Short, Sweet, Chapter two. Morning glory.

"Hun, were back!"Yelled the mother of three children, hoping her son would respond, and maybe here her over his blaring music. The music stopped, their was shuffling, and Mrs. Curtis was glade to here the thumping of her eldest child's footsteps. Now she loved all her children, yes, but she had favored Darrell the most. Despite his sometimes ruthless, much less careless, attitude he was never the less her most dependable. She loved him dearly, and guessed it for him being the first of the three children. . . and if, she smiled amused, her husband had his way-out of four.

"Wha-Oh hi mom!"he chirped happily. He was in a overly good mood, she could tell, as for if he hadn't been then he would of said the ushuwly,"Hi ma."and been on his way-music soon being up full blast.

"Can you pleas take these bag's to the kitchen? I have to clean Ponyboy up,"she nodded to the bag's in her arms and then the teary eyed boy who was sniffling, running a muddy arm under his nose only succeeding in making his face more dirty.

"Aaaa little buddy,"said Darry, he might have the tuff act 'round his friends, or be like any other teen, but he was quite the older brother. "What happen to you?"

Ponyboy, who had been sniffling half hart looking to his mother who was looking at him sadly while going to the kitchen to do the choir that she had assigned her son, looked up into the calm eyes of his eldest brother.

"He felled,"Said Soda. He had been standing their, he too quit muddy that surprised Darry, but the guilty look on Soda's face said it all. Soda probably had done something.

"How?"inquired Darry, his big brother act showing. Soda flinched slightly and looked over to Ponyboy, half hart looking begging to be saved. But the youth only sniveled and wiped his eyes.

Sodapop muttered something forcing Darry to ask,"Sorry, didn't here you. Can you repeat that."in a tone that said,"You are to tell me right now mister."

"I pushed 'im."

Darry crossed his arm's and was about to inquire more on the subject when his father's voice, lined thickly with the tone that told of a spanking, said,"And you're mother happened to of told me just, why, you pushed him. Now, Sodapop Lee Curtis, You are to tell me why in the world would you push you're younger brother into the lake?! He could of drowned! Thank god that boy saw him! Watz his name? Mathers? Something like that? If Mr. Mathers out their hadn't saved him, he could be dead right now!"

Soda flinched and muttered a quite apology. His father, now calmed, kneeled down and whispered,"I'm sorry son, but you just don't do that. No matter what. Now you come on over here, I am quite sorry but I do have to punish you."

Soda looked teary eyed to his mother who nodded him over to the door. She then, seeing her son go up the stairs to a small room, about big enough to be a mini bedroom, in which they dubbed the punishing room. A child, when in time out, would normally go their, or to his room, Mrs. Curtis made her way over to the open door, stuck her head out and called,"All right, you can come in."

A boy, a grin spread across his face and a carefree attitude about him, steeped in. He was tall, dark haired and skinned, his eyes bright and laughing at all of the world.

"Call me Two-Bit mama. All of my friends do."

"Only,"she said, the same twinkle in her eye,"if you address me as Anabel. Or Bell."

Two-Bit grinned even wider if possible, and nodded,"Right, Bell."He watched as she picked up a sniveling Ponyboy and said, looking to the shivering child,"you ok kid?"

The youth looked at him and nodded, quite less sullen all of a sudden, a shaky grin spreading across his face.

"You're one cool kid, yeah dig? You're Tuff,"Ponyboy's face lit up quickly and Mrs. Curtis laughed.

"Two bit, I'll be back, pleas can you stay with Darry. Call you're mother if you need, the phones right in the living room."

Two-Bit nodded politely and turned to Darry.

"So watz you're name?"

"Darry, you're?"

"Two-Bit,"Two-Bit grinned widely,"I have a feeling were gonna be reeely good friends. Specially since I'm oldest. I've gotta friend, Steve, that could be you're brother's friend."

Darry grind,"Let's see if you can stay for dinner!" ~~~~

Ponyboy, like always, woke in the early hour's of the morning, sleepy eyed and dazed . But, noticing it was morning, he jumped excitedly out of his small bed and made his way down the stairs, and out the door.

He was clad in boxer's, covered up by a large shirt that was his older brother's, Soda, that traveled it's way to his shins', one side slipping of his shoulder, while he had messy hair and glassy eyes from the previous sleep. But a smile lit up his face as he stepped out side, catching a part of the morning sun rise. In all honesty Ponyboy, despite his age, love sunrise's and sun sets.

