Greased Up 2 - Life After Death - Sodapop Curtis

Chapter 1

I had awoken next to Ponyboy late in the afternoon. My head hurt, my body ached, and my heart felt heavy. I sighed and sat up from the covers, feeling the air chill me to the bone.

Getting up I felt my body fight against my movements, wanting to pull me back down to the bed. I winced and stretched, trying to ignore the pain.

I walked down the hall and into the kitchen. Darry was cooking up some eggs, completely silent. "Its the afternoon, Darry." I said with a sigh.

Darry glanced at me. "I know Soda. But we all slept in." He moved the eggs around in the pan, his face was completely emotionless.

I shook my head and took out the cake, cutting a slice and putting it on a plate. We stood there in silence as I began nibbling at my cake. "Has the story made it to the papers yet?" I asked softly.

Darry scrapped some eggs on my plate without making eye contact. "Oh you betcha."

I sighed and staired at my plate. We lost Johnny, Dallas, and Katelyn. It wasn't fair... It was so God damn unfair.

I quickly finished my food and left the room and went into mine. I closed the door behind me and sighed, looking around the room. Unsure of what to do, I just grabbed fresh clothes and a towel and decided to wash off my sorrows.

Walking into the bathroom I heard what was left of the gang walk in. I shut the bathroom door and got the shower running. Undressing, I noticed all of my bruises. I sighed and stepped into the shower.

The water was almost boiling, scorching my skin and making it red. I turned the hotness down a bit, and leaned my head against the shower wall.

I felt everything inside me burn it's way up to my eyes. Grabbing my wet hair, I started sobbing. " Its not fair...it's not fair.." Murmuring it over and over again, I pounded the wall with my fist.

"Soda, are you okay in there?" I heard Steve shout from the living room.

"I'm fine!" I shouted back, obviously lying.

I choked up my sobs and rubbed my aching hand. Shaking my head, I started to wash my hair and such.

After I was done, I shut off the water and stepped out, and wrapped a towel around me. Brushing my teeth, I heard banging on the door.

"Soda hurry up, I gotta piss!" Two-Bit said with an eager voice.

Rolling my eyes, I spit out the toothpaste and rinsed out my toothbrush. Grabbing my clothes, I opened the door and Two-Bit flew in.

I waved grimly to Steve and walked into my room. I dropped my towel, quickly checking behind me to see if Ponyboy was up. He wasn't of course, so I got dressed.

Walking out the room I saw Darry, Steve, and Two-Bit spread out in the room. I half expected Johnny to be on the floor with Ponyboy, touching their hair and joking around. Also, I expected to see Dally with Kat on the couch, his arm around her as he smoked and she read. I felt the familiar burning in my stomach I felt every time I saw them together, but it instantly left.

I sat down next to Steve and heaved, leaning my head back.

Steve looked at me nervously. "Look, Soda, I know your probably still hurtin real bad. But... I couldn't help but notice something." Steve paused to see if I was listening. He lowered his voice. "You.. were pretty beat up when Kat died ..did you?" His voice trailed off .

I looked at Steve and felt a sudden rush of impatience. Getting up, I sighed. "You know..I really don't want to talk about it." I glanced at the pained expression on Steves face, and walked off.

I went back into my room for the third time today and sat down on my bed. Ponyboy laid there, sleeping peacefully. I rubbed his hair, smiling slightly.

"You know Ponyboy... Kat was something special." I paused to see if he was still sleeping. "She just...had it... You know? So beautiful, you didn't get tired looking at her. So smart, you felt like everything you said was dumb. And just so full of life... I really wish she could've been mine." I stopped and looked at my lap, refusing my tears that were building up.

I sighed and looked out the window, and the sun was already setting for the day. Maybe I should too.

I really hope all my previous fans find this! It would crush me if they had no idea. But anyway, please tell me what you think and if I should continue!