"This wasn't the gentle giant that carried spiders to safety when I threw my shoes at them. This person was steady and determined; ready to hit another person in the face for the sake of a few dollars." After an attempted mugging, Lizzy isn't sure she knows Ponyboy as well as she thought. Third one shot of Ponyboy and Lizzy, following Wealth Versus Class and The Quarter.

'"I'm sorry I bothered you," I called after him. "Must be a real pain having the vending machine right out here. People shaking it at all hours?" He stopped and looked back at me almost curiously. "Well, I don't mind when they're as cute as you." I don't know who blushed more deeply but I'd probably bet on him.' Pony romance. One shot tie in to Wealth Versus Class one shot.

"We were studying The Great Gatsby at the time and yeah, I got that the book was saying Jay Gatsby could never be a part of the elite no matter how rich he became- but I had been looking at my own life- at real life- at girls like Cherry Valance and guys like Randy Adderson- and thinking the only thing that made us really any different was money." One shot.

'The first time she felt the weight of his eyes was the summer of 1941 at a rodeo in Dallas, Texas...' One shot.

You kind of like to think what you have is better than brothers. 'Cause he never chose Darry or Ponyboy, but he damn well chose you.

Community service seemed a light punishment in view of what could have happened. But Soda hadn't counted on meeting Lily Parker, sister of a Brumly gang member, and a definate thorn in his side...

"The cops kinda beat it outta me that you guys were in Texas..." And that was just the beginning of his troubles. When Johnny and Pony leave town, the only person with the answers is Dallas Winston. NOW COMPLETE!

One Shot. On the anniversary of Mr and Mrs Curtis's death, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve and Johnny find themselves out in the cold with nothing but a bottle of whiskey, one pack of smokes and a lone star overhead. No OC's. Rated for language.