Okay first off... I'll continue this story. I might get some writers block but I'll try to do my best to complete it.

Part 8

Marcia's parents were waiting for her, it was starting to get dark and she'd been out for almost seven hours now.

"There's a car now", Marcia's father said and went outside just to see a "filthy" greaser help his daughter out of the car. "Hey you! Get your filthy hands off my daughter!"

"Dad", Marcia exclaimed.

"Marcia get inside", her father said and pushed her behind him. "You better explain to me why my fine daughter was in your filthy hands greaser."

"Well", Steve began shocked. He knew socs didn't like them but Marcia's dad was outstanding.

"He's a friend from school", Marcia said. "He found me walking and offered me a lift."

"What about your date?"

"He dumped her a bit out of town", Steve piped up and Marcia's dad turned to glare at him. "Uh I was coming home from my cousin, she lives outta town and caught sight of her and offered her a lift."

"That true Marcia?"

"Yes daddy, don't be so overprotective. Steve's my friend."

"Fine, now you greaser boy scram!"

"Okay, okay", Steve said and walked towards his car.

"Wait Steve", Marcia called and ran over to him and gave him a hug. "Thanks for the lift."

"No problem", Steve hugged her back. But suddenly they both felt how ice cold water hit them. Marcia's mom had brought out the hose and was spraying the.

"Stay away from my daughter", Marcia's dad yelled as they jumped apart.

"Mom", Marcia exclaimed as her mother continued spraying Steve with the water. "Stop it!"

Steve hurried into his car and drove off.

"Mom!"

"Well maybe I got out some of the grease from his hair", her mother answered. "Now do as your father say and stay away from that boy."

"Yes mom…"

Soda and Cherry were at the DX, Cherry had come to tell Soda she wanted to go out with him. They were now chatting about everything and anything.

"I wonder how Steve and Marcia are doing", Soda asked and looked at the clock. "Oh well I gotta clock out."

"Well I see you tomorrow night then?" Cherry asked.

"Ya bet you will."

Cherry kissed him on the cheek and left.

When Soda got home everyone, except Steve, were there.

"Hi y'all", Soda said as he kicked off his shoes.

"Hi Soda", Darry said and rose. "How's your day been?"

"The same, not much happening today."

"Talked to Steve about his date yet", Two-Bit asked.

"Nope haven't seen him."

Suddenly the door opened and Steve came in. His jacket, jeans, T-shirt was wet, actually he was wet from top to toe.

"Glory what happened to you", Dally asked and tried to keep from laughing. "Is it raining that bad?"

Steve just glared at him and walked into the kitchen to try to get some of the water out of his jacket and T-shirt. Soda looked at the others, smirked and followed him.

"So how did it go?" he asked and sat down at the counter while Steve was trying to get the water out of his jacket, he still wore the T-shirt.

"Just great… until I drove her home and her dad saw me drop her off."

"What did he do?"

"Tell me to get my 'filthy' hands off his daughter and then her mom sprayed us with the hose."

Soda started to laugh.

"It ain't funny Soda", Steve growled and took off his T-shirt.

"Yes it is", Soda said and laughed some more but stopped when he saw Steve's back. He had some fresh welts on it and some bad bruising. Steve looked at them over his shoulder and sighed.

"It's nothing Soda."

"Nothing?" Soda asked and jumped off the counter to get a better look. "Ya call that nothing? Geez man ya look almost as bad as Johnny did before leaving his folks."

"Soda", Steve turned to him and nodded towards the door.

"I know ya don't want the gang to find out", Soda hissed at him. "But this is serious man!"

Steve was about to respond when he got a T-shirt on his face. Darry walked in to them.

"I don't want ya to get a pneumonia", he said and sat down a chair.

"Thanks", Steve said and pulled the dry T-shirt over his head with a winch and a hiss because of his sore back. The hiss didn't escape Darry's attention.

"You okay man?" he asked and Soda slipped out of the kitchen.

"Yeah", Steve said.

Darry raised his eyebrows at him.

"It's nothing Darry", Steve said and walked out of the kitchen. But Darry, as the loving big brother he was to everybody in the gang, wouldn't take no for an answer. He followed him and when they got to the living room he reached out and pulled up Steve's T-shirt.

