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POV: Johnny
As the days pass a notice Dally’s flirting getting more and more weird and it’s starting to bother me especially since I like Pony not him I need to do something about this Pony would probably know what to do but I don’t like bothering him I don’t want to be a burden to someone younger than me…I probably shouldn’t even like someone younger than me like that…Dally is closer to my age…w-what am I thinking that’s my best friend… I shouldn’t even like other men…but at least I would know the feeling is mutual . I don't think Pony even likes me like that. Even if he did, Darry would never let him date a boy.
Pony walked into the house with Two-bit “hey Johnycakes” Two-bit said when he walked in. Pony looked at me and smiled. I love his smile. He’s so pretty when he smiles. They start walking over to me and the others and Pony sits next to me on the couch, our thighs touching at the cramped space and I can’t help but blush which soda notices and grin then pony says “do y’all wanna go walking to the creek by the trail?” “Sure” I responded standing up quickly.
Later that night as it starts getting dark we all get ready to leave and it’s really cold out but everyone still wants to go and I notice Dally eyeing me and Pony. Can he just leave us alone…as we begin to walk on the trail I notice Pony is slightly shivering “are you cold?” I ask and he shakes his head no “no…” I know he’s lying, he hates seeming weak so I just take off my jean jacket and wrap it around his shoulders and I feel him stiffen then relax. When we finally arrive to the creek Dally, Darry, Soda, Two-bit, and Steve get in the water and a while later Two-bit leaves to go get something from the curtis house and then he comes back with beer bottles and I see everyone grab some even Pony “Pony you shouldn’t…” but Pony doesn’t listen like always.
I only drink a few shots but I notice Pony is drinking a lot “Pony that’s enough…” I try and grab the bottle from him but he just slurs at me “Johnny~” he suddenly grabs my arm “what are you doin-“ he cuts me off by pressing his lips against mine what the hell…? I think. I can’t even process what he’s doing so I lean into it for a second before catching myself. Does he even know what he’s doing? So I push him away “Pony, stop” and I get up and leave my heart racing feeling like I wanna die from embarrassment. He probably only kissed me because he's drunk. He can't even think right now and I was just the first person to talk to him.
POV: Sodapop
Two-bit came back with beer and I immediately knew something was gonna go wrong. The gang by water with alcohol is not the best combination. Everyone took one but Ponyboy, me, and Johnny. Dally is shot gunning a can and Steve was just laughing at him choking on the beer. And I look over and see Johnny and Pony by some tree with like 3 bottles next to him and one in his hand and Johnny is trying to take it away. Did they just…kiss? Did they just kiss no…Pony kissed Johnny wait why is he pushing him away “Johnny where are you going…” I hear Pony say but Johnny doesn’t look upset, more flustered.
I walked up to Pony and took the bottle from him. He is very clearly drunk… I really hope Darry isn’t seeing any of this. “Aww Soda you're no fun” Pony slurred. We just brought the alcohol ten minutes ago. How did he manage to grab four bottles and no one noticed? “No, you know you shouldn’t be drinking. Now give me the bottle please.” I say as nicely as I can so he doesn’t think I'm angry. “And what will you do if I don't" he says. I just grabbed the bottle from him and dumped it out. “Soda~ why would you do that~” I just look at him trying to figure out what to do. Should I take him home? But if i do that darry might see and get mad but i think thats my best bet. “Come on Pony, we need to go home.” I help him up and lead him back home. As soon as we walked into the living room he fell on the couch and passed out.
I notice Johnny in the kitchen cooking something. It smells really good, I didn’t know he could cook. I walk over and see he's making mushroom soup “why are you making soup?” I ask “it's for when Pony wakes up.” I just nod my head and grab a bowl and reheat left over spaghetti from the other night. “Do you want some too?” I asked reaching for another bowl for Johnny. “No thank you I’ll just eat what Pony doesn’t” I just walked over to the table and started eating.
I’m still a little confused on why Pony grabbed the alcohol in the first place. Especially that much.