The Emcee: Ok, I think this is the last chapter. Hope you all enjoyed the story.
Cabaret
The winter months were over. Spring had finally arrived. Even though it was only the start of spring, it was as warm as ever. And the Cabaret was opened, after being closed for the rest of the winter. That blizzard wasn't the last one to arrive and since Pony's departure, the Curtis brother's weren't in a cheery mood to even bother opening it until now.
"This doesn't feel right," Soda said, putting up the open sigh, near the end of the day. Darry looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, opening the Cabaret with Pony gone."
"He'll be back."
"I know, but still. It's not the same." Darry shook his head and headed inside. Two-Bit was working at the bar, under Darry's close supervision. He needs all the babysitting with how he acts, Darry thought, watching Two-Bit throwing a glass into the air and trying to catch it. Missed.
"Hey! Get a broom and clean it up."
"Me? But, but...I can't..."
"Why?"
"Because, I'm lazy." Darry pushed Two-Bit out behind the counter.
"Hey!"
"You're not allowed back here unless you clean the glass up."
"Fine..." Two-Bit grumbled, walking to the kitchen. Laughing, Darry went back outside to see how Soda was doing. He found his brother leaning over the box that had the spring decorations in it.
"Having fun?"
"No. I need help. Pony and I used to do this."
"I know, I know..." Darry turned his head towards the driveway. A car pulled up and parked. Hm, that looks vaguely familiar, he thought. A wide grin spread across his face as he saw who got out of it. Knew it looked familiar! He ran towards the parking lot. Noticing his older brother's presence missing, Soda looked up.
"Holy shit..." He started running after Darry. "Ponyboy! You're back!"
"Yeah. I'm all better now. Went to the doctors last week. And he said I could go home."
"It's good to see ya, Pony." Darry said, hugging his youngest brother. Pony smiled into the embrace.
"I've missed you guys too."
The End