Charlotte, Darry, Soda, Pony, Johnny and Dallas were all hanging out at the house one night.

"I am bored as fuck, who wants to go to the movies?" Dallas asked.

"Can I Dar?" Pony asked

"Yeah, since it ain't a school night," Darry replied.

"How about it Johnny?" Pony asked and Johnny nodded and the three of them leave to go to the movies.

Steve came in with a black eye, "what happened?" Charlotte instantly asked before anyone else did.

"My father," was all Steve said with a sigh.

"Let me guess he's a drunk who hates everyone?" Char asked and Steve just chuckled, "got you to chuckle on that one there Steven."

"Steve, I don't go by Steven," Steve replied.

"Yeah, what you gonna do about it, Steven?" she asked chuckling. He reached over and put her into a head lock. She wrapped her arms around his waist and brought him down to the ground. She straddled his stomach and laughed, "Do you give kid?" she asked with a chuckle.

"nope," he replied and flipped them and started to tickle her.

"I give Stevie," she joked with a chuckle. Steve got off her and helped her up and the two of them hugged.

"I feel better, thanks sweetie," Steve told her.

"Anytime, Steven," she joked and got dragged down to Darry's lap before Steve could tickle her.

"I see how it is, have him protect you," Steve joked and got a nod from both Darry and Charlotte.

"Dang right," Charlotte replied with a smile.

A few hours later it was getting late at night. Pony wasn't home yet and they all were getting worried about him.

"I'll go look for him," Charlotte told everyone but Darry kept his arms around her waist.

"He'll come home," Darry told her with a smile. She nodded and fell asleep in Darry's arms. He reached over and took the newspaper off the end table and started to read it. A few more hours alter Pony came home. Darry got up, put Charlotte on the couch with Soda and looked at Pony. The two of them get into an argument and Darry smacked Pony across the face. Pony left in a hurry and ran to the lot where he left Johnny. Them two walk around and get to the park when Socials show up. They all get into an argument and Johnny ended up stabbing one of the socials.

They run to Dallas who tells them in return where to hide out at.

Meanwhile Darry, Soda and Charlotte are talking.

"Darry come on, he's just a kid, you heard him, the two of them fell asleep hanging out," Charlotte told him but he wasn't listening.

"I know he's only a kid, that's why I am worried as hell about him right now," Darry shouted.

"We did the same exact thing once before Dar, fall asleep under the stars and lost track of time, just give him some slack please," Charlotte pleaded. He went to his room and closed the door shut.

"Hey Char, he's gonna worry until he comes home, why don't you head home and get some sleep, you look like you need it," Soda told her as they hugged. She's treated the boys like brothers before she left and this time when she's in Tulsa.

"Okay, night Sodapop," she told him and left the house.

She went to her house and laid on her couch and just cried herself to sleep. She was worried sick about Pony and Johnny. Darry's attitude didn't help much either.

The next morning she woke up on her couch still. She looked around her house and saw how messy it was. She huffed a little, realizing that she's not really in the mood to clean but it has to be done.

She got up, found her broom, and started cleaning her house from top story to bottom story. She started in her room with making the bed, opening the curtains to allow the sun shine in. She swept the floor, took her dirty clothes down to her laundry room. She even started her laundry going. After that she went around the house, sweeping, opening curtains. She even mopped her kitchen floor.

After she was done she looked out her front window and saw that Darry was still home. She wanted to go over and talk to him but didn't really want to deal with his attitude, that's if he even had one still, but after last night, she wasn't about to see if he still was upset or not. Even though she knew he'd have one since he would still be worried about Pony and Johnny.

There was a knock on her door and she looked and saw Two-Bit standing there. She opened the door and allowed him to enter.

"Hey good looking, what's up with Darry this morning?" Two-Bit greeted.

"Pony and him got into an argument last night, Darry slapped him and Pony ran, since then he's been missing," She simply replied with a sigh, "is he still pissed or just a little upset?"

"Pissed," Two-Bit replied as he sat on the couch and made himself comfortable.

"Get comfy why don't you?" she joked with a smile. He smiled back and sighed.

"So, Char, what all went on between you two?" Two-Bit asked.

"Nothing bad, I just tried talking to him was all," Char simply told him.

"Oh, he won't talk to anyone right now, he's that pissed about the fact Pony and Johnny are missing," Two-Bit told her and she sighed.

"I'll talk to him later about this, I just, I'm not sure what'll go on, I hate fighting with him," she replied as she sat on the couch with him, "Do you drink coffee?"

"Sometimes, if you made some I'd have a cup or two with ya." she nodded and went to the kitchen and made the coffee.

"Did you eat yet Two-Bit?" she called from the kitchen.

"Not yet, I was going to at Darry's but when he's in a mood I don't stick around," Two-Bit Hollered back.

"Okay, then you can eat here, I'm making eggs and bacon," she called back not really giving him a chance to reply. She made the breakfast and once it was made, "Breakfast Two-Bit."

A few moments later he came out and joined her for breakfast.