I don't own the outsiders. S.E Hinton does.

The book has happened, but Johnny and Dallas are alive, in a way.

!WARNING SEXAUL STUFF LATER IN STORY!

Johnny- 14 going on 15

Ponyboy- 14 going on 15

Soda- 16

Steve- 16

Two-bit- 18

Dally- 17

Darry- 20

Buck- 23

Candy- 16

Chapter one

I looked around for a sign of Buck, he wasn't anywhere in sight. He was supposed to pick me up, maybe he was just late. I didn't know me way around town as i haven't been here seen i was 11. My mother lived here seen she was born, my old man always wanted to leave. My father was such a charming man, a gentleman, he would get called. My mother was more bitter, she had a dark soul. Her life was consumed of lies and betrayals, mostly to my father. Once, as a 7 year old, I had followed her too her daily night out, a 2 story party house.

FLASHBACK

All the party goers were too boozed to realise that I had entered. I walked through the door to the house mamma had entered; the sight was one an innocent child should not see. Women clung to man like bees; there dress looked like the length of mine, and mine dress reached my knees. I lost sight of mamma; i wondered off to what looked like a stage, the curtain slowly opened revealing a very exposed mamma hanging on to a pole, she wrapped her legs around it and slide down, she slowly took off her tight shirt, leaving on her bra. Males tucked money into her skirt. Once she was done she come down, a man grabbed her arms and lead her out to the other room, i followed. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her, a rough, mean kiss. His hands explored her body. He grabbed her roughly and carried her up the stairs. Her eyes met mine and she winked.

end of flashback

An hour had past and Buck still hadn't come. It would be dark soon so i decide to call him. I walked to the nearest pay phone and dialled the number he gave me for 'emergencies'. The phone rang 4 times before someone picked up.

"What do you want?" A rough voice answered, defiantly not Bucks.

"That's such a nice way to talk to a lady, get Buck on the phone know dickhead"

"That such nice vocabulary for a lady" he answered back.

"Where the fuck is Buck" there was a bit of fumbling.

"Buck fucks a duck" A different man's voices broke into a fit of laughter.

"Two-bit, Two-bit Matthews is that you"

"At your service, and who may sir Two-bit have the pleasure of talking to"

"Candy Merrill"

"Candy, as in the Candy that gave Dally his first kiss" there was a distant grunted in the background.

"Baby you got that right" A soft giggle escaped through my lips.

"Why you calling the Curtis's babe"

"Buck gave me this number. I've been waiting for any hour to get picked up at the bus station. Some man keeps staring at me"

"Baby i think you can fight for yourself"

"But I can't resist a man that cute Two-bit" i stated, he laughed.

"Candy, baby Darrys going to pick you up okay"

"Sure, thanks Hun"

"Anything for you sugar, Dally says bye" shouts were heard on the other side, before he hung up.

The boys and I go way back, i lived in Tulsa till i was 11. Steve and I become friend at the age of 6; he later introduced me to his others buddies and friendships blossomed. I was all ways closet to Steve, as our fathers were close as children.

I sat down on the curb, smoking a cigarette. I red ford pick-up pulled up further down the road. I looked away and stared at the slowly darking sky. I wondered if my father was in a safe place, was he guard be angles, was he even in heaven, he had to be, he was such a good man.

"Candy excuse me" i sweet, weak voice spoke to me. i looked up to see a tanned boy sitting on a wheelchair, he was blushing.

"Hey Hun, now what's a boy as handsome as you want from me" he's blush grew darker.

"Um, um Da-rry sent me over to get you" he said quietly.

"Baby, no need to be scared, I don't bite, only if you ask me too" i thought he was going to explode if he got anymore redder. He was cute, sweet and shy, what i liked in a boy.

I got up and followed him; he slowly wheeled himself over to the pickup. A muscular man in his early 20s rested on cars. As i walked over his jaw dropped.

"Can-ndy?" he asked

"That's my name babe, don't wear it out"

"Whoa, you changed, a lot" he regained power over himself.

"No, Hun i grow up"

He smiled at me, and took my bags.

"So Johnny, how you been sweetheart" i hadn't realised who he was till now, buck had told me all about the accident, or murder or whatever you wanna call it.

"Okay, i guess"

"Hun you have a girlfriend?" this kid had to have a girlfriend, he was too cute not to.

"Umm, nooo, yesss"

"What, you do but you don't. How's that work?"

"Well, you know Pony, well he's making me go out with this girl" he said really softly.

"Hun, why is that so bad?" i asked

"I don't like her, i like someone else"

"Huns, that's not fair to the girl-"

"Come on guys, and um, um girls" Darry broke in. I winked at Johnny, my trade mark move; he blushed and wheeled away, following Darry.

I need to find out who Johnny liked, i had my eyes set on him, and he would be mine and soon...