Second part will be up soon. R&R Hinton owns.

The morning sun shone through my window. I yawned and slowly got up. I walked around my room slowly and looked for clothes. After a minute, I gave up and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I walked out and looked at the clock; it read 6:06 A.M., so I moseyed back into my room. I found a short cut t-shirt with the sleeves cut off and found a pair of shorts. I left my hair in its waves and walked downstairs.

The sun was rising, making a breathtaking view of the dew-covered grass just beyond the front porch. I grabbed a cup of coffee and took a seat on the front porch swing. Failing to resist it any longer, I slid of the swing and down the steps. I gently stepped my feet in to the dew-soaked grass, and I could feel the water droplets between my toes. A familiar neigh came from the barn and I knew exactly what he wanted. A ran in there bare foot with dirt sticking to my feet. I unlatched Storm's barn and grabbed his mane. I led him out to the front yard and wiped off my feet. I led Storm next to the stairs and hopped on bare foot, bare back, and without any reins. The temperature was steadily rising. I grabbed Storm's mane as we slowly walked the fence on the right side of our property. From out here, you could see the sun rise and I heard a vehicle come off high way. Storm's ears perked up as a red T-bird neared our way. I didn't recognize the car, but I recognized the people in it. Dallas was in the driver's seat while Pony was in the passenger seat.

"Well what are you doin' out here so early in the mornin'?" Pony cracked a grin, but Dally answered.

"Thought we'd see if we could pick up some Socs." I pulled on Storm's mane, making them follow me. "Yeah, well you better keep looking. You ain't pickin' no one up here." I said laughing.

"Yeah I think we are." Dal said while revving the engine. I kicked Storm and we flew. It didn't take long until Dallas was passing us, but by that time we were within a hundred feet from my house. Storm and I arrived at the barn just as the boys were getting out of the car.

"Ok I get everyone else is working, but where's Johnny?" "He's sick. He was barfing all morning, so Pony said he could stay at the Curtis house and sleep. Two-Bit said he'd be over there around noon to keep an eye on him. That little fucker, I told him to eat more." Dallas was kindove mad at him, but you tell he was still upset it happened. "Is he okay? Is their anything I can do?" I really hoped Johnny was ok, he was a sweet heart.

"No Ms. Fix-It you can't do anything." Dally seemed a little ticked, so I stuck my tongue out at him. Storm was back in his stall and we were heading out of the barn when I jumped on Ponyboy's back. "Whooo! Ride on!" We were both laughing like crazy. He grabbed my legs and ran around the yard.

"You're crazy!" Pony yelled at me. He took a couple leaps up the stairs and into the house. I hopped of his back and kissed him on the check. "Thanks for the ride." Ponyboy was very sturdy for his size. He was one or two inches taller than me, but strong. I could definitely see why Pagie was attracted to him, he was sweet, strong, handsome, (all the Curtis brothers are.) and a total prince charming. "Hey, guys, I'm gonna go wake Paige up. Umm help yourself to anything…" I turned around and jogged up the stairs. I slowly crept into Paige's room. "Paige wake up." I shook her shoulder a little. It was early around 7 A.M. I had been up since six and our visitors arrived 30 minutes later. "Paige someone's here to see you." Her eyes popped open but she didn't move. "Ponyboy and Dal.." she hoped out of that bed before I
could even finish the rest of my sentence. She threw on shorts and a navy blue tank, leaving her hair in a messy bun. She grabbed my arm and we ran downstairs. We found the boys in the kitchen eating some leftover chicken. I smiled when I saw Pony smile at Paige, who was digging through the fridge.
Ponyboy snuck over to her and gently placed his hands over her eyes. "What, you're not even gonna say hi?" She smiled.

"Well, hello there Ponyboy Curtis, may I ask why you're in my kitchen?" she said in an old fashioned voice. They laughed, but I heard Dallas say some stuff under his breath. I hopped on the table Dal was at. A sly smile escaped his face. "You know I'm really liking the half shirt style on you." I felt my cheeks blush.

"Yeah, well, I only wear them because I don't like being hot." I hopped off the table. "So what did you guys come over here for anyway?" I asked, and Pony answered.

"We wanted to hang out with you guys and take you out to a drag race… well, more like street race." "Yea? And when would we go?"

"Later tonight." Pony said smiling.

"Okay, we'll go, but first I want to know why the hell you guys are here so early?" I said while stealing a piece of bread right out of Dally's hand. I took a bite, and then handed it back to him. He was pissed, but not enough to do anything about other than yell at me. "What the hell! You got your germs all over it!"

"Don't be such a pansy-ass. Who knows all the places your mouth has been." As a second thought I looked at everyone because I knew everyone was coming up with places Dally's mouth has been. Ponyboy's ears were bright red as he tried to avoid eye contact; Paige had a disgusted face on and me? Well, let's just say I kept coming up with "disturbing" places. Dallas didn't pay much attention to the exchange between the three of us. "Hum, well do you guys feel like burning time?" I had an idea. Out at the barn, I assigned everyone a horse. I, of course, got Storm; Paige got Mary-Sue; I hoped Ponyboy could handle Mickey Mouse, and finally, I gave Dallas one of our most challenging horses; his name was Dalton. Dalton was a total jackass; he was mean and bit, though you
could not deny he was one beautiful horse. His coat was a shiny maple with a blazing black mane and tail and white star on his muzzle. Riding him was one hell of a challenge and I was curious to see how Dallas did on him. "Kar, I think Pony and I are going to go walk around up in the woods." Paige was heading towards a trail we usually rode.

"Okay, but be back in two hours."

"Yeah I will no worries." She and Pony rode off, leaving me and Dallas to… well, uh, do whatever.

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