A/N : Thanks for the reviews ! ^.^ Johnny's part in this chapter is kinda small :/ but oo well. R&R :D
EPOV
Me and Jill walked into my house. My parents were still at work and my brother John should be getting dropped off by the bus soon. Me and Jill didn't have much time before he got home.
"Please tell me you have popcorn," Jill said as she made her way to the kitchen.
"When don't I have popcorn?" I asked her laughing. I walked behind her as she looked into the pantry.
"Huh. True," she said and found the box.
After making the popcorn we went into my room. Jill jumped onto the bed, just saving the popcorn from spilling all over the place.
"I hope you know that I'm so not helping you clean if you spill it everywhere," I reminded her. She knew I hated it when she made a huge mess of my room, which she happened to do a lot.
"I know, I know," she said rolling her eyes at me. " Alright. So. About Johnny," she started and I smiled.
"Johnny. He's just so cute and, I don't know. I always get so nervous. I just try to avoid humiliating myself in front of him," I told her just as I did a million times. She's heard this story before so I don't know what she's getting at. Although I was confused, I couldn't complain. Jill knew I loved talking about Johnny.
"Yeah, I know. The thing is, you have to step up and make a move if you want this to go anywhere," she tried convincingly.
"Oh, no, no, no. I am not making the first move. He doesn't even notice me. How embarrassing will that be when I try and talk to him, let alone making a move on him!" I told her incredulously. Did she seriously think I was gonna do that?
"See! That's the problem! You need to loosen up, she said and sat up on my bed.
"Believe me, I know. I've tried. Really I have, but it just doesn't work," I said miserably. It was true. Every time I tried to stop being nervous, I just ended up being even more awkward.
"Hm. Well, I bet there's one thing you haven't tried," Jill said raising her eyebrows. My eyes widened. She could not be serious.
"Please tell me you're joking. Not only will your mom kill you, but my parents aren't gonna be too forgiving either!" She was suggesting alcohol. Beer. Jill figured it would loosen me up and make me less nervous. I don't know why she even said it. She and I both knew I was almost as much of a goody-two-shoes as people thought I was. Plus my parents would murder me if they found out.
"Come on! You have to admit it's a good idea," she tried reasoning. She had a point. Maybe it would loosen me up a bit. But then again it was a huge risk. "It's not like I'm suggesting you get completely drunk! All I'm saying is that maybe a drink or two will work."
"Well, I don't know. How are we gonna get this past our parents? How are we even gonna get the stuff?" This was crazy.
"We can go to one of the places that we know they hang out at, get Two-bit or someone to by us a beer, and-" she got cut off by the slamming of the front door. My eight-year-old brother John was home. "and we get you to drink a few-"
"Shut up! John just got home! He might hear you!" I hissed at her. My gosh was she that oblivious? I shook my head and opened my bedroom door.
"Hey, Ellie," John said as he put down his backpack. He looked just like me, but in a boy version. We both had dark brown hair, and brown eyes. I smiled at him.
"Hey, John. How was school," I asked him and got him a snack. He always had some kind of snack when he got home.
"Fine. Is...someone here?" he asked suspiciously.
"John!" Jill yelled as she came into the kitchen. She hugged him and he rolled his eyes. He hated it when my friends fawned over him. Almost all my friends thought he was adorable and it really annoyed him. It was pretty funny to watch.
"Hi, Jill," he took his snack and turned on the t.v.
"John, we're gonna be in my room alright?" I said to him as me and Jill were walking back to my room.
"Yeah," he said with his eyes on the t.v.
We got back into my room and finished up our plan. Since it was a Friday, we figured we might as well just do it tonight. I was gonna sleep over Jill's house that night so my parents would never find out about what we were doing.
"Jill, we both know your mom is gonna notice something's wrong with me if I come over drunk!" I said.
"First of all, I'm not gonna let you get drunk. Second of all, she'll never even suspect that you would drink, so I wouldn't worry about it," she explained. Oh gosh. What have I gotten myself into?
JPOV
I sat on the Curtis' couch with Ponyboy watching t.v. Darry just got home and Steve and Soda were about to go out on their date. Steve was trying to set Soda up with another one of Evie's friends. Soda never did end up liking any of them. Maybe it was because he still hadn't gotten over Sandy.
"See ya guys," Soda said to us as he walked out with Steve.
"Good luck buddy!" Two-bit said to him with a wink. Soda just rolled his eyes and smiled. They walked out and we focused on the t.v. again.
"Hey, guys," Two-bit said and looked and me and Ponyboy. "You guys wanna go out and have some fun? It's Friday night!" Two-bit said enthusiastically.
I looked at Ponyboy. "I'll go if you go," I said. I didn't feel like hanging around Two-bit alone. He would just leave me there while he made a pass at every blonde girl in sight.
"Yeah, I'll go. I'll be able to stay out later cause it ain't a school night," Ponyboy said and got his jacket.
"Woo! Let's go have some fun!" Two-bit yelled. I laughed as he jumped around the living room. Ponyboy called to Darry as we were leaving. Darry never came with us cause he was either too tired, or had to get to his second job.
We walked towards Two-bit's house to get his car. It wasn't exactly nice, but it was faster than walking. We planned on going to some place I couldn't remember the name of. It probably sold alcohol considering Two-bit kept talking about gettin' a beer. Me and Ponyboy probably wouldn't drink. Darry flipped the last time Ponyboy drank. I usually don't drink cause I just don't feel like it. Also cause I knew that nothing good ever comes out of it. Just take my dad for example.
I took a cigarette out of my jean jacket as we got to Two-bit's house. He went in real quick to say hi to his mom and then came out to start the car.
"Alright guys. Let's go!" Two-bit yelled as we pulled out of his driveway. I looked out the window silently. After a while, we pulled up to the place and got out. Tons of people where there. I think I might have even seen a Soc.
"Two-bit I'm not getting' into any fights tonight ya got it?" I said panicking. There was no way I was doing that.
"Hey, Johnnycakes calm down. Those guys aren't Socs. They're more like...middle, I guess?" He reassured me.
Whatever, I thought as we walked passed them. Now that I looked closer, I guess they didn't look like full-fledged Socs. Me and Ponyboy walked in behind Two-bit. The place was pretty crowded. We searched for a table and after a while we finally found one right by the bar. Of course, getting that table was like hitting the jack-pot for Two-bit. I sat down and looked around. Then, I glanced towards the door and saw the last person I would have expected to see.
