Ponyboy's POV

I was standing still outside in the rain, listening to the quiet soothing sound as it hit the roof. The house was quiet and empty, which is strange considering it's a Sunday in the middle of July, but Steve and Soda were offered extra hours at the DX today and they accepted. I thought about me and Steve, we've been dating for just over a year and only having small fights about the most stupid things. Curly offered to drive me over there; he wanted to see his 'wonderful boyfriend... If you ever tell anyone that I'll kill you', Soda. I would've gone, but I wasn't thinking... I passed off a chance to see Steve while he's at work. Darry and Johnny were at the movies on a double date with Dally and Two-Bit, leaving me by myself.

Thunder rolled off in the distance making me jump in shock, it started raining harder and more ferociously. I quickly made my way back inside the house out of the rain. The house was a complete mess, I proved this point right when I tripped over one of Soda's shoes, and too bad no one else was there to see. Everyone else is too involved in their love life to notice how badly we keep this house clean; there are books and papers everywhere left over from last night when me, Steve, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Dally were studying for school next year. Clothes, beer bottles, newspapers, everything.

"Oh well." I said to myself before walking towards the back of the house to mine and Soda's room. Just because we're dating people doesn't mean we still don't share a bed, Curly will usually sleep at his house and Steve sleeps on the floor beside my side of the bed. Darry and Johnny share a room and Dally and Two-Bit have Soda's old room. Everyone practically lives over here now... This room is worse than the entire house, there is stuff everywhere. Darry doesn't really care anymore, ever since Soda turned eighteen the state says since I have two guardians they have no worries, or it's just their way of saying we aren't going to risk our lives on low life hoods anymore. It was fine with all of us, a smaller chance they'll take me away, Steve was thrilled when we heard that.

I walked through the room avoiding all the mess on the floor. There was a book I wanted to finish reading that the gang got me for my birthday. It didn't have a title, just an author's name. SE Hinton, it was a nice book so far. The book was on my desk next to a folder with all of Steve's notes. I grabbed it and walked into the living room, turning off all the lights as I went. It was basically pitch black in the house except for the lamp on a table next to the couch. I layed onto the couch and started reading the book... Losing track of time...

Johnny's POV

I walked down the movie isle returning to my seat after getting a coke, or at least I had one. A few of Bob's friends saw me and ripped it out of my hands then threw it at me so I was covered in it. Darry, Dallas, and Two-Bit were staring at me as I walked back. "Hey, what's wrong baby?" Darry asked as I got closer, when I passed him he pulled me down into his lap completely ignoring the fact I was wet. "Socs..." as soon as those words escaped my mouth a look of hatred flooded all of their eyes. It thundered and started raining in sync as if something was going to happen.

I looked back at the screen avoiding their glares, also avoiding the looks the socs were giving me from half-way across the drive-in. Dallas must've noticed them because I heard some yelling and saw Dally and Two-Bit threatening them. "You guys are wasting your time on me." I muttered under my breathe but not low enough because Darry still caught it. "Johnny, I swear... You are just like Ponyboy. Family is family." what I said did sound like a Ponyboy thing to say, he is always saying how we shouldn't be wasting our time on him and how he's not worth it. Well... I guess if they say I'm worth it I must be, otherwise I wouldn't be here, and I'd just be another kid with abusive parents.

Two-Bit walked back over Dally behind him. "We should go, they are getting their fri..." Two-Bit was cut off by a punch to the back of the head. He stumbled some and almost fell but Dally caught him. Right behind them were the socs that were there the night we ( took off and some that still picked on me and Ponyboy at school and anytime we go do something, not that we've told any of the gang that though.

"What the hell do you want?" Darry said his voice low and full of hatred. "Him." he said pointing to me, the guy was David. The first one to dunk Ponyboy under the water. Two-Bit now recovered from the hit looked pissed off. "Why the hell would we give you him." Darry picked me up and put me in the chair next to his, then stood up with Two-Bit and Dally protectively in front of me. "We told him and the other kid that we were coming for him." David said, Darry, Dally, and Two-Bit immediately stared at me. I looked down blushing and becoming paler. We never wanted them to find out.

"Look here, we aren't giving you either of them." Darry said calmly. The socs weren't letting up, all ten of them held their ground. I felt something hit the back of my head then everything went black.

Soda's POV

Ugh, I don't want to work... God damnit why did I agree to this. "Hey Soda... You need to I work and stop day dreaming about your boyfriend." Steve said while smirking. "Please, like you aren't thinking of having sex with my baby brother." I said making Steve's face turn a pale pink-red color. "Shut up." he said. The sound of a car pulling up broke both of us out of our daze.

"Your turn Stevie." I said grinning, since now car needed to be worked on we were taking turns working with customers. "God damnit Soda, being to god damn lazy to actually go outside and work." he mumbled while walking out the door, the bell rang as he opened the door. I guess it wasn't really turns, I went out whenever some girl complained he wasn't me. I went back to fixing up things behind the counter, Steve was complaining with whoever pulled up. "God damnit Soda, you come work on this car! I am not!" Steve yelled, I side thinking it was some more girls trying to get a chance with me. I jumped over the counter and left the station heading to the car but was pulled away.

"Hey." a deep voice said before kissing my neck. I turned my head back to be met with the lips of Curly Shepard. "Hey, what are you doing here?" I asked before kissing him again. "Bored, hey it's going to be raining soon so I can now give you a ride home." he said before pulling me closer to him, I gasped slightly as he kissed me again more roughly and he quickly shoved his tongue in my mouth.

"Umm, hate to interrupt you, but Soda here has to lock up." Steve said from behind me, Curly pulled away and smiled some. "Why do I have to lock up? DX doesn't close for another hour." I asked Steve confused. "Well, why you two were shoving your tongues down each other's throats the boss man called... There is supposed to be a really bad rain storm and he want us to close up early." as if on que thunder rolled of in the distance. "Ahhh the sole reason why Ponyboy didn't want to come, listening to the rain." Curly said while grinning, it didn't sound unusual for Ponyboy to stay at home listening to rain.

"Well lock up fast Soda, this is supposed to be a really bad storm and i want to be there with him." Steve said, concern filled his voice, I quickly left Curly's grasp and headed into the station to lock up, if Steve was that worried it must be bad.

A/N

Okay, so there was chapter one, this story will be jumping from each characters POV, Ponyboy and Johnny will always have one though, I'm thinking next chapter to do a little of everyone's POV... I just don't know yet.

~JKUPCHURCH(2)