Drawing

"Hey Two-Bit" I mumbled "What brings you here at this ghastly hour?" I loved to tease him by pretending to be a British Royal. It was our little inside joke.

"Can't joke around right now Athena. This is really important." He said. "Where's Ponyboy?"

"I'm here" Pony answered walking from the kitchen. "What do you need?"

"Well, to make a really long story short, there was a fight between Darry and that guy who assaulted you at the movies. Darry's fine but he wants you to stay here for the rest of the night. Just for you to be safe." Two bit replied hastily.

"I have to go now anyway. Just you two stay here. We'll explain everything tomorrow"

Two bit then walked to the dorr and slammed it behind him.

"Umm... okay." I said to the door. That was really odd. Why would Darry trust a boy and a girl in a house all by themselves for a night? Was this a test of his or something? No, he wouldn't joke around.

"Well, I'm going to change in my room real quick. We can sleep down here tonight" I said to Pony.

I started up the stairs. It was really hard with my ankle and all. I was usually a tough person. I sprained my ankle many times before and just kept quiet. I always thought nobody would really care. Obviously, I was proven wrong.

"Here, let me help you." Pony insisted. He then went through all the trouble to carry me up the stairs. It felt really weird, you know? This was the kind of stuff couples would do for each other.

When Pony let me down, I walked across the hall into my room.

My room was so different from my sisters. She Painted hers a fiery red while I stayed for a steely blue-green. Like a morning mist color. All of my furniture was old hand-me-downs from my mom. Around the room were large logs with knick-knacks upon them. I guess you could say I was into the whole earthy theme.

I went over to my dresser and pulled out my grey baggy pants and a beater. After I put them on, Pony poked his head through the door. His shirt was off.

"Umm... hey, Athena. Do you have an extra shirt of any sort?" he said. As he was doing this, he stepped entirely into my room. He never saw it before.

"Wow! You did this all by yourself?" he asked. "It's like I stepped into a forest in the morning or something!"

"Yeah, I really enjoy it too. The furniture was my moms and I mixed the paint for hours until I could get the right color." I replied. "By the way, here's your shirt."

"Oh, thanks." He said as he hastily put it on. He then began to walk around my room, looking at my sketches.

"These are amazing. I wish I could draw like you" Pony said in awe.

"I could teach you." I offered. "Your first lesson could start now." I then grabbed my sketchbook and my pencils from the dresser and sat upon my bed.

"See, it's not that hard if you look at it in little pieces instead of the whole picture. You can start by learning to shade."

Pony then came over and sat next to me on the bed. A tingle ran up my spine. I never really sat close to a boy before. Let alone on my bed.

I went on teaching Pony all of my tips in a really quick lesson. It only took about fifteen minutes tops.

"Thanks for teaching me" he said as he finished his 3D sketch. "Why don't you become an art teacher? You'd be really good at it."

"Yeah, I guess I could try it. But I am interested in writing too." I said as I hopped off the bed.

As Ponyboy got off the bed, he grabbed my hand and spun me around so I was facing him. I could feel his warm breath on my cheek as he whispered into my ear.

"No matter what you do, I'll always like you" he whispered.

I tried to reply back but it would be impossible now.

That's because his lips were on mine in a deep kiss...

I hope you liked this chapter. And nobody interrupted! Yay! I'm really sorry for not updating in awhile for you readers. It's been a busy week. Tell me what you think and PLEASE review!