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THE NEXT MORNING, Carly woke up thinking that all that had happened the night before was a dream. When she sat up, she was planning on telling Sam about her dream, but didn't see Sam anywhere. She decided to just let the dream go and get on with her day. She hopped off the couch and went into Spencer's room. He was asleep on his bed, with a watermelon. Carly laughed to herself and went into the kitchen to get some breakfast. When she heard a door open, she turned to see who it was. "Hey Carly," said Freddie, coming in.

"Hey," Carly greeted him. "What're you cooking?" Freddie asked. "Eggs. Spencer is still asleep. Have you seen Sam today?" Carly answered. Freddie shook his head. "But I did see this weird guy pointing a gun at Lewbert downstairs," he said. Carly gasped. "Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed. "Was he okay?" Freddie laughed. "Yeah. The gun wasn't loaded." Carly let out a sigh of relief.

That's when they both heard running footsteps coming down the stairs. The loud noises scared them and they slowly inched toward Spencer's room. To their surprise, six boys and Sam came running into the living room. Carly and Freddie both screamed. Most of the boys rolled their eyes, a couple of them jumped, and Sam laughed. Spencer came running into the room with his watermelon in his hands, screaming, and shaking his messy hair. "What happened?" he yelled. Everyone was taken off guard, because they hadn't seen Spencer running into the room.

"Remember the guys, Carly?" Sam asked. Carly nodded, realizing that her crazy dream had actually been real. "Who are you?" Spencer yelled to the boys. Steve, the one who looked funny-looking to Carly, was tired of all the yelling and he walked over to Spencer. "Why do you have a watermelon?" he asked. "Because I like them!" Spencer yelled really loud. Carly watched as the boy with the scared eyes pulled a knife out of his back pocket, jumping every time Spencer would yell. Then she saw the blond headed boy, the one with green eyes, tell him to put the knife back, that the guy screaming meant no harm. Slowly, the other boy put his knife back into his pocket. Carly was thankful for the blond headed boy. "Who are y-" Spencer was about to ask again when Sam interrupted him.

"From your right, it's Sodapop, Darry, Ponyboy, Johnny, and Two-Bit. The one in front of you is Steve," Sam explained. Carly made note of their names and hoped she'd remember them. "What are they doing here?" Spencer looked at Carly for an answer. "Personally," she started. "I don't know." Spencer gave her an, "I know you're probably lying but you can get away with it... for now" look. Carly smiled. "Well, you guys can stay here for today. But by tonight, you better be out," Spencer said to the boys. They all nodded. Then, Spencer went into his room.

"C'mon, Carls," Sam said cheerfully. "Let's go! The guys said that they'd hang out with us today! We're gonna show them around the park and the Groovy Smoothie and every store there is in Seattle!" "Okay," Carly replied. "You wanna come, too, Freddie?" "No!" Sam yelled. "He can't come! He'll ruin all the fun with his nerdiness!" Darry walked over to Freddie and stood beside him. Freddie was a little creeped out by how much bigger Darry was than him. "I think he should come with us," Darry said, crossing his arms over his chest. "He seems like he'd be a nice boy." Freddie grinned from ear to ear. He'd never heard anyone ever say that about him other than his mom and a nice teacher in 1st grade. Sam sighed. "Fine," she said. Then, they all headed to the park.

At the park, they all sat at the picnic tables, getting to know each other. So far, everyone got along pretty well. Then, out of no where, Two-Bit asked, "Where's Dally?" Everyone looked around, realizing Dallas wasn't with them. Sodapop shrugged. "He's probably out getting himself into some illegal trouble," he said. Everyone laughed, except Freddie and Sam. "Was Dallas that guy I saw pointing a gun at Lewbert this morning?" Freddie asked. "Maybe I should go find Dally," Sam said. "I'll go with you," Freddie said, knowing Sam had a crush on Dallas Winston. He was more worried about someone getting hurt because of Dally more than he was worried that Sam would kiss Dally. Which, the other thought bothered him, too.

After Sam and Freddie left to go find Dally, Carly suggested that she and the rest of the guys go back to her house and hang out, because Spencer was probably getting worried. They all agreed and went back. When they got back, Steve, Darry, Sodapop, and Two-Bit had taken an interest in Spencer's sculptures. They had just gotten there and yet they were already deep into conversation with Spencer about how he makes his sculptures and how cool they were.

Carly decided that since Johnny had pulled out a knife earlier because of Spencer, she'd keep an eye on him. He didn't go near Spencer, though. He just sat on the couch quietly by himself, biting a fingernail nervously.

Ponyboy walked over to Carly. "Hey," he said. "Hey," Carly said cheerfully. Out of all of the guys, Pony-boy was her favorite. He was just so nice to be around - well, to her, at least. "Your friend Johnny... is he okay?" she asked. She hoped the question wouldn't offend Ponyboy. He just smiled, though. "He's fine. He's just nervous about everything. He can't really help it that he's the way he is," he explained. "How come?" Carly asked. "He had it hard when he was at home. Then, some mean Socs beat him up one day. That's how he got the scar," Ponyboy answered. "Socs?" Carly questioned. Ponyboy nodded. "Yeah. He's nervous around them. You're a Soc; aren't you?"

