When Death opens the door

Chapter 16: Before unconciousness

Ponyboy's P.O.V.

I held my breath and stayed still because what else are you supposed to do when you meet death? Go up to him and just be like 'Hey name's Ponyboy. Nice to meet ya.'? Death looked over at Belle. "Go ahead. You can talk to him. When I leave you won't be able to." Death informed. I saw Belle suck in her breath and let it out slowly. "Pony. I want you to meet Death." She said. I snapped my attention to her. "So you can talk." I whispered stupidly. "Yeah I can talk." She said. "Then why don't you talk on your own then?" I asked. "I...I can't." She said quietly. "Yes you can. Or I think you can. I might dreaming this. I always wondered if your voice would sound the same. I guess it is. Don't know why it wouldn't be. Just prove to me I'm not dreaming." I said and then sighed. I watched as she stood up and walked over to me to me. She looked at me and swept one of my bangs out of my face. I grabbed her hand and leaned in. We stayed like that and I realized I wasn't just kissing Belle to save her from the deal, but because I really liked her. I mean really liked her. We pulled apart and realized Death was gone. I started to feel dizzy and out of breath. I felt weak and I couldn't hold myself up anymore. My knees buckled and I fell. I heard Belle scream and a door slam before it all went black. The last thing I had seen was Belle's panicked face.

Belle's P.O.V.

We rushed Pony to the hospital. I followed as fast as I could. "Hurry! We're losing him!" The nurses yelled. " Get the girl out of here." Another nurse yelled. I was dragged away from Pony and into a waiting room. I sat down and buried my face in my hands. I became aware that there was someone sitting beside me. I looked up at them and saw Soda's shocked face. I shrank back. He probably knew that was Pony and every time I hurt someone my parents would yell at me accident or not. "It's okay. I won't hurt you." He said quietly. I hugged him and he hugged back. I wanted to say sorry for all the trouble I'd caused and how it was all my fault, but I couldn't. He pulled away from me. "I need something to call you. How about....Moo? Short for mute?" He said. I nodded. A little bit later Two-bit and Steve ran in the room. "What happened guys?" Soda asked. "We don't know. When we got there we heard her scream so we ran in. When we did Pony was laying on the floor unconscious and she was hovered over him." Two-bit said. I heard a voice then. Soda looked at me and I had to get away. I went to the bathroom and the boys left me alone. I walked in and locked the door. I turned and there was Death. "You can talk now." He said. "What have I done?" I asked. "You have caused a lot of trouble little missy. I'm afraid from now on you will not be able to speak to anyone at all. Only to me can you speak." He said. "Why are you doing this to me?" I asked. I heard a knock on the door. "Moo? Is everything alright?" Soda asked. I looked at the door and felt a hand grab my head. Death shoved my head down toward the sink. I tried to stop him, but wasn't fast enough. The last thing I saw was the white sink coming to meet my head and then it all went black.