Untitled (for now)
Chapter 2
Cherry Valance. I thought about her for a moment. She was the red-head soc who had befriended Johnny and me and threw coke at Dally at the drive-in. She was also the same soc whose boyfriend got killed by Johnny. I hadn't spoken to her since the rumble. I didn't know why, but maybe because I didn't want to look at her and remember Johnny, Dally and Bob.
Hoping she didn't spot me, I started to run off in the opposite direction. Before I could get anywhere, Soda grabbed me by the end of my shirt and turned my around. "Where you going Pony?"
"To the movie house." I said.
"Don't you want Two-Bit to go with you?"
"Nah... he'd probably fall asleep before it starts. You know how he is around dark places."
Soda laughed and I grinned. "Can't you stay a bit, Pony?"
I looked around for Cherry and couldn't find her, so I shrugged and took a cloth to help Soda with the finishing touches on a convertible. Boy howdy, it was one hell of a car. I thought. Soda saw my face and laughed.
"Soda, you are crazy."
"Not as crazy as you." Then we both started to laugh. Well, Soda did most of the laughing.
We stopped laughing after a while and I suddenly realized Two-Bit had left in the middle of our conversation. "Where's Two-Bit?" I asked, feeling a little stupid.
Soda looked around and spotted Two-Bit. I turned to look, and, as usual, he had a couple of blondes hanging off his arm. And then I saw Cherry heading in my direction. Too late, I thought, she's too close. I can't run.
I tried to act calm, but I couldn't.
"Ponyboy?" I heard that familiar voice again.
I didn't want to look up, but I had to. Slouching and digging my thumbs deep into my jeans pockets, I stared at her coolly, "Yeah?"
She had a sad smile on her face and said, "I need to talk to you."
"Okay........." I looked up at Soda and he left. "Whaddya want?"
"Oh Pony... I'm sorry about Johnny." Cherry and I haven't talked since Johnny died. Maybe even longer.
"Well, don't be." I said, attempting to look as cold and as hard as Dallas would when he wanted to.
She looked at me sadly and I nearly thought she was going to cry.
Trust me, I've grown up not knowing what to do around girls, because the only girls I've ever been around were Sandy, Evie, Sylvia and Two-Bit's girls. And maybe mom and a couple of cousins.
Suddenly, tears started rolling down her cheeks and I was frozen. What do I do now? I thought.
"Pony... why'd you have to be so cold?" She asked softly. I did what the guys in the movies did. I pulled her into my arms and hugged her while she sobbed into my shirt.
"Cherry... stop crying okay?" I whispered, more to her hair than her.
"Pony," She said, tugging herself away from me, "How've you been?"
I grimaced at the question. The truth was, I was a wreck. I'd tried booze for a while, got mugged four or five times and got jumped twice. It was no joke being a greaser, and certainly much more after you've killed a popular soc.
"I'm... okay."
She looked at me wearily, "No Pony. Don't lie to me... You ain't the same no more..."
"Yes I am..." I said, miserably.
"You miss Johnny huh? The same way I miss Bob. And... and Dallas."
"You loved him, didn't you?"
"Dallas? Sure. Hell, maybe even more than Bob. And I hardly knew him..." She chuckled nervously, and then a few tears slipped past her cheeks again.
"Dally... he... he... I don't know why I loved him, Pony..."
"Oh." So maybe it wasn't the best thing to say, but I really didn't know what to do.
"Um... yeah... I just wanted to see if you were good."
I nodded and she gave me another long hug. "You still dig sunsets, Pony?"
"Yeah, I guess. Haven't seen one since........." Then I stopped. I realized I hadn't seen one since Johnny and me were up in that church.
Meanwhile, Cherry was saying, "Would you like to see one again?"
I nodded. Cherry smiled and said," I haven't seen one in a long time too... maybe you'd like to catch one with me?"
"Sure thing." Her eyes lit up and said she'd meet me here tomorrow. I nodded and she smiled.
"You're an okay kid, Ponyboy." I heard her say, and by the time I had looked up at her she was already halfway across the DX station.
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A/N: I am so sorry if any character seems weird, especially Cherry. I will update as soon as I finish my D&T homework......... and to my lovely reviews, a big thank you and a hug......... and I need some suggestions cause from the state I am in now, this story will get nowhere......... please send in suggestions and comments... I don't freaking care if you leave a flame.
