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It was night and all people who had lives were out hitting the city. The drag strips were so over crowded that I lost Ponyboy and Sodapop at least half a dozen times. We went into Joey's the dinner right beside the drag strips. It was packet in there two. We had to push our way thru the crowd just to get to a booth.

"May I take your order?" A curvy blonde asked twirling her hair. It was a shame Two-bit wasn't here he would be all over her in to seconds flat. Two-bit hadn't been able to come with us. Kathy had wanted him to take her to a movie and since he couldn't say 'no' to a blonde he was at the theatre instead of the drag strip.

We ordered three cokes, three burgers, and a large plate of fries. While we were waiting for our food to come five Socs dressed fancy as always stalked up to the table. Us three greasers instantly slouched and looked bored.

"Randle." Hissed the one who seemed to be the leader. I could see the steam coming out of his nostrils. What had I done to piss this guy off so bad?

"Yeah." I answered looking bored.

"You lifted my hub caps didn't ya" It wasn't a question.

"Ain't sayin' I did or ain't sayin' I didn't." I drawled.

"Quite the bull. We both know it was ya. No one else can lift a hubcap as quickly as ya." I tried to hide my grin, I was damn proud of my rep.

I shrugged nonchalantly. "Watch'a gonna do about it?" It was challenge and we both knew it.

"How 'bout we race."

"I'm intrigued, go on."

"I win I get my hub caps back, and ya work on my car for free for the next month." I snorted. "If ya win you keep the hub caps and I don't pound your face in." Even if I didn't want to I couldn't back out I had too much pride.

"I'm in."

"I'm in to buddy." Soda declared his eyes dancing at the idea of another race.

"Good we will do it one hour. See ya there." They turned and stalked away.

Soda and I jumped immediately into war strategies until Ponyboy interrupted.

"Are you guys out of your minds!?" He yelled.

"What?" I snapped.

"It's the middle of winter and the strips are covered in ice. You're gonna die!"

"Com'on Pone. What's life without a little adventure." Sodapop pleaded flashing his movie star smile.

"Fine." Pony muttered. "But don't blame me if ya die."

"That won't happen." I said snorting.

"Why not?" Pony asked

"Cause you're gonna be in the back seat of my car." Ponyboy looked at me funny. "Hey, if I'm dyin' I'm takin' ya down with me." I said while Pony rolled his eyes.

One hour later we had eaten diner and done what we could for my car. It was time. The two cars got ready the drivers gripping the steering wheels firmly. The Socs driver, I learned his name was Richard, started making the loser hand jester to me. I gave him some hand jesters of my own before getting in the zone.

The announcer went to stand between the two cars. "At your mark, get set, GO!" He yelled I pressed my foot firmly on the gas and away we went.

We soared across the strips, with the Socs mustang slightly ahead of us. I pushed the accelerator and my car went 130. We were now tied neck and neck with the mustang. Then my car slide on a patch of ice off to the right of the track. I completely lost control of the car. We finally stopped sliding.

I faintly heard Ponyboy mutter an 'I told you so' in the back seat. I wasn't giving in that easily I pressed the gas pedal again and again. But we were stuck in the snow.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it." I cursed.

"Come on man." Sodapop urged.

I slammed on the gas pedal then we went 150 and shot out of the snowdrift. Staying on 150 I tried my hardest to catch up with the mustang. We were right behind the mustang, and then Richard lost control of the car for a moment giving me the perfect time to shoot ahead. I was in control. The race was almost over. But the mustang right behind me wasn't giving up. Richard bumped into the back of my car sending us flying in our seats. He did it again and again.

We flew across the finish line, my car in the lead. But we hit ice. And Richard being the bastard that he was gave an angry shove to the back of my car, sending us flying across the ice. We skidded and the car started to spin out of control. I lost control and the car skidded on the ice the spectators trying to get out of the way of the car. I grabbed the steering wheel trying to stop us from crashing and with all my force I stepped on the breaks.

It worked. We stopped by slamming into a tree. All of us sat stunned.

"You tryin' to kill us Steve!?" Ponyboy yelled.

"Shut your trap kid. I saved us from crashin'."

"Oh I see that worked fine." Pony said sarcastically pointing to the tree we had crashed into.

"Could have been somethin' worse. And at least I stopped us." I retorted. I heard a moan.

I turned to the front passenger seat expecting to see Sodapop moaning about me and Pony fighting. Instead I saw a Sodapop who was pale white and sweaty he had his eyes shut real tight.

"Soda buddy y'okay?" I asked uncertainly. Another groan.

I put my hand on his shoulder and he screamed. "Okay I take it you hurt your arm." I said.

"Sodapop!" Pony yelled leaning forward to be in the front of the car. "Steve we gotta take him to the hospital!" He said panicking. Before I could answer the side door was pulled open and Tim Shepard poked his head in.

"Well that was quite a finish." He drawled lighting a cigarette.

"Tim, call an ambulance Soda's hurt." Ponyboy said.

"Already done kid. When we saw you crash into the tree we thought you'd all died. But if Steve," He clapped me on the shoulder ", hadn't stopped the car it would'da been way worse." I did my best to not look smug.

"You paid him to say that didn't ya?" Pony muttered irritated.

I opened my door and got out of the car. There was a crowd there they cheered when they saw me. Normally I would have talked to them and accepted a celebratory high five from the greasers and mocked the loser Socs. But right now Soda was on my mind. I walked to the side of the car and pulled gently helped him out of his seat. He has opened his eyes and was now clutching his arm tightly.

"I think it's broken." He hissed to me.

"I know. I'm sorry buddy but the ambulance is comin' soon." I tried to reassure him. By this time Pony and Tim were out and coming over to check on Sodapop.

The Socs came over snickering at us. "You bastards!" I yelled. The only thing stopping me from busting their heads in was the fact that the ambulance had just arrived.

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