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Soda's POV

A foot was planted in my stomach and I grunted, waking up from my deep sleep. What the heck? I opened my eyes to find Pony tossing and turning in the bed, whimpering. I shot up into a sitting position. Oh man, he was having a nightmare! But he hasn't had one in months. I took hold of Pony's shoulders and shook him in an attempt to bring him out of his dream.

"No! Let me go!" Pony shouted.

I held his struggling form against my body, rocking him and stroking his forehead.

"Darry!" I called.

Before I could even move Darry was in the doorway. His eyes locked on Ponyboy and he ran over to us.

"Ponyboy? Pony wake up!" Darry ordered.

Nothing. Pony continued to thrash and struggle in my grasp. Darry left the room and came back a few moments later with a wet cloth. He climbed up on the bed and wrung it out on Pony's face. My baby brother's eyes snapped open and he gasp. He looked around and then started trembling in my arms, tears staining his cheeks. I kissed his hair while Darry rubbed his shoulder.

"It's okay Pony, it's okay," I whispered in his ear.

He whimpered and pushed closer to me, arms wrapped around his shaking body.

"I-I don't w-w-want to leave!" he stammered through his sobs.

My heart nearly broke in half. The thought of leaving Darry tore into me. Darry forced a small smile and stroked Pony's hair.

"As soon as I get a job I'll get you back," Darry said.

"B-but I need you," Pony whispered.

I saw a tear trace down Darry's cheek, but he quickly flicked it away. He didn't want us to leave anymore then we wanted to go. Darry wrapped the two of us in a big hug, pulling us close. We stayed in the tight embrace for a few minutes before Darry released us. Pony had fallen asleep in the warmth of our arms. I gently placed him on his side of the bed and I lay down next to him. Darry was still in the room when I dozed off.

When morning came I wished I could just go back to the previous night. I rolled outta the bed and threw on a pair of tattered jeans, a white T-shirt, my sneakers and a leather jacket. I went into the bathroom and greased my hair back so that it didn't hang in my eyes.

Pony came stumbling in a few minutes later, dressed similar to me. He pushed my outta the way and slapped some grease through his hair. His face was grim and his eyes were still puffy from crying that night. I didn't blame him one bit. This was a bad day for all of us.

Darry had called the gang up as soon as we found out, so they were all gonna stop by and say goodbye. I walked outta the bathroom and into the kitchen. I placed my palms on the counter and let out a breath. I didn't feel much like eating.

"Sodapop, you alright?"

I spun around to see Darry standing in the doorway. He was looking pretty grim too. I guess this was a day we all didn't want to happen. If I could erase a day in my life this would be the one. I slammed my fists on the counter and swiveled around.

"No. No Darry, I'm not alright. This isn't fair; we were doing just fine up until that social worker stuck her nose in our business!" I nearly shouted.

I didn't mean to explode like that, but I just couldn't help myself. I was mad. No, I was beyond mad. I was furious! They couldn't just take me and Ponyboy away like this.

Darry came over to me and rubbed the back of my neck gently. He wrapped an arm around my head and kissed my hair.

"Soda I promise I'll get a job and the three of us can be back together and everything will be normal," Darry told me.

Ponyboy walked in and dropped into a chair. He placed his elbows on the table and cupped his face in his hands.

"How ya doing Pone?" I asked.

He just looked up at me, not saying a word. Just then the door opened.

"Hello?"

I knew that voice. Steve. The gang walked into the kitchen. None of them looked very happy. Two-Bit's usual mischievous grin was gone, Johnny was looking even more nervous then usual, Steve looked very glum, and Dally had a blank expression on his face. Johnny sat down next to Pony and started talking to him.

"We're all gonna miss ya," Steve said.

"Golly Steve, we ain't gonna be gone forever, we'll be back soon as Darry gets a job," I reminded him, forcing a smile.

Darry rubbed the back of my head and grinned a little.

"That's right little buddy," he said.

"Well you can bet that we're gonna help ya find one Darry," Two-Bit said.

There was a knock on the door and Darry went to answer it. We all knew what was coming.

"Good morning Mr. Curtis."

"Morning Ms. Spencer. Soda, Pony, coming in here," Darry called.

Ponyboy stood up and I took a hold of his shoulder, shuffling into the living room with him. Ms. Spencer was standing near the door, looking professional. My eyes dropped to the ground.

"Sodapop, Ponyboy, are you ready?" Ms. Spencer asked.

Pony and I nodded. Our suitcases were already by the door. Steve laid a hand on my shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Johnny stood close to Ponyboy in a protective manner.

"We should be going know," Ms. Spencer told us.

I grabbed mine and Pony's suitcases and frowned. Pony leapt at Darry and threw his arms around our older brother's neck.

"Darry please don't let her take us!" Pony cried.

I could tell that Darry was trying to fight back tears. He stroked Pony's hair as he held onto him for dear life.

"Ponyboy you gotta go. I don't want you to, but we don't have a choice," Darry said.

Pony released Darry and nodded, wiping away tears. He sniffled and ran out the door, not saying anything more.

"Bye Dar," I said, walked out the door.

Pony was leaning against the van that was park outside, quickly flicking the tears away. Ms. Spencer got us situated in the van and then we drove away. I leaned my head against the window, wishing that this was just a big nightmare.

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