"Wanna head down to the DX, I need to get some more smokes anyways?" Tia asked Dally as they headed back from the Dingo.
"Sure." Dally said shrugging "If the guys don't mind."
"Sounds good." Two-Bit said from the back seat.
Johnny nodded and Dally did a U-Turn and headed towards the DX.
"Hey Soda." Tia said climbing out of the car.
"Hey guys." Soda replied smiling at them.
"We get off in about half an hour if you wanna hang around." Soda suggested before going to help a customer.
Once Tia went inside and bought a couple packages of Kools she went into the garage to find Steve. She saw his legs sticking out from under a car.
"Guess who." Tia said nudging him with her foot.
"Soda, this ain't the time to joke around. I gotta have this car done in twenty minutes." Steve said sliding out from under the car. "Oh, oops, hey Tia."
"Nice to see you too." She said laughing.
She talked to him as he continued to work on the car. Once he was done they went outside to find the rest of the guys.
"Ready to go?" Tia asked Dally who was sitting on the hood of his car.
"Yep." Dally said sliding off the hood.
Once they all piled into the car, Dally took off. It was quite squashed. Dally, Johnny and Soda were in the front. Tia, Two-Bit and Steve in the back. They joked around the whole drive home.
"Hey look, Darrys home." Soda said when he saw Darrys truck in the driveway.
They climbed out of the car and made their way into the house.
"Home early are we?" Tia asked Darry when they found him in the kitchen.
"Yeah, two of the jobs were cancelled so they sent a couple of us home for the rest of the day." Darry said once he swallowed the last of his coffee. "Wheres Pony?"
"He was suppose to be here." Soda said shrugging.
"Its starting to get dark, the Socs are gonna be huntin' for someone to jump. He is probably in the lot or something. You guys wanna go for a walk?" Darry asked standing up.
They all agreed since they didn't have much else to do. When they didn't find him in the lot, they walked around a couple blocks knowing he couldn't have done far. They stopped dead when they heard shouting.
"Soda! Darry!"
Without another word they took off running towards the shouting. When they got there they found a group of Socs beating up Pony. When they caught sight of the Greasers, they took off running towards their car. They chased them to car and threw a few rocks at the car, trying to do as much damage as possible. As they walked back laughing at the Socs, they found Darry with Pony.
"Did ya catch 'em?" Pony asked when he saw them.
"Nup. They got away this time, the dirty..." Two-Bit went on cheerfully calling the Socs every name he could think of or make up.
"You okay Pony?" Tia asked.
"I'm okay." Pony said "I didn't know you were out of the cooler yet Dally."
Dally had been arrested on the weekend. He got pulled over for speeding and drunk driving. He mouthed off to the cops so they took him in just to teach him a lesson.
"Good behavior. Got off early." Dally said shrugging.
He lit up a cigarette and handed it to Johnny. Two-Bit cocked an eyebrow looking Pony over.
"Nice lookin' bruise you got there kid." Two-Bit commented.
"Really?" Pony asked proudly.
"Nice cut, too. Makes you look tough." Two-Bit replied.
"What were you doin' walkin' by your lonesome?" Soda asked.
"I was comin' home from the movies. I didn't think..." Pony said looking at the ground.
"You don't ever think," Darry said "not at home or anywhere it counts. You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home and you've always for your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head your head for common sense? No sirree, bub. And if you did have to go by yourself, you should have carried a blade."
"Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It ain't his fault he likes movies and it ain't his fault the Socs like to jump us, and if he had been carrying a blade, it would have been a good excuse to cut him to ribbons." Soda told Darry.
"When I want my kid brother to tell what to do with my other kid brother. I'll ask you-kid brother." Darry told Soda firmly.
Tia shook her head, they sounded like three little kids arguing. Pony noticed the amused look on her face. He knew that when the gang was together, they were quite a sight. A group of tough looking Greasers with a cute chick with them.
That got him thinking about why the gang accepted her like they did.