He couldn't help but be moved by the wading colors, creasing the sky as the kiss of dawn made it's way slowly upon the morning dew grass, and the grate dark hills, filling them all with a golden light.

After about a hour of sitting, thinking, and mainly just relaxing he retired back inside. He looked at the calender happily,today was his first day of school! He had been waiting for this for quit some time, and in all truth he didn't want to wait any more.

Deciding that this specially day needed to desperately be celebrated, Ponyboy here was now looking towards the stove, he could cook for everyone. Giving a huge childish smile he grabbed some eggs from the frig...

Lin:Couldn't help myself. Had to put up this, puny, useless chapter. Love it, hate it, think it sencless, Now is the time to tell.

pony's girl Anonymous aww how sweet! that was sad :( but really good update soon! Well here's you're up date. Hope you injoy it. Thank you for reviewing-and their is going to be a lot more sadder parts*tear*sorry. HOPE YOU CAN REVIW AGAIN! and if yes, pleas leave E-male. So I can notify you of futcher up date's.

jess Anonymous hey interesting story so far can't wait for the next chapter. is pony going to get kidnapped something please tell me

Lo, Interesting eh? Thank's. Weeelll. . .kinda. It has to do with the title, candy, so I'm trying to not let out what happen's, but I'm trying to hint it. Pleas leave E-mail so I can nottify you for fucher up date's.

darkdestiney2000 Signed Nice start!! It's good please UPDATE Thanx. And thanx again. And here's you're up date. Also thanx, again, for reveiwing.

GirlsDontCri igned cute! i hope nothin awful happens.. Cute? Thank you, I was trying to get to the cute gole. *Sweat dropp's*hehehe. . .nothin. . .awful. . .hehehe.Pleas R+R. Thanx for doing so in the first place.

freaked-out Signed aaw that was pretty sweet.:) when your done it just leaves oyu light hearted and with a smile.hehe or atleast it does for me.:)update soon!

Thank you. I've been told already that it's cute, sweet, ect. But one more review telling me whon't hurt*wink wink* Yah. I was reaching for that gole, the light harted and smileing. But be warned, not everything is going to be merry. HERE'S U R UP DATE!

DallysGirl4Life Signed aww how cute...have more soon... Thanks*Giggls*aaww how nice it is to be told that I acomplished my goal by making it cute. Here's more~

Scarlett7 2003-08-18 1 Signed This sounds like it's going to be am interesting story! Can't wait to hear more. Scarlett Yes, I hope it doe's turn out to be intresting. here's more, kinda pointless though. I just couldn't help myself, though. Thanx for reviewing.

litzy bitsy 2003-08-18 1 Signed heehee~ aw that was soo cute! four and a half year old ponyboy saying 'pweaas?' aw! that totally reminds me of this weird talkshow i was watching yesterday (hey! i was bored!) and this guy was interviewing this six year old li'l boi, and i was like... hm... he looks soo familiar! and then i realized the little boy looked EXACTLY like pony would have at six! it was so cutee! he had like, blondish gingery kinda longish hair, and greenish eyes, and he was just the cutest li'l thing! sorry i'm getting off topic. anyway, GREAT start! you'd better continue! kep writing! i'm gonna come over to your house and superglue your butt to the computer! heehee~ i mean to the chair next to the computer! lol... anyway, please please pweas (quoted from pony) continue this! lol this is like, the longest review i've written... anyway, CONTINUE THIS!

litzy~ :o)

Whoho! Litzy Bitzy! NOt only are you my FIRST reviewer, you also happen to be the longeist.*Giggls* Thank's, I was trying my best to make it cute, from what you, and others, tell me It is quite so. Yah, I thought that would hit the mark. Really? On a talk show. cool. PPl say, for some odd reason, that I look like that guy,Tuck, from the movie Tuck Everlasting. Donno why, though. I, personly, see no raseblence. Anyway, Thank's for reviewing. I'll be sure to keep writing.. . .*reads what you say after words*YIKE'S! I'M WRITING I'M WRITING! Awww. . .I can't stand it. The Pweas thing's to much. I'M UP DATEING! Don't worry I will conitnue. I'd say, gave me quite a shock when I saw it, but hay, I loooove long reviews. Means ppl injoy the story, not saying short reviews mean they don't injoy it.

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