Hey I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to update and i can understand if you have given up on me. This chapter is really bad and short but I guess something is better than nothing. Thanks for you guys who are sticking with me. I'm goign to try to update more but I can't make promises. There has just been a lot going on this last year. Hopefully things calm down to where i can update most of my stories at least once every other week.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Outsiders.

I had been work for Mrs. Adam for a week and today she was going to pay me. Practices had been going good coach decided to work us harder since after homecoming is regional's. Our last game was yesterday and we still haven't lost a game. Powder Puff is this Thursday night the day before the Homecoming game. I remember when Darry had done it and I don't think I will ever forget it since it was one of the funnies things I had ever seen. Occasionally the gang still cracks jocks about him wearing a skirt. Now it was my turn since I'm captain and it's tradition. I still haven't told the guys because they would never let me live it down. But since it's Monday I have to go meet up with the cheerleaders so they can show us what to do. I walked to the gym since the girls were practicing on the football field. All of our 'coaches' were here already. I was in my shorts and a tee shirt as I joined the rest of my squad.

"Okay boys this is going to be a short practice and this Thursday is the game. Let's get going." I was a lot better off than most of the guys, since Darry had taught us how to do flips and stuff from his course at the Y. The girls had us working hard and to tell you the truth cheerleading is hard work even though I would never tell anyone. After powder puff practice, I headed to the field to practice for the football game.

The team was ready for the game and practice went well. In the locker room all, the talk was about who was taking whom to the dance and how we were going to win on Friday. After changing, I left the locker room and headed to put in a couple hours of work before I had to be home. It didn't take long to get to the store and I walked right in.

"Hello Ponyboy."

"Hi Mrs. Adam. How are you?"

"Oh I'm fine. I was wondering if you are going to the Homecoming dance."

"Um.. yea I think I might go." She got up from where she was putting shoes on the rack and made her way to the back of the store.

"Well then dear you're going to need this." She had a nice blue button up dress shirt and tan pants that went well with them.

"I.."

"Listen Pony if you're going to take a girl out you need to do it right and I can take it out of your pay and you will still have quite a bit left." She sounded so much like my mom in that moment; it was just like all the times she told us how to treat a girl right.

"Are you sure you could get more money for the outfit."

"I would much more like to see you have fun. Now just be quiet and get back to work."

"Okay I will." I went to work placing the clothes on shelves. Before I left Mrs. Adams handed me the clothing along with the rest of my check. I thanked her before I left. Now all I have to is to make sure Angela will want to go with me. Making my way down to the lot, I tried to figure out the best way to ask her. Should I just come right out with it or slowly approach the subject? I sat the light blue button up shirt and the pants that I had bought beside a tree before making my way all the way to the lot incase Angela was there, which she was.

"Hey Pony."

"Hey Angela. How are you?" We made our way, hand and hand over to the old bench.

"I'm fine. What about you?"

"I'm good." We sat in silence for a while just looking at the starts. I had to ask her now or I might never get up the nerve to do.

"Angela would you like to do to the Homecoming dance with me?" She took her eyes from the stars and looked at me.

Once again sorry for it being so bad and short.