Chapter 9:

*No One's POV*

That was months ago. Things have gone from good to bad real quick. After a few weeks of being married, Darry and I finally got a weekend for ourselves as a honeymoon and we weren't as stress as before. We still have jobs which we are saving up for our future, but than one day, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis gotten killed.

That was a hard time for us, especially for my husband and my brothers in law. Now that they are gone, Darry and I step of being the parents of the family. So the money we had already saved for the future will be emergency money because now the money will going to the house and needs for the family. Luckily, Sodapop got a job at the DX with Steve so he can either help out with the family or get a head start of his future.

One day, Lavender and Lilac are practicing their at home lessons that I think it's good for them before they officially start preschool. Nothing special just some coloring in old coloring books.

"Blue," I teach the girls showing them the crayon.

"Blue," they said at the same time, watching me coloring in the sky part of the picture.

"Sky," I teach the girls again, pointing at the sky part.

"Sk-Sky," they stuttered a little.

Lavender and Lilac do everything together even talking at the same time.

Darry is with us during his rare day off reading the newspaper. I can tell that he smiling softly at the lesson.

"The sky is blue," I teach the girls.

"The sky is blue," they say again together.

"Raine and Pony are being jumped!" Sodapop yelled, opening the door with a bang.

"Oh no," I gasped standing off of my chair like Darry.

I place the girls on the couch with their stuffed animals before getting out there to beat the heck out of the Socs. Mama Bear's insticents came out when my blood boils at the Socs.

One Soc is above Raine when she was about to get her switchblade. I get him off of her and beat him up.

"And don't you dare come back over our triff!" I scream at them when they drive away like cowards they are.

"They didn't hurt you too bad, did they?" Darry asked his youngest brother, who is on the ground.

"No."

I run towards him, kneeling down to his level.

"Hey, Pony," I am so worried for him, having my hands on his shoulders. "Did they pull a blade on you?" I asked about the cut on his jaw.

"Yea," he says, sounding he is about to cry.

"Hey," I turn his head to look at me. "They ain't gonna hurt you no more. Okay?"

He nods his head still shaken up.

"Hug?" I asked with a soft smile, spreading my arms at him.

Ponyboy accepts, clinging onto me.

"Walking by you guys' selves!" Darry, my husband, exclaims at Ponyboy and Raine as we head back towards the house as Two-Bit carries Raine by the waist. "You don't ever think!"
"All we were doing is walking home from the movies," Raine explained for them.
"Movies and books," he growls under his breath.
"Hey, at least they are learning some education after of school," I came in for the rescue.
"Why don't you concentrate on girls and cars?" Soda suggested to Ponyboy, smirking. "It works for me!"
"Look both of you," I speak softly to them, concerned for them. "If you two had to go by yourself or each other, you should have carried a blade."
"Oh, yea, that would have been a great excuse for the Socs to cut his neck a little more there!" Sodapop comments.
"If I want my kid brother to tell us what to do with my other kid brother, I'll ask you, all right, kid brother!" Darry points at Sodapop's chest before walking back in the house.
"Easy now Darry," Two-Bit commented.
I sighs and follow my husband.

"Darrel, husband dear, Ponyboy deserves much more than our greaser lifestyle and each one of us has an escape from reality," I explained, picking up the now fussy girls into their bedroom, which was our former room.

"I know that wife," he sighs, taking Lavender into his arms, "but he needs to contrate on more stuff than just movies and books."
"Well," I said, getting their pajamas out of their dresser, "I understand that, but Ponyboy is a smart kid he can figure out something. Also, Raine seems to be quieter than usual lately." I give him Lavender's pajamas.

"She's either quiet with us or spending many days at her parents' place," he noticed, changing the oldest girl with pajamas who just wants to play her daddy.

"I think it is best for her if she lives with us," I said to him as I smiled at the youngest twin as I changed her. "She's old enough to get a job for her future and also I can help her out with her share of the food."

"True," he says, tucking in Lavender on her bed next to Lilac's bed.

"Daddy, story," Lavender requests sleepily.

"No story now little princess," he says to her softly with a smile. "Stories are when it is dark out and it's still the day time."

I tuck in Lilac in a similar fashion, but she fell asleep when her head hit the pillow.

"Have a nice nap our precious little princesses," I smiled to them softly as we head back to the living room.

"I love it when you are being a mother to those girls," he says huskily in my neck as he wraps his arms around my body.

"And I love it when you are being a father to them as well," I blushed, smiling, accepting his hold. "Are we still good for tonight when everyone's asleep?"

"Of course," he smiles, giving me a kiss. "I love you my wife."

"I love you too my husband," I smiled.

He kisses me again before we reunited the group. On the table, I remembered something. Ponyboy's homework is on the table from school early.

"Hey, Ponyboy," I called out from the front door. "You got homework to do."

He nods his head.