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I woke up in the middle of the night. My arms curled around the figure in front of me. Ponyboy. My sweet little innocent brother. Sleeping, his hair was a mess but it still stuck down. His mouth slightly ajar. He might be drooling, but in the dim light it was hard to even see him.

I then noticed the arms around me and him. I turn back to find an awake Darry. His eyes find mine and he turns his lips up a bit.

I settle my face into the my little brothers hair. I'd do anything to keep him safe forever. To have him never want anything more than me and Darry. But that couldn't happen. He was lost in a world of books and movies.

I slowly felt the sensation of sleep overtake me.

I was jolted awake by flaring arms. The back of a hand connected with my face. I sat up and instantly pulled Ponyboy into my lap. Years, years it had taken to find out how to break him out of the nightmares. Darry comes over and starts stroking his head.

He whispers in his ear, " Shh its Okay. Its Okay. Come on."

A few minutes later he wakes up. I prepare myself for the arms to fly around my neck. They didn't come yet. I held him as he looked around. His eyes landed on Darry. Oh no. He's gonna

try being tuff.

I'm surprised and jealous when Pony jumps out of my arms and into Darry's arms. Darry's eyes look like they're going to pop out of his head. He quickly recovers. He wraps his arm around Pony and strokes his back.

" Please, please don't ever leave." Pony says to Darry.

" I wouldn't dream of it." He says looking into Pony's eyes.

I felt happy, mad, and jealous at the same time. Happy because Pony and Darry were having a conversation without arguing. Mad and Jealous because it was my job to comfort Pony. He might be the both of are to protect, but he was mostly mine to baby. Darry mostly paid bills, kept the house up, and was the strong adult in Pony's life. I was the caring one. The one that listened when he just needed to get things out of his system.

Yet there he sat in Darry's arms. Then the happiness over took the anger in me. I crawled over and stroked his back. After a few minutes later Darry pushes Pony onto his pillow. He then gave me a look. I then lied down and wrapped my arms around Pony's neck. Darry wrapped his arms around Pony's waist.

He was mine. He was Darry's. We were his. We were family. No ones perfect, but this feels close enough for me.

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