Butterflies 🦋 (Ponyboy X Reader)

Chapter 12

Two-Bit, Pony, and I are walking down the side of the road. "I would drive, but the breaks went out on my car. Almost killed me and Kathy the other day," he says as we walk backward, looking for a ride. "You ought to meet her brother, now there's a hood" Pony and I keep walking backward "Boy he's so greasy, he glides when he walks. He goes to the barbershop for an oil change, not a haircut," He laughs, and we look up.

"Blue mustang," I say, and we turn around. We walk to a dairy queen "stay close," Two says "how many guys were in the car?" Pony looks at us "four or five." "Come on let's get inside," I say, and we start walking but Two stops us "no, let's see what they want," "do you want us to get bear?" I sigh as they pull up and all get out. We walk towards them, and pony puts his arm around me.

Two looks at them "No jabs before the rumble. You know the rules ape face" I cross my arms "We know. I want to talk to them." He says and points at Pony and me. "Go ahead, I'll keep my eye on him," Two says and we nod before walking off with Randy.

"Read about you two in the paper, how come?" he says, and we shrug "I don't know, we like playing a superhero, or somethin', " I say and look at my feet. "I wouldn't have," Randy says and Pony and I look at him, "Wouldn't have what?" he asks. "I would have let those little kids burn to death,"

"Might not have. You might have done the same thing," I say while Randy looks away "I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore, I guess"

"I wouldn't have guessed a greaser would pull something like that," he says and Pony leans on his car "greasers have nothing to do with it," Pony says and I nod while Randy goes quiet. I look up and see Two talking to the Socs "wanna talk inside?" Randy asks and Pony and I look at each other before nodding.

I walk around and Pony sits in the front "I'll stay out," I say, and Pony looks at me "you sure?" he asks, and I nod while leaning on the car.

"I couldn't tell this to anyone else, my friends would think I'm off my rocker or something" he starts saying and I look at him "You know, that friend of yours, the one that got burned, he might die?" he asks, and I get pissed off. "That's my brother and maybe," I say, and Pony puts his hand on my arm. I sigh and Randy looks at me "tonight, people will get hurt at the rumble, maybe killed," he says while Pony and I nod.

"You can't win, you know that don't you? It doesn't matter if you whip us. You'll still be where you were before, at the bottom. We'll still be the lucky ones at the top with all the breaks," He says and looks at Pony and I "It doesn't matter. The Greasers will still be Greasers and the Socs will still be Socs. It doesn't matter."

"Anyways, thanks Greasers," he says and sighs. I roll my eyes and I open the door for Pony to get out "Hey, I didn't mean that. I meant thanks kids" he says, and I nod. "Been nice talking to you Randy. My name's Ponyboys and this is my girlfriend (Y/n)" he nods and Pony walks out of the car. We walk back over to Two-bit as the Socs walk back to the car. "So, what did 'Mr. Super-Soc' have to say?" Two asks and I look back at the car "He aint a Soc, just a guy that wanted to talk, that's all" I say and Two rolls his eyes "whatever you say"

-Time Skip-

Pony, Two, and I are standing in the hospital waiting for the doctor to let us see my brother. I watch as one comes around the corner. "Nurse, nurse. It's alright. You can go in; he has been asking for you." I walk in quickly and I see my brother laying on his stomach. I walk over slowly, and I kneel by him "Hey Johnny," I say and see him smile slightly "(Y/n), I missed you" he says "how are you feeling?" he asks, and I try not to cry "I'm fine,"

Pony and Two walk in and I stand up. "Hey Johnny," he says and Johnny weakly nods. "Got your picture in the paper for being a hero," Two says and puts the paper, so Johnny can see it. He sighs and looks at it "this really makes me look tough," he says, and I smile. "You want anything?" Two asks and Johnny nods "a book"

Pony looks at Two-bit "I think he wants Gone with the Wind so I can read it to him." Two nods and walks out to get one. I rub my brother's head softly and he sighs "Pony did you, do it?" Johnny says and Pony nods "yeah," he says, and Pony holds my hand. I blush and Johnny laughs slightly before stopping and gasping.

"Johnny? Are you okay?" I ask and look at him scared while my eyes tear up "Oh yeah, just hurts sometimes," he says, and I nod while calming down. "Usually it don't, cause I can't feel anything below the middle of my back." He says and I wipe my eyes.

"You're gonna be an alright kid," Pony says and I lean on him while sniffling "You've gotta be, nobody would get along without you," he says, and I sigh while holding Pony's hand. "I wouldn't be able to walk again. Not even on crutches. Doc says I busted my back," "You're going to be okay," I say and start crying while Pony rubs my arm.

"I have to tell you two something," Johnny says and we nod. "I used to talk about killing myself a lot. Man, I don't want to die now! It aint long enough, 16 years, aint gonna be long enough. Hell, I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I aint done yet, so many, so many damn things. I aint seen nothin'! The time we were up in Windrixville.. was the only time I've been away from our neighborhood."

I sigh and lean on Pony while silently crying "Knock it off," Pony says and wipes his eyes. A nurse comes in and looks at Johnny "Johnny, your mother is here to see you," she says, and I look at her quickly. "I don't want to see her," Johnny says and I get up while looking at the nurse. "But Its your mother!" she says, and Johnny starts going off on how she is only going to yell at him until he passes out. 

"What's wrong with him!" I say and start crying as Two-bit drags me out slowly. I keep crying as we walk down the hall. We turn to see my mother trying to get into the room "he'd rather see this freak then his actual mother?" She shrieks and points at me "You're all scum." 

"No wonder they hate your guts! You don't even care about Johnny you damn drunk! You go to hell! You go right to hell!" Two-bit yells while pointing at her and crying. My mother struggles before getting dragged out of the hospital. We turn back and walk to Dally's room.