Disclaimer: I own Ally, Gabby, Aunt Kay, and anyone else whom you don't know. lol.
Prologue
First off let me tell you a little bit about the gang. First there is Darryl Curtis, whom we call Darry or Superman. He has the build of an athlete e and is the oldest Curtis brother. He has gray, stormy eyes and is a real handsome guy. He acts like an old man a lot because his and his kid brothers, Sodapop and Ponyboy's, parents died in a freak car accident. Darry has to look out for his brothers or they will be put in a boys home.
Next in line is Two-Bit Matthews. His real name is Keith, but hardly anyone remembers that, not even his teachers! He is the wise-cracker of the gang, has reddish hair and long sideburns. His most prized possession is his black-handled switchblade, which he swiped from a store.
Next, is Dallas Winston. To us friends it's Dally. He is the toughest of the gang and grew up on the streets of New York City. His dad didn't give a hoot where he was, dead or alive. But ole Dal doesn't care. He is a real handsome guy with ice-cold blue eyes, he has the kind of dangerous air around him that attracts girls like flies to honey.
Steve Randall is next. He is Sodapop's best buddy and has long curly greasy hair. Not much to say about him.
Moving along is Sodapop Curtis, the second oldest kid in the Curtis family and the best looking of them all. He has movie star good looks. The brown hair, the gray eyes, and sexy body. He listens and gives advice to all that need it and is real sensitive.
Johnny Cade is real shy and looks like a little lost puppy dog. A greaser dog but a puppy all the same. He has dark brown hair and black eyes. His parents don't give a hoot about him and his dad beats him. He was beaten up real bad by Socs once and he carries a switchblade around now. He would use it too, if he had to.
Lastly but certainly not least is Ponyboy Curtis, the dreamer, stargazer, kind, and understanding guy. He reads and is real quiet just like Johnny. He wouldn't hurt a fly if he had the chance. Lately, girls had been turning his way like they did when Soda walked up. He didn't know why, but a lot of girls thought he was a real good-looking grease, like his brother Sodapop.
That pretty much sums up the gang so this is where I'll begin the story:
Steve Randall and Sodapop Curtis bounced into Steve's small, Tulsa home to look for some cards in early summer. "Where the heck are they, Steve?" Soda yelled from the kitchen. "I don't know!" Steve yelled back. "If I knew where they were we wouldn't be looking for them." Soda grinned. "Got me on that one, but I'll get ya back!" he yelled. Steve also grinned as he found the deck of cards and scooted into the kitchen. "Found em" announced Steve. "Did you by any chance see the mail anywhere?" Sodapop waved his hand at the table from drinking a glass of orange juice. "Yeah, I seen it on the table." he said as Steve picked up the pile of envelopes. Steve looked at Soda. "Nice work, Genius." he said in response. Soda just grinned and looked at the mail while Steve did. "Hey that one's for you!" Soda said suddenly pointing to one that Steve had left on the table. "Where?" asked Steve incredulously. Soda picked it up and shoved it under Steve's nose, who socked him playfully in the shoulder. Steve ripped open the envelope and began reading.
"Who's it from?" Soda asked after a few minutes of fidgeting impatiently. "Ally. Remember her? You know she and her sister Gabby came down a few years ago." said Steve. "The one you had a crush on was Gabby remember." He ducked a playful punch from Soda. "What does it say then?" Soda asked.
"It says that we can visit for the whole month of June starting next month" Steve answered.
"Me and you us, or the whole gang us?" asked Soda wearily. Steve smacked him in the head. "They know you wouldn't go without your brothers so the whole gang us." Soda rubbed his head and realized something. "They live in the country right? With a little barn and horses and everything right?"
"Yeah, but it ain't so little anymore. Ally's been writing me and they've turned the whole thing into a riding stable and ranch." Steve answered.
The boys walked back to the Curtis house to ask if the rest of the gang wanted to go to Ally and Gabby's ranch. They walked in and slammed the front door to hear Two-Bit Matthews yell, "Did you find the cards?" Soda and Steve looked at each other. They had forgotten about the cards and left them at Steve's house. "Nope." said Soda. "But we have something even better."
"What can be better than poker?" asked Dally Winston. Steve pulled the letter out of his pocket and announced that they were all invited to Ally's and Gabby's ranch. "Your cousins?" asked Two-Bit. "Say didn't Ally have a crush on Ponyboy when they were last here? And didn't Sodapop have a crush on Gabby?" Two-Bit had to duck at the pillow, which Pony threw at him and Soda's playful punch in the mouth. "Yeah, that's them." said Steve. "Where's Darry? Still at work?"
"Yeah." answered Pony. "I sure hope he let's us go."
By the time Darry got home he was tired from roofing houses and would agree to anything if only he could get some sleep. So Steve called Ally and talked to his Aunt Kay and they would leave next week for the country.