Disclaimer : I do not own the Outsiders. Which is pretty obvious.

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After school on Wednesday,Dallas was driving Johnny and Ponyboy home from school, But he had to get something from at a store, so he parked the car across from the library." Ok. I'll be one minute. Just stay in the car..." Then he got out of the car and went to do his thing.

Ponyboy was looking out the window when he noticed the blond heading toward the library. He hadn't seen her since Friday so he thought this was a good time to go talk to her. He hopped out of the car, telling Johnny he'd be back in a minute. He ran across the street and got to her before she had gotten to the front door. "Hey.."

The blond turned around and smiled, " Oh, hey."

Ponyboy smiled, too, " How are you?"

"Fine, thank you. You?"

"Pretty much the same..."

"Are you going inside?" The blond asked, motioning toward the doors.

"Oh..no..I was just across that street and thought I'd..come over " lame lame lame lame, Ponyboy thought."Well, is there anything specific you're looking for?"

"Well..I am supposed to be doing a book report, so I was thinking of doing it on David Copperfield." She told him.

"I have a copy of that..actually..." He told her, " You can borrow it, if you like..." He motioned for her to wait. He ran over to the car and hopped into the back seat and started to rummage though his school back and took out an old, tattered book. He then ran back across the street and handed it to the blond. She smiled, " Thank Y -"

"Pony!" The blond got cut off by Dallas, yelling at him from across the street. Ponyboy sighed, " I'll see ya around..." He smiled one more, than reluctantly walked back to the car.

"Wasn't that that blond you were walkin' with on Friday,Pony?" Johnny asked.

Ponyboy nodded, " Yeah..."

"You get her name this time, kid?" Dallas smirked. Ponyboy sighed. He didn't like that Darrel told the guys that.

"Nope." Ponyboy shook his head slightly.

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It was around 7 pm Friday evening and everyone was sitting in the living room. It had been raining until about 7 pm. They didn't go out because they weren't sure if it was going to start up again.The boys exchanged looks when they heard a knock on the door. No one ever knocked. Ponyboy stood up and went to open the door. And there she was. The blond that was on Ponyboy's mind for the past week. He stepped outside onto the step and closed the door behind him. He had the feeling that if they guys saw her, they'd try to embarrass him somehow, and make some kind of crude remarks toward her.

"Hey..." He said.

"Hi...Um..." She handed him the book, " I finished it...and I noticed that your address was on the inside cover.." He had forgot about that. That had been put in there awhile ago, in case it had gotten lost, " So, I thought I should bring it back."She said timidly.

"Thanks.." She finished the book rather quickly, he thought, though not surprised.

She was not in her school uniform. She had on a short, navy, velvet skirt and silk blouse of the same color and a black, woolen coat. Her Mary-Jane's were now a pair of 3 inch heels, but even with those extra inches, she was still pretty short...

"Pony.Don't ya know it's rude to leave someone standing on the front step? especially in this cold?"

Sodapop was standing the the door way. He looked as if he expecting a call from Alfred Hitchcock to be in his new movie.. He smiled and moved out of the doorway to let them inside. Once inside, Ponyboy introduced her to the 5 other boys that were sitting in the living room. Keith Matthews, better known as Two-Bit, Tall and lean with rusty colored side-burns. Dallas Winston, She had seen him before on Halloween, but just didn't know who he was at the time, but of course she heard of him. Who hasn't? She probably would of been scared if she didn't feel safe around Ponyboy. Steve Randall. Tall with greasy, swirly, black hair. Johnny Cade. Dark hair greased, parted to the side. His eyes were dark, but had this nervous look in them that the blond couldn't apprehend. Then there was Darrel, Ponyboy's and Sodapop's older brother. Cold, pale blue-green eyes with the build of Charles Atlas, if not, bigger.

"Why'd ya come all the way to this side of town?" It seemed that Two-Bit was trying to make polite converstaion...or..atleast, a conversation.

"Just...returning a book..." The blond said.

Two-Bit looked over at Ponyboy and noticed the thick book in his hands. " When did he lend it to ya?"

"Wednesday..."

"You finished that book in 3 days?" Two-Bit sounded shocked.

"Yes...it's not the easiest book to put down..."

"So, you're a geek just like him, huh?" Two-Bit grinned, and blond blushed.

"Awe, Shoot, Two-Bit. We aren't geeks...you're just an idiot." Ponyboy said, putting the book back into the book-case. The blond held back a giggle, thinking it would be rude, but that didn't stop afew of the other boys from laughing at their friend.

"Damn, Pony. Don't you know you're supposed to 'respect your elders'?"

"Don't you know that unless you start acting your own age, You'll still be a Junior when I graduate from collage?"

Again, there was laughter. But now, The blond smiled weakly and turned to Ponyboy, " I think I should head home.." She turned to the others as she headed outside, " It was a pleasure to meet you all.."

The moment she had stepped out of the door, Ponyboy put on his shoes, grabbed a jacket, and headed to the door. All he said before he left was, " I'm going for a walk."

It didn't take too long for Ponyboy to catch up to the blond.It was real quiet and he could hear the clicking her heels made on the sidewalk. He snuck up behind her..

"Hey."

She jumped and turned around. She smiled when she saw that it was only Ponyboy, " You know you shouldn't sneak up on people like that."

Ponyboy laughed, " Yeah, I know. But you really shouldn't be walking all alone on this side of town..especially after dark."

