((OOC: Hey all. Sorry, I've been on vacation. Update later today.))
The funeral was miserable, Ponyboy, Casey and Sodapop could not stop sobbing as it progressed on. And through the whole funeral was that undying feeling that Ponyboy, Casey, and Sodapop wouldn't be with them much longer, and as the days following the funeral dragged on, everyone tried to help make the Curtis brother's last days memorable….
The day of the start of Thanksgiving break, Cade was at her locker, ready to meet Ponyboy at the flagpole where they'd meet up with Casey, Johnny, Sodapop, and Steve to walk home and celebrate Thanksgiving break being here. She heard a strange thumping noise on her locker. She looked to see Danny,
"heya there." He said, grinning down at her,
"Hey Danny. Whassup?" she said, trying to look ghetto and laughing because she couldn't.
"Whatcha doin'?"
"Walkin home."
"Cool. Hey, do you mind if I come along? My folks can't pick me up so I'll be here until about nine."
Cade shrugged, she saw nothing wrong with that,
"OK. Let's go." She said, shutting the locker and walking with him outside.
Ponyboy waited at the flagpole with his backpack thrown against the metal bar while waiting for Cade. 'What IS it with girls and taking forever?' he thought to himself. Then he saw Cade come out with Danny, a guy he didn't know too well.
"Hi there Ponyboy. Danny's gonna come with us, is that OK?"
Ponyboy took one look into Cade's dancing gold eyes,
"Yea, now let's go."
After they walked to the high school, they saw Casey and Johnny deep in conversation over by the entrance. "HEY! IDIOTS ONE AND TWO!" Ponyboy called over to them. They shot up and raced over, Casey whacking Cade with her bag,
"OW! Rude much?" Cade laughed at Casey. Casey grinned,
"My bad senor."
"-ita."
"What?"
"No wonder you flunked Spanish." Johnny noted, grabbing his backpack. Sodapop and Steve came up to them,
"hey y'all. Who's he?" Steve asked, jerking a thumb in Danny's direction,
"That's Danny. He's a-walking home with us." Cade explained. Steve shrugged but as they walked on, Johnny became more and more unsure of this 'Danny'
They reached the neighborhood and Cade immediately went inside the house with Casey,
Johnny couldn't explain why, but something defiantly did not feel right, so he went inside to talk to Cade, who was playing cards when Danny came inside and sat down. Johnny tapped Cade lightly,
"can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Sure Johnny, what's up?" she said, getting up and going into the Curtis' kitchen
"Listen, about this Danny thing…I don't know….something just doesn't feel right about that guy." Johnny said, rubbing the back of his head,
Cade laughed, "Johnny, Danny is nothing to worry about. He's just a friend. He wouldn't hurt me any more than you would."
"Cade…can you just hear me out on this one?"
Cade started getting angry, "Listen, Danny's my friend and if you don't like him…well then that's too damn bad for you, OK? " she said, running out through the back door,
Johnny stood in the kitchen alone,
"Right,"
Danny came into the kitchen and snickered,
"She'll never believe a greaser like you, so why don't you stop trying?" he sneered.
Johnny looked at him, "Dude, whatever you're planning with Cade, you'd better stop it right now." He said, raising his voice slightly.
And Danny laughed.