Disclaimer: The Outsiders are not in my possession, nor will they ever be.

Soda and Steve watched as Dally left. He left almost immediately after Soda said he liked Lanie. Steve got suspicious.

"What was that?" Steve asked.

"What was what?"

"You know what. Dally ran like a horse when you said you liked Lanie."

"Shhhhh! Keep it down! Lanie's in there!"

"Oh, shut up. I ain't gonna say anything. What do you think that means?"

"How would I know? Maybe he really wanted to see Sylvia, Steve."

"Whatever." Steve still felt suspicious.

XXX

They decided to ditch the cards and find something else to do. They woke Lanie up, and got everyone to go to the movies with them. Sadly, when they got there, the theater was playing movies they'd all seen before. So they decided to go ice skating at the local rink. There was a discount since it was almost Christmas.

They all got their skates and ran off to skate.

"Whooo-hooo!" Lanie yelled. She twirled around and skated backwards, the only one in the gang who could do that.

"Shut up, Lanie. Quit showing off!" Two-Bit whined. He slipped and fell as soon as he said that. Lanie skated back to him and helped him up.

"Come with me. I'll help ya." They joined hands and skated around, Lanie doing her best to keep Two-Bit from falling. They went around the rink a few times before catching up to Soda and Steve.

"Howdy there, guys! Having fun?" Lanie asked them. Two-Bit slipped and almost brang Lanie down with him. Steve and Soda laughed.

"Yeah. It'd be better if this kid didn't keep falling." Soda pointed to Steve, who glared at him.

"I'm doin' just fine, thank you." Steve then fell. Lanie left Two-Bit and grabbed Steve's hand to help him up.

"C'mon. I'll help you too, Stevie." They left Soda and Two-Bit there. Soda must've looked jealous, because Two-Bit spoke up.

"What's wrong there, Popsicle? Ya know, it's winter an' all, and Popsicles are cold... and yer name has 'Pop' in it..." Two-Bit failed at a joke.

"What? Nothin's wrong, Two-Bit. Jus' wish that Lanie would skate with me." He said while eyeing her and Steve. She was laughing along with Steve, finally looking happy after the last week. He wasn't falling anymore, now they were skating pretty fast. She taught him, alright.

"Aww, Sodiepop's gettin' jealous of Stevie over there." Two-Bit smirked. Soda's face turned a faint pink.

"I'm not!" He said.

"Ok, Soda. Whatever helps you sleep at night." Apparently Two-Bit learned some too, or he was acting. Because Soda swore he saw Two-Bit skate backwards to catch up to Johnny.

"Hey, Sodapop." Steve said.

"Hey, Stevie. Have fun with Lanie?"

"Hell yeah. She's helping Ponyboy and Darry now.'' They turned to see Lanie in between the two Curtises, who towered over her. She was pulling them, because they didn't know how to skate at all. She skated in front of them to show them how to move their feet, moving her own in a 'V' fashion. They mimicked that, and Darry fell straight to the ice. Steve and Soda laughed, Pony and Lanie did too. She helped him up, and continued pulling them along.

"Looks like Superman can't skate. Damn, Lanie's strong. Look how she's pullin' em'.'' Steve chuckled. They watched as Darry went off the rink to get hot chocolate. Ponyboy and Lanie kept skating, eventually getting to Johnny. Then they skated around, laughing the entire time. They all looked happy for once. Only Lanie could smile and laugh after having a horrible day.

Soda and Steve kept skating, occasionally bumping into random people. Soda couldn't keep his mind off of Lanie. The next time he looked over there, he saw her and Dally skating together. Pony and Johnny probably joined Darry in getting hot choclate. Soda instantly got jealous. Dally said something and made Lanie laugh even more.

"Soda?" Steve said. He saw what Soda was looking at and figured out what was going on.

"Why won't she skate with me?" He whined. Steve rolled his eyes.

"Just wait, Pop. She'll come around." As if on cue, Lanie skated up to them. Dally was sitting at the table where Darry, Pony, Johnny, and Two-Bit sat.

"Hey guys." She said. She twirled around.

