Sodapop POV
After my prince and princess, Steve and Ponyboy, saved me from the big bad wolves- I mean socs, we all started to head back home.
"So what did you get Two-Bit?" Steve said to break the silence.
"Oh ya know, the usual: cough drops, cough syrup, that stuff that makes you go the hell to sleep when you won't stop coughing and shtuff." I heard Pony laugh, but we all stopped when we heard Darry yelling.
"Two-Bit! Why do you have to do that out here?! You could've just done it in the house! Well… I guess this way it's easier to… well… never mind. Just let it all out." The three of us seemed very hesitant to go towards the house when we approached and saw Two-Bit throwing up his insides. Steve was the bravest of all of us and opened the gate. We followed behind him in cowardly fear.
"Don't worry… come on. But I'm not sure if what I got is contagious or not…" Two-Bit sounded horrible. He was severely congested and he sounded as if he had strep throat. But, we all knew he didn't. Darry reached out and put a hand on Two-Bit's back.
"Come one kid. Let's go. You still need to take your bath." It sounded like Darry was Dad who was talking to Pony when he was ten years old and sick.
We all filed inside the house when I felt Steve nudge me and point to a pair of underwear in Two-Bit's hands.
"Um, Two-Bit?" Two-Bit turned around and rubbed his Rudolph red nose.
"What?" Steve stifled a laugh.
"Why do you have a pair of underwear?" Two-Bit looked at the underwear he was holding in his hands and quickly put them on over his pajama pants which caused them to look all disarray.
"So I can be Superman. Pffft… never really noticed how stupid you were Steve," Two-Bit ran off towards the bathroom and we all stared after him when we soon heard a THUNK! Darry walked after Two-Bit and we all followed him. "Ahhh fuck!" We heard when we arrived to the outside of the bathroom door. Two-Bit was sitting on his bottom in front of the bathroom and was holding his nose.
"Yeah… some Superman. Look! He's even got the red like Superman!" I yelled as I pointed to Two-Bit's bleeding nose. He wiped underneath of it and when he saw the blood, he looked as if he was about to faint. Darry must've noticed it too for he picked Two-Bit up and off of the ground by his shoulders and hauled him into the bathroom.
When the door shut and we heard the faucet water running, Steve and Pony made their ways back into the living room. I took the bag of medicine and walked it over to the bathroom door. I knocked quietly and waited for an answer.
"What?" Darry said softly.
"I… well I have the medicine if you want to give some to Two-Bit…" It was quiet for a moment until the bathroom door opened and Darry appeared. I peared behind him and saw Two-Bit only in his original boxers with a tissue under his nose that was turning red by the second.
"What did ya get Pepsi-Cola?" I handed the bag to Darry.
"Well, I got some cough drops along with cough syrup. Oh! And I got him s-" Darry dropped the bag and cupped my face in his hands with a worried expression on his face.
"Where did you get this black eye and how?" I chuckled a little but stopped when I saw Darry give me a stern look.
"Well… ya see… it's a long story…"