"You really think she likes me?"Sodapop smiled and ran a hand through his hair. I rolled my eyes. "No?" "YES!" "I never thought she did anyways."he shrugged casually. "No, not yes no, yes, as in yes I think she does."I said easily. "I done told you Pone, I can't keep up with you when you mumble like that!"Soda poked me in the cheek. That was his thing. If anyone's face was turned to the side and they weren't paying attention to him, he would be right there poking them. To be honest, it annoyed me. And to add, it hurt too. "Leave me alone with this! Go talk to her about it."I mumbled. I was mad. I liked her. Soda knew it. But since she didn't, all hope with her vanished. "Cool it kid, it ain't like we're goin' to get married. Or, you know, anything like that..."Sodapop smiled. "Never said you were, and I sure hope you've learned your lesson from with Sandy. Remember when you thuoght the kid was yours? Shoulda seen how shocked Darry had been that day after he heard about it. It took a minute to click."I laughed, remembering that day, not because Soda's heart got ripped out, but because I could totally see Soda doing something like that, beleive it or not, and Darry couldn't. "Oh, I did see it and got crap for it too."He laughed, and I think that was the first time I'd heard him talking about that day without it being to complain. "When's sleeping beauty supposed to get here anyways?"I asked, not even realizing what I'd said. "So you do still like her then! Pony's in love, Pony's in love!"He sang, dashing around me in a frilly way. "Not as much as the Soda man." Just then, Shalyn opened the door and smiled."I'm here, no need to applaud." Me and Soda knew that when someone said something and was joking, you had to do the opposite of it just to get on there nerves. "So,"she threw her coat off to reveal a plain old blue T-Shirt."What's todays plans, Pepsi-Cola?"she asked. Me and soda both froze. "H-How do you know about that?"Soda asked stuttering. "About...what?" I looked at Soda and Soda looked at me and then we both looked back at Shalyn. "That was my dad's old nickname for him."I explained in a small voice. "Oh...I'm sorry, I won't call you that no more." "It's fine. And I don't know. You could come to work with me maybe. I could use some extra hands. Since your used to your dad working with cars." She helped herself to a seat."Sure,"she said casually."Maybe I can meet these girls that come by to flirt with you, so Steve says." "He needs to shut up."I heard Sodapop mutter under his breathe. She laughed."No worries. I'm not mad, or jelous...yet."I saw her mouth the last word to me, winked, and put one finger over her mouth. "So, you going to eat anything?" "I'll just buy something there I guess."Shalyn said and pulled him up."Better not be late!"she said and ran out the door. Soda smiled with a dumbfounded expression on his face."Runs like you-" "Jokes like Two-Bit-" "And cusses like a sailor!"Two-Bit joined in, not paying attention,knocking Soda's coffee all over him. "You wanna hear a sailor cussin'? 'Cause your bout to get one! Now I gotta go change shirts!"Soda stood up. Two-Bit just shrugged and continued."I ran into her and she told me where to go, how to do it, and what to do when I got there."Two-Bit laughed."Not taking a breathe in between swears." Shalyn entered again, noticing Soda wasn't in sight."Where's Mr. movie-star at?"she asked, grinning at me. I didn't want to start this again. "In his room changing shirts 'Cause Two-but here decided to spill coffe all over his clean shirt, and proably the only one he has that ain't at the DX or clean." She laughed good heartedly and turned for his room. "Might not wanna go in there."I suggested. She grinned beautifully at me and said eavily,"What is there to see?"Sha asked, but I knew she would have easily answered the question herself. Two-Bit looked at me and I shrugged."Looks like Sleeping Beauty's in love." with the wrong guy I couldn't help but think. "Maybe she is. But if this means Soda's got a chance with a real girl, not some brat like Sandy, I don't even care. That kids went through a lot." "Yep."was all I said and headed for the refridgerator. "Will you grab me some cake?"Two-Bit asked me. "Nope. All mine."I said and laughed, sitting down watching Mickey Mouse.