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Pony's POV
"And I thought chivalry was dead." Two bit commented dryly from where he sat, feet on the table.
Darry blushed and mumbled some response. I grinned at my older brother, that was the first time I'd ever seen him go red in the ears. I remember dad had blushed like that too, I guess it ran in the family.
"EY Superman! She your girlfriend yet?" Steve ran a hand through his hair and scooted by Two Bit's legs to make himself comfortable next to me.
It wasn't Darry's words that told me something terribly romantic had happened between Autumn and Darry.it was Darry's actions.
He was visibly unnerved by the question, though he tried hard to hid it.
Soda, of course, noticed too and let out a hoot of laughter. Steve jiggled my elbow and waved his strong arm in the air, "Darry! Darry! Darry!"
"Now, you all, hush!" Darry tried to calm the cheering.
Two Bit cracked a grin a mile wide and whispered loudly, "SO how far have you gotten?" The greaser's lips twitched with laughter and his eyes danced.
"What?!" Darry and I both asked incredulously.
Two Bit was apparently finding Autumn's relationship with Darry very amusing. And for the second time in a minute I got to see my brother blush.
"I mean, we're talking, what? 1st base? Maybe 2nd?" Two Bit peered at Darry comically, like the fuzz would. Looking down his nose at the other greaser.
Soda stood, I thought he would protest but my other brother only added, "Don't tell me you've gone home!!"
Okay, this was getting a little too (for lack of a better word) disgusting for me. I've been in on a few bull sessions before, but never one about Darry and my doctor.
For once I was grateful for Steve's god almighty attitude, "Aren't you a little young for this kind of thing, Ponyboy?"
I shrugged, not sure whether I wanted other people to think I was too young.
"I mean you're only a kid, you dig?"
Darry took a break from trying to explain to Soda that 'No he hadn't gone 'home'', to order me to check up on Autumn.
It was times like these that I missed Johnny most. Times when I felt like I was so separated in age from the gang that I could've been 6 instead of 16.
Sighing I left the room while Soda continued his 3rd degree on Darry's quickly developing love life.
A soft light penetrated the darkness in Darry's room. It was still early.and birds sang outside like an unseemly chorus.
So my doctor had accidentally killed a man. SO what if he happened to have a lot of friends who wanted her neck right now?
Autumn faintly reminded me of an angel, with her hair all around her like that. Her Amber eyes were shut tightly against the daylight. Darry had fallen for the right woman.
Dr. B's head rested light on the pillows and I turned to leave but she stirred slight, moving unrestfully in her sleep.
"William.." It was a slight murmur but I heard it, none the less.It wasn't the fact that she was talking in her sleep that bothered me- it was, that she hadn't spoken William's name with sadness or hatred or even fear..She had whispered "Willima" with so much.passion and tenderness and * love* that I turned at stared.
"Oh my goodness, Will." Her voice was so different, somehow younger and filled with longing and heart breaking emotion that I was curios to know Autumn's and Will's real relationship.
Besides, I'd never even heard Dr. B say "Oh my goodness." In that girly sing-song way. It was just like Will'd just told he'd become a saint or he'd grown a third eye or something.
"Beautiful, Isn't she?" A voice behind me spoke. I froze.
This wasn't a voice I recognized. Not Dary's stern vocals, or Two Bit's lazy drawl, or Steve's reckless tone..or even Soda's playful smiling pitch.
No, this voice was as silky and smooth as butter.
"Hey.kid" The rich voice chimed again.
I spun around to meet him and jumped back suddenly. The man stood almost behind me.
"Who are you?!" I yelped, aware Darry couldn't hear me over Two Bit's cackling from the other room.
"You mean Summer never told you about me?" The man asked, shaking his head in amusement.
"Why are you in my house?!" I asked fiercely. Who was Sumer?
"The door was unlocked" He shrugged, "I locked it up after I came in thought. Wouldn't want in suspicious character coming in here now would you?"
"What? Who are you? And who's Summer?" I asked loudly, capturing his eyes with mine.
"I'm John" I winced at the name, but John didn't notice. John might've been finely dressed and cunning but he would never live up to Johnny's name.
"And she." John pointed to Dr. B., "Is Summer. Ironic, isn't it, that she changed her name to Autumn. She must like the seasons..though Winter would've been more appropriate- considering her eyes were always cold- but
I interrupted coldly, "Get out."
John looked startled but not as startled at Autumn/ Summer looked with her eyes shot open.
Autumn's POV
"Ponyboy?" I groaned, blinking. I'd been having the most wonderful dream. Though, I couldn't really remember it now.
"What's wrong kid?" I asked slowly, "Not another nightma-
William, my William, stood beside Ponyboy. The same auburn hair and strong build.his knowing smile.
His ghost was back to haunt me. "Hello, Summer."
"Will! I've missed you." The words sprang from my lips like tears from my eyes.
The man breathed in sharple, "I'm not William, Summer. It's John."
Recognition flashed in my eyes and I pressed my hands to my throat, trying to stop the sadness and disappointment welling there.
"My, you've grown." I didn't know how to treat little Johnny who looked now so much like his older brother.
Ponyboy was instantly by my side, "Who is this?"
"William's brother." I rose slowly and pushed my hair back.
"I've missed you Summer! But why are you here? Did you know everyone's been searching for you for a long time?" John reached out and embraced me-a little too tightly if you ask me.
"It's Autumn now." I said.
This next thing I knew his tongue was down my throat so far he could touch my tonsils. Now I've had enough of guys forcing themselves on me to last for a lifetime.
"Gerroff me!" I pushed John away and slapped him, "You're no better than Tim!"
Ponyboy looked terrified and in a few seconds I could see why. Darry stood in the doorway, eyes sparking angrily.
