"Another Day"

Again, due to the removal of this story, any old reviews for this chapter have been lost and therefore cannot be acknowledged. New reviews will be acknowledged in chapter 4.

A/N: Sorry if this chapter sucks. My english teacher failed my Writing mid-term so I'm kinda upset. He told me I got off topic. Which I didn't! And I normally get honors in english and now I'm failing mid-terms! Anyways. I've got a name for my character, but don't worry, all the names you guys suggested will be used later on for other characters.

myhubbyisob: Yeah, I did leave it in an odd place. I'll try not to do it in this chapter.

Twitch in my eye: Lol, I'm lazy too. I'm glad someone thinks I have good taste in music though. I love Simple Plan. I can relate to their songs, and they fit this story so well!

goldengreaser: Glad you like it.

Gracie: You really think it was better? I must have low self esteem. Anyways, I will use some of your names in the story, I really like them! Oh, and if you want to post stories, you have to get an account first, then go to the read me thing and it should tell you.

dirtyd488: I have to say I love your reviews and I'm really happy you don't think my story is cheesy. And as long as Simple Plan have songs that fit this story, I'll keep putting parts of them at the end.

Disclaimer: Do I really need to go through this?

Chapter 3: Stepping outside Part 2

He took off his glasses. He was silent for a moment, but then looked at me with a smile on his face.

"I loved it. It was possibly the best piece of work I've read from a student your age. Your failing grade has been raised to an 80 percent." He finished.

"I did that good?" I stammered, my mouth hanging open. Mr. Syme nodded.

"I'm amazed that your marks didn't drop lower than they did with all that happened to you. Anyways, class is going to start in five minutes, so I'm going to go grab a coffee. I'll see you in class Mr. Curtis."

The rest of the day seemed a blur after that, but I was happy that I brought my mark up. I soon found myself walking with Two bit to DX.

"Here's your switchblade. I didn't need it afterall."

"Thanks. Oh, I forgot to give you something this morning." Two Bit pulled out a small gold box from his jacket. I looked at him.

"Why? What is it?"

"Open it, you'll see." I took off the lid and inside laid a razor.

"Ha Ha very funny Two Bit. I don't need one of these!"

"You thought you did before the rumble." He answered grinning and I knew Two-Bit had played a joke on me. I attacked him and we ran up the street slapping each other. AS we neared DX I noticed Soda washing a car and Steve fixing another. He looked at u7s and elbowed Soda in the ribs.

"Hey Two Bit, Ponyboy. How was prison?" He joked.

"It was cool. There's some awfully cute girls there." Two Bit answered, lighting a cigarrette. "You should come back. It would be like old times."

"Nah. I'm never going back. Let's face it, I'm dumb." he flashed a smile. "Not like this kid over here." He ruffled my hair.

"Soda, not the hair!" I yelled as a girl came out of the station. She was real pretty. Her hair was tied back into a Ponytail and she wore denim shorts, her DX shirt tied around the front.

"Who's this, your janitor?" Two Bit motioned towards the girl.

"Nope. That's Kori Thomas. She works the cash register, since me and Steve can't do math." Soda replied. " Hey, Kori, come here." She walked over. She wasn't very tall, standing about two inches below me.

"I would like you to meet Two Bit and my brother, Ponyboy. Guys, meet Kori." We shook hands.

"What's a soc doing working at a gas station?" I asked, immediatly regretting it. She spoke in a calm voice.

"I'm not a soc. Just because I don't dress like a slut doesn't mean I'm one of those snobs that lives on the other side of town." I was surprised. She definately wasn't your average greaser girl.

"I'm sorry, it's just that most girls that are greasers don't work at all. They normally swipe things, and drink alot. You just don't look the type. " I appologized.

"I've been around alchoholics and vandals my whole life, and they don't end up anywhere. I want to go somewhere in life." She told me. I could understand where she was coming from. Dally didn't get anywhere and neither did Bob. "Like how you proved that greasers can be heros too, when you saved those little kids." She smiled, her brown eyes sparkling. johnny's words came back to me.

'it was worth saving those kids. Their lives are worth more than mine. They've got more to live for...'

" I had a friend that was a Soc. Last year she started making up lies so that she wouldn't get caught with me in public. She told her friends secrets I had told her and I ended up getting jumped. I haven't spoken to her since. If they could see that we're just like them, maybe Elizabeth and I would still be friends." She looked sad, I could understand her pain.

"Yeah. There was a soc I made friends with and she wouldn't say hi to me in the halls because it would ruin her reputation. Then my best friend, who promised that he would always be there for me went and died two months ago." Kori looked shocked.

"Oh my gosh, I never knew. Hey, do you wanna talk about this tomorrow, umm, mabe during a movie? Because I have to go home now." She looked at her watch.

"Uhhh, yeah, sure, that would be great." Did she just ask me out?

"Okay, I'll meet you at your house around 6, I've got to stop somewhere in that neighborhood anyways."

"Sounds good."

" I'll see you later. It was nice meeting you Pony." She walked off. Soda, Steve and Two Bit came out of the station, which was odd, because I hadn't noticed them leave.

"Ponyboy's gotta a girlfriend!"

I thought that I could always

count on you

I thought that nothing could come

between us two

We said as long as we would

stick together

we'd be alright

We'd be ok

But I was stupid

and you broke me down

I'll never be the same again

So thank you for showing me

that best friends cannot be trusted

And Thank you for lying to me

Your friendship, the good times we had

You can have them back

A/N: Yay! Chapter 3 is done! Okay so this song was Thank You by Simple Plan, and it is kinda how Kori and Pony feel about their friends (Johnny and Elizabeth) And I might not be able to update in the next couple of days because my mom thinks that my 'leisure writing' is sidetracking me from my english. So she's banned me from so I'll have to write in secret. But don't worry, I'll still write. Read and Review!

Your Buddy,

Ponyboy Curtis

aka Pepsi-Cola