Sunsets, Cigarettes and Liquor

Disclaimer: I do not own the Outsiders.


Ponyboy sat on the stoop of the church and smoked another cigarette watching the sunset. Inside he could hear Dally and Johnny moaning as they fucked. Ponyboy just shook his head and continued to watch the sky. Finally, when Johnny screamed and Dally swore, he knew he could safely enter the church again.


Johnny and Ponyboy had been running from the cops for a couple of days, now. Ponyboy had no real ties, besides his family, that made leaving hard. Johnny however had Dally. When they had come to him after Johnny had killed the kid in the park, Dally had acted quickly. Now in there hideaway, Dally was a regular visitor. His visits took on a set pattern.


He would bring a pack of cigarettes for Ponyboy and a bag of food. Ponyboy would go out into the woods and smoke while Dally helped Johnny put the food away. In reality Dally tended to put away Johnny for a while before any food actually was moved past the front door.


Ponyboy accepted the relationship for what it was. Both needed somebody to lookout for and take care of, it just happened that they found it in each other. Ponyboy remembered vividly the first time after they had ran and it had happened.


They had been at the church for two days when Dally showed up, jumpy and agitated. Throwing the car keys and a wad of cash at Ponyboy, he had told him to go get some food. Ponyboy had accepted Dally’s statement at face value. Ponyboy wore shades and a cap to get groceries. When he returned Ponyboy had heard moans coming from the main room of the church.


Opening the door a crack Ponyboy had been temporarily gobsmacked by the sight in front of him. Johnny was on the stairs leading up to the pulpit. Dally was right behind him. Both were naked and covered in sweat. Dally was pistoning into Johnny as if he were riding a horse and Johnny was moving under him like a wild mustang trying to avoid being tamed. Ponyboy had quietly shut the door and shakily went to smoke.


Half an hour later Dally came into the back, no longer shaky, followed closely by Johnny who wobbled as he walked. Ponyboy could only chuckle at the reversal of situations.


Now as Ponyboy watched the familiar stroll of Dally reentering the back and Johnny following close behind him he hoped things never changed for the two but of course then they did…