The Outsiders: A New Place

Chapter 15

Ash's POV

our kiss was magical. ive always heard of people having their first kiss with someone they love being amazing, and it feels like fireworks are going off. i never believed those rumors until that moment. im sure not all first kisses were like mine, but having your first kiss with someone you truly love helps a lot. after our kiss, we stared into each other's eyes for a few seconds until the door of my room swung open, breaking apart our connection.

"ash!" i heard as two bit ran to me, swallowing me in a bear hug. i grunted in pain but hugged back as i heard the gang go "two bit!"

"oh my god, i am so sorry. i was just happy, is all." two bit hurriedly explained with a small smile.

"its fine, just hurt a little." i said smiling back.

"how ya feeling kiddo? you look a bit rough right now." steve said walking over to my bed. i heard pony mutter to steve "thats never something you should say to a lady!"

"oh no, do i really look that bad? i must be bad if its coming from you, steve." laughter erupted from the room as steve turned as red as a tomato. soda brought over a small mirror that was laying on a table in my room and i looked at my self.

my face was bruised on my cheek and temple and my hair was in a giant rats nest. i gasped and tried to comb it out with my fingers. "someone run to the house and get me a hair brush and two hair ties!" laughter erupted again as pony and dally walked out of the room to get my hairbrush.

"what you did to that small little soc during the rumble was real cool. he ran away faster than pony does during one of his meets." darry explained to me. "you almost had one bigger guy pinned too, but you lost it."

"now i want to go fight in another rumble, so i can actually remember what its-"

"NO!" they all screamed, interrupting me.

"dang, i see how it is." i said.

"sorry ash, we just don't want something like this to happen again. we want to keep you safe." johnny said while smiling.

"its ok, but next rumble, i am participating." pony and dally walked in with my hairbrush and hair ties half an hour later as i said "oh thank god."

i brushed out my hair and quickly braided it into two french braids. they boys watched in awe until i finished about three minutes later.

"why are you guys staring?" i asked.

"ill never understand how girls do things like that." soda said pointing at me. the rest of the boys nodded in agreement as i laughed. the room went silent for a few seconds, but in that silence i got one of my bad headaches. ever since i got my concussion, ive always had a continuous headache but every once in a while, ill get a short, piercing headache that lasts only about two minutes, and this is exactly what happened at that moment. i gripped the sides of the bed and squeezed hard, and tilted my head back. i felt my face go into a grimace of pain and i heard a voice say "ash are you ok?" footsteps approached the side of my bed as i said through groans "yeah... im ok. this happens every once in a while."

pony reached out his hand for me to hold and when i took his hand, i squeezed so hard he shrieked "shit!" and fell backwards. my headache slowly started to fade away and i was back to normal again. "i think my fingers are broken." pony complained, checking out his fingers.

"oops, sorry pony." i said while nervous laughing.

"well, me, steve and darry here have work, so we better head out." soda said. they said goodbye to me and i was left with two bit, pony, dally, and johnny.

"so kid," dally said walking over "how long you in this disease infested rat hole?"

i laughed quietly and replied "the doctor wants to keep me here for at least a week more to see if my brain is functioning normally."

"bull crap, you don't need to be in here that long. those doctors dont know what they're talking 'bout."

"like you know any better?" i said sassily.

"watch that mouth of yours, kid, before you have more health problems to worry about." dally said pointing at me.

"i would like to see you try."

he looked angry, then playful. "alright, you got me there. im out." he walked out of the room lighting a cigarette on the way. johnny, pony, and two bit stayed with me, and they all came to sit around my bed. we told more stories of our old lives, and past times we've been injured. i have broken my arm and dislocated my knee cap, and when they popped my knee back in, part of it fractured off. they all scowled in pain when i said this, as people usually do. we stayed there just talking that whole day until at about five p.m, a nurse walked in.

"ash, there is someone who would like to see you."

i frowned, not knowing who it could be. "who is it?" i questioned.

"she is saying something about being your biological mother-"

"OH HELL NO." i yelled. "tell her i dont want her in my sight."

"but-" the nurse stuttered.

"no buts, i don't want to see her ever again." the room was silent for a few moments, then the nurse started talking. "by law, i have to let her see you." she said, leaving the room. my jaw dropped to the floor and i looked at johnny, ponyboy, and two bit.

"do you want us to leave when she comes in?" johnny asked timidly.

"no, stay. i have no idea what she could or would possibly do to me." i heard footsteps starting down the hall as i gripped pony's hand. two bit went to the other side of me and held my left hand. finally, the footsteps neared the door and stopped abruptly at the door. i held my breath, and i could tell the boys were too. voices were heard and finally, the door opened wide, revealing my mom.

she nodded to me. "ash, may i speak to you, alone?"

i slowly shook my head no and she rolled her eyes. "ash, im speaking to you alone, so tell these hoodlums to get out of here."

"whatever you want to say to me, you can do it in front of these so-called 'hoodlums.'" my voice shook a bit when i said this. she stepped closer, and i held pony and two bits hands tighter.

"someone is scared of me, i see. that makes my job a whole lot easier." she smiled wolfishly and continued walking forward.

"who wouldn't be scared of you and that receding hairline of yours." i said trying so hard to contain laughter. they boys couldn't hold it though, and they burst out laughing. when they laughed i started laughing and i had to turn my head and bite my lip to try and stop it.

"you little bitch!" my mom yelled, walking over fast now. all of our laughter ceased as she tried reaching over pony to get to me. she grabbed my wrist and tugged as pony and johnny tried to loosen her grip on my hand. two bit was grabbing my wrist trying to pull it the other way, but all of us froze in our positions when the door opened.

hey guys! at the part where i talked about ash's past injuries was true, those have both happened to me before! and just yesterday (at the time im writing this) i went to the doctor because i have been having knee pain and ive re-injured my knee again so i have to not participate in cheer for a while :(
but, i will probably have more time to write! don't forget to vote, comment, and follow, and thanks for reading!