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[M4A] Sodapop Takes Care Of You [Best Friend] [Hurt/Comfort] | 1 |

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For as long as Y/N can remember, they were known to either get into fights or end up on the clumsier side. While taking their daytime stroll in the neighborhood, Y/N could hear some whistling from a couple of socs, trying to get their attention.

"Hey, baby, what's shakin'?"

Y/N didn't respond. Instead, they kept walking. They did not want to entertain the conversation that was started up. Why would they, anyway? 

"Hey, I'm talking to you!"

"Can't you see I don't want to speak to you?"

'Ooo's and 'Aaah's can be heard from the socs that heard Y/N as they tried their very best to defend themself. Before it became an apparent blur, the soc that Y/N spoke with pushed them against a fence, Y/N's back filled with pain as their head hit the ground quite a bit, though not to the point where their head was in bad shape with the exception of a few minor scrapes. Y/N tried their best to stand. The Curtis house wasn't far from where they were, and they hoped that at least someone was home. 

Y/N made their way up the steps after the Curtis house came into view. The door opened, and there stood Sodapop, the middle brother of himself, Ponyboy, and Darry. Y/N and Soda have been close ever since grammar school, though Y/N did their very best to be there for him and his brothers since their parents passed away. "Hey, Y/N, are you alright?" Sodapop asked as concern filled his voice.

"Just a couple of Socs doing what they do best is all," Y/N responded with, wincing in pain. Sodapop would shake his head in disbelief and disgust. Why the Socs couldn't stay on their side of town was a question that would always arise. "Come on in, and let's get you all cleaned up," Sodapop would say, leading Y/N inside after making room for them to enter. 

Y/N would enter, smiling softly, though was still in a bit of pain after their encounter with the Socs that came into town. Sodapop led Y/N into the kitchen, where Y/N sat in an empty chair near the kitchen table. "Stay right there, Y/N, I will be right back," Soda said, running to the bathroom quickly to get the supplies he needed. Y/N sat there patiently, waiting for Sodapop to return.

Soda made his way back into the kitchen, smiling softly to Y/N. "Thanks for waiting..." he started before he continued, "...Now, show me where it is that is causing a lot of pain, and I'll see what I can do." Y/N would slightly point to the minor scrapes they got on their head as well as their back.

"The Soc that tried to hit on me got me pretty good by pushing me against that chained fence," Y/N said with a scoff, shaking their head slightly before feeling the sting of the solution that Sodapop grabbed from the bathroom to clean the scrapes they had. "You oughta be careful out there, Y/N, them Socs are something else," Sodapop stated as he continued to help get Y/N all cleaned up. "I know, I know," Y/N responded.

Sodapop would go into the freezer, grabbing an icepack that was luckily cold enough to help with Y/N's back being in pain after having to have been pushed into the chained fence by the Soc they had come into contact with. Y/N felt the cold touch their back, feeling a bit better now that they were able to reduce any swelling. "Thanks for your help, Soda, you have no idea," Y/N said, their voice filled with appreciation. "It's no problem, really..." Sodapop started before continuing, "...You're my good friend, it's the least I could do."

Y/N smiled softly. They were grateful for Sodapop's friendship, and their appreciation for him would never be stopped.