The Outsiders: Little Greaser (Reader Insert)

Chapter 14

Y/n's POV

We made back home after we had a little chat with Dally at the hospital. We were just about to leave to go to the rumble.

"Soda, when did you start shaving?" Ponyboy asked as he look at himself through the mirror.

"When I was 15," Soda answered as he and Steve we playing with cards.

"When did... When did Darry?" Pony then asked.

"When he was 13. Why? Figuring on growing a beard for the rumble?" Soda joked.

"Oh, you're funny! Maybe I'll send you into the Reader's Digest or something. I hear they pay a lot of money for funny things," Ponyboy told said as Soda and Steve started to arm rustle each other. I then started to cheer on them to see who would win.

"You like fights, huh, Soda?" Pony asked.

"Yeah, I like fights, man," Soda responded.

"You like fights, huh?" Steve then questioned.

"How come?" Pony then asked.

"It's a contest. It's like a drag race , or a dance or something. We're gonna beat them Socs' heads in, ain't we?" Soda said.

"When I get into a fight, I wanna stomp! I like it, too," Steve said as he won the arm rustle.

"Yay, Steve wins!" I cheered as Steve picked me up and spinned around with me in his arms.

"Heck ya I did!" He then said.

"Why do you like fights, Darry?" Pony asked him.

"He likes to show off his muscles!" Soda said as he laughed.

"Hey, I'm gonna show 'em off on you, little buddy, if you get any mouthier," Darry warned Soda. "Hey, Pony...I don't know if you ought to be in this rumble," Darry then told Pony as I went into the living room.

"How come? I've always come through before, ain't I?" Pony questioned.

"Yeah, but, you know, you was in shape before, and...you know, you ain't looking so good. You ain't tensed up all the time, you know?" Darry told him.

"Come on, Darry. Let him fight, man. Everyone's tensed up before a rumble. It's skin against skin. He ain't gonna get hurt, is he?" Soda said.

"Come on, I'll grab hold of a little one," Ponyboy told Darry.

"Well, we will need every man we can get, but...I don't know," Darry said.

"Look, if it was with knives or chains or something, it'd be different. I'll be ok," Pony reassured to Darry.

"All right, but you be careful, ok?" Darry told Ponyboy.

"I will be. How come you never worry about her so much?" Pony asked as he pointed to me.

"Man, that is one kid sister I ain't gotta worry about. This kid can use her head. At least for one thing to grow hair on!" Darry joked as he ruffled my greasy hair and dashed out the door with everyone else following close behind.

Once we were outside, we started cheering and doing a few tricks. As we were walking, Two-Bit carried me on his back the whole way. I know that this was going to be some rumble.