A/N: Hey guys! Sorry it took me longer than it usually would. It's just been insane this past week! I hadn't felt good for three days and then got a whole load of homework dumped on me when I arrived back at school yesterday. Some of you thought last chapter was the ending… sorry but we have a few chaps to go and then we will see the end! Enjoy this one! And by the way, when I said the doc returned 20 minutes later in the last chapter doesn't mean Pone came back to life after half an hour of being dead FYI.
Disclaimer: I don't know who wouldn't think it wouldn't be awesome to own the rights to the Outsiders, but I can't have them anyway. They belong to Suzy.
Sodapop POV: It took me a moment to fully process what the doctor had just told us. And then, faster than you could say, 'For the love of Mickey Mouse!' Darry and I were jumping up and down and crying with happiness with a strong similarity to teenage girls when they saw Elvis or The Beatles nowadays. Steve had actually screamed out, 'YES' and Dal and Two hugged and tackled Darry.
Johnnycake however, was just crying with his head down from relief. Danni had just arrived and was comforting him like a sister would a brother. It's good he has a friend like that besides us to look out for him (A/N: Johnny and Danni's previous 'feelings' have disappeared).
Then something occurred, it seemed to both me and Darry because we both caught each other's eye, suddenly looking angry. Darry nodded to me. And said in an almost deadly calm voice, "Doctor Andrews… why did it take so long to revive Pony? Don't you guys like electric-shock people who are dead to revive them and they are ok? What happened?"
The doc chuckled just a bit. "I'm so sorry for that. I know it was terribly confusing for you. See, it only took about two minutes to revive him. And then he woke up and he was in a slight bit of pain from the surgery, which was to be expected. Then we had to check on his vitals and I spoke with him for a few minutes while some of the surgeons ran some scans they took over again to make sure all was well. He's fit as a fiddle now. I'll prescribe some temporary pain medication for him to take for about a week when he gets home."
We all exhaled a big breath it seemed we were all holding. "W-When will he be allowed home?" I asked shakily. I needed Pony home with me. It just wouldn't be right any longer. Not that it was right at all before.
Doc gave me a small smile and responded, "Well… let's see Sodapop. It's Tuesday, correct." I nodded eagerly. "And… if I were to let him go home soon would you take care of him well and would taking care of him be your number one priority?" His eyes had a mischievous glint to them. He was messing with me. But I rolled my eyes and responded anyway, "It always has been and always will be."
He smiled again. "Well… given that and the fact he needs five days to make sure that he doesn't have any break downs because he's a little short on energy… I'd say he will be home by Sunday morning. By the way, they've just put him in a room. Would you like to go see him?" we all nodded quickly. He chortled. "That's what I thought. If you all will just follow me." Then he led us to room 336B and I reached for the doorknob.
Darry POV: When we stepped through the door, we were all relieved to see Ponyboy wide awake and staring at the ceiling. "Pony?" I asked gently, in an attempt to get his attention. When he looked at us he smiled real wide. "Hey guys! Good to see yah! The nurse says I can get outta here and come home with y'all on Sunday! Ain't that great?"
He was so happy for a kid that had literally just seen the light and lived. I think seeing him so happy was Soda's breaking point because he ran to Pone and threw his arms around him, sobbing happily if that makes any sense.
"Oh, Pony!" he gasped. "I thought we lost you!" Ponyboy was a tad startled at first, considering it was usually Sodapop comforting him and not the other way around. He gave Soda an awkward pat on the back and when Soda leaned a little too much on his chest, he kind of whined, "Owww!" that seemed to startle Soda and then a stream of apologies, which Pony waved away almost immediately.
"We sure missed ya, kid!" two-Bit said, clamping him on the back, instead of remembering he had injuries, claiming he was 'helping the guy recover faster'. Whatever. Steve high fived Pony with his good arm and actually said, 'I was worried about you, kiddo.' Which I think shocked the poor kid out of his wits just as much as it did the rest of us. Steve had finally grown a soft spot for Pony. Dal said almost the exact same thing but that wasn't new. We knew Dally cared about Pony.
Finally, little Johnny spoke to Pony, telling him it was good to have him back and that he was worried about him. And then he said, "Pone, you remember that I was telling you 'bout my friend Danni?" Pony nodded. "Well this is her. Danni, meet my other best friend, Ponyboy Curtis." Both Pony and Danni looked ready to go on with the rest of their pleasantries, but the rest of the boys shouted, "HEY! WHAT ABOUT US?!" and they began wildly tickling Johnny while Pony was laughing. I sat next to my baby brother and wrapped my arms around him. With the exception of mom and dad not being here, my not so little family, was complete once again.
A/N: Soooooo…. What did you all think of that? Did you like it? I think the ending to this chapter is kind of cute, actually. This isn't the end of the story YET though, folks! Review and give me feedback! Love you all!
Thanks for Reading!
-thewolfgurlgleek :) xoxxooxo
