My View of Things Chapter 1, an outsiders fanfic

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Warning: There will be slash in future chapters, if you don't like that kind of thing, then don't read it.

My View of Things

Chapter one

Ponyboy and I were always really close friends. Since we were little kids, we could tell each other anything. But there was one little thing I could never tell him. And never would.

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Pony was different than all of the other guys in the gang. I mean that in a good way. And it was a good thing, to me at least.

He would always be going to movies by himself. He said that he didn't like going with other people because it was like having someone read a book over your shoulder. That and he really liked to get into the story, figure out the people and not just sit there expecting that movie to tell you everything.

One thing that I didn't like about him was that he walked alone a lot.

People may call me overly worried or something, but I've been jumped before and I didn't want that happening to Ponyboy. He didn't deserve to be jumped, he'd been hurt enough for anybody.

One day we were all messing around at the Curtis house where Pony and his brothers Sodapop and Darrel, we called him Darry, lived since Mr. and Mrs. Curtis died. Soda and his buddy, Steve, were goofing around and making everyone laugh when we heard someone yelling our names. I recognized the voice as Pony's.

Soda took off running with us all close behind. We rounded the corner and saw Ponyboy being pinned down by a Soc and surrounded by four others. They were trying to gag him when Soda, Steve and Dallas chased them off.

Darry picked Pony up off the ground and checked to make sure he was all right. There was a cut on his neck and Soda held a handkerchief to it. Ponyboy was surprised when he saw the blood on it. I went over and looked at Pony closely. I could see the start of a bruise on his cheek.

Two-bit, another member of the gang that could never keep his mouth shut, saw it too. "Nice lookin' bruise you got there, kid."

Pony reached up and touched his cheek, "Really?"

Two-Bit nodded, "Makes you look tough."

Ponyboy practically beamed when he heard Two-bit say this. Pony always wanted to be tough like Darry or tuff like Sodapop. He didn't care which one, just as long as he was one.

Darry started to lay into him about not using his head and I gave Pony a sympathetic look. Soda came to the rescue and defended Pony, as always.

Dally broke into the conversation when it turned to movies. "Speakin' of movies, I'm walkin' over to the Nightly Double tomorrow night. Anybody want to come and hunt some action?"

Steve and Soda couldn't, they were going out with Evie and Sandy to the game. Darry was going to work.

Dally turned to me and Pony, "How about y'all? Two-bit? Johnnycake, you and Pony wanta come?" Ponyboy answered for both of us, he knew how I didn't like to talk much. Two-bit had planned on drinking but if he didn't he'd meet us there.

I didn't really do much the rest of the day besides sit quietly in Pony's house. It was nothing different from every other day. Eventually night came and the guys that were still there all left. I got up to leave and walk back to my house.

"Not staying the night, Johnny?" I heard Ponyboy ask me as I left. I stayed at their house a lot of the time to stay away from my parents, but I didn't feel like bothering Darry anymore tonight, so I shook my head and went for the door.

I turned back and looked at Pony, "Are you all right?"

Pony nodded and smiled at me sleepily, "It ain't nothin' compared to what you've had happen."

"I'm glad it's not, Pony." I turned back to the door. "I'll see ya tomorrow night."

He nodded, "Night, John."

"Night." I walked outside and made my way down the street to my house.

Yeah, it's really short, but I want to see how people like it so far, so review please.