Disclaimer: I do not own The Outsiders. I'm sorry. But you know what? It's my dream to one day own then all. And when S.E. Hinton sells them to me for eight dollars then I will own them. I can't wait!
Chapter two: Like…what?
Ari's POV:
I groaned and tried to open my eyes but my eyelids were just too heavy. When I did manage to get then cracked a little the lights about blinded me. That's when I knew I was in the hospital. Only hospital lights are that light.
"Hey I think she's awake!" I heard people moving around and felt someone sit on the bed next to me.
"Hey Ari…you ok?" it was Darry. And he sounded so…fatherly. I felt a hand on the side of my face and opened my eyes fully. The whole gang was standing around my bed looking at me with concern. I hate when people are concerned about me.
"I'm…fine," my voice sounded weird even to me. It was cracked and weak. It was nothing like my normal voice, which was strong and happy and full of energy. Just like the rest of me. Darry smiled and messed up my hair a little before getting up. The rest of the gang crowded around me and started talking a mile an hour.
After awhile the doctor said they had to leave so they all kissed me on the forehead and left. We have this thing where we kiss each other goodbye. It's a tradition. I think. Anyways Pony and Johnny stuck around after everyone else left and sat on either side of the bed.
"You know Ari you really scared me. When I found you passed out like that it scared the crap out of me and I didn't know what to do." Pony leaned back against my pillow and put his head on mine.
"Yeah it was scary. You like were barely breathing and you were completely out of it. You didn't seem to hear anything we said or notice anything or us. What happened?" Johnny sat back and put his hands in his jacket pockets.
"I'm sorry guys. It was just a little attack. I have them sometimes. It's nothing to worry about. I probably wont have another one for awhile." I linked my arms through Pony's right arm and Johnny's left. They both smiled and started talking about completely random things and about life in general.
Johnny, Ponyboy, and I have a real great relationship and we can talk about anything with each other. Its cool having someone to talk to about girl stuff sometimes.
The next day…
Johnny's POV:
It's been exactly two days since Ariyonna got out of the hospital and things are back to normal. Except that Darry's a little more protective of her and so are the rest of the guys. They all think she's going to have another attack just walking around the house! It's sad really.
Anyways I was sitting on the Curtis's porch smoking a cigarette when Ari walked up the path leading to the house. She skipped up the porch steps grinning like a mad woman and plopped down next to me. I put my cigarette back in my mouth and gave her a look that clearly said 'are you on drugs or something because you're unnaturally happy.'
"What? Am I not allowed to be happy or something Jonathan Cade? And you know I hate it when you smoke around me." she leaned over and plucked the cigarette out of my mouth, all I could think of was the feeling of her fingers brushing against my lips. I sat there with my lips parted slightly and watched her throw my cigarette on the ground.
She looked back at me and smirked.
"You better close your mouth Jonathan or I wont be able to resist the urge to kiss you." I quickly snapped my mouth shut and my eyes widened. She just grinned in amusement and stood up and went in the house leaving me sitting there dumbstruck.
Ari's POV:
What! I cant help it ok! Sometimes he just looks so adorable and I usually just say what's on my mind and when he's sitting there with that cute little face I cant help but wanna say something. It's not like I have a crush on him or anything. I've just taken a liking to him.
I walked into the kitchen where Darry was cleaning dishes from possibly the other night. I walked over and jumped on the counter next to the sink and grabbed a towel and started drying the dishes he set down. He glared at me for a second before shaking his head and muttering something about girls and how they like to clean too much.
We sat there drying dishes and junk for ten minutes before Soda and Pony walked in the kitchen and grabbed some bubbles out of the sink and blew them at me getting them in my hair and on my favorite tank top!
"Oh no you didn't!" I threw the rag at Soda and grabbed some bubbles and blew them at Pony, the bubbles got in his hair and all over his face. After that a war broke out. It was the three of us against one another. Darry stormed out of the kitchen after yelling about making messes and some other stuff.
"Ahh! Pony stop it!" I giggled and tried to block the water that he was now throwing at me.
"Make me!" him and Soda both grabbed a cup and filled it with water and threw it at me; too bad I was wearing a very tight, white shirt. And when white gets wet well it becomes see through. And that's what happened. So almost right after they did that you could plainly see my black bra.
That's when Two-Bit and Johnny decided to come into the kitchen to see what was going on. Johnny took one look at me and started blushing like crazy whereas Two-Bit walked over and wrapped his arms around me and lifted me off the counter and set me on the ground.
"Come on Ari cant you go two minutes without showing someone your bra? I mean just last night" my hand meeting the side of his face cut him off. I crossed my arms over my chest and walked past Johnny and went back to Pony and Sodas room and took out one of Ponyboys shirts and changed into it. It was big on me but it was better then a see through one. And it was black so it was ok.
Johnny's POV:
What the hell! One minute she's dry and normal and the next she's wet and her bra is showing! Her shirt was skintight and since it was wet it was clinging to her and lets just say you could see things. Some very nice things.
I took a deep breath and tried to stop my mind from thinking about what she would look like without her shirt or bra on. If I thought about that then bad things would happen that would embarrass me into the next century.
Pony grinned and high-fived Soda who started talking about girls and stuff.
