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Ponyboy walked into the Cade's house and saw Johnny's father passed out drunk on the couch
"This is for all the times you've hurt Johnny" whispered Ponyboy before aiming his silenced gun at the man's head and pulled the trigger, of course the bullet went right through and hit the metal kitchen chair next to the couch, ricocheted off the leg and grazed Pony's arm
"Oh son of a bitch" swore Pony grabbing his arm before looking for the bullet and picking it up. He left the house and went to the hideout. Johnny was there playing poker with a couple other mafia members. Pony went to the bar and order a jack and coke. He downed it in a couple swigs before heading to the bathroom to bandage his arm. He took off his shirt and for the first time in awhile realized just how much muscle he had packed on. His python tattoo on his shoulder made him look real tough. He wrapped some gauze around his arm before deciding to check the stats on the horse races, taking one last look in the mirror realizing he could probably arm wrestle Darry and win, he put his black tank top back on and headed out
"bastard dead?" asked Johnny not looking up from his cards
"You think I'd let that sob live" said Pony sitting down in his favorite armchair and opening the paper
"Huh, looks like the Boss's bets paid off, everest came in first in the second race yesterday" said Pony
"He'll be pleased to hear that" said Johnny "I'm all in" he placed a bundle of cash in the pile
"I fold" said the other players. Johnny smiled and set down four aces and grabbing the pile
"How the hell do you always win Cake?" asked one of the other members of the Mob
"I ain't sayin nothin" said Johnny taking a drag on his cigarette. Dally came into the room and sat at the bar
"Hey Outlaw, how'd your talk with the boss go?" asked Don
"He's taking me off assignments and making me lookout" grumbled Dally sitting at the bar
"Oh yeah, Colt, new assignment came for you, some guy named Merril aint caught up on his dues, Boss want you and Cake to have a friendly chat with 'im" said Franky
"When and where?" asked Ponyboy
"Anytime within the week, he also said to tell you that Sally has a dance coming up at her school and you are required to go with her" said Franky
"I was planning on going with her anyway, I just need to get myself a new suit" said Ponyboy
"I'll tell the Boss" said Franky with a nod. Ponyboy looked at his watch, he had homework to do later
"Hey Johnny I need you to drive me home, I have schoolwork to do and Darry will kill me if I'm later than 5" said Ponyboy getting out of his chair
"Fine, your lucky I got my licence and the boss bought me that car" said Johnny grabbing his jacket and keys
"Bought, yeah right, I think he liberated it from someone who owed him a lot" said Ponyboy putting on his jacket
"Same thing," said Johnny rolling his eyes "Dally are you coming with us or what?"
"Yeah I'll come, just give me a minute" said Dally draining the rest of his drink and grabbing his jacket.
"See you guys tomorrow" said Ponyboy
"Yeah see you tomorrow Colt" said Frank. Ponyboy got home just in time and started doing his homework just before Darry got home. Suddenly the phone rang.
"Curtis Residence, Ponyboy speaking"
"Colt, Boss said his daughter is swinging by the hideout tomorrow with a new suit for you to take her to that dance, I swear this town is run so underground that he can get anything he wants," said Johnny
"great, if you can tell him Buck won't be a problem anymore by this time tomorrow then he will be very pleased," said Ponyboy
"Oh and what the hell happened to your arm, don't think I didn't notice the blood leaking through your jacket," said Johnny
"It's just a scratch, listen Darry will be home any second and he can't hear us talking about this, I'll see you at school tomorrow," said Ponyboy
"Alright and the boss said that the Merril hit is a rather large job, you and I are on it and Dally is the lookout, man I'm glad the boss chose us to be hit men after three years of being runners and intel gatherers, this is way more fun, I feel bad for Dally though" said Johnny
"Well he is your boyfriend so that feeling is natural" teased Pony
"Shut up, you're making me blush" said Johnny
"Johnny and Dally sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G" sang ponyboy in a gleeful voice
"Shut up, you are so immature sometimes," said Johnny, sounding very flustered
"Well I am the youngest" chanted Pony
"Well your the one who's entire life hangs in the balance, break Sally's heart and the boss will probably call a hit on you" said Johnny
"I don't intend to break her heart, and she's not the pampered princess everyone thinks she is, she is very reasonable," said Ponyboy
"Well tell your brother that Dally and I will be over later, I think Dal is bringing Two-Bit" said Johnny
"Aww is wittle Johnny Cake worried his boyfriend is cheating on him" asked Ponyboy in a cutesy voice
"Shut up, Dally would never cheat on me, especially not with two bit, the guy ain't Dal's type" said Johnny
"Hey stop messing with my fun" whined Ponyboy
"Pony who you talking to?" asked Darry walking into the living room
"Just Johnny" replied Pony holding his hand over the mouthpiece on the receiver
"Ok" said Darry walking into the kitchen
"I gotta go Johnny, I'll see you at seven" said Pony hanging up. He sat back on the couch, he had finished his homework and the gang would be here in two hours. He almost wished for the call to come for another assignment but the boss knew that Pony's cover could be blown if he called after 5. Ponyboy turned on the TV, the news was talking about a recent rise in cold case deaths. Ponyboy smirked, no leads nothing to trace, he loved his job. Darry sat down on the couch, they were just waiting for soda to get off work and the gang to arrive. There was a sudden screech of tires and a mustang pulled up.
