He carved a heart on the bark of the tree, engraving the letters 'P + J'.
Ponyboy looked at Johnny, took his hand and smiled at him. "Man, do I have some good carving skills," he told him.
Johnny beamed and gave him a peck on the lips "Are you sure, Ponyboy? Your J looks more like a G" he humored, chuckling to himself.
"Hey, I thought we were going to stop that," Ponyboy alleged, frowning at his partner.
Johnny smiled nevertheless, brushed his lip and embraced him. "Sorry baby, won't say it again," he consoled.
Ponyboy grinned and gladly accepted the embrace. "I was joking, Plus, you have to agree, I really do have great carving skills" Ponyboy giggled, kissing him on the cheek and immediately running away.
"Why you little..." Johnny threatened and sprinted to catch up with him. Since he's always been the athletic one, it didn't take long for him to get to Ponyboy, and when he did, he hugged the laughing boy's waist and carried his bridal style to the lot.
"I love you," Ponyboy muttered to him, brushing his bangs.
"Me too, to the moon and back," he answered, smiling from ear to ear. Ponyboy chuckled deeply, resting his head on Johnny's chest...
"Wake up, the first day back to the hellhole!," Dally called out, snatching the blanket away from Johnny's laying figure and carrying it to God knows where.
"Too tired, leave me alone" Johnny mumbled incoherently, and attempted to go back to sleep. He wrapped his arms around his legs.
"I swear to god, you're acting more like dad with every passing second" Dally muttered and ruffled his black hair. Johnny was again having the same dream about Ponyboy and Tulsa Oklahoma in 1965.
"I want to continue dreaming, Dallas" he whined, flinging a pillow at his brother.
"Oh, not about 1965 again. How many times do I gotta' tell you, you ain't a reincarnation, John!" Dally complained, catching the pillow and tossing it back at his brother.
Johnny was gay.
When he told his parents, they weren't surprised at all, and predictably accepted him. Dallas followed suit.
"I'm a reincarnation! I saw you in 1965 and you went to jail a lot, which I completely admired" he yelled at him, finally wide awake.
"Sure, Sure, Now get up. Mom's making scrambled eggs" Dally said, holding his hands up in surrender. Johnny sighed and trudged all the way to the bathroom.
"How's my favorite wide receiver" Dad greeted Johnny as he came out of the bathroom. Johnny played as the wide receiver for his high school football team.
"Good, good" he mumbled, still feeling quite sleepy. The good thing that came out from starting a new life in a different year, which was 2016, was that he had better parents in this life than the previous ones in his past life.
His dad grinned at him and went downstairs.
Johnny closed the door, took his shirt and socks off and went into the shower. The water streamed down, cold and relaxing, just the way he liked it. His jeans started to get soaked up, but he didn't care, he always showered like this. Which is the reason why he has more jeans than anyone in the family. Dallas (or Dally, as he wants to be called), his big brother, doesn't understand why the hell he showers like that. Mom and Dad don't mind as much, though.
Suddenly, Johnny felt someone tap him, hug his waist and ruffle his hair. Johnny instantly knew who it was and turned around, seeing Ponyboy shirtless with his pants on as well.
"Hi baby" he greeted him and kissed him on the lips, a great feeling settling in his guts. "Well, what made you show up again?" he muttered, enjoying the comfort of his arrival.
Ponyboy caressed his cheek, making Johnny give in and let out a small moan.
"Nothing. Aren't I allowed to see someone I love?" he replied, kissing Johnny's neck.
"Mmm...sure, why not" Johnny managed to choke out in between the moans.
He knew for a fact that what was happening right now was a dream.
Ponyboy died in 1965 and so did Johnny.
Both of them died together in each other's arm. Johnny never knew where Ponyboy reincarnated too, but when they do see each other again, he'll be the happiest man alive. But, for now, he could just enjoy his lover's presence whether it be reality or a fragment of his dreams.
"Ponyboy, I..." before he could continue, Johnny heard a knock on the door.
"Johnny, you masturbating again?" Dally hollered from outside.
Johnny blushed at the comment, quickly turning off the faucet and stepping out of the shower. Ponyboy drifted away, of course, turning out to be nothing but a dream.
Oh, how he missed him...
"Um...no why," he said, his voice shaking a bit. His touch always left Johnny to feel like a pile of shaking mess. He could even hear his voice taunting him "Johnny baby, still shaking like always".
He got his towel and dried himself. Johnny opened the door to the disturbing sight of Dally holding his groin and a furious Mom.
"Johnson Cade, please tell me you didn't stop doing that!" his mom yelled at him. Dally chuckled quietly, making Johnny steam with anger. He looked at him, smirking as an idea formed in his brain.
"No mom, of course, I didn't. If you must know, Dally used the bathroom last night and was masturbating as well. He was thinking of Cherry and how he wanted to touch her big, round boobs" he elaborated innocently.
"What!" Dally exclaimed, his change of mood evident.
Johnny smirked. He should do this more often. He left the bathroom and went to his room. He could hear mom yelling at Dally, and basked in his glory as he chuckled quietly and changed.