WILD // Johnnyboy

•Johnny•

Pony, Darry, and Dallas went back home that night, but not before I kissed his scars on his arm.

"Please, don't do this again," I beg. Pony smiles and kisses me softly.

"I won', I promise." He says. We hug tightly and say our goodbyes, then they're gone, I walk into my room and slowly sit down. Two-Bit comes and sits beside me.

"You know, you're a good guy for convincing Pony to go home," Two-Bit says, I shake my head and scoff.

"I already regret it."

....

That was the longest three years of my life, obviously I turned 18 before Pony but there was no way I could go back to Tulsa. I'd get killed before I could go see Pony, it's safer California, this is my home. But, so is Pony.

Pony came to stay for summers, but after a year, it wasn't enough, I wanted to always be by his side. But Pony needed to stay with Darry, and I needed to stay here. After another year, I just thought I should marry him once he's done with his senior year, but would he even want to? He still had college and I bet you anything he could find someone better, he shouldn't have to be stuck with me his- NO! Stop! P-pony loves me, maybe he wouldn't want to get married, b-but he loves, I'm sure of it.

I thought about it, maybe we could get married when he finishes college, I don't want to get in his way of his dreams. Because after all he's done for me, he deserves the world.

....

"You nervous?" Two-Bit asks while I take a seat on the couch.

"A little, yeah," I answer. Pony didn't get to stay last year for summer because Darry made him apply to a bunch of colleges, and study for his senior year. Pony and I didn't take it very well, but Darry is his guardian, so pony didn't have a choice.

I sat there for a few more minutes until the doorbell rang and my anxiety levels raised. I stand up and open the door and Pony's standing there with his bags.

"Ponybo-" Pony pulls me into a kiss and my arms go around his neck and his go around my waist. We eventually let go for air, and he smiles.

"Guess what Johnny?" He asks.

"Hm?"

"I applied to ARC, they gave me a scholarship," he answers excitedly. My eyes widen and I kiss him again, he's going to school here, it's our own perfect fairytale.

....

When we were eating dinner that night, it was all of us again, Dallas, Two-Bit, Darry, Soda, Steve, Pony, and me. We were together again.

"You Darry you should work over here, construction pays more over here," Steve says.

"You think?" Darry asks.

"Yeah, plus there isn't dumb Socs around here," Soda says.

"Yeah all the gang fights are in Compton," Two-Bit says grinning. Soda elbows him, and Steve shakes his head.

"But they're hell of a lot more violent over there then people are in Tulsa," Steve says. "It's not for you Dallas," Dallas seems curious and Darry shoots him a look.

"Don't even think about it." Darry says. Pony and I smile at each other quietly giggling. Eventually, we finished our food and Pony and I took the plates to the sink. We begin washing them, when a smile appears on Pony's face.

"I forgot, I made something for you," he says.

"Oh Pony, you didn't have to do that," I say.

"I did, it's important, and I needed to make it for you," I put the plate down and smile.

"Well then show me,"

He goes to the living where his bags are and comes back with black journal. "I wrote something for you." I take the journal and open the first few pages.

"Once upon a time, there was a smart, great looking, amazing princess, and there was her prince. They were madly in love and wanted nothing more than to just be together. So after a while, the princess made the first move and their relationship became official." I giggle and Pony tells me to keep reading. "Not everyone approved of their love, but it didn't matter, nothing could ever tear them apart. The love the prince felt for the princess was overwhelming, and he wanted something more. Something more, to show his love for the princess to the entire world. They had to become king and queen, it's just those few words, one question, that the prince had to ask for it to become." I raise an eyebrow and Pony's smile brightens. I turn the next page and in big bold letters, it says. "Will you marry me?" Then, under it, Pony must've cut through the pages because a ring is in the journal.

My eyes water and my hand goes over my mouth, Pony takes the ring out of the journal and gets on one knee. "Johnny Cade, will you marry me?" The tears go down my face and I nod.

"Yes! Yes I'll marry you!" I answer. He stands up and slips the ring on my finger, we kiss and we hear the gang cheering, and Steve hollering.

"It's about time!" Two-Bit yells.

"Hey when are you gonna put a ring on this?" Soda tells Steve. Pony and I begin giggling and Steve just rolls his eyes.

"Who said I was proposing, if Pony can, so can you," Steve says. We laugh and joke around and celebrate the rest of the day. It's official. And nothing is going to change that.

....

"And that's how your grandpa and I got together," I say sitting back. My little grandkids, Liam, Izzy, and Julia were clapping and giggling. Izzy was the oldest, she's eight, then it's the Liam who's 6, and Julia who's 5.

My other kids, Daniel who's 32, Michael who's 28, and our daughter Toni who's 25, were in the background smiling. "And all this time, I thought you and dad met at a gay bar," Michael says, Toni elbows him and the kids begin laughing.

Ponyboy, comes back in and sits beside me, "It doesn't matter how I met your dad," Pony says kissing my cheek. "Either way, I still love him."

"I want to grow old with Kumiko," Daniel mumbles.

"With enough love, I think you can," I say. Pony holds onto my hand and I look at everyone, the people I surround myself with. It was pretty hard but we actually got an old friend from Tulsa to carry the babies for us. Michael is the spitting image of Pony, and Pony claims that Daniel is identical to how I look. Toni, she's sort of a mix, my dark skin, Pony's eyes, my dark hair, Pony's height, etc.

The kids got lucky and took after Pony, "You raised a bunch of nerds," Dallas once said. I remember that day, he came over to see the kids but they were all studying.

My grandkids however have their own little trademark, olive skin, and green eyes. They're all so beautiful.

"You okay Romeo?" Pony joked, I smiled and nodded.

"I'm okay," Pony kissed my cheek once more and Michael cleared his throat and lifted his glass.

"To another 40 years of marriage!" He said, I shook my head and raised an eyebrow.

"That's if we can make it that long!" I joked. They laughed and started talking amongst themselves again, and the kids began running around.

"I know I can last as long as possible with you, my love," Pony says sweetly. I smile and kiss him.

"I love you Pony,"

"I love you too Johnny."

And that's a wrap! If you have ships or writing prompts you want me to write stories about go ahead and comment below. Thank you to everyone read or voted, it means a lot and I'm very grateful. I'm sure in the near future I'll think of another Pony x Johnny story. So keep an eye out for that, and I guess I'll see you guys later!