Chapter 5
Sick.
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(Ponys POV)
I woke up the next morning and my stomach hurt really badly, my ribs ached and my wrist was sore. I slid out from Sodas arm and sat up, but I regretted that because my stomach gave a jump and I ran to the bathroom, throwing up barley anything since I already did that yesterday.
Soda came into the bathroom all sleepy, but quickly woke up seeing me hunched over the toilet dry heaving. "Oh Pony…" He said, walking over to me and rubbing my back. I really hated dry heaving, it hurt my ribs a ton and it just felt weird. "Hurt.." I choked out. I scooted away from the toilet and laid on the ground, resting my head on sodas lap. "Its okay.." Soda said gently, and Darry walked in. "Pony…" He said quietly, walking infront of me. He felt my forehead and brushed back my messy hair out of my face. I closed my eyes tiredly, "Pony, can you get up so you can go back to bed?.." Soda said, but I really didn't wanna get up. "Ribs..hurt….no.." I managed to get out. Darry sighed and picked me up, I wrapped my arms around his neck and he walked slowly, not wanting to hurt my ribs. We got into the bedroom and he was about to put me down on the bed, but I held him tighter and he understood, he sat down on the bed, holding me and rocking me back and fourth. Now I really felt like a baby, but that's all I wanted. Soda came into the room with water and medicine. He had me take both and my throat felt better.
I clinged onto Darry and him and Soda said that they both didn't have work today, so they could both watch me. I fell asleep feeling safe in my big brothers arms.
(Darry's POV)
Pony finally fell asleep, he looked pale and exhausted. I carefully set him on the bed, he moaned at me sliding my arms out from under him because of his ribs. I got up from the bed, and left the room, quietly shutting the door.
"Gee Darry, hes really had it rough.." Soda said from the kitchen. "Yeah, poor kid." I said, walking into the living room and sitting on my recliner.
About an hour later Steve, Two-bit and Johnny came over, and who knows where Dally is. "Hey yall!" Two-bit said loudly and slammed the door. "Two-bit be quiet! Pony is asleep and I don't want him to wake up." I said sternly. "Sorry Dar." Two-bit said, sitting infront of the TV and changing it to Mickey. Steve went in the kitchen to talk to Soda, and Johnny sat on the couch. "Is Pony okay..?" Johnny said quietly. "Yeah, he's just sick and hurtin'." I said, not taking my eyes off my newspaper.
(Ponys POV)
I woke up to the sound of the television and talking. I got up, grunting at my ribs aching. I walked out to the living room and Soda instantly saw me, or course. "Hey Pony, you shouldn't be outta bed.." Soda said, walking over to me. "I wanna be out here.." I said, and Soda nodded. Leading me over to the couch. I sat between Johnny and him, watching Mickey. It was funny how much Two-bit paid attention to that show. I scooted over to Soda more, laying my head on his chest and he brushed my hair back. I was peacefully laying there and my breaths felt labored. Like whenever I breathed in it was more like a wheeze. "Pony are you feelin' alright?" Soda said, looking at my face. "Jus' hurts Soda." I said, my ribs ached and I wanted them to heal faster, cause this sucked.
(Sodas POV)
I looked at Ponys glassy eyes, I could tell his ribs ached a lot and it hurt me to see him like this. "Pony do you wanna go lay back down?" I said as gently as possible, and now Darry was looking at Pony from his newspaper. "No.." Pony said, I was really starting to be worried about him. "Darry do you think we should call the hospital?.." I said to Darry, but before Darry could say anything Pony said "No hospital.. I hate them." "I know Pony, but you don't look so good." Darry said. Two-bit and Johnny were looking at Pony, he looked pale, his breathing was short, and his eyes were droopy. "Lets at least go back to bad Pony.." I said, gently helping him sit up. "Noo… hurts.." Pony said, he was exhausted but I wanted him to go in bed. "Darry.." I said, he got what I was trying to say and got up and went over to Pony. He picked him up and Pony moaned and let out a sob, wrapping his arms around Darry again.
Darry was about to go into our room, but I told him he should put Pony in his room. (Don't ask) Darry sat on the bed and held him in his arms again, rocking him back and fourth and whispering sweet nothings. Darry can be quite the mom when he needs to be. Pony let his arms fall but turned so his face was in Darrys chest, and he clutched Darrys shirt. Darry smiled and held him until he fell asleep again. He laid Pony down but Pony kept holding onto his shirt. "You should lay down with him, ill make lunch" I said, leaning on the doorway. Darry nodded and laid down beside Pony, pulling him closer and stroking his hair. I smiled and left the room and went into the kitchen to make lunch, thinking about how much I love my brothers.
Thank you for reading! This fanfic is coming to an end, I just don't know how to end it. Stay gold!
Edit: Short chapter, sorry. Next one is super long! Make sure to recommend me good ponyboy sick fics and ponyboy gets jumped cause I love them