Authors Note: Please not be to hard no me. I am not a great speller. I do run spell Cheek though. If you see an error please tell me were it is and I will be happy to fix it.

Summary: What If Ponyboy had died instead of Johnny? Would Johnny have gone to jail? Would Dallas have died? What would have happened to the Curtis family?

Johnny's POV

As I got ready to got to Ponyboys funeral I could only think about on thing. I should have been the one who died not Ponyboy! He was so young. He always cared about others before himself. That's why he ran into that Church to save those kids. But I had to get those thought out of my mind I was all ready running late as it was. So, I quickly put on a pair of jeans (because I did not have a nice pair of pants) and a light blue shirt. Than I put on my old sneakers and run out he door. I had a long walk to get to the only church that was on the north side of town. What am I going to do I thought? The court hearing is in two weeks and they will probably put me in jail for killing Bob. I can't go to jail! I'm only sixteen. Just than I felt a hand on my shoulder and heard some one say

"Where you going' greaser?" I froze. Oh no I though to my self not again. I slowly turned around and saw Two-Bit.

"God, Two-bit you scared me!" I said to him.

"Sorry buddy I'm gust trying to cheer things up you know. Soda and Darry have been real down ever since Ponyboy died. I know I shouldn't be smiling on a day like to day but we all have to be strong for Soda and Darry you know?

"Ya, I know." I said calmly "It's just I wish it never happened you know. I just wish that I had never killed that socs and me and Pony never ran away to Windrixville and stayed in that church. Than those kids never would have gotten stuck in that fire and then No one would have been hurt.

"I know kid I Know" Two-Bit said to me as we kept on walking

Darry's POV

It had been a long three sleep less days I keep thinking that Ponyboy is just at school during the day and out with friends ay night. But than something will happen and I will remember that he's dead. Sometimes I look out at the sunset and think of him and I wonder why did he have to die. Why him and when the sunsets I can only think that he would have loved that sunset. Than with all this on my mind I decide to see if Soda was ready to go to Pony's funeral.

"Pepsi-Cola, it's time to go!" I yelled. I stared calling him that after Pony died. I figured it would help. I wanted a few minutes but no one came.

"I'm going to go head and go to the church." I yelled. "Come on when ever you're ready. The service starts at 9:30 so you should probably leave soon" I told him. As I walked out he door I could only think that Soda would probably not show up.

Soda's POV

Why did Pony have to die I thought I wile I sat in bed. I had been crying for days. It was hard on me. I kept thinking that Darry was happy Pony was dead. Hadn't seen him cry till yesterday. I guess it finally hit him the he was really not coming back. God, how I miss him. It's so quite with out him around here. My friends keep telling me that he is in a better place now. But that doesn't help at all. He was too young to die. As all this was running through my mind I felt a tear run down my cheek.

"Not again" I sobbed. I was so tired of crying. I wanted to be happy again. I knew I never would though. I got out of bed and started to get dressed. I did not what to go to the funeral but I knew I had to. I had heard Darry call to me a few minutes ago. But I don't answer. I was crying to hard to. Once I was dressed I quietly left my room. As I walked down the hall I realized Darry had left.

"I guess he did not want to wait for me." I said out loud. I walked in to the kitchen to get some breakfast. I got myself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the table. I had exactly two minutes to eat and ten minutes to get there. I quickly ate my breakfast, grabbed my coat and ran out the door just so I could run smack dab it to the screen. I fell to the ground with a hard thud.

"Ouch!" I screamed

My face hurt like heck. I could not believe I had forgotten we had that. I felt so dumb. I got up brushed my self off and opened the screen door and ran down the steppes and on to the street.

"I can't be late." I said

Steve's POV

I was all ready at the church when Darry got to the church. I had a lot to think about. Sure I though Ponyboy could be annoying but I always put up with him for Soda. I may not have liked him that much but I would never had wanted him to die. I mean when I heard the news I felt bad for Soda and Darry. Evie asked me if I was happy Ponyboy was dead and I told her no. Sometimes I wish I had been nicer to him so he would have known that I did care about him. When Darry got there it put me out of my train of thought.

"Hey Darry," I said, "how's Sodapop holding up?"

"Not well" he replied, "He has cried himself to sleep every night. First it was sandy now it's this I feel bad for him you know?"

"Ya" I said, "I know." We were quite until Johnny and Two-Bit showed up.

"Hey, what's going' on." Johnny asked

"Oh nothing just waiting for the rest of the gang" Darry replied. So they both sat down beside me and we were quite for a long time.

Dallas' POV

I never thought in a million years the Ponyboy would die. It didn't it me that hard though and I don't know why. If Johnny had died it might have been different. I remember when Darry told me the news. I couldn't believe it. He was actually dead. I had decided not to go to the funeral because I knew that they would all be crying and I wouldn't. I told Darry and he seamed mad at me for not going. But that's okay he will got over it. I walked outside and looked out at the bright sun and I could only think about how Ponyboy would have been so happy today. I went back inside the house and got dressed. I knew I had to pay my respects. Once I was dressed I left the house and stared my walk to the church. They would all be happy I decied to go.

"Ponyboy, I will miss you' I said out load as a the first tear sence he had died came down my cheek.