Disclaimer: Blarg.
..... I still don't own any of it.
WHOOT! So any-hoo, Thank you to everybody who reviewed my last chapter.... (Although, I haven't actually posted that chapter yet, so I haven't actually received any reviews, but oh well.) You reviewers are the best! I know I'm kinda posting a whole thwack of chapters all at once, but I blame it on Artemis. She hasn't edited my stuff in a while so all the chapters are kinda building up..... I could just post them without them edited, but instead I think I'll spare the world from having to deal with my crappy grammar and wait for artemis to edit.
Onward-ho with the story! This chapter is in Sodapop's POV.
As soon as Pony and Johnny stepped out of that door, Darry's eyes were on the clock. We all kinda milled around the house until, suddenly, Darry stood up.
"Damnit, 46 minutes! He been gone for 46 minutes!" He declared, and although his tone was frustrated, it had 'worried' written all over it.
"Don't worry so much, Superman. I'm sure he's heading back right now." Steve lazily reassured him, looking up from the couch.
"I'm going out looking for him. He had his Out-of-the-House time, and now that his time's up, I get to go crazy and drag 'im back here." Darry said while pulling on his shoes. "Who wants to help me?"
"Fine, we'll come, but Pony's not going to be to happy about this," I said, rolling my eyes.
As we all stepped out of the house we heard a distant unfamiliar voice shout, 'Hey, lets give this one a bath!' It sounded like the voice was coming from the park. We all stood still for a second, before Dally spoke.
"Bet ya guys that wasn't a grease talkin'."
Worry suddenly engulfed me. What if Pony and Johnny had gotten jumped? I took off running, and the gang seemed to have the same idea in mind, because they were all speeding along beside me. We reached the park ina flash, just in time to see Johhny grab his switchblade from his poket and threaten the guy who had been beatin' on him. The guy seemed to back away pretty quick. I scanned the area of the park and ny eyes rested on the water fountain. Somebody was being drowned in the foutain.
Oh God, please, no. Don't let it be Ponyboy. I thought to myself. I started shouting at the Socs, as did the rest of the gang before I took a swing at the Soc closest to me. It wasn't really fight at all, those drunken cowards ran away so fast you'd have thought we set them on fire. I wish we had.
"You guys all right?" Two-bit called out to Johnny and Pony. Dally was already by Johnny's side, helping him stand.
Ponyboy sat up slowly by the fountain. Pain was etched into the lines on his face and he looked horrible. His lips were slightly bluish from the cold water, his wet hair hung limply and he was bruised up all over. We all walked over to where he sat, and, as I got closer, I was glad to find that his cast was still dry. He shakily tried to stand. His knees wobbled and his leg threated to give out any moment. They were about to give way whe I called out his name.
"Ponyboy!" I screamed, sprinting as fast as could over to his side. Luckily, Darry made it in time to catch Ponyboy when he fainted and he picked him up.
"Come on, lets all get back to the house. Johnny, it looks like you sprained your ankle, get some ice on that as soon as we get throught that door, and keep it elevated. Soda," He said turning to me. "you run ahead and fill the tub with warm water, we need to get Pony warmed up. Not hot, mind you, just warm. And find something to cover his cast up in."
I nodded and ran ahead, not even bothering to close the door behind me when I reached the house. I turned the taps on the bathtub, making sure the temperature was just right before putting the plug in the tub and letting it fill with water. I found some plastic bags just as the gang came in and started helping to cover up Pony's cast.
I hope he's all right.
Haragh! I"m done this chapter! REVEIWS ARE A BEATIFUL THING *HINT HINT*
This is Artemis. I'm sorry for being a terrible editor. Also for adding a bunch of stuff to Sam's writing. I bet you guys can tell what sentences I've added, eh? Ha ha. Also sorry for making things in Pony's PoV present tense and everyone else's past tense, although I am sure that is the fault of the writer :c
