Chapter 15!!! Wahoo!!! All stand back and be amazed!!! I've never gotten this far on a fic before!!! I always end up starting more than one and then getting too distracted and not finishing them and just deleting them. don't worry not this time tho!!! Anyway thanks all especially.

BURNIN' CHURCH GAL!!!!!!!! Okie this is another long one!!! Oh and I was obsessed with helpless too and I just have to say antigone is totally awesome!!! That was like one of the best stories I ever read in my whole life and I'd be happy if I could write half as good as her and wow. and if by some miraculous chance she is reading. write something soon because you rule!!! ; ) anyway,,, look. you've even gotten me rambling. lol but I don't mind your mumbling I actually find it rather amusing!!! The depressed jig.wow I feel so honoured!!! Yah and update shadows when you get a chance cuz I can tell itll be great!!! And lastly I've got the next chapter of my titless. is that a word. I dunno anyway my titless story done but I cant seem to make it work. oh well ill send it to you anyway cuz you can help. thanks again for the review!!! crazy4nc128!!!!!!!! I'm updating mine. now you gotta update your story!!! Soon too!!! Thanks for another great review. it keeps going and going lol Roxy!!!!!!! Thanks again for another great review. I can't promise anything. but if everyones that opposed to him dying I'll prolly go with them. but I dunno yet. lol thanks!!! VanillaSky!!!!!!!! Thanks for the great review!!! Ur an awesome writer and the fact that you like this story is so cool!!! Thanks!!! Ruth!!!!!!!!! Thanks for another awesome review!!! My characters??? Portrayed like in the oringinal novel??? Wow!!! Thank you soooooooo much!!! Dream Angel!!!!!!! Oh no. not the hot sauce again!!! Aaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!! Lol thanks for another great review and I'm glad you loved it!!! Angel02!!!!!!!! Out of town lucky you!!! Thanks for a great review I really appreciate it!!! ShadyLady!!!!!!!! Thanks for reviewing AGAIN!!! Ur so great!!! Thanks again!!! spoiledbratt86!!!!!!!! Thanks for the review and complimenting the story!!!

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Soda and Steve walked back to the room and entered. Steve spoke first after silence. "Two-bit you wanna go for a walk???"

Two-bit looked up briefly. "Naw I'm okay here thanks."

Steve just shook his head. "Uh. well they got a guy dressed up as Mickey for the kids or something." Steve said trying to get Two-bit to leave.

Two-bit was up in a second and out the door. "Knucklehead." Steve mumbled as he walked out the door.

Soda finally spoke. "Look Darry." Soda paused unsure of what to say.

Darry could tell and stepped in. "It's okay Soda."

"It's not okay Dar."

Darry gently placed his brother's hand down onto the bed and approached Soda. "I understand." Darry said as he placed a hand on Soda's shoulder.

"Yeah but it wasn't right of me. I just . I just couldn't take it at first. I'm sorry." Darry came and gave Soda a big hug. Soda just stood there sobbing lightly, not bawling, just lightly sobbing. "It'll be okay little buddy---It has to be." Wasn't that the truth??? If it wasn't okay they didn't know what they'd do.

They stood there for quite sometime. Finally, Soda pulled away and looked up at Darry. "So he can actually hear us???" He asked.

Darry smiled. "I've heard of cases where it happened. And the patients pulled through because they knew that people wanted them to." Soda just nodded and went over to Pony and pulled up a chair.

"Hey Pon. I just wanted to make sure you know I'm here okay. And so is Darry and Steve and Two-bit. And we all want. need you to pull through okay."

Darry took a chair and smiled as Soda continued to talk to Pony.

Steve and Two-bit walked down the hall and away from the room. Two-bit had a big grin on his face and was excited. Steve laughed. "You are aware there is no Mickey Mouse here right???"

Two-bit stopped dead in his tracks and looked at Steve disappointed. "Don't even joke about that Steve."

"I ain't joking. I only said that cuz Soda needed to talk to Darry and you wouldn't take a hint."

Two-bits face dropped and he walked away angrily.

"Two-bit wait!!!" Steve called still laughing.

Two-bit turned around and looked at Steve. "You're cruel, you know that. Cruel I tell you!!!"

Lol. just wanted to leave off this chap in a happier note then the last few please review