Chapter 2- An awful dream
** Pony's P.O.V**
As I suspected it, today was long and tiring. I couldn't get the thought of Soda out of my mind. He never acted that way toward me..never. One time I even got some pepsi on his shirt before, he didn't care, he was alittle upset but didn't yell at me, he just said " Be careful honey. " and laughed. He has been getting introuble with Darry for the past couple of weeks, it's weird. I was the one always getting introuble with Dar, and now Soda. It's like watching me through a mirror. I guess that's what I was like back then. two-bit and me we're driving in his car, going to the DX. I couldn't stop thinking about Soda. " Pony,are you ok? You had the same look on your face when I drove you to school." two-bit asked. I sighed. " two-bit? Have you noticed that Soda hasn't been himself lately?" " I don't know, he has been getting introuble lately" " Yeah,and this morning..." I stopped myself, I knew two-bit will probably tell Soda. " What? What happened this morning?" " Nothing, nothing happened!" I said annoyed. two-bit shrugged. " Thank you, he won't bug me about it" I thought. I didn't say anything for the rest of the car ride. We got there Steve and Soda was working on a car. " Hey guys" two-bit said to them while messing around with some tools. ' Hey two-bit" Steve said not looking away from the engine of the car. I looked at Soda. His eyes weren't the same. They looked hard,mean. Like Darry's eyes are. Soda looked at me. I gulped and looked away. " How was school?" He asked " Fine" I said softly. Two-bit was staring at me, and then a Soda. I hoped he wasn't gonna say anything. " Since today is Friday, do you guys wanna go to the nightly-double tonight?" Two-bit asked. " I'll try to make it, I'm suppose to meet Evie somewhere though." Steve said " I can't, I'm grounded for the next 2 weeks" Soda mumbled. Soda.grounded. That's a first. Two-bit looked at me. " Sure I'll go" I said " No your not, your grounded also" Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Soda. " What are you talking about? I'm not grounded!" I said. " Yeah you are, you messed up my shoes" I couldn't believe this!! " You can't ground me, your not my guardian!! Darry is!! And I said I was sorry!!" I yelled. Two-bit and Steve were staring at us, with there jaw wide open. " I'm your guardian as much as Darry!! I look out for you,and I pay for the bills also!! I'm also older than you, and you have to listen to me! And sorry doesn't cut it this time!" I was huffing and puffing. It felt like I was in a dream or something. I guess he was right, but Darry is the real guardian. I felt tears of frustration in my eyes. I turned around and ran away. Far away, hoping I could get out of this awful dream.
** Two-bit's P.O.V**
I watched Pony run away into the alleys. What just happened? Soda and Pony never fought. They were always there for eachother. I looked at Soda. Something about his eyes and the expression weren't right, " Why were you so hard on him?" I asked trying to stand up for Pony. He looked at me. He didn't say anything, and stormed off in the store. Me and Steve just stood there not saying a thing. I guess Pony was right, Soda has changed.
** Pony's P.O.V**
As I suspected it, today was long and tiring. I couldn't get the thought of Soda out of my mind. He never acted that way toward me..never. One time I even got some pepsi on his shirt before, he didn't care, he was alittle upset but didn't yell at me, he just said " Be careful honey. " and laughed. He has been getting introuble with Darry for the past couple of weeks, it's weird. I was the one always getting introuble with Dar, and now Soda. It's like watching me through a mirror. I guess that's what I was like back then. two-bit and me we're driving in his car, going to the DX. I couldn't stop thinking about Soda. " Pony,are you ok? You had the same look on your face when I drove you to school." two-bit asked. I sighed. " two-bit? Have you noticed that Soda hasn't been himself lately?" " I don't know, he has been getting introuble lately" " Yeah,and this morning..." I stopped myself, I knew two-bit will probably tell Soda. " What? What happened this morning?" " Nothing, nothing happened!" I said annoyed. two-bit shrugged. " Thank you, he won't bug me about it" I thought. I didn't say anything for the rest of the car ride. We got there Steve and Soda was working on a car. " Hey guys" two-bit said to them while messing around with some tools. ' Hey two-bit" Steve said not looking away from the engine of the car. I looked at Soda. His eyes weren't the same. They looked hard,mean. Like Darry's eyes are. Soda looked at me. I gulped and looked away. " How was school?" He asked " Fine" I said softly. Two-bit was staring at me, and then a Soda. I hoped he wasn't gonna say anything. " Since today is Friday, do you guys wanna go to the nightly-double tonight?" Two-bit asked. " I'll try to make it, I'm suppose to meet Evie somewhere though." Steve said " I can't, I'm grounded for the next 2 weeks" Soda mumbled. Soda.grounded. That's a first. Two-bit looked at me. " Sure I'll go" I said " No your not, your grounded also" Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at Soda. " What are you talking about? I'm not grounded!" I said. " Yeah you are, you messed up my shoes" I couldn't believe this!! " You can't ground me, your not my guardian!! Darry is!! And I said I was sorry!!" I yelled. Two-bit and Steve were staring at us, with there jaw wide open. " I'm your guardian as much as Darry!! I look out for you,and I pay for the bills also!! I'm also older than you, and you have to listen to me! And sorry doesn't cut it this time!" I was huffing and puffing. It felt like I was in a dream or something. I guess he was right, but Darry is the real guardian. I felt tears of frustration in my eyes. I turned around and ran away. Far away, hoping I could get out of this awful dream.
** Two-bit's P.O.V**
I watched Pony run away into the alleys. What just happened? Soda and Pony never fought. They were always there for eachother. I looked at Soda. Something about his eyes and the expression weren't right, " Why were you so hard on him?" I asked trying to stand up for Pony. He looked at me. He didn't say anything, and stormed off in the store. Me and Steve just stood there not saying a thing. I guess Pony was right, Soda has changed.