When It Use To Be Simple
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Chapter 5:
Jaedyn's a guy!! LOL!! Sorry, I should've made that clear!! Thanks again for the great reviews!!
Soda
Jaedyn shifted gears as we cruised along the highway. It was weird for him to be speeding 'cause that was my job! Jaed's usually such a safe, rational driver with the patience to boot! But, anything concerning his brother's safety changed everything.
We pulled into the driveway and dashed out of the car just as Dakota started up the steps.
"Kotes!" Jaed called. Dakota stopped mid-stride as he heard his brother's voice. Then, he turned around and jumped into his brother's open arms.
"Hi Jae!" he grinned at him, then turned to me, "Hi Coke."
"Hey buddy." I ruffled his hair.
"Did you just get here?" Jaedyn asked hopefully.
Dakota nodded his head. Jaed and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Thanks for coming, Pepsi-Cola." Jaedyn grinned at me.
"No problemo! 'Sides, I haven't seen Kota here in a long time!"
Dakota nodded his head in obvious agreement.
"I guess I'll catch up with you guys later." I said.
"Okay. You can take my car if you want." Jaedyn suggested, his dark blue eyes twinkling with mischief.
I looked over at his baby blue '57 Chevy convertible, then back at him.
"Sure. I haven't driven a good standard in a while."
"I left the keys in the car." Jaedyn said, and I nodded as I waved 'good-bye' to them. They did the same.
"'Bye Coka-Pop!" Dakota called.
"'Bye Kota. See ya, Jaed."
"'Bye!"
Around ten minutes later I pulled into my driveway, and drug my feet into the house.
Steve
"How'd it go?" Darry asked Soda as the latter walked in the door.
"Alright." Soda replied, "We got there just as Dakota did. So it's all good."
"Soda, I still want to talk to you." Darry said sternly. As they left to Soda's room, I turned my attention back to goldfish.
We had played three more times, and Soda and Darry were still in Sodapop's room "talking it over."
By 9:00 p.m. we started to get a little worried about Soda's safety.
"Wonder how he's killin' him." Pony said quietly.
"Darry's talking torture." Two-Bit guessed with a grin. Our conversation carried on to about 9:45. That's when the phone rang.
When no one else made a move for it, I trudged slowly towards it.
"Yea?" I said, none to politely.
"Is Soda there, please?" asked a voice in a quiet, worried tone.
"Uhhh. he's busy." I said.
"It's really important." The voice urged.
"Just a sec." I groaned as I walked toward the closed door.
"Soda!" I called, "Phone! It's important."
Muffled voices were heard and Soda emerged with Darry in tow.
Soda picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Soda sighed. After a couple of seconds, he repeated himself, "Hello." then he hung up the phone, "Hmmm.. That was weird."
"What?" Johnny asked.
"Nobody was there."
"They hung up?" Pony asked.
"No. No dial tone. They didn't hang up, they just put down the phone.. Or dropped the phone.. JAEDYN!!"
What do ya think? You like?
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Chapter 5:
Jaedyn's a guy!! LOL!! Sorry, I should've made that clear!! Thanks again for the great reviews!!
Soda
Jaedyn shifted gears as we cruised along the highway. It was weird for him to be speeding 'cause that was my job! Jaed's usually such a safe, rational driver with the patience to boot! But, anything concerning his brother's safety changed everything.
We pulled into the driveway and dashed out of the car just as Dakota started up the steps.
"Kotes!" Jaed called. Dakota stopped mid-stride as he heard his brother's voice. Then, he turned around and jumped into his brother's open arms.
"Hi Jae!" he grinned at him, then turned to me, "Hi Coke."
"Hey buddy." I ruffled his hair.
"Did you just get here?" Jaedyn asked hopefully.
Dakota nodded his head. Jaed and I let out a sigh of relief.
"Thanks for coming, Pepsi-Cola." Jaedyn grinned at me.
"No problemo! 'Sides, I haven't seen Kota here in a long time!"
Dakota nodded his head in obvious agreement.
"I guess I'll catch up with you guys later." I said.
"Okay. You can take my car if you want." Jaedyn suggested, his dark blue eyes twinkling with mischief.
I looked over at his baby blue '57 Chevy convertible, then back at him.
"Sure. I haven't driven a good standard in a while."
"I left the keys in the car." Jaedyn said, and I nodded as I waved 'good-bye' to them. They did the same.
"'Bye Coka-Pop!" Dakota called.
"'Bye Kota. See ya, Jaed."
"'Bye!"
Around ten minutes later I pulled into my driveway, and drug my feet into the house.
Steve
"How'd it go?" Darry asked Soda as the latter walked in the door.
"Alright." Soda replied, "We got there just as Dakota did. So it's all good."
"Soda, I still want to talk to you." Darry said sternly. As they left to Soda's room, I turned my attention back to goldfish.
We had played three more times, and Soda and Darry were still in Sodapop's room "talking it over."
By 9:00 p.m. we started to get a little worried about Soda's safety.
"Wonder how he's killin' him." Pony said quietly.
"Darry's talking torture." Two-Bit guessed with a grin. Our conversation carried on to about 9:45. That's when the phone rang.
When no one else made a move for it, I trudged slowly towards it.
"Yea?" I said, none to politely.
"Is Soda there, please?" asked a voice in a quiet, worried tone.
"Uhhh. he's busy." I said.
"It's really important." The voice urged.
"Just a sec." I groaned as I walked toward the closed door.
"Soda!" I called, "Phone! It's important."
Muffled voices were heard and Soda emerged with Darry in tow.
Soda picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Soda sighed. After a couple of seconds, he repeated himself, "Hello." then he hung up the phone, "Hmmm.. That was weird."
"What?" Johnny asked.
"Nobody was there."
"They hung up?" Pony asked.
"No. No dial tone. They didn't hang up, they just put down the phone.. Or dropped the phone.. JAEDYN!!"
What do ya think? You like?