Hey--I'm back! With a quick question--anyone want to write a fic with me? lol--I think it might be fun! Care to give it a shot?

Thanks to the reviewers!

horrorpop: Really? cool! But--who told you about me?

miss showjumper: lol--hope ya like the rest of it too!

Tehsylvania: We shall see... lol

krista: Nah, the only sexist pig would be Dally--which is EXACTLY what he's being--that jerk... lol

Mrs. Soda Curtis: Ya... sadly Pony and Johnny have girlfiends...

Hahukum Konn

and

Morino Wakaba

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Chapter Seven: It's Settled

Disclaimer: I, in no way, own The Outsiders...

"Take them with us?" Dally snorted, "There is no way I'm going anywhere with that pissed off broad..."

Steve coughed, "And what happened between you two THIS time?"

Dally let out a sigh, "She caught me flirtin with some broad... Cherry whats-er-name... whatever--the point is--she ain't comin!"

"Yes she is!" Two-Bit muttered, his face contorted with concentration for the perfect slice of cake, "They're all comin..."

"Why?" Steve moaned

Two-Bit shrugged, giving up on the cake, and instead grabbing a huge chunk with his hand, "'Cause they're fun?"

"Ya--not when they can beat you up and leave you in an alley, Bit..." Dally scoffed.

"Are you saying Rox can beat you up?" Pony smiled.

"No--I was talking about Two-Bit--moron..."

Pony was about to retort when Soda pipped up

"So!" he began, looking over to Darry, "Can we actually do this?"

For the past few minutes, Darry had been completely silent, and looked like he was seriously considering the thought of a road-trip.

"Yes--" everyone cheered, "--but--" the cheering sadly stopped, "Three things... a place to stay... food... and money..."

"Good point..." Johnny said. Pony nodded his head in agreement.

"Well, if we put in our money--the girls too--we can pay for enough..." Steve brought up a good idea.

"Ok--so that'll cover food too... now for shelter?" Darry asked.

"Well..." Johnny quietly began, "There's..." he counted everyone, fingers up in the air, "seven of us... and there's seven of the girls... so that's... uh..." he added up on his fingers, "Fifteen of us."

"Fourteen..." Pony corrected.

"Ya!" Johnny smiled meekly, "... fourteen..."

"No!" Dally corrected, "There'll be THIRTEEN of us..."

The gang gave him a questioning look and he continued,

"Rox AIN'T comin'..."

"No, Dally, there's fourteen of us..." Darry began, "So, if there's four to a car--plus all our junk..."

"Then we'll need--four cars!" Two-Bit finished triumphantly.

Dally gave scowl--his jaw tightening, stood up, and headed for the kitchen. He came back a few moments later--beer in hand.

"Well--anyway--now that that's settled, I'll be back!" Soda cheered, and made a run for the door.

"Hold it, little man!" Darry yelled, "Where do you think you're goin at eleven at night?"

Soda turned around, revealing a mischievous glint in his eye, "Sabrina's..."

"No--you've got work tomorrow--you wait till she comes by the DX..."

Soda looked down at his feet and shuffled back to the couch all the while muttering things like, "I'm seventeen" and "You've gone to Lil's at one in the morning before..." he had to duck a playful swing from Darry for that last one.

"Ok," Pony began, "So it's settled, we're goin on a road trip--"

"--Tomorrow!" Two-Bit interrupted.

"No--" Pony continued, "Day after, 'cause we gotta have time to get everything together and to tell the girls..."

Worthy of someone calling the fuzz, the gang let out an enormous cheer--a grumble of curse-words from Dally.

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