Ponyboy Curtis...

Pony

The next morning I woke up to a house full of boys, cut up and bruised. My brother was the only one awake when I walked into the kitchen.

"Mornin." He said putting down his bowl of cereal.

"You feeling any better?" I asked sitting across from him. I noticed his eye was pink.

"Yeah. I feel great, actually. We kicked their asses." He scoffed.

"They're more beat up than you guys are?" I asked surprised.

"Hell yeah." Dall said wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Dall put me down." I said swatting his arms.

Dally looked at me sadly, like he was offended. 

"You'll rip open your stitches if you lift too much." I said as an excuse.

"Don't worry about me, darlin." He said smiling.

"Morning." Ponyboy said stading in the door way watching us.

I felt my face turn pink as he looked at me in the eyes. We responded with good mornings then he came in and sat next to Johnny. Pony looked at Dally and I with puppy dog eyes.

"Why're you looking at me like that, kid?" Dally said.

"Like what?" Pony said snapping out of it.

"You're weird, pony." Dally said walking back into the living room.

"I got to get to work. I'll see you later, alright?" Johnny said to me as he walked away.

They left Pony and I alone in the kitchen. I starred at him as he played with his fingers in his lap.

"Pony?" I said.

"Yeah?"

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." He said putting his hands in his pockets. I nodded my head in reassurance though I didn't really believe him.

"No, Emily. I-I see the way Dally looks at you and he's so confident and everything and you two have been so close and-and well I don't know. It makes me feel...i dont know." He said now standing, looking down at his feet.

"Pony...you don't have to worry about Dally, alright? He's a fool to think I'd like him over you. I don't want Dally to hug me or look at me like that. I want you to. Only you to."

Pony looked up at me and our eyes connected. Out of nowhere, Pony stepped forward, grabbed my lower back and pulled me into him. One hand was on my face, holding it lightly and the other was on my hip, pulling me closer and closer to him as we kissed.

He pulled back but kept his face close to mine. I felt like jello, like i was falling apart. I've never been kissed like that. There was definantly a spark.

"Emily" He said in a low, raspt voice, as he looked into my eyes again.

"Will you please, give me a chance. Would you be my girlfrined?" he said smiling a little.

"Y-yes." Is all i could respond with. His small smile turned into abig one and he bit his bottom lip as he tok a step back.

"I should go.." he said grabbing his jacket off the back of a chair.

"But promise you'll see me tonight?" he said pointing at me.

"I promise." I said shyly.