Gone
Chapter 6
I don't own the Outsiders
A/N: This is the last chaper of this fic, but I might do some drabbles of the years between this chapter and the last one. If you have something you want to see, leave it in a review or PM and I might write it.
"Ben, hurry up!" I called up the stairs to my oldest child and only son. "We're gonna be late and the girls are already ready!"
"I'm coming Mom!" he called back. I could hear his feet tromping down the stairs. "Ready!"
"Good," I said, ruffeling the 13 year olds hair. "We're late because of you."
"Sorry Mom," he said sheepishly. "Where are we going again?"
"Adam and Sara's birthday party," I said, leading him out to the car where Dally and the girls were waiting.
"Finally! What took you two so long?" Dally asked as he backed out of the driveway.
"Ben's hair," I said.
Danielle and Emily snickered in the back seat. "Ben spends more time on his hair than we do together," the 11 year olds snickeded.
"Shut up EJ, just because you and Danny don't care what you look like doesn't mean I have to," Ben said to his tomboy of a sister.
"Enough bickering you three, we're here," Dally said, slowing to pull into Soda and Austin's driveway.
"Are James and Matt here yet?" Danny asked.
"Yeah," Dally said opening his door.
"Yay!" EJ said, climbing out of the van, Danny in tow.
"I'm going to see if I can find Lauren and Eliza," Ben said, following his sisters out.
"I thought we had a son and two daughters," Dally said, wrapping his arm around my waist as we walked up to the house.
"Just let them be themselves Dal," I said, "Remember what my old man did to me when we were kids?"
I felt Dally's arm tense. "I try not to," he muttered.
"He thought he could beat the gay out of me. He probaly would have killed me if it hadn't been for you," I said quietly.
"Hey, no more thinking about that," Dally said, giving me a kiss, "It's a party."
...
"Uncle Johnny!" a young boy yelled, running into me.
"Hey Issac, how are you?" I asked, letting him lead me to a lawn chair.
"I'm good. Mommy and I are reading a new book and I've been able to keep Lauren and Eliza from using me to pratice make-up on." I could feel the young boy shudder.
I stiffled a laugh, "Did you know that Ben has been trying to force Danny and EJ to wear make-up?"
"Not EJ!" Issac gasped, as if that was the most horrible thing he could think of.
I could feel him about to run off to find his older cousins. "Before you go, is Dillion here?"
Issac looked around. "Yeah, he and Ben are talking. Lauren and Eliza are giggling behind them. Do you want me to tell Uncle Dally?"
"No, just keep an eye on them for me."
"Okay," Issac said, running off.
"Are you using my son as a spy again?" Pony asked, sitting in the chair next to me.
"If I told Dally he would go over and inturupt them. I don't want to ruin the budding romance between my son and Soda's neighbor."
"Do you think it will last?" Pony asked, I could tell he was looking at Ben and Dillion.
"It will, mother's intuition. How's Nico? Issac told me about him and the twins, but not Nico."
"He's good. He's inside working on his Braille. He's been having a hard time with it."
"Does he need help with it? I'd be happy to," I offered.
"Not right now. It's a party, he should be out here celebrating. I just sent Steve in to get him. Will you talk to him? Please? Tell him it isn't so bad being blind," Pony said.
"Of course I will Pone," I said, smiling at him, "Don't worry, he'll get used to it."
"Hey, here comes the birthday boy and his honor guard!" Pony said.
"Hi Uncle Pony, hi Uncle Johnny!" a young boy's voice came, echoed by an older girl's voice.
"Hi Adam, hi Tori," I said, "Are you having a good birthday Adam?"
"Yeah! Mommy and Daddy gave me my very own car!"
"That's amazing Adam!" I said.
"Time for cake!" Soda called from the house before we could continue.
I grinned and followed Pony to Soda. Even blind, I could tell everything was hetic.
But his is my family. And I love them.