"No," Carly said, surprised. "I'm just a regular person!" Ponyboy studied her outfit. "You dress like a girl Soc," he said. "Just because I dress like one doesn't mean that I am one," Carly replied, crossing her arms over her chest. Pony shrugged. "Eh," he said. "You're too nice to be a Soc, anyway." Carly smiled. "Thanks," she said. "Have you ever watched iCarly?" Ponyboy shook his head. "Never heard of it."

Carly raised her eyebrows. "You wanna see the iCarly studio?" she asked. Ponyboy nodded. "C'mon," Carly said, motioning for Pony to follow her. They went up to the third floor and into the room where they usually do iCarly. Carly smiled. "This is the studio," she told him. "If you guys are still here by Friday or Saturday night then you'll get to see us do iCarly." "Who else does it with you?" Pony asked. "Sam. And Freddie is our technical producer," Carly explained. "Cool," Ponyboy said.

Carly walked over to a computer sitting on a desk. "What kind of music do you like?" she asked. Ponyboy grinned. "Music? What kind?" he asked.

Carly nodded. "Yeah, music. Y'know? Like, people singing?" she answered. Ponyboy shook his head. "I like Elvis," he explained. "Do you like Miranda Cosgrove?" she asked. "Never heard of her," Ponyboy answered. Carly typed something into the computer then she turned back to Ponyboy. "This song that I'm about to play is 'Stay My Baby' by Miranda Cosgrove. You'll like it," she said. Ponyboy nodded. She clicked on something with the mouse, then the music started to play. Ponyboy showed no emotion, but secretly, he really liked the song. Half way through the song, Carly started to sing along with it. Her great voice surprised Ponyboy and he just stood there, listening in amazement as she sang.

A few minutes later, the song was off. "Wow," Pony breathed. "You sounded just like the girl who sang it. And-and she's an amazing singer!" Carly blushed. "No," she said. "I didn't sound anything like her." "Yeah; you did," Ponyboy replied, walking over to her. He pointed at the computer screen. "You look just like her, too!" he exclaimed. Carly had to do a double take when she looked at the computer screen. Then, she looked back at Ponyboy. "I do not look like her!" she exclaimed. Ponyboy rolled his eyes. "Whatever," he said, joking. Carly laughed.

"Y'know, you're the nicest Soc I've ever met," said Ponyboy. Carly looked confused. "Uh... thanks?" she replied. "C'mon," Ponyboy said. "Let's go downstairs. Your friends are probably back with Dally by now." Carly nodded and they went downstairs.

When they got down there, they found that Sam and Freddie had found Dallas and that at least two members of the gang had left. How am I supposed to make sure everyone is okay if they all keep running off? Ponyboy wondered. Sam was sitting on the couch. She and Dally were deep into conversation and they both seemed to be enjoying each other's company. Johnny was now sitting in the kitchen at the counter, facing the living room, and quietly observing everything that went on.

Two-Bit was with Spencer in the kitchen, looking through the refrigerator for food. Steve and Freddie were standing by the front door, holding Pepsis and talking. Darry and Sodapop were not there. Ponyboy walked over to Johnny. "Where's Soda and Darry?" he asked, trying to be heard over the noise. Johnny shrugged. "I think Darry said somethin' about goin' sightseeing. And Sodapop went to the store," he answered. "Why?" Ponyboy asked. "Dunno. Guess for food," Johnny replied. Spencer turned around. "Did someone say food?" he yelled. "We have food!" "Good to know," Steve said, annoyed. Freddie tried not to laugh.

Ponyboy started to walk off, but Johnny jumped up and grabbed his arm before he could. "Ponyboy," he said. "What?" Pony asked, looking at him. "I need to tell you something..." Johnny paused. "It's about Dal'," he whispered. Ponyboy nodded and they went into the elevator. Johnny pressed the three button and they started to go up. "So," Ponyboy started. "What's up?" "I-I think that Dal' has a crush on that girl... Sam," Johnny explained. "What?" Pony exclaimed. Johnny nodded, not knowing what else to say. Ponyboy sat down, even though he knew that the elevator doors would be opening within a few seconds. "Well, you wanna know a secret?" he asked. "What?" Johnny asked. "I think I-" Ponyboy was interrupted by a loud beep. Johnny jumped and Pony immediately stood up.

Just as the elevator doors were about to open, they closed. Johnny gulped and backed up to the wall. Ponyboy looked for an escape exit. The bad part was, there wasn't any. It had finally hit him that they were in an elevator and that elevators don't just come with windows and parachutes. "What're we gonna do?" Pony asked. Johnny shook his head. "I don't know," he said truthfully.

"L-Let's just sit down and see if we can clear our heads for a minute," Ponyboy replied. Johnny nodded and they both sat down. After a few minutes of silence, Johnny finally asked, "So, what were you about to tell me earlier? A secret?" Ponyboy half-smiled. "Yeah," he said. "I was just gonna say that I think I like that girl. Carly." Johnny's eyes widened. "You like her?" he asked. "Yup," Pony answered. "She's real nice, and cute, too." Johnny smiled. "Well I'm proud of ya, man. I'm glad that you've found someone that you like," he said. Inside, Johnny had just realized what could happen. His life could change all because his best friend liked someone. Johnny thought that maybe he would now be forgotten by Ponyboy and they would no longer be friends all because of Carly. After thinking about the idea of him being replaced by Ponyboy's new "girlfriend" for a while, Johnny felt close to tears. He blinked them back and swallowed. He knew that he'd have to be happy for Pony; no matter what.


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