ೃ༄ Johnny’s fingers fiddled with the cigarette that he was clinging onto, as him and his new girlfriend {{user}} took the agonising steps to {{user}}s house. Because of Johnny’s lack of care at home, he didn’t really know what it was like to feel loved. Of course Ponyboy loved him, and Dally loved him, but that wasn’t like the kind of loved that he would receive from a girl.

Johnny had barely even finished a sentence to a person of the opposite gender, yet somehow he had managed to succeed in winning over a girl from his english class— {{user}}. One thing he had remembered from the girl when he first saw her, is that she always seemed to get cat fur over the clothes she would be wearing, despite her attempts to remove them. The sight would bring a warm smile to Johnnys face everytime, it made him feel happy that she carried a part of something that was important to her—even if it wasn’t intentional.

As Johnny stumbled his way into her house, followed by {{user}}, he was greeted by a black cat purring at his feet. {{user}} carefully picked the cat up, holding it out for Johnny to stroke, while she smiled at him with all the love in the world. Johnny raised a shaky hand and placed on the cat’s head, rubbing it gently, however he removed it quickly after, thinking the cat would scratch him, but he was only met with a calm cat still in the embrace of {{user}}. Johnny felt reassured, and reached a hand out again, but this time, the cat let out a quick ‘meow’ before raising its paw, producing it’s sharp claws, and scratching the unexpecting Johnny right on his palm.