Disclaimer: I don't own the Outsiders

My brothers were finally legally mine. Mom and Dad are gone and now I have to take care of my younger brothers but I wouldn't give them up for the world. My dreams of going to college are gone with the wind all because a car failed to stop at a red light. Now my youngest brother Pony will most likely never what his parents looked like or how much they loved him. I had to get to work and soon the gang would be over here to watch Ponyboy while Soda and I worked. No matter how much some of the gang didn't want to admit but they cared about him. I glanced at the clock as I got out of the shower. If Soda didn't get up soon then he was going to be late.

"Soda time to get up." I knocked on his door but I heard noise coming from Pony's room. I went in his room to see his big green eyes looking at me over the bars of his crib.

"Hey Pony. You ready go get up?"

"Yes." He put his arms out for me to pick him up.

"Alright let's get you dressed because Two-Bit and Johnny are goin' stay with you today." He smiled as I got him dressed in a pair of jeans and a black tee shirt with 'Just Name the Place and Time and I'll Take You On' written across it. Then we walked into the kitchen to find Soda still asleep.

"Hey Pony why don't you go wake Soda up while I cook breakfast." He smiled and nodded and walked off toward Soda's room to only return right back.

"Is Soda up?" he shook his head.

"Why didn't you wake him up?" He looked at me as if I was the dumbest person in the world and then took my hand and led me to the door. I even felt dumb since Pony isn't tall enough to open the door.

"Sorry baby I forgot the door was closed." I whispered so Pony could have fun waking him up. He smiled as I opened the door and then I went back to breakfast as Pony entered the room. I could hear his footsteps on the floor of Soda's floor as the front door opened and the gang came thru. I put a finger up to my lips to signal to them to be quiet.

"Pony's waking Soda up." They all nodded and I made my way back to making breakfast.

"Pony stop poking my face." I heard Pony giggle and then he stopped.

"What's wrong buddy you can't reach me when I'm on this side of the bed. Night Pony." I heard Pony footsteps returning as I stepped out of the kitchen. He looked around at the guys but didn't say anything. It's hard to get Pony to talk.

"Hey is Soda getting up?" Steve asked Pony and he shook his head no.

"Here Pony I'll help ya'." I picked Pony up and we went into Soda's room to see him still asleep. I looked at Pony.

"I'm going to sit you on the bed and I want to jump on him." Pony nodded as soon as I stopped whispering in his ear. I sat Pony down on the bed and Soda didn't even move but that didn't last long. Since Pony was jumping up and down.

"Pony how did you get on the bed?" Once Soda saw me he started to tickle Pony and the house was filled with is laughter as I joined in. Soda got dressed as me and Pony went in to the living room with the gang. Pony cheeks were still red where he was dying of laughter earlier.

"Well I guess Soda's up." Two-Bit laughed. I picked Pony up and sat him in a chair on top of a pillow. We ate and joked around.

"We gotta' go Pony. I'll see ya later." I rubbed Pony's head and Soda put his shoes on.

"Bye Pone. Thanks for waking me up. I'll be home around seven. See ya guys later." Pony smiled at Soda.

"Bye." He said quietly as we left out the door.

Okay well that was the first chapter. I'm trying to think of nicknames that the gang could call Pony but I can't really think of any so if you can think of any or an ideas about what the gang can do I will give you credit for. Thanks for reading.