Butterflies 🦋 (Ponyboy X Reader)

Chapter 9

After the early sunrise and Pony and I staying outside, we ended up going inside and back to bed. I wake up to someone messing with my hair and laughing "both of Ya man!" Its Dally! I smile and get up "Hey Dal!" I say and I stretch. The boys who are already awake start asking Dal questions "What's going on with the Fuzz?" or "Did you hear anything?"

"Hold on, one at a time," he says "you guys hungry? I'm starving man." Dally looks at us as I stand up "Your starving? Try baloney for four days" I sigh as he laughs, and I brush my hair out with my fingers. "Hey, you got a cancer stick, Johnny?" Dal asks and Johnny throws a pack at him. "I've got a special delivery for Ponyboy Curtis and (Y/n) Cade," Dally says and takes out two letters.

"Probably mom yelling at me," I sigh and take it "No, it's from the gang." I look at him confused then open the letter. Four short paragraphs that are wishing me Happy Birthday. I smile and read through them while messing with my hair. Darry didn't write one, but I understand. I would be worried too if my younger brother went missing.

I look up and see Pony finish his letter "Why'd you get hauled into the station?" he asks Dal and I stand up, putting the letter in my pocket "Those boys down at the station know me by now," he says, and I nod while crossing my arms. "I told them you were headed to Texas man! They think you guys are in Texas." He laughs and Johnny stands next to him while Pony stands up.

"Look at these two with their hair man! I can't believe that." He smiles and winks. I roll my eyes "I know we look lousy but don't rub it in." Pony and I start walking out "Let's get something to eat," Dally says as we walk out of the church.

-Time skip-

"Where did you get this car?" Johnny asks as we drive down the rocky roads. Johnny is sitting upfront while Pony and I are in the backseat "It's Buck's!" he says as we drive pretty quickly. We get onto the main road, and he takes his hands off the wheel while laughing "Come on! You're gonna get us killed!" I shout and he puts his hands back on the wheel before turning into a Dairy Queen.

We get out food and Dal pulls into a parking spot. We start eating while Dally talks. Finally, something other than Baloney. "Socs are getting on top of the greaser's man, I started carrying around a heater." Dally says and Pony takes a break from stuffing his face "Dally, you kill people with heaters."

A little girl comes up and Pony looks away while Johnny and I look at our feet. She asks for money until dally has to yell for her to leave. I sigh and fix my hair "that was close," I whisper and the boys nod while Dal puts the heater away.

"There is a rumble with the Shepard gang and the Socs tomorrow night," Dal says and turns so he can see all three of us "I didn't tell you, I got us a spy," he says proudly of himself, and we just look at him confused "who?" Johnny asks and keeps eating while Dally thinks "remember that good-looking broad I tried to pick up that night at the drive-in? What's her name? Cherry something,"

"Cherry Valance." Pony says and Dally nods "yeah, her. We were all hanging out at the vacant lot, and she pulled in. She said that she would testify that the Socs were drunk, and you fought on strictly self-defense." I sit back and look at the sky while thinking. "Man, that broad hates me, I offered to bring her to the Dingo for a coke, but she told me to go to hell...Do you think she likes me?" Dal stops and thinks "(Y/n), You're a girl-" he starts then looks at me "probably not. Bob was her boyfriend, so she is probably still hooked on him." I say, my eyes never leaving the sky, he just nods.

"What did you guys do?" Dal asks and I shrug "we are going back, and we are going to turn ourselves in," Johnny says and I look at him "Johnny we c-" I start but he keeps going "I've got a good chance of being let off easy! You said it was self-defense! Pony, (Y/n), and Cherry can testify to that, and we won't say you helped us! I'll give you the gun back, so you won't get in any trouble!"

"Are you sure?" Dal says and Johnny nods "Yeah! It aint fair for Darry and Soda to worry for Pony all the time and (Y/n) is still young, so it's not fair to her either! It's not like our folks are worried about us or anything-" "Hey man, the boys are worried! Did you know that Two-bit wanted to go to Texas to hunt for you? You're not going anywhere!" Dal argues and I sigh.

"I get you a hideout, a hangout man, and look at this, now you want to split," he mumbles to himself as we start driving back to the church so we can clean up the mess. I close my eyes and think about what's going to happen when we get back to the neighborhood. I don't want anything happening to Johnny.