Pony liked her because he could talk to her about books, movies, dream, anything really, without sounding stupid. Dally liked her because she was like a kid sister to him. Soda liked her because she always made him laugh and has just as much energy as him, never being able to sit still. Two-Bit liked her because they could joke around with her and she was always ready to head out partying with him. Johnny liked her because she talked to him even when he didn't talk back. Why Darry liked her was what really got Pony thinking. Darry was so serious that Tia seemed to help loosen him up. She reminds him how to be young and carefree, again.
"Next time get one of us to go with you, Ponyboy." Two-Bit said stopping their arguement "Any of us will."
"Speakin' of movies-" Dally yawned "I'm walkin' over to the Nightly Double tomorrow night with Tia. Anybody wanna come and hunt some action with us?" Dally asked them.
Steve shook his head "Me and Soda are pickin' up Evie and Sandy for the game."
Darry sighed "I'm working tomorrow night."
"How come you ain't out with KJ?" Two-Bit asked teasing Tia.
"Oh shut up Two-Bit. He is going out with the guys." Tia said laughing.
"How about y'all" Dally asked "Two-bit? Johnnycake, you and Pony wanta come?"
"Me and Johnny'll come. Pony said "Okay Darry?"
"Yeah, since it ain't a school night." Darry replied.
"I was planning on getting boozed up tomorrow night." Two-Bit said after a minute "I probably won't, its not as much fun getting drunk without Tia. I'll walk over and find y'all."
Darry tilted his head and looked at Tia. Darry didn't know about her going out with Two-Bit even though she didn't drink quite as much as he did. Darry still didn't like it since she wasn't even 14 yet.
"You break up with Sylvia, again?" Steve asked trying to change the subject for Tia.
"Yeah, and this time for good. That little broad was two-timin' me last weekend while I was in the cooler." Dally said flicking some ashes from his cigarette and a smile came on his face. "Plus Tia kinda beat the crap outta her, she ain't quite as good lookin' now."
"Well I can't let no girl treat one of my boys like that, can I?" Tia said playfully.
"Sure." Dally said shrugging "If the guys don't mind."
"Sounds good." Two-Bit said from the back seat.
Johnny nodded and Dally did a U-Turn and headed towards the DX.
"Hey Soda." Tia said climbing out of the car.
"Hey guys." Soda replied smiling at them.
"We get off in about half an hour if you wanna hang around." Soda suggested before going to help a customer.
Once Tia went inside and bought a couple packages of Kools she went into the garage to find Steve. She saw his legs sticking out from under a car.
"Guess who." Tia said nudging him with her foot.
"Soda, this ain't the time to joke around. I gotta have this car done in twenty minutes." Steve said sliding out from under the car. "Oh, oops, hey Tia."
"Nice to see you too." She said laughing.
She talked to him as he continued to work on the car. Once he was done they went outside to find the rest of the guys.
"Ready to go?" Tia asked Dally who was sitting on the hood of his car.
"Yep." Dally said sliding off the hood.
Once they all piled into the car, Dally took off. It was quite squashed. Dally, Johnny and Soda were in the front. Tia, Two-Bit and Steve in the back. They joked around the whole drive home.
"Hey look, Darrys home." Soda said when he saw Darrys truck in the driveway.
They climbed out of the car and made their way into the house.
"Home early are we?" Tia asked Darry when they found him in the kitchen.
"Yeah, two of the jobs were cancelled so they sent a couple of us home for the rest of the day." Darry said once he swallowed the last of his coffee. "Wheres Pony?"
"He was suppose to be here." Soda said shrugging.
"Its starting to get dark, the Socs are gonna be huntin' for someone to jump. He is probably in the lot or something. You guys wanna go for a walk?" Darry asked standing up.
They all agreed since they didn't have much else to do. When they didn't find him in the lot, they walked around a couple blocks knowing he couldn't have done far. They stopped dead when they heard shouting.
"Soda! Darry!"
