"Sodapop, stop playing with your shirt." Darry said to him on the school bus
"Why not? I am nervous. Kindergarten is a very hard thing.you wouldn't understand. You're in 4th grade, that's easy." Sodapop said
"Yeah well bad enough you kneed me in my jaw this morning-" Darry was cut off
"It was an accident you shouldn't have leaned into my face when I was tying my shoe." Soda said
"You don't even know how to tie your shoe." Darry said
"Just get out so Keith can sit by the window." Darry said and they both got out and Keith boarded the bus. He sat down, then was followed by Darry and Soda.
"Hey Darry! I didn't see you all summer,how come?" He asked
"Well I was learning how to play football, and I was babysitting the two rats." Darry said motioning towards Sodapop.
"Well hello Rat, do you want some cheese?" Keith asked as he pulled out a slice of cheese
"I love cheese! I am Sodapop, a Kindergartner, pretty smart stuff." Soda said looking all high and mighty
"Well no way, I'm a 2nd grader." Keith said and Soda looked at him admiringly "Oh how I wish I could become innocent and have nap times all day." Keith sighed admiringly "Well hope you like cramming crayons and glue up your nose." Keith said laughing.
"Heck Darry,Next year you'll be in Middle school. I will be in Third grade, Soda in 1st. Then any other Curtis' I have to worry about?" Keith said
"Yeah! Our brother Ponyboy should be comin' any time too!" Soda said.
"Maybe he will actually be smart enough to hang out with kids his age." Keith laughed
"Jeez, Keith you always have to get your Two-bits in don't you." Darry sighed
"Heh, guilty." Keith said, smirking "Oh and Sodapop, don't repeat anything I say." Keith added
"Yes sir Two-bit!" Soda said and Darry and Two-bit smiled, as they pulled into the parking lot.
They all made it to their classes, all three in the Elementary school. Once Darry made it to his class he fit in real well, and sat with his buddy Paul. Soda, however, walked into his classroom and he didn't see anyone he knew so he just smiled and sat down at a table where two other boys were.
"Alright class everyone get out your crayons we are going to be making name tags so we can meet each other, when I call your name please come up here and grab your name tag...Alright, Robert Sheldon." The teacher called out and one kid from Soda's table got up and walked up to the teacher, coming back and pulling out his 96 pack of crayon,and Soda looked at it admiringly. "Steve Randle." she called and the other kid from the table jumped up and ran to get his name tag before pulling out colored pencils, man he was a rebel. "...Um...Sodapop Curtis?" She called and Soda jumped up to get his name tag "It is Sodapop...right? Like that is your real name?" she asked him. "Sure is! My mom gave it to me!" Soda said before running back to his seat to start coloring.
"Sodapop?" Bob asked in shock "That is your real name?" Soda nodded "That is a ridiculous name." and soda just looked down.
"What are you talking about? Robert is a stupid name, at least Sodapop is original." Steve said and Soda looked up at him, gasping at his vocabulary.
"Says you, steve That is a really dumb name too. Whatever, I don't need to talk to you guys. You don't even have crayons." Bob said getting up and sitting by kids who looked more like him.
"My name is great, thank you very much." Steve mumbled stabbing his paper with a pencil and putting his head in his arms.
"It is, I have a race car driver that is named Steve. I actually brought him with me!" Soda said turning to his backpack and grabbing an action figure and tuff looking car.
"Whoa a mustang?" Steve asked admiringly
"You like cars?!" Soda asked
"Heck yeah!" Steve said and Soda gasped. "What?"
"You said a naughty word." Soda said, covering his mouth.
"What? Heck?" Steve asked
Soda gasped again "Don't say it again!"
Steve covered his mouth "Sorry"
"It's okay, Steve, we all make mistakes." Soda nodded. Patting him on the back and Steve smiled, before patting Soda on the head.
"I am gonna name my driver at home Sodapop." he said
They played cards totally not paying attention to their actual instructions. "Boys?... Boys?... Boys." The teacher said and Soda and Steve stopped making car noises and looked up slowly, Soda slowly hiding his cars.
"Y-yes Mrs.K?" Soda asked
"Have you guys finished your name tags yet?" Mrs. K asked
"We are about to, I just had to get my pencils ready, Soda's car has a sharpening tool-" Steve lied, and Soda just looked at him, before Mrs. K looked over at Soda and he nodded quickly looking back and forth.
"Okay, I will check up on you guys in 15 minutes, but until then, I am going to need your cars." Mrs. K said and put her hand out and Soda and Steve sadly handed her the cars. When she left Steve just stared at her then Soda snapped in his face.
"Hey I got an Idea." Soda said
"I will do anything to get our cars back." Steve said with narrowed eyes.
Soda and Steve finished their amazing name tags that you could actually read, and they laughed at them before proudly setting them on their desks.
"Alright boys what did you write on your name tags?" Mrs.K asked
"Can't stop the Sodapop." Soda said, pointing to his name tag.
"You can't handle the Randle." Steve said, pointing to his.
"Um...those are creative, but do they say your real names?" She asked
"Yeah, Sodapop and his last name is Randle." Soda said with a smile
"Yeah okay, you can take your cars after class." She said walking to other kids.
"Gosh darn it I thought that would work." Steve said, crossing his arms and pouting, sticking his bottom lip out.
"Awe schnoodle berry." Soda said
At the end of that day, Soda and Steve had become best friends and already had each others' backs in everything. Steve however, did ride a different bus. Which Soda hated and wanted to sue. Soda and Steve had said goodbye to each other and had planned to see each other at school tomorrow. So he boarded the bus and sat with Darry and Two-bit.
"So, little buddy, how did it go?" Darry asked
"It was okay, I met a friend though!" Soda said
"Oh my god, 5 years old and already accomplished more than me." Two-bit said, laughing.
"Really? What's his name?" Darry asked, laughing at Two-bits comment.
"Steve, or Randle I think it is both-" Soda said, trying to remember.
"Oh- okay," Darry said "Did anything else happen?"
"Well this guys stole some of my chocolate cake at lunch-" Soda said
"Oh really?" Darry asked, surprised
"Yeah he and his weird ape, I am surprised they let animals in the school, stole it and ate it right in our faces." Soda said
"That sucks. You should sue." Two-bit said
"No, Keith, don't give him ideas," Darry said "I am sorry that happened, Soda."
"Oh it is fine, Steve and I split the other half of the slice, and he said it was the best cake he had ever had." Soda said
"No lies there." Two-bit added, smiling at Darry.
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The Young Greasers
Fiksi Penggemar(I do take requests) Ponyboy, Dally, Johnny, Steve, Two-bit, Sodapop, and Darry growing up. This is a small thing of what I thought The greasers would be like growing up and meeting eachother at younger ages. (I do not own any of these characters...
