Two of a Kind
Soda's POV
He's so happy. Ponyboy, I mean. I haven't seen him this happy in a long time. It's good to see he smile more. Guess I have Curly to thank for it. But it's still kinda hard to let go of my baby brother. Hell, Pony's was only fourteen when the two got together. Darry and I didn't want to hear any of it. We both thought that Curly was the bad guy trying to take our brother away.
A lot has changed and we trust them to be alone. I'm still keeping an eye on Pony. And I can tell Darry is too. Just watching to see if he's upset or hurt. We don't want no hurt to come to him. He don't deserve it. That's why we're so protective of him, and the fact that he's our baby brother. But from the way Pony's been acting lately, I can tell he's gonna be okay.
He has a job where I work. Which is good because I can know watch over him somewhat and the Socs aren't gonna try to take a wack at him. Yeah, the Socs have been on Pony's tail since Johnny and Dally died. No matter what we do, those Socy bastards are there, hounding us. But other than that, life's been good.
One day when Pony and I were at home by ourselves, we got to talkin'.
"Hey Pony."
"Yeah?"
"Are you happy?"
"Course I am, Soda. I couldn't be happier. What about you?" He turned to look at me.
"Are you happy?"
"Yeh, I'm happy." I ruffled his hair a little.
"My hair!" He went to fixing it up. I laughed as he tried to glare at me, to no good. He just smiled and turned away, still fixing his hair.
That was awhile ago. And I haven't the need to ask him anymore questions like that. Sure, I get curious and worried, but Pony knows what he's doing. I see him and Curly together all over the place. He sure is happy. Which makes me happy.
I never expected their relationship to last this long. Hell, I don't even know if Curly's ever been in a relationship. All I know is that he only goes for one night stands. But it looks like that's changed.
I'm here at the gas station, watching the two talk. I laugh to myself. Curly's changed, alright. It's easy to tell. Must be the fact that he's got Pony. They look over at me, waving hi. I wave back, trying to focus more on my job. What time can change over a few short years.
A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. :(
