Ponyboy's life goes spiraling out of control after one fatal mistake. The only people who can reel him back in aren't around. Pony's world is just crumbling beneath him, and he just can't seem to pull himself together all because of social services. Will he be able to make it?

I gave her time, gave her distance since she last saw me before I made my move. I jumped behind her under the streetlight, stuffing a cloth against her nose and lips and waited until the vapors did its job, feeling her body go loose into my arms. Princess Stella would never be seen again.

"Don't worry if you're enduring the darkest moment of your life because just like the stars, the darker it gets, the brighter you'll shine." Soda gets shot in Vietnam. One-shot.

Ponyboy can't ever seem to escape from trouble. Every time he thinks something is over, it really isn't. What happens when Pony finds himself in a big mess that he can't seem to get out of? What happens when one of Bob's friends escape from jail out to get Ponyboy from what had happened the night of the fountain...

I can't hold back the tears anymore. I can't hold back the feelings either anymore. It just hurts too much. Way too much. I have to do this. It's for me, not you. Remember that. I can't handle this anymore. One-shot. Amian.