Chapter 8: The Truth

Danny, Rachel and Houston would stay in Jason's room of the apartment. Wesley got back and they had a little chat. The teens and Jason and Wesley got to know each other.

"Did you guys meet each other here?" asked Rachel.

"Nah," started Wesley. "I met this guy ages ago. I used to live in a house around here. But a gang shot it up. I just moved into this apartment."

Jason even showed them around his living room. He showed them where everything was. He even pulled out one of his blades. It was cool looking.

They continued to talk more.

"Hey," suggested Jason. "You guys can go looking around if y'all want to. We've got to go to work right now."

"All right."

After Wesley and Jason exited, Rachel ran through her bag.

"I thought they would never leave!"

"Oh yeah. Let's see that journal," said Jack remembering.

Rachel found the journal and searched through it.

"Let's see. I-B-K. Tex, Rusty-James, Travis, I.B.K. Here we are."

Rachel started reading from Ponyboy's journal.

….

Back at the Shepard's building, everyone was still hanging out. Trix would be on guard duty with Curly in a moment. Now it was Tim and Soda's turn.

"It's been quiet for a moment," said Soda trying to make conversation. "Do you think they're cooking up something?"

"Most likely. It has been too quiet."

"I think it's suspicious."

"Same here."

"We should send some spies or something."

"Maybe later."

"Whatever. I just want to catch them before they pull off something."

Tim was feeling less and less like a leader every moment. He was coming up with any ideas, and it was starting to annoy people, including him. It was almost like when they last had a war with the I.B.K. Darry was the one who stopped the entire thing and beat up Will T. Well, technically Darry won. Will T. just took a blank shot at the guy.

…..

"…Darry just had some back and head damages. The doctor said that he would be okay. He told later on that the I.B.K. had pretty much gotten all of us. They kidnapped me, hurt Soda's back, got Steve jailed, and stabbed Two-Bit. I never really thought of it that way….That's the last page."

"Geez," said Danny quietly. "All that!"

"Man. And they never told us," said Jack.

"Soda, Pony, Two-Bit or Steve," said Keith. "Has Steve ever mentioned it Alex?"

"No. We barely talk anyway."

"Why didn't they ever tell my dad?" asked Danny.

"Don't know. Adults are weird," said Rachel putting up the book.

"Hold it," said Alex. "Read what it says about Jason and Wesley."

"Yeah. I want to know how Dad knew them," said Houston.

"Okay. Hold on."

….

Meanwhile, Wesley and Jason were talking at their job. They both worked at a car repair shop.

"So how long do we have to keep them?" asked Wesley sitting down next to Jason.

"Until things calm down over there. It sounds like some serious stuff going down over there."

"That's true."

"We need to go to their neck of the woods. See what they're like over there."

….

"Pony's been caught up in too much drama," said Jack.

"That's true. But it kept us in safety."