Hello! Thank you very much the pleasant reviews.

Note: I apologize to those who thought Darry should have been there as well. Yes, I know that he is an important character, especially towards Ponyboy. And yes, I ALSO think that the Darry/Pony relationship is most interesting, so please don't think I'm just purposely shutting the poor guy out. I just happen to be as equally (if not more) fond of the Soda/Pony relationship, why I placed Soda in here first. Since this is all in Pony's POV and would not make much sense to change that, I'll explain the situation here.

As you know, the Curtis's don't exactly have much money (Uhh, does the term 'greaser' tell ya anything?), so obviously they need to work (even more) in order to pay off the hospital bill among other things (bills for house, insurance, etc.). Since they didn't want Pony alone though, they take turns to watching him during their breaks from work (which means Soda is on a break at this moment). Yes, I could have placed Two-Bit in their place, but it would make more sense to have at least one brother present. Darry will show up soon enough, so hopefully, this clears up the situation.

I must say... this guy is something. If I had blinked at that crucial point, I would have missed his split-second change of expression.

Beep... beep... beep...

I should also note that the room itself suddenly grew much more quiet than compared to when I first 'awoke'... aside from the beeping, which had seem to grown louder.

"W... W-What?"

Well... I can now say that I have definitely picked the wrong thing to say. I can't help it though; sometimes I just don't use my head.

Beep... beep... beep...

He blinked... then stood up.

I watched his movement cautiously. I mean, what if he suddenly lashes out at me... though he doesn't look like the type. But you never know.

"I... I'll be... right back. Gettin' a doctor... don't move..." And with that said, he left.

Ahh... I should have asked for a drink.

Some time later...

Well... apparently, I'm suffering from severe memory loss.

"There's no telling how long it will take for you to not only regain all of your memories, but also to piece them together. It was quite a miracle that you managed to survive such a blow to the head."

That was the doctor... and to come think of it, I'm feeling a pretty bad pain in the back of my head right now.

"We're going to keep you here for a few days to watch over your progress properly. You, being such a young fellow and all, will most likely be released within the next week or so. Of course, you will also be given painkillers so don't panic about the pain."

Well, that's good, I suppose. But then where do I go?

"Your brothers will do everything they can to put you back in your normal schedule. Mr. Curtis, a word please." And so, him and that other guy walked out of the room... again.

Brothers... as in more than one... oh! Maybe that guy was one of them! I'll have to ask when he comes back.

Though I could really use a soda right now.

A few minutes later...

Thedark gold-haired guy came back in, if not a little reluctantly, and seated himself in a chair next to my bed. After a moment of silence, he cleared his throat.

"Ahh... well, I s-suppose I should... introduce... myself?" I must also note that he looked very uncomfortable, seeing how he kept brushing his hair back with his hand and tugging on the strands.

In an effort to make him feel better, for some unknown reason for I don't really remember this person... but something tells me... "If... you want to."

"Eh? Oh right! Well, I'm Sodapop Patrick Curtis, one of your older brothers. Call me Soda. Our oldest brother is Darrel Shaynne Curtis... but we call 'im Darry. He should be here real soon too 'cause my break is almost over... and I'll have to go back to work, but don't you worry 'cause Darry will take real good care of ya. And Two-Bit will probably come up to see ya too, so don't worry about being lonely or anything. We'll be here whenever ya need us, ya dig? "

I could hardly keep up with this guy... no, Soda's rambling. Okay, call him Soda and call the other one Darry... got that. He's leaving and... Darry will be here... check. One question...

What's a 'two-bit'?

Note: Please notice how Pony is somewhat acting like himself, but he just isn't aware of that. Of course, notice how he asks for 'soda' rather than something like water. Apologies for such a short chapter! They'll get longer so please be patient!

I suppose I should also note about this: The reason Soda is introducing themselves with the full names (And no, I didn't make up the middle names. These are stated in the novel, page 172 out of 180.) is to (in his mind) to help trigger Pony's memory loss. I know it seems odd, but I felt it was fitting.