((still Pony's POV))
7 years later
"YEEE HAWWW!"
What the hell.
Oh, yeah it's Saturday. I thought to myself.
"Save a horse, ride a cowgirl!" I heard Two-Bit yell and start laughing hysterically at himself.
"Shut up Two-Bit" Steve said and I heard a bang. They must be fighting as usual. It's only messing around though. No one in our group ever fights.
I finally looked at the clock. 10:30 am. Not bad for a Saturday here, usually you're lucky if you get till 9.
I got up and went into the living room.
"Hey Ponyboy" Soda said patting me on the back going into the kitchen.
Everyone got in they're hello's and good morning's.
I got myself a piece of chocolate cake and sat down next to Johnny on the couch.
We usually had chocolate cake for breakfast since, well.. since my parents died two years ago in a car wreck. I don't want to talk about it.
"When's football?" I asked with my mouth full.
"We gotta wait for Dally to get here." Darry replied. Ever since my parents died Darry's been the dad around here, and he is a good guardian just sometimes he stinks as a brother. Oh well I always got Soda.
The doorbell rang.
"That must be Dally, Pony can you get that?" Soda said.
"Yeah yeah I'm going I'm going." I muttered as I got up. I didn't like Dally too much but when you're greasers you stuck together, and that's exactly what Dally and me were, greasers. That's what we all were.
I opened up the door and saw a girl. She was absolutely gorgeous. I finally knew what the expression drop dead gorgeous meant. Then she smiled. I knew that smile.
"Holy shit" I said and slammed the door shut out of shock.
"Umm, hey Pony why'd you just slam the door on Dally?" Johnny said raising an eyebrow.
I just glanced over at him and whispered. "That definitely aint Dallas Winston."
And opened the door again. The girl was still standing there looking confused.
"Hey Pony, member me?" she said smiling this time a little bit more uneasily probably thinking I was going to slam the door in her face again.
I've never seen someone this pretty in my life let alone talk to them.
Breathe Ponyboy. I thought to myself.
"HOLY SHIT!" I heard Sodapop yell in back of me and run at the door and pick her up and swing her around.
"KRISTINA ROSS! IS THAT REALLY YOU?" He yelled finally putting her down.
"Yup Sodapop Curtis! It's really me!" she said laughing at him.
"Aw come on Ponyboy I know you didn't forget me already!" she said standing there with Soda's arm around her shoulder.
"Nah of course not I could never forget you, I'm just still in shock I guess"
"Well I'm so happy to see you again" she said hugging me. "I missed you a lot buddy."
"I missed you too." I replied. And I meant it I missed her a whole lot as the years went on but like I said, I eventually moved on. We all did.
We all walked back inside the house.
"What was all that racket?" Steve said not looking up from his game of poker with Two-Bit.
Kristina looked at Soda and me and put a finger to her lips, signaling us to be quiet.
"Hey Randy" she whispered in his ear. She always called him Randy with his last name being Randle. She liked to be original I guess, but it never bother Steve none.
His head sprung up. "No way" he said and whipped around.
"Stevie!" she said and engulfed him in a hug.
"Kristina.. aw what the hell, where you been girl?" he said hugging her back.
I don't think I've ever seen Steve hug anyone without winking at Soda signaling that night him and they girl were gonna, well you know what mean.
But he didn't with Kristina and I knew he never would with her. You just didn't do that with girls like her.
"Well have I died and gone to heaven because I'm seeing me some Soc angels!" Two-Bit said standing up next to me, Steve and Soda.
"She aint no Soc." Soda said with a grin on his face. "This is my old best friend, Kristina. Kristina this is our buddy Two Bit, Two Bit this is Kristina, and be nice."
