Headed Back to the Past [discontinued]

Ch 6 || Downtown

Tays P.O.V

Once johnny was done, I opened my bag and pulled out a cigarette careful not to show the packet; I pulled out my lighter that I may or may not have stolen; you'll never know. I took and long drag of my cigarette, I saw Pony exit looking shaken, he walked over to us.

"Pass me cancer stick," He said, sitting next to me, I gave him a funny look.

"Cancer stick?" I asked, and I heard him scoff, I figured it was some sixties slang

"Weed. A cigarette, how do you not know what it is," he said, I rolled my eyes and passed him one.

"So how did you two meet," I said, taking another drag on the cigarette. I was trying to make conversation.

"We're both parts of the same gang," Johnny said,

"You're part of a gang? that's dope" they both looked at me funny, "Uh, its slang, It means cool" I said quickly, and PonyBoy chuckled, god he looked so handsome, uh I mean umm anyway

"I have questions," Johnny said after a few minutes of awkward silence.

"Shoot," I said, taking another drag on my cigarette; hopefully, they weren't too in-depth

"Firstly, Where did you come from, and how did you get here?" he asked, I bit my lip not wanting to say much.

"New York, Lower east side. As for how I got here well I can't make much sense of it myself" I stopped choosing my words very carefully "I guess I was walking around the streets with this stuff, I walked down an alley, Some old homeless lady approached me and hit me in the back of my head. Next thing I know I'm on a park bench in Tulsa with half of my belongings stolen, It's ridiculous" I took another drag from my cigarette trying to calm myself down.

"Ok..." Ponyboy sighed "What about your parents, would they not be worried about you?"

"I could ask you the same question, being at the park at 2 in the morning" I retaliated.

"I asked you first."

I sighed "Nah, my mom died, and my father never wanted me, He's an alcoholic who thinks Gambling is a Job and beating his child is a form discipline" I laughed, and Johnny gave me an empathetic look. I thought about it more and realised that no one in my family is alive. except for my grandfather. Still, he doesn't know me, not in this day and age "But everyone I love is dead my father, well he died from alcohol poisoning a few days ago" I lied "So how about you guys what's your stories?"

PonyBoy and Johnny looked at each other, both not wanting to first. "Well," PonyBoy said, being the bigger man "My parents are dead. I s'pose Soda would worry, but my other brother Darry, well he jus' thinks Imma mouth to feed" I looked over at Johnny.

"My Parents are also alcoholics, They're always tellin' me about how much it costs to raise me, and that I should be grateful that I have them, they're always beatin' me too if I get outta line, but I don't know what is 'inline', I don't know" he shrugged, and I put a hand on his shoulder.

"So How did you find bucks?" Pony asked, breaking the tension. I chuckled

"He didn't let me have room. But thanks to your friend, ehm Dallas, I somehow managed to get one" I said, and PonyBoy looked at me.

"Oh no, what did he do?" PonyBoy asked, and I shrugged

"Nothing, I dunno I found odd too, he doesn't seem like that type of person to just invite people in," I said

"He isn't," Johnny said, and we all cracked up with laughter.

"So where you gonna live now," Ponyboy said, taking another one of my cigarettes and lighting it. I shrugged, he bit his lip thinking hard, then said "I suppose you could live with us, I mean all of the gang usually crashes at our place on the couch or Sumthin' anyway," I smiled.

"I dunno, I don't think I'll be here too long so," I shrugged, jumping off the counter and picking up my stuff

"Wait, where are you going?" johnny said, sounding desperate, he then cleared his throat "Where are ya goin'," he asked much more 'cooler' i found that cute.

"Dunno, But ill see you around," I said, walking out the door, I turned around to see, johnny face red as a tomato and PonyBoy elbowing him in the ribs. I kept walking, I did actually have a plan, contrary to what I told I was going to get a train back to New York and figure out how I get back to my time, but not today no, I was going to enjoy the sixties a little bit before I left

Johnnys P.O.V

I was so embarrassed I screwed with a cute girl, and now Pony was dying of laughter because of it "Shut up, man." PonyBoy was hyperventilating when Two-Bit Mathews, another guy from our gang, came in along with Darry. Shoot we're screwed. Darry made a B-Line to Ponyboy he flinched scared of what Darry would do, but all he did was hug Ponyboy

"Don't Scare me like that again, Pony?" Darry said Pony looked shocked; I knew Ponyboy believed Darry didn't love him

"Hey, two-bit," I said getting up and standing up

"What's up Johnnycakes" he pulled me into a headlock and ruffled my hair, I groaned. There's only one thing of greasers you don't mess with and it's his hair.

"Damn it Two-bit," I said and in true Two-bit fashion, he started dying with laughter. then Soda came in

"Aw man What did Two-Bit do this time," He said, looking around "Hey where'd Tay go?" Darry looked at us with a confused look

"Whos Tay?" Two-Bit asked.

"Some girl that saved Johnny and Ponys asses from getting killed by a few Socs last night" Soda yelled from across the room, Darry glared "And then she beat up Bob, Randall and David right outside the D.X."

"Is that all?" Two-Bit asked sarcastically me and Ponyboy both nodded "And how come we've never heard of this badass vixen before?" I was about to say Calm down two-bit she's too Out of your league but I decided against it and instead said

"She from New York that's why You've never heard her," I said sounding weirdly defensive, two-bit turned to me

"You gotta crush Johnnycakes?" Two-bit asked and my face burned and went red, "OoOoOoOo"

"Shut up Two-Bit" I growled and he put his hands up.