Midwest Meets the South

OMG! SO SO SO SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO UPDATE! I'VE BEEN SUPER BUSY AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEAS!!! I MIGHT HAVE TO SWITCH POVS FOR A BIT! I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE!

Disclaimer: I don't own the Outsiders…although, I do feel pretty cause I'm listening to the song!!!

Chapter 20

"So how are you feeling?" I asked Johnny once we were outside, looking at the deep cut on his cheek.

"Better. You?" he asked. I was shocked.

"Me? I wasn't the one who got beat up so badly that I passed out cold and had to go to the emergency room."

"Let's keep it that way." He said. I could help but smile. "So, how did you get me to the hospital without an ambulance?"

"I wasn't really thinking then, I just sprinted back the Curtis'. I didn't know where the phone was to call an ambliance anyway." After I said the word ambulance, I realized my mistake. I looked at Johnny and he was smiling.

"The what now?" he asked still smiling.

"You know what I said, don't ask me to say it again." I told him embarrassed.

"Okay…next time you might want to call an ambulance instead of an ambliance."

"You're so fun-nay! I should call you Two-Bit now!"

"Maybe you should…anyway, I wanted to thank you…for you know-" Johnny was interrupted by a hailstone, then it started hailing. We just stood there dumbfounded.

"Why does that always happen?" I asked under my breath. I felt Johnny's arm wrap around me, followed by his lips on mine. We stood there for a couple seconds, the kiss deepening. A second later, I felt as if knives were being drove into me. Me and Johnny pulled apart to see the car that had just sped though a puddle speeding away.

"Get a motel greasers!" We heard someone yell. Johnny sighed.

"We'd better get back." He announced. As we were walking hand in hand, what happened in Johnny's room before his dad got home. I wonder if he remembers. Probably. Johnny must have realized something was troubling me. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"Huh? (A/N: I hate saying huh? Cause Gelato said that a lot! Supersoc7, you know who he is!) oh, just thinking." He let go of my hand and put an arm around me.

"You sure?" I know he knew something was up, I guess he didn't want to push it.

"Yeah." It was a short walk to the Curtis'. I knew the way this time.

"Hola mi es amigos! As? Amigas? No, amigos…" Two-Bit attempted in Spanish as we entered the house. " Mi no hablar English…wait a minute…" he started thinking really hard… " Yeah that's right…mi no hablar English! Oh yeah, I'm good! Moo good!"

"Wow Two-Bit! You sound like a native!" I sarcastically commented.

"Really?" he asked hopefully. Then Candy walked in.

"He's pretty fly for a white guy!"

"Yes, yes I am." Two-Bit proudly said.

"Hey Ev, the doctors from China called, they said your mom's gonna recover, but you're gonna be here for awhile." Darry told me as he walked in.

"Like how long?" I asked.

"Let's just say you're gonna have to go to school here for the first few months." He explained. That doesn't make any sense. How could they keep her for so long?

"I'll be right back." I said getting up to go to my room for no particular reason and Candy followed.

"I really like Two-Bit!" she said. "He's just so HOT!!!"

"Don't forget fly, he's that too." I said rolling my eyes.

"So…" Candy started popping a piece of bubble gum in her mouth and chewing it loudly. "What were you and Johnny doing when his dad came home?" she asked curiously.

"You know, I was really upset about my mom and he was comforting me."

"How swa-weet!!!!! He's so cute!"

"I know…" I said smiling to myself. "He told me he loved me…" I said quietly.

"What'd ya say?"

"I said I hate you-what'd you think I said?"

"You never know." She said blowing a bubble then popping it. After five seconds of silence, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" I yelled. It was Johnny.

"Hey um Ev…can I talk to Candy alone?" he asked quietly.

"Okay…" I said suspiciously.

Candy's POV

I wondered why he wanted to talk to be alone for. I watched him as he fumbled with his jeans jacket pocked and pulled out a little box.

"I need to show you something…" he said whispering. My eyes got wide as he bent down on one knee…..dun dun dun!