Dying Kiss (Steve Randle x Reader)

Chapter 13

Sorry for not updating in a while. I've been busy lately. I just went to a birthday party yesterday so yeah. That's mainly the only reason. Happy birthday to my favorite little friend, Karsen. -OrangePeelings
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Johnny's P.O.V
I must've been damned to Hell because that's what it felt like. I had no clue of what I was doing anymore. What was I? I felt my weight drop a little in the past few days, notifying that I've not eaten a single thing. It was only a few days ago that Ponyboy had left this cruel world, but it felt like it was happening all over again. My knees began to tremble and I fell down, harshly skinning them before managing to get up again. My hair was all rusty (dirty) and messed up, seeing that I haven't done exactly anything in the few days I've been thinking about all of this. I was still in front of the hospital, and people have passed, coming up to me now and then asking if I was alright. Did I look alright to them? Or were they just too stupid to notice that I wasn't able to manage my own health because of a crucial death. Painful as it was, I had to say "yes", make them think that I was just some dumb old kid who hasn't got a care about health benefits, even his own health for the Hell of it. I hastily bit the tips of my nails off, running a grubby hand through my hair to calm myself. I didn't even have enough courage to tell anyone the truth, or even get up. Who was I?

Darry's P.O.V
Two-Bit and I had been talking for a while about everything that's been happening, and yet none of these "talking sessions" seemed to help my overwhelming fear that Soda was next in line. My ears were being nibbled at by the cold, but Two-Bit didn't seem to mind. This was our way of "venting out" everything that's been happening. Grab a pack of cigarettes and wander outside, puffing out smoke into each others faces as we talked. It wasn't really "frostbite" weather, but the cold could do a real good damage on ya. I was staying strong and Two-Bit started to lay low, often bringing his arms up to his chest to warm himself, then proceeding to lower them and act cool. Idiot.

Two-Bit scoffed at me as I repeated the words to him, "You idiot." He doesn't really seem like the type of person to whine much, but he'll do it anyways if he's just trying to joke around, bring a little more expression into the air. I scowled playfully at him, my lip being inserted between my teeth as I harshly bit in, throwing my arms up to my chest and tightly folding them. "Oh shut up baby." (Nobody puts baby in a corner 😈) He laughed the statement off as if it did no damage to him, then began really getting frustrated with the cold. His arms were swinging around and I could tell that his chest was tightened enough. "Let's head in." "Why?" "I-" I quickly interrupted him as he casually narrowed his eyes, ignoring my comment, "Lemme guess, you don't have a valid reason to why." A plain smirk grew on my face, and he ever so sadly nodded, then began choking up laughs.

Ponyboy's P.O.V
I looked at Y/N, knowing that I recognized them. Before I knew it, I was throwing myself into their arms, enjoying a soft, yet awkward, hug with them. Y/N laughed, hugging me back, and I felt a comfort that I was needing just suddenly reaching out to me. Y/N began smoothly rubbing my back, playing it casual, and I could feel the awkwardness kick in. I never really hugged somebody that I didn't know of much, but Y/N seemed to attract my attention, especially when the whole gang first met Y/N. I gripped on a bit tighter, leaning in closer and placing my head in the crook of their neck, a smile wide and shiny on my face. I could feel my face heating up, and I quickly scrambled back, leaving the situation to be unexplainable. My arms straightened out, crossing over my chest as I cleared my throat. "I'm- I- You-..." I paused, letting out a hefty sigh before making up my decision of words. "I'm sorry for that. Seems you've caught me off guard, but everything's just been so weird lately, and I needed some sort of comfort to guide me through this." I began to ramble on about how I felt alive, even though I was clearly dead. Y/N broke into my conversation, letting out a reassuring laugh before shushing me fully.

"It's fine. I guess I needed that too." Y/N smiled, and yet again I felt my cheeks heating up, my chest burning for the desire of another hug, but I didn't want to seem too greedy. There was no more talking after that last statement, and I began to shuffle my feet a bit, switching my arms around while they hung on my chest. Y/N finally broke the awkward silence, clearing their throat first before whispering, "Am I perhaps... Dead too?" That question confused me, but I didn't beg myself for an answer, so I quickly opened my mouth as a few words escaped it, even though I had no control of what I was saying. "Perhaps. I already am dead, and you're here with me, but then again, this could just be a dream of yours, or even a dream of mine." Y/N nodded their head in agreement, pacing back and forth in front of me as decisions of what to do scrambled through my mind.

Short, quiet breaths flowed around us as we cluelessly sat down, our arms lapped around each others waists. We were both in a firm hug, yet I didn't have the will to leave.
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Here's quite a long chapter for you guys because I haven't posted anything new except for that face reveal. I might do a Q&A but I'll need a few more questions for it. Anyways, thank you all for reading this. I hope this story becomes a good influence on some of those learners out there who want to write. I'm not saying that I'm the master at writing, just preferably good if these many people are reading my one story of complete randomness. Also, thanks for voting. My phone honestly keeps me awake some times because of the constant dinging. Of course it's not just Wattpad. It's also Snapchat and Skype. I'll be willing to share my Snapchat with you, just not my Skype because I keep getting requests on there anyways. My Snapchat is morgan_5419. That's all you need to know. -OrangePeelings

Oh and sorry for that little "Nobody puts baby in a corner". It's just a reference to a movie with Patrick Swayze in it (Patrick plays Darry, if some of you didn't know). I'm sorry, I just like that movie. And Patrick. RIP Patrick, we all miss you. That's all.