-dwi-
Chapter 2
Cherry Valance. I thought about her for a moment. She was the red-head soc who had befriended Johnny and me and threw coke at Dally at the drive-in. She was also the same soc whose boyfriend got killed by Johnny. I hadn't spoken to her since the rumble. I didn't know why, but maybe because I didn't want to look at her and remember Johnny, Dally and Bob.
Hoping she didn't spot me, I started to run off in the opposite direction. Before I could get anywhere, Soda grabbed me by the end of my shirt and turned my around. "Where you going Pony?"
"To the movie house." I said.
"Don't you want Two-Bit to go with you?"
"Nah... he'd probably fall asleep before it starts. You know how he is around dark places."
Soda laughed and I grinned. "Can't you stay a bit, Pony?"
I looked around for Cherry and couldn't find her, so I shrugged and took a cloth to help Soda with the finishing touches on a convertible. Boy howdy, it was one hell of a car. I thought. Soda saw my face and laughed.
"Soda, you are crazy."
"Not as crazy as you." Then we both started to laugh. Well, Soda did most of the laughing.
We stopped laughing after a while and I suddenly realized Two-Bit had left in the middle of our conversation. "Where's Two-Bit?" I asked, feeling a little stupid.
Soda looked around and spotted Two-Bit. I turned to look, and, as usual, he had a couple of blondes hanging off his arm. And then I saw Cherry heading in my direction. Too late, I thought, she's too close. I can't run.
I tried to act calm, but I couldn't.
"Ponyboy?" I heard that familiar voice again.
I didn't want to look up, but I had to. Slouching and digging my thumbs deep into my jeans pockets, I stared at her coolly, "Yeah?"
She had a sad smile on her face and said, "I need to talk to you."
"Okay........." I looked up at Soda and he left. "Whaddya want?"
"Oh Pony... I'm sorry about Johnny." Cherry and I haven't talked since Johnny died. Maybe even longer.
"Well, don't be." I said, attempting to look as cold and as hard as Dallas would when he wanted to.
She looked at me sadly and I nearly thought she was going to cry.
Trust me, I've grown up not knowing what to do around girls, because the only girls I've ever been around were Sandy, Evie, Sylvia and Two-Bit's girls. And maybe mom and a couple of cousins.
Suddenly, tears started rolling down her cheeks and I was frozen. What do I do now? I thought.
"Pony... why'd you have to be so cold?" She asked softly. I did what the guys in the movies did. I pulled her into my arms and hugged her while she sobbed into my shirt.
"Cherry... stop crying okay?" I whispered, more to her hair than her.
"Pony," She said, tugging herself away from me, "How've you been?"
I grimaced at the question. The truth was, I was a wreck. I'd tried booze for a while, got mugged four or five times and got jumped twice. It was no joke being a greaser, and certainly much more after you've killed a popular soc.
"I'm... okay."
She looked at me wearily, "No Pony. Don't lie to me... You ain't the same no more..."
"Yes I am..." I said, miserably.
"You miss Johnny huh? The same way I miss Bob. And... and Dallas."
"You loved him, didn't you?"
"Dallas? Sure. Hell, maybe even more than Bob. And I hardly knew him..." She chuckled nervously, and then a few tears slipped past her cheeks again.
"Dally... he... he... I don't know why I loved him, Pony..."
"Oh." So maybe it wasn't the best thing to say, but I really didn't know what to do.
"Um... yeah... I just wanted to see if you were good."
I nodded and she gave me another long hug. "You still dig sunsets, Pony?"
"Yeah, I guess. Haven't seen one since........." Then I stopped. I realized I hadn't seen one since Johnny and me were up in that church.
Meanwhile, Cherry was saying, "Would you like to see one again?"
I nodded. Cherry smiled and said," I haven't seen one in a long time too... maybe you'd like to catch one with me?"
"Sure thing." Her eyes lit up and said she'd meet me here tomorrow. I nodded and she smiled.
"You're an okay kid, Ponyboy." I heard her say, and by the time I had looked up at her she was already halfway across the DX station.
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A/N: I am so sorry if any character seems weird, especially Cherry. I will update as soon as I finish my D&T homework......... and to my lovely reviews, a big thank you and a hug......... and I need some suggestions cause from the state I am in now, this story will get nowhere......... please send in suggestions and comments... I don't freaking care if you leave a flame.
-dwi-