Hey, everybody! StillStayingGold here. Just wanted to than everyone
who reviewed and let you know that the rest of the gang will be in this
chapter, so.yea. Read on!
Disclaimer: Again, I own everyone that wasn't in the original book, S. E. Hinton owns the cool ones.
"Ashley, get up. Please, get up," said a very worried Darry.
"What? Is Dally okay," I said in a whisper, "and who was slapping me? That's starting to hurt." I bet it was Darry; He was always too rough without meaning to be.
"Sorry, you passed out. I was just trying to get you awake."
"Well, apparently it worked. You still haven't answered my question, though. Is Dally all right?"
"Yea, I'm fine." Dally was sitting in Darry's chair next to the couch.
"Yea, and um.,"Two-Bit was trying to tell me something but he was too drunk to know how to say it, "Um.oh, yea, Dally's really glad you passed out because of him. Or no, wait."
"I know what you're trying to say Two-Bit. Don't worry about it," I said between laughs. "Well, I better get going. I hope Mom didn't worry too much about me." I was thinking more along the lines of, I hope Mom doesn't feel the need to lock me up in my room forever for being at a house full of boys until 2:00 am.
"Pony, Johnny, you two want to walk with me? I don't want to be out alone this late at night." It was the truth. Going out at this time of night could get me killed. I at least had that much common sense.
"Sure," Pony said, "You mind Darry?"
"No, just be back in ten minutes," He said.
On the way out, I was freezing. I had a white halter that tied up at my neck and a black mini-skirt on. Johnny noticed this and gave me his jacket since I would be giving it back in ten minutes.
"Y'all know what?" Johnny asked.
"What?" Pony and I said in unison.
"I think left my blade at your house, Pon. You mind goin and getting it?"
"Sure, no problem. I need to get some aspirins anyway; I'm comin down from the trip."
"Well, it serves you right for being stupid," I said scornfully, "But, hey. You learn from your mistakes.
"Are you through with your lecture now, or do you have anything else to tell me?"
"I'm finished. Now run along little one." And at that he rolled his eyes at me, so I gave him a gesture involving my middle finger and the sky.
So, now I was here with Johnny Cade, and once again, we were alone.
"So, Ashley," he said awkwardly, "there's a movie playing Friday night, and I was wondering if you wanted to go see it. With me, I mean."
"Yea, sure. I'd like that. Well, here we are. Welcome to my wonderful house. It's the coolest place in the world. Not a bore in this place, no siree bob."
"I'm telling you Ashley, when you get buzzed, you just.I don't know. You just get full of lame sarcasm, and it's kinda funny.
"Oh, shut up. I'm gonna go in now. I'll see you later." And with that Johnny walked off forgetting his jacket. I felt around in the pockets and found his switch-blade. That was pretty cleaver, sending Pony back to the house to get his blade. All so he could ask me out.
Wait.Johnny asked me out. "YEA," I screamed.
"Why are you yelling on the front lawn at this time of night, and speaking of time, you broke your curfew. Consider yourself grounded until Saterday.
"What, no! I can't. I have to be at the movie house-"
"Ashley, your grounded until the end of this week. You say another word, and it will be intil the end of next week."
I silently walked up to my room, and easily opened and closed the door. I laid face down onto my bed and screamed into my pillow. Once, when I stopped to take a breath, I heard a slight tapping on my window. I lifted the curtain to see Johnny standing there with his hands full of pebbles.
Disclaimer: Again, I own everyone that wasn't in the original book, S. E. Hinton owns the cool ones.
"Ashley, get up. Please, get up," said a very worried Darry.
"What? Is Dally okay," I said in a whisper, "and who was slapping me? That's starting to hurt." I bet it was Darry; He was always too rough without meaning to be.
"Sorry, you passed out. I was just trying to get you awake."
"Well, apparently it worked. You still haven't answered my question, though. Is Dally all right?"
"Yea, I'm fine." Dally was sitting in Darry's chair next to the couch.
"Yea, and um.,"Two-Bit was trying to tell me something but he was too drunk to know how to say it, "Um.oh, yea, Dally's really glad you passed out because of him. Or no, wait."
"I know what you're trying to say Two-Bit. Don't worry about it," I said between laughs. "Well, I better get going. I hope Mom didn't worry too much about me." I was thinking more along the lines of, I hope Mom doesn't feel the need to lock me up in my room forever for being at a house full of boys until 2:00 am.
"Pony, Johnny, you two want to walk with me? I don't want to be out alone this late at night." It was the truth. Going out at this time of night could get me killed. I at least had that much common sense.
"Sure," Pony said, "You mind Darry?"
"No, just be back in ten minutes," He said.
On the way out, I was freezing. I had a white halter that tied up at my neck and a black mini-skirt on. Johnny noticed this and gave me his jacket since I would be giving it back in ten minutes.
"Y'all know what?" Johnny asked.
"What?" Pony and I said in unison.
"I think left my blade at your house, Pon. You mind goin and getting it?"
"Sure, no problem. I need to get some aspirins anyway; I'm comin down from the trip."
"Well, it serves you right for being stupid," I said scornfully, "But, hey. You learn from your mistakes.
"Are you through with your lecture now, or do you have anything else to tell me?"
"I'm finished. Now run along little one." And at that he rolled his eyes at me, so I gave him a gesture involving my middle finger and the sky.
So, now I was here with Johnny Cade, and once again, we were alone.
"So, Ashley," he said awkwardly, "there's a movie playing Friday night, and I was wondering if you wanted to go see it. With me, I mean."
"Yea, sure. I'd like that. Well, here we are. Welcome to my wonderful house. It's the coolest place in the world. Not a bore in this place, no siree bob."
"I'm telling you Ashley, when you get buzzed, you just.I don't know. You just get full of lame sarcasm, and it's kinda funny.
"Oh, shut up. I'm gonna go in now. I'll see you later." And with that Johnny walked off forgetting his jacket. I felt around in the pockets and found his switch-blade. That was pretty cleaver, sending Pony back to the house to get his blade. All so he could ask me out.
Wait.Johnny asked me out. "YEA," I screamed.
"Why are you yelling on the front lawn at this time of night, and speaking of time, you broke your curfew. Consider yourself grounded until Saterday.
"What, no! I can't. I have to be at the movie house-"
"Ashley, your grounded until the end of this week. You say another word, and it will be intil the end of next week."
I silently walked up to my room, and easily opened and closed the door. I laid face down onto my bed and screamed into my pillow. Once, when I stopped to take a breath, I heard a slight tapping on my window. I lifted the curtain to see Johnny standing there with his hands full of pebbles.