Hey guys! I'm back! :D I'm kinda posting a lot cuz it's a weekend and I have time (yayyy!). So before I start this next chapter, I wanted to mention something. I named this story "Gracie" because I couldn't really think of a better title. If any of you have a better idea, please leave it as a review!

OH YEAH! I forgot! Disclaimers! Wow, I'm such a noob! I don't own the Outsiders!

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~Johnny~

It was a cloudy, cool day on the East Side of town. I was walking along the border of the vacant lot with Pony, Soda, and Two-Bit. We were coming back from the movie theater. Pony had asked us to go with him, which made pretty good sense if he wanted to avoid getting jumped by the Socs. I didn't mind, anyways. I wasn't too into books and movies and stuff like that, not like Pony was or anything. But I liked them just fine.

Everything seemed normal at first. Two-Bit was cracking jokes as usual, and Soda was laughing with him. Pony and I didn't say much, but that was expected of us. We were, after all, the youngest and least talkative members of the gang.

Suddenly, we heard a loud shout from the other side of the lot. "Hey! Greaser girl!"

Two-Bit and Soda stopped laughing. I looked over to where the sound was coming from. It was obvious they weren't talking to us, but my heart started racing anyway. There were five of them. Five big, strong Socs like the ones who had gotten to me…

I felt the blood draining from my face. I wanted to get out of there, now. I had to. I had to. I had -

My thoughts were interrupted by another shout. "Come with us, slut, and nobody gets hurt!"

It was then I saw the faint outline of a girl backing into an alleyway. One of the Socs pushed her to the floor.

Then I heard the distinctive sound of a switchblade popping out of its hilt.

They wouldn't hurt her, would they? I thought to myself. They wouldn't hurt a girl. No -

"Yeah, let's see if anyone ever finds you here, half-dead or worse…" Another Soc growled at the mystery girl in the alley. I heard a faint whimper…

They were gonna hurt her. They were gonna hurt her the way they hurt me. And I wasn't gonna let that happen.

"Guys." I heard myself saying in a quivering voice. Was I really doing this? Was I, quiet, shy little Johnny, going to try and save this random girl in an alley? "Guys, we have to help that girl."

My friends looked at me strangely. They were clearly as surprised at me as I was at myself. "Why'd ya wanna go about doin' that, Johnny? There are five of those Socs!" Soda asked incredulously. I could understand that. We didn't even know this girl, anyways. But we had to do this. We had to.

"They're gonna hurt her…" I whispered. Realization began to show on their faces. Finally, they seemed to understand. "You know Socs like to outnumber people. With four of us, they'll get scared off easy enough."

"Alright, Johnny..." Though my friends agreed reluctantly, I could tell they were uneasy about the whole thing. But there were advantages to being the gang's pet.

"Hey!" Two-Bit was the first of us to shout. "Hey, you filthy-rich Soc trash! You leave that girl alone!"

All five Socs simultaneously turned around. I saw fear registering on their faces as they realized there were four of us. Cowards. They slowly stood up and started to walk away. "We'll be back for you, greasers!" Then the Soc let out a string of cuss words I wouldn't want to repeat here or anywhere. But I ignored him. I had to see if this girl was alright.

I ran to the back of the alley to where she lay unconscious. Blood ran down the side of her neck and stained her shirt. With shaking hands, I picked up her head to look at her face.

She was beautiful. I really couldn't help but stare. Her long, brown hair fell in feathery, wavy layers and stopped just above her waist. She had a round, kind-looking face, which somehow still looked peaceful even with blood streaming down her smooth skin.

Then I realized that the gang was looking at me strangely. Two-Bit was smirking slightly. "Pretty girl, you think, Johnny?"

I felt my ears burn red. He had apparently noticed that I was staring. "She's bleeding." I said, pretending to ignore Two-Bit. "We should take her back with us."

"Alrighty, Johnnycake. Whatever you say."

Thanks for reading, guys! I hoped you liked Johnny's take on things for this chapter. GAWD, I wanna go out with him! Too bad he doesn't exist!

Btw, again, a pretty short chapter. Tomorrow, I'm completely free all day, so I'll probably write a longer one with multiple POV's in it.

Anyways, thanks to anyone who read my first chapter, and definitely super-special thanks to BeanieBaby96, my very first follower and favoriter (is "favoriter" a word?)! Thanks so much for the support!

XOXO,

TheMuffinChild