Cigarettes and Sunsets (JohnnyXPonyboy Oneshots)

Anniversary

Johnny's Point of View

His smile, his laugh, his eyes, his love for movies and books, the way he shows me things I never would have been able to enjoy without him. These are just some reason why I love Ponyboy Curtis. I know I'm a boy and he's a boy but I don't care. People can laugh and insult me all they want, because I'm finally happy with who I am. Right now I'm just an 19 year old kid with a 17 year old boyfriend, but my whole life I've been hurt and kicked around and to be completely honest I considered myself to be worthless. That all changed about two years ago when I had almost been killed in a fire, but that's a whole other story. Basically after that whole incident , I realized that life really was worth living. I still remember Ponyboy crying and hugging me when the doctors said they had found a way to fix my back. He had told me that night he felt the same way I did about him, he loved me. If Pony-fricken-Curtis can not only except me but love me, than I was worth something. Once I realized that, everything got so much better. It sounds cheesy as hell but the sun got brighter, I laughed a little louder, I started opening up, yeah things at home are still bad but once I've made enough money I'm going to buy my own place and be completely free. Because of Ponyboy. Glory I love him so much.

Today is me and his three year anniversary and I realized that he's always the one to do things for me and I never do anything, I mean I've payed when we've gone to movies together stuff like that. But I've never taken him on one of those big fancy events you see in movies and stuff. So I decided that tonight I'd surprise him, pretend to forget that it's our anniversary but then all of a sudden blow his mind. I don't know if he'll like it or not but I hope so. He deserves the night of his life after all he's done for me.

I walk up to the Curtis house at around 6 and was greeted at the door by Darry, Pony's oldest brother.

"Hello Johnny!" he said, "I know you're looking for Ponyboy but I need to talk to you if that's okay." I nodded nervously.

He lead me into the kitchen and stared straight at me, towering over me with his big muscles and cold tough eyes.

"Look, I know you're a good kid Johnny, but I can't have another one of my baby brothers hearts broken again you hear?" I shuttered, I knew he was talking about what Sandy did to Sodapop.

"If you ever, and I mean ever, hurt Ponyboy in anyway, I swear to god I will kill you. He's going places Johnny, he's smart." he said bitterly

"I know, he's going to have a great life Darry." I tried to reassure him cause he was starting to scare me.

He smiled, "Yeah he's going to be so happy, I just know it." he drifted off a bit.

"But that's why you should know that you can't do anything to hold him back, nor can you ever break his heart or lay a finger on him unless it's affectionate alright? I don't want to scare you too bad but I'm watching you kid." he put a hand on my shoulder, I knew he wasn't trying to scare me and he was just protective. But by god when your boyfriend's older brother is Darrel Curtis, you're gunna be a bit scared.

I hear someone come in behind me and before I know it Ponyboy is on my back hugging me and kissing my cheek.

"Well it's nice to see you too." I laugh turning my head around and kissing his lips.

"Oh come on guys keep it PG." I look over and see Sodapop had come in the room. Pony gets off my back and muttered a quick sorry. I knew he wasn't though.