Memories Forever

Chapter 16

Johnny visibly tensed and turned around. "Dad? What are you doing here?"

"Well, I just thought I would visit my only son on his birthday." He said with an evil smirk. "I think it's time you come home." The man said grabbing the scruff of his neck and pulling the boy up. Johnny let out a scream not even remembering that the boys were upstairs. Within seconds both men heard feet scrambling down the steps.

"Johnny what's wrong?" Soda said rounding the corner. Soda seen Johnny's dad and didn't think before he ran for the boy, Steve and Curly at his heel. The boy's father let him go within a second and stepped back running into someone.

"What the hell is going on here?" Darry said in his I'm not messing around voice. Both boys, Pony standing back finally having made it down the stairs, visibly cringing at their brother's tone.

"Well ya see Darry. My dad thought that he was going to take me home with him." Johnny said slithering into his boyfriend's arms. Darry wrapped one arm around the boy and kissed his head.

"Hmm…well that's not going to happen so I think it's best you leave." He continued in that voice not once letting the man see the fear in his eyes of almost losing his love. Johnny's father could see he was outnumbered and the result would be bad.

"This ain't over!" He said between clenched teeth and slammed the door behind him.

"Are you alright?" Johnny nodded but Darry's arm tightened bringing the boy flat against his chest and the other arm wrapping around him. "How did he get in here?"

"He just walked through the front door. I was surprised I thought it was you." Johnny said wrapping his arms around the man that was currently pulling him as close as he can.

"Why didn't you lock it?" Johnny shrugged.

"Didn't figure I would need too Dally and Two-Bit's place isn't that far away." Darry nodded and kissed the boy. Everyone started to calm down and head up the stairs when Pony stopped on the steps and grabbed his stomach.

"Umm…Steve something's wrong." Pony said before falling back into Steve's arms unconscious.

"Darry!" Steve called out. The boys helped get the pregnant boy back down the steps. Darry went to get the truck. It seemed this night was just not going to end no matter what they did.

**Switch of characters**Pony Steve**Hospital**

"Please God let him be okay." Steve mumbled too himself. Darry rubbed his upper back trying to reassure the younger man. The doctor's had rushed Pony into a room and had been in there for quite some time. Steve was starting to get nervous when the doctor came out.

"Mr. Curtis and Mr. Randall?" Both boys stood and shook the doctor's hand. "I'm sorry to have been keeping you waiting but it was important we extracted the baby immediately. It seems that Pony's blood pressure dropped as well as his heart rate. We see this a lot in the last trimesters especially in male pregnancies. It's almost as if the body is saying that they weren't meant to do this and giving up. Your little girl is healthy a little early but healthy none the less as for Mr. Curtis it is a little more touch and go. The next 24 hours will tell us more. If you want to see them now you may but just the two of you." The doctor explained, at the last part he had noticed exactly how many people were gathered around the two boys. The boys nodded and followed after the doctor.

"Which one of you is the father?" Steve stepped forward just as the nurse came in with the pink blanketed little girl. She handed her over to Steve and left the room again. Darry could tell Steve was freaking out but he covered it well. They made their way over to Pony and the boys took seats on the opposite sides of Pony. "I'll leave you boys to yourselves"

The doctor made a quick exit he didn't make it far as the middle Curtis boy stopped him and made him tell him what was going on. Steve sat back and looked at the little girl in his arms. She was beautiful she looked like a complete mix of him and Pony. She was blessed with the Curtis hair and eyes and even her smile but she had Steve's face, nose and later they would find her laugh was the same. Steve grabbed Pony's hand and kissed it.

"She's beautiful Pony. I need you to wake up though. I can't raise her by myself. I need you." He whispered to the boy while looking at his little girl. Steve let one tear go as Darry slipped out of the room.

"How is he?" Soda asked the minute Darry came around the corner.

"He is stable for now but they really don't know what is going to happen. If you want to go back and see him then go." Soda nodded and continued back the hall. Darry sat down and Johnny sat in his lap pulling him close. Darry buried his head into the boy's neck and everyone clearly knew he was crying but no one said a thing. Johnny just whispered into his ear positive thoughts. All the boys were sobered when Steve came out carrying his daughter.

"May I hold her Steve?" Darry asked. Steve nodded and handed her over to her uncle. "Have you filled out the birth certificate yet?" Steve nodded.

"Her full name is Serenity Hope Curtis Randall, just like Pony wanted." Johnny hugged the man who had always been a hard ass. Each of the boys took their turn to go in and see Pony and then Steve sent them all home to get some sleep while he stayed with Serenity and Pony. After a short time the nurse came in and too Serenity and all Steve did was crawl up next to Pony half in the chair and half on the bed and fell into a restless sleep.

**EarlyEarly morning**

Something woke Steve up. It was a hand telling him to move. He jumped back as realization hit him as to what the constant beep was. The monitor had fell flat and there were at least two doctors and a few nurses in there. Steve stood and watched as they did everything they could to bring the boy back. He started to hear the beeping again and relaxed.

"Where not out of the clear yet, Steve. I don't know if he will recover from this. I'm so sorry." The doctor said as he left. Steve just sat down and cried, for the first time since he was like two. He went over everything that had happened in the last two years finding himself relishing in the memory of finally getting together with Pony

*Flashback*

"Yo anyone home?" Pony heard yelled out.

