Chapter five:

Sunlight came through the blinds from the mysterious room. I fell into a deep sleep. It was weird because I never had one before... I sure hope I was okay...

I groaned and said, "Soda?" While rubbing my eyes. No reply.

"Soda?" I tried again. "Darry?" Nothing.

I finally opened my eyes and I realized that I wasn't in my room. I blinked. Still the same thing. I rubbed. Still the same thing.

My eyes went wide and I starting panicing. Where am I? Whats going on? Am I in some dream?

I looked around until I saw an unfamiliar figure... The person that was in the room with me had the covers all the way up to their face only leaving a patch of red hair to see.

I leaned over a little I said, "What?" I quickly removed the covers and I saw a red haired girl that looked like Cherry.

I was so shocked that I stumbled out of the bed. Omigod... Omigod... No... It can't be... I thought. This time I spoke up, "Oh, no... Oh god... What have I done?"

Cherry moved a little bit. Oh god I hope I didn't wake her up. She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

Oh no... Oh no... I thought. This can't be happening. This just can't. I thought once again while I saw her moving towards the window.

I looked down and my eyes went wide. I didn't know I was naked! And so was she!

She turned around and her eyes went wide, "Pony?"

"Cherry... H-H-Hold on..."

"Omigod..." She said covering her mouth.

"I-I-I can explain." I said wide eyed once again. This is really really really bad. I thought.

"Pony? What happened last night?" She said looking upset.

"I don't remember. I swear I don't remember." I said looking as terrified as she. And it was the truth. I really don't remember.

"Oh no... Pony.." She said. "I remember!" She looked at me more upset than she has been.

"Okay... Okay... Calm down... We need to calm down. We will figure something out." I said tossing her robe that was hanging on a coat hanger right next to me.

She got it and wrapped herself around it. "Whats there to figure out? We already know now!" She yelled.

I sat there on the floor completely naked without anything to cover with.

She walked out of the room real fast and came with a towel in her hand.

"D-D-D-Did we do anything last night?" I said. I was really scared.

"Pony, what do you think? We are both naked and we were sleeping in the same bed together!"

I felt dumbstruck for asking that question... Oh god... I knew I should have stopped with the alcohol... It's all my fault... All my fault... How am I going to tell Darry? Tell Soda? Oh no...This was really turning into some nightmare.

My thoughts broke when she asked, "Did you have protection?"

"Wh-What?" I gulped.

"Protection. You know. A condom?" She looked like she was about to cry any minute.

"I-I-I-I-I-I... No!" I said quickly. I turned a crimson red too.

"What? I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROTECTION!" She said now crying.

My eyes went wide than I would have ever imagined. Me becoming a father at 19... Thats not right...It's not right...

"Oh... God..." She said falling down onto her knees hands burying her face.

I got up without knowing it. I felt really sad like I was going to cry any minute too.

"Ch-Cherry?" I asked. I couldnt see well the tears started coming out.

She just ignored me... I hugged her and said, "Cherry. I am so sorry. Please. I really am.

"Oh, Pony!" She said hugging me tight. Hearing her cry just made me miserable. I spoke out and said, "You might not be pregnant, you know." I said smiling.

"H-H-H-How do you know, Pony?" She said looking me in the eyes.

"I-I-I-I don't know... Thats all we can hope is that we don't have a baby. C-Cherry. I am so sorry. It was a mistake. I never intended this to happen. Please understand."

Me and her have been like this. Me sitting on my legs holding her tight. I took my hand a brushed her red hair into my fingers.

"Cherry..." I whispered.

"Hm?" She said still sounding sobby.

"If this is our baby..." I gulped.

She looked up at me with guilty eyes.

I looked at her and she looked at me. I continued, "Cherry. If this is our baby... I won't abandon you, you know? I will stick with you. I promise."

I quickly kissed her firmly on the lips. I don't remember what we had done yesterday but now I finally knew what it felt like to be kissed by Cherry Valance. I said, "It will all be okay. I promise."

We got up laid on the bed together doing nothing. Completely nothing. I didn't know what to do. I wasn't ready to be a father. I really wasn't. But, if we have a baby, I wanna be able to spend the rest of my life with our child and eventually, I would have to get married to her. How will her parents face that? How will Darry and Soda put up with it? I am sure Soda wouldn't freak out that much but me and Darry... He's the one that helps us. He;s the one that stuck up with us fighting for us not to be sent to a boys home. And look what I did, I caused him trouble. Me and him were so good until... What if he finds out? He will be pissed I know it.

I left my thoughts and said softly to Cherry, "I have to go. Darry will be mad. I am sure he is already."

