Disclaimer: Hi my fishy friends. How are you? That's wonderful but we're not here for that. I swear on my honor that I do not own the Outsiders. I own Rhea and Joel and anyone else I might throw in there. :)
~*Ponyboy's POV*~
Rhea was very quiet after that night. Her mother was in a mental care facility and stepdad was in jail and she was living with us temporarily.
"Rhea?" She was sitting on the couch watching Mickey Mouse with Twobit.
"Mmhmmm?" She mumbled.
"Can you help me with my homework?" I asked. I really just wanted to talk to her alone.
"I passed that grade on temporary insanity. I don't know anything. Why don't you asked Steve. He's not failing," she said.
Twobit smacked her in the back of the head.
"Why are you so negative?"
"Why should I be positive? I feel there's no reason to be optimistic," she countered.
~*Rhea's POV*~
"Darry can I go out?" I wanted to get away from this house. Away from Ponyboy and Darrry and even Twobit.
"Sure don't break curfew though," he told me walking into the kitchen.
I got off the couch and walked out the door. I went to my friend Bridget's house only to discover Dallas was there. Of course that wasn't unusual since they were dating. Until Dallas got bored with her and found something "better" to move on to.
"Bridget? Dal?"
"Yeah," they answered.
"Do you think my dad is still alive?"
"Yes," Dally said moving towards me.
"Dallas?" I asked.
"I'm sorry I hit you," I said. I still wince at the sight of the bruise on the side of his cheek.
"Don't worry about it kid," he said ruffling my hair.
"I'm gonna head back home. Bye you two," I said standing up.
"Wait," Bridget said, "We'll walk with you."
We walked to the Curtis' house and I went straight to my bedroom. Minutes later Toob came to join me. He laid down on his back and looked at the ceiling without saying a word to me.
"Whatcha got on your mind Toob?"
"Just wondering if you hate us all," he said not looking at me.
"Twobit that's ridiculous(sp) I love you all!"
"Well you sure don't act like it," he said.
I rolled so that I was on top of him chest to chest. I kissed him but, he pulled away.
"Rhea that's not what I mean. It's not about us its about the gang."
I wanted to kiss him. Tell him he was the only one that mattered but I knew that was a lie. As much as I loved Twobit I still loved Darry and Pony and Dallas and Soda and Johnny and even Steve. I just started crying. There was nothig else I could do. I loved the gang and I never showed it. No matter how nice they were to me I was just miserable. Pony walked into my room.
"Rhea?"
"Yes Ponyboy?" I said through tears.
"Can you please help me with my homework?"
"Of course Pon," I answered jumping up right away.
We walked to his bedroom and he closed to door, locked it, and sat with his back against it.
"Ponybaby whats wrong?"
"I have to make a confession Rhea. But you have to promise not to tell anyone. Ok?" he asked.
"Babe this sounds serious," I said sitting next to him and holding him.
"I, well I mean," He stuttered, "I saw you cutting and-"
"Oh Pony I only did that once," I lied.
"No you didn't. I've seen the scars on your arm and you always seem happier afterwards so I-"
"You didn't!" I said in absolute horror.
"I just wanted to know what it was like. And then I liked it. Rhea it's like its taking over. I mean it hurts and I know its wrong but it makes me feel better in some unexplainable way!"
I slapped him. As hard as I could. I know it was wrong but he was wrong for mimicking my wrong ways. He stared at me and a red mark began to form. I could see my handprint very clearly. He just stared at me.
"You're my baby and you know I love you but your lucky I didn't hit you any harder. If I didn't love you as much as I do I would probably break a bone or two."
I stood up and just felt restless. I threw myself down onto the bed. I cried long and hard into the pillow. I looked up and Dallas and Soda were there.
"After an hour Ponyboy came and got us and told us," Soda said.
"I just," I choked through tears, "wanna die knowing that I caused Ponyboy to do something stupid."
"Rheanna you can't mean that sweetie," Dal said sitting next to me and rubbing my back.
"I'm sorry Rhea. Please don't do it. I love you!" Ponyboy said sitting next to me and hugging me.
"Promise me you'll never do it again," I asked.
"Pinky promise," and we swore on our pinkies.
"And you promise me you won't do it again Rhea," Ponyboy said hopefully.
"Nope," I said.
They all let out a sigh. Johnny walked into the room.
"Hi Johnnycakes," I greeted him standing up and giving him a hug.
"Hewo ea,"he said munching on who knows what.
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~*Darry's POV*~
After I discovered about Pony and Rhea cutting themselves I grounded them. So I found myself seeing more of them.One day I woke up and tried to open the door but it was locked from the outside.
"Rhea! Ponyboy! Sodapop!" I shouted.
"I told you so Rhea," I heard Ponyboy say as they neared the room.
"Yes Darry dearest?" She asked me in a sweet voice.
"Why am I locked in my room?"
"We're giving you the day off. You'll find 2 sandwhiches and some assorted snackies on your dresser. Have a good first day off ever. Soda's got work and Pony and I have school so we'll see ya when we get out. Bye Darry. Love ya," Rhea answered.
I could hear them walk away and the front door open and close. I walked to my dresser and took up a glass of orange juice. "Cheers to my first day off," and drank the glass.
