A/N- thanks to all my reviewers!
Disclaimer: Do I have to do this every time? What's mine is mine what isn't isn't.
Chapter five
Secrets
Meagan didn't get much sleep. The next day she was the second up. Well, she, Soda, and Darry didn't sleep but Darry was ready before she was. They both made breakfast. By that time Dally, Steve, Soda, and Two- Bit were there. Meagan passed out the eggs while Darry searched for some chocolate cake.
"Sorry guys, no chocolate cake today." He said.
"We understand Darry." Two- Bit said. After Meagan finished passing out the eggs she went outside, saying she needed air. There she broke down. She couldn't take it anymore. It had finally sunk in that Johnny and Pony were gone. She sat on the front steps and cried.
After a while, Steve came out to see what was wrong. He saw Meagan just crying.
"Meagan, what's wrong?" Meagan glared at him.
"Johnny and Pony are gone and no one knows where they are and you ask me what's wrong? God Steve, use your head!" She yelled at him before taking off and running toward the lot. She went straight to 'Johnny's corner' and sank to her knees. Steve looked after her, puzzled by her sudden outburst.
"We ain't gonna cry no more, are we?" Pony asked. He looked really different with bleached hair and red, puffy eyes.
"Nope. We're all cried out now. We're getting' used to the idea. We're gonna be okay now." Johnny replied. He looked on the edge of revealing forbidden information, and Pony soon found out why. "Pony, we've always been able to tell each other everything, right?"
"Yeah, why?" Pony looked over at Johnny.
"Fine, I'll tell you but you have to promise not to tell anyone."
"Who'm I gonna tell?"
"Good point." Johnny was still wary about telling him. "Meagansmygirlfriend." He said it so fast Pony didn't catch a word he said.
"What? Speak slower."
"Meagan's my girlfriend." Johnny's ears went red.
"Really, why'd you two keep it a secret?"
"Steve would beat my head in. Dally too. Remember what happened with Curly?"
Curly had been Meagan's boyfriend for two months. It was really weird because Curly acted like a different person around her. He was actually nice and sort- of sweet. (you can only be so sweet when you're a Shepard.) Steve went crazy when he found out. He's too protective of Meagan. He almost beat Curly's head in but Tim happened to show up. Then, as if summoned by magic, the rest of each gang came to help. Meagan and Curly had somehow gotten away and wouldn't speak to either gang until they sorted it out.
"Yeah, I remember. But they wouldn't do that to you."
"Yeah they would. If not for actually going out with her than for going out with her without telling them."
"Do you love her?"
"Yeah."
"Then you'll find a way to tell them."
"Do you think she loves me?"
"Now that I think about it, yes. Just look at the little things to show it. I mean, they aren't big or else everyone would know but the little tiny things. Think about it."
"I hope she does. Did you know she's the only thing that kept me alive a couple of weeks ago? I was gonna kill myself but she figured out what I was gonna do and stopped me."
Ponyboy yawned, almost falling asleep. "C'mon Johnny. It's late, let's get some sleep."
"Okay, g'night Pony."
"G'night Johnny." Johnny tried to get some sleep, but couldn't. He was thinking about Meagan.
**Flashback**
Johnny walked over to 'his corner' of the lot, his switchblade open. He was shocked to see Meagan there. She was crying.
"Meagan, why are you here?"
"Dally took Two-Bit's couch, Steve took Darry's, and my dad's been drinking." She was a mess. Her dad had belted her, slapped her, even used a broken beer bottle. "What's your excuse?"
"I don't want to talk about it." He said as he sat down. He resolved to kill himself after she had left.
"Okay." Meagan leaned her forehead on his shoulder. He put his blade away and pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay Meagan." He kissed the top of her head.
"Don't kill yourself." She looked up into his dark eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about. Don't do it Johnny. Your only sixteen, you still have your entire life. Things'll get better, you'll see."
"It's too hard. You know better than the rest 'cause you go through the same stuff. With my dad beatin' me and my mom not doin' nothin'. I can't take it anymore."
"But what about me and the guys? I think I speak for everyone when I say that we can't live without you. I can't live without you."
"You got the guys to live for." He said quietly.
"So do you. Besides, they could never take your place. Nothing could."
"Really?"
"Yeah, Johnny, they're just friends. You're my boyfriend. The best one I've ever had."
"Thanks Meagan. Hey, how many boyfriends have you had?"
"Including you, two."
"Oh, the Curly thing."
"Yep, the Curly thing."
