~Devin's POV~

The day was going good for me. I watched Latrell get his ass beat by Justin. I pulled my hat out of my back pocket and set it on my head as the bell rang, then pulled it down as I walked outside into the heat.

I heard Rhett Akins' "Friday Night In Dixie" blaring against some shitty ass rap and Tracy Byrd's "I'm From the Country."

I spotted Sloan and some kids with long hair talking at his truck, with Greg's girl friend Shannon.

Hold it! Did Shannon just kiss him?

"Shannon Rose Williams!" I yelled.

Shannon turned pale. "De-De-Devin."

"You just fuckin kissed this piece of long haired trash." I yelled.

"I ain't a piece of trash, ya ass." The taller of the two with long hair glared down at me.

"I don't give a flying fuck what the fuck you are." I was pissed. "Shannon how the fuck could you cheat on Greg like that ya bitch?!"

~Ponyboy's POV~

"I didn't think about Greg." Shannon replied glancing down at her feet.

Devin spit in Steve's direction and jerked her roughly away from him. "Go find Greg."

She was about to retort when Steve lunged.

Devin hit the ground hard, knocking the breath from his lungs.

I heard 'fight' echo across the parking lot, and soon guys in Carhartts and football Jackets gathered around the fighting two.

Steve threw a punch and hit Devin squarely in the jaw.

"Break it up!" Mr. Ashworth yelled throwing Steve into Soda and Two-Bit and helping Devin up. "You and You two come with me."

I looked over at Steve then looked at Devin who was panting and spitting blood.

"Buck made me swallow my dip." Devin said shuddering.

The guys in Carhartts laughed and some of the guys in football jackets laughed.

"Well Mr. Jennings if you weren't using chewing tobacco on school property, which you are not supposed to you wouldn't have swallowed your so called 'dip'." Mr. Ashworth snapped.

"Yea, well if you hadn't broke up the fight I would a made buck swallow his teeth." Devin said spitting more blood.

"My name ain't Buck, Its Steve." Steve said angrily.

"I don't give a flying flip." Devin said sarcastically.

"What's going on here?" Mr. Brockwell came up behind me and Steve placing a hand on each of our shoulders.

"I seen it." Sloan smirked. "'At kid 'air, lunged at Devin 'en knocked 'im 'cross 'da jaw."

"Thank you Mr. Stout for you honesty." Mr. Ashworth snarled. "Come with me boys."

I followed Mr. Ashworth as he led us to the principal's office.

Devin dropped onto a bench type seat and stretched out, pulling his hat down over his eyes.

I sat down in a chair pushed up against the wall next to Steve.

Principal Davis was a young, tall, thin, guy with short brown hair and wore jeans and a t shirt tucked in.

"Well, What do we have here? What are your names?" Mr. Davis glanced at Steve then me.

"Steve Randle." Steve glanced up at Mr. Davis and then across at Devin. "We gonna get suspended?"

"Not this time, and your name, son?"

"Ponyboy Curtis." I felt my ears turn red as Devin broke into laughter.

"Devin?"

"Yea, boss?" Devin asked lifting his hat by the brim.

"Shut ya mouth, boy." Mr. Davis smirked.

Devin grinned and picked up a black round container with a picture of a bear on it.

"What's that?" I asked.

Devin quickly stuffed the container in his jeans. "What's what?, kid"

"That stuff. Looks like dirt." I replied.

"Devin, hand it over." Devin looked pleadingly up at Mr. Davis. "Don't worry, you'll get it back tonight at the hunt."

Devin grinned and handed the container to Mr. Davis.

"Nobody answered my question." I said.

Mr. Davis looked over at me from his desk. "Well Ponyboy, Its dip or chewing tobacco, ya put it in ya cheek-"

"Or ya lip." Devin interrupted.

"Or your lip and spit out the tobacco juice." Mr. Davis held up a bottle that looked like it had soda in it. "And here's a few words of advice. If ya see one of these never drink it."

"Ok." I glanced over at Steve who glared at me then at Devin.

"Well now what happened in the parking lot?" Mr. Davis asked sitting on the edge of his desk.

"Well, Devin was saying stuff about Steve and Shannon and Steve didn't like it and knocked Devin out." I replied hoping he wouldn't call Darry.

"Hey, that long haired trash ain't knock me out, buck." Devin growled.

"Cool ya heels Devin." Mr. Davis said calmly. "Now boys, lets just put this matter behind us and try not to disrupt again, agreed?"

Steve and I nodded.

Devin smirked. "Come on boss, ya know I cain't make ya no promises, what with Shannon kissin on the long hair."

"Fine then Devin. You won't get your dip back until a parent comes to pick it up." Mr. Davis said stressing the word parent.

Devin scowled. "Fine."

"Good then, you boys run along."

I followed Steve out to his car and got in the passengers seat.

"I enjoyed watching you beat his ass." I said smiling up at Steve.

Steve smirked. "Yea it was a lot of fun."

*~*

~Devin's POV~

I jerked open the door to my Dark Green Toyota Tacoma and climbed inside.

"Fuckin prick." I snarled and hit the dash, then searched the glove box for another container of dip. "Fuck! I ain't got no dip."

I started the engine, turned on the CB and turned on the CD player.

"The Rodeo Song" By Chris Ledoux blasted through the parking lot.

I grinned and sung along as I sped down the two-lane road.

"Well it's 40 below and I don't give a fuck

Got a heater in my truck and I'm off to the rodeo

And it's Alabama left Alabama right

Come on ya fuckin' dummy get your right step right

Get off the stage ya god damn goof ya know

Piss me off ya fuckin' jerk get on my nerves."

"Eh, Hotshot, where the Bouncer and Cope at?" Hunter "Aces and Eights" Lowe asked Jayson "Hotshot" Rollins.

"Notta nare damn clue, Ace. The Bandit said Bouncer and some new kids got ta scrappin today in the parking lot." Jason replied.

I grinned and picked up the receiver. "Hey Ace, anybody tell you 'at you was too damn nosy?"

"Naw Bouncer juss you." Ace replied. "You coming down to Food Barn?"

"Yeah." I answered

"Come on then, son." Hotshot interrupted. "There's some long hair up here that says they got unfinished business."

I scowled. "I'll be there in a minute."

~A\N PHEW!!!! Bout time I finished that, Gawd Dern if yall wanna longer chapter...ur shit outta luck. Lol

~Slim~