While Darry and Sodapop seemed to always have their work cut out for them, and a stick or two up their butt, they had their moments of genuine happiness when being family. Such as in this instance.

You were staying the night over at the Curtis residence after getting into an argument with your guardian back home. So, when it came time to play makeshift hockey out on the front porch, you just had to join in!

Pony and yourself were on one team while Sodapop and Darry were on the other. Knocking on the light a few times to get it to flicker on, you set up barriers so that the hockey puck (which was actually just a plastic cap to a large melatonin container) wouldn't fall through the gaps. You used old spoons as the goals.

"Don't break a hip now, Darry!"

"I'll break you, little man."

"Hah! Little man! I love it!"

Sodapop snickered as he shot the puck forward with the old broom from the kitchen.