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I'm sorry for not up-dateing in a while. I have been busy with school and other things and my computer wasn't working at some points duringlast week, To make up for not up-dateing in a while I'm going to post another chapter this weekend ! Hope you all enjoy !

Chapter Three

I woke up in a cold sweat dripping from my face. I had just popped up in the middle of the night., then

I held my stomach in pain as the memories of last night flooded my mine. The Images played over and over

agin. I wanted to cure up in a ball and just cry, but that won't do me any good. So I decide to get up and get some water from the kitchen, It would get my mind off of my dream and what had happened last night.

As I walked into the kitchen I saw a dark figure sitting at the table. I froze in my tracks, I was so scared I didn't recognize the dark figure.

" Mel is that you ?" asked the dark figure

"Yea, Ponyboy is that You?" I asked unsure

"Yea it's me, sorry If I woke you up Mel"

"oh no, you didn't it was my dream that was more like a nightmare that work me up" I said

"you too" Pony asked

"yea, you have that nightmare that you keep having ?" I asked

"Yea, it scary me something awful but I can never remember it when I wake up" Pony said.

" I though that it didn't happen that much anymore now that you seeped with Soda ?" I asked, Pony then answered.

" He ant home yet I guess or at least he ant in our room"

"What time is it " I asked wondering how late it was.

" It's 2:16 in the morning, where are they ?"

I was getting worried, they have been gone now for hours bye now.

" where do you think they went ?" I asked Ponyboy.

" I don't know, They could of went to buck's I know there was a party going on there tonight or maybe they all crashed at your house for the night" he said like he was trying to convenes himself at the same time.

Then I spoke what we were both thinking. " What if they found those Soc's, there was five soc's and only four of them and what if more of their drunk friends showed up ?" I asked getting afraid of what the answer might be.

" Well the odds are as even as they get, and If other drunk soc's show up they will just have to be ready at all times to take them on." Pony said looking at me.

As I notices him looking at me I quickly wiped away the tears that had formed while I was lessoned to Pony.

" Don't cry Mel, it will be alright , They've been in fights before where the odds were against them and they have come though alright ." Pony said to calm me down.

" It's not that Pony" I said trying to keep a calm voice

" Then What is it ?" Pony asked

" I' am just real shoke up about what happened tonight, I mean about being jumped. You here of it happening all the time but you never think it will happen to you. I was so scared Pony boy, I can rember ever thing that they said. Once my hood fell off and my hair fell over my face the guy that was on top of my legs flashed a grin across his face and then his friend said " She's just a kid you ant thinking ?" I went wild and screamed and for the rest of the night all I could think about was what if Two-bit, Soda, and Steve didn't come when they did, what would of happened to me ?"

as soon as those words left my mouth I started to sob louder and harder, Ponyboy then embraced me in a hug and then pulled back and looked me in the then said.

" They can't hurt no more, as long as one of us is with you, ya'll be safe"

That was a huge relief to me. I never wanted to be jumped again as long as I live.

" How's your stomach doing ?" He asked

" It's a little better but not much, It still hurts a lot though" I said while holding my stomach.

" If you want I 'll go get you some aspirin, it will help with the pain" Pony offered and I agreed.

Ponyboy though that aspirin was the cure for just about everything. He brogue out four pill bit I just took two, sometimes it was worse to have more and it didn't help the pain at all.

" You gonna be able to get back to seep tonight ." I asked Ponyboy.

" I don't know, I am tired and could use the rest but even when Soda is with me I still can't get back to seep after I have that dream. How about you ?" Pony said softly

" I don't think so at least not now" I said

Then Pony said " hey Mel, what do you think about spending the rest of the night in my room, that way we wont be by are self's and you could seep on the bed I'll seep on the floor ."

I though the offer was sweet and then agreed, I didn't care to much to be on the couch in the livening room with the door unlocked by myself.

" It sounds like a good idea to me, although you don't have to seep on the floor, L don't mind ." I responded.

" are you shore cause I don't want the other guys to think I took advantage of you, or they would beat the crap out of me, even Darry and Soda ." Pony finished

I though how true that statement was. All of the guys were over protive of me. I was the youngest and the only girl. Thouge I only had one brother at times it felt like I had seven ! Even though I was Two-bit's little sister in away I was like ever ones little sister. It was good sometimes and bad sometimes just like ever thing else in life. One good thing was that there was always someone there for you and some one to stick up for you even if you were wrong, but one bad thing was that I had a hard time controlling one brother how was I going to be able to control seven. The funniest part to me is that if I try to go out in something they don't think is approve they won't let me leave the house and what I find funny is that most of them have girlfriends that dress on the trashy side but when I were a button down shirt and if one button is undone they get anode.

Then I snapped back to reality and answer Ponyboy.

" I' am shore, anyway it's not like were gonna do anything, were just gonna seep ."

Then we walked back to Soda and Ponys room. I flopped down onto the bed, I was so tired. Pony placed the blanket on top of me and then laid down next to me. The bed was much more conferrable then the couch was. I lessoned to Ponyboy's slowly and calm breathing and before I knew it I was final asleep.

Later on that night I heard the bed room door close quietly as if the person didn't want to wake anyone. I was a light sleeper so the littlest noise woke me up. I figured it was Ponyboy and didn't care to open my eyes. The I heard a voice say

" Hey Ponyboy you can't hog the whole bed I am tired too move over ." It was Sodapop

" I can't" Pony said in a sleepy voice.

" And why not, Maybe I should just roll you over then ." Soda asked

" I don't think that's a good idea , Darry will kill you if you do ." Pony said series

" And why would Darry even care if I pushed up over ?" Soda said a little confused.

"Because If you push me I'll end up on Melanie and If Darry was right about her having a cracked rib it will be broken for shore If you push me and I land on her, so that's why Darry will kill you If you push me"

Pony finished and Soda asked

" Melanie...Ponyboy..."

Hearing my name I sat up and rubbed my eyes, Soda then contained

" You guys didn't, did you ?" he asked wide eyed.

Pony started to say "Soda it ant how it looks, I"

Then I cut him off before he could finish " Sodapop Patrick Curtis we didn't do anything and you know it" I said giving him a crossed look.

Then Pony contuned " I had a nightmare again and when I woke up you weren't their so I went to get a glass of water from the kitchen and Mel woke up form a nightmare too and couldn't get back to slept earthier."

When Ponyboy finished telling Soda what happened he just shoke his head and said " Shore whatever you guy's say ." We both knew that he believed us but that was Soda for you, Being sarcastic.

"well I'll go to seep on the couch for tonight, Ya'll can stay inhere all right" Soda said

We agreed and then he was heading for the door when I asked

" Soda where were you guy's and what took you so long ?"

" Well now I don't think that's any of your business so don't you worried your pretty little head now !" Soda responded and then left the room.

"Pony how come they never let my know what's going on ?" I asked

"I guess they think that there protecting you by not letting you know about stuff like that ."Pony said

"Well I shore hope they started telling me ." I said

"You can wish all you want but they ant gonna started telling you about this type of stuff anytime soon." Pony answered and I agreed and then it was quite until we slipped back into a deep seep well at least I did.

I used Spellcheck this time and hopefuly it cauge all the miss spelled words ! Please reviwe ! It means alot !