Take Me Away
Sequel to Johnny, Johnny Come Home
Song: Take Me Away by Avril Lavigne
Summary
When Johnny and Ponyboy are out visiting Jerry something terrible happens back on the East side. Live are lost and hearts are broken.
Chapter One
Johnny Cade's P.O.V
I stood with Ponyboy on the dirt road.
The weekend was great, we got to sleep in the sitting room and play with Jerry's many kids. Kate didn't let me go almost the whole time. Ponyboy took a liking to her as well.
I saw Darry's truck coming to us. I nudged Ponyboy and he looked over to the truck. He smiled and picked his bag up from the ground
Ponyboy and I slid into Darry's old beaten up truck. We smiled at him, only for him to ignore us completely.
"Hey Dar." Ponyboy said, sitting in the middle seat.
Darry starred at the road and paid him no attention.
Ponyboy frowned and looked over to me.
I shrugged and looked out the window next to me.
"Are you okay Darry?" Ponyboy asked, tugging on Darry's shirt.
"No, Pony. I'm not. I have to get your suit ready in three days and I don't even know if you fit anymore…" Darry whispered.
"What do you mean?" Ponyboy asked, giving him a weird look.
Darry sighed and stopped the truck at the side of the road. "While you two were gone… Last night… The Socs came to our side and… Decided some of us needed to… Die…"
I turned around and looked at him. "Wh-what?" I asked my throat suddenly dry.
"They killed a lot of people. Only three you know, Pony." He told us as he leaned back into the driver's seat.
Ponyboy just stared at him.
"Who?" I asked looking over Ponyboy's shoulder.
Darry made no effort to look at me.
"Tim, Marcia, and…"
"Marcia?" Ponyboy cut in. "How? She's a Soc…"
"She was out with Two-Bit and someone saw her. They got real mad and tried to shoot Two-Bit, but they were a bad shot…" Darry said. His throat sounded really dry and his voice cracked as he spoke.
When we didn't say anything for a while he started up the truck again. As we rode on the bumpy road I was thinking about who the third person could have been.
'What if it was Dally? Or Sodapop? Ponyboy would die if Sodapop was killed.' I thought looking out the window. The trees passed by quickly and that's all I could see. The tress passing by was the only thing I wanted to see.
"How is Two-Bit taking it?" I asked, without thinking about it.
"He's not. All he does is tell jokes and watch TV. Oh, and drink. He drinks a lot." Darry told me. He finally met my eyes and sighed.
His eyes were like ice. I never locked eyes with Darry, but I never wanted to again.
"Who else?" Ponyboy asked, fiddling with my seat belt.
"What?" Darry asked looking back to the road.
"The other person. You said I knew three and you only told us two."
"Oh, Mrs. Cade." He said quickly.
I choked a little but didn't say anything about it. It just seemed like my luck anyway.
When we got to Pony's house I knew everyone was there.
On the ride, Darry told us that Dally and Sodapop were in the hospital. It was nothing too bad, just bad enough.
We walked into the living room and saw Steve and Two-Bit in front of the TV.
Steve was eating some cake and Two-Bit was drinking. He was drinking a lot. I had to step over beer cans to get into the house fully.
Two-Bit looked at us and grinned. "H-Hey you guysh. God Darrrrrrrrr…. You… You know somethin? You're a verrryy sexshy man…" He said, slurring his words.
Darry held him up and sighed. "Come on Two-Bit, you and sleep off the alcohol in my room."
Two-Bit chuckled and put his arm around Darry's shoulders. "Thansh man, you're my best friendssss…" He said to Darry, barely making the effort to walk.
Darry gave him a sympathetic smile as he half walked; half drug him to his room.
Ponyboy shook Steve's hand and sat on the couch. "I can't believe it…"
"I can…" I said bitterly, sitting with him.
Steve looked over to me and held his hand out. "Hey John."
I gave his hand a quick shake and put my head in my hands.
"Poor Curly's in the hospital. When Tim got shot in the neck, Curly went to keep Angel safe. He got shot in the back three times, but Angel's okay." Steve explained to us.
"Curly's taking over the Shepard gang?" Pony asked, leaning back into the old couch.
"Yeah." Steve answered, standing up. "Two-Bit hasn't been sober since that night. He feels real bad. It was their first date and he was walking her to his house. The Socs were going after well known Greasers. They almost got Darry, but they hit Dally in the arm. Sodapop got hit in the leg and they were after him."
"What if we were here?" I asked, "Seeing as I killed one of them…"
"They would have gone after you and Pony. Ponyboy, just because he's Darry's brother and you, for killing Bob." Steve answered.
I nodded and sighed. "And my mom was just there right?"
"Not exactly… They went to your house and…"
"Okay, okay. I get it." I stopped him. I felt sick to my stomach. They could have killed me… They probably thought it was me passed out on the couch.
I grabbed Ponyboy's hand and started breathing hard. I could have been killed last night…
Ponyboy patted me on the back and kissed me on the cheek quickly.
"Well I'm gonna get goin. You guys gotta take care of Two-Bit ya hear?" Steve said walking to the door.
"We will. Or Darry will." Ponyboy said, putting his arm around my waist.
I leaned back on Pony and smiled a little. "This would happen…" I chuckled.
Ponyboy chuckled too. "Yep. Things just can't be great for us."
I turned and kissed him softly. "Oh well… At least we're still alive…For each other I mean…"
"Yeah." Ponyboy moved a little on the couch.
I got up and pulled him up with me. "Here, you can sit on my lap." I told him as I sat down, putting my legs on the couch.
Ponyboy sat back down and leaned against my chest. "Can't we just stay like this forever?" Pony asked after a while.
"Sorry… I don't think so. But for now…" I stopped and put my arms around Ponyboy and pulled him up a little. I had him in between my legs and his head was at my chin. I buried my face into his light blond hair. I never wanted to let him go.
It seemed like every time I got something I lost it.