0Important0 Hey guys! 0Important0

I just wanted everyone to recall that Joey has told Soda that she knows what he said to Darry after that party where Joey…ahem...'jumped' Dallas. If you'll go back and look (Unless you already remember)

Joey said ""You were spying on my at that party months ago, and you got jealous when you saw me and Dally. Then you have to go and cry about it to Darry when you think nobody's around the next afternoon-" So now Soda knows that Joey knows that he loved her. That's why he was so speechless.

Just making sure everyone knows so there won't be any confusion.

American-Soldier-Kyo-Curtis: Thanks for the review and for all the compliments. They were very kind.

Blondie 24-7: I know. Joey power! Thanks for reviewing.

Ex's and Oh's: Uh…Thanks for the review.

st.elmo-lover: Heck yes. Go Joey! And yeah, the guys will be back. Have no fear! Joey needs buddies. ) Especially after you see what happens next… Thanks so much for reviewing.

Kait-Lynn23: I know it was mean, but I've gotta side with Joey. Soda hasn't been very nice to her. He had it coming. Lol. Thanks for reviewing.

ForzaAzzurri09: I know! Don't worry…I think I have a good idea. Thanks for the support.

Nellie: Thank you. I like the new guys, too. Lol. They'll be back soon. I'm going to keep it in Joey's point of view though. It's a good suggestion, but I think its best to just know what Joey is thinking. It adds to the mystery and stuff. Haha. Thanks for reviewing.

TIM'N DALLYS GURL: I know. Sometimes you just have to punch back. Thanks for the support.

SodaNDallysgrl410: Haha. Thanks for the review. It was funny AND nice.

Kaligirl05: My thoughts exactly. Thanks for reviewing.

Rugrats101: I know. It was so mean. They just keep hurting each other. How rude! Lol. Thanks for the review.

mushs-grl13: Lol. I love Mickey D's. Thanks for the review.

Okay guys…this chapter is going to be…a bit of a chance. I don't know if you'll like it. You'll let me know?

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The next day was going by rather quickly considering the events. Or lack thereof.

I just sat on my porch thinking from sunrise until sundown.

I didn't mean to tell Soda everything like that. Now he knew that I had heard what he told Darry those months ago.

It wasn't entirely my fault. If he would have told me instead of Darry, we wouldn't be having this problem now.

You know, for someone who's Sodapop Curtis free, I'm not any better off than I was before. I was much happier being only his friend, rather than his enemy.

Now everything was out in the open. Well…almost everything. It wasn't really a known fact to everyone that I was in love with Soda.

Me, Darry, and Soda, were the only ones who knew how Soda used to feel about me. Granted, I wasn't supposed to hear and not many people knew I did.

I didn't think the fact that Soda loved me was a secret anymore though. He'd probably told Steve and Darry about our conversation yesterday. And I'm sure word had spread to all the gang.

Everyone probably heard about all of those mean things I'd said to Soda. Hopefully they knew what he said to me, too. I couldn't afford to lose the few friends I had now.

"Hey, I found it!" I looked to my right to see three very familiar boys approaching my house.

"No, I found it you moron. You just ran ahead." Andy smacked Nathan on the back of the head.

"No, I believe I found it." Alex stepped out in front of them and plopped on the porch beside me.

Andy and Nathan grumbled as they sat on the bottom step.

"Hey." I greeted them happily and kindly. I wanted them to like me.

"Okay, okay. Me and the guys have a bet." Alex started. "I say, you can't possibly be as fun when you're sober, and they say you can. So who wins?" He looked at me expectantly.

I didn't really know how to answer him. I just laughed.

"Sounds about the same to me." Nathan laughed with me.

"I don't know…" Alex shook his head. "You can't really be sure. Say something funny!" He shot off the step beside me and pointed down at me.

"Um…Your fly's undone?"

He looked down and noticed that his fly was indeed undone.

He laughed sheepishly as he zipped it back up. At this point, Andy and Nathan were rolling on the ground laughing.

Andy composed himself first.

"You'll have to excuse Alex. He doesn't have all his cornflakes in one bowl." Andy patted Alex on the shoulder as he watched Nathan recover.

"All foam, no beer." Nathan muttered while he tried to sit up.

Alex faked being offended.

"What are talking about, Nathan? You couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel." Alex smirked at Nathan as he crossed his arms behind his head.

Andy fell over laughing.

Alex pointed at him and put his arm around Joey's shoulders and began mocking Andy for what he had said earlier.

"You'll have to excuse Andy, he fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down."

Andy just kept laughing which made me laugh even more.

"Okay, since I can see we all have a nice, sober sense of humor; we don't have to get drunk." Nathan finally got everyone serious long enough to make a suggestion. "So let's go see a movie."

We all agreed so I went into the house to tell Melissa I was leaving and grabbed my shoes and my hat.

We joked on each other as we walked to the nightly double. When we arrived I was surprised to see the guys pull out their wallets and pay. Thankfully, they paid for me too so I wouldn't have to sneak in alone or have to tell them that I didn't have any money. If I would have thought about it, I would have asked Melissa for some money.

Still, it was odd to see them pay. I'd never paid for a movie here.

When we took our seats I was still thinking about it.

"Why didn't we just sneak in?" They looked at me oddly and exchanged weird glances with each other. They looked uncomfortable.

"Um…Can we talk about it later?" Andy was the one who spoke.

"Sure…" I turned my attention to the movie. I had a feeling Andy didn't have any intention of talking about it later and I wasn't going to push. If they were doing something illegal for money, it wasn't any of my business. Greasers do all sorts of illegal things. Example: Sneaking into movies.

I was sitting on the end of the isle and I felt someone hit my elbow as they passed.

"Sorry" The person mumbled as they turned around.

To my horror, it was Soda. He looked horrible. He had bags under his eyes and his hair was a mess.

"What are you doing here?" He sounded angry already. This had to be a record for me. "Here to hurt me some more?"

"I should ask you the same question." I replied just as coldly. I looked behind him and noticed I had an audience. In the row behind Soda were Two-Bit, Steve, Johnny, and Pony. They were all observing with interest.

"Who's that?" He pointed a finger at Andy who was beside me. "One of your boyfriends?" He was smirking at me.

"He's a friend…not that it's any of your business." I did my best to keep my voice calm.

Soda's eyes were narrowed at me.

"Jealous again?"

He shook his head and mumbled. "Shut up, Joey. You're not that great."

"No," I stood up. "You're pathetic Soda. It's not my fault you're in love with me or something." I gave him a bored look as I took my seat, never taking my eyes off of him.

He looked hurt. Very hurt. He didn't look very cheery when he arrived, but I don't think I've ever seen Soda that torn up. I hate to admit it, but it broke my heart to see him like that. It didn't matter though. There was nothing I could do now.

He stared at me for a minute before he turned around and left.

I felt horrible with myself as each of my friends passed in front of me to follow him.

Steve and Pony glared at me as he walked past. Johnny just kept his head down, but when Two-Bit passed by was the worst.

He just stared at me and shook his head as he said a few words before he left.

I felt like dying. I told Andy, Alex, and Nathan everything I recalled about what happened with me and Soda over the last year. After that, I told them I'd see them later and I headed home.

I practically crawled into bed when I arrived. I didn't even bother taking my shoes off.

As I lay there waiting for sleep to claim me, I couldn't knock the words that Two-Bit had said to me before he left.

"That was cold, Joey. Real cold."

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Kinda short and I know, I know. That was so mean of Joey, but it had to happen. You'll see. It part of yet another chain of events.

Let me know what you guys think.