Darry's pov-
I'm really worried about Ponyboy. He's had a really bad fever, throwing up and having nightmares for the past few days. I poured the soup I was making into a bowl and took it to Pony in my room. I'm having him stay in my room so he doesn't get Soda sick and to comfort him if he has a nightmare.
I sat on the edge of the bed and handed him the bowl of chicken soup. "how are you feeling?" I asked him "terrible" he croaked then ate some soup. I put my hand on his forehead and he's burning up. "hold on baby, I'm gonna get the thermometer to check your temperature" I told him and went to the medicine cabinet in the bathroom I grabbed the thermometer and went back to the bedroom. "open" I told him so he opened his mouth and I put the thermometer under his tongue. After about a minute I looked at it and he was steady at one hundred two. "come on, I'm taking you to the doctor" I told him and carried to him to the car.
We sat in the waiting room with Pony who was half asleep and feeling like shit. "Ponyboy Curtis" the nurse called so I carried Pony to the room. I set him down on the bed and he groaned. The doctor gave him a check up then disappeared for a while. I looked at Pony and sighed. I feel so bad for him. I sat next to him and played with his hair. "I don't feel good" he groaned "I know baby. The doctor is working on figuring out what's wrong" I told him. Damn, he reminds me so much of our parents. He doesn't think he's handsome like Soda but if you ask me he looks just as good, maybe better than Soda.
The doctor walked back in and looked and his clip board. "Alright, Ponyboy. We went through your symptoms and it looks like you have a bad case strep throat" the doctor said "what's that?" I asked "it's swelling in the throat along with high fever and occasionally vomiting" the doctor explained "ok well how do we fix it?" I asked "we do have a medicine for it so we will give that to you. It's not contagious unless you kiss him on the lips or eat after him" The doctor explained handing me a bottle of pills and a paper with instructions on it. "ok, thanks" I smiled and carried Pony back to the car.
I set Pony on the bed in my room. I covered him up with the blankets and sighed. I was about to walk out of the room when I heard Pony speak "no, Darry stay hre" I sighed and sat next to him on the bed. He moved over and cuddled close to me. "I love you" he mumbled "I love you too" I smiled and he looked up at me expecting a kiss "I ain't kissing you. I don't want to get sick" I told him "please" he whined then started coughing. I handed him a glass of water so he drank it. "You need to keep drinking water so your throat don't get to swollen" I told him then looked at my watch "Sorry baby but I gotta go to work. Two-bit will stay here and take care of you" I sighed and kissed his forehead. He groaned as I left the room.
I looked at Two-bit who was sitting on the couch and spoke. "take care of him, He's really sick" I told him "I will" he chuckled "if you don't then I'll knock your head in" I threatened "I will don't worry" he assured me.
Ponyboy's pov-
I laid in bed and groaned. I feel like shit. I hate it. I just want Darry to be here with me to keep me warm and safe. I love when he calls me baby and kisses my forehead. Two-bit showed up in the doorway and looked at me. "Damn kid you look like shit" he sighed "thanks" I said weakly and coughed. He gave me a glass of water and I drank it. Well I tried, it's really hard to swallow with strep throat. I tried to drink another sip but choked. I coughed and threw up in the bowl Darry left beside the bed. "Shit kid, you ok?" he asked "no, I need Darry" I told him trying not to cry. "He's at work but he'll be home soon. Go to sleep. You won't know the time" he told me so I nodded. I yawned and drifted to sleep.
i woke up and Darry was talking to Two-bit outside the door. "Was he good?" Darry asked "yeah. He threw up once . "but he just slept all day mostly" two-bit told him. Darrycsighed and ran fingers through his perfectly greased hair. "Darry" I croaked so he looked at me "hey Ponyboy, how ya feelin'?" Darry asked "ok" I said so he hugged me. "I'm gonna go find a party with a bottle of booze or two" two-bit said then walked off.
Darry sat on the bed so I laid my head in his lap. "I love you" he whispered as he played with my messy greasy hair. "I love yo-" I was cut off by my sudden inability to say anything. I tried making a sound but nothing came out. I got really scared. I started to panick. "Hey calm down, you lost your voice 'cause of your sickness" Darry explained. I nodded and laid back down. I smiled slightly as Darry continued to play with my hair.