disclaimer: i do not own 'the outsiders'! Or anything related to it. I made this story out of quotes.:))

Ponyboy's P.O.V

I woke up wet and cold from the air outside, after Dally told Cherry's story I asked them why I was wet. They said I was pushed in the pool and Soda found me. I can't swim just to let you know. Everyone was quiet, specially because Two-Bit was asleep.

Poor Cherry. I can really feel that she really loved Bob. She wouldn't be going through stupid things for Bob if she didn't love him. She's a school cheerleader, and in this kind of time only the pretty and rich gets in. She has a lot of boys to choose from, but why Bob?

We were already at the Shepard territory, which meant that were almost at our house. I decided to think of an excuse to say to Darry, if he was there and still awake. I don't know whether to tell him the truth of just lie. So I made two excuses, 1st was ' we were on our way home and we saw her about to get picked up by one of the Shepard gang. 2nd was, if he knew the truth; I can maybe say that we saved Cherry, we all had fun and Johnny found a girl. Yep, that'll work...

The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the street. "Why are we stopping?" I asked them, I didn't really know what was going on around me physically.

Soda was looking around. "Steve needs to go."

Steve looked for a private spot to pee. We were waiting in the car, looking out for people. Then some guys were getting near us. "This is stupid they're gonna wake Cherry up." Dally complained. Hmm, Dally knows her name after all.

They got nearer and it was Tim again and his outfit. "Socs, what are you doing back here again. Do you really want to get beat up?"

Dally was trying to close his eyes, he was sleepy. "Shut up Tim, you'll wake the broad up."

"Who are you to tell me shut up?" Tim challenged.

"Let's just say I'm Dallas, Dallas Winston."

Tim went in front of the car and told his outfit to stay back, something in Dally's voice made him interested.

"Dally?" Tim was confused, who wouldn't be?

"Yeah, Yeah. I've gone over this a couple of times already in just one night and I don't feel the need to explain. So shut up before I beat your head in."

"Tell me the story tomorrow, this adventure will spread through the whole town."

"Fine." Dally was too tired to argue.

Steve got in and drove the car. We finally reached our house and Darry was home. Steve parked the car carefully. "Me and a Mustang is equal to a great combination! We make great harmony like a car and a driver. Well, what do ya know? You're a car and I'm a driver!…" Steve went on talking to the car, I think he was out of his mind.

Soda went in the house first, that's because Darry loves him and there's a big chance that if I went in first I'll get welcomed by yelling and hollering. We woke Two-Bit up and he went in the house groggily, We tried waking Cherry too, but she was too tired to move, she offered to sleep in her mustang, but then Dally got tired and carried her in the house. We were quiet not to wake Darry up and Cherry too. Mostly Darry, we all know how he yells.

Someone got out of the bathroom. "You guys are early" it was Darry, he just came out of the shower.

"We are?" Steve said as he was taking out a deck of cards.

"it's just 12:30, I told Pony and Soda that they can be out until 3:00" Cherry was sleep talking, saying something about. 'Sea'

"Why is there a lady on the couch that looks like a Soc for that matter... Ponyboy?, are you wet? Go change." Darry was trying to calm down.

I ran to the room and got a dry shirt on. I can hear my brothers talking.

"Calm down, Darry. We went to a Soc party because we were invited." Soda tried to make Darry believe, but Darry's too smart for that. Soda wasn't lying at all. We got invited by Randy and a few days before, some Socy girls invited Soda to go with them to a party. Soda asked them if he could bring some friends, Soda's irresistible charm worked and got them to say yes. So no one's really lying here.

"Yeah, then why did you have to dress up?" Darry was winning this argument.

Soda was having a hard time answering Darry. "We were trying to look nice?"

Why did he have to ask? It was all working well. Then Darry sighed and he came inside the room, and went on and on yelling about boy's home and that he specifically instructed not to get into trouble but I still did. I tried to say something but my mind went blank. I started staring at my shoes, it was funny how I don't see a hole anymore.

Soda got tired of Darry yelling at me. "Darry lay off, this wasn't his fault, he just wanted to see Cherry." Soda grinned, his grin made everyone grin, even Darry.

"Okay. I'll stop but Pony, you're staying home tomorrow all day for punishment." Darry said, Soda had lighten him up.

We noticed that Two-Bit got too much drunk, he was ranting on and on about his past life when his dad was still with them. "My parents were in the iron and steal business. My Mom irons clothes and my Dad steals. That's why they separated...