I was asked to make the chapters longer and since it's the weekend I tried to make this one longer. This one is over 2,000 words so I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders

I couldn't believe he was here.

"What in the world are you doing here?"

"I just came to make sure Pony was okay and why do you care Dallas Winston?" Angela replied by yelling which gave me a worse headache.

"I suggest that you get out of here before the rest of the gang and his brothers come back. It maters when you're messin' with Pony." I had forgotten when he said all the stuff about he cared about me. I also knew that he was talking about what Alexis had done to me. However Angela seemed different and Alexis would have never came over to my house if I was sick to take care of me while my brothers were gone. She is different than most greaser girls that I met because most just want a boyfriend to say they have one.

"Pony I'll see you later because I don't want you to get into trouble with me here." I nodded since my voice was still gone.

"I also hope you feel better and you get your voice back. Then trash can is by the bed if you need it." She then leaned down and kissed my check. "Goodbye Dallas."

"Bye. Next time use the door next time."

"Fine. Pony you might want to try to eat something in a little while." I shrugged. Angela then turned and walked out. I glanced at Dally and the whole time he had a hard look on his face. Before Dally could say anything, Darry's truck was pulling up in the truck. Not too long after I heard his truck the whole gang could be heard walking through the house. Of course, they all had to come into my room. Soda sat on beside me on the bed.

"How ya feeling Pony?" I shrugged and Soda raised any eyebrow which he learned from Two-Bit.

"Well someone told me that Pony here lost his voice. By the way Pony we're going to have to talk." He looked straight at me. Great.

"So who was the guy?" Steve asked looking around for any signs. Darry was standing in the door way looking at me.

"I didn't say it was a guy." Johnny looked at me and I knew what he was thinking. I nodded and he nodded back.

"Pony you got any girls hiding in your closet." Two-Bit asked only if he knew.

"I think it's legal to say these words in a sentence but Two-Bit your right." They all looked at me and no one talked. That was until Two-Bit busted out laughing.

"No way who?" I looked at Dally and shook my head no. Soda was staring at me along with everyone else.

"Why did you have a girl in here Pony?" Darry asked. I just placed a pillow over my head.

"Care to explain Dallas." Steve asked why couldn't they mind their own business.

"Well I came in here after Two-Bit did and I found Pony lying on the bed and you wouldn't believe who was with him."

"It wasn't Alexis was it?" Darry asked sound of cold hatred in his voice. I shook my head from under the pillow.

"Nope it was Ms. Angela Shepherd."

"No way." Was all I heard from Two-Bit.

"Yep."

"But I had just came in here and she wasn't there."

"You know why Two-Bit." The gang all shook their head no. " That's because she was hiding in the closet."

"Hey Pony did she come through the door?" Soda asked and I shook my head no.

"Aren't you a little young to have girls in your closet? Steve asked and Soda started bouncing up and down on the bed. Soda's bouncing was starting to make me nauseous.

"Pony are you okay you look really pale." Darry asked if I could tell him I would but my throat was killing me. Soda had yet to stop the movement so I jumped up and took off toward the bathroom. In the process of getting out of the room I almost knocked Darry out of the way. I shut the door behind me. How in the world can I still be throwing up when I haven't ate anything all day. My head started pounding and it felt like it was going to explode which was making me dizzy. I sat down beside the tub pulling my knees into my chest and I folded my arms over them with my forehead resting on them. I don't know how long I sat there but soon I heard the door open.

"Pony?" Soda made his way to me and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him and he put his hand on my head.

"Pony you're burning up. Darry!" When he yelled for Darry, I placed my head back where it was and somehow I started to drift into darkness. But I woke up when I felt someone picked me up but I didn't looked to see who it was but from the muscles I knew it was Darry. Next thing I knew I was on the back on the bed.

"Here Pony take this." Darry handed me some pills in one hand and glass of water in the other. I took the pills and gave the cup back to Darry then he left. Soda at some point had came in the room.

"When you get your voice back were going to talk." I nodded and he smiled as he went over to the closet.

"She was in here when Two-Bit came in?" I nodded once again.

"Did she come through the front door?" I shook my head no.

"Okay if I guess right you nodded and tell me." I nodded.

"Then the back door?" I shook my head no.

"A window?" I nodded.

"living room window?" I shook my head no again.

"Darry's Window?" He was wrong again.

"Did she come through our window?" I nodded yes. Soda then got up and looked at our window that looked over our backyard.

"Have you ate anything?" I shook my head if I kept this up my headache is going to come back.

"Do you think you can keep anything down?" No way I could keep anything down. My eyes began to close.

