Author's Note: Well, this is the first chapter of the story. I hope you enjoy it. I wrote this at 12 in the morning so I don't know how well it turned out.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Outsiders.
Warning: Mm. Only that my grammar stinks. Also at some times this may seem like slash, but it's not. It's just a bromance :'D. Oh, and it might be out of character.
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"blahblah"-Talking
Side Note: I am not sure when I will be able to update this story since I am pretty busy with school and work. Sorry! Also, tbh, I think that this will more than likely be the longest chapter of the story since it is about how they met.
Ponyboy walked along the streets of Tulsa looking at everything and enjoying the little walk his parents prompted him to take. Since him and his parents just moved to the town he was trying to familiarize himself with the neighborhood they were going to live in. So far there wasn't really anything particularly interesting about it.
Seeing a gas station up ahead he paused in his walk for a minute and debated on whether or not to go buy something to snack on. Deciding he did feel a little hungry he started his way towards the gas station he could now see was called the DX.
Stopping outside the door he couldn't help but feel a little nervous about going in. Frowning he couldn't see what would make him nervous about going into a gas station; he had done it all the time back home. Relax; he thought to himself, it's just a gas station.
Rolling his eyes at how ridiculous he was being he opened the door and walked in. Even though he had decided not to be nervous or anything, he was secretly relieved when he saw that no one else seemed to be in the station, not even the cashier, at the moment.
Feeling a little more confident about being in the unfamiliar place, that is the DX, he walked through the isles tying to decide what he wanted to get. Standing in the front of the shelf with all the chips on them he was trying to decide which kind he wanted. He was so busy doing that that he didn't notice someone, the cashier, had seen him and come over.
"Need any help?" Ponyboy suddenly heard a voice ask out of nowhere.
Ponyboy jumped in surprise and turned around to face the person that was behind him. Once he had fully turned around he came face to face, with a young handsome teen-aged boy with longish blond hair, that looked greased, and brown eyes, that at the moment were lit with amusement (Guess who... xD).
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." He said, but he didn't look very sorry in Ponyboy's opinion.
"I wasn't scared." Ponyboy said indignantly. After saying that he decided to ignore the boy and was about to turn back around, but stopped when he could practically hear his mom's voice in his head, "You mind your manner, ya hear?" Inwardly groaning he looked at the boy and after a light cough, added softly, "no thank you."
Suddenly the amusement left Sodapop's eyes and curiosity replaced it. All of a sudden Sodapop leaned in closer to Ponyboy's face, too close for Ponyboy's liking. While Sodapop leaned towards him Ponyboy unconsciously leaned away from him watching him warily.
Either not noticing or not choosing to ignore Pony's discomfort he continued to stare at him intently. Finally after what seemed like forever or at least to Pony it did, Soda stood straight again. Smiling widely Soda spoke "You're new around here, aren't you?"
Dumbfounded that he had figured it out so quickly his mouth fell open, but no sound came out of his mouth. Closing it, he didn't answer for a moment.
"Umm, yeah, I am." He said softly, "How'd you know?" He added, curiously.
"I just had a feeling." He said with a slight shrug.
"Oh."Was all Ponyboy said.
"Anyway, I'm Sodapop. What's your name?" He said with that big smile of his, stretching his arm out for a handshake.
Pony just stared at him for a moment, then looked up at his face, and saw the expectant look on his face. Inwardly sighing, he decided it would be nice to have at least one person that he knew. Slipping his hand into Soda's awaiting one he gave it a firm handshake while introducing himself, "Ponyboy" He replied.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Ponyboy." Soda said, and Pony just nodded his head in response; a "same here" gesture.
"Well, I better go; my parents must be worrying about me." Pony said. Noticing his hand was still in Soda's he stared at him, he tilted his head slightly before tugging his hand.
Feeling the light tug Soda blinked in surprise and saw he was still holding hands. He didn't even realize he hadn't let go. "Ahh." Was all he said, and chuckled a little while letting go.
"Well, see ya later, Sodapop." Pony said with a timid smile.
It having been the first kind of smile that Pony had offered, Soda was glad to return it, "Yeah, see you later."
