// Ponyboy's Point Of View //

"Dallas Tucker Winston! Are you serious right now," I hear Johnny scream.

"I jus asked a few questions," I hear Dally say, I wasn't that far away.

"You made him cry Dallas," Johnny yells.

I sat down on the bench and look down, using a hand to wipe my eyes. Tears kept falling though, I just let them this time.

I close my eyes tightly and tilt my head up slightly, letting out a quiet sob. I miss my parents so much, I wish I could see them one last time.

"Hey are you okay Ponyboy," someone asks.

I open my eyes and tilt my head to the side, seeing​ two of Johnny's friends come and sit by me, one on each side. Wiping my eyes, I nod slightly and bite my lip to keep from sobbing.

"I'm sorry what Dally did back there, he had no right," Steve says.

I look at him and give a weak smile and he returns it, letting me finally see the gap in his teeth. He still looks nice though.

"Yeah, I'm sorry too, I should've said something to him when he kept pushing," Two-Bit says.

I turn to look at him, my smile getting bigger and he chuckles at me. I let out a giggle and hug him tightly, smelling a bit of alcohol on him.

Pulling away from him, I turn and hug Steve just as tight, him hugging back. He let's go of me and I pull away, wiping the tears that were left on my face.

"Ya know Ponyboy, I like your name, it suits you well," Steve says.

"Really," I ask him.

"Duh, it's you unique and it makes you. . . well you," Two-Bit says.

"Thanks guys, I feel better now," I say.

"Good, I don't quite like seeing you sad, especially since Johnny says your always happy," Steve says.

"H-he talks about me," I question, my face heating up.

"All the time, he talks about how adorable you are and how much he likes you" Two-Bit says with a chuckle.

My face heats up more and I feel my ears get hot, shifting slightly. I smile more and let out a giggle, looking at Two-Bit.

"Two-Bit​ is right, your all he talks about now. He says that he really likes you and that he wants this to work out between you two," Steve says.

"H-he's probably upset now. I just left and now he probably thinks that I don't want to be around him anymore," I say panicked.

"Well, he's probably going to finish lecturing Dally soon so he'll probably come to see if your alright. Just tell him the truth on how you feel," Steve says.

"Yeah," I say.

It's silent after that, Johnny finally quit yelling at Dally. I hear footsteps coming over and I look down slightly, nervous of what he might say.

"Hey. . . Ponyboy are you okay," I hear Johnny ask.

"Yeah, in alright. Two-Bit and Steve helped me out," I say looking up at him.

"You guys helped him," Johnny questions.

"Yeah, of course we did. We know you care about him a lot so we cheered him up and talked to him," Two-Bit says with a shrug.

"We'll just leave you two be now, talk things over" Steve says standing up.

Two-Bit stands up and walks away with Steve, letting Johnny sit down next to me. I look at Johnny and he has a nervous smile on his face, lifting his arm to scratch the back of his neck.

"S-so Ponyboy. . . I understand if you don't wanna finish the date anymore. . . Or just be near me anymore," he says quietly.

"Oh Johnny, of course I do! No one has ever stood up for me like that, except my brothers but you get the point. I see that you do care and if it's okay with you, I'd like to finish the date," I say with a giggle.

"That's alright with me. Wanna go back over there," he asks.

I nod slightly and stand up, wrapping my arms around myself and rubbing my arms. Johnny stands up and looks at me, a small smile on his face.

"You cold," he questions quietly.

"Just a little but I'll be fine," I say.

He doesn't answer me, he just takes off his jeans jacket and wraps it around my shoulders. I smile at him and take it off my shoulders, slipping on the jacket and put my hands in my pockets.

"You look nice in my jacket," Johnny says with a smirk.

"T-thanks," I say softly with my face heating up.

He reaches his hand out slowly and I take my hands out of my pocket, using one to grab his hand. He squeezes my hand gently and walks me back over to where Two-Bit and Steve were.

I smile at them and they smile back, giving me a small wave. I look around and I don't see Dally anywhere, he must've run off to cool down.

"So Ponyboy, you hungry at all," Johnny asks.

"A little," I say quietly.

Two-Bit leaves off somewhere and comes back with a small basket. I grin at him and squeeze Johnny's hand.

"Cupcakes sound good," Johnny asks.

"Of course! I thought you didn't like cupcakes though," I say turning to him.

"Well after some baking, turns out I do like them," Johnny states with a chuckle.

Two-Bit hands Johnny the basket and thanks him. Johnny sets me down on a blanket that was on the ground and let's go of my hand.

He opens the basket and pulls out a cupcake, handing it to me. I take it and giggle quietly, looking up at the sky.

The stars were bright and I absolutely loved it. Looking back down, I take the wrapper off of the cupcake and take a bite, smudging some frosting on my nose.

Johnny takes his thumb and wipes my nose off, taking a bite of his own cupcake. Johnny takes put two more cupcakes and reaches his hand out, motioning his head for Steve and Two-Bit to take them.

I look up at the sky again and see a shooting star. Closing my eyes tightly, I make a wish and open my eyes again, taking another bite of the cupcake.