"Dam soc's what are they doing here?" asked Darry getting up, only to be surprised when Johnny hopped out of the driver seat
"Since when did Johnny cake get his license, or have the money for that kind of car?" asked Darry
"Dunno" shrugged Ponyboy
"hi guys, sorry I'm a bit early" said Johnny walking in and sitting next to ponyboy
"Johnny where the hell did you get that car?" asked Darry
"I got a job at a car dealership, a dam soc said the suspension was busted and my boss told me if I could fix it for less that a hundred the car was mine" said Johnny, not suggestion on his face to say he was lying, although Darry was still skeptical. Then Dally and Two-Bit walked through the door.
"Hey guys" said two bit, as Dally's lips were preoccupied. Darry smiled and shook his head at the display in front of him
"Oh yeah Darry, I'm going to a dance next week at my girlfriend's school" said Ponyboy, everyone but Dally and Johnny stared at him
"Since when do you have a girl?" asked Two-Bit
"Couple months" said Pony. Dally and Johnny had finally decided to give breathing another try so were cuddling on the couch. Everyone had noticed Dally's more mellowed out personality after him and Johnny got together. Soda and Steve walked through the door and saw the gang
"Hey Johnny cake, i thought you weren't coming till seven?" asked Steve
"Decided to come early, had to stop a few soc's from keying my new car" said Johnny
"Is that your mustang parked outside?" asked Soda
"Yeah" said Johnny
"Johnny Cake, you are one big mystery" said Darry
"Not really" muttered Dally, earning him a slight jab in the arm by Johnny
"Ow, hey!" exclaimed Dally looking at his smirking boyfriend rubbing his arm
"Since when can little Johnny cake actually make Dallas Winston say 'ow'?" asked Two-Bit
"Since he decided to toughen up" said Dally, the jab hadn't even been that hard but Dally was sure his arm would be bruised later, little Johnny cake had packed on the muscle. As revenge Dally pulled Johnny close to him and decided to not let go. Steve saw this and smirked, it had been somewhat of a shock to the gang when Dally and Johnny announced that they were dating. Darry had expressed slight concern for Johnny, considering how if the soc's found out Johnny would get jumped daily, but Johnny had just said that he could take care of himself, also it wasn't like Dally would let anything happen to him.
"So, Christmas is coming up, what do you guys want?" asked Ponyboy casually
"It doesn't matter, we can't afford what I want" said Soda glumly, referring to the horse, Mickey Mouse.
"A new switchblade, the one I have can't hold it's edge anymore" said Steve
"Thats because you use it for almost everything" said Dally rolling his eyes
"Dal, what do you want?" asked Pony
"To beat some Soc heads in" smirked Dally cracking his knuckles
"Alright, how about you Darry?" asked Pony
"Better dam pay" said Darry rolling his eyes trying to figure out how the hell all their bills were paid off for the next four months
"Two-Bit?" asked Pony
"A new Car, mine is dead" said Two-Bit as he polished his switchblade
"Ok" said Pony
"What do you want little man?" asked Darry
"I know what he wants" smirked Johnny
"I already got that" said Pony causing Johnny and Dally's mouths to fall agape, while the others looked completely lost
"Um what?" asked Steve
"Nothing!" said Johnny, Dally,and Pony all at once. Johnny Gave pony the 'we need to talk' look and they both went outside,a bit of a distance from the house
"You and Sally actually did it? Does her dad know?" asked Johnny
" He told us we could do whatever we want as long as I get a ring on her finger the minute I'm 18, She's only older than me by a week" said Pony
"Geez, even Dally and I haven't gone that far" said Johnny
"Well you better not keeping him waiting" teased Pony
"Shut up, he said he's not ready to go that far yet" said Johnny
"Aw and I thought you'd be the scaredy cat" teased Pony, lightly punching Johnny's arm
"Darry is going to kill you when he finds out" said Johnny
"He won't find out" said Pony
"So how do you plan on getting everyone what they want for Christmas?" asked Johnny
"Simple, pull a few strings" said Pony
"Yeah, the way you're moving up in the world I'm starting to think the boss might make you his right hand man" said Johnny
"Considering how you are always at my side we could probably run it together" said Pony, tussling Johnny's hair
"HEY! No one but Dally touches my hair" exclaimed Johnny swatting Pony's hand away and accidently hitting his arm where the bullet had grazed him causing pony to hiss in pain
"Sorry, so are you going to tell me what happened to your arm or not?" asked Johnny
"The dam kitchen chair next to your couch decided to deflect my bullet back at me after it went through your dad's head" said Pony
"You were shot by your own bullet?!" exclaimed Johnny
"No just grazed, hurt like a bitch, but I'm fine" said Pony
"You're lucky you don't sleep with soda anymore, that would be even harder to hide than the tattoo" said Johnny
"It's weird, the minute we joined the mob, my nightmares stopped" said Pony
"Probably because you finally had a way to vent all your frustrations, ha, next time two bit tries to wrestle you to the ground he is in for one hell of a surprise" said Johnny as the two walked back inside.