Hey sorry for not updating. I was camping and didn't have Internet access. So here is chapters 2. I don't know too much about football so if something in the story is wrong at any point just let me know and I will try to fix it. Thanks for the reviews. They mean a lot.

We all went out the front door and through the wire gate that my dad put up when we were all younger took keep us from going out into the street. Now the gate was beginning to rust. We all started to walk to the Lot. The Lot served many purposes; me and Johnny usually come here after seeing a movie and lay on our backs and smoke and watch the stars, serves as the place where rumble are fought when we have them and we play football here every Saturday. During the spring and summer when the weather is nice Johnny will sleep on the bench if his parents are drunk or yelling instead of staying at our house. We don't mind if any of the gang stays at our house, like Darry always says 'if it keeps them from getting in trouble with the law then keeping the front door unlocked inn worth it.' Darry's voice broke into my thoughts.

"So are we playing our usually teams"

"Why don't we switch it up since Darry's team always wins since they have him and he is the best player?" Steve informed us on what we already knew. But me and Johnny are the smallest and we get Two-Bit.

"That okay with me." Dally said and the rest of us nodded to agree with him. Dally only did about two things honestly that was riding horse for rodeos and playing football with us. Anything else like going to the movies he hated to dolegal way.

"So who's on who's team?" Two-Bit asked us.

"Well how 'bout me, Soda, Dally, and Darry" Steve said grinning at me. Knowing that me, Johnny and Two-Bit would get creamed.

"Now how in the world would that be fair? You have Two-Bit who is an okay player and you give him Johnny and Pony who are the smallest out of us." Darry so kindly pointed out and the gang nodded.

"Thanks for the support you guys." Two-Bit told the gang.

"Hold on a minute, I would like to have a word with my 'teammates'' I told them I was getting tired of the gang thinking that just because I was the youngest and Johnny may be small for his age but we could do anything they could. Then me, Two-Bit and Johnny walked over to where the gang couldn't hear us and they sat on the ground picking at the grass.

"Okay Pony, what's on your mind?" Johnny asked and I could tell that Two-Bit was thinking the same thing.

"Well I think that we can take them or at least try. If we don't Steve will never let us forget it and we will be marked chicken if we don't."

"I agree with Pony," Johnny said in a louder voice than normal. Yes, I knew Johnny was tired of being put down too.

"Well, well, well Pony and Johnny so you guys really want to take Steve up on this challenge?" Two-Bit asked us with a huge grinning on his face as big the smile of Mickey Mouse on his gray shirt.

"Yea!!" me and Johnny screamed back at him. The rest of the gang turned and looked at us. Two-Bit looked at us and I didn't think that his smile could get any bigger but I was wrong.

"Okay well it seems you two want to and I don't think that I have seen you two so excited. Ya'll look like two kids who came down the stairs on Christmas morning. So I will play too, since I wouldn't want to be the high schooler who tells you that there is no Santa Clause. So let's go kick there buts."

We then turned and walked over to the gang and they stood up.

"So what did you guys decide, are you going chicken out Pony?"

"Nope we are going to play and not only that but we goin' to play were going to win." Johnny and me told them. They stared at us most likely in surprise because me and Johnny are usually the quite ones who don't talk back.

"So are we going to play or stand here and let Johnnycakes and Pony telling you guys off." Two-Bit asked the rest of the gang that were still staring at me and Johnny. But none of them answered.

"Well Johnny and Pony it seems the cat has there tongue." Two-Bit said laughing. Now that I think of it, they haven't moved.

"Do you think they dead on their feet from shock?" I asked turning to Johnny.

"Well I guess we win since they can't answer." Johnny told me and Two-Bit, then we busted out laughing especially me and Johnny.

"Johnnycakes, Pony what in the world has gotten in to you two? You guys are usually quite." Dally asked as us.

"I asked them the same and they just said that they are tired of getting pushed around and they said that us three could take you four." Two-Bit spoke for us.

"Ha-ha Yea right like you guys could beat us! We have Superman and Dally."

"Thanks for pointing out the obvious Steve." A usually quite Johnny told him. We both really wanted to play and we were getting bored.

"So are you guys going to chicken out or are we going to play football?" I asked tired of waiting around for them.

"Yea we'll play I guess." Darry answered my question and the rest of their team nodded.