Pony's POV
"And I thought chivalry was dead." Two bit commented dryly from where he sat, feet on the table.
Darry blushed and mumbled some response. I grinned at my older brother, that was the first time I'd ever seen him go red in the ears. I remember dad had blushed like that too, I guess it ran in the family.
"EY Superman! She your girlfriend yet?" Steve ran a hand through his hair and scooted by Two Bit's legs to make himself comfortable next to me.
It wasn't Darry's words that told me something terribly romantic had happened between Autumn and Darry.it was Darry's actions.
He was visibly unnerved by the question, though he tried hard to hid it.
Soda, of course, noticed too and let out a hoot of laughter. Steve jiggled my elbow and waved his strong arm in the air, "Darry! Darry! Darry!"
"Now, you all, hush!" Darry tried to calm the cheering.
Two Bit cracked a grin a mile wide and whispered loudly, "SO how far have you gotten?" The greaser's lips twitched with laughter and his eyes danced.
"What?!" Darry and I both asked incredulously.
Two Bit was apparently finding Autumn's relationship with Darry very amusing. And for the second time in a minute I got to see my brother blush.
"I mean, we're talking, what? 1st base? Maybe 2nd?" Two Bit peered at Darry comically, like the fuzz would. Looking down his nose at the other greaser.
Soda stood, I thought he would protest but my other brother only added, "Don't tell me you've gone home!!"
Okay, this was getting a little too (for lack of a better word) disgusting for me. I've been in on a few bull sessions before, but never one about Darry and my doctor.
For once I was grateful for Steve's god almighty attitude, "Aren't you a little young for this kind of thing, Ponyboy?"
I shrugged, not sure whether I wanted other people to think I was too young.
"I mean you're only a kid, you dig?"
Darry took a break from trying to explain to Soda that 'No he hadn't gone 'home'', to order me to check up on Autumn.
It was times like these that I missed Johnny most. Times when I felt like I was so separated in age from the gang that I could've been 6 instead of 16.
Sighing I left the room while Soda continued his 3rd degree on Darry's quickly developing love life.
A soft light penetrated the darkness in Darry's room. It was still early.and birds sang outside like an unseemly chorus.
So my doctor had accidentally killed a man. SO what if he happened to have a lot of friends who wanted her neck right now?
Autumn faintly reminded me of an angel, with her hair all around her like that. Her Amber eyes were shut tightly against the daylight. Darry had fallen for the right woman.
Dr. B's head rested light on the pillows and I turned to leave but she stirred slight, moving unrestfully in her sleep.
"William.." It was a slight murmur but I heard it, none the less.It wasn't the fact that she was talking in her sleep that bothered me- it was, that she hadn't spoken William's name with sadness or hatred or even fear..She had whispered "Willima" with so much.passion and tenderness and * love* that I turned at stared.
"Oh my goodness, Will." Her voice was so different, somehow younger and filled with longing and heart breaking emotion that I was curios to know Autumn's and Will's real relationship.
Besides, I'd never even heard Dr. B say "Oh my goodness." In that girly sing-song way. It was just like Will'd just told he'd become a saint or he'd grown a third eye or something.
"Beautiful, Isn't she?" A voice behind me spoke. I froze.
This wasn't a voice I recognized. Not Dary's stern vocals, or Two Bit's lazy drawl, or Steve's reckless tone..or even Soda's playful smiling pitch.
No, this voice was as silky and smooth as butter.
"Hey.kid" The rich voice chimed again.
I spun around to meet him and jumped back suddenly. The man stood almost behind me.
"Who are you?!" I yelped, aware Darry couldn't hear me over Two Bit's cackling from the other room.
"You mean Summer never told you about me?" The man asked, shaking his head in amusement.
"Why are you in my house?!" I asked fiercely. Who was Sumer?
"The door was unlocked" He shrugged, "I locked it up after I came in thought. Wouldn't want in suspicious character coming in here now would you?"
"What? Who are you? And who's Summer?" I asked loudly, capturing his eyes with mine.
"I'm John" I winced at the name, but John didn't notice. John might've been finely dressed and cunning but he would never live up to Johnny's name.
"And she." John pointed to Dr. B., "Is Summer. Ironic, isn't it, that she changed her name to Autumn. She must like the seasons..though Winter would've been more appropriate- considering her eyes were always cold- but
I interrupted coldly, "Get out."
John looked startled but not as startled at Autumn/ Summer looked with her eyes shot open.
Autumn's POV
"Ponyboy?" I groaned, blinking. I'd been having the most wonderful dream. Though, I couldn't really remember it now.
"What's wrong kid?" I asked slowly, "Not another nightma-
William, my William, stood beside Ponyboy. The same auburn hair and strong build.his knowing smile.
His ghost was back to haunt me. "Hello, Summer."
"Will! I've missed you." The words sprang from my lips like tears from my eyes.
The man breathed in sharple, "I'm not William, Summer. It's John."
Recognition flashed in my eyes and I pressed my hands to my throat, trying to stop the sadness and disappointment welling there.
"My, you've grown." I didn't know how to treat little Johnny who looked now so much like his older brother.
Ponyboy was instantly by my side, "Who is this?"
"William's brother." I rose slowly and pushed my hair back.
"I've missed you Summer! But why are you here? Did you know everyone's been searching for you for a long time?" John reached out and embraced me-a little too tightly if you ask me.
"It's Autumn now." I said.
This next thing I knew his tongue was down my throat so far he could touch my tonsils. Now I've had enough of guys forcing themselves on me to last for a lifetime.
"Gerroff me!" I pushed John away and slapped him, "You're no better than Tim!"
Ponyboy looked terrified and in a few seconds I could see why. Darry stood in the doorway, eyes sparking angrily.