A/N: Hello! I just wanted to let everyone know that the first few chapters will be a bit iffy until we get to the actual main plot. I hope that the fact that the first few chapters will be not so good, will not turn you away.
I'm sorry for making Darry so OVER-PROTECTIVE, I figured that after Johnny and Dally died, that he would have became more protective if that makes any sense?
Characters may also be out of character sometimes, I'm sorry.
I am very sorry for my horrible grammar/spelling, English is not my first language, and the word pad I am using does not have spell check.
However, I will do my best to make it readable for you guys :)
Thank you so much for reading, and I hope all of you have a fantastic day :)
"Happy birthday!" Everyone exclaimed as Darry walked out carrying a cake with sixteen candles on it.
The cake wasn't fancy, it was just your run of the mill, oven baked chocolate cake, but I loved it.
"This is great, thanks everyone." I said with a smile, I could feel warm fuzziness ignite through my chest, I was so glad that they took the time to do this for me, it meant a lot.
"Well, this is a very special occasion, my baby brother is finally the big one six." Sodapop, my middle brother, said, clapping his hand over my shoulder.
"So Pony, are you thinking about getting your license?" Two-Bit asked.
"Don't give him any ideas." Darry, my oldest brother, said sternly. However, I could tell by the look in his eyes, that he knew Two-Bit was joking, and that he was returning with a joke of his own.
Darry is usually very strict and somber, it was nice to see him relax a little.
After everyone sang a round of happy birthday, I blew out the candles, I wished that my parents, Johnny, and Dally could be here for this.
"Great! Now it's time for cake." Two-Bit exclaimed, licking his lips. Two-Bit loves cake, he even eats it for breakfast sometimes.
"This birthday boy gets the first piece." Darry said, slapping Two-Bit's hand away when he reached for the cake.
"Oh yea." Two-Bit said with a sheepish blush, causing everyone to start laughing around the table.
After everyone had eaten a slice of cake, Darry walked out of the room, and came back with a large box.
"What is that?" I questioned, usually on our birthdays, we could only afford small presents, like new shoes, and maybe a new book for me.
"Open it, it's from all of us." Soda said with a mischevious grin.
I studied the box carefully, wondering what it could be, I doubt it was a book unless it was a huge book, or if they had decided to buy out the whole library or something.
"Well, the present it's going to open itself." Two-Bit cracked out with a slight laugh.
"I'm openin it, I'm openin it." I said with half amusement, and half annoyance, Two-Bit could be pretty impatient sometimes.
I opened the box, and what I saw, made my heart skip a few beats. Inside was a state of the art dark green mountain bike.
"Whoa." I said, feeling speechless. Most sixteen year olds would have expected a car on their birthday or something, most sixteen year olds would have threw a fit over getting a bike.
I'm not most sixteen year olds.
"Whoa! I love it! Thank you all!" I exclaimed running over to hug all of them.
"You're welcome, we also got you these." Darry said, presenting a helmet and pads.
"Aw, but I won't look tuff wearing these." I said.
"You also won't look tuff if you're dead, now wear these or no riding your bike." Darry said sternly.
"Okay, I'll do it." I grumbled. However, after taking another look at my bike, happiness exploded in my chest, making all other feelings disappear.
"Well, are you going to try it out?" Soda asked after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"Heck yes!" I exclaimed, grabbing my bike by the handle bar and wheeling it towards the door.
"Not without protection you're not." Darry said, holding the helmet out to me.
"I know." I said with a sigh, taking it from his outstretched hand, and putting it over my head.
I felt free on the bike as the wind whipped through my hair, I felt alive. I loved it.
"Be careful!" Darry called out, breaking me out of my sense of bliss.
I slowed down a little, and turned the bike around, bringing back onto the lawn.
"Can I have a go?" Two-Bit asked.
"Sure." I said with a shrug.
In the end, everyone, even Darry took a turn on the bike. Afterwards, we spent another hour talking, and then, Two-Bit went home.
Steve didn't come to my party, which I didn't really mind, we were never really that close. I think he saw me as more of an annoyance than as a friend.
I was about to walk back into the house, when something, or rather, someone caught my eye. Standing in the yard of the house across from me was a girl. She appeared to be about my age, she looked to be about average height, and she had wavy, reddish brown hair that reached her collar bone, her eyes were grey, and they had a very determined look to them. I also noticed that her leg was in a brace, and that she was using crutches.
However, the thing that stood out the most to me was the fact that as soon as I saw her, my heart seemed to stop, and start beating rapidly at the same time. It was like everything around me had just disappeared, and all that was left in the world was me and her.