Forming Bonds
Wendy's POV
If I said I woke up the next day feeling like everything was better I'd be lying. But I could say I felt like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. I knew I had someone who understood now; I didn't have to feel so alone. We'd talked until four that night, and I had ended up sneaking home before my sister found me missing and had a heart attack. Groaning as I looked in to the sunlight piercing my eyes like knives I frowned at my sister's cheerful face.
"Time to get up sleepy head, you have a visitor," She said laughing as I scowled.
"Its Pony boy," She said smirking when I let a smile cross my lips.
"Send him up," I said grinning at her horrified look.
She'd never in a million years be caught in her pajamas without her make up and hair done, but it wasn't like that with Pony Boy, and me it went deeper than looks. I was still burrowed under my covers when Pony stuck his head in side a minute later.
"You're still in bed?" he asked laughing as he sat on the end.
"Yeah someone keep me up late last night talking," I said rolling my eyes when he chuckled.
Pony's POv
Sitting on the bed I realized being with Wendy was different from being with other girls. I wasn't worried about saying something stupid, or accidentally offended. I had only known her for a day and I all ready felt like I'd known her my whole life.
" I was tired this morning, but I couldn't tell Darry I needed to sleep cause I was up half the night, so I just sucked it up, and came over here to hide out," I said laughing when she patted the bed beside her.
Stretching out I tucked my hands beneath my head and studied the room still littered with boxed. The room itself was a soft shade of blue and right now it had a small white washed dresser, her bed, a bookshelf that sat empty, and a white washed desk where she could do homework. I could tell she was real in to astronomy cause she had glow in the dark stars on the ceilings, but they actually formed constellations. I'd never lain next to a girl before, but this was nice. Yawning I enjoyed the silence as the sun warmed us through the window.
"You starting school on Monday?" I asked wondering if she knew about the Soc, and the Greasers.
"Yes, and I'm not really looking forward to it either," She muttered turning on her side to face me as we spoke.
"Junior year is a bad time to move away and start a new school."
"I know it's not much, but I'll be there and you'll have Two- Bit at lunch."
"Maybe we'll even have some classes together," I said smiling as she looked up at me with her dark hair sticking every which way.
"Just wait till I come waking you up Curtis," She said snickering as we both laughed.
" The teachers at school aren't too bad, but there are some things you should know about this town, First off it's not safe to walk any where by yourself, especially not after dark, the kids on the South side seem to think they're better than we are cause they have money, and nothing makes them happier than giving us a hard time."
" We call them Soc's short for Socials, and they call us Greasers."
" Why?"
"Its just the way its always been," I said shrugging as she eyes me with an innocence I wish I still possessed.
I could tell by the clothes her sister had unpacked, and the way they carried themselves that they'd been middle to upper class. I mean her Father had been an English teacher, I'm sure he made decent money.
" It's hard enough just living without having to be categorized because of what money you may or may not have," She said making me smile at the indignation in her tone.
" I know but sometimes people can't see the big picture, if you girls really have to go some where just come get one of us, there's usually some one at the house."
"Thanks Pony Boy," She said smiling a smile that showed the tiny dimples in her cheek. Glory what a looker. She was going to be beating the boys off her with a stick.
"You still tired?" She whispered as her eyes began to droop once more.
"Ummm hMm." I said lapsing in to silence as I felt her breathing even out, and my eyes began to lower as I slipped back in to sleep.
"Pony." Hearing my name I looked up from Peter Pan pausing in mid sentence. After sleeping for a while we'd taken to reading it out loud back and forth. It reminded me of how things were with Johnny and I could tell the book had a lot of sentimental meaning to her too.
"Hey Dar is it late?" I asked relaxing when he shook his head no and smiled. He hadn't yelled at me quite as much but we were still working on a few things.
"No baby, its just almost time for dinner."
"Oh guess we been in here a while,"I said smiling sheepishly as Wendy grinned at me.
"You girls want to come over for dinner?" Darry asked.
"Sure," Estella said making me smile as Wendy eyed Darry cautiously.
"If you're sure its not a problem."
" You gotta come Wend, save me from those delinquents that'll be there," He said making her laugh.
" I hardly think Two- Bit qualifies as a hood, unless he makes you laugh yourself to death," She said snickering.
"Now Steve on a bad day? Maybe."