"Oh?" She tilted her head slightly to one side, " And why is that?" She asked him.

"Well. There are plenty of dangerous people walking around this part of town. And I wouldn't be much of a gentleman if I didn't offer to escort you home. " He smiled.

They were silent for the walk. They had decided to cut though the park when they noticed that if they kept going straight, they would of had to walk though a fight between about 4 greasers and 5 socs. Half-way though the park, the heel of the blonds shoe sunk into the soft grass, causing her to loose her balance and fell over. Ponyboy smiled down at her. She looked so vexed over something so small like falling in the grass. He crouched down in front of her, still smiling, " I thought you private school girls were suppost to be graceful?" He said with a laugh.

She frowned, " this isn't funny...the grass is wet.."

He was still smiling." Actually. It is funny." He was going to stand up, but he slipped on the grass and fell forward on top of the blond." I guess it is wet.." Ponyboy laughed.

The blond whimpered as Ponyboy fell on her, But he smiled, " You know..you're actually quite comfortable."

"Can you get off of me please?"

"Hmm..."Ponyboy pretended to think, " What do I get if I do?"

"Pardon?"

"Well...I'm not to fond of the fact of having to get up..." He told her, " So what do I get for getting up?"

The blond said nothing, so he continued, " How about...If I get up..You go out on a date with me. Tomorrow."

"Sorry. I already have plans with my friends for tomorrow." She told him.

Ponyboy frowned. " Well, I can stay like this for a while. I'm not the one laying on the cold wet grass. So it's not bothering me any."

"Oh..this isn't fair..." She whined, trying to push him off of her. After a few minutes of trying. She sighed, "Can I make a counter offer?"

"You can."

"If you get off me..We go back to my house..and watch a movie?"

"Hmm...What movie?" He asked her.

"Sound of Music?"

Ponyboy smiled, " Well. I guess that will just have to do..." He stood up and then helped the blond to her feet.

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Once they had gotten to her house, the girl went upstairs to get changed into the some dry clothes. Ponyboy looked around the living room when he noticed a record player. Interested, he went over to see what albums she had. Elvis, The Beatles, Bill Haley & the Comets, Johnny Otis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, the Coasters... Oh. Fats Domino. He smiled abit. He waited until he heard her come down the stairs. When he did, he put on the record, playing the song, 'Blueberry Hill' when she came into the living room.

"What are you doing?"

" I wanna dance."

"The agreement was, you get off me, and we watch a movie."

"I know...But I changed my mind." He smiled and walked toward her.

"I can't dance.." She blushed and looked at the ground.

He took her arms and placed them on his shoulders, then he put his hands on her hips, " It's not hard..." He started to lead , "The wind in the willow played love's sweet melody, but all those vows you made

were never to be..."

" You sing wonderfully." She teased.

"Oh, thank you." He smiled and pulled her in closer. She rested her head on his shoulder and soon they had forgotten about the movie, they had forgotten that they were practically strangers, and they had forgotten that they were only 14 when they went up to her room and locked the door...

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Ponyboy had gotten home by 1 in the morning. Darrel was pacing back and forth, muttered to himself and Sodapop was half asleep on the couch.

"You two didn't have to wait up for me.." Ponyboy said, sounding like he did last Friday when Darrel had picked him up.He headed down the hall, but Darrel pulled him back into the living room. " A walk doesn't take 6 hours, Ponyoby." yeah. He was mad.

" Well...I wasn't out walking for 6 hours...it was really only..like...40 minutes" Ponyboy shrugged. Still smiling. Sodapop stood up, yawning and stretching.

"So where were you then?" Darrel crossed his arms..

"Oh.. I guess I never thought to call...I kinda lost track of time.."

"That dose not answer my question." He was trying to keep from yelling. " Where the hell were you?"

"I was...at the blonds.."

"You mean you don't know her name yet?" Sodapop asked, laughing slightly..

"No..." Ponyboy laughed abit, too, " But you think I would of asked or something after we.." He just stopped. His smiled gone. He looked at Darrel, who looked like he was explode.

"After you what?"

"Um...uh..." Ponyboy turned a bright red, " Nothing...nothing...good-night!" Then he ran into his room and locked his bedroom door. He'd be lucky if Darrel didn't beat his head in tomorrow morning..Hell. He'd be lucky if they didn't tell the guys in the morning.

Sodapop and Darrel just stood there in silence. They looked at each other, " You don't think he-?..."

Sodapop shook his head, " No way...well..." He shrugged, " Maybe...I mean..when I was 14, I was ..."

"Soda.."

"Well...I just hope he was smart about it"

"Soda...please..just go to bed..."

"I mean, I started to freak out after my first time because - "

"Now. Please. Just go to bed.

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As Ponyboy made himself some toast, Darrel came up to him,"When I get home from work, We are going to have a long talk."

"Well, Darry, If its about the Birds and the Bees, I don't think he needs to have that little talk any more." Sodapop laughed.

"What?" Two-Bit, Steve and Dallas started to grin.

"Oh...I wasn't supposed to say anything, was I?" Sodapop asked, looking from Darrel to Ponyboy.

"No...no you weren't..."

"So! Do you know who it was with?" Steve asked.

"Oh, yeah. That blond that was around last night" Sodapop told his best friend.

"Whats her name?"

"He doesn't know yet."Sodapop looked over and noticed both Ponyboy and Darrel glaring at him. " Oh...right...I'll...I'll just shut up now.."

"Now?"

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