'You're a little live wire. That's what your principal tells you every time you show up at his door, but although he means it as a criticism, you don't take it that way. Live wires are dangerous- and powerful'. Tie in to Hometown Girl with a lot of Ace and a bit of Nina. Story detailing Ace's childhood and upbringing.

'Every now and then I thought I was over her but then something like this stupid fucking song came and sucker punched me again.' One shot side fic to Hometown Girl. Ties in with chapter 38, this time for Chris' take on things.

"This wasn't the gentle giant that carried spiders to safety when I threw my shoes at them. This person was steady and determined; ready to hit another person in the face for the sake of a few dollars." After an attempted mugging, Lizzy isn't sure she knows Ponyboy as well as she thought. Third one shot of Ponyboy and Lizzy, following Wealth Versus Class and The Quarter.

'"I'm sorry I bothered you," I called after him. "Must be a real pain having the vending machine right out here. People shaking it at all hours?" He stopped and looked back at me almost curiously. "Well, I don't mind when they're as cute as you." I don't know who blushed more deeply but I'd probably bet on him.' Pony romance. One shot tie in to Wealth Versus Class one shot.

"We were studying The Great Gatsby at the time and yeah, I got that the book was saying Jay Gatsby could never be a part of the elite no matter how rich he became- but I had been looking at my own life- at real life- at girls like Cherry Valance and guys like Randy Adderson- and thinking the only thing that made us really any different was money." One shot.

"I wanna go out with you and I don't care what anybody says."- Brave words. But Can Calogero keep his promise?In the aftermath of Sonny's death and the wake of his friends massacre, Calogero tries to rediscover where he belongs in life and if his place is beside Jane Williams.

"Sometimes I wish I was more of a traditional girl. The kind of girl that cries with girlfriends and eats ice-cream when her boyfriend breaks her heart. Unfortunately for me-and him- when I was upset I got mad- mad and drunk."

You feel the tears coming but you bite them back. You are no Sylvia Green and you have no right to cry. But as the tears fall anyway, all you can think about is that you don't remember the last words you said to Johnny Cade. Maybe they were sweet. Maybe they were shitty. But whatever they were, you have to find out. Johnny/OC

'The first time she felt the weight of his eyes was the summer of 1941 at a rodeo in Dallas, Texas...' One shot.

You kind of like to think what you have is better than brothers. 'Cause he never chose Darry or Ponyboy, but he damn well chose you.

Community service seemed a light punishment in view of what could have happened. But Soda hadn't counted on meeting Lily Parker, sister of a Brumly gang member, and a definate thorn in his side...

"The cops kinda beat it outta me that you guys were in Texas..." And that was just the beginning of his troubles. When Johnny and Pony leave town, the only person with the answers is Dallas Winston. NOW COMPLETE!

One Shot. On the anniversary of Mr and Mrs Curtis's death, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve and Johnny find themselves out in the cold with nothing but a bottle of whiskey, one pack of smokes and a lone star overhead. No OC's. Rated for language.

NOW COMPLETE: TWT TIN fic: Mark Jennings usually watched from the sidelines as Bryon seduced every chick that caught his eye, but for Ally Jenkins, the girl next door, Mark would always be her one and only...