Change can be good
Summary: Ponyboy goes off to college with a scholarship but what happens in College?
Disclaimer: I don't own the outsiders. I only own Malvina(Mally), Jason, Jamie, and Maddie. I also own Katie, Kayla, Sam, and Nancy.
Chapter 8:
Author's note: like I said, this chapter is two years after the last one, meaning that Ponyboy, Maddie, and Jason are graduating.
Pony POV:
The last two years had not been easy, every summer or/and Christmas Soda and Darry wanted me to come to Tulsa but I never wanted to tell them about Mally, so I never could come. School was hard too, with a job and a baby it outta be. Mally was getting pretty big, she had started walking already, and she was able to talk a little and I had taken her to the doctors last year to figure out what was wrong with her sleeping. Every night she'd wake up screaming and the only way to get her to calm down was for me to stay with her for the rest of the night, the doctor came to the conclusion that she had a very rare disease called N.M.D, which stands for Nightmare disease. It's where a child with a good imagination has really bad nightmares about anything that scares them or anything bad that has ever happened to them. I bet she got it from me, but that doesn't matter.
Maddie and Jason were married, they had gotten married last year and they were extremely happy. They helped me out with Mally as much as possible, mostly cause I didn't have to pay them and they just simply loved her. They were moving to Tulsa with me so that they'd get to grow up with her, they had gotten so close that it was like we were really related. Johnny was still the only one out of the gang that knew about her, and I was grateful for that. He'd call every Christmas to say 'Merry Christmas' and he called to say 'Happy Birthday' last year. Dallys and Silvias son, Mason was three now and Dally and Silvia had finally tied the knot a year and a half ago but that's as much as I really know. Neither Darry and Kayla nor Soda and Katie had any kids yet, but they said they were working on it. Don't ask what that means, cause truthfully I don't wanna think about it. Johnny and Nancy had gotten married last summer I heard, I really wanted to be there, and Johnny really wanted me there but then again there was the problem with Mally. I ended up being able to go to the wedding after all because Maddie and Jason said that they could take care of Mally for one whole week, so it worked out fine. One night Johnny and I went out for a beer, just the two of us, and I got to tell him about Mally and show him a few pictures of her that I had in my wallet.
I kept wondering what it'd be like to be the only single person from the gang, yet have a kid. Well, I guess I'll find out soon enough I thought to myself. At the moment Mally, Jason, Maddie and I were on our way to Tulsa. The closer we got to Tulsa the more nervous I got. I had asked Johnny over the phone to persuade the gang to let him pick me up at the airport all alone, but knowing the gang there was a very small chance that they listened to him. Johnny was really excited to meet Mally, I was excited for him to meet her, and she was excited to meet him. If I could be certain that the rest of the gang would react and be as supportive as Johnny then I wouldn't have anything to worry about, but I knew they'd all be different.
I fell asleep an hour after we got on the plane and I didn't wake up until we were there.
"Daddy, Daddy we hewe, we hewe!" Mally said from the seat beside me.
"Hey, what do you know, we really are." I said and I knew I sounded as nervous as I actually was.
"Hey, listen Pone, it'll be alright. I doubt that your brother will yell at you in front of Mally, so all you have to do is keep Mally with you at all times." Jason said.
"Ya, right."
I took Mally, and set her on my right hip, and took our carry bags in the other arm. We ot out of our seats and started to walk down the aisle, my heart beating faster and faster with every step.
Johnny POV:
It was hard but I had talked the gang into stating at the house while I picked up Ponyboy at the airport all alone. I heard that his flight had landed and my heart began to beat faster. Not only was I going to see my best friend after a whole year, but I was also going to meet his friends, Maddie and Jason, and his daughter, Malvina(Mally) Linda Curtis.20 minutes after the plane landed I spotted Ponyboy through a crowd of people, I raised my hand and waved to him until he saw me and started to make his way over.
"hey Johnny!" he said when he reached me. I gave him a quick hug and then shook hands with his friends.
"where's Mally go?" Maddie asked looking around us.
"Mally what did we discuss before we left home?" Pony said looking over his shoulder, before he turned around and picked up his daughter, and then turned to face me again.
