Status: Edited

// Third Person Point Of View //

The two boys walked home slowly from school, they just needed to drop they're bags off and go grab Johnny's clothes. They reached the house and opened the door, placing they're bags by the door before closing the door and leaving again. Johnny was frightened about going home and getting his things, what if his parents were there? Slowly, Johnny opened the front door and stepped in, scrunching his nose up at the smell. They walked quickly to Johnny's room and closed the door behind them.

Ponyboy kept giving Johnny pitiful looks and small smiles of reassurance, trying to not make him worry. Johnny grabbed a bag from under the bed and packed some clothes from his drawers, he didn't have much anyway. He zipped up that bag and reached understand the bed, grabbing a hold of his box of drawings and pictures. He had his drawing books, camera, and other drawings in that box. It would be a shame if anything were to happen to them, it would break Johnny.

Suddenly the door burst open causing both boys to jump, Johnny instantly knew what was happening. He grabbed Ponyboy and put him behind him at a weak attempt to hide and protect him. His father stumbled up to them, a wicked smile plastered across his face. Johnny used a hand to take off his glasses and placed them on the bed behind them. Ponyboy's breathing was heavy, he finally sees the monster who hurt the person he cares about the most.

His dad let out a drunken laugh and grabbed a hold of Johnny's collar, yanking him forward. He whimpered quietly and shook, he was going to get hit again. Ponyboy stood there, looking around he room for something that he could use to save his boyfriend. Johnny's dad threw Johnny to the floor and kicked him in the stomach and the chest, snickering at the boy. He repeated the action a few times before picking Johnny up by his collar and brought him close to his face.

"You were a mistake, I wish that I never had you! Your a dirty faggot and I hate you," his father slurs.

"Johnny don't listen to him! Your not a mistake! I'm so glad that your here with me, I'm glad that I met you! You need to stay with me, I can't lose you," Ponyboy yells grabbing something out of Johnny's closet.

Johnny's dad throws a punch at Johnny's jaw, sending the boy flying across the room. He hit the wall with a loud thud and Ponyboy had absolutely had enough of Johnny's dad at this point. He lifted the baseball bat and swung at his dad, hitting him in the back of the knee. He fell to the floor and screamed in pain, clutching his knee. Ponyboy swing once more and hit him in the back, the pain was too much for Mr. Cade and he passed out.

Ponyboy dropped the bat to the floor and ran over to Johnny quickly, tears fell from his eyes. Johnny laid there against the wall, passed out from fear and pain. Ponyboy checked his pulse, he was still alive thank goodness and grabbed Johnny's bag, throwing it over his shoulder. He picked up Johnny carefully and held him tightly, walking over to the bed and grabbed Johnny's glasses and the box that was on the bed. Ponyboy left that house quicker than you could imagine, he was scared and worried.

He kicked his front door a few times and Darry opened it, eyes widening and instantly let Ponyboy in. Ponyboy set Johnny on the empty couch and placed his possessions next to him on the floor. Johnny already had a big purple bruise covering his jaw, it looked absolutely awful. He wasn't bleeding anywhere, just bruised up really good, it hurt Ponyboy to see him like that. Darry took Johnny's bag and the box and went off to Ponyboy​'s room, placing the box and bag on top of the bed.

Ponyboy stood up and sat on the couch, pulling Jonny into his lap and hugged him close. He cradled him in his arms as if he were a baby, he was fragile. The tears streamed down his face, he was afraid that Johnny wouldn't wake up anytime soon. It scared him to think that his boyfriend would never wake up, that he'd lose him.  He didn't want to lose Johnny, he loved him so !Much and didn't want to lose him, he couldn't lose him.

"C-come on baby wake up. I need you here, don't leave me," Ponyboy whispered in between his uneven breathes and sobs. "You are strong, you aren't a m-mistake. You are the best person ever and you mean so m-much to me, please don't l-leave," he cried out.

Soda came into the living room from his room from hearing the crying and sat down next to Ponyboy on the couch. He saw Johnny bruised up and frowned, it happened again and he felt so bad. He wrapped an arm around Ponyboy's shoulder and brought him closer, trying to calm down his cries. You could see the soft movements of Johnny's chest going up and down, he was still breathing. Ponyboy was sobbing loudly, he was so scared for Johnny, what if he didn't wake up?

"P-please, please, please wake up. . .," Ponyboy mumbled hugging Johnny closer.

// Authors Note //

I'm so sorry for doing this and y'all probably want to kill me. Please don't do that, I can't update if you do. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter though anyway. I'll see you all soon.

Till then,

~ Stay Gold