Authors Note: hey guys i am back. I know it's been like an insanely long time since i last posted and im really sorry about that. I was having some trouble deciding what to write next for this story but no fears, i'm back and ready to write and i have the whole 4th chapter planned out. this chapter might be a little boreing/ pointless, but you'll see that it does have some signifigance later on.

Disclaimer: I dont own the Outsiders

Thank You's:
leencz
EmmaHermione1fan
xXHauntingXx
Runaway-run
Rugrats 101- look at the bottom of thishapter and it will tell you what the pop rocks urban legend is
CrazyAlchemistgrl017- hehe, you'll just have to wait and see if anyone in the gang dies p
Maddiecake- lol, yes, i do know that it's fake

October 25th - 12pm

Steve looked up from his seat behind the counter as he heard the little bells above the door of the DX station jingle. Soda walked through the door looking frustrated and nervous.

"Hey buddy, where ya been? Pony and Two-bit came down here a little while ago looking for you. Said you walked out of the house this morning and didn't say where you were going or when you'd be back." Steve said.

"I-I just went for a drive. I needed to think." Soda said as he walked over to the counter and leaned against it.

"Need to think?" Steve said attempting to raise an eyebrow like Two-bit always did.

"Man, you're staring to sound like Pony" Steve said letting a chuckle escape his lips.

Soda glared at him and said "Whatever. Did you see the news bulletin this morning?"

"The one about the blonde chick?"

"Yeah"

"I saw it. It's funny though because the car in it looked like the one that was here last night." Steve said giving Soda a confused look.

"That's because it was the car Steve! Did you not pay attention to the bulletin! It said that we were the last people to see that girl." Soda said frantically.

"I was right! There was someone in the back of that car!" Soda said. Steve frowned and looked at his friend worriedly. He didn't know what to say, so he just said the first thing that came to mind.

"Soda, you need to calm down" Steve said gently. Soda just stared at him and Steve got the feeling that he wasn't helping much.

Just then the bells above the store door jingled. The 2 boys looked towards the entrance to see two men standing there in blue uniforms with brown leather jackets. They were police officers.

"Good afternoon boys. I'm Officer Mackenzie and this is my partner Officer Baker. We'd like to ask you a few questions about last nights murder."

12pm (Two-bit and Pony)

"Two-bit" Ponyboy said to the 19year old beside him as they walked down the street.

"Yea" Two-bit answered.

"Do you think Soda's ok?" Pony asked, looking at the ground and kicking a small pebble.

"Don't worry Pony, I'm sure he's fine" Two-bit answered.

"Yea but he didn't look to well when he left" Pony said, still a little unsure. Two-bit gave him a look of slight annoyance, ran a hand through his hair and said:

"You gotta stop worrying so much Pony. Now look, I gotta stop at Jay's to get a pack of smokes, but after that we can grab a bit to eat or something and then go back home to wait for Soda. Ok?" Two-bit said. Ponyboy nodded, satisfied with the plan and followed Two-bit down the road to Jay's.

Jay's was a convenience store on the corner of Harding and Aster Street. It was a relatively small store but was useful when you need to get smokes, soda's, magazines, snacks and other little things like that.

When they neared the store, Two-bit gripped the black handle of the door and pulled it open. The man at the cash register looked up at the two entering boys.

"Hey" he said.

"Hey Kevin" Pony and Two-bit said.

Kevin was Two-bit and Pony's friend. He was 18 years old with spiky blonde hair and light blue eyes. Kevin had once helped Two-bit and Dally beat up some Soc's who were attacking Pony.

"What would you like today Two-bit?" Kevin asked.

"Just a pack of smokes" Two-bit said as he walked over to the counter and rested his elbows on it. Looking around at the different things on the counter, Two-bit spotted a bag of green pop rocks. Grabbing a bag and a can of soda from the small fridge next to him he looked up at Kevin who silently nodded, showing that he knew what Two-bit was planning. Two-bit gave Kevin the money and grabbed the items he bought off the counter.

"You going to Tim's party tonight?" Two-bit asked. Kevin nodded.

"Alright, see ya there" Two-bit said as he walked towards the door. Ponyboy, who had been over by the magazine rack walked over to Two-bit and the two boys exited.

Walking over to a vacant car in the parking lot, Two-bit placed the can of soda ontop of the car's hood. He took the pop rocks from his pocket and ripped the bag open.

"What are you doing Two-bit?" Pony asked knowing that the older boy had something planned.

"You know that urban legend about pop rocks and soda?"

"Yeah" Pony said slowly.

"Well, I'm going to disproved it." Two-bit said smiling.

"What! Two-bit your crazy. You could die" Pony said quickly, but it was too late for Two-bit had already shoved a bunch of pop rocks in his mouth and took a huge gulp of soda.

All of a sudden he started to choke and green foam started falling from his mouth. Gasping for air, he grabbed onto Ponyboy's jacket and muttered the words "help me".

"Two-bit, Two-bit stop it!" Pony said as a look of horror arose on his face.

But he didn't stop. He just started to gag and foam even more. Two-bit let out one final breath and then fell to the floor. Pony started to turn to run into the store to get Kevin, but two-bits hand grabbed his ankle and he turned around.

Two-bit sat up, wiped his mouth with his sleeve and started hysterically laughing.

"That was not funny Two-bit." Pony said.

"Yes it was, you should have seen your face." Two-bit said still laughing.

Pony let out an exasperated sigh and said;

"Whatever"

ok, there's the chapter. i know it was pretty boreing, but next chapter will be a whole lot better cuz someone is gonna die o. anyways, reviews make me very happy ). oo, and if anyone wants my aim screen name, if you just wanna talk, give me your input, bug me to update or have any questions, got to my page and send me and email asking for it. kthanx.

Pop Rocks legend: it's fake, but, the legned is that if you eat pop rocks and drink soda at the same then the chemical reactions in your body cause you to explode.