"Hi Lanie. Soda here wants to skate with ya." Steve said. Soda glared at him, while Steve stuck out his tongue.

"Oh, cool. That's exactly why I came over here." She smiled at Soda. He smiled back at her. Steve rolled his eyes at them.

"So may I have this skate, Miss Lanie?" He said.

"You may." They skated off together, leaving Steve. He watched as they skated. Soda and Lanie were holding hands, as she did with everyone else. He remembered how Soda lit up when Lanie came to skate with him. They were laughing as they skated, and laughed even harder as they fell. They skated together longer than she did with every one else. Seeing them like this, laughing together, only made him think that they fit together perfectly. Steve went to sit with the rest of the gang. They were talking and laughing too. But when he looked at Dally, he saw him looking at Soda and Lanie. He had the same jealous stare that Soda had when he was watching Dally and Lanie skate.

Steve only knew that things were gonna be complicated from then on.

The gang went home after Soda and Lanie were done skating. Apparently tonight was the night that everyone was staying at the Curtis house. Everyone went to their own house to get their things before returning to the Curtis's. Darry and Pony were ahead of Lanie and Soda, everyone else gone.

"Thanks, Sodiepop." She said. She looked at him and smiled. His heart melted just a little.

"No prob, Lanie." He smiled back at her. He was surprised when Lanie hugged him. He hugged her back twice as hard. When they pulled away, he slung an arm over her shoulder. They walked back to the house like that.

He knew that Darry went straight to bed, since he had work tomorrow. Ponyboy was curled up on the couch, half-asleep. He shot up as soon as Soda and Lanie walked in. When he saw how they walked in, he smirked.

"What?" Soda asked confusedly. Pony looked at their hands, which happened to be intertwined. Lanie blushed a deep red, and went to the room she was sleeping in. Soda sat next to Pony.

"Are you guys...Uh..."

"Not yet, I was gonna wait till New Years, though."

"Oh. I think y'all are nice together."

"Thanks, Pone. What about you? Gotta girl yet?" Soda smirked. Pony's ears turned red.

"No! Not yet, at least.."

"Oooh. Pony's gotta crush, everyone!"

"Really? On who?" Two-Bit asked as he walked in. He dropped down on the couch, with a beer in his hand.

"No one." Pony's face was now red. Soda was chuckling.

"Pony's gonna get himself a girl." Soda said.

"I knew he had in him somewhere. For a while, I thought he was afraid to come outta the closet." Two-Bit snickered and smirked at Pony. Pony threw a pillow at him.

"I'M NOT GAY!" He yelled at him. Two-Bit and Soda laughed.

XXX

After a while, everyone showed up. Everyone except Darry, who was sleeping, was in the living room playing truth-or-dare.

"Two-Bit... I dare you... to go one day without drinking beer. If you fail, you gotta... Cook and clean at our house for a week." Pony said.

"I'll cook and clean." Two-Bit said. Everyone looked at each other in surprise.

"I'm kinda scared for that." Soda said.

"Your turn, Two." Johnny said.

"Ahh. Ok. Lanie, truth or dare?" He was already smirking.

"Uhh, dare." Two-Bit smirked even more, if that was possible.

"Hmm. I dare you to... tell each of us one thing that you love about us. I better be the best." He said.

"Uh.. okay? Johnny, I love that you're so sweet and nice to me. Pony, I love that we can do anything together and make it fun. Steve, I love your sarcasm. Two-Bit, I love your jokes and your ugly sideburns. Dally, I love how you stand up for me all the time. I love Darry's muscles and how he takes care of everyone. Soda, I love that we always do things together and can talk about anything. Uh... What now?" Lanie said in a rush.

"Damn. So much girly shit. You really pay attention to that crap?" Steve asked.

"My sideburns are not ugly!" Two-Bit screeched.

Pony and Johnny just said 'Thank you'. Dally and Soda didn't say anything. Somehow, Steve knew that the things Lanie said about them had affected them in some way.

Oh yes, things were bound to be real complicated.

A/N: Okay, so I won't be able to update for a while, because of family issues. I'll be without a computer for who-knows-how-long, so please don't get upset. I hope y'all understand. Please review, they're my motivation. :)