The first time I ever saw you
I'm not sure if the comma use of the story is always right.
I've got quite a few problems with it...
And I guess with the grammar, as well. Let alone the language.
So, if you find any mistakes, please let me know :)
I'm sorry for my probably bad english, it isn't my native language...
Set before the book
Sorry if they're OOC
I don't own The Outsiders
The Curtis parents were killed just 3 months ago.
Darry became Pony's and Soda's legal guardian. He gave up college and took a second job to pay for his family and also Soda threw school and worked from now on with Steve on the DX gas station.
Since the horrible crash Pony got nightmares, which he couldn't remember any more when he woke up. Soda slept from then on also in Pony's bed and the nightmares didn't become that awful any longer.
However, Pony hardly talked much after this crash and took part in the ordinary life just half-hearted. The loss of both parents was nearly unbearable for him.
Soda and Darry took this fate better. Maybe the reason of this was that they were 16 and 20 and Pony just 12...
1. Dealing with grief
"Pony, dinner's ready!" Sodapop shouted to his younger brother, who sat absent-minded on the couch.
When Ponyboy didn't reply Soda stretched his head out of the kitchen and looked at him.
"Hey, Pony, ain't ya hear me?"
"Hmm." Pony only answered, but didn't look up from the ground he stared at the whole time.
Soda frowned, walked to his brother and sat down beside him. "Hey, what's up?"
There Pony sobbed and whispered so softly that Soda had trouble to understand him, "I miss 'em..."
And Pony lifted his head and looked at his big brother; his eyes filled with tears.
"Hey, little buddy, I know. I miss 'em, too, but... life still goes on, also without 'em." Soda explained.
And Pony dropped himself sobbing into Soda's arms.
"Shh, it's all right." Soda comforted him, rocked him gently back and forth and tried forced not to cry as well.
No, he couldn't cry now, not now where his kid brother needed him so much. He had to be strong now, for both of them.
So he stroked his crying brother affectionately over the back, while he held him in his arm and concentrated himself on the opposite wall, so that his arising tears wouldn't run down, too.
"Soda, Pony, what are ya doin'?" Darry called a bit impatient out of the kitchen and then appeared as well from the kitchen.
"What... oh..." he started, but stopped when he saw his both brothers on the couch.
Soda turned his head and looked at Darry. This one understood.
Then Soda turned again towards Pony and tried to cheer him up a bit again, "Well, come on now, Pony. Darry's ready with the dinner and if we ain't comin' right now he's probably gonna eat everythin' by himself and we can't allow that, can we?"
Pony shook his head and Soda smiled.
But Soda misinterpreted this shake of the head, because his smile vanished again, when Pony added, "Nope, ain't hungry."
"Aw come on, Pony. Ya have to eat somethin'." Soda kept on at him.
"But I ain't hungry!" Pony repeated already nearly sulky and suddenly sat bolt upright on the couch, at what he freed himself from Soda's hug.
Darry and Soda changed uncertain glances.
"Um, ok, but... if ya would like to have somethin'... then ya can come into the kitchen." Soda said quickly, because he was sure that Darry would be a little bit stricter with Pony.
With that Soda rose, smiled at his little brother once again and then went with Darry into the kitchen.
Then they sat down at the table and ate.
After a while they heard how Pony got up and walked in the direction of his and Soda's room.
And short time after Pony came back again, his jacket in his arm.
"I'm gonna go to Johnny." he only explained.
"Wait, Pony, I..."
"Don't ya wanna eat somethin' before ya go?" Soda interrupted Darry, because he dreaded that Darry would express his dislike about it again, although that's just Darry's way of affection to his brother.
"Nah, ain't hungry." Pony repeated once again.
And he already turned towards the front door.
There Steve and Two-Bit came in.
"Hello, hmm, that smells good again with ya." Two-Bit shouted, even before they really came in to the door. "Huh, Pony. Where ya wanna go to that fast? Are ya perhaps already finished with dinner?" Two-Bit asked surprised, when the both would nearly have bumped into Pony.
Ponyboy only looked at him, and walked out without saying another word.
"Ponyboy..." Soda yelled behind him with a shake of his head.
"What's wrong with him?" Two-Bit asked.
But he rather was interested in what tasty meal was for dinner at the Curtis', because he looked unconcealed into the pots.
Darry sighed and looked at Soda. This one only shrugged.