"Yea kitchen. Don't slam the do…nevermind." Steve came around the corner.

"Sorry I forgot. Where's your brother?" Pony shrugged and continued making breakfast.

"Probably out with Darry or already at work. Why aren't you at work?" Pony asked. Steve and he had made a truce to stay on neutral topics and not fight for Soda. He had freaked out one night when Pony had punched Steve in the face after the whole church thing. Soda swore that the next person to raise a hand to anyone in the group got their ass kicked brother or not. They relented and tried to get along.

"Don't have to got the day off. Why aren't you at school." Pony pointed out the window. Steve noticed it on his way over. The weather was horrible.

"Do you want to hang out?" Pony stopped cooking for a second to look at Steve incredulously.

"Sure do you want some food first?" Steve nodded and Pony divided up the breakfast and placed it in front of them. They ate in silence.

"What did you have in mind since going out is not a good idea?" Pony asked.

"What about seeing what movies are on tv. I'm sure there's something we are close to Christmas." Pony nodded. Steve moved to the living room and Pony did the dishes real quick and joined the other. They sat watching some stupid movie making funny comments about the movie.

"Are you cold?" Steve asked Pony. The boy was obviously trembling or rather shaking. Steve had to stifle his laugh.

"Yea kinda." Pony said laughing. Steve did something the other didn't expect he pulled the younger into his arms.

"Better?" Pony's voice left him and he was left with only nodding. Within minutes the shivering stopped and Pony went to leave the older's arms but found himself stuck.

"Where are you going?" Steve asked smiling.

"My end of the couch?" Steve shook his head.

"Your not going anywhere." Steve started tickling the boy. They rolled onto the floor and Steve pinned them. Steve leaned down and slammed his lips against Pony's. Pony immediately returned the kiss. In all actuality the reason Steve was so mean to the kid was because he wanted to keep him away. He knew Superman would kill him if he found out about his feelings. Just as Steve's hands made it under Pony's shirt they heard the door slam.

"What the hell are you doing to my little brother Steven!" Steve was up and across the room in an instant.

"Darry…it wasn't…I mean…Darry. Wow watch it there superman." Steve was trying to get away from Darry the older almost catching him.

"Hey guys." Both boys stopped to look at Pony. He walked up to Steve kissed him on the cheek "Guess we will have to finish this later."

"Darry leave him alone." Pony said on the fly as he walked up the stairs.

*Flashback over*

That's all it had taken and the older boy was head over heels in love with the younger. Yea, he had failed at showing that sometimes, but he won't change it for the entire world. His cheating had brought them closer and luckily Pony was able to forgive him. He squeezed the hand he had a hold of and put his head down to watch the younger.

As the hours passed Steve talked to Pony. When the nurse came back in to check on the boy her smile was broken. Steve didn't have to ask to know that he was losing him.

"I think we call his family son." The doctor had placed his hand on Steve's shoulder making the man jump. They had put Pony on a tool that breathed for him saying they believed he was brain dead from the lack of oxygen his body got during the time they were working on them. Steve just nodded and got up to go to the nurse's desk to call Darry.

"Darry you need to bring the gang and come down here…No he is still here…Darry they need to talk to you. They don't think he will make it. Something happened last night and we lost him for a little bit. Something about him possibly being brain dead…I know…ok …see ya in a bit." Steve hung up the phone and walked back into the room. The boy was on automatic and everyone around could tell.

When the gang arrived everyone was there including Dally and Two-Bit who hadn't been there the night before.

"Hey guys." Steve whispered as he walked out. Darry and Steve walked back into the room as to talk to the doctor.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I believe your brother is brain dead. His heart stopped last night and although we were able to bring him back his body went a long time without oxygen. You have a decision to make you can leave all the machines on or you can turn them off." Darry knew exactly what the Doctor was telling him. He had to decide whether or not to kill his brother.

"Steve…" Steve just shook his head avoiding the answer and looked at his fiancé he knew what he would want. That day they first kissed they had watched a movie where the girl was in a car accident and in a coma kept alive by machines. "Darry I know it will be hard but he would kick my ass if I let this continue. He would want to go."

"How do you know?" Darry asked.

"I just do…he told me." Darry nodded and went to find the gang and tell them what was going to happen. Steve went to get his daughter from the nurses. When he returned back to the room Two-Bit was in there and Dally stopped him.

"They are letting everyone say their goodbyes." Steve nodded. "She is beautiful Steve."

"Yea she is." Steve said smiling down at her. Each of the boys made their way into the room. The last three to go in where Darry, Soda and Steve. As Soda made his way out of the room, he ran to Curly's arms and collapsed. Darry took his turn and just sat when he was done allowing Johnny to pull himself into the older and hold him.

Steve walked into the room. "Hey baby, I will always love you. It's a good thing she looks so much like you or I would actually think I'm losing you. Fuck, I hate this I want you to wake up and tell me to stop being a blubbery loser. I will do the best I can with her I hope you know that. I love you and be happy." Steve said kissing his fiancé one last time.

The doctor shut the machine off after the entire gang had come back in. The minute the machine shut off the line started to go flat and Steve lost it. He cried harder than he ever had holding tightly to his daughter. Both brothers held on to him just to keep him standing.

"Wait, what?" the doctor exclaimed.

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