"Hey", Steve protested as the guys laughed, but Darry didn't.

"What the hell happened to your back", the oldest Curtis asked.

"Nothing", Steve grunted and pulled the T-shirt back down. "Got some problem with socs."

"That's why you're so wet", Pony asked frightened. Johnny and he thought the same thing, maybe some socs had tried to drown Steve like they did Pony.

"What? No! No, no, no. I eh had a date with a hose."

"Why?" Dallas asked amused.

"My date's mom didn't like a 'filthy' greaser so she gave me a free shower."

The guys broke out laughing again and Steve sighed a sigh of relief, Darry seemed to believe his story about his back. Something he would keep to keep from his friends and probably Marcia too.

Soda held Cherry's hand as they were walking down the street in the park. They'd had a good time at the movies and Soda had actually managed to sit still. He'd then taken her to get a burger and was now walking her home through the park.

"You're a nice guy Soda", Cherry said and reddened.

"And you're quite a gal yourself."

"Did ya hear what Marcia's mom did the other night?"

"Oh yeah, Steve was like a storm cloud… he reminded me of a drenched cat. She got most of the grease out though."

"He must have looked funny."

"Well I was the only one awake when he left… Can ya keep a secret?"

"Sure I love secrets!"

Soda looked around. "Ya know those complicated swirls he got that are kinda of his trademark?"

"Yeah, they must take forever to fix."

"They don't", Soda smiled widely. "Steve's got curly hair."

"He do? Aw that's cute!"

Soda laughed. "I'm the only one knowing. When we were littler he had it really short so it wouldn't curl so much. But when he become a greaser he saved it. Does Marcia like curly guys?"

"Oh yeah, she always had."

"Well I'm very fond of a certain redhead."

"Oh and who would that be?"

Soda smirked and kissed her softly on the lips.

"You", he then said and Cherry blushed. "You're even cuter when you're blushing."

That only made Cherry blush harder.

"Ya know another thing", Soda asked with a bigger smile.

"No", Cherry asked.

"I think my little brother has the hots for your little sister."

"What?! For real? How do you know?"

"Well last night Pony mumbled Gracie in his sleep and the other day I saw him walking hand in hand with a girl in town… a socgirl with red hair."

"Oh my God", Cherry said and smiled. "Now I got something to tease her about."

"Uh hu."

"Well tell me about Johnny? What does he""HELP!""think of BD's flirting?"

"Sh", Soda hissed.

"What?"

"Did ya hear that?"

"What?"

"HELP!"

"I heard that! Soda someone's in trouble!"

"A girl I think", Soda said and took her hand. "Come on!"

"Geez girl stop shouting", Dallas groaned. "I was just trying to talk to ya!"

"Well I've told ya before Winston", Sophia growled. "I don't wanna talk, see or eve listen to you! HELP!"

"Cut it out!"

"What you're afraid some cop will hear you? Or even better that your little greaser friends will find out you're trying to rape me?"

"I'm not trying to rape you!"

"Oh yeah? Who do ya think people will believe? You or an upset socsgirl?"

"Ya wouldn't!"

Sophia smirked and then started sniffing and pulled away some buttons on her blouse and tore up a crack on her skirt.

"Oh you're bitch", Dallas growled and Sophia cried again. Sounding really upset now.

"Sophia", Cherry Valance yelled as she and Soda Curtis came running towards them. "What happened?"

"This hood tried to rape me", Sophia said and let Cherry embrace her. "I told you he's a jerk and doesn't like me!"

"Sh honey it's okay."

"Dally is it true", Soda asked.

"No! I was just trying to talk to her and she started yelling!"

"So then what happened to her clothes", Cherry asked angrily.

"She did it herself!"

"Soda", Cherry said and turned to her boyfriend. "I'll take Sophia home. Thanks for a great night and I'll see you around okay?"

"Yeah sure", Soda said and as soon as the girls were out of earshot he turned to Dallas. "Geez Dally she really did that?"

"Yes! Stupid bitch!"

"But I bet ya liked her deviousness though?"

"Oh hell yeah, now I want that girl even more."

Soda just shook his head and they started to walk towards the Curtis house.