And pretty boys make graves- johnny X ponyboy

Theres a quick and easy way you say

Johnny
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A while went by when the door swung open

Darry and soda panting looking around frantically

"Shit." Pony said
"What do we do?"
"I guess see what they say."

He stood up and I followed.

"Pony!" Soda said relieved
"Ponyboy I'm sorry" Darry said

I put the money on the table

Pony took my arm
We walked out the other door behind us

They followed us

Darry pleaded sorry and for him to come home.

Pony hesitated but said he would go home.

"Johnny where you gonna sleep?"
"Too late to go home. I might just sleep in the lot"
"But won't your folks be mad if you're not home at all?"
"I mean yeah but i can deal with it."

I forced a smile.

Pony looked worried

"I'll be alright. I promise." I smiled

He nodded and left with them

I went to the lot where I fell asleep later.

I woke up groggy

I popped my neck and back and headed to my house.

Let's get this over with

I walked in

"Where the hell were you?" My father yelled
"I stayed at a friends"
"You know you can't do that." His voice raised as he stood up
"I know it was late." My voice shaking
"Are you talking back?"
"No."

He pushed me down

I landed on my wrist.

You can fill in the blanks.

After it all he picked me up by the collar

"You're not coming home tonight. I don't need another mouth to feed around here."
"You don't feed me anyways!" I said
I wasn't thinking

He punched me.

"You brat. I regret having you everyday. You ruined my life Johnathan. Your useless. You've never done me any good. Lord knows what I did to deserve you."

I winced at his comments

He shoved me to the floor and walked away.

I got up and booked it out the door.

My leg hurt but I wanted to leave.

I got to the Curtis house.
It was a Saturday. They should home.

I hobbled in the house

Pony jumped from the couch

"Hey joh- woah what happened!"
"My father."
"Oh I'm so sorry. Sit down. I'll get stuff"

My ribs arms and legs ached.

He hit my eye and I felt like it would bruise badly

I sat down in a chair

"Oh Johnny why do you go back there?" Soda asked in a somber tone
"Someday ima go there and beat some fucking since in them!!"  Twobit said furiously

"I'm ok. I'm fine. We don't need to do anything." I said

They talked to me for a bit longer and pony came back

He had bags of ice and bandages and a bandana

"How did your leg get cut open?"
"Oh I think it happened when he pushed me down."

He nodded

I watched as he pushed up my pant leg
He made a face before going blank again.
He took bandages and wrapped up my leg
He cut it and tied it.

He took the bandana and wrapped it around the top of my pant leg where it was ripped

"Why did you do that?"
"I don't want a ton of dirt getting in there. And when you walk I don't want the bandages to move and rub on your leg."
"Oh smart."
"Thank you."
He smiled

"What else hurts?"
"My ribs."

He grabbed a ice bag
Put it in one of his shirts
Lifted my shirt up

"Like where?"
I took my hand in showed him

It was my left side. He had kicked me.

He placed his hand on my ribs
"There?"
"Yeah."
"Well it ain't broken. Just bruised I bet"
"That's good."

He placed an ice pack and told me to hold it

He got up to look at my eye

He did a concussion test

"Pony I don't think I have a concussion."
"Who knows! I wanna make sure."

"Jeez you gonna give him a hearing test next?" Two bit said

I gave a small laugh
Pony rolled his eyes

He ruffled my hair and told me to take it easy.

A while went by and I could walk pretty good.

We were all hanging out.

Pony was at the table playing cards I sat at the table I didn't play tho

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Dally
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I've been studying Johnny all afternoon.
Only thing I've ever studied

But the way Johnny looks at pony

I know that look.

I definitely know that look.

"Johnny, I need a pack of weeds mind heading to the store with me?"
"Sure" he got up and we left

"I know that look from anywhere." I said as we walked
"What look?"  He asked
"The look you give pony."
"What..?"
"You like ponyboy. Don't you?"
"Uh. I don't know!"
"I don't care if you do."
"I don't know dally!"
"How do you feel when he's around?"
"I feel weird. Not in a bad way just funky."
"Yeah that's it. You like ponyboy."
"Woah woah what?"
"You do! I mean you got all red when he was touching your ribs."
"I'm sure it was just the wind that made my face red."
"Uh no. I've been watching the way you act around him."
"Is that what that is?"
"What?"
"That weird gut feeling I have around him."
"Love?"
"Yeah."
"Yes. Yes it is Johnny."

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A/n

Hey fools.

Final stretch of the move! Hopefully we will be out of here by mid June.

Stay safe and don't get arrested 🫶