Hey all!!! All disclaimers apply and as we all know I don't own the
outsiders.otherwise I'd be rich and famous!!! Anyway thanks ta Roxy,
crazyfornc128, and Burnin' Church gal (Good luck on ur test!!! And I know
what you mean about distinguishing between fanfic and the book!!! My
friends think im crazy cuz I go on and on and they're like that never
happened.lol) and the anonymous people who reviewed chap 3 so far.if you
review after I've written this I'll get you next chap. I know the story's
going a little slow I'm just trying ta get everything established first so
yeah.here it is.
Pony was sitting on his bed. He had sat there all last night and today, only moving occasionally ta talk ta ,Meghan and Noah, go the bathroom, or eat. It was now dark out and late on the second day. The guys came dragging into the room cold and tired. They had been skiing and were exhausted. They were all chattering away but stopped when they reached the door. They walked in.
"Whatchya doin' Pony???" Two-bit asked. Pony was hunched over on the bed writing away at something.
"Writing." Pony said without looking up.
"Well I can see that.what are you writing???" Two-bit replied.
"Nothing." Pony said quickly closing the book and sliding it into his bag. "Did you guys have fun???"
"Oh yeah. You shoulda seen this chick Pony. I'm talking wow!!!" Two-bit started.
"What he's trying ta say is you shoulda came Pony. You're missin' a lot of fun." Darry said.
"I'm fine right here Darry, but thanks." Darry shook his head.
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They all awoke at the sound of an ear piercing scream. They jumped up and started looking around the pitch black room. Soda turned over on the large bed that they're parents used to use when they came up here. Each one of the boys on the other beds looked around wonderingly.
Soda heard the heavy breathing and tossing next to him and knew instantly what was going on. "Its okay guys. Pony's just having a nightmare."
Steve rolled right back over and went to sleep, too tired to even know what was going on. Two-bit did the same after a minute of awe. He always heard about Pony's nightmares and was always curious.
"Pony." Soda whispered gently shaking his brother. "Pony, honey come on wake up." Darry was over by this time. "Pony," he started. Ponyboy's eyes popped open with such a jolt that it sent chills through Darry. His eyes stayed focused. Darry gently touched Pony's arm, which made him jump, so Darry retreated. Soda, still laying behind Pony started to stroke his hair gently. "Pony, honey, are you alright." Ponyboy's only answer was moving closer to Soda's chest. Soda could feel Ponyboy shaking. Soda held him tighter with his arm and continued stroking his hair with the other. In a few minutes Pony calmed down. "You okay???" Darry asked worriedly. "Yeah I'm fine." Pony whispered. "Sure?" Pony just nodded so Darry squeezed his arm gently and went back to bed.
"You really okay???" Soda asked.
"Yeah, Soda. I'm okay." Pony replied in a low whisper as to not wake everybody else up.
"You know you've been having these nightmares a lot lately."
"I know. Can we not talk about this now???"
"Sure Pon. So how long are you planning on hiding out in this room."
"I'm not hiding."
"Call it whatever you want. Why don't you come out tomorrow???"
"Soda---"
"They wouldn't want you to stop living you know. Johnny and Dally, Mom and Dad. They'd all want you to go on with your life."
"I just."
"Don't you remember last time. Dad got you up on the big hill with him and Darry. And you were so anxious to try again."
"Yeah well."
"Please Pony. Would you do it for me???" Soda said in a whiney voice.
"Oh Soda.how can I turn you down."
"So you'll go." Soda said hopefully.
"Yeah.just for a little while."
"Thanks Pon. Its just hard for us to see you like this. Especially Darry. He feels so bad. It'll mean a lot to him for you to go with him."
There was no response. Soda looked down to see Pony already asleep under his arm. He proceeded to do the same thing.
