-Just to let you know. I'll be gone again. Won't be back until like, the 25th or so. Yeah. I know. Sorry. I might have an update tomorrow. It depends on what time I leave. Catch y'all later.

Chapter 6: The Feeling

"That was good."

"What was good?"

"Keeping the mouth shut."

"Had to."

……..

Two-Bit and Johnny decided to walk around. Dallas should be okay. It was on Johnny's mind all day. Two-Bit cut into his thoughts.

"Want to go to The Dingo?"

"I'm tired of going there. Let's go to Jay's."

Two-Bit looked at him with a weird face and replied,

"Okay."

That was different. It was Johnny's tone of voice. It was still greaser-friendly, but Two-Bit had never heard Johnny talk like that. Never in his life.

While they were at Jay's, a fight broke out in the parking lot. Johnny and Two-Bit went over to see what was going on. It was a good fight. One guy got frustrated and flicked out his knife. Johnny and Two-Bit would have left then, but the cops were on their way. A cop car pulled right into the parkway.

"Fuzz!" yelled someone and the crowd broke off. No one wanted to be around the cops. Throughout the confusion, Johnny and Two-Bit lost each other. Two-Bit had already darted off thinking Johnny was behind him.

Johnny was in the middle of the crowd. The two people fighting had taken off too, and one guy dropped the knife. Johnny saw this as his chance. He tried to pick up the knife but there was too big of a crowd. He just ignored it and ran off.

Johnny ran down the street and ended up behind Spencer's special. There was just a field. Johnny was there by himself. Nice and quiet.

Johnny just sat down, and eventually leaned back and stretched out on his back. He needed to get a knife first. In case somebody pulled out one when he was being tough. That would sure make Dally proud. Knowing that he wasn't the only tough guy in Tulsa. In Johnny's opinion, he was very gallant. And the most important thing, tough. Both tough and tuff.

Johnny heard footsteps and sat up. There was a soc walking towards him. What was a soc doing here? This wasn't even his territory. He probably had a stupid reason.

Johnny jumped up and held his ground. The soc probably saw him as a vulnerable target since he still had marks and he was small. But Johnny was going to show everyone that he wasn't a little pansy.

"Look. A greaser. All alone. A small one at that."

Johnny didn't like the looks of this guy. He had dark brown hair. All clean and everything. He was a little skinny, but looked like he knew how to fight. The guy was a little taller than Johnny.

"Y'know what I like to do to small greasers?" he asked.

With that, he slapped Johnny a good one across the face. That hurt a little. Especially because he hit his semi-swollen cheek. Johnny kept a straight face. There was anger rising in him.

"Oh. Are you angry? What do you plan to do?"

Johnny then gave a good swing right onto the soc's face. The soc did a 180 and held his face. Johnny ran up and jumped onto his back. He started to pull the soc's hair. The soc wasn't going to take this and he grabbed Johnny by his shirt and flung Johnny over his head. Johnny landed on the back and was looking up at the soc.

The soc fist went speeding towards Johnny's face. Johnny rolled out the way and the soc's fist hit the ground. The soc started yelling in pain as he held his hand. Then Johnny remembered something Darry did to a soc in a rumble.

Johnny jumped onto his back and put on a sleeper hold. The soc didn't know what was going on and in no time. The soc dropped to the grass.

Johnny got up and backed a little. He did it. He beat the soc. But what next? Johnny ran over to him and searched his clothing. Johnny found some cigarettes, $25 and…a knife!

Johnny grabbed everything and ran off. He was smiling as he was running. It was such an incredible feeling doing all this. Fighting, robbing. He liked this feeling. And he wanted this to happen more often.

Johnny met up with everyone in the front of Spencer's Special. There was Ponyboy and Two-Bit.

"Hey Johnny. Where ya' been?" asked Two-Bit.

"Places."

Two-Bit nodded, he still felt differently about Johnny. He turned his attention to Ponyboy.

"So anything happen at school today?"

"No. Why'd you skip? I thought you liked school?"

"I would have gone, but your brother demanded that I look after Johnny."

Johnny wasn't too fond of that last sentence. 'Look after Johnny'. After he gets more respect, he would only have himself to look out for.