"We get ball first since we have less players" Two-Bit told them taking the ball off the ground.

"Okay we have wasted enough time, let's play" Soda yelled.

At first, it seemed like Darry and them were taking it easy on us but every time I got the ball, I would throw it to one my teammates or run. But that didn't last long especially when I started to make touchdowns. The sun was almost in the middle of the sky, which meant that soon Steve and Soda would have to go to work. We were one touchdown behind Darry and them. Then Two-Bit threw the ball to me at was at the 50 yard line. When he threw it, it looked like it was going to be right over my head. But I jumped up, caught it, and took off running. Just then, Dally jumped and almost tackled me but I jumped out of the way and he missed me. I was at the about to the 20 yard line when Steve, Soda and Darry decide to try to tackle me. But I jumped as they all dove. I made a touchdown, my twelfth one of the day. I was the only one who made the touchdowns for our team.

"Wow Pony that was awesome!" Johnny and Two-Bit came and patted my back.

"We have to go to work at noon so next touchdown wins." Soda asked. Man that is going to suck since it was there ball.

The huddled and then they started the play. I was trying to block Soda and Johnny was blocking Steve since they both are fast and can catch. I noticed that Darry wasn't paying attention my way, so I took off and tackled him from behind. The ball flew up in the air out of his hands; I jumped up and caught it. Then I took off and ran in the direction to our goal.

"Run Pony run!" wow Two-Bit made it sound like a Forrest Gump movie. But it did keep running and then I did it I reach the goal. We won, we won, and I make the winning touchdown. Johnny and Two-Bit came to the goal and were jumping up and down with me. The rest of the gang made their way over to us.

"Wow Pony I didn't know you could play like that." Soda told me grinning.

"How did you manage to tackle Darry?" Dally asked

"I don't know." I answered him. "Soda don't you and Steve have to go to work."

After I said that, we all started toward the house.

"Man that was one good game. What did ya'll think?" Two-Bit asked us.

"It was awesome." Johnny and I nodded. After we got to the house Steve and Soda changed and went to work. Dally left to go to Bucks and Two-Bit most likely left to go meet a blond or get drunk.

"See ya'll later" he yelled when he left. That left me, Johnny and Darry at the house.

"Hey Pony, you wanta go catch a movie." Johnny and me always go to the movies after we play football.

"Yea, that okay Dar" I asked him he was reading the paper.

"Sure just don't get in to any trouble and be home by 12" On the weekend I had to be in by 12 but it was only noon now so I had plenty of time.

"Okay Darry, you want to come?" I knew he wouldn't.

"Naw you two have fun."

Me and Johnny walked out of my house and started to the movies. I thought I heard and car and I hoped that it wasn't the socs. That would be all Johnny and I would have needed to run into a car full of Socs. The car followed us until we reached the movies. Then it stopped so I turned to see who got out it and if there was going to be any trouble. But it was just Darry's old football coach, Mr. Winters.

"Hey Curtis hold on a minute I want to talk to you." he yelled. I looked at Johnny and he gave me the go ahead look. So I walked over to him.

"Yes?"

"I saw you and your brothers and friends play football at that old lot. You have some serous skills and I want you to be on the team." Me on the football team. The season had already started and the team even played against a couple of other school but all they did was play. The three game they did play they got slaughtered.

"I thought the season had already started."

"Yea but in case you haven't noticed we don't have a very good team this year. But with how I saw you play today, you could be what the team needs. So what do you think?" Johnny had walked over to us and was now standing beside me. He was smiling at me knowing what the coach had said.

"I guess I can check with my brothers and it depends on what all I need." Since we barley had enough money now but I wasn't going to ask if it was going to cost a lot.

"Well here's a deal you play for me and you can have the stuff free of charge." Wow if he was going to give me the stuff he must have a bad team.

"Okay let me talk to Darry and Soda but I don't see why not."

"Thanks Ponyboy, hey with what I saw today you could be my star player." With that he drove off.

"Wow Pony your going to be on the football team."

"Johnny you mind if we see the movie later. I kinda want to see what Darry and Soda think."

"Hey I was getting ready to ask you that sometimes I think that you can read my mind. You wanta go to the DX and see Soda first."

"Okay lets go" we headed off to the DX.

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