Rose's POV

I was at my locker, getting my stuff together.

"Hey." said Archie then gave me kiss on the cheek.

"Hi." I said. I'm still pretty mad at him; he had no right to treat me like that at the party.

"Did you see what your sister did to James?" asked Archie.

"Yes I did and he deserved it." I said sternly.

"What? No he didn't." said Archie.

"He called her a whore!" I exclaimed.

"She was probably hooking up with Dally." said Archie

I looked at him with wide eyes. "Don't you dare say that about my sister."

"Do you want a drive?" asked Archie changing the topic.

I hate it when he does this. He'll be completely in the wrong then he'll change the subject. Why can't he man up to his own idioticity?

"No. I'm going to the library to re-search on my history project." I said.

"Oh, what kind of project?" asked Archie.

Oh damn.

"It's a-a," I paused. "World War One project."

"Oh okay. I'll see ya tomorrow?" asked Archie.

"Yeah bye Archie." I said then walked off to tell Caroline to the exact same thing.

I saw Caroline getting her stuff from her locker. I sighed then walked up to her.

"Hey!" I said.

"Hi, ready to go?" asked Caroline.

"I'm actually going the library to do re-search on World War one for my history project." I said.

"Oh." said Caroline. "Have fun."

"Oh I will." I said sarcastically and I turned around walking to the direction the doors.

I'm really lucky that the public library is close to Lolli's. As I walked I couldn't help but get really excited to see Soda again but what if Soda doesn't want to see me? He already has enough problems with the Socs why would he want more?

I made it to the candy shop and looked around hoping I wouldn't see Caroline or any other Socs. I walked in and saw a little man probably in his late forties.

"Hello." I said politely.

"Hi." said the man not looking up from his newspaper.

I walked around trying to see if I could find Ponyboy but he wasn't anywhere in sight. He probably decided not to show up. He doesn't need more drama especially since he witnessed a murder. He's only fourteen he shouldn't be in the middle with all of this. I heard the door open. I walked around and saw Ponyboy.

"Hey Ponyboy, I thought you weren't going to show up." I said.

"Sorry, I got caught up with some Socs," said Ponyboy.

Now that I realize it, Ponyboy does look like he's limping.

"What did they do?" I asked.

"They just tripped me and kicked me once in the gut. Thankfully Two-bit came and got them to stop." said Ponyboy.

"Do you know who it was?" I asked. Hopefully it wasn't Archie.

Ponyboy shrugged. "No I don't."

"Sorry about that. If they bother you again kick them in the nuts, that's what I would do." I said truthfully.

Ponyboy let out a small laugh. "Wanna go see my brother now?"

I nodded eagerly. Pony and I walked out and headed to a street I've never been before. I've never ever been to the greaser's turf before. I'm finally going on an adventure I've always wanted to go on.

Caroline's POV

I was on my bed and was reading "Gone With The Wind." I'm reading it for my English assignment but I also heard it was an amazing book. And boy it was it amazing. It was an amazing romance novel. I jumped a bit when I heard someone ring the doorbell.

"I'll get it!" yelled my mother.

"Okay!" I yelled back.

I went back to reading.

"Caroline, Elijah is here!" yelled my mom.

I dropped the book. What the hell does he want?

"I don't want to talk to him!" I yelled.

I looked at my arm were the cut was. I put a bandage on it and luckily my mom didn't notice.

"You're pregnant!" my mother yelled storming in.

"What!? Where did you get that idea?" I demanded.

"James just told me that he thought you were pregnant," said mom.

"Well, I'm not!" I exclaimed.

"We should probably call Dr. Johnson and get you tested it out." said my mom.

"I'm not pregnant. I did not and never will have sex with Dallas Winston."

"Caroline, James has a point. That boy does have a record. For all we know that hood raped you." said my mom.

My eyes went wide. "Is James still here?"

It bothered me that my mom believed James and not me.

My mom nodded her head. I walked out of the room then to the living. I saw James sitting on the couch playing with his thumbs. His cheek was still a little red and it was a little bruised.

"How dare you tell my mother you think I'm pregnant!" I yelled at him.

"Caroline, I'm just worried about you," said James trying not to raise his voice. I hate it every time he does this. When we get into a fight and were around other people he makes me look like the bad guy.

I saw my mom coming down and I said, "I'm not pregnant and Dallas did not rape me. All we did was have a conversation nothing more."

"Wanna to go for a walk and talk over things?" asked James.

I crossed my arms. "No, I'm grounded."

"It's okay Caroline, go." said my mom urging me to go.

"Please." said James with pouty eyes.

"Fine." I said then walking out and James followed me out.

"I wanted to apologize for what happened at lunch." Said James as we walked.

"Did you tell my mom that I slapped you?" I asked.

"No. I left out some parts." said James.

"So you also left you that you laid a hand on me." I said.

"I'm sorry about that. Did I hurt you too much?" asked James.

"Yes." I didn't bother lying. He had to know that he really did hurt me.

"I'm sorry. Caroline, I don't want to lose you for some greaser-"

"You weren't going to lose me for a greaser. Nothing happened between Dallas and meI."

"I don't want to lose you." said James.

"I don't want to lose you either." I admitted.

"Can we forget today ever happened?" asked James.

"No, I can't. James." I said on the verge of tears.

"Caroline I don't want us to break up." Said James as he put his hands on my arms.

"Were not breaking-up but I think it's best if we give each other some space for a bit." I said truthfully trying not to cry.

"I respect your decision. It probably it's for the best if we do take a little break." said James.

I smiled then gave him a hug. He kissed the top of my head then gave me a little squeeze. I didn't want to let go but I knew I had to.

"Goodbye James." I said.

"Bye beautiful." he said.

I blushed then turned away and waited to get back into the house then I went straight into my room and let the tears flow out. I know that James can be an ass but I really do care about him and I don't want to lose a great guy like him.

Rose's POV

"How much longer till we get to the station?" I asked.

"It's around the corner." said Ponyboy.

I nodded.

"You're not going to hurt Soda right?" asked Pony.

"No, Ponyboy I will never hurt Soda." I said.

"Yeah, that's what Sandy said." said Ponyboy.

"Who's Sandy?" I asked.

Ponyboy didn't answer me and we continued to walk in silence then we finally made it to the station.

"There he is." said Ponyboy.

I followed him into the station and I saw Sodapop underneath a car working on it.

"Hey Sodapop." said Ponyboy.

"Hey Pony. How was school?" asked Soda.

"It was good. Can you come out so I can actually talk to you?" asked Ponyboy.

"Yeah, just one sec Pony." said Soda.

Soda came out of the car and looked at me. He has grease on his face and his hair was mess but he still looked really good.

"What are you doing here Rose?" smiled Soda.

"Just looking for some adventure." I said.

"Well shoot you came to the right place." said Soda.

"I hope so." I smiled.

"I'll leave you two alone." Said Ponyboy as he walked out.

"Did you need anything Rose?" Asked Soda with a smile.

"I just wanted to talk to you. To apologize for that what happened last night." I said.

"Don't worry about it. I can't talk right now cause if my boss sees me I'm screwed. How about we hang out tomorrow?"

"I would love to! How about rollerblading?" I asked.

Soda smiled. "Sounds perfect."

"Great I'll see you tomorrow at 6?"

"See you then."

I walked out of the door and Pony helped me to get back to my turf. I couldn't help but feel guilty. Here I was talking to Soda after Caroline told me not to. I really do like Soda as a friend. Maybe even more one day, Archie and I just have nothing in common.