Oh my gosh I haven't posted in a couple of days, I'm so sorry, but I do have the next chapter here. I don't think I'll be able to post tomorrow, but I will definitely work on it! Enjoy! :)

Ponyboy

As soon as we all packed into Darry's beat up old truck, I fell asleep. In my dream, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything, but I heard two boys talking. This is how the conversation between them went.

"Leo! Can you hear me? It's Jason." Said a boy's voice.

"Jason? What are you doing in my dream?" Leo's voice answered.

"That doesn't matter man. Boy, you had us scared to death! Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, but I think they are onto me. I was on a quest to save this Johnny kid from a fire, which I did, so I think I'll be coming home soon. But the building collapsed and now I'm stuck in a low-tech hospital and I have a bunch of broken bones. It sucks."

"Where's your ambrosia?"

"It's in my backpack, but they won't let me have it."

"Bro. Wow, just wow. You gotta tell somebody dude."

"Yeah, I think I'll tell my friends when they get back."

"Cool, oi, somebody's waking me u-"

The room suddenly grew from a dark black, to a blinding light, and I opened my eyes. Someone was shaking me.

"Pony, Pony, get up! C'mon it's time for breakfast."

"Alright, alright, I'm up Soda." I said, sitting up on the bed where I was placed last night and rubbing my dry eyes.

"The chocolate cake is gonna be gone by the time you get out of bed." He told me, skipping happily out of the room. I looked around, smiling. It was good to be home.

After I took a shower and put my clothes on, I walked down the stairs slowly. The whole gang was there, mobbing Johnny. Well, not Dally, he was moping on the couch. I didn't care though. He had been mean to us, especially Leo.

"Heyyyyy, there's ma man!" Two-Bit yelled and ran over to me, cake covering his mouth. Soon, they were all begging me to tell them about how Leo had saved us. I rolled my eyes.

"Didn't Johnny already tell you?"

"No, no, he didn't tell us anything." Steve said with wide eyes, but I could tell he was being sarcastic.

"Guys, calm down, give him some space." Soda said, handing me a plate of cake.

"Can we visit Leo?" I asked him, shoveling forkfuls of the delicious cake into my mouth. But before Soda could reply, Dally broke in.

"No, we are not going to visit him. I'm telling you right now; that kid's no good." I wheeled around to face him, seething and almost choking on my cake. But I managed to swallow it in order to yell at him.

"What is your problem with him?" I yelled. Dally stood up and got in my face, with Two-Bit trying to pull him away. I stood my ground, knowing he couldn't hurt me.

"You'd never understand, Ponyboy." He said coldly, than stalked out the door, probably going to commit a crime.

"Well, now that that horrible incident of terror is over, let's go see Leo." Darry said in an overly cheery voice.

Johnny and I sat up front with Darry driving. Two-Bit, Steve, and Soda sat in the pickup part of the old truck, and held on tight. Darry drove slowly and it was killing me.

"Darry can you please drive faster?" I asked, putting emphasis on the 'p'.

"No, Pony, I don't want to throw the guys out of the back." He told me, exasperated. Johnny and I groaned, and Darry rolled his eyes.

Finally, finally, we reached the emergency room. Darry pulled up in an empty parking space and we all piled out of the truck.

"I can't wait to meet this kid." Two-Bit said, slurring his words a little. I don't think he was actually drunk, though; sometimes he just acts like it. Steve nodded. We strolled through the grimy front doors and Johnny and I lead them through the bustling hallways to Leo's hospital room. I recalled the conversation in my dream.

"He said he is gonna tell us what is going on." I thought as we reached the door. Through it, I heard arguing, but it sounded like older people, not Leo. Johnny knocked loudly on the wooden door.

"Um… hello? We're here to see Leo." He said and the talking stopped. The door flew open, and I recognized the doctor we had talked to last night. He looked irritated and so did the nurse behind him.

"Yes?" he asked.

"We are here to see Leo, sir." I repeated what Johnny had said, trying to look past them into the room.

"Hmph. Yes, well I guess you can, but he's still sleeping." The doctor said, and he left us alone with the nurse and Leo.

"You boys shouldn't wake him. Call someone if something goes wrong." The nurse told us, than she left too, closing the door behind her. Leo looked even worse than the night before. He had gotten paler, and many of his limbs were in casts, with the IV still in his arm. His hair was messier than before; it looked like he hadn't combed it in days, which I guessed was kind of true. Leo's scrawny chest was still bare, but at least he wasn't covered in ash anymore. Unfortunately, this revealed his scars even more, causing Two-Bit and Steve to gasp.

"Leo? Can you hear me? It's me, Pony. Johnny and the rest of the gang are here too." I said, not sure if he was awake or not. Leo's big, chocolate brown eyes fluttered open.

"Hey buddy, you okay?" Johnny asked.

"Y-yeah I'm fine. Could someone get me my backpack?" He said, with coughs in almost every word.

"I'll get it!" Two-Bit yelled. He flung open the door, dashed out, and slammed in behind him. I rolled my eyes, looking at the door. When I looked back at Leo, his eyes were closed and he was snoring.

"Did he just fall asleep?" Soda asked, confused.

"Yeah. He doesn't look too good, does he Soda." I said sullenly.

"Well… he'll be fine I'm sure." Soda told me uncertainly. Johnny sighed, looking at our new friend. It was quiet for a moment before the door flew open and Two-Bit rushed in. We all turned quickly.

"I got it." He said, holding up a camo backpack and grinning like a madman.