Disclaimer: By now you should all know I don't own any of it.

To all my reviewers, YOU ROCK :D!!!! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while now, to tell you the truth, for a little while I was at a complete loss as to what to write. I KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW! I think….. Any-hoo This chapter is in Darry's POV ;)

Oh! I almost forgot, Artemis I swear you will be harmed if you keep writing your messeage things at the bottom.


I'm so glad Ponyboy forgave me. I swear I will never blow up at him for something so stupid again.

I looked down at Pony's peaceful, sleeping figure. His face held a calm expressionand he looked younger in his slumber. Even though he had forgiven me, I still felt guilty. What kind of brother was I!? I hit him, and that definitely didn't get me anywhere. I felt as if I had stooped down to as low a level as Johnny's father, who's constantly beatin' on Johnny. The bruise the Pony sported on his face was a symbol, a reminder of the horrible thing I had done. I watched Ponyboy slip back and forth, into consciousness and not. He was so young, he looked so vulnerable in his sleep.

A young nurse entered the room.

"Visiting hours are long over, one of you can stay the night. The rest of you have to leave." She informed us. The nurse looked at us expectantly, waiting for us to choose who would get to stay and for the rest of us to leave.

"I'll stay! I want to be here when Pony wakes up again." declared Soda

"Soda you have work tomorrow. You can't stay, I'll stay with him," I argued.

"But Darry, you have work too!" Soda shot back.

"You both have work tomorrow, so neither of you can stay." Steve said, breaking up our little squabble.

"We're his brothers, Steve. One of us has to be here for him!" Soda insisted.

Stepping forward, Dally spoke:

"No, you don't have to be here. If you want to help Pony then it's best you go to work and not get fired, because you're going to have hospital bills to pay for." He reminded us.

Before Soda could argue back I rested a hand on his shoulder.

"He's right, Soda. We can't afford to loose our jobs. Not right now," I said, sighing. As much as I didn't want to leave Ponyboy, I had no choice.

"I want to stay." Johnny announced quietly.

"Alright, then it's settled." I said, agreeing with Johnny. He would be the best out of the gang and would be able to comfort Ponyboy if he needed it. "Let's go, we'll see Pony and Johnny tomorrow." I said, ushering everyone out of the room.

Walking down the hospital hallways, my lack of sleep seemed to crash down on me. My feet felt like weights as I dragged myself into the parking lot; eyelids heavy and I was fighting to keep them open.

"You look pretty worn out there Darry, want me to drive?" Two-Bit asked. I absentmindedly nodded and pulled myself into the front passenger seat of the truck. The last thing I did before I fell asleep was yank my seat belt on.


Okay, so there you are! Chapter six! I know it's a little on the short side, but I will update as soon as possible with a hopefully longer chapter ;)

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