A/N: Welcome to Chapter Five, kiddies, which is named Heartbreak Hotel, by Elvis Presley. Thank you to Kaisey for your review and for everyone else. Your support is very inspiring! Speaking of, if anyone has not seen the Kony 2012 video, I strongly recommend you do, or visit for more information. Thanks, and review!

Two-bit and Ponyboy sat directly in front of the TV, swallowing piece after piece of chocolate cake. Cassidy had never seen anyone eat as much as they had, and it didn't seem like they would be stopping anytime soon. Dally yawned tiredly and commented on how focused Two-bit was to the episode of Mickey Mouse flashing brightly on the screen. Cassidy giggled softly and he tightened his adoring grip on her hand in a form of pride.

Little over a month had passed since Cassidy and Ryder first arrived in Tulsa. Not much activity had come from the Soc's except for a brief fight against Sodapop and Bob, the boy that had attacked Cassidy in the alleyway. They broke out before the fuzz came around, though. If they hadn't, Darry would have skinned Soda alive, and Bob too.

Ryder was gone most of the time for work. He woke up every morning at around four A.M. and got back home at midnight; give or take an hour. Cassidy often stayed at the Curtis home with Ponyboy while Darry and Soda were working, too. Johnny would hang with them frequently, and Cassidy heartily conversed with them. That is, until Dally would show up.

He always came by at noon; crudely honking the horn of Buck Merrill's sleek Thunderbird to alert her that he was there. Cassidy would leap up like a giddy schoolgirl while Johnny and Ponyboy just laughed at her. She'd hurry to gather her things, asking questions like, "I look okay, right?" and "Oh, shoot, I forgot cash. What if Dally doesn't have any?", to which Johnny and Pony would reply, "You look great, Cassie Cakes," and "Dally always has cash; don't worry."

Normally, Dally would just take her to the movies or to Dairy Queen. Nothing fancy, but she didn't expect much of that from him. Dally wasn't fancy or romantic… well, maybe just a little.

The door opened, bringing Cassidy back to her senses. She looked up as Sodapop and Steve stepped inside; dressed in their DX uniforms. As soon as Steve spotted Two-bit and Ponyboy devouring the remaining pieces of the chocolate cake, he leaped down beside them and bit down on a huge chunk. Soda's jaw was clamped down tight as he flashed his gaze over Cassidy and Dally. She instantly felt a pang of guilt in her stomach. Without waiting to say hello, Soda rushed back to his room and slammed the door shut. Dally cursed quietly.

"I'll go talk to him." Cassidy suggested. She crept toward Soda and Ponyboy's room quietly and knocked on the door. Almost immediately the door was flung open by Sodapop, who stood still, panting with his anger. When he realized it was only Cassidy, he sighed and sat heavily back onto his bed.

Cassidy had only been in Soda and Pony's room a few times. It looked completely different than when she'd last been there. The walls were the same cracked white but a variety of Elvis and James Brown photos had been tacked around the window and above their bed. The covers were gathered in a tangle on the carpeted floor, along with Soda's shirt. His chest was bare and exposed, and Cass felt the need to turn away, but focused on his face instead.

"Are you okay, Soda?" She asked, "You've been acting strange lately."

"Yeah, it's pretty hard seeing Dally all over you all the time," Soda growled, "it's hard enough that I like you, but now I've had to live with it almost every day."

"Wait, what?" Cassidy murmured, "But we weren't even a… couple."

"I know that," Soda murmured, "I just- I don't know. Sorry I even brought it up."

"No, this needs to be resolved. I'm ready to sit down and talk to you if it takes hours, Soda, because I hate being ignored by you."

"You really like Dally, don't you?" Sodapop asked, his voice sincere. Cassidy paused, but made up her made quickly.

"Yeah, I really do. He makes me happy, Soda. He makes me forget what's happened in my life and he actually cares," She replied, "I know we haven't known each other for long, but every time I'm with him I feel like I can do anything, say anything and he'll listen and accept me. Maybe I'm just crazy."

"No," Soda shook his head, "Dal's been acting the same way since he met you. He's nicer to the whole gang, Cassidy. I-I can't break something like that. It's like he actually understands now that not everyone in this world is out to get him. It same seem crazy, but I'm really happy for you two."

Cassidy smiled and hugged Sodapop tightly. He returned the gesture with a crooked, smug grin of his own.

The moon hung high in the sky; illuminating East Side with a sort of eerie, horror-movie-type glow. It would have been scary if Cassidy had been walking home alone, but luckily Dally was at her side. He was alert; whipping his head to each little sound and creak they encountered. Soc's came out when night fell, and Dally was ready for anything. He stopped in front of Cassidy's house and sighed quietly with relief.

"Thanks for walking me home, Dally." Cassidy said.

"I heard you and Soda talkin'," He replied, and then smirked, "Did you really mean what you said?"

A warm rush of heat scorched her cheeks. She probably looked redder than a tomato! Cassidy shook her head and leaned forward and pecked him on the cheek lovingly.

"Bye, Dal."

A/N: UGH, sorry it was so short! *kicks a can* I just couldn't think of anything else to write! Shame, shame on me. I should be shunned…