once she woke up she'd be fine. I know she'll be in at work tomorrow. Darry grabbed her from Steve and started walking home when she came to.

"Hey Dollface. Are you gonna be okay?"

She looked at him a little strange but then replied, "I just have a monster headache. I'll be fine. You can put me down now."

Darry didn't listen. He seldom does. He kept right on carryin' her. Prolly just to piss her off. That's when she got a little lippy. "I can walk ya' know. I ain't paralyzed. Put me down Darryl."

I saw the look in his eyes, and I knew what he was gonna do. He stopped, dropped her, stepped over her and walked off. She just stuck her tongue out at him. Soda picked her up and got her on her feet. Golly, he sure is good-looking. JoLynn and I caught up to her and filled her in on what happened.

Soda's POV

"…You mean Steve was carrying me! Oh, how embarrassing!"

"Oh you know you liked it."

"That's not the point, I…"

I just tuned them out. Golly, girls sure are different. I know that Rach likes Steve. It's just that Steve is dating Evie right now and I don't want Rach to get hurt. She's real tuff and all, but she has a real soft heart. I'm not ever sure that I want theose two to start datin'. As much as Steve is always braggin' about him and Evie, I don't want him to start doin' that about my little sister. Oh God! Thoughts in my mind that I don't want. Get out, get out!

If anyone ever hurt Rach, I'd kill 'em. I'd do the same for Joey and JoLynn. There's two accounts that I remember kickin' the shit outa some for those girls. When I was still in school, some guy, Alex Carter, hit Joey outside during lunch. I went up to him, and he said that she deserved it cuz she was being a slut. I picked Joey up off the ground and made sure she was okay before I whelled around and socked that guy so hard I gave him a concussion. I ended up getting suspended for the rest of the day, but Mom and Dad didn't care. The just didn't want me getting' into fights for no reason. The way I saw it, there was a reason. I don't think you should ever hit a girl, no matter what. I don't give a hoot if the deserve it, you just don't hit 'em.

The other time was like four months ago. Rachel and Dally had just broked up. Rach and I had been talkin' to the Shepard boys- Tim and Curly. Time and I were through so I told Rach that I'd wait for her outside. As I tuned my back Curly made some smart remark about how Rachel was making her way through our outfit and he was wondering when she' move on to his gang and when he'd get his ride. I couldn't believe he said that when I wasn't even 20 feet away. I went after him. Rach was screaming for me to stop. I'm assuming Tim heard either her screaming or Curly because he had to pull me off of Curly. He wanted to know what the hell I was doing and I just told him to ask his brother, and I took Rachel and we left. I think that hit her a little hard because she hasn't dated since. Although, I think that has something to do with us- Darry me and Pony. She told me that Johnny dumped her after one week because he was afraid of us, mainly Darry.

By now we were back at home hangin' out. Darry had god to the grocery store and Dally and Johnny had gone to the lot. Pony and JoLynn were in the kitchen arguing. I guess Pony was a little jealous because JoLynn had been talkin' to Curly. He doesn't have a reason to be. I think everyone but him knew that.

"I can't keep doing this Pony."

Oh, that doesn't sound good. BANG! 'Sheesh! Save the door hinges Jo.'

"Hey Pony, what's up?"

"I don't wanna talk about it."

Obviously he didn't because he went into our room and shut the door. It was only ten. It was quiet for a while before Steve broke the silence. "Maybe one of you two should go and check on JoLynn."

Rachel was the one who replied. "No, I think that it'd be best if we just leave her alone for tonight. I'll talk to her tomorrow morning. She likes to be alone during certain things."

"Oh, that's a little different," Steve said.

"Well, girls are different." I joked.

That got me a glare from Rachel and a swat from Joey. "We aren't any more different from boys."

"Yeah, whatever."

Rachel's POV -

Golly, I really thought Pony and Jo were gonna stick it out. Oh well. Something will bring 'em back together, I know it. At least I hope so. With Jo livin' with us like all the time it'd prolly get pretty uncomfortable around here if they didn't. It dawned on me that it was Thursday night and we didn't have school tomorrow. Yes! No wonder Darry had let Pony go out, because we didn't have school in the morning. I wonder what kinda' trouble we can get into if we have all day Friday. Well…I guess till 3 since that's when I have to work. Darry says I must be able to stretch myself. Beings as that I have a part time job at the diner, I'm on the basketball team- varsity, and I can keep my grades at B's or above. He shouldn't be talkin'. He has two jobs. It's a wonder he ever has any free time on his hands at all.

Everything at my job worked perfect. The owners of the diner are real good about my hours. They used to be real good friends with Mom and Dad. During the off-season, I go in right after school. I usually ride with Steve because he has to go to the DX station and the two are side by side. Then during basketball, I come in at like 5:30 and only work till sometime around 9:30. Not too many hours, but enough to get a little extra cash.

