Fire and Ice | By : DrusillaDeWynter Category: M through R > The Outsiders Views: 3927 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Ok, after a little over a week, I am back! Sorry it took so long, but physical therapy takes a lot out of a person. I want to thank all of my reviewers and faithful readers for so patiently waiting and telling me what they think. A special thank you goes out to palpravda and and st. elmo-lover. Ok, now I am going to try to keep this story as much in character as I can, but as this is a Dallas based fanfiction, well that will be a little hard to do. We all know what Dally was like in the book and movie, so of course he’s going to be ooc to a point, but I hope to keep him as close to character as I can. I will say this again, this is a slash story, though how anyone could have got this far without figuring that out I can’t fathom. Also, a few of you have messaged me telling me you want Johnny with an oc. I will create an OC, but I will say this, it will be a female because in real life it would be highly unlikely, at least in that time period, for the whole gang to dig guys. Another thing, the oc will not be showing up for a while, and she will not be featured as much as some might like because this is mainly a Dally/Pony story with only peeks at the other relationships. And so, without further ado and without wasting any more of your time, I present to you the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 5- It’s Always the Quiet Ones
Walking down the sidewalk with his hands in his jean pockets and deep in thought, was Johnny Cade. Sporting a fresh bruise on the side of his face, a split lip and a noticeable limp, he was a more somber picture than usual. Sure, it was nothing new to see the second youngest of the gang with bruises and silent, but it was new to see him so deep in thought that he didn’t notice his surroundings.
Over the course of the last few weeks Johnny had been noticing the changes within the gang, the furtive looks, and the tense and disquieting silences. At first he had thought the atmosphere was from the soc-grease war. The socs had been jumping more and more greasers lately, including himself, and it had been causing tempers to become shorter. That was what he had thought; at least until he had noticed the changes in Dallas, how he would gaze at Johnny’s second best friend Ponyboy when he thought nobody was looking. Somebody had noticed though, and it wasn’t just Johnny.
Darry Curtis had been looking pensive lately, shooting glances between Dallas, Pony, Steve and Soda. Steve and Soda, given their closeness and penchant for going everywhere together, would not be a surprise to anyone within the gang. In fact, everyone expected them to open their eyes soon and notice how right they were together. The surprise came in the form of Dallas Winston; if Johnny didn’t know any better, he would say old Dally was making moon eyes at the youngest of the gang. The thought was rather ridiculous, and Dally would cuss him out and possibly smack the back of his head if he knew Johnny was thinking such thoughts about him.
It was odd, the thought of Dallas and Ponyboy together, but it was rather fitting in a way. The two just Fit together, they balanced each other out; Dallas with his cold, jaded outlook and Pony with his dreamer’s outlook on the world. The two boys would make a great couple, Pony would make Dally happy and perhaps maybe a little less cynical, and Dally would keep Ponyboy safe and happy.
Johnny would be happy if they got together, but it didn’t mean he wouldn’t envy them a bit if they did. Dallas and Pony were the only two of the gang who really understood him. They knew how he thought and felt, and if the two became a couple, that would leave Johnny feeling like the third wheel. He knew the boys wouldn’t think of him that way, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t. If only he could get over this infernal shyness that had been forced into him, maybe he could find someone for himself.
Maybe, just maybe, Dally was right and he should become more like him. Sure, most people believed Dally to be nothing more than a no-account hood, but the gang knew that wasn’t true. Dally was like he was because he had seen and done too much for such a young age. He was a jaded cynic, cold and ruthless, but when he was around Pony and Johnny he became softer. He teased them, talked with them, and protected them. Dally was a puzzle, an intricate puzzle that took many hours and much debate to try to figure out. There were facets to him that he doubted he would ever figure out, but Johnny had the feeling that Dally might let Pony see all of him. It would only be logical, after all.
When Johnny looked up, he could see the older boys, minus Two Bit of course, getting ready to head for work. With a quick wave and hello, they took off and went out the door, climbing into the truck and driving off. It was just as well, because if Steve and Soda had still been there then the place would have been loud and he definitely couldn’t have heard himself think. It was bad enough with just Two Bit, but when you add in those other two, then you were well on the ay to a noise induced headache.
Shaking his head he walked into the house, noticing at first glance Two Bit in front of the TV watching Mickey Mouse. Looking on further, he saw Dally standing in the kitchen and Pony was leaving the kitchen. Pony came to him, telling him Dally and he were going out and wanted to know if he would come. When he said yes Pony smiled a little and walked into his and Soda’s room to change. When the door opened and Pony came out, Johnny took a quick glance at him and then over at Dally. Yep, he hadn’t been mistaken, there was definitely a smoldering fire in those cold blue eyes when his friend looked at the younger greaser. Pony was no different, his eyes lingering on the tow-headed hood longer than normal with an admiring gaze. Looked like that particular relationship wouldn’t take long in developing.
When the two indicated they were ready, he followed them out the door and down to the sidewalk. When the two started talking to each other, Johnny smiled just a little and quickly got lost in his thoughts again, various scenarios whirling around his mind. He knew, however, that whatever happened within the gang and the two prospective couples, he would be there for them and their happiness was all that mattered to him. He can only hope that the gang gets their happy ending, at least as happy as it can get on this side of town. Maybe one day, he too would get his.
-Ok, this is the end of this chapter. I hope ya’ll enjoyed it. I know I’m getting a kick out of writing this story. Now, as I’m sure you can tell, this is definitely turning out to be a long story. I don’t yet know when I will introduce Johnny’s girl, but it will be later in the story, and like I said earlier, she will be a minor character. If ya’ll like her and want to see a Johnny/oc story that is parallel to this, you can let me know later. As for know, please r&r, I live for the reviews. I will be updating Ashes later this weekend, maybe Saturday night if all works out, so if you like this story, please take a look at it. Thanks everyone. I hope you enjoy your weekend.
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