I love your reviews. Thanks for the advice, ILovePepsi2! This is my first story, and I'm so excited and looking forward to more reviews! So here's the next chapter. I do not own The Outsiders.
Enjoy! :) And Quick Reminder: Johnny told Ponyboy about crushing on Steve before he died. If you're a Johnny or Dally lover:Sorry!

Chapter 2: Stolen Key Chains and Magazines

As my worn out tennis shoes smacked against the concrete, my mind was going over the book our class had read; Romeo and Juliet. We have to write a minimum of 4 pages about the dangerous consequences every time Romeo and Juliet would meet together.

To me, that was the worst part of the story. I hated it when they had to hide their love and keep it a secret from their parents. It's impossible to control love. I wish they didn't have to die at the end. I wish all true loves had happy endings instead of ending up into a pile of-

"Where ya headin', greaser?"

My body stiffened. Every muscle in my body tightened; like it wouldn't loosen up if I didn't move.I put on my most dangerous face, and I turned around and got into my fighting position; like my brothers taught me. But I only turned around to a grinning, red faced, Two-Bit. He busted out laughing as soon as I let my guard down. "What the hell, Two-Shit? Sneakin' up on people like that..." I huffed and started walking again.

"Whoa, calm down! What's crawled up your butt and died? I was only foolin' with ya."

Calm down? Who does he think he is? I stopped and swung around to look at him. "What do you mean 'Calm down'?" I snapped at him. "After you almost gave me a damn heart attack, you're telling me to calm the hell down? Who are you, my mother? For Christ sakes Two-Bit, grow up!"

His crazy grin soon turned into a frown of guilt. Then I immediately regretted saying any of that. He was just trying to lighten my moods up, and I mad him look like that the bad guy. 'God, I'm such an ass.'

"Two-Bit, look man...I'm sorry. I just had a bad day and all...Please forgive me..." He ruffled my hair and put that crazy grin back on his face. "It's okay. I know you ain't mean nothin'. I mean, who could let down this face with these side-burns?" He pointed to his rusty-colored, long sideburns that stopped at his jaw. I playfully pushed him and chuckled. " Anyone who doesn't like side burns."

"Oh shut up Kid. Come on, let's go to the DX and see what's Deedle Dee and Deedle Dumb's up to."

'Yes', I thought,'my favorite part of the day.'

Soda's POV

Damn it's hot today. Working and pumpin' cars all day could make you burn like hell. Man I sound so fat.

I was in the back, tryin' to hide. Steve is still tryin' to get rid of those flock of girls that's been here for the past 15 minutes. I was starting to get tired of them hovering and touching all over me. When I told Steve that he mumbled something about me losing my marbles. But I wasn't losing my marbles. Because every time I thought, or even looked at a girl, it reminded me of the one girl that broke my heart into pieces; Sandy.

During that week when I found out that Pony ran away, and on top of that Sandy left me, it felt like my world was crumbling. I didn't know what to do. I cried myself to sleep, I didn't eat, and I was never smiling. But then, the hospital called, and that changed every thing when they found my baby brother. When Darry and I arrived there and saw him sitting in one those chairs, I sprinted to him like lightning and tackled him into a hug. He put my world back together. And even though I still lost Sandy, I still had my Pony; the one person that I love more than anyone or anything in the whole universe. And from that day forward, I was going to protect and keep him safe from all things dangerous. No matter what I had to do.

The creaking of the door broke into my thoughts. Steve opened the door with an annoyed look. Guess those girls really hit his hot spots. "Come on, man. It's clear. And Two-Bit and the Kid's here."

I sighed and jumped off the stool. I gave Steve an annoyed look before walking past him. It pisses me off when he never calls Pony by his name. It's always 'Kid' or 'Brat.'

I walked out to find Two-Bit stealing a key-chain and Pony with his arms crossed, snickering to himself while shaking his head. I don't think Two-Bit saw me yet because he said to Pony," Your brother or Steve will never know." Then he started to mimic an evil villain and rub his hands together. Pony was turning a tomato red of laughter.

I put on my dangerous voice. "Steve and Soda won't ever find out, eh?" When he heard my voice, he slowly turned around and put on his most innocent face. "What are you talking about? I ain't steal nothin'." So I walked over and yanked the key chain out of his black leather jacket. The key chain had a picture of a girl in a bikini. And on the back it read, 'You want some of this?' By the time I looked up, Two-Bit was gone. But I could still hear his laughter down the street. I laughed and threw the key chain on the counter.

Pony was reading magazine from one of the shelves. Then I pretended to act angry. "Really Pone? You came all the way down here to read and not hang out with your awesome brother?" Then I started to approach him. But by the time I took my first step, he sprinted into one of the aisles. This gonna be fun. I love chasing my brother. How fast he can run with those long, lean legs. Especially with a pair of shorts on, so you could see how tone and muscular they are. And I love it when he sweats; It gives me images of him naked, panting, sweating body under me while I pound into his tight ho- I shook my head. Was I going mad? I shouldn't be having those type of thoughts in my head about my baby brother. Especially about a boy. I mean, I wasn't gay.

Was I?

Well, there goes the second chapter. I hoped you enjoyed it!

Luv, BB