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Chapter 16: More Answers

Louis woke up. He was still in his clothes from last night. He sat up and saw the sun shining through the window. It was bright. He was glad it was morning. He had fallen asleep on the floor next to Ponyboy's bed. He looked on the bed. No one was there. Louis walked up front to see Johnny and Ponyboy watching television while eating chocolate cake. They both looked up when he entered the room.

"You okay?" asked Ponyboy.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

"Okay. What were you saying yesterday? You said someone was after you. I asked Johnny, but he said he didn't know what you were talking about."

Louis glanced at Johnny. He knew he could trust him. The only problem was that he had to think of something quick. He said something off the top of his head.

"Some soc was picking on me. I thought it was him."

Ponyboy looked at Louis. He didn't believe it. But Pony guessed he would be okay. If something like this happened again, he would tell Soda about it. Soda was the only person he had.

"Alright. I'm going to the movies. There's a new Paul Newnan movie out called "Bullet. Wanna come?"

"No thanks. I'm still a little tired."

"Okay. I'll be back later."

Ponyboy got up and walked out of the door. A soon as the door closed, Johnny said aloud,

"Nice save."

Louis smiled.

"I know. I guess we can keep this between our selves. Last night though. Do you think that was him?"

"I still doubt it. But this is getting kinda weird."

They continued to talk. But meanwhile at the DX, Soda and Steve were once again talking about Louis. Dallas was there too. They were still trying to figure out how all the clues connect.

"I can't think of anything!" said Steve, getting frustrated. Dally was getting frustrated too. Soda spoke up,

"We need more clues."

"Hiya!"

Everyone looked towards the door to see Two-Bit's smiling face.

"Hey Two-Bit," greeted Soda. "How come Pony, Johnny and Louis were asleep in my room?"

Two-Bit shrugged.

"I don't know. When I reached your house, someone locked the door. I tapped on the window, but the electricity went out. I guess they all went back there when the light went out. I didn't want to stand out in the rain all night, trying to get their attention, so I went home."

"Alright. I think you might have scared them."

"Well they're living. I'd love to stay and chat, but I've got to meet a girl somewhere. I just came to see if I could borrow a couple of dollars."

"You owe all of us money already," said Steve.

"Alright, alright. I'll just drive around with the chick. See ya'."

"Wait," said Steve. "Has Louis ever told you anything about him?"

"No. I've barely talked to him. See you later."

Two-Bit rushed out of the door.

Soda then told Steve about what was going on at their house.

"When Darry and I finally got home, we opened the front door didn't see anyone. I kinda feared they had been kidnapped or something. We both ran to the back to see Ponyboy asleep in his bed and Johnny and Louis on the floor. They were out like a light."

'Kids' thought Steve. He really wanted to know what was going on with Louis. The only person he talked to was Johnny. Like how Pony always talked to Soda. Steve couldn't stand that. Ponyboy needed to be around people his own age. Not tagging along his brother.

Later on, Johnny and Louis decided that they would walk around town. They were getting tired of just sitting around the house. They needed some fresh air. As they walked out of the door, Louis began to look around. He wanted to see if that car was still there. Johnny noticed this.

"Are you looking for Drake's car?" he asked.

"Yeah. Last night didn't help any."

"It might have been one of the boys."

"I hope it was. But I'm not taking any risks with this."

"Well. You said he was scared of knives."

"Let's find Two-Bit. He has a knife also."

"Okay."

They went looking around for Two-Bit. They walked by his house and his car wasn't there. They went over to the Dingo to see if he was there. They didn't see him. But suddenly down the street they heard his voice. They followed the voice and saw Two-Bit trying to talk to some broad. She seemed to be mad at him.

"I thought you had dumped the Kathy!"

"I never said that!"

"Yes you did! You also said that you would stop drinking! I can smell it in your breath!"

She gave Two-Bit a slap across the face and stalked off. Two-Bit put his hand on his cheek and just smiled. He noticed Louis and Johnny walking behind him and turned around.

"Hey Johnny, Louis."

"Are you alright?" asked Louis.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I still have Cathy. So, what'd you want?"

"We were bored," started Johnny. "We figured we could find something to do with you."

Two-Bit smiled.

"Well. You reached the right person."