Turning around Pony was about to walk away when Soda spoke again, "weren't you going to get something?"
"Oh, right." Pony mumbled a little embarrassed at having forgotten why he came in in the first place.
Grabbing some potato chips he followed Soda to the counter and after a moment decided to get a soda as well. Coming back from getting it he waited patiently for Sodapop to ring it up.
After paying and one final wave to his new "friend" he left the DX. He didn't really think of Soda as a friend just yet, after all they had just met. He smiled a little though because he had a feeling that they would become good friends.
Eating the chips and finishing his drink he continued to walk around. Having walked around for a good part of the morning and afternoon he decided to head back home to see how the moving in was going.
Walking along the side of the road his head was in the clouds and so he didn't notice that Soda was a little up ahead.
Having gotten out of work already Soda was on his way home. He stopped walking when he suddenly got the feeling that he should. A few seconds after he had stopped he felt something hit his back making take a step forward, and he heard a soft gasp.
"Oww…" Pony trailed off when he saw that he had bumped into someone, not just anyone, it was Sodapop.
"Ahh. Sorry!" He quickly apologized, feeling his face turn a little red for having done that.
Turning around at the sound of the familiar voice Soda smiled at Ponyboy, "It's ok, it was an accident." He said reassuringly.
Pony relaxed when he saw that Soda wasn't mad. "You're done working?" He asked, curiously.
"Yup! Just got off a few minutes ago." Soda responded, while starting to walk towards home. Pony unconsciously walked alongside him. Talking the whole way to his house Soda got a little worried. They had been so distracted while talking that they hadn't realized that they had walked all the way to Soda's house.
Pony saw the house they stood in front of and looked to the left of that house. Suddenly Pony got tense, Does he know that's my house? He thought to himself stiffly. He was about to open his mouth to speak, but was cut off by Soda.
"Where do you live, Ponyboy? I will walk you home." Soda said with a smile. He didn't want Pony to walk home alone. It could be dangerous.
Blinking, Pony stared at Soda for a moment. Without speaking he pointed to the house that was to the left of the house that they now stood in front of. Surprise showed on Soda's face, and then he smiled a little, "So, we're neighbors?" He questioned.
"Looks like it." Pony responded with a small smile of his own.
"Ponyboy! Come here and help me take this table in!" Pony heard his dad call to him from their driveway where there car was parked. He was surprised his dad had seen him so quickly since he had just gotten here. He must have been outside.
"Coming, dad!" He called back.
"Well, I guess I will see you later." He said, smiling as he said it, having a sense of déjà vu.
Chuckling a little Soda responded the same way he did earlier. "Yeah, see ya later."
Walking towards their driveway Pony went over to help his dad. When Pony walked away Soda walked into his house, "I'm home!" He called out so that his parents and his brother would know.
"Welcome home, honey." His mom said, smiling.
He smiled back. "Thanks mom."
"How was work, son?" He heard his dad ask from… Somewhere.
Looking around confused he responded sounding as confused as he looked, "it was alright."
"He's in our room." Darry, his brother said, answering his unasked question.
"Oh." He said.
"Now," their mom started, "who wants to take this cake over to the new neighbors?"
He was going to volunteer, but Darry beat him to it, "I'll do it. I don't have anything else to do."
"I'll go too." Soda said, with a smile.
"Alright, you boys go ahead, and make sure to invite them over to dinner for tomorrow night." She said.
"Ok, mom." They replied simultaneously.
Walking out of the house Darry spoke, "You seemed pretty eager to go over there. Any particular reason why?"
Smiling Soda shrugged, and didn't respond. Not talking anymore then that they walked the rest of the way in silence.
Soda seeing that no one was outside anymore decided it was safe to assume that they had finished taking everything into the house.
Stopping at the door Darry knocked three times and they waited patiently for someone to open the door. When the door opened it was a woman that answered. Soda was a little disappointed that it wasn't Pony that had answered the door, but he smiled all the same.
"Hi. We're your neighbors. Our mom made this cake for you as a welcoming gift." Darry said, getting right to the point, making Soda stare at him.
