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. But I do own everyone else.
Chapter 20:
Pony POV:
A whole two weeks have passed by and right now Mason was having his 4th birthday party. Last week Darry had invited everyone over to the Curtis House for a barbeque and he and Kayla ended up announcing that they were gonna have a baby. The baby was due sometime in late winter or early spring. I was really excited for them, Darry had always cared a lot for me and Soda, and I knew he'd make a great father. Darry and I were making the burgers at the party when Darry started to ask some questions.
"Hey Pone?"
"Ya?"
"How did it feel when you first found out about Mally?" He asked.
"Well, I mean I was obviously scared, I mean I didn't know nothing bout babies, and it was just me, Jason, and Maddie to raise her, but after a little while that went away and I couldn't imagine being away from her. I'm still scared that I'll make a wrong decision and it'll ruin her life as well as mine, but I try to take it one day at a time." I explained. "Why? Is Superman scared of becoming an official father?" I teased.
"Ha, ha, very funny." He joked.
"Don't worry, you and Kayla will make great parents. Don't forget that you already raised me and Soda, and we turned out fine; didn't we?"
"Ya, I guess. It's just different from raising a baby and raising two teenage boys." Darry said.
"Hey don't worry, I mean look at Dallas and Sylvia. They were the last people on earth you'd expect to have a kid, and Mason is a good kid, and they're raising him pretty well." I stated.
"Ya, I guess you're right. Thanks Ponyboy."
"No problem. So you guys going to continue dad's tradition and give the baby a unique name?"
"Nah, I don't think so."
"What? Why not?" I asked.
"I remember how you and Soda used to come home after school every year and complain about all the kids that said your names were too 'unique'. I just wanna have to deal with that." He said.
"So pick something unique but subtle, like I did for Mally."
"I dunno, I guess it really depends on how Kayla feels." He said.
"How much longer till the burgers are done? Cause the kids are getting hungry." Dally interrupted.
"They're ready right now." Darry told him, taking the last burgers off the grill.
"K, great. FOOD'S READY!" Dally yelled.
We ate, Mason opened presents and then we all left, well at least all the adults did, the kids ended up having a sleepover thing. I wondered if Dally and Silvia could handle 5 kids on their own for a night. Since Mally was over at Mason's though, Angie decided she'd come over and keep me company for the night, and it was real nice to have her around. She and I hadn't really had time to get together so it was nice.
Angie and I were sitting on the couch, watching a movie when she started asking questions.
"Hey Pony?"
"Ya?"
"Have you ever thought about having more kids?"
"Ya, sure."
"How many more do you want?"
"1 or 2 I guess."
"How old do you want Mally to be before you have anymore?"
"I dunno, four I guess. Why?"
"Just wondering."
Hey sorry that it took me so long to update, but i've been really busy lately and I've had a pretty bad case of writers block. As you can tell by that chapter it's still not over. I'll try to update as much as possible but I'm pretty busy for the rest of the summer so I don't know how much time I'll have to type it up. Please R&R.:)