Butterflies 🦋 (Ponyboy X Reader)

Chapter 16

We drive down the road behind the cop while Dal starts to freak out a bit. I know that because he is saying 'man' a lot. That's a thing he does. Whenever Dal gets mad or sad or nervous, he says man until he can't speak anymore.

"I was crazy. You know that?" Dal starts and I look at him. "I was crazy about wanting Johnny to stay out of trouble, man" I sigh and close my eyes while sitting back while he keeps following the cop and going insane. "If he was smart like me, he wouldn't be in this mess. If he was smart like me, he wouldn't have ran into the church. You two better wise up! You just better wise up, man. You get tough like me and you don't get hurt! Watch out for yourself and nothing can touch you man!" he hits his car and starts crying a little.

-time skip-

Dally and Pony walk into the hospital slowly while I run in. I walk down the hallways while the boys follow behind me. I quickly run into my brother's room and break down a little. "Johnny, we did it! We beat the socs! chased them right out of the neighborhood!" I smile and the boys walk in. Pony stands by my side while Johnny sighs "It's useless,"

"Huh?" Dal mumbles and kneels next to him "Fighting aint no good. I don't want my sister to fight no more," he says, and I nod. "I won't Johnny, I promise" I whisper and put my hand on his. Dal looks around while trying to think of something. "You know, they are still writing editorials about you in the paper about you being a hero. Everyone is proud of you buddy, it's gonna be alright,"

"Ponyboy," Johnny says and moves his head to look at Pony. Pony bends down a bit and I hold my brother's hand "Stay gold, Ponyboy" he says and Pony nods while starting to cry. "(Y/n)," Johnny mumbles and I kneel next to him "Get out of the house and stay safe." He says and grips my hand slightly. I nod and cry "I will Johnny, I promise," I say "I love you, my little sister," he whispers before his head goes limp.

"Johnny?" I whisper and start crying "Johnny, I love you too! Johnny, please don't die" I whisper again as his hand goes limp. My brother is gone. He is gone. I start to break down crying while Dally stays in his position start struck.

"So, this is what you get? this is what you get for helping people? You punk! Come on Johnny don't die on me now." He cries and I keep holding my brother's hand. I can't do this. I breathe heavily and get up before storming out while crying. I get out of the hospital, and I lean my back against the wall. How could he do this to me?

I keep crying while I start walking back to the neighborhood. I don't want to go home; I don't want to go to the Curtis house so there is one other place. The lot. My best friend is gone. I sob and punch a tree in the lot. I'll never see him again. I keep punching while crying. My knuckles turn purple and start bleeding. I collapse onto the floor and breathe heavily. I want to scream but no sound will come out. I look up and see a figure walk towards me. Ponyboy.

I get up quickly and run to him. We both embrace each other into a tight hug, and I start crying harder. He rubs my back while letting me cry to him. I stay there, in the embrace of my boyfriend. "Let's go to the house" he whispers, and I nod.

I hold his hand while a calm down. My face is red, and my eyes are puffy, I don't feel sad, just numb. I walk into the Curtis house behind Pony, and I see Darry standing up. "(Y/n)? Pony? what happened?" I look at him with no emotion "Johnny's dead" I say, and Pony wraps his arms around me. The boys stare at us "told him about beating the Socs. I don't know, he just died" I say and shrug, "told Pony to stay gold, told me he loved me," I say and look up at Darry who looks confused.

Two-bit walks past us and looks at us confused "Dally's gone. He couldn't t-take it, he's gonna blow" I say, and I start crying again. I turn around quickly and start running up to Pony and Soda's shared room. I keep crying as everything sets in. He was too young! He was only sixteen! I don't care if they adopted me. My big brother, gone.