Romeo and Romeo
Summary
My star brothers, my hood friends, my secret lover, and his freaky enemy.
Couple
Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade
Chapter One
Ponyboy's P.O.V
This all started the first day of tenth grade. It was second period, science, and I had the class with Two-Bit, Marcia, and Cherry, not that Cherry noticed me.
Marcia was sitting with Two-Bit, joking around. She didn't seem to care about being around us.
I sat with Randy and Bryon in homeroom. I don't know why Cherry was still putting on the act.
"Oh, gees… Ponyboy Curtis?" The teacher, Coach Miller, asked as he called role
"Here." I spoke up, accepting the giggles from the other classmates.
"Any relation to Darrel Curtis?" He asked.
"Yeah, his dad." Two-Bit yelled out, earning laughs from the whole class.
"Shut it." I hissed back to him. "He's my brother, Sir."
"He was a great football player. Would you ever consider trying out?" He asked.
"No I don't think so." I answered; I didn't even correct this teacher, telling him I was already the star track runner.
He then went on to role and forgot all about me.
Thirty minutes into the class the door opened and Johnny walked in.
We locked eyes and he smiled at me.
I was surprised he came to school.
He came sometimes but not much.
"It's nice of you to join us…" Couch Miller said, looking through his role book.
"Johnny Cade." Johnny told him.
"Oh… Mr. Cade… Please take a seat." He said, nervously.
Johnny plopped down beside me with a note book and a pen.
I leaned over closer to him to talk. "What are you doing here?" I whispered.
"Why? You don't want me here?" He asked, still smiling at me.
"No, but I thought you were just gonna stay at my house till I got home."
"Maybe I couldn't wait that long."
Johnny and I had been together for a few weeks and no one knew. It just wasn't something to go around telling people.
Anyway, when class ended Johnny and me were stopped by Cherry in the hall.
"Hey." I greeted, but she looked right passed me.
"You pig!" She yelled, slapping him in the face.
I'd never seen a girl jump anyone till then, but when I tried to pull her off one of her guy's pushed me across the hall.
"What's goin on here?" I heard behind me. I never thought I'd be so happy to see Steve in my life.
He was accompanied with two other greasers from his grade.
"She's beating Johnny up." I yelled over to him.
"Then why didn't you do nothin? You're just useless!" Steve yelled, thrusting his books at me before running into the crowed.
It wasn't long before he was being carried out by some guy.
The other two greasers, Hank and Jimmy, were fighting with some of the other people.
It was starting to get outa hand and I knew Johnny wasn't fighting back with Cherry.
"What is going on out here?!" Mr. White, the principal, yelled.
Most of the Socs let the Greasers loose and acted hurt.
Only Cherry was still punching at Johnny.
When Steve and I made out way over to them we were surprised to see he wasn't letting her get a punch in. He had blocked them all.
Steve grabbed Cherry by the waist and pulled her up.
Her feet didn't touch the ground as Steve held her up. She was leaning so far forward if he let go she's face plant. "I hate you! They should have given you death!" She yelled as she struggled to get away from Steve.
"Come on, don't be like that." I told her, getting closer to her and Steve, stepping in her line of vision.
She stared at me for a minute then punched me in the nose. "Get out of my face, Hood!"
I knew my nose was broken, but it didn't matter at the time. I was watching her.
Steve refused to put her down, so the principal told him to carry her to the office.
Everyone started going to class, as for me I was being escorted to the nurse's office by Jimmy.
I turned around just in tile to see Cherry spit at Johnny as he walked to the side doors.
Something told me that was Johnny's last day in school.