The Drum Captain
By: Aaliyah-Charity

A/N: Hey! I decided that I'm going to write this story in Sodapop's POV and post up the original version later. Thank you so much, BSBnACcHiCk! Your review gave me a boost to hurry and write this thing out! Oh, do you guys like the comics Peanuts? If you ever have time, write a story for that, because they only have 26! (I just put one up there.) I remember when The Outsiders only had that much stories on it........Anyways....heheheheh-on with the story! ^_^!

Disclaimer: By now you should know that I don't own The Outsiders. Never have, never will.

Chapter 2: First Day

"Soda....Soda....wake up! It's time!" I could hear my brother calling me.
"Why? I don't have work until four this afternoon," I sleepily replied, dosing off once again.
"Remember? It's your first day back!" Ponyboy happily reminded me. I jerked awake as I remember....school! I can't believe I was going back....I thought I had left school behind forever. I hated school, and now I had to go back.
"Yah, I remember, I'm getting up," I reluctantly agreed. After taking a quick, short shower, I grabbed my old bag full of new school supplies Darry forced me to get, and soon Two-Bit was driving us to school in his greatly dented car.
"Ha-ha! Ol' Soda's comin' back to school!" Two-Bit cheerfully called out.
"And you say it like it's a good thing....," I trailed off.
"Hey-maybe you'll meet another girl," Two-Bit hinted.
I thought about Sandy and then I saddened so much. I missed her-why did she leave me? Ponyboy touched my arm in reassurance.
"Damn....Dally's so lucky," I thought. Right now he's probably waking up with a hangover or something, but that's anything better than school. I wonder....was school that bad for me or was I just imagining it? Ponyboy seems to like it but then again-he's a smart kid.
"Here we are!" Two-Bit announced. I glared at him fiercely and got out. Memories struck me as I stared at the old building that held so many kids. I grabbed my bag and went inside. Ponyboy caught up with me pretty quick, since he was so fast, but Two-Bit was already with some girl who ran to his car and started making out with him. Rolling my eyes in sheer annoyance, I quickly went inside.
There were so many people....all in groups or alone. Seldom things have changed, but there are a few people here that I don't know. It seems when I was here last I knew everyone and their third cousin.
"Soda! Soda!" Ponyboy whispers.
"What?" I ask.
"You see those girls starin' at ya?" he asks, and I saw these two Soc girls smirking at me.
"Pony....you're getting to be too much like Two-Bit," I shake me head, "C'mon, let's go, I wanna get this over with."
As soon as I got to my classroom, Ponyboy waved back saying, "Bye! Good luck!"
"Yeah....," I said, and walked in.
"HEY, IT'S SODAPOP CURTIS!" some girl called out. I looked in her direction and realized it was Shelley, some shank who kept trying to get with me, even if she did have three or four guys hanging on her arm.
'God, here we go,' I thought to myself as I sat down.
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Meanwhile, Ponyboy sat amongst his peers in his class, thinking, 'Sodapop-I know you can make it.'

A/N: So-do you like it so far? ^_^! Tell me in a review!