Today was Saturday, a day sometimes Darry got a day off to stay home with me or either Soda when he didn't have work. Maybe this time Sodapop could convince his manger to let him off the hook, even then it didn't always work. Suddenly snapped out of my thoughts the door slams shut, looking over from the couch which i had been reading Gone With The Wind for the fifteenth time since Johnny gave it to me and passed away. A tired Darry looked over at me with a somewhat questioning look, "Arent you supossed to be in school?" Darry asked as he took his work belt off that held most of his tools when he was roofing.
Shaking my head i looked back down at my book "It's saturday Darry, ain't got school on the weekend." Flipping a page without looking back at him, Darry must of walked into the kitchen because the fridge door opened and shut. "You think Soda will be off the hook?" I asked as he walked back into the living room, sitting down in a chair. It was rare Darry laughed or anything close to it, Darry chuckled as he put down a cup of water.
"Sorry Pony but i dont think so, he's gotta make up for the time he didn't go when you wernt here, he just stayed in your guy's room depressed." Darry mumbled near the end, Darry never really liked seeing us like that, he thought it wasn't worth wasting the time you do have on something like being sad or depressed, although he made it sound like he's never had been in a situation like that.. Sighing i shut my book and put it down, getting up and walking towards the door and opening it. "Where you think your going Ponyboy?" His voice was stern, must not be happy about the thought of me leaving the house on a weekend.
"I'm going to the DX to go see Soda." i said rather harshly before walking out of the house. Zipping up my sweater i started to walk down the street. I knew better then to just walk out on Darry like that but hell, i was tired of sitting at home and not having somebody to actually have a conversation with, the only people i really talked to was Johnny, Two-Bit and Soda. I also knew that i shouldn't be going to the DX cause I'd be distracting Soda, but i did it anyways. Getting to the DX took a little while but i eventually got there, walking took a good half a hour, but hey a walk never hurt nobody unless you were being stalked by some Soc's and knew you were gonna get jumped, then you tagged some friends along. Seeing Steve who wasn't working at the moment i walk up to him, "You know where Soda is?" i asked, catching his attention he rolled his eyes
"he's in the store, fixing something up i reckon" Steve mumbled, he never really did like me, always thought i was a tag along cause i wanted to be around my brother. Without thanking him i walked in, seeing Soda instantly. He was laughing, probably talking to one of the girls that come 'round daily cause they just can't enough of 'em. Soda was like honey, he attracted anything around him and could make anyone around him fall for him. It was sad to say that I even found him attractive. Although Darry was strong and handsome, Soda was cheerful, Sweet, Handsome and what some girls say, "hot". I didn't carry the genes of attractiveness, sure some girls found me cute and smart but i never really carried it around like Darry and Soda. It made me a little jealous at times but i would shrug it off.
Walking over the brown-blond i smiled a little, just being around him made be happy unlike when i was around some other people, "Hey Soda." Sodapop turned to look at me, surprised by happy. "Hey buddy" he smiled and wrapped a arm around my neck, pulling me towards him and started to ruffle by greased back hair. Groaning in annoyance be stopped and looked in front on me. "Pony meet my manager, manager meet Pony." Looking at him i was surprised, honestly i thought I'd meet a big weighted guy with glasses and a snobby sense of humour but instead i met a tall skinny but build guy with glasses that had a pearl white smile.
"It's nice to meet you Ponyboy, I've heard quite a lot about you from your brother here, tells me your quite smart and love books and such." He smiled and put out his hand for me to shake, grabbing hold of it i smiled a little then looked over to Soda with a "Really?" look. I detached my hand from him and pulled Soda away so he couldn't hear us.
"What happen to the old guy?" I asked as Soda raised a eyebrow then something must of clicked because he grinned.
"He retired and we got this guy instead, isn't he better then the other?" Soda smiled, i sighed the nodded. "Hey listen i should be out of here soon, so just go wait in the front?" he asked with a soft smile. Swatting away in dismiss i nodded again walking out and waited. It took about twenty five minutes before Soda got out, he walked over and said his byes to Steve and looked over at me who was leaning against the building. "Common Pony." He nudged me as we started to walk back home, it was starting to get to dusk as a beautiful sunset started to set. In awe i stared at it, a beautiful pink and orange mixed together.
"I really miss watching the sunsets" I mummbled to Soda, Soda who had also be looking at it looked at me and smiled. "Maybe we can watch one tomorrow; not gonna be going to work, got Steve to cover me." The sound of the idea made me smile "I'd like that, then we could go to the Dairy Queen in town" I chuckled a little, i haven't eaten out since the time Dally took me and Johnny to the Dairy Queen in WindrixVille, although it was sad to think about these things I tried to cherish those times. Soda noded as we got home, walking in Darry looked at both of us, he was mad.
"Ponyboy and Sodapop, where have you both been for it to have taken this long for you to get home?" Although he was mad he tired to keep clam as much as he could. I opened my mouth to talk but Soda butted in.
"I was working a bit late, Pony wanted to wait for me so we could walk home together." Soda smiled reassuringly, Darry only noded his head, he would never get mad at Soda. Soda is what's keeping us all together in this house. We walked to our room, I layed down not hungry for supper so i fell asleep. Even though I was asleep you could hear soda getting undressed and getting into bed and tucking me in. "Goodnight Ponyboy.."
This is technically my first real story on Fanfiction, i know it kinda sucks right now but i dont want to to be going to fast with this, hopefully i will write more chapters then the one i just wrote. I'm sorry if there is spelling mistakes, i have written this on my phone and not on a computer since it's broken. Hopefully for anyone who had read this they enjoy it!