The After Fire (Johnnyboy)

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Ponyboy's POV
Tw - mention of death, sh, suicide, abuse, and blood

    Me and Johnny ran into a fire to save kids and I made it out with a few bruises, but Johnny wasn't so lucky. At least he's alive thats all I can say. A while back we had a rumble and we thought Johnny died. Dally didn't take it well and he... he killed himself. We couldn't stop him, no one could. When we got to the park after he called Darry, the police found him first and shot him. I knew he would be dead, 'cause Dally Winston wanted to be dead and he always got what he wanted.

    I went to see Johnny today because I haven't seen him for about a week or so because of school work. I walk over to the hospital when I see a group of Socs. I ran around them and thank God they were too busy to see me. I walk over to his room to see him sitting up drinking water. His eyes are thin slits. I run up to him, my smile wide.

"Johnny you're sitting up." He hasn't been able to move for a while now.

"Yeah.. I've been able to move a little but not walk, we still need to get my waist up moving properly." He said smiling genuinely.

He's such an angel.

    That was about a year and a half ago, Johnny has gotten so much better he can walk now. He has dark scars on his back from the fire but other then that he has been doing great! I'm glad nothing happened to him, it's been hard without the presence of Dallas Winston. Me and Johnny visit his grave a lot and telling him what's happening and what he's missing out on. I'll never forgot what Dally told me when we were leaving the rumble to go see Johnny.

    Me and Johnny were walking home after getting some Dairy Queen and see some of Bob's friends. Shit.

"Hey look it's greasers!" snickers the tallest one of them all, walking towards me and Johnny.

    He pushes Johnny making him stumble back. I get this anger in my body, I've never felt this mad not even when Darry pushed me down. I push the Soc back and he chuckles and pushes me to the ground. I try to get up but my head is pounding. I taste blood and feel it trickling down my chin. I see the other two Socs go to Johnny and one of them pulls Johnny's hands behind his back and the other one starts kicking him. Johnny starts screaming for Darry, Soda, Steve, or just anybody. We were close to out house when I hear my front door open and feet running over to us. I can't see much because of my vision but I see a muscular man punch the Soc and I pass out cold.

Johnny's POV

    It's been a couple hours since "the incident." Me, Darry, Sodapop, Steve, and Two-Bit were sitting beside Pony. I was holding his hand hoping he wil be okay. Steve and Two-Bit left because it was late. I hear Soda and Darry get up.

"Hey Johnny do you have some where to stay tonight?" Soda asked his eyes poofy from lack of sleep.

"Yeah I do I'm just gonna stay here for a few hours." I gave them a weak smile as they walked out.

    I didn't have anywhere to stay, I just want to stay here with Pony. He was there for me when I was burned. I have to be with him now. I feel my eye lids getting tired and I lay my head on me and Pony's hand to get some sleep.

Flashback
    I wake up and my whole body hurts. I groan and try to push myself up but I can't move. My head hurts, I also feel very light headed. I just sat there and heard a doctor talking to people outside my door. I hear two pairs of feet coming in.

"Hey John how you feelin?" Dally said sitting down next to me. I'm so glad he's here. I feel a pair of hands on my hand and those are Pony's hands. My two favorite people.