Hello everyone! Thanks for the reviews. I forgot to tell you that I got this idea from watching Disney's Cinderella. I added to Chapter 3 because it didn't come out right. You might wanna reread that chapter to understand this one. Well, here's more for you. Sorry it's taken a little while. School and softball have been in the way.

I don't own The Outsiders. The characters you don't recognize are mine.

Chapter 4 Phone Calls and Almost All Reunited

I sat back on my bed and reread the letters over and over again trying to decide when to call my brothers. I laid back and realized that my teddy bear, Cherry Coke, was sitting on my pillows.

"Hello, Cherry Coke," I said as I grabbed him.

I got him when I was three-years-old. He was brown with thick fur. Mom, dad, Darry, Pony, and I went to a toy store one day and we were allowed to get one thing we really wanted. We went to the stuffed animal section, and I saw this bear that made me think about how soft and cuddly it looked. I always wanted a teddy bear anyway, so I thought he would be the right one. I was right.

Anyway, I returned to thinking about calling my brothers. I did really miss them, so I decided to call them right away. I head to the kitchen and find Rose.

"Hey Rose. Can I use the phone?" I asked obviously forgetting that this is my house now.

"Who are you calling?" she asked curiously.

"Darry and Ponyboy," I answered.

"Of course you can," she tells me.

"Thanks," I say with a smile.

I went over to the phone and dialed Darry's number.

"Hello?" a little girl answered.

"Um, is Darry there?" I asked.

"Yeah," she said and then hollered for him. "It's for you."

"Hello?" he answered.

"Darry!" I exclaimed.

"Soda, is that you?" he asked amazed.

"It sure is. How are you?" I asked him full of enthusiasm.

"I'm doing well. How are you?"

"I'm better now that I'm adopted. You'll never believe where I live," I told him.

"Where do you live?" he asked curiously.

"I live next to Steve!"

"That is so cool. I'm so happy for you."

"You and Pony should come over sometime. We'll be reunited!"

"That would be exciting. I'll talk to Bill and Olivia. I don't think they'll mind."

"We'll need to make a date that you guys can come over. I need to talk to Pony yet. What's up?" I asked excitedly because I'm talking to my brother again.

"Nothing much. I like it, but it's not the best. I miss you guys something awful, but I still see Pony a lot. I love it too because we do a lot of things since we're rich. Dude, you've gotta see the house. It's huge! Bill thought my jaw was gonna fall off because it was down so low when I got here. I mean, what do you expect from a kid who grew up in a poor neighborhood?" he chuckled.

"Yeah," I laughed. "I miss you two a whole bunch. I'm glad I'm back here, but your neighborhood sounds so much better. You guys probably have an easier life because you have money."

"Yeah, but you get to see your friends every day. You still have Steve. You can walk to his house through your yard now. That is so cool that your best friend is your neighbor."

"Yeah, I was pretty excited when I saw him outside his house when we pulled into our house."

"Well, I gotta go. Dinner's ready and we eat as a family like we used to do when mom and dad were alive," he choked a little.

"Okay. I'll talk to ya later."

"Talk to ya later. Next time, we'll talk about coming over."

"That sounds like an awesome plan."

"Alright, see ya," he chuckles.

"See ya," I say as we hang up.

I dial Pony's number. I wait for a minute.

"Hello?" came a little girl's voice.

"Is Ponyboy there?"

"Yeah," she says then hollers for him.

"Hello?" came his voice.

"Pony, it's Soda. How are ya?" I asked in a happy manner.

"I'm doing great! How are you?" he said excitedly.

"I'm doing great now that I'm adopted. I live next to Steve! His house is right next to mine," I tell him.

"That's great!"

"You and Darry should come here sometime. I spoke to him already and he said that that would be a great idea. What do you think about it?" I asked practically knowing the answer.

"That sounds great. I'll have to check with Gary and Annie first. I'm sure they won't mind," he says. "Wow, just imagining the gang together is wonderful."

"Yeah it is. How do you like being rich?" I had to ask.

"It's quite swell. We do quite a bit."

"That's cool! How do you like being an older brother?"

"It's pretty cool. I wish I was still the youngest with you two being my older brothers."

"Pony, we're still brothers. We're just separated. I don't think that should keep us from being brothers. You still see Darry."

"Yeah, but I wish you can join us too," he said sadly.

"Me, too. That's why we should reunite soon."

"That makes sense.'

"Soda! You got company!" Rose hollered.

"Okay!" I hollered back. "Pony, I gotta go."

"Okay. See ya," he said.

"See ya," I said hanging up.

I went downstairs, and I saw Steve, Two-Bit, and Johnny. I was so excited. A rush of energy and excitement filled me.

"HEY GUYS!" I hollered excitedly.

"SODA!" they holler back just as excited.

"Long time no see Sodapop," Two-Bit told me.

"I know it has. I missed you guys so much. How are ya guys?

"Good," Two-Bit and Johnny answered.

"All we need is Darry and Pony and we'll be reunited," Steve said grabbing us into a group hug.

"I just talked to them about that. They said they were in. They'll come here and we'll do stuff," I explained to them.

"That's a good plan," Two-Bit said as he patted me on the back.

"Thanks," I said as I slapped him back.

"We should get going, Johnnycake. Mom wants us home by eight for some odd reason," Two-Bit told Johnny.

"Okay. See ya Soda. See ya, Steve," he said as he waved and followed Two-Bit out the door.

"See ya," we said back.

"Ya'll behave now," Two-Bit told us. We just laughed.

"I should get home now, too. Dad wanted me back home before 8:15," he said confidently.

"You don't sound afraid to go home," I said surprised.

"Dad has a new feeling on drinking. Johnny came over one time and dad was sober for some reason. He found out about Johnny's parents and he found out what he was doing to me so he stopped. He only drinks on special occasions," he explained to me as he headed to the door.

"That's good news," I told him.

"Yeah it is. I'll see ya later," he said as he headed out the door.

"Alright, see ya," I said back and headed to the kitchen to find Rose.

"Hey, everything going okay?" she asked leaning her arm on the counter and putting her chin on her hand.

"Yeah. They had a curfew for some reason tonight," I answered.

"Well I got another surprise for you," she said as a man and two boys appeared next to her. "Soda, I'd like you to meet Robert, David, and Derek."

There's Chapter 4. Hope you enjoyed it. Should Soda start calling Rose "Mom" or continue calling her "Rose?" I need your help to decide that. Continue with the reviews. Thanks!

"It is too my business. Look at my nose!"-Steve

Sorry. I just really had to put that.