"Night Pony." Was the last thing I heard before I was met with a dream about the gang and the country.

Somehow, the two things that seemed like they could be completely different yet seemed to work perfectly together in my dream. The gang all looked happy and playing football in the golden wheat grass that field. The sun was setting as we played. We didn't keep score we just had fun and then we went out to a crystal clear river to fish. We didn't fish long because soon we were all jumping in and splashing each other like a bunch of elementary school kids. But nothing that is good can stay to long because things are always changing and never staying the same. Soon the sky had turned black and lighting came. Then out of nowhere a funnel cloud appeared and came toward us. Darry yelled at us to go lay in the ditch and we all took off. The distance seemed keep getting further and further away while the tornado was coming closer and bigger. I made it to the ditch and covered my head like they had taught us in school but I looked around and no one was there. I soon looked to see the cloud taking each member of my family away from me. Just like a drunk driver killed my parents. First to go was the unofficial leader of us, the one who had gave up so much for me and the one that looked out for us all. Then there was the wise cracker, the one that could make you happy no matter what was wrong but who would do that now with him gone. Next was the one that I didn't really like yet he always had my back no matter how we acted toward each other. The movie star handsome one was next to be sucked away, there would be many girls who would remember his face but not the real understanding person he was. People would remember the next one as a tough no good hood but he was so much more than a hood he was a friend a buddy who had your back and would take up for you. Last was the smallest out of them the quiet puppy-dog eyed boy who had started to come out of his shell with me. He would listen and not just pretend to listen but really listen even though he had more problems than most people. The tornado took them all, along with the wheat gold grass. Soon the tornado moved away leaving me all alone in a field that was no longer welcoming. They were gone the feeling of them seemed to lace the now empty field that was nothing but dirt like after a farmer cut down all of his grass to make hay. The gang was gone, my gang, my family all taken away by a cloud. Who knew a cloud could do so much damage not just to the ground or to tree but to me. I usually watched them for hours until the stage would turn over to stars. The sun started to come through the clouds as I stood up out of the ditch and stared to walk. I didn't know where I was going but anywhere would have to be better than there. They couldn't really be dead, no not dead just gone. If I would look for them, they would be there. It is my fault that there gone I'm the one that likes the country not them. There was something that caught my eye and I walked over and picked of the broken football. On the side was PROPERTY OF DARREL, SODA, PONYBOY CURTIS AND FRIENDS. Now the Darrel, Soda and friends were gone and I was alone. I heard what sound like a train from behind me. I turned to see the cloud the same one that had taken what mattered the most to me away. I didn't move I stood there staring at it made it's way closer to me. In the dust and dirt that it picked up I could see each of their faces perfectly, all smiling. I wanted to go with them and I made my feet move toward the tornado hoping to be with my family again. I was in front getting ready to go in when the sky called it up and it listened. I tried to jump into the fading cloud but they were gone. It sounded as they were calling my name as they left "Pony" and the wind stared to shake me.

"Pony." I was ripped from my dream by Soda shaking me.

"Pony you okay?" I nodded even though I wasn't.

"It's okay I'm here and everything is okay." I moved closer to him and soon he was back to sleep. I made my way over him and on to the floor. I knew Soda had felt me tossing and turning. Soda was okay but what about Darry. I made my way to his room and opened the door it creaked when I did. This caused Darry to sit up turn the light on.

"Pony you okay?" I nodded and Darry got up to place a hand on my head.

"You're a fever. Why don't you sleep with me." I felt childish sleeping with my twenty-year-old brother but I wanted to be near him. I laid down next to him and he put his arms around me like Soda did after he cut off the light.

"Did you have a bad dream?" Him and Soda are always concerned about my dreams. My throat felt better so I would try to talk.

"Yeah" it still sounded like I had a frog in my throat.

"The same one?" There was dream that I had a lot after Mom and Dad died but I couldn't ever remember it but I could remember this one. I shook my head no.

"We'll talk about it later. Now why don't you try to get some sleep."

"Night Darry. Thanks." I yawned and snuggled closer to him.

"Night Pony."

So sorry I didn't update yesterday but the game lasted until ten and I was so tired when I got home. Since we had a pep rally , the game and school I was really tired. But we won 30 to 0 which is really good since we moved up this year and was playing a team we hadn't play before. Thanks for the reviews. I don't know exactly why I put the dream in there but I was just writing and it came to me so tell me what you think. I'm trying to figure out what should happen next and if you have any ideas at all tell me and I'll give you the credit for the idea. Thanks for reading and reviewing.