I knew what Soda meant when he said "be nice" he didn't mean don't be mean. He meant hands to yourself. Well since I never really explained how she had changed let me tell you now. She was about 5'4 now with very long straight blonde hair that kind of flowed as she walked. Her eyes were the same sparkling blue and she was tan I guess from it the end of summer and all. She had on short jean shorts and a white halter-top and what looked like an expensive purse and shoes on. I couldn't really blame Two Bit for calling her a Soc. But she's not a Soc, even if she is just as rich and them. Kristina will never be a Soc. Socs didn't smile like she did. Socs didn't smile at all unless they were beating on some greaser or getting drunk.
"Hey darling" I heard Darry say hugging Kristina from behind.
"Aw hey Dar, how ya been superman?"
We always call Darry superman because he's good at everything, well anything that takes strength.
"Did Socs take a course in being retarded or something, God damn cant drive anywhere around here!" Dally said walking in and slamming the door.
"Hey Dal" Johnny said quietly.
Johnny. I forgot Johnny was here. Man I swear he's quieter than I am, and I can be pretty quiet sometimes.
"Hey kid" Dally said ruffling Johnny's hair as he walked by.
Dallas Winston is going to have a field day with this. I thought as Dally approached Kristina.
I swear, you may not believe me and I know no one else will, but I saw Dally's eyes soften for second when he saw Kristina but they immediately went hard again. Dally's had a tough life, he was the definition of tough. If you want someone on your side in a fight, it's Dallas Winston.
"Dally.."Darry started. Dally respected Darry. He wouldn't start with her with Darry around.
"Hey Dally. Nice jacket. Very Elvis" Kristina said winking at him. Kristina just winked at Dallas. No girl winked at Dally, Dally did get a lot of girls but none of them winked at him the first time they met him. I dunno I guess you gotta know him. Lucky for her Dally loved Elvis and prided himself on his leather jacket.
Dally grinned at her. He knew a good girl when he saw one.
"Oh, sorry you probably thinking who is this girl" she said and laughed at herself a little bit. "I'm Kristina." She said and extended her hand to him.
"Well aint you just the cutest thing, what you doing hanging around with these greasers?" he asked grinning and lighting up a cigarette.
"Steve, me and Pony were friends with her awhile back." Soda said. Soda liked her. You could always tell when Soda liked somebody because he would just stare at them and whenever they'd catch him he'd just flash them a smile and the girl was hooked. Worked like a charm every time. Usually the girl would just turn away and giggle to her friends but like I said, Kristina was not like other girls. She just gave him a smile right back, didn't blush or anything.
"Hey I'm really sorry." Kristina said getting up and sitting down on the couch next to Johnny. "I didn't even realize you were there, you must think I'm the rudest person alive." That was the exaggeration of the century.
"Well gosh no of course not, I'm Johnny." Johnny said.
"Well its very nice to meet you Johnny" she said smiling at him. Johnny blushed. He wasn't used to these kind of girls giving him smiles.
Johnny smiled back and laughed. Now there's something you definitely do not see everyday!
"So we still going to play some football or are you dummies going to keep gawking?" Steve asked standing up tossing the football to Soda.
"What do you think Kristina? Can you keep up with the big boys?" Soda said winking.
"Oh please Sodapop. Ponyboy just how many times did I WHOOP your brother in football?" She said glaring at Sodapop but she was still smiling.
I nodded kind of laughing at the shocked faces of Dally and Two Bit. Soda actually was a good ball player but Kristina wasn't lying. She whooped him.
"You trying to tell me, this hot little broad, kicked your ass Sodapop? Naw man I have to see this to believe it." Dally said.
"You'll see it Dally, if the girl's still got it." Steve replied.
"Do I hear a bet Randy?" Kristina asked.
"Oh you'd like that wouldn't you. No sirree I'm not dumb enough to bet against you, again."
"Hell I'm dumb enough!" Two Bit said slapping down a 5 dollar bill.
"Me too." Dally said dropping two fives. "Put that 5 in there for Johnnycake too."
Johnny smirked. I could tell he wanted his money on Kris.
"The rules are though, we get Darry." Two Bit made clear.
"We don't need Darry!" Kristina said jokingly sticking her tongue out at Darry.
