~Chapter 25~ Hi! Here's chapter 25! Yay! I was going to update one of my other stories but this is my best one, so I figured I might as well finish it before I start working on the other ones a lot. Ohh!! But I did put a new story up, if you wanna read it its called "Why Can't We Be Together?" It sucks..but if you wanna read it please review it..I gotta type chap 2 for it after I get this chapter done!! Anyway..You know who I own and who I don't own! Here's the story!

                                                            (****Soda's POV****)

            I went into the back room at the DX and just sat there. What had I just done? I just told Riley that I wouldn't go out with her. What was wrong with me? I liked her, I actually think I loved her. I had really screwed up this time.

            Then a thought ocurred to me, she was the one who messed it up. She had sex with Dallas. Dallas. I was pissed at him. Majorly pissed. I had been mad at Steve, but he had saved me back there when Riley started to leave. How on earth he knew what I was going to say, I'll never know. I guess it was just a best friend thing. Steve came in, looking for me. He had been gone for awhile. I guess he followed Carmen and Riley.

            "Soda, buddy?" He called out.

            "In here." It didn't matter if I told him where I was or not. He woulda found me. Its not like the DX was the white house or anything. It was only so big. Steve came walking in with a frown on his face.

            He sat down next to me and stared at me for a minute, like he was trying to find the old happy, care-free Sodapop Curtis. "Why?" He asked after awhile.

            "Why what?" I wondered and then tilted my head toward him.

            "Why did you say all that stuff to Riley? You like her, she likes you, whats the problem?" Steve seemed oblivious!

            "Whattya mean why'd I say that? Hello..were you not listening to our conversation, and I know you were because you know what I said to Riley so don't deny it! Me and her just don't dig anymore. Got it? I don't trust her." He looked at me and frowned.

            "Soda! That girl is fuckin head over heels for you and if you're to stupid to see that well then you don't deserve her! I know you don't trust her, but goddamn she made one fuckin mistake and she was drunk and you hurt her, it wasn't her fault!" What the hell was Steve's problem. Why was he taking up for her? He should be taking up for me not some damn Soc. Especially for a Soc who hurt his best friend.

            "What the fuck is your problem Steve?" He just looked at me, shook his head and sighed.

            "Soda! I don't have a problem, but why can't you just forgive and forget?"

            "Why are you even getting in this? It has nothing to do with you." Steve looked at me.

            "Soda, it does have something to do with me, you're my friend, she's my friend so I'm included, and so is Dallas, Two-Bit, Johnny, and everyone else!"

            I frowned. What was he gettin so worked up about? "Fine, Steve. Fine, whatever. I don't want to be mad at you too so just whatever." He looked at me and nodded his head, then he punched me playfully on the arm and I knew we were made up. "Hey buddy, I don't feel like working, so whattya say we take off the rest of the day?" I grinned a little, already feeling better about Riley.

            He frowned. " I can't. Already got in trouble from  boss this week for skipping and not working so many days." I laughed. Typical Steve. To skip work.

            "In that case, I'll see ya later buddy!" I walked out the door grinning and then I started walking down the street.

            ~A/N~ What do you guys think? Good? Bad? What!? REVIEW and my next chapter will be longer sorry this one is so short!