I'll try to make longer chapters in the future, im sorry! I do not own The Outsiders.

Two-Bit POV

My car was still in front of the Curtis house when I got there. I checked my pocket for my keys. I couldn't find them. "Damn it." I cursed, kicking the wheel on my car. I blew out of my nose angrily as I walked up to the house. I went in and looked around. "Darry?"

"Yeah?" he poked his head out of the kitchen. "Geez Two-Bit, decide on beard or no beard." he commented. I rolled my eyes at him and growled.

"You seen my keys?"

"Where you goin'?"

"I'm goin' to meet Dally at the jailhouse. Where are my keys?" I asked again. I went up to the kitchen door way and leaned against the frame. He was fixing coffee or something. He threw my keys at me. Then I noticed my cane was leaning against the counter. I didn't notice I had been walking around without it.

"Did you notice you didn't have your cane with you?" Darry asked.

"Just now, actually."

"Well, it looks like you don't need it anymore."

"You mad at me?" I asked. He looked over at me and smiled.

"Why would I? We're friends, aren't we?" I grinned.

"Yeah. Oh yeah, I need to see you and Kendra in front of my old house."

–x-X-x–

"Dallas is out today, right?"

"Yeah, he'll be out in a minute. You here to give him a ride?" Mr. Joseph asked me. I nodded. He looked at me for a moment. "I do like you better without the beard. Reminds me of when you were in here for swiping something off of a shelf."

"I think everyone does."

"So where'd your cane go?"

"I don't need it anymore."

"That's good to hear." Mr. Joseph said, turning to the door. "Oh, here Mr. Winston comes now." he said as Dally came out. He looked up and smiled.

"Hey Two-Bit."

"Hey Dally. Glad to be out?"

"Hell yeah." then he turned to Mr. Joseph, "See ya later, idiot."

"Get out of here, Dallas." griped Mr. Joseph, grinning all the same. Dally flipped him the bird and came up to me.

"You got my ride, man?"

"Yeah, out front." I walked ahead of him and opened the doors. Dally pushed his way in front and looked around, past my car. He turned to me.

"Where's your car?" I didn't answer, just walked out to my mustang and opened the door. Dally was standing at the top of the stairs, mouth wide open. I stood there, grinning.

"You gunna come, or not?" I asked. He grinned and came over. He slid in as I started it. He was like a little kid, looking at everything and touching everything.

"This car is tuff. Where'd you get it?"

"I had money."

"I can tell." he was still looking and touching everything. "So you're some Soc now?" he finally asked.

"Hell no, Dallas. Besides, we aren't greasers or Socs anymore." He glared at me.

"You're joking." he asked through clenched teeth.

"No. A lot of things change in nine years."

There was a silence. Dally seamed to be shocked that there were no more Socs for him to beat on. I turned the corner of Pickett and Sutton. Dally must of remembered the day he met Johnny and Pony there, cause he chuckled to himself. But it was still silence down the road. I was headed to the supermarket to fetch Johnny and Ponyboy. I needed to talk to everyone. Dally was looking at me when I glanced at him.

"What?"

"Nine years?" he asked. "That is a long time. How's Pony and Johnny?" he asked. I sighed.

"Johnny is just about the same as nine years ago, but Pony changed the most." Dally laughed, as if he thought I was kidding.

"You're kidding! Pony, changed the most?" he asked. I nodded.

"You'll see when we get there." He stopped laughing.

We got there after a few minutes. Dally got out first. I followed. Dally must of saw Johnny first, cause he ran up to him and picked him up my the upper arms.

"JOHNNY!" he yelled, swinging Johnny around. Johnny was yelling for Dally to put him down. I started laughing. When Dally put him down and Johnny looked at him, both yelled like little school girls. Then they went into a massive fit of play hits and huge 'manly' hugs. I stood there for a moment, then jumped around in a circle and clapped my hands with a big smile on my face. I was just playing around. We stopped finally and just ended up laughing together. I grinned. Dally and Johnny were so happy to see each other. Until Ponyboy came out, that is, looking kinda mad.

"Ello, Michael!"

"Michael?"

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