Ponyboy always thought of Dally as brother, well he thought of his whole gang brothers. But after Dally keeps picking on Ponyboy as the joking way, like Two-Bit, Pony starts thinking maybe that maybe Dally is actually trying to actually be better friends because Dally never just jokes around. But after Dally asked Pony if he wanted to see a movie, alone, Pony thinks Dally wants to be more than "better friends."