"Oh! How lovely! Thank you very much for bringing it over, and please thank your mother for being so considerate." The woman said, with a big smile, though her voice was soft.
Soda was slightly taken aback by the woman. He guessed this was pony's mom, but their personalities were just too different. She seemed to be an outgoing person, while Pony seemed to be more quiet, reserved, and a little spacey. Must get it from his dad, he thought to himself.
"Our mom also wanted us to invite your family over for dinner tomorrow night." Soda added, smiling.
"That sounds like a very nice idea. Tell her we will definitely go." She said softly.
Nodding they turned to leave, but not before Soda glanced into the house curiously. (Wow, lot's of curiosity in this chapter xD).
"They said they would come to dinner mom, and also said thanks for your consideration!" Soda said once he and Darry were in the house.
"Alright. Thank you, both." She said back.
Later, when it was night time, Soda was unable to sleep and so went outside for a little air. Stepping out into the porch he was careful not to let the door slam behind him. Sitting on the top step Soda stared up at the sky and couldn't help but find it beautiful. The stars were shining brightly, the moon was full, and the sky was a nice mix of dark blue, and black. Smiling at how peaceful everything was he started to feel sleepy; the lull of the chirping crickets lulling him to sleep.
Standing up he stretched, and gave the sky one last look. When he turned around something caught his attention out of the corner of his eye. Looking to his left he saw that it seemed Ponyboy had had the same idea as him.
Going over to the fence that separated the 2 of their houses Soda leaned against it, "Nice night. Huh?" He commented.
Pony, not expecting anyone to be out or up for that matter, flinched as the quietness of the night was disturbed. Having heard the question, however, he answered it despite the shock, "Beautiful." He said.
"How do you like Tulsa so far?" Soda asked suddenly.
Pony didn't want to be rude or anything so just said, "It's nice."
Soda chuckled, "Translation, boring, right?"
Pony couldn't help but smile at that. Not a small smile, but a full smile that made his eyes light up.
Soda stared at him amazed. Pony, he decided, had a really nice smile. He would have to make him smile like that more often. With that in mind he, himself, smiled a full smile too.
"Hey, Sodapop is there a theater around here?" He Pony asked seemingly out of nowhere, "I didn't see one."
He was a little confused at the question, since thy hadn't even been talking about anything close to theaters or movies. He replied nonetheless "Yeah, it's…"Soda trailed off, and just stared at Pony for a moment. He wasn't the best person to ask when it came to direction.
Seeing that Pony was staring at him expectantly he continued, "Actually me and some friends were going go to the movies tomorrow. You can come with us if you like." He suggested.
He was about to agree, but then thought about it a little more, "I dunno..." He trailed off tentatively. He had always been a little shy/timid when it came to meeting new people.
Knowing the exact reason for his hesitance, Soda was quick to reassure him, "Don't worry. They're good guys." He said.
Still a little hesitant he tried to think of some kind of excuse as to why he couldn't. He thought a little lie wouldn't hurt, but the only problem with that was, he couldn't lie to save his life.
Seeing no way out of it, and not wanting to say no to Soda being helpful he finally agreed. "Ok. That would be nice."
"Alright then I'll see you tomorrow." Soda chirped happily.
Standing up, Pony nodded, and went to go inside "Night, Sodapop." He said softly.
"Night, Ponyboy." He replied.
Going into the house Ponyboy quietly walked into the house and into his room. Getting into bed he stared up at the ceiling thinking about tomorrow. It would be nice to do something other than staying home, and it wouldn't have been a lot of fun going to the movies alone so he guessed it wouldn't be too bad. He was still nervous about meeting Sodapop's friends, but he said they were good guys so it should be ok. Finally sleep took him over and he fell into a dreamless sleep.
In the house next door, the Curtis home, Sodapop was also thinking about tomorrow and how Pony was going to meet the gang. He was just as nervous about Pony meeting the gang as Pony was. He would have to talk to the guys about him tomorrow, make sure they try to act, not so tough.
With that thought in mind he fell asleep.
Thank you very much for reading my story, and I hope you enjoyed it! ^_^