**End of flashback**
Disclaimer: Do I have to do this every time? What's mine is mine what isn't isn't.
Chapter five
Secrets
Meagan didn't get much sleep. The next day she was the second up. Well, she, Soda, and Darry didn't sleep but Darry was ready before she was. They both made breakfast. By that time Dally, Steve, Soda, and Two- Bit were there. Meagan passed out the eggs while Darry searched for some chocolate cake.
"Sorry guys, no chocolate cake today." He said.
"We understand Darry." Two- Bit said. After Meagan finished passing out the eggs she went outside, saying she needed air. There she broke down. She couldn't take it anymore. It had finally sunk in that Johnny and Pony were gone. She sat on the front steps and cried.
After a while, Steve came out to see what was wrong. He saw Meagan just crying.
"Meagan, what's wrong?" Meagan glared at him.
"Johnny and Pony are gone and no one knows where they are and you ask me what's wrong? God Steve, use your head!" She yelled at him before taking off and running toward the lot. She went straight to 'Johnny's corner' and sank to her knees. Steve looked after her, puzzled by her sudden outburst.
"We ain't gonna cry no more, are we?" Pony asked. He looked really different with bleached hair and red, puffy eyes.
"Nope. We're all cried out now. We're getting' used to the idea. We're gonna be okay now." Johnny replied. He looked on the edge of revealing forbidden information, and Pony soon found out why. "Pony, we've always been able to tell each other everything, right?"
"Yeah, why?" Pony looked over at Johnny.
"Fine, I'll tell you but you have to promise not to tell anyone."
"Who'm I gonna tell?"
"Good point." Johnny was still wary about telling him. "Meagansmygirlfriend." He said it so fast Pony didn't catch a word he said.
"What? Speak slower."
"Meagan's my girlfriend." Johnny's ears went red.
"Really, why'd you two keep it a secret?"
"Steve would beat my head in. Dally too. Remember what happened with Curly?"
Curly had been Meagan's boyfriend for two months. It was really weird because Curly acted like a different person around her. He was actually nice and sort- of sweet. (you can only be so sweet when you're a Shepard.) Steve went crazy when he found out. He's too protective of Meagan. He almost beat Curly's head in but Tim happened to show up. Then, as if summoned by magic, the rest of each gang came to help. Meagan and Curly had somehow gotten away and wouldn't speak to either gang until they sorted it out.
"Yeah, I remember. But they wouldn't do that to you."
"Yeah they would. If not for actually going out with her than for going out with her without telling them."
"Do you love her?"
"Yeah."
"Then you'll find a way to tell them."
"Do you think she loves me?"
"Now that I think about it, yes. Just look at the little things to show it. I mean, they aren't big or else everyone would know but the little tiny things. Think about it."
"I hope she does. Did you know she's the only thing that kept me alive a couple of weeks ago? I was gonna kill myself but she figured out what I was gonna do and stopped me."
Ponyboy yawned, almost falling asleep. "C'mon Johnny. It's late, let's get some sleep."
"Okay, g'night Pony."
"G'night Johnny." Johnny tried to get some sleep, but couldn't. He was thinking about Meagan.
**Flashback**
Johnny walked over to 'his corner' of the lot, his switchblade open. He was shocked to see Meagan there. She was crying.
"Meagan, why are you here?"
"Dally took Two-Bit's couch, Steve took Darry's, and my dad's been drinking." She was a mess. Her dad had belted her, slapped her, even used a broken beer bottle. "What's your excuse?"
"I don't want to talk about it." He said as he sat down. He resolved to kill himself after she had left.
"Okay." Meagan leaned her forehead on his shoulder. He put his blade away and pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay Meagan." He kissed the top of her head.
"Don't kill yourself." She looked up into his dark eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about. Don't do it Johnny. Your only sixteen, you still have your entire life. Things'll get better, you'll see."
"It's too hard. You know better than the rest 'cause you go through the same stuff. With my dad beatin' me and my mom not doin' nothin'. I can't take it anymore."
"But what about me and the guys? I think I speak for everyone when I say that we can't live without you. I can't live without you."
"You got the guys to live for." He said quietly.
"So do you. Besides, they could never take your place. Nothing could."
"Really?"
"Yeah, Johnny, they're just friends. You're my boyfriend. The best one I've ever had."
"Thanks Meagan. Hey, how many boyfriends have you had?"
"Including you, two."
"Oh, the Curly thing."
"Yep, the Curly thing."
**End of flashback**