story short as to why this chap is so late.. My computer broke down for like a month sheesh.. Machines.

Sodapops POV

I took off from work today to stay with Ponyboy because he got sick from his cut, his cut healed pretty quickly but it got him sick. My new girlfriend is coming over in about 15 minutes, I met her at work. She hasn't met my family yet so this will be her first time meeting Pony. I hope they get a long, but im sure they will, stevie's a real sweet girl. I heard whimpering coming from Ponyboys room so I went to investigate.

"Pony you up?"

I saw his head bob up and down

"you feeling alright?"

"No"his voice was hoarse

I was about to lay down with him when I heard a knock on the front door and I bolted out of the room

"Hey Stevie!"I said as I led her inside

"hey Sodapop"then I gave her a small kiss on the cheek

"c'mon I want you to meet my younger brother"

"Ponyboy right?"she asked

"yeah, but Im gonna warn you, he's real sick right now.."

"Oh don't worry my brother has the meisels.. I know what sick looks like"

"no this is worse.. You see Ponyboy lost his memory in a accident.. He got hit by a drunk driver. So he got real sick and now his immune system is real bad.. So he has to wear this patch to help him fight off diseases. But these socs got a hold of him and stabbed him, not too bad but.. So now he's real sick."

With everything going on I never really got a chance to tell Stevie everything that happened with Ponyboy.

"Wow.."

"Yeah, the poor kids been through a lot"

"let me have a look at him"

So I led her into Ponyboys room, the minute she saw Pony she gasped, but real low.. I almost missed it.

"You poor baby"she said as she made her way over to Ponyboy

"do I know her?"pony said weakly from the bed

"no, this would be your first time meeting her, this is Stevie, she's my new girlfriend"I answered almost embarrassed, and im not sure why

"Soda.. He's the sweetest thing I've ever seen"Stevie said turning to me

Pony sat up now, his face looked feverish and I decided that I should run for the thermometer.

When I came back Stevie was sitting on the bed holding Pony on her lap and gently rocking him. I saw that Pony was asleep.

"He started falling asleep so I took him into my lap to hold him, I do it for my brother and he always falls asleep right away"Stevie said with a smile

"too bad he fell asleep though, I need to take his temperature"

"well I'll do it, if you don't mind, im a pro at taking temperatures and not waking the sick one"she said with glowing eyes

"sure"I handed her the thermometer and she stuck it into Ponys mouth gently

"he's a doll Soda, he looks a lot like you except his eyes are green, and he's extremely light for.. How old is he?"

"Fourteen"

"fourteen? Jesus, he's under weight, aren't you going to do anything about that?"she asked quickly

"well.. You see Darry and I are doing everything we can for him, he's just real sick right now, he's actually gained weight!"I said defensively

"im sorry Soda I didnt mean to snap at you like that, it's just.. Since my mom died I've pretty much become the mother of my younger brother, I tend to act like a worried mom a lot now"she said looking down at the soundless Ponyboy

"awe it's alright, I know what you mean me and Darry have become like Ponyboys parents"I said sitting next to her

"I guess we have a lot in common"she said smiling

Then she gently took the thermometer out of Ponys mouth and looked at it

"103"she said quietly

"it'll probably drop by tonight"I said reassuringly

"take good care of this one Soda, and do me a favor"she said handing Pony to me so now he was on my lap

"find out his weight for me? And hold him every once in a while, trust me, he'll feel comforted"then she left giving me a small kiss on the cheek

I laid Ponyboy down on the bed and stroked his head

"every things going to be alright buddy"I said softly

Then Ponys hand grabbed my arm ferociously and his eyes opened, they looked scared but amazed at the same time.

"Soda! I remember this time.. We went to the movies, with you, Two-bit, Johnny, Dallas, Steve and Darry! I remember! Tell me it happened Soda! We went to the movies to see a Paul Newman one and we were all there and you and Steve started throwing papers at people! And Dally was talking to a girl, annoying her, and and Two-bit was telling Darry a joke. Darry was ignoring him but I could tell he was listening because the movie was boring him even more and Johnny and I were sitting there. We were awful embarrassed that night. I remember it so clearly, I can smell the popcorn and hear people shouting at us, I even remember how I felt!"my eyes filled up with tears

We were both yelling excitedly until Ponyboy started coughing and couldn't breath right, then I got his breathing tube and settled him down. He fell asleep a little bit after that, and I was so excited that I called Darry and everyone in the gang, then I called the doctor. He said that this was excellent progress and he might even remember another memory real soon! Darry ran through the door that night extremely happy and ran for Ponys room, but Pony was still sleeping soundly with the breathing machine gently humming next to him.

"What did he remember?"he asked quietly

"that time he brought us all to the movies, remember?"

"Yeah that time was hell"

I smiled and looked back at Ponyboy, he was getting his memory back! Slowly but he will eventually, I hope. But once he's Ponyboy again, he wont be able to do all the things he used to.. Because of this damned immune system of his. I just hope this wont ruin him mentally..