Disclaimer: Upsettingly, I do not own The Outsiders nor do I make a profit from S.E. Hinton's work fabulous work. Sadly, S.E. Hinton is the only true owner of The Outsiders.

Ponyboy's POV

Today was the day of the test and I hoped with my whole heart that the results were positive and that the chemo and surgery worked.

I laid down while the doctor scanned me. I laid there, lost in my thoughts. I wondered what would happen if I was cancer free or if I was still going to die.

The loud beeping of the machine jolted me out of my thoughts. I jumped slightly and Soda noticed. He laughed.

"Earth to Ponyboy. Lost in thought, huh, Pone?" Soda asked me in a jabbing manner.

I stuck my tongue out at him as the doctor left.

If I was honest, I was scared. Scared of the unknown, scared of moe chemo, and scared to die. Maybe I was even scared if there was no cancer left. What would I do then? Life would never be the same, that's for sure.

Just then, the doctor waked in, his face blank.

He sighed and cleared his throat.

"Well, Ponyboy, I got some news for you…" He started and what he said next made me freeze.

A/N: You guys have no idea how close I am to ending it there, but I wont…

"The cancer is gone. 100% gone. Now, there is a chance in a few years or even a few decades it could come back, but for now your in the clear. School ends in a few weeks, but you can do summer school and go back next year." I grinned so big my face almost split in half. Soda was whooping and hollering like crazy. Darry had me in a headlock, grinning like crazy.

"Well, I'll let ya'll celebrate and in the mean time, Ponyboy, I want to scan you every two months for a year to make sure it doesn't come back, alright?" He asked sternly. I nodded.

X

Things were looking up. Cherry raised all of the money we needed, along with the gang. I know Steve was clocking in under Soda's name, and I know that Two-Bit used his swiping skills to slip money in Darry's wallet when it was laying out on the counter.

Darry took the whole gang out to the Dingo. The conversation never let up and soon Darry, Soda, Steve, and Dallas were headed to Bucks leaving Johnny, Two-Bit, and I too mess around with some poker.

Johnny spoke and laughed more then ever and so did I. When Two-Bit got drunk and passed out, Johnnycakes and I drew a mustache on his face with a marker just as the rest of the gang walked into the house, no one except Dal was very drunk.

Dallas walked/stumbled in and saw the mustache. He grabbed the market and made a unibrow, just as Two-Bit woke up. Two-Bit saw the market and tackled Day, not even suspecting us.

They wrestled for a while before Two-Bit hollered uncle. They broke apart, both no longer angry. We are all too happy to be angry for too long.

Steve and Soda started to play poker, until Soda cheated. Steve noticed and they started to wrestle too.

I silently sighed in relief, for once we were having a real normal night with the gang and it felt great to be light and have fun.

A/N: It's not over. I kind of previewed that Ponyboy is unsure on how to continue life. Next chapter will be summer. Sorry for the shortness of this chapter.