The Outsiders Oneshots ✔️

Smoke

Ponyboys POV

I run as fast as I can down the street, legs begging for me to stop.

Go faster, go faster, GO FASTER!

Why am I running?

Let me tell you the beginning...

I was sitting on the couch with Dally, Soda, Steve, and Two-Bit when all of a sudden fire trucks zoom past our house in a hurry.

At the same time, I get a text.

From Johnnycake: Help me!

I look at the text and drop my phone on the floor, not even questioning if he was okay or not. Everybody looks at me as I run out of the house in a panic to get to my boyfriends house.

As I'm running I see smoke coming from a few blocks down, the same direction where Johnny is.

I push myself harder, fearing the worst. Turning the corner I hear my name being yelled behind me but I ignore it.

I gotta get to Johnny. This can't happen again. Not again.

Tears blur my sight at the thought of him getting hurt or....I shake away the thoughts and keep going.

The air becomes thicker as I get closer to his house and my lungs burn from lack of air.

As I come upon his street, I turn and see an ambulance and fire trucks, along with police cars. I bite my lip and jog over there. His house is being sprayed with water too kill the fire but it just keeps growing bigger.

"E-excuse me sir, have you seen a tan, black haired boy named Johnathan Cade?" My body shakes with fear.

The officer takes a minute before responding, "follow me."

I do as he says and he leads me through the crowd of people who came over here to see what was happening. We stop on the side of the ambulance and he points inside. My voice gets caught in my throat and I nod a thank you.

Going around the truck, Johnny comes into my view and he spots me.

"Ponyboy!" He jumps off the truck and lands in my arms.

"Oh Johnny, you can scare me like that...I-i thought you were dying or something..." I bury my head in his shoulder as I calm myself down.

"Oh I'm sorry Pone," he rubs my back, "I didn't mean to scare you.."

"It's alright, I just want you to be safe...but what happened?"

"Turns out my dad was smoking when he fell asleep on the couch and that's how the house caught on fire. I was asleep too when it happened but I only got a slight burn," He shows me his leg wrapped up. "It doesn't hurt too bad" he gives me a slight smile.

"You're staying over our house, okay?"

"Okay"