Mickey?

Chapter 13

"Nothing. I'm fine, but they won't let me leave," He says. His face goes from mad to upset, "How's Johnny?"

"They won't let us see him yet. They say his condition is critical right now."

We talked a little more until a nurse came in, and I had to leave. I gave Dally a quick hug and walk out. Darry, Soda, and Pony must have left already because their car wasn't outside. It was dark, so I didn't suspect any socs would be able to see me. I walk in all the dark hidden places on the way back to the Curtis house. I walk through the gate and front door silently as well as all the way to my room. At first, I thought about just crawling. I was tired as heck, so I really didn't even change my clothes. I saw someone laying in my bed and took a closer look at who it was. It was Two-bit. I didn't mind him laying with me, so I just got into bed and cuddled up with him. He didn't seem to mind, and I even felt him smile. In the morning, I was up before him like usual, so I tried to get up without bothering him. It didn't work, and he was woken up. I sat up to get up, but he pulled me back down to him.

"Where do you think you're going?" He asks playfully.

"I was going to fix my hair," I say and place a kiss right on his nose. I pull out of his arms and go brush my knotted up hair. After I am done, I try to get his lazy butt off the bed. He ends up falling off the bed instead of getting up.

"Get up," I start whining.

"Why?" He mocks my whining.

"I need you to get out, so I can shut my door."

"Are you coming out with me?"

"Yes of course I am."

"How's Dally by the way?" He asks while hopping out of bed.

"He's okay."

We both hear the front door slam.

"Steve's here."

Two-bit jogs into the living room to see Steve and probably Samantha. I hear yelling and screaming coming from Two-bit, Steve, and Ponyboy in the kitchen. I close my door, walk out, and see Samantha standing in the doorway.

"What are these idiots doing?" I ask Samantha.

"They are congratulating Pony in their own stupid ways," She laughs, and I laugh too.

"What are they congratulating him about?"

"Being a hero when he saved those kids in the church."

"Interesting."

Steve walks out of the kitchen making fun of "Superman" Darry and "Pretty boy" Sodapop. When he called Darry superman, I snickered a little. Darry walked out of his room buttoning up the bottom of his shirt, but he stopped at the end of the hallway. He grabbed Steve and threw him out of his way.

"What'd you call me?" Darry asked.

"All braun, no brain," Steve said with cake all over his mouth. Two-bit snickered while walking out of the kitchen. He sat on the arm of the chair I was in, so I smacked him right in the ass.

"Hey! That's my ass!" He yelled and stood back up.

"Yeah, I noticed," I say causing Pony and Samantha to laugh. He smiled and just sat back down, and Soda walked right down the hallway in a towel ignoring the fact that two girls were in the house.

"Hey, Darry, have you seen my shirt?" Soda asked. Samantha and I looked at Soda, then at each other. Two-bit looks at me, and I look away.

"I hate to tell you this buddy, but you have to wear clothes to work. There's a law or something," Steve said to Soda and offered him some cake. Soda  gave a disgusted face to him and turned around to Darry.

"What about my jeans?"

"They're in my closet. I ironed." Darry said,"Hurry up you're gonna be late."

"I'm hurryin'. I'm hurryin'," Soda said while running as fast as he could in a towel. Samantha and I were laughing watching him waddle to Darry's room. He came back out fully dressed with his shoes in his hand. Steve and he ran outside into the truck while Darry was talking to Pony. Somehow Two-bit and Pony got into a wrestling match, but I was busy thinking about Dally and Johnny. I really wanted to know how they were doing. By the time I was done daydreaming, Pony and Two-bit had already decided that Two-bit was babysitting Ponyboy, and that we were all going to the hospital sometime during the day. Samantha and I just kind of sat around while the boys cleaned up. When they were done, we all walked to the Dingo for some food. A group of socs were following us the whole walk, so I stayed close to Two-bit while holding his hand.

"Why are you so close to me?" He asked me while smirking.

"Don't look now, but there is a soc car behind us," I replied. Of course he didn't listen to me and looked behind us. He turned back around.

"They aren't allowed to mess around before a rumble."

I nodded, and we just kept walking towards the Dingo. Once we got there, the soc car pulled into the parking lot. Pony was about to walk in when Two-bit stopped him.

"Wait, let's see what they want," he said.

"Why would you want to see what they want?" Ponyboy asked. Keith gave him the look of why wouldn't we. Multiple socs came up to us including the one who jumped me. I could tell it was him, but he just ignored me. He took Pony over to his car, and they talked for a little while Two-bit made fun of the socs' pants. Two-bit could always seem to get laughs anywhere he went. When Pony and the soc were done talking, we went inside, got food, and continued our journey to the hospital. When we got there, I was actually scared to see Johnny. I didn't know what he would look like or how bad he was until I took a peek into his room..........