Darry lay in his bed still awake. He was not sleeping like his brothers had thought. Even though they had been whispering he had been able to pick up what they were saying. He was so happy that Pony was gonna come tomorrow. He also envied they're relationship. Why couldn't he have a relationship like that with Pony??? His and Soda's relationship was good but not him and Pony's. They had stopped fighting so much and gotten closer but not as close as Pony and Soda. He hoped that this trip could bring them closer somehow. He continued ta think as he drifted off into sleep.
Pony was sitting on his bed. He had sat there all last night and today, only moving occasionally ta talk ta ,Meghan and Noah, go the bathroom, or eat. It was now dark out and late on the second day. The guys came dragging into the room cold and tired. They had been skiing and were exhausted. They were all chattering away but stopped when they reached the door. They walked in.
"Whatchya doin' Pony???" Two-bit asked. Pony was hunched over on the bed writing away at something.
"Writing." Pony said without looking up.
"Well I can see that.what are you writing???" Two-bit replied.
"Nothing." Pony said quickly closing the book and sliding it into his bag. "Did you guys have fun???"
"Oh yeah. You shoulda seen this chick Pony. I'm talking wow!!!" Two-bit started.
"What he's trying ta say is you shoulda came Pony. You're missin' a lot of fun." Darry said.
"I'm fine right here Darry, but thanks." Darry shook his head.
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They all awoke at the sound of an ear piercing scream. They jumped up and started looking around the pitch black room. Soda turned over on the large bed that they're parents used to use when they came up here. Each one of the boys on the other beds looked around wonderingly.
Soda heard the heavy breathing and tossing next to him and knew instantly what was going on. "Its okay guys. Pony's just having a nightmare."
Steve rolled right back over and went to sleep, too tired to even know what was going on. Two-bit did the same after a minute of awe. He always heard about Pony's nightmares and was always curious.
"Pony." Soda whispered gently shaking his brother. "Pony, honey come on wake up." Darry was over by this time. "Pony," he started. Ponyboy's eyes popped open with such a jolt that it sent chills through Darry. His eyes stayed focused. Darry gently touched Pony's arm, which made him jump, so Darry retreated. Soda, still laying behind Pony started to stroke his hair gently. "Pony, honey, are you alright." Ponyboy's only answer was moving closer to Soda's chest. Soda could feel Ponyboy shaking. Soda held him tighter with his arm and continued stroking his hair with the other. In a few minutes Pony calmed down. "You okay???" Darry asked worriedly. "Yeah I'm fine." Pony whispered. "Sure?" Pony just nodded so Darry squeezed his arm gently and went back to bed.
"You really okay???" Soda asked.
"Yeah, Soda. I'm okay." Pony replied in a low whisper as to not wake everybody else up.
"You know you've been having these nightmares a lot lately."
"I know. Can we not talk about this now???"
"Sure Pon. So how long are you planning on hiding out in this room."
"I'm not hiding."
"Call it whatever you want. Why don't you come out tomorrow???"
"Soda---"
"They wouldn't want you to stop living you know. Johnny and Dally, Mom and Dad. They'd all want you to go on with your life."
"I just."
"Don't you remember last time. Dad got you up on the big hill with him and Darry. And you were so anxious to try again."
"Yeah well."
"Please Pony. Would you do it for me???" Soda said in a whiney voice.
"Oh Soda.how can I turn you down."
"So you'll go." Soda said hopefully.
"Yeah.just for a little while."
"Thanks Pon. Its just hard for us to see you like this. Especially Darry. He feels so bad. It'll mean a lot to him for you to go with him."
There was no response. Soda looked down to see Pony already asleep under his arm. He proceeded to do the same thing.
Darry lay in his bed still awake. He was not sleeping like his brothers had thought. Even though they had been whispering he had been able to pick up what they were saying. He was so happy that Pony was gonna come tomorrow. He also envied they're relationship. Why couldn't he have a relationship like that with Pony??? His and Soda's relationship was good but not him and Pony's. They had stopped fighting so much and gotten closer but not as close as Pony and Soda. He hoped that this trip could bring them closer somehow. He continued ta think as he drifted off into sleep.