Okay. This isn't as long as the last chapter but two in one day! I should get props for that...

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-Jasmine

Darry was just sitting in the living room reading a book when the door slammed open. (So hard that a picture actually fell off of the wall.) Darry looked up to see a fuming Adam enter.

"What-" Darry started to ask but Adam cut him off.

"Did you ever play baseball?" She asked. Darry gave her a confused look but answered all the same.

"Yea... why?" Adam didn't tell him why though.

"Do you have a bat in your room?" She asked. Darry nodded and she went into his room. He was about to follow her in to see what she was doing but she soon rushed out with a bat over her shoulder and an even more murderous expression.

"Adam, what are you doing?" He asked but, again she didn't answer his question and meet him with her own.

"Steve walked to work today, right?" Darry just nodded and tried to ask her why she wanted to know but she was out the door before he could get a chance. He sat back down in his chair and put his head in his hands. He was getting a bad feeling.

…

Adam stormed down the street armed with a bat, a key, and a glare that could kill Medusa. She had only one place she needed to be: Steve's house. Once she got there she smiled, glad to see his car (the one thing, other than women, that he loved most in the world.) was there. And totally unprotected. With a bitter laugh she brought the bat down on the hood, smiling with anger when she saw the large dent it had created. (She wasn't the star of the baseball team for no reason. She had an amazing arm.) She brought it down on the poor car again.

"Fuck!" BANG "You!" BANG "Steve!" BANG "Fucking!" BANG "Cheating!" BANG "Randle!"

BANG! Adam looked around and found a rock in front of the house. She picked it up and smashed the windows. She then took the key out of her pocket and stabbed his tires over and over. She looked at the car but still wasn't happy with it.

"Fuck you!" She screamed at the sky and then took her key and started to carve something into the side of his car.

CHEATER

It read in crude lettering. Adam took the bat and started to attack the back of the car.

"Why!" BANG "Me?" BANG! Adam tried it hit the car once more but the bat fell to the ground with a soft clang and she felt tears begin to flow down her face. She dropped the key and the bat and ran. She didn't know where she was going but she just needed to run. Finally, once she got to a far corner of the lot next to an abandoned car she fell to the ground, sobbing, and waiting to be found.

…

"Hey, Meg!" Pony called as his girlfriend walked out of the store. She smiled and rushed over to stand next to him.

"Hey, Pony, what's up?" She asked. Pony shrugged.

"Not much. Wanna go hang out in the lot?" He asked. Meg smiled, she was having a great day.
"Sure!"

…

Steve looked at the clock for what seemed to be the ninth time in that minute. His shift needed to be over. He needed to go fine Adam. Oh he screwed up alright. Stupid him. Stupid! How could he just kiss Evie! How would he explain this to Adam? Oh she would never forgive him. He wanted to just curl up in a ball and just die. Finally, after the longest two hours of his LIFE. Steve Randle was finally able to go to the Curtis' and hopefully explain to Adam what had happened. Once he got there though only Darry was home.

"Darry!" Steve called and rushed over to him, "Did Adam come by?" He asked. Darry gave him a confused look.

"Yea... she looked real angry." He told him. Steve's eyes widened.

"Did she tell you where she was going."

"No, she asked for my bat and then asked if you walked to work." Darry shrugged, totally not getting what was going on. (Keep in mind he still thinks that both hot heads are in love... silly Darry...) Steve understood what it meant thought a let out a shaky sigh.

"My car." He whispered and quickly bolted out the door. Darry just sat there, shaking his head slowly.

People these days.

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Pony and Meg were just about at their usual place when they noticed a figure crumpled up on the ground. They thought that it was maybe a bunch of trash or a coat that someone had forgotten but when they got closer they realized it was a person. The sobbing that could be heard sounded like death. It was like screams of pure agony. Pony and Meg exchanged worried looks and then rushed to the person. Meg put a hand on the person's shoulder and gasped when they bright green eyes look up into her gray ones.

"Adam?" She whispered but the girl didn't respond. She just sobbed a bit louder and clung onto her friend. Meg, utterly confused, hugged the girl. She had never seen Adam act like this. Adam never cried. This was crazy! Ponyboy sat down next to the two girls. He put a hand on Adam's shoulder, not sure if she would hurt him or not. (It had proved over time that Adam wasn't very fond of Ponyboy) but Adam just pulled a hand up and grabbed his, clutching to it like it was her only life line. Pony locked eyes with Meg and mouthed,

"What happened?" Meg shook her head and mouthed back,

"No clue!" She then looked down at her friend, "What happened?" She asked. Adam started to screamed again, her breathing came out in harsh gasps as she tried to tell Meg what had happened. Meg hushed her after a moment.

"I can't understand you, Adam." She said. Adam took a deep, shaky, breath and let out one name.

"Steve." She said and then let out a horrible, pained, sob. Pony gave her a confused look.

"Is he hurt?" He asked. Adam turned to look at him and Pony flinched when he saw her tear soaked face, her eyes were blood-shot, the green seemed to be blazing with hurt. She got a cold look in her eyes.

"I hope so."

Okay. I have a few questions for all of you. What do you think the others will say? Who's side will they take? Your opinion will matter, because I'm still on the fence about a few people.