"Johnny, this is my daughter Malvina Mally Linda Curtis." Ponyboy said, holding a shy little girl. She wasn't too big, probably about average for a two year old girl. She had Pony's green eyes and auburn hair that was slightly more towards the red side. I guessed that Jaime had, had red hair. I could have sworn that, that little girl was a female version of a very young Ponyboy, sort of.
"hi, there Mally." I said to her.
"hewow" she said to me, and smiled at her little-kid accent, as did Ponyboy, Maddie and Jason.
"alright what do you say we go get your bags, and head over to my apartment so y'all can drop off your bags before we head over to the house." I told them.
"sure, but Johnny are you sure that it's alright if we stay with you while we look for our own places?" Maddie asked.
"ya, it's no problem."
"ya, don't worry, we've already got an apartment lined up, that my parents bought for us, we can move in next week the building owner said." Jason told her.
"well, alright then." She agreed and we were off to get the bags.
Pony POV:
We got the bags, went to Johnny's car and drove off to his apartment. It wasn't a very long ride, but it was long enough for Mally to get talkative. She was a pretty outgoing kid, she's usually shy with someone for the first few minutes but if she sees that I know them and I seem to have a good bond with that person, she gets outgoing.
"unca Johnny know daddy fow wong time?" she asked as we passed the park, that brought back the memories of when Johnny and I killed that soc, and became the closest of friends. "
"ya, I've know your daddy for a long time. I've known him since he was three." Johnny was telling Mally when I snapped out of my daze.
"so how far exactly is your place?" I asked as we pulled onto a street that was two or three streets away from the original Curtis house.
"not much farther, in fact it's at the end of this street." Johnny replied. Two minutes later Johnny pulled up in front of a building, and we got out, got our bags, and went inside. Johnny's apartment was on the second floor so we had to take the elevator. When we got inside Johnny told us where we'd be sleeping, we put our bags in the rooms. I packed a bag for Mally, normal things like juice, diapers, and her pills(in case she fell asleep). When the doctor diagnosed Mally with N.M.D he gave me pills for her. I'm pretty sure they were sleeping pills, but all he said was that they should make her tired enough to stop her imagination from running during her sleep, and if they couldn't stop it then they'd slow it down. After I had packed the bags we left for the 'Curtis house'.
"so do Soda and Katie still live in the house?" I asked Johnny.
"ya, Darry, Kayla, Soda, and Katie are all living there still. The gang doesn't sleep over as much, of course, but there are those special occasions still." Johnny filled me in. "I'm betting that we'll all staying in the living room talking for so long that tonight will be one of those special occasions." He said, and it didn't bother to occur to me that, that couldn't happen.
As we drove up the street I saw the house come into view, and my stomach felt like it was doing summersaults.
"ready?" Johnny asked me as we walked up the steps to the front porch.
"not really, but it doesn't look like I have much of a choice." I replied, and we walked right in.
"Hey guys! Look who finally joined us after all these years!" Two-Bit joked as everyone made their way into the living room to see me, Maddie, and Jason standing by Johnny. I was standing partly behind Johnny so that no one could see Mally, but when everyone started rushing over to hug me and introduce themselves to Maddie and Jason, Mallygot scared, jumped out of my arms and hid behind my legs. I was surprised that no one noticed her, I mean it wasn't a very good hiding spot but I was pretty glad.
"Hey little bro! how ya been?" Soda asked me when it was finally his turn to give me a hug.
"fine, I guess." I said as I hugged him back. After everyone was introduced to one another, and I had hugged everyone Jason brought up the dreaded statement/ question.
"where'd Mally go again?" he asked me, and received a pretty cold glare in return.
"who's Mally?" Darry asked.
"she your new girl Pone?" Steve joked.
"no." I said and looked over my shoulder, took a deep breath and said… "Mally come on out here, please." She obeyed, and everyone's mouths dropped open.
"who's this?" Kayla asked, squatting down so she was almost eye level to Mally. I squatted down and told Mally to introduce herself to everyone.
"my name is Mawvina Mawy Winda Cuwtis." She said as she kneeled against my legs.
"huh?" Two-Bit spoke up after a minute of silence. I picked Mally up and said…
"everyone I'd like you to meet my daughter, Malvina Mally Linda Curtis."
I hope you liked this chapter! I'm not sure when the next one will be up but like I said I can't guarantee anytime soon cause of all my exams coming up. Anyways in the mean time please R&R.:)