Sorry guys, Johnny might be a tad OOC here, they all might be. But please read and review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already.
I wished I could follow him, he was my favorite person. But I knew nobody else in the gang really had a safe place for me to stay, and they were here most of the time anyway. I decided to go into the kitchen to see if Soda or Steve would give me any food. They were making chicken sandwiches, and I was really hungry. I hadn't eaten since Two-Bit's cake, and that was just a bite.
I sat in the middle of the kitchen and made the biggest, saddest eyes ever, hoping that they would notice and give me food. Sure enough Soda looked down and saw my pitiful face.
"Awww, look you guys! She's so cute, I bet she's hungry." Soda said. Two-Bit and Steve just looked at each other and laughed. In return, Soda stole some chicken from Two-Bit's sandwich and gave it to me. Two-Bit glared at him, but didn't object. I was so happy, living with the gang. I felt so safe around them, especially Dally. I had only been here for a few days, but it was great.
The door opened a few minutes later, and in walked Johnny and Ponyboy from school. I ran to Johnny, and he smiled down at me.
"Hey Shadow, how's it been?" He greeted me. Ponyboy walked off down the hall, but Johnny just stayed there with me. I noticed how I saw all of the true sides of the gang when they weren't around each other. I heard a wild game of poker from the other room, and Johnny stood up and led me outside.
He walked across the lot, while I followed close behind. Finally he sat down underneath a tree, and buried his face in his hands. I could feel the sadness that was coming off of him, and I cautiously walked forward. I rested my muzzle on his knees, and he grabbed me and clutched me to his chest.
I then heard a sound that broke my heart, Johnny was very quietly crying.
"I can't do this anymore, Shadow, I can't! I just want to get away from everything, my folks always beating me. The gang is all I've got, but they don't need me." He said softly. I just pressed myself closer to him, trying to comfort him as best as I could.
"I can't let the gang see me like this, they'll think I'm weak and not like me." He finally stood up, wiping his tears, and led me back home. Now I had seen what both Dally and Johnny were really like inside.