Key: * means flashback or action. ~ means thoughts.

Not sure if I should continue this story or just have it end here. Would love to hear what you guys think.

Chapter 4

Peanut wanted nothing more than to breakdown in Norton's strong hold, but he wouldn't let himself. He had to be strong. He wasn't going to let himself fall apart so easily. He would fight for Johnny. He and Johnny at least deserved that much. Norton had helped Peanut back to the tenements. Neither one of them spoke. Peanut

was sitting on one of the worn out couches holding a soda to the side of his face with the cuts from Lola, when Norton finally spoke. "That little bitch! I can't believe she hit you! And Johnny just goes back to her?" Peanut leaned forward, put his hands on his knees and sighed. "Calm down Norton." Norton looked at Peanut with a

sort of shocked anger on his face. "She hit you Peanut! Me and Johnny both saw it." Peanut put the soda on the floor and got up. He walked over to Norton and hugged him. Norton was still for a moment before wrapping his arms around Peanut. "I know Norton. I'm fine. Some stupid broad ain't gonna bring me down." Peanut

stepped away from Norton and moved back to the couch. "Now look. I know what I've been doing wrong. Instead of showing Johnny how bad Lola is, I should be showing him how wonderful he actually is."

Lola and Johnny were walking along the beach for a while. "What's the matter Johnny? It's not like you to be so quiet." Johnny pulled away from Lola and sat down under the pier. "What'd you hit Larry for?" Lola stood in front of Johnny with her hands on her hips. "Is that why you been so quiet? Because I put that queer back in

his place?" Johnny stood up abruptly. "Quit calling him things like that! And what you mean 'back in his place'?" "Are you blind or just stupid? Can't you see your best friend is gay and likes you. He's trying to take my man away, but he don't realize you're too much of a man to be with him." Lola leans in and starts kissing Johnny.

Johnny grabs her and holds her away from him. "Lola you can't be hitting my boys just because it suits you." Lola jerked away from Johnny's hold. "He's trying to take my king away!" "Not much of a king if my queen's a whore!" Lola grabbed one of Johnny's hands. "Johnny I told you nothing was going on. I was just being

nice." It was Johnny's turn to yank his hand away from Lola. "I didn't realize being nice involved holding hands and kissing other guys." "Oh Johnny. It wasn't like that." Johnny turned his back to Lola. "I don't care Lola. I'm done. I've had enough of the lies. I don't wanna spend the rest of my life ignoring you being with other

guys. If my love don't mean nothin' to you then you don't deserve to have it." Lola puts her hands on Johnny's shoulders. "What are you sayin' Johnny?" Johnny moves to face her and look in her eyes. "I'm sayin' it's over Lola. We're over. I want you to get you're stuff outta the tenements." With that said, Johnny turned his back on her once more and walked away. "Johnny? JOHNNY?!"

Peanut had excitingly left the tenements in search of a way to do something great for Johnny and show him how truly wonderful the other boy was. As he got to the bridge that led to the school, he saw Johnny and stopped. He looked around, but didn't see Lola anywhere so he decided to approach the boy. "Hey Johnny. Where's

Lola?" Johnny had been walking toward the school with his head down and his hands in his pockets. He jumped a bit when he heard his name. He didn't really want to talk to anyone right now. He flinched when he looked up and saw that that someone was Peanut. He definitely didn't want to see or talk to Peanut right now. "Oh hey

Peanut." Johnny didn't stop. He just kept walking to school. "Johnny. Wait up. What's wrong?" "Look Larry. I really don't wanna talk to anyone right now. I just wanna be alone for a bit." Peanut looked disappointed. "Oh. Ok Johnny. I'll see you later I guess."

Peanut was at the tenements. It had been an hour since he seen Johnny walking alone to school. He still didn't know what Johnny was so upset about and he had no idea what to do. It was rather quite at the tenements. It was just Norton and him in one of the upstair bedrooms. All the other Greasers were either downstairs watching tv or out.

Norton was working on his bike. It gave Peanut time to think. Though that didn't last long since he could hear loud footsteps downstairs. "WHERE IS HE?!" *Sigh* ~Great. Lola. What the hell does she want?~ As soon as Peanut had finished his thought, Lola was in his face. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO MY MAN?! YOU CORRUPTED HIM

WITH YOUR QUEERNESS DIDN'T YOU?! WHY ELSE WOULD HE BREAK UP WITH ME?!" Peanut was trying so hard not to punch her in the face. He looked over Lola's shoulder and saw that Norton had stopped working on his bike and was watching. He gave Peanut a shrug, letting Peanut know that he had no idea what was happening. "Lola you

can't corrupt someone to be gay. You either are or you aren't. Guess I was just lucky. And what do you mean Johnny broke up with you?" Lola scoffed at him. "Yeah right. I know yous did something. Johnny's never broken up with me before. You must have done sumthin'." "I didn't do anything. I didn't say or do anything to Johnny. When Johnny

walked off with you earlier, I was sure he had chosen you. I had no idea he was gonna break up with you. You brought this on yourself you filthy slut." SMACK. Lola had slapped Peanut harshly. At this point, Norton had stood up and was about to cross the room to get to them, but Peanut shook his head. "I'M SICK OF YOUR LIES! I KNOW

YOU DID SOMETHING TO HIM! HE LOVES ME AND YOU TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME!" Peanut stood up from the place on the floor he had been sitting on. "I DIDN'T DO NOTHING TO HIM YOU STUPID CRAZY BITCH! DID YOU EVER THINK THAT MAYBE HE'S SICK OF YOU MESSING AROUND WITH OTHER GUYS?! BE THANKFUL YOU A GIRL,

CUZ I'M GETTIN' REAL SICK OF YOU HITTIN' ME ALL THE DAMN TIME." Lola went to hit Peanut again but found her arm stopped midway. She thought that Norton had grabbed her as he was the only other person in the room, but when she looked up she was staring right into Johnny's eyes. "I want you to grab your shit and get the hell

outta here Lola. Yous not welcome here no more." Lola looked at Johnny surprised. "But Johnny-" Johnny didn't even blink. "NO. You get your stuff or Imma have Norton escort you outta here without your stuff." Lola ripped her arm from Johnny's grasp and left the room. Johnny looked at Norton,nodded and Norton followed her. Johnny walks

over to Peanut and grabs his face, turning it from one side to the other. Peanut grabs Johnny's hands and pulls his face away. "I'm fine Johnny." He says with a smile. "Johnny I don't understand. What's going on?" Johnny smiles and gathers Peanut's face in his hands again. "I'm choosing you." Johnny pulls Peanut closer and kisses him.