Disclaimer: I do not own the Outsiders of benefit from anything that S.E. Hinton writes besides the enjoyment of reading it.

A/N: I'm really enjoying this story being laid out in Sodapop's POV. Not the whole thing, but the introduction is in his POV. Next chapter is the true story and action.

Sodapop's POV

Mom would always stay with Ponyboy when he was sick. Darry was a daddy's boy, but Ponyboy was all mom's. I don't mean she didn't love us all, but their bond was something else.

She was having trouble getting pregnant, so when she found out she was pregnant she was ecstatic.

But the doctor didn't think he was going to live. He was so small and couldn't breathe on his own. He pulled through like the little fighter he was. Stubborn, that one is.

Flashback: (Ponyboy's first jumping, 1960)

Two-Bit was suppose to walk Ponyboy home from school. Two-Bit was halfway to our house when trouble hit. Trailing behind the two boys was a '59 tuff Mustang. It crept behind them before five high school boys sauntered out. Two-Bit and Ponyboy were good fighters, but these were Sophomore football players.

They screamed for help between the beatings. Darry and I heard and ran to the rescue, but one of the boys was Paul Holden. Darry beat him worse than the others.

Ponyboy's lip quivered but he never shed a tear. That spark was in his eyes as Darry picked him up piggyback style. His face lit up and I knew everything was okay.

Mom made a fuss but Dad called her down.

That was when Steve made up his names for Ponyboy like "runt," "kid," or "mommy's baby."

I smiled a the time when Darry and Ponyboy were actually really close. After the accident, they fight like cats and dogs. Darry was too bull headed to back down, and Ponyboy got hurt when Darry yelled at him, he wanted to proud for him to be proud, but wouldn't let Darry in. Something needed to happen for those two to be eye to eye.

I wish it didn't have to come to this.

A/N: Okay, these are all flashbacks leading into the story. I'm sorry for the shortness. Please R & R suggestion on what should happen for them "to see eye to eye." Thanks guys for all your support.