AN: Hey ya i know that was pointless but I'm struggling. Help meh! Give me shome feed back!
~*Ponyboy's POV*~
Rhea was very quiet after that night. Her mother was in a mental care facility and stepdad was in jail and she was living with us temporarily.
"Rhea?" She was sitting on the couch watching Mickey Mouse with Twobit.
"Mmhmmm?" She mumbled.
"Can you help me with my homework?" I asked. I really just wanted to talk to her alone.
"I passed that grade on temporary insanity. I don't know anything. Why don't you asked Steve. He's not failing," she said.
Twobit smacked her in the back of the head.
"Why are you so negative?"
"Why should I be positive? I feel there's no reason to be optimistic," she countered.
~*Rhea's POV*~
"Darry can I go out?" I wanted to get away from this house. Away from Ponyboy and Darrry and even Twobit.
"Sure don't break curfew though," he told me walking into the kitchen.
I got off the couch and walked out the door. I went to my friend Bridget's house only to discover Dallas was there. Of course that wasn't unusual since they were dating. Until Dallas got bored with her and found something "better" to move on to.
"Bridget? Dal?"
"Yeah," they answered.
"Do you think my dad is still alive?"
"Yes," Dally said moving towards me.
"Dallas?" I asked.
"I'm sorry I hit you," I said. I still wince at the sight of the bruise on the side of his cheek.
"Don't worry about it kid," he said ruffling my hair.
"I'm gonna head back home. Bye you two," I said standing up.
"Wait," Bridget said, "We'll walk with you."
We walked to the Curtis' house and I went straight to my bedroom. Minutes later Toob came to join me. He laid down on his back and looked at the ceiling without saying a word to me.
"Whatcha got on your mind Toob?"
"Just wondering if you hate us all," he said not looking at me.
"Twobit that's ridiculous(sp) I love you all!"
"Well you sure don't act like it," he said.
I rolled so that I was on top of him chest to chest. I kissed him but, he pulled away.
"Rhea that's not what I mean. It's not about us its about the gang."
I wanted to kiss him. Tell him he was the only one that mattered but I knew that was a lie. As much as I loved Twobit I still loved Darry and Pony and Dallas and Soda and Johnny and even Steve. I just started crying. There was nothig else I could do. I loved the gang and I never showed it. No matter how nice they were to me I was just miserable. Pony walked into my room.
"Rhea?"
"Yes Ponyboy?" I said through tears.
"Can you please help me with my homework?"
"Of course Pon," I answered jumping up right away.
We walked to his bedroom and he closed to door, locked it, and sat with his back against it.
"Ponybaby whats wrong?"
"I have to make a confession Rhea. But you have to promise not to tell anyone. Ok?" he asked.
"Babe this sounds serious," I said sitting next to him and holding him.
"I, well I mean," He stuttered, "I saw you cutting and-"
"Oh Pony I only did that once," I lied.
"No you didn't. I've seen the scars on your arm and you always seem happier afterwards so I-"
"You didn't!" I said in absolute horror.
"I just wanted to know what it was like. And then I liked it. Rhea it's like its taking over. I mean it hurts and I know its wrong but it makes me feel better in some unexplainable way!"
I slapped him. As hard as I could. I know it was wrong but he was wrong for mimicking my wrong ways. He stared at me and a red mark began to form. I could see my handprint very clearly. He just stared at me.
"You're my baby and you know I love you but your lucky I didn't hit you any harder. If I didn't love you as much as I do I would probably break a bone or two."
I stood up and just felt restless. I threw myself down onto the bed. I cried long and hard into the pillow. I looked up and Dallas and Soda were there.
"After an hour Ponyboy came and got us and told us," Soda said.
"I just," I choked through tears, "wanna die knowing that I caused Ponyboy to do something stupid."
"Rheanna you can't mean that sweetie," Dal said sitting next to me and rubbing my back.
"I'm sorry Rhea. Please don't do it. I love you!" Ponyboy said sitting next to me and hugging me.
"Promise me you'll never do it again," I asked.
"Pinky promise," and we swore on our pinkies.
"And you promise me you won't do it again Rhea," Ponyboy said hopefully.
"Nope," I said.
They all let out a sigh. Johnny walked into the room.
"Hi Johnnycakes," I greeted him standing up and giving him a hug.
"Hewo ea,"he said munching on who knows what.
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~*Darry's POV*~
After I discovered about Pony and Rhea cutting themselves I grounded them. So I found myself seeing more of them.One day I woke up and tried to open the door but it was locked from the outside.
"Rhea! Ponyboy! Sodapop!" I shouted.
"I told you so Rhea," I heard Ponyboy say as they neared the room.
"Yes Darry dearest?" She asked me in a sweet voice.
"Why am I locked in my room?"
"We're giving you the day off. You'll find 2 sandwhiches and some assorted snackies on your dresser. Have a good first day off ever. Soda's got work and Pony and I have school so we'll see ya when we get out. Bye Darry. Love ya," Rhea answered.
I could hear them walk away and the front door open and close. I walked to my dresser and took up a glass of orange juice. "Cheers to my first day off," and drank the glass.
AN: Hey ya i know that was pointless but I'm struggling. Help meh! Give me shome feed back!