Stay Gold(PonyBoy x Reader)

Chapter 15

I woke up in utter silence. I opened up my eyes and I saw everyone sitting silently. I heard the shower running. I looked the clock. 12:46 A.M. I slowly sat up as everyone looked at me. I felt my face. I felt cuts and bandages. My lip had a cut. I looked into the mirror and saw my face. I looked disgusting. I had ugly bruises all over my face. My lip had dried blood on it. I had a black eye and a few cuts. Around my right eye it was red and purple. My hair had dried blood in it and my knuckles and hands were covered in blood. I sighed sadly. Pony won't think I'm beautiful. I sat on the couch and untied my bloody bandana. I heard the shower stop and Ponyboy walked out of the bathroom and I looked at him. He looked almost as bad as me, I just had more bruises. He still looked hot though. He tossed me a big blue T-shirt of his and pointed to the bathroom. I guess I should shower. I closed the door behind me. I took off my shirt, wincing at the pain. I took off my pants and undergarments. I took out my hairband and stepped in the shower. I washed my self and wrapped my towel around my body. I looked in the mirror. I guess I looked tuff, not really. I looked weak. I sighed and dressed into the shirt. It went covered all of my butt, cutting off a little before mid thigh. I stepped out and threw my old clothes in the trashcan. I sighed and sat on the couch. Tears formed and I silently sobbed, not wanting to draw attention. I curled up into a ball and fall asleep.

I woke up and wrote Pony a note saying that I left. I walked back to my house and opened the door, and dragged myself up the stairs. I slid into my bed and pulled up the covers to my chin. I sighed deeply. My mom hasn't been home in a while. Which I guess is okay. I fell asleep and woke up 30 minutes later. I sighed and got out of bed. I went downstairs and made myself some breakfast. I sat at the table, reading the paper. I put my plate in the sink and sat at the couch. I didn't want to get ready. I just walked upstairs to my bed and looked at a picture of Pony kissing my cheek with an arm around me. I smiled. I brushed my hair and put it in a decent bun at the top of my head and took out a few short strands out from it. I put on, of course, red lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, and I covered some of my bruises, but not all. I put on navy blue high wasted shorts with a cream tank top on. I tucked in my shirt and slipped on white converse.

I walked out the door, shutting it behind me. I put on my leather jacket and inhaled the beautiful crisp air. It wasn't cold but it wasn't hot. I put my hands in my pockets of my jacket and just walked. I didn't know where I was going. I just wanted to have a walk. I just decided to go to the DX station. I opened the doors and greeted Soda and Steve. I bought a coke and a candy bar. I paid and sat at a bench outside. I silently sipped my coke. It was nice being alone once in a while. I lit a cigarette and took a long drag from it. I exhaled the smoke and just admired the view. It wasn't beautiful, but it was something. The silence was disrupted when Soda sat next to me.

" You okay?" He said, inspecting me. I stomped on my cancer stick and smiled

"I'm fine."

"You don't look very fine."

"Eh, just taking some time for myself."

"You got pretty beat up there"

"Really? I didn't notice"
He chuckled and I smirked. I admit, I was pretty sassy.

"Where's Pony?" He asked and looked at the sun, squinting

"I don't know. I haven't seen him last night." I shrugged and tossed my empty coke bottle in the trash. I unwrapped my candy bar.

"He's probably still asleep." He looked into the store.

"Yeah, the rumble sure got the best of us." I said with a mouthful of chocolate. I finished the bar and put the wrapper in the trash, I sat up and Soda followed. "I'm gonna go see Johnny." I smiled and walked to the lot. He was sitting down, leaning on the backboard with a stick in his hand, drawing pictures in the dirt.

"Heeeyyy Johnnycake." I chirped, sitting next to him. He looked at me, then back down at the dirt.

"Fightin' ain't no good. It just makes ya hurt." He whispered and my eyes darkened.

"Whats wrong Johnny?" I asked, setting a hand on his shoulder.

"I saw you pass out on the couch. It worried me. You looked really bad." He looked at me with sad eyes.

"But I'm okay, Johnnycake. Just a few bruises." I smiled softly removing my hand from his shoulder.

"Pony was worried about ya. He kept shaking you, hoping you'd wake up. You never did. You worried us all really."

"Pony knows I'm okay. The others know I'm okay too." I got up and dusted my self up. "Let's go to the park or somethin"
Johnny nodded and got up. We walked side by side to the park.
When we got there, Darry, Two-Bit and Pony were already there. Johnny and I sat atop of the monkey bars as the boys walked over to us.

"Well, y/n, you look.... Fabulous?" Two-Bit waved his arms and everyone laughed.

"You're the second person who commented on my face." I flipped him off. "It just means that I fought more than you"

"Hmm? Says who?" He was getting sassy.

"Me." I smirked. My vision went blurry and I fell of the monkey bars. Everything went black.