Hey guys! Rosey here! OMG, it's been FOREVER since I wrote an Outsiders fic! *Huggles the gang* I'm so sorry guys! But never fear! I'm back! I was re-reading The Outsiders ...again...And I couldn't help but wonder what my darling Sodapop went through when Pony and Sandy left him all in one week. So some ideas rolled around in my head, and this two-shot came out! I hope you enjoy! It's sad, but also has great brotherly love! Er'body say "Awww!"
Disclaimer: Own. Nothing. Just. Storyline.
~Rosey
Let It Rain
"Soda? I'm home, little buddy," Darry Curtis walked through the front door, wiping rain water from his face. When no response came except the pounding of rain outside the house, Darry bit his lip. Soda must either be at work, or he's mad at me, the oldest Curtis brother thought, his mind full of guilt. I wouldn't blame him for a second.
Putting the keys on the table, Darry walked toward Soda and Pony's room. "Little buddy?" he called out gently, reaching the closed door and softly knocking. "You in there, Pepsi-Cola?" When still no response came, Darry slowly opened the door and stepped into the room.
Sodapop was sitting on the floor, leaning back against the bed. His usually cheerful face was so sad that Darry felt his heart break. Soda's knees were pressed against his chest, and his chin was rested atop them, his arms wrapped around his legs. Wearily, the near-seventeen-year-old lifted his dull eyes to his older brother before looking down again. "Hey Dare."
"Hey," Darry mumbled, sitting on the floor next to his younger brother. He waited for a moment, thunder rumbling outside, before he spoke. "No word?"
"No," Soda whispered, running a hand through his golden hair before butting his face in his arms.
"You alright?" Darry asked gently, expecting Soda to nod yes as he had for the past three days when asked this question. This time, however, Soda was still for a moment before slightly shaking his head no. Darry paused before putting his hand on his little brother's shoulder. "We'll get him back, Soda."
"Sure," Soda's head snapped up and tears were in his eyes. "'Cause he's really gonna come back after his oldest brother hit him!" Soda shivered. "He could be dead in a ditch somewhere, Darry, and we would never know it!"
"Soda-"
"It's kinda your fault, you know," Soda muttered, the tears gathering hard in his eyes. Darry started in shock as his usually kind and happy-go-lucky brother turned on him angrily. "Dang it Dare he was just bein' a kid! He was just..." Soda stopped, taking a deep, shuddering breath and closing his eyes, sending some stubborn tears down his cheeks. After a pause, he looked over at Darry again, this time with guilt in his brown eyes. "I'm sorry, Darry. I didn't mean it."
"But you're right. It's true," Darry mumbled, looking down at his Converse and listening to the rain pound the roof.
"Yeah, it is," Soda looked at him with a slightly cocked smile.
Suddenly, the clock struck five, and Darry looked over at Soda with a feeble smile. "Hey, shouldn't you be getting ready for your date with Sandy?"
Soda's face dropped so fast Darry would have missed it if he had blinked. Soda pulled his knees closer to his chest and his eyes looked down heavily. "Umm...no," he mumbled in a broken voice.
"Why not?" Darry asked, confused. Soda loved Sandy so much...why would the date be called off? "Is she sick?"
"N-no," Soda faltered, his voice soft and hurt.
"Are you sick?" a new worry filled Darry and he put the back of his hand to Soda's cheek and then to his brother's forehead, pushing aside the blond hair. Soda's skin felt slightly warm under Darry's hand.
"No," Soda pulled away, anger returning to his voice. "Darry...Sandy cheated on me."
"What?" Darry looked at his brother in shock. "Oh, Pepsi-Cola...I'm so sorry, little buddy."
"But...um...That's not all, Dare. She's...um...Dare, she's gonna have his baby," Soda whispered, his voice so full of pain it was weak. Rain danced harder on the roof. "I told her I still loved her and would raise the kid as my own. I even offered to marry her. But she just said she never wanted to see me again."
Darry couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sodapop was the most selfless, kind, and loving person in the world...Or at least in Oklahoma. How could Sandy be so cruel? Soda had even offered to marry her after she cheated on him so badly! Darry faced Soda again, who was looking ashamed and embarrassed. If anyone should be ashamed and embarrassed, it should be Sandy, Darry thought angrily. He hesitated for a moment before gently running a hand through Soda's hair like their father used to do when one of the Curtis brothers were sad or scared or sick. And at the moment, Darry was pretty sure Soda was all three. Sad and scared for sure, and at least emotionally drained, if not verging on ill. Soda looked up dully at Darry for a moment, forcing a tiny smile, before looking down again, biting his lip hard.
Suddenly, Darry heard the front door burst open and the familiar voice of Dallas Winston calling out anxiously. Soda was to his feet first, sprinting dizzily into the front of the house. Darry followed half a second after.
Dally sat at the Curtis's table, rain water pouring off him onto the wooden table top. His hair was a mess, falling wildly over his forehead, and it looked as if he had been in somewhat of a fight. Soda was to him first, standing before him and struggling not to fall. "Where is he?" Soda demanded shakily. "Where's Pony."
Dallas continued to struggle to catch his breath before facing Soda with a not-quite-defeated smile. "I told the cops they were in Texas, man."
But that's all Sodapop heard before grabbing the keys off the table and racing out the door into the downpour.
I know in the movie it says Two-Bit wanted to go toTexasto find Pony and Johnny, but Soda decided to do so too in this story:) I think he would...He's Pony's brother, after all!
So there's part one...Off to part two!
Please...Be polite and REVIEW!
~Rosey