Disclaimer : Dont own the Outsiders.

Note: In the last chapter, Two-Bit ONLY slept over. Nothing happened. So get those dirty little thoughts out of your heads. xD

Honestly Velma was shocked to hear that Darry would anything like that. The fact that these guys found it amusing only made her more uneasy.

She was going to leave, but, like every time she tryed to leave in a situation like this, she was stopped. She gave an annoyed sigh. She turned around and noticed it was Johnny.

They had sat her down and explained that Darry never really did anything like that, and that they don't really think that fighting is amusing(they were lying, but Velma didn't know it) . They said it was just because her father had deserved it. She didn't interrupt them while they were talking. They were talking non-stop for nearly 10 minutes.

After that, She continued with Ponyboy and Johnny to the Curtis House. She believe what the guys had said. She always does. They only tell her what they think is all she needs to know...She didn't even know about Dallas's criminal record.

They were all sitting around the coffee table. They house was silent. Ponyboy and Johnny were playing a game of Chess. Velma was watching. She was going to play the winner. Soon enough Darry had come home. He had sat down with them 10 minutes later...

"Checkmate." Johnny have a grin on his face

" Don't get cocky, Johnnycake, that was beginners luck," Ponyboy said, getting up so Velma could sit infront of the board and started putting all the pieces back.

"Ahh, you're just jealous." Johnny laughed, then made the first move.

Nearly half an hour had passed, now with Steve, Sodapop, Dallas and Two-Bit sitting around the coffee table, being unusually quiet. Johnny stared at the board and made his move, " Check." he put on a large grin and the guys cheered...untill they heard, in a small, sweet ,southern voice, "Checkmate." Velma's smile was only small.

They stared at the board and noticed she moved while they celebrated. Johnny looked a little surprised... He hadn't seen that after his last move. Ponyboy was laughing, " I told ya not to get cocky, Johnny..."

Sodapop said he never played the game before and wanted to try. But Velma stopped playing after about 5 minutes when Sodapop jumped afew of Velmas pieces till it got to the other side of the board and said, " Aha! King me!"

Darry told Soda he'd teach him how to play later...

Friday came rather quickly.

Velma had went to the Curtis house after supper. She played another game of chess with Sodapop, and he almost won...almost. She then went on to play against Steve who lost terribly, but Soda had a hell of a time making fun of him for it.

Around 8: 30 Velma was about to leave when Two-Bit, Dally and Johnny had come in with 4 movies. They told her to say for atleast two of the movies, then Two-Bit would drive her home. So, Velma went and sat down on the couch with her legs up, leaning lightly against the armrest. Two-Bit, Dally and Steve sat down on the couch, too.(The only reason they got 4 on the couch is Velma's alot smaller than all of the guys) Darry sat down in his chair and Pony, Johnny and Sodapop were sitting infront of the couch. They had turned off the lights and Soda put in the movie. Half an hour in, Velma realized that it was a horror movie. When a gory scene came up, she buried her face in Two-Bits shoulder, " Why didn't you guys tell me they were horror movies?" she whined.

"Well, if we did, would you have stayed? Besides, We knew that by the time you found out, It'd be too late for you to walk home alone.." Dallas laughed.

"...you guys suck.." She said quietly.

Steve laughed, " Don't worry. We'll tell ya when the gore is over...Look. See? It's over.."

Velma slowly turned her head toward the t.v screen just as someone was being brutally murdered. She gasped and once again hid her face in Two-Bits shoulder and they all laughed.

" Awwee, Man, Steve, " Sodapop laughed, " That was mean."

"Yeah, I know" Steve was sounding rather proud of himself.

"Ok, That part is really over now, Velma.." Sodapop told her. She once again took a look at the t.v and the gore wasn't over! She hid her face for the 3rd time in Two-Bits shoulder and again they all laughed. Sodapop and Steve high-fived each other and Soda fell on his side laughing. Two-Bit put his arm around her.

"Ok guys, come on, leave her alone.." Darry said after he stopped laughing..

Velma stayed in that position till she fell asleep, which was only near the beginning of the second movie.

When she woke up in the morning, She was still asleep on the couch, as was Two-Bit. She looked around and noticed that Dally was asleep in the chair. Darry and Ponyoy where in the kitchen talking.. She stood up and checked around the floor to make sure no one was sleeping on it. She didn't want to trip over anyone again.

She went into the kitchen and Darry asked her immediately asked, " What time do you usually go to bed?"

"Um...like...9:30...10 o'clock?" She answered, " Why?"

"Well, you fell asleep kinda early last night.."

She shrugged, " I'm not used to staying up late."She yawned and stretched abit, then sat down.

Ponyboy smirked slightly, " So, sleep well?" he asked, nodding to Two-Bit, still sleeping on the couch..