A/N: Hi, guys, sorry I haven't updated for a while… I was banned from fanfiction for private reasons by my parents. Oh, and I've gotten bunches of bad reviews, so please remember if you don't like my story, just don't read it. If you have any complaints, just PM me and I'll give you the plot I was requested for this story so you might understand. Thx! And if you know who gave me those reviews, please don't bother them. Respect their privacy please.

Song for this chapter: "I Promise You" by Selena Gomez

I just figured out that Ann was going out with Dallas Winston, even after what he did to me and Soda, but I forgave her when she apologised. She didn't know he hurt Soda. But all that was on my mind then was seeing him. I had to make sure he was okay. Heck, I knew he was at least alive, but I just wanted to see him. So, after Ann and I talked, I drove over to the hospital. But when I tried to see him, the nurses said that they would only let family see him.

"Please!" I begged. "I need to see him!" when the nurse continued to not let me in, I begged and begged some more. "PLEASE!"

"Let her in!" I heard a familiar voice say. The nurse turned around, and I peeked over her shoulder, and there I saw Ponyboy. "He wants to see her," he explained.

"Alright, but I really need a doctor to tell me this," the nurse said. Luckily, Soda's doctor was walking towards us. He must have overheard our conversation.

"Nurse, he's right, he has been asking for her," the doctor told the nurse.

"Alright, follow that boy over there and you can see him," the nurse turned to me, motioning her hand to Ponyboy's direction.

"Thank you," I thanked her and the doctor before I went with Ponyboy. When we turned the corner, I was dying to ask about Soda. "How is he?" I whispered.

"He's doing okay so far, it's just that he wants to see you so much that he's getting a little too excited to stay still, he he's getting a little sore," he explained. I was shocked.

"Really?" I asked, just to be sure.

"Of course! Don't you remember why he's even here?" he reminded me.

"Right," I whispered to myself as I remembered why he was even there, desprately wanting to forget. Our conversation ended because Pony was opening a door, and in there I saw most of the gang with Sodapop. Everyone tuned to our direction because of the sudden movement, and Soda nearly jumped out of his hospital bed.

"Cherry!" he cried. When he tried to jump out, Darry held his hand on him.

"Whoa there, little buddy. Remember what the doctor said about gettin' too juiced up," Darry reminded Soda.

"Well, what's a guy supposed to do to see his girl?" Soda asked. "Come here, Cherry!" he called to me. I walked over to him, trying to keep my control. I was so excited that he was okay.

"Hey, Soda!" I squeaked. "I'm glad you're doing okay!"

"Yeah, but I wish Dally was here so I could let him know I don't care if he did this to me,"

"Why?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Because it's the truth!" he told me. "I don't care if he hurt me. Through the entire fight, my mind was on you!" I leaned down and hugged him, trying not to hurt him. When he winced, I started to back away. "What was that for?" he asked.

"Because you winced. I don't want to hurt you anymore," I explained.

"Doesn't mean I don't want to hug you," he said. I leaned back down and hugged him again.

"Does it hurt?" I asked.

"Not at all," he told me as he squeezed me tighter.

*****

Soda was in the hospital until the next morning. I was still really mad at Dallas, even though Soda was okay. I was planning on telling him off, but I didn't know where in the world he was.

When I heard the news that Soda was allowed back home, I rushed over there. There was a big surprise waiting for me. When I walked through the door, there was Dallas Winston in the mob of people. My hands curled into fists and I could feel my face getting hot. When Soda saw my reaction, he quickly spoke up.

"He's apologising," Soda explained. "He was just mad, that's all," I wasn't quite sure if I was ready to forgive him or not, but I stayed cool for Soda's sake. I decided I would sit next to him on the couch. What we did for the next few hours was talk, watch the gang wrestle, and my favourite, Soda and I had some together time and did that sort of lovey-dovey stuff like cuddle and other stuff like that. I was just happy that Soda was okay.

A/N: Not my best chapter, but really important. The chapter after this is a short epilogue/summary about what happens to their lives after this. If you review, please remember not to flame or comment on stuff like historical mistakes or anything like that. Thx! And if you don't like this story, please just stop reading it.