"Yeah I've seen a lot of female chests but hers is pretty nice. Not too big but not too small. I know she's our friend and stuff but come one you know your thinking the same thin Two-Bit. I bet Pony and Johnny are thinking it too! Aren't you?" he looked from me to Pony expecting an answer. An answer that I wasn't going to give, Pony would though.
"I was thinking the exact same thing Soda. But don't tell her that. Do you know how bad she'd hurt us? We'd be dead in like three seconds!" I can't believe him! I mean I was thinking the same thing as them but I wasn't going to say it out loud. I'm not stupid.
We walked back into the living the same time that Ari walked in. She was wearing one of Pony's shirts and boy did she look good. The shirt was bay and made her look a lot better then really tight shirts did. She glared at Pony and Soda and sat next to me on the couch and crossed her arms and stared at the TV angrily.
"Hey…you know Pony and Soda were just messing around right?" I slid closer to her and nudged her arm gently. She immediately broke out into a wide smile and laid her head on my shoulder.
"It was real embarrassing having almost everyone see my bra ya know? Including you. Never before in my life have I been that exposed in front of men before." She was whispering so that the guys couldn't hear her, I could hear her though and couldn't help but smile.
"You didn't look all that bad ya know? Actually according to Soda you have a real nice chest." She blushed a deep shade of red and pulled her knees up to her chest.
"Now I'm self conscious! Thanks a lot Jonathan Cade!" she laughed and shoved me before crossing her arms around her legs.
"Whatever Ariyonna. Your too hot to be self conscious." We were both whispering by then. That way you know the guys wouldn't be able to hear our conversation.
"Well thank you Mr. Cade." She was speaking in a fake British accent. She does that sometimes to be funny. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you that Ari and I flirt all the time. It's just a game for us. We usually never mean anything by it.
"Hey guys! Me, Soda, Steve and Dally are going to The Dingo. Wanna come with? Ponyboy cant cause he's grounded for getting an F on his math homework. That was awful bad of you Pony." Two-Bit, who was already half drunk, was standing by the door with the other guys, I guess they had been planning to go to The Dingo but Ariyonna and I were too busy talking to pay attention to them.
"Yeah but we have to stop by my house so I cant get something else to wear. I mean your shirt is comfortable Soda but I don't think it's a partying kind of shirt. I'm sorry." Ari jumped off the couch and wrapped her arms around Soda's waist from behind and buried her head in his back.
"It's ok. I know it aint a party shirt. It's the shirt I usually wear after having wild crazy orgies." He turned and grinned at Ari who in turn let go of him and punched his arm playfully.
Anyways so we all piled into Darry and Steve's cars and drove off to Ari's house so she could get changed. After two minutes she came back outside wearing a pair of tight blue jeans with drawings on them from when she got bored, a black t-shirt with a ripped heart on it, and her regular black and white Chucks. Somehow even when she's dressing down she still manages to look really good.
At The Dingo…Ari's POV:
"Come on lets find a table" Two-Bit grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the back to a table that wasn't occupied and we all sat down. As soon as we were all Two-Bit decided to go and chase after some bleach blond, Dally disappeared, Soda went off with some pretty brunette, and Steve was making out with Evie right in front of Johnny and me, which was really gross.
"Ew…come on Ari lets go somewhere where people aren't choking each other with their tongues." Johnny stood up and pulled me along with him to the other end of the room. He leaned against a wall and I turned to look for Two-Bit who was drinking at the bar with the same blond from before.
I felt arms encircle my waist and was pulled up against someone's chest. I looked behind me to see Johnny smiling down at me.
"Since when were you this affectionate Johnny?" I asked laying my head on his chest, he may not look it but he's really well built. He almost has a six-pack ya know.
" I don't know. Since I got bored."
"Oh thank you. I'm so happy to know that I can be used to entertain you."
"Your welcome babe." He let go of my waist and pulled his cigarettes out of his pocket and lit one. He knows I don't like him smoking in front of me but he does it anyways. He's such a dork. But a cute dork so it's ok. Tonight wasn't as fun as I was hoping it would be. We stayed at The Dingo for a few more hours then Soda, Steve, and Two-Bit left to go back to their homes and Dally was just gone and Johnny and me were walking around aimlessly for a half an hour.
"Man I'm tired, aint you Johnny?" I looked sideways at him and saw him think for a second before replying, "a little."
"Well come on. You can stay at my place tonight. You know my rents wont mind."
"I was gonna stay in the lot tonight or head home-"
"You aint going to your house. I hate when you do cause you always end up getting beat. And the lot is to cold and some soc could jump you while your sleeping or something so it aint safe. Just stay at my place. And that's an order not a request." I grabbed his wore down jeans jacket and led him to my house; I would have to get him a new jacket pretty soon.
I unlocked the door and he closed it behind the two of us. I walked back to my room and changed into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt then walked back into the living room where Johnny was already asleep on the couch. I guess he had been real tired. Smiling I walked over and pulled the blanket kept in the living room over him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Then I turned off the light and walked to my room and went straight to sleep.
Well that's the second chapter! Yayness! And thanks to everyone who reviewed! I loved getting all the reviews and it was awesome. So I hope you like this chapter and if you don't then just tell me what I can change to make the rest of the story better. Thanks everyone! And I don't know if it was for this story but someone asked if they could beta for me and I forget who it was. So if it was you who asked then let me know cause I forgot! Lol bye for now!
