I finally fell asleep after wat felt like hours of just laying there with my eyes closed. It wasn't a problem with noise or anything, just the pain in my head and how my stomach lurched violently every few minutes.

I know I didn't sleep long at all, probably only a few hours or so because when I woke up, everyone was still gone except Two-Bit and Ponyboy and it was still daylight. From what I can tell, Ponyboy never moved from his spot once, letting me lay there as long as I wanted.

"Ponyboy," I whine.

"Yes Johnnycake," he mumbles quietly.

"Everything hurts," I mutter with a groan.

Slowly, I sit myself up and sit next to him, leaning my head on his shoulder and stare up at the ceiling. He wraps an arm around my shoulders and chuckles softly, pulling me closer to him.

"I know baby but it'll get better soon... I hope," he says softly, whispering the last part.

"Me too, I hate being sick...," I say with a sigh. "I'm not sick often but when I am, I can't do nothing on my own."

"That's why I'm here Johnny. I'm going to help you until you feel better. All you need to do is call my name and I'll be there as quick as I can, I promise you," he says pressing a kiss to my temple.

"Thank you Pony, that means a lot," I say with a grin. "If your ever sick, just call me or send one of you're brothers to get me and I'll come take care of you," I mumble.

"Aw Johnny, That's awful sweet of you," he says.

"I know, I try."

I giggle quietly and pain shoots through my chest causing me to stop abruptly and wince. Ponyboy notices this and stands up, my head now leaning on the couch.

I hear his footsteps in the kitchen and cupboard doors opening and closing. Finally, he comes back with water and medicine, handing them both to me to take them.

Pouting, I grab the water and medicine, taking the pills and take a huge gulp of my water, instantly regretting that decision. Setting the glass down, I groan and clutch my stomach tightly, laying down on my side.

Ponyboy sits beside me and grabs the trash can he got, holding it by my head and using the other hand to rub my back. My stomach lurches violently and I cough loudly, dry heaving.

After a few minutes of laying there trying to cough my lungs up and puke, my stomach settles and I sit up slowly, groaning quietly and lean against Ponyboy.

"It's okay Johnnycake," he cooes softly by my ear.

I turn and hug him lightly, resting my head on his shoulder and sighing softly. He wraps his arms around me softly and kisses the side of my neck lightly, making sure he doesn't accidentally bump my stomach or anything.

"You okay kid? I left the bathroom for a minute just to see you trying to cough your lungs up," Two-Bit says quietly, sitting down next to me on the couch.

"I-i'm okay Two," I mumble quietly.

Slowly I pull away from Ponyboy and shift so I'm laying down again, my head on Ponyboy's lap and my feet and legs across Two-Bit's lap, closing my eyes. Two-Bit chuckles softly and rubs my back lightly in a soothing manner.

"I think I'd be pretty good as a doctor," Two-Bit mumbles to himself. "Or a parent..."

"I do too Two, either one I think you'd be great at," Ponyboy says. "You just need to find a girl first for the parent one."

"Or adoption, I think it'd be nice to get a kid out of one of those orphanages," Two-Bit says. "Y'know, save a kid that someone couldn't take care of and give em a better life..."

It goes silent after that and Ponyboy starts messing with my hair, sifting a few strands through his fingers. A shiver went down my spine and I shifted slightly, suddenly feeling really cold.

"Ponyboy," I whisper.

"Yeah Johnny?"

"I'm freezing," I whisper again.

"Alright, I'll fix it. Two-Bit, there should be a blanket on the ground by you. You think you could reach it," Ponyboy asks.

"Yeah, give me a second," Two-Bit mutters.

I feel him lean onto my legs, reaching for the blanket and I could hear he fabric rub against the carpet as he pulls it up and drapes it over me. Ponyboy fixes it so it covers me better and I smile.

"Thanks you two," I mumble.

"No problem Johnnycake," they say in unison.

I giggle quietly and nuzzles my head into Ponyboy's leg tiredly. Ponyboy goes back to messing with my hair and I sigh softly in content.

I hear the door open and loud laughter instantly fills the room, making me groan quietly. Ponyboy and Two-Bit make a shooshing noise in an attempt to make whoever was here to be quiet.

It doesn't work though and I felt Two-Bit move, carefully resting my legs back onto the couch. I hear him whisper something loudly that I can't hear and it goes silent again, Two-Bit coming back and sitting like how he was before with my legs across his lap.

I hear two sets of footsteps and they come and sit in front of the couch. I open my eyes slightly and smile lightly seeing Soda and Steve looking at me with grins.

"How you feeling Johnny," Steve asks.

"I'm feeling alright at the moment, comfy that's for sure," I mutter.

"Yeah, it seems you are comfortable," Soda says softly with a quiet chuckle.

"Yeah, I got my two pillows and my boyfriend is one of them," I say grinning. "I love you Ponyboy."

"I love you too baby," he says back.

I close my eyes again, a small smile on my face and yawn quietly, using a hand to fix the blanket on me. Sometimes, being the gang's pet has its perks.