Disclaimer: I do not own The Outsiders. I wish Ididthough. But S. E. Hinton owns them not me.
Chapter five: School
Taya's Pov:
After sitting out on the porch for about an hour Pony asked if I wanted to come inside for awhile and I accepted. It's only four so I have awhile till I have to go home. I was sitting on the couch next to Soda who was playing poker with Steve, Pony was wrestling with Two-Bit and Darry had left to go somewhere.
"So Taya are you the reason that Pony kept going to the hospital?" Soda had looked up from his poker game and was looking at me; "I guess" he nodded and went back to his game. He didn't even notice Steve pull two aces out of his shoe.
I looked at Ponyboy who was being squished by Two-Bit and laughed quietly at it cause Two-Bit was still managing to watch Mickey Mouse.
"Holler uncle and I'll leave you alone Pony" Pony shook his head and tried to get from under him but Two-Bit didn't move from his spot on Pony's back (he's sitting on him) and Pony finally gave up "Fine! Uncle!" Two-Bit got up and let Ponyboy roll out from under him before sitting back down and watching Mickey.
He got up and sat next to me on the couch crossed his arms, "don't you dare say anything or else" "or else what?" I shoved him playfully and smiled and leaned in so he was talking in my ear "or else I'll tell everyone about Mr. Pig" I gasped and he grinned at me. Mr. Pig was a stuffed cow that I had had since I was four. It was my best friend next to Pony.
We all just sat there doing whatever for about two hours; time sure went fast, before Two-Bit said that he was going to go to the Nightly Double. "Ya'll wanna come?" he was looking at me and Ponyboy, I blushed and was about to say no but Pony jumped up and said that we would go. His back was turned so he didn't see the evil glare I was giving him.
Pony's Pov:
Two-bit, Taya and I got to the Nightly Double just in time to climb over the fence while the cop was on a bathroom break. We walked over to the seat area and sat down, after a minute though Two-Bit got up and said he was going to look for some action. It was one of those dumb romance movies with a lot of crying and junk, I wasn't paying attention to it though. I was looking at Taya. I love the way she looks when she's concentrating on something, she must have noticed me looking at her though cause she sat up a little straighter and was blushing slightly, she's real pretty when she blushes.
"What? Is there something on my face or do you just have a habit of staring at people?" I blinked and shook my head as if that answered the question. Did it? I'm not so sure. It must have though cause she dropped the subject and kept watching the movie.
I turned and tried to pay attention to the movie but some reason my mind kept trailing off and thinking of Taya. She's the only person I feel like I can talk to about Johnny and Dallas. I could never like her as more than that. But somehow I found myself falling more in love with her everyday.
Three weeks later…Taya's pov:
"Yay! I get to go to school today!" I was in the Curtis's house, it was a second home to me now, and I was super happy. I haven't one to school in a long time and I was ready to get back and learn something. Pony walked in the living room and pushed me off the couch, which I was standing on 'cause I was bored. "Don't jump on the couch" he grinned and walked into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of toast and his backpack and walked to the front door, "you coming or what?" I nodded and followed him outside and we began our walk to school.At school…
By the time we got there I was going insane. Pony was holding my backpack and laughing at me while I did cartwheels and back flips. Finally I calmed down a little and was able to refrain from doing anything else 'cause I didn't want everyone to think I was insane or something.
Ponyboy was called over to a beat up old mustang by a mean looking boy with dark curly hair, "who's the chick?" was the first thing he said when we got over there.
"Chick! I am not some 'chick'! I have a name so use it. It's Taya.
T-A-Y-A." I was yelling by then cause I hate being called a chick. It's degrading.
Pony had his head in his left hand trying not to laugh out loud, the curly haired kid was grinning and looking me up and down, I moved closer to Pony cause I hate when guys stare at me like I'm a piece of meat or something.
"Feisty one huh? She yours Pony?" he looked from me to Pony and just seemed to notice the pale scar on his wrist "what happened to you?" Pony looked at his wrist and shrugged "nothing. And no she's not mine" what the hell!
"What is your problem! Are you both mentally retarded or something! I just told you I have a name and you can see me standing but yet you are still acting as if I'm not here! What the hell!" Pony sighed and threw his right arm around my shoulder and dragged me towards the school, if he weren't so cute I would have hit him.
Ok well that's all for now. I'm working on my other stories and I hope to have them updated soon so don't worry. Well please review and tell me what you think!
-Hailey W.