She sat up and grabbed me by the arm, "Oh, Pony. Please don't go please!"

"Cherry I have to I'm sorry." I said having a sad look on me. I could tell.

"Pony, please don't leave me, please! Stay with me, keep contact. Don't leave me hanging."

"I will do so. I have to go okay?" I said giving her another soft and firm kiss on the lips.

"I love you, Pony." She said sitting on the bed.

"I love you too." I turned around to see her and smiling when I walked out.

As I got out of the room, I just ran downstairs. I had to get out. Fast. I couldn't stand it here no more! I ran out of the house and instead of calling a cab from Cherry's house, I walked home.

Darry's P.O.V.:

Once this crazy brother of mine gets home, I am gonna teach him a lesson. He knows better not to do this kinda of stuff!

I was reading the morning paper. I couldn't read it I was so mad.

All of the sudden the doorknob starts rattling. The person that was at the door was Pony.

I jumped out of my chair and walked right infront of him, "Where have you been?" I said extremely mad.

"Darry..." I said looking down.

"Tell me where you have been! I swear Pony!" I was so mad at him .Why didn't he give us a call? Make sure he was okay? He didn't have to sleep there, he should have went home.

"I almost called the cops after twelve. You know better than that! What the hell is wrong with you?"

Pony didn't reply he just looked down.

"HUH? TELL ME!" I was furious.

Pony said, "I d-did-didn't mean to."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I forgot! Thats all I ever hear from you and I am getting tired! You are nineteen years old, Pony! I thought you were responsible enough to handle these things!"

"Look, I said I was sorry!"

"Sorry's don't cut it, brother. If you don't stop with this, I will kick you out, I swear, Pony." I was raging mad. I didn't mean to say that, but if he keeps on doing this, our relationship is not going to be good.

"P-P-Pony?" Soda said while walking downstairs. He saw his little brother.

"Pony!" Tears filled up his brown eyes.

"Where were you?" He hugged him.

"I was so worried!" He said crying.

"I-I-I-I-I was at a party and I... ended up sleeping at this place." I said looking ashamed.

"Shame on you, Pony. I spent all this time doing shit for you with the college applications. And you start actingl ike this!" Darry said.

"You better be lucky, I filled out your application."

"I don't need no application. Just forget it." I said leaving to go upstairs.

Soda's P.O.V.:

I am just so glad Pony's okay. I understand that he wants to go to more places but he needs to know that he should come home and not sleep afterwards. I guess I could tell Two-Bit that hes okay.

Speaking of Two-Bit, he came in right through the door. "Any sign of Pony?" He asked.

"Yeah we found him." I said.

Two-Bit started going upstairs but I said just in time, "N-No. He's not doing to good right now. Talk to him later."

"Okay?" He said.

"Well do you want to double date with me and Shirley tonight? You can bring Kathleen with you if you want."

"Nah. I will go some other time. Besides, me and Kathleen aren't doing so good right now." I said looking away.

"Okay. Well call me whenever you want to hang or I will just come by. Bye guys."

"Bye, Two-Bit."

And there. He was gone.

Something made me jump when I heard the words, "Damnit!"

I turned around and it was Darry. "Come on, Dar. It's okay."

"It's okay? No, it's not okay! I don't ever want him going to a party again when I am around!"

Pony's P.O.V.:

I layed on my bed with the warmth of the blankets covering me... My life is a mess right now. I just hope it will all get better soon. I just want me and Darry to be on good sides again. I didn't mean any of this to happen. I really didnt. It was an accident and accidents happen. I just hope we get along before college started. I don't want to leave him and not talk to him until for the next three months until I have winter break.

Something distracted me with my thoughts. Someone knocked on the door. Was it Darry? Please god. Please don't let it be Darry.

A knock was heard. Make that three. I didn't know who it was until I heard the sweet and calm voice of my older brother, Soda.

"Pony, can I come in?" He said in his usual calm voice.

"Yeah come on in." I said. I got up and sat on the edge of the bed.

He tried pulling the doorknob and it wouldn't open. It was locked. I forgot that it was. I switched the switch from the door and said looking down, "Sorry about that."

"Hey, it's alright." He walked into my room and I sat where I sat before.

"Hey Pony.. We gotta talk." He said moving himself up the bed.

"Yeah?" I said looking at his lively brown eyes and dark hair.

He gulped for a second and let out a shaky breath. What was going on? I thought. Was he scared?

"H-H-Hey Pone..." He gulped. I could see tears well up in his eyes. What's going on? Why is he upset?

"What's wrong?" I asked looking at him.

He looking at me with sadness. "I-I-I-I'm."

