Darry POV

I was so glad that she had forgiven me. Yesterday, I thought she hated me. I thought she was going to push me away again, but then she forgave me, just like that. I walked in the house with a big smile on my face. The whole gang was there, except for Dallas and Johnny. They all looked like they were about to burst out laughing. I realized why. Two-Bit was sitting in the armchair, reading the newspaper with a serious expression on his face. Then he slammed it down and took a sip of coffee and stood up, getting in Ponyboy's face.

"Get your homework done! And pull your grades up so you can get a scholarship! What's the matter with you, getting a B in algebra?" Pony grinned.

"Okay." Two-Bit jabbed at Pony's chest with his finger.

"Say, yes sir! And wipe that grin off your face!" Pony stopped smiling.

"Yes sir."

"That's better!" I started clapping slowly. Everyone looked over at me.

"Oh, I'm sorry, am I stealing your spotlight, 'Darry'?" I said sarcastically.

"Hey, Superman! I just thought someone should take your place while you were gone so things wouldn't get outta hand!" Two-Bit said, messing up Ponyboy's hair. Pony scowled and shoved him.

"Two-Bit was making fun of you, Darry!"

"Shhh, no I wasn't!" Steve stood up and pointed at Two-Bit.

"Yes he was! He even said, 'Hey, guys, you wanna see my new and improved Darry imitations?'"

"No I didn't!" Soda stood up and grabbed him by the shirt.

"May I remind you, sir that you are under oath?" Just then, Dally walked in.

"What did I miss this time?"

"Oh, the usual. Two-Bit made fun of Darry, Darry walked in and saw the whole thing, and now we're deciding how many years of jail time Two-Bit's getting," Sodapop explained keeping a straight face. For about five seconds, that is.

"Yeah," I said, putting Two-Bit in a headlock, "he's goin' away for a long time." He elbowed me in the ribs and everyone burst out laughing when Jailhouse Rock came on the radio. Then we all watched in amusement when Two-Bit jumped up on the table and started singing along. I was going to tell him not to stand on the table, but I didn't want to be the fun killer right then, so I just let him. When the song was over, he jumped off the table and ran into the kitchen, grabbing a beer from the fridge.

"You know what I could go for right now? Some of Sodapop's chocolate cake!" Dallas walked over and grabbed the beer out of Two-Bit's hand.

"That's the last thing you need."

"Hey! That's my beer! Get your own!"

"I don't see your name on it anywhere." He opened it up and took a sip.

"Aw, come on, Dallas!" Dally laughed and tried to hand it back.

"Okay, you can have it back now." Two-Bit eyed him coolly and took it, then threw it right in his face. Dally got a towel and wiped off his face.

"Hmmm… now where have I seen this before?" Two-Bit said, laughing hard. I laughed a little myself. I gotta admit; that was pretty funny. Dally gave him a hard look.

"Oh, do you think that's funny, huh, Keith?" Two-Bit stopped laughing and suddenly it was quiet.

"Did you just call me Keith?"

"Maybe I did, Keith. You don't like that, huh, Keith? How about it Keith? What ya gonna do, Keith? Keith, Keith, Keith!" Two-Bit shoved him.

"Don't call me that!" Dally shoved him back.

"I can call you whatever I want, Keith!" They stared each other down.

Then Steve yelled, "Hey, Two-Bit! Mickey's on TV!" Two-Bit hurriedly opened the fridge and got another beer and ran back into the living room, sitting down in front of the TV.

"You have the attention span of a goldfish!" Dally yelled.

"Shut up! I'm trying to watch Mickey!" Two-Bit shouted back. Dally ran in and stood right in front of the TV, blocking Two-Bit's view.

"Dallas! Move!"

"What's the magic word?"

"PLEASE!"

"Alright, alright, don't get all pushy. I'll move." I think the rest of us knew Dally wasn't done messing with Two-Bit. Dally sat down and took the TV remote off the coffee table and changed the channel. That did it.

"DALLAS WHAT-THE-HECK-IS-YOUR-MIDDLE-NAME WINSTON!"

"I ain't telling you. And it's my turn to pick something to watch."

"You never watch Star Trek!"

"I do now!" Two-Bit lunged for the remote but Dally kept it just out of his reach.

"Seriously, Dallas?" He reached for it again.

"Okay, here you go," Dally said, but pulled it back before Two-Bit could get it. "Oops!" Dally grinned evilly as he threw the remote right out the open window behind him. Two-Bit went wild and tried to tackle him, but he moved out of the way and Two-Bit landed face-first on the floor as Dally sprinted out the door. Two-Bit chased after him. The rest of us followed them outside to watch. Two-Bit was chasing Dally around the yard in circles.

"Come on, Dal, this isn't funny!" Dally laughed.

"If it ain't funny, then why am I laughing right now?" Johnny came up to join the rest of us. He had a funny look on his face.

"What the heck is goin' on?" I shook my head.

"You know somethin' kid? I ask myself that same question pretty much every day." They all seemed to get a kick out of that. Ponyboy laughed to himself, suddenly realizing something.

"Two-Bit knows he could've just changed the channel by pushing the button on the TV, right?"

"Apparently not!" Steve said with a huge grin on his face. Two-Bit got tired and he fell on the ground, panting hard.

"Okay… you… win…" Dally threw the remote in his face.

"That's what I thought." Two-Bit started slowly running back in the house.

"Hey, dufus, you do know you could've just pushed the little button on the TV, right?" Dally yelled after him. Two-Bit just shot him the bird and slammed the door behind him. Dally smirked and lit up a cigarette. "Man, I love bein' a jerk." Soda looked up at me.

"Just another typical day at the Curtis house, huh, Dar?" I smiled and threw an arm across his shoulders.

"Yeah, little buddy, it is."

A/N: Okay, so maybe it will take me one or two more chapters to get done… oh well. This is a fun story to write. Review?