Hey there! Did you guys notice how long it's been since I last posted something? Yeah, I've been pretty busy, what with starting my new school and my sports starting back up again. Plus, I've been working on some projects too.

Anyway, I'm on crutches now. =/ The tendons in my right knee got inflamed. Obviously, I can't do any sports until I get better, so I'll have some free time for about two weeks. On the other hand, I will have to go to physical therapy too. I'm just glad that it was nothing serious that would bring me out of anything permanently. It's kind of bad for me, but lucky for you guys, because that means that I'll get the chance to write some more fanfiction now (don't you dare smirk at the computer like that! ;) ).

Disclaimer: So I was sitting in my room watching two of the best movies I have ever seen when I realized that it had been almost two months since I had last seen The Outsiders! That obviously had to change, and when it did, I felt the urge to limp over to my computer and do some fanfiction-ing. Evidently, I don't own The Outsiders, I just like to think in my head that I do, for my own amusement.

Johnny Cade wouldn't really consider himself a close personal friend of Steve Randle. Actually, he would only consider himself a close personal friend of the brother of the close personal friend of Steve Randle. In truth, Johnny had always been wary, and just a little bit scared, of Steve. Maybe that's why Johnny felt just a little bit awkward when he was left alone with the guy. But just a little bit.

You see, it had originally been almost the entire gang together at the DX. Of course, Darry had been at his job, and Ponyboy had been staying after school for a track meet, but everyone else had been there. That is, until girls showed up. Then all of a sudden, Dally, Two-bit, and Soda were taking Sylvia, Sandy, and Kathy out for a "fun night" as they liked to call it. Something told Johnny he wouldn't have been having much fun. Steve was still working his shift, to the great disappointment of Evie. She had volunteered to stay, and Johnny was just about to slip out the door, but Steve had to go and ruin it. He had to go make it awkward.

"Nah, you go along with them, baby," he said, pecking her on the lips. "I want you to have fun. Besides," he suddenly grabbed Johnny's collar and pulled him back, wrapping an arm around his neck, "I've got Johnnycake here to keep me company."

Smiling and giggling, Evie had trotted out the door, wishing the two a good night. Yeah, right. Johnny had the feeling that things weren't going to turn out well.

"So, Johnny…" Steve said awkwardly, leaning on the counter. "Ummm… How's it going?"

Johnny shrugged his shoulders, looking down. "Fine, I guess."

Steve nodded. There was so much discomfort between them, you could practically paint it green. Johnny's palms because to sweat. Steve cracked his knuckles. Johnny scratched the back of his head, and Steve scratched his leg with his opposite foot. Then Steve leaned toward the back room. "Umm, I need to, umm… yeah. So I'm just gonna… Gonna go, and… yeah… I need to, umm… you know, and…" Unable to think of a proper excuse, Steve slapped his hands together. "Okay. And… yeah… I'm just gonna… yup. Yeah, it's, uh… I really need to, umm… Okay, yeah, I'll just… yeah…" Fed up, Steve darted into the backroom and slammed the door shut.

As soon as Steve was gone, Johnny sighed. He could finally relax for a second. Why would Steve practically force him to stay if it was going to be so weird? He wondered if he should just leave now…

Suddenly the door to the back room opened again. "Um, Johnny?" Steve called.

"Yeah?" Johnny replied.

"Could you come back here?"

"Sure thing." Johnny began to walk over.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Steve called frantically. "Could you come around the other way?" he asked.

"Uh, sure…" Johnny replied, a little confused. He walked out through the front of the building to go around to the back, where the other entrance was. Just as he was about to walk in, the door flew open and four huge, loud, rambunctious, testosterone-pumped teenage boys jumped out at him, spraying him with white foam.

Screaming, Johnny fell backwards. He winced as his tailbone hit the pavement roughly, knowing it would bruise. His heart rate shot up and his eyes were practically bugging out of his head. Johnny felt his throat grow hoarse as his screams continued. He shrieked as the shaving cream coated his hair, dripped onto his face, and down his clothes. Rolling onto his back, Johnny felt someone heavy land on top of him.

It took a second for Johnny to calm down even after he realized what was going on. Two-bit hurriedly scrambled off of him, and Dally, laughing, grabbed Johnny's arm and pulled him up off the ground, clapping him on the shoulder. Soda joined in, grabbing Johnny in a huge bear hug as he tried to stop laughing. Steve sprayed the rest of his shaving cream onto the two of them before tossing his can aside. Two-bit was still on the ground, face red as he roared with laughter. He tried to stand, only to fall back down as soon as he got to his feet.

"I'm sorry, Johnny!" Steve yelled. "It was just too good to pass up! We were going to get Pony, but he ain't here, and you're the next best thing!"

Sighing, Johnny closed his eyes, realizing why Ponyboy didn't like Steve, and wondering why he was laughing at himself.

Okay, so this one didn't exactly turn out how I thought it was going to. Still, I like it. Like I said, this is just a way for me to get over my writer's block and get back into the flow of writing fanfiction. I know it's odd, and probably out of character, but I just need silly little stories like this sometimes to get me going. I just had to add Steve in there, I've always been fascinated with how people always make him the bad guy, but I don't really think he is (He's actually one of my favorite characters.) I tried to make him a little more fun in this story. Anyway, feel free to tell me what you think. Even if you hated it, let me know. In fact, feel free to hate on this and flame it all you want =) I will absolutely not be offended. If you don't feel like flaming, constructive criticism always helps…? Both on technique (grammar, spelling) and on content, I would love to hear what you have to say.

P.S. I hope there weren't too many spelling errors, the A key on my laptop isn't working right, it doesn't always type when you press it.

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