I looked at his face more. "Go on."

"Pony... I am going to 'Nam." A tear rolled down his eyes.

I was speechless. Why was he going to 'Nam? I don't wanna lose my brother. I don't want to! He was forced to go! Why would anyone force a nice dreamy man like him? I was getting scared. My eyes were open wide and I shook a little.

"P-P-Pony... I... I am scared..." He shook a little. "I am scared, Pony." "I'm scared!" He started crying and bringing me into a hug.

My eyes were wide open by now. I can't believe this is happening. I might become a dad, Darry is mad at me, I might not be friends with Darry and now Soda is going to 'Nam? What has my life gotten into?

I put my arms to hug him back. I asked trembling, "I-I-I-I-Is this true?" I said trying to hold the tears back. Greasers don't cry!

"Y-Y-Y-Yes. I am. Oh Pony, ol' Steve is too. H-H-H-" He couldn't finish his sentence and started crying loudly onto my shoulder.

"What?" I said my face burried in his chest.

"Y-Y-Yeah..." He took my arms and I put my head up. His face was red and so were his eyes and his nose.

"Does Darry know?" I asked.

"Yeah... We got a letter yesterday. Darry was upset and he was upset t-t-t-t-that you were gone." He said. He wiped the tears out of his eyes. Then he brushed mine away. I was surprised he could even talk without trembling a word. Only one.

"Why does it have to be this way!" I said almost screaming. I didn't know. I got up from the bed. I was mad and upset at the same time.

"I don't know, Pone. I don't know!" He said sitting on his knees wiping another tear from his face.

"I am tired of all these bad things happening! I just want everything to be normal again!" I was crying and I could tell that my face was flushed with red.

I quickly looked at the door. We were both staring at it. All the sudden, the door flys open with Darry appearing.

"What's going on here?" He asked huffing from running around to see if we were okay.

"I-I-I just told him." My older brother said. He got off the bed and went to Darry.

"Told him what?" He asked. His icy blue green eyes staring at his younger brother.

"I-I-I-I-I... I told him that we were going to 'Nam. I told him that me and Steve were going." A tear rolled down his eyes."

I started sniffling. I couldn't take any of this. Why were so many bad things happening? Why? I just wish we could all go back in time and live the way we did when our parents were alive. I could remember. It was four years ago when Johnny and Dally were alive. And when we had that golden retriever of ours named Max. We were so happy. I remember mom baking chocolate cakes for all of us and my dad always patting Darry's back telling him that he was doing the right thing or him coming in the door from feeding the cattle. I missed those days.

I said walking towards them, "I-I-I-I am sorry guys. I just wish things were like the way they were when mom and dad were alive." I started bawling now.

"I-I-I just can't take-" I was pulled into a hug. I was closing my eyes. I couldn't see who it was but I could tell it was Darry. He was warm. It felt nice being in the arms of a big brother.

Soda came around and hugged the both of us. We formed a group hug with his arm wraped around his neck and Sodas arm on my back.

"Guys... We gotta stop fighting.." Darry said. We looked at him. His nose was a little red. I could tell that he was close to crying.

"I-I-I'm sorry." I said looking down at the floor.

"Hey, everyone makes mistakes, Pone." Soda smirked at me. His eyes were okay but his face was still a little flushed.

Darry smiled at the both of us. "Let's try not to fight, okay? I forgive you both." He smirked this time.

So we all smiled at eachother and everything was okay so far. After that, we had a nice dinner and we went to bed.

As I walked into my bedroom I saw Soda and he said, "Come here."

I did and I lay on my back while he was laying on his side looking at me. Boy he sure was good looking. Him with his dark hair like that.

"Hey Pone, I am gonna be alright." He smiled. "Don't worry, okay?"

"I will try not too." I said blushing a little. I cry a lot. And Greasers ain't supposed to cry.

"Okay. Good." He said chuckling. "Nite, Pone. I love you." He leaned a little and kissed me on top of my forehead.

I blushed a little. I dunno why. I guess I just find it kinda weird that he kisses me like that at this age.

We talked a little more. "And so that's wha-" I didn't hear him say anything to me so I looked down and saw my older brother sleeping peacefully. I smiled and said, "Love you too." I turned our backs facing eachother and I fell into a peaceful sleep.

-There's so much drama. Sorry about that guys. I really hope you didn't mind that. The Curtis bro's fight a lot, don't they? Please keep on reading and reviewing! :D Oh and the reason why I underlined/bold printed it because I just wanted you guys to know that I put ain't there on purpose. I don't know why I did that. Anyway, again, please keep on reading and reviewing! :D