What If?
Summary: what if the cops had been called during the rumble? Would Soda and Pony have made it back home? Would the gang get arrested? Would Johnny die? Read to find out.
Disclaimer: I don't own the outsiders.
Chapter One:
Ponyboy POV:
Everything happened so fast that it seems like a blur even if it did just happen 5 minutes ago. Paul swung the first punch at Darry, I had gotten my guy and started beating on him and it wasn't too long before I heard sirens.
" PONY, SODA GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" I don't know how I managed to hear Darry over all the chaos but I did. Next thing I know I'm running down the street as fast as I can with Sodapop right behind me, I was worried about Darry more than me and Soda to tell the truth. What would happen if Darry got arrested? I guess we should have thought of that before, it was to late now cause now all we could do was run home and wait.
It seemed like a life time before there was a knock at the door, Soda had been pacing while I was sitting on the couch. But now I was standing and Soda was answering the door.
"hi, how may we help you?" Soda asked surprisingly calm.
"Are you two Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis?" the police officer at the door asked.
" yes, who's asking?" Soda replied
"Tulsa police department" the officer replied." It seems your older brother/ guardian Darrel Curtis was involved in a 'rumble' tonight, and we'd like for you two to come down to the station and tell us what you know about this"
He said like he was disgusted by just being here, in greaser territory. I was scared because I knew that if Darry went to jail, Soda and I would go to a boy's home. Soda drove Darry's truck as we followed the cops to the station.
" Soda what do we tell them if they ask what we did today, I mean we have to have the same story if they ask." I asked
" alright, then our story is you came home from school and did your homework, and then when I came home I took you to a movie. When we got home we watched tv and then the cops showed up. K?" Soda told me, I was surprised that he was still calm like.
" k, Soda can I ask you a question?" I asked
" sure, what is it Pone?"
" well, why are you so calm? I mean if Darry gets sent to jail they'll send us to a boy's home and if they find out that you and I were in the fight at first they'll send us to a boy's home." I asked him a little angry.
"I guess I just believe that if I'm calm now then I'll do better in there and they won't be able to suspect anything therefore not being able to try and break me easily" he replied.
" oh, good. It was starting to sound to me like you wanted all this to happen." I said a little ashamed that I could even think that.
" Pony, no matter what happens tonight I want you to know that we'll end up together again. You know that right? Even if Darry does go to jail and we get sent to a boy's home, Darry will get us back or we'll go back as soon as we can and we'll end up together." I could tell he was trying to reassure me but I wasn't sure if it was working.
We didn't say anything more for the rest of the ride, I was nervous, scared and I felt like I would break down and cry any minute but I held it back. And Soda remained calm. He had this serious look on his face which made me chuckle for a bit, I mean I've lived with Soda for 13 years and the only other time I've seen him like this was hen mom and dad died.
I still laughing at Soda as we walked into the police department but as soon as I saw Steve, Two-Bit, Dally, and Darry sitting in a cell together my smile turned into one of the biggest frowns you'd ever see on my face. Darry didn't belong there, he was supposed to be in college, not taking care of me and Soda, not sitting in that jail cell because of me. And it was because of me, I caused it. I had to sleep in that night at the lot, I had to run away with Johnny – causing us to kill that soc and run away. Causing Johnny to get burned and the rumble to be set, which caused what I was seeing now Darry in jail.
Chapter 2 should be up soon, in the mean time please R& R and please check out my other story – An unexpected surprise. ;)