Without another word they took off running towards the shouting. When they got there they found a group of Socs beating up Pony. When they caught sight of the Greasers, they took off running towards their car. They chased them to car and threw a few rocks at the car, trying to do as much damage as possible. As they walked back laughing at the Socs, they found Darry with Pony.
"Did ya catch 'em?" Pony asked when he saw them.
"Nup. They got away this time, the dirty..." Two-Bit went on cheerfully calling the Socs every name he could think of or make up.
"You okay Pony?" Tia asked.
"I'm okay." Pony said "I didn't know you were out of the cooler yet Dally."
Dally had been arrested on the weekend. He got pulled over for speeding and drunk driving. He mouthed off to the cops so they took him in just to teach him a lesson.
"Good behavior. Got off early." Dally said shrugging.
He lit up a cigarette and handed it to Johnny. Two-Bit cocked an eyebrow looking Pony over.
"Nice lookin' bruise you got there kid." Two-Bit commented.
"Really?" Pony asked proudly.
"Nice cut, too. Makes you look tough." Two-Bit replied.
"What were you doin' walkin' by your lonesome?" Soda asked.
"I was comin' home from the movies. I didn't think..." Pony said looking at the ground.
"You don't ever think," Darry said "not at home or anywhere it counts. You must think at school, with all those good grades you bring home and you've always for your nose in a book, but do you ever use your head your head for common sense? No sirree, bub. And if you did have to go by yourself, you should have carried a blade."
"Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It ain't his fault he likes movies and it ain't his fault the Socs like to jump us, and if he had been carrying a blade, it would have been a good excuse to cut him to ribbons." Soda told Darry.
"When I want my kid brother to tell what to do with my other kid brother. I'll ask you-kid brother." Darry told Soda firmly.
Tia shook her head, they sounded like three little kids arguing. Pony noticed the amused look on her face. He knew that when the gang was together, they were quite a sight. A group of tough looking Greasers with a cute chick with them.
That got him thinking about why the gang accepted her like they did.
Pony liked her because he could talk to her about books, movies, dream, anything really, without sounding stupid. Dally liked her because she was like a kid sister to him. Soda liked her because she always made him laugh and has just as much energy as him, never being able to sit still. Two-Bit liked her because they could joke around with her and she was always ready to head out partying with him. Johnny liked her because she talked to him even when he didn't talk back. Why Darry liked her was what really got Pony thinking. Darry was so serious that Tia seemed to help loosen him up. She reminds him how to be young and carefree, again.
"Next time get one of us to go with you, Ponyboy." Two-Bit said stopping their arguement "Any of us will."
"Speakin' of movies-" Dally yawned "I'm walkin' over to the Nightly Double tomorrow night with Tia. Anybody wanna come and hunt some action with us?" Dally asked them.
Steve shook his head "Me and Soda are pickin' up Evie and Sandy for the game."
Darry sighed "I'm working tomorrow night."
"How come you ain't out with KJ?" Two-Bit asked teasing Tia.
"Oh shut up Two-Bit. He is going out with the guys." Tia said laughing.
"How about y'all" Dally asked "Two-bit? Johnnycake, you and Pony wanta come?"
"Me and Johnny'll come. Pony said "Okay Darry?"
"Yeah, since it ain't a school night." Darry replied.
"I was planning on getting boozed up tomorrow night." Two-Bit said after a minute "I probably won't, its not as much fun getting drunk without Tia. I'll walk over and find y'all."
Darry tilted his head and looked at Tia. Darry didn't know about her going out with Two-Bit even though she didn't drink quite as much as he did. Darry still didn't like it since she wasn't even 14 yet.
"You break up with Sylvia, again?" Steve asked trying to change the subject for Tia.
"Yeah, and this time for good. That little broad was two-timin' me last weekend while I was in the cooler." Dally said flicking some ashes from his cigarette and a smile came on his face. "Plus Tia kinda beat the crap outta her, she ain't quite as good lookin' now."
"Well I can't let no girl treat one of my boys like that, can I?" Tia said playfully.