Pony helps me a lot with my homework. It's weird havin' your little brother in your grade, but it's just cuz he's so mart. Me, Soda, and Pony are all really close in age. I'm 16, Soda's 17 and Pony's 15. Mom got pregnanty with me when Soda was only 4 months old and then I was born a month too early. Ma said it was really scary cuz I almost died. Man, that'd suck. So, Soda and I are only a year apart. Then when I was 3 months old, they got pregnant again with Ponyboy. So me and Pon are only a year apart. Shessh. I guess my folks liked little kids runnin' around the house.

I really don't want to work tomorrow. It gets so exhausting sometimes. I can't imagine how Darry can take all that working. Two- Bit broke into my thoughts then. "So why were you walkin' alone Rach?"

"Oh, no reason. Except some people forgot that I had called them and asked them to pick me up after work!"

I saw Soda and even Steve go a little pale as the realization dawned on them. "Oh Rach, I'm so sorry. I completely forgot. Don't tell Darry though. He'd flip, you know it!"

"I don't think it will take much for him to figure it out. But you can relax a little because I ain't gonna say anything to Darry."

"Oh, thanks sis. You know what, I think this is the best kid sister ever."

He planted a huge kiss on my cheek. "Yuck! That's so gross," I said as I tried to wipe the slobber off my cheek. Brothers.

"I wouldn't wanna get rid of her for anything…Unless you wanna take her Steve."

"Jerk." I replied as a hit him.

"Oh no. I already got one. Don't need another one."

Joey and I shared a look before we tackled Steve. Before we knew it, it had a become a war - boys vs. girls…we were outnumbered. "What in the all mighty universe is going on it here?"

We all stopped, tangled in a knot and looked up to find Darry standing in the doorway. "Nuttin. Just a slight war. Boys vs. girls."

"Oh, in that case, I'll let you five get back to what you were doing."

We never did because Two-Bit decided he'd better get home and Joey and Steve left shortly after him. It was nearin' eleven as me and Soda headed into the kitchen to help Darry with the remaining groceries. "Hey you two just go to bed alright. I can put the groceries away by myself. Besides Rachel, you had a rough day and can use a good sleep. And you PepsiCola don't look so hot in the sleep dept, either."

"I always look good," came Soda's smart reply.

They were still talking when I left. Darry was right- I did need some sleep. "Night Rachel."

"See you tomorrow Rach."

I just waved over my head before I opended the basement door and went down the stairs.

JoLynn's POV-

I can't believe Pony would think that I was two-timing on him with Curly Shepard of all people. I'm only 16, but I know that I love Pony. Thing is, I can't keep doing this. It's always on again, off again, and I don't like that. I look around at what used to be my room. I keep thinking to myself, 'You're safe here. Just stay here. Who cares!' But It'd get too hard seeing Pony everyday. I guess I'll just go back home to good ol' Dad. I'm really gonna miss hangin' with Soda and Darry. They're like family to me. And Rach, she's my best friend. I guess I'll still see her at school, but it won't be the same. I look at my alarm clock - '8:32'. I know Soda and Darry are prolly at work already and Pony's still prolly sleepin'. I bet Rach is the only one upstairs. I climb up the stairs with my only two bags. I don't really have that much of my own stuff. For the most part everything is Rachel's and she just shares it with me.

I was right. Rachel was sittin' at the kitchen table when I walked thru the basement door. She turned around with a smile on her face that fell when she saw my bags. "Where the heck do you think you're going?"

"Home." I stated matter-of-factly.

"Jo, you do know what's gonna happen if you go back there. Think of why you came to live here in the first place!" She had a good point, but I couldn't stay here.

"Things coulda' changed. I don't know." I paused. "Just tell your brothers 'Thank you' for letting me stay here."

"Jo, please."

"I'm sorry Rach. I just can't stay here. It'll hurt too bad." I walked over to her and gave her a quick hug. With that done, I picked up my bags and walked out the screen door. I heard it slam shut before I thought, 'There goes my security."

Pony's POV-

BANG! What the heck. Who's slammin' doors? "PONYBOY MICHAEL CURTIS!"

Oh-oh. What did I do? Rach definitely didn't sound too happy. She threw the door to me and Soda's room open. "What the heck are you doin' Rach?"

"What am I doing? I should be asking you the same thing."

I knew what she was talking about but I decided to play dumb. "What are you talkin' about?"

"I'm talkin' about the fact that JoLynn just packed her bags and left to go back to her house!"

I felt my face pale. "Sh-she what?"

"You heard me. She went back home to Daddy- I like to beat my kids- Cade. I hope you're happy!"

I sat there stunned. Rachel wheeled around right into Dallas. "Sorry Dally."

"Hey, doll, what's up?"

"Why don't you just ask him. I'm going to work."

"Okay kid."

She left my room and in a few seconds I heard the front door slam. "So…what's up?" Dallas asked.

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