Disclaimer: I only own Taya. I'm sorry.

Chapter nine: Differences in the relationship

Taya's POV:

What the hell is my problem! I can believe I just practically told Ponyboy that I like him! What's my problem! I'm so dumb! No! I'm retarded! Yes that's it I'm retarded. No I'm not…I'm just an idiot who doesn't think before they speak.

I groaned and hit my head against the wall gently and closed my eyes. Pony was never going to talk to me again.

"Taya? You ok?" I heard Pony walk over and felt him put his hand on my shoulder. I nodded against the wall but didn't look at him. If I did I would probably cry or something.

"Good. So umm…would that mean that you would be able to go to the movies with me tonight? Like as a date ya know?" spinning around I looked at Pony with an extremely shocked expression on my face.

"Y-yeah I'd be able to. My mom won't mind" I stuttered, Pony smiled and ran his hand through his hair. I could see the scar on his wrist.

I never did tell him why I had tried to kill myself but I know why he tried. Maybe I'll tell him one day. He does ask all the time. But that's not the point right now. The point is that I'm going on a date with Ponyboy Curtis.

We stood there in silence for like a minute before he whistled and said something about uncomfortable silences. I grinned and put my hands in my pockets, I do that when I'm bored and junk.

"Well I gotta go, Pony. I told my mom I'd be home by four. I'll see you tonight. At like…uhhh…eight or something?" Pony nodded and crossed his arms over his chest. He's so cute when he does that!

Pony walked me to the door and we said goodbye and I rushed home. If I was going on a date then I had to get ready as soon as possible. I do only have four hours!

Pony's POV:

Wow. I can't believe that happened. This is so awesome!

Closing the door behind Taya I immediately started celebrating by jumping around like an idiot and junk. In the midst of my excitement I had forgotten something. But it hit me again eventually and boy did it hurt.

Darry wasn't going to let me date Taya. He wont even let me talk to her. He defiantly wont let me go to the movies with her and junk. And how would I tell them that I'm dating her? They don't like her one bit.

And am I actually dating her? I mean we are going to the movies together but does that mean we're a couple? I'll have to ask Soda when he gets home. I just can't let him know its Taya I'm talking about.

Sighing in frustration I threw myself on the couch and just lay there for another two hours cursing my bad luck to the darkest pits of hell. Then Soda came home.

"Hey Pony. What's up?" he was still mad about this morning, I can tell by his voice. But he'll get over it eventually. I hope.

"Nothing. Hey can I ask you something?" I rolled onto my back and looked up at him as he came and sat on the couch by my feet.

"Shoot" he said grinning that dumb little grin of his.

"Well I like this girl right? And we're going on a date tonight, hopefully. And even though we're going on a date I don't know if we're a couple or not. Do you think we are? Or does that mean we're going as friends or something?" Soda looked confused for a minute before taking a deep breath and saying, "yeah it means you're a couple. But that's just my opinion. You might want to ask her first because we all know Taya hates it when you just assume something like that."

I gaped at him but he just laughed, how did he know it was Taya? Can he like freaking read minds now or something! Soda stood up and slapped my knee, "it's obvious bro."

"You think Darry will let me go to the movies with her tonight?"

"Probably not. Sorry Ponyboy"

Man that sucks.

Sorry it's so short! I had it four pages long Friday night but someone deleted it and this is all I remembered so its short. I'm so sorry! Please don't kill me!