For the 7th time, Richard O'Brien owns RHPS :)

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The rest of the day was a whirl wind of various different people running up to Titan and Ember and telling them their mother rocked, whatever that meant. Ember came bursting out of school, her face flushed and her eyes bright.

"Wasn't today just brilliant, Titan?" She gasped.

"Erm, yeah. Listen, you know the way home don't you?" Titan asked.

"Yes" Ember replied.

"Good. I'm going to walk Ella home tonight. Watch the roads" Titan patted her on the back and ran over to where Ella was standing near the gates.

"Well, well, well ... not your girl friend, eh?" Ember muttered to herself.

"Ready?" Titan asked Ella.

"Sure" Ella smiled.

"I'll get that for you" Titan offered his arms out and Ella dumped her bag into them. Titan's knee's buckled and he nearly fell over, though Ella didn't notice this as she skipped forward.

"What a gentleman you are!" She exclaimed.

"So where do you live?" Titan said.

"Oh, just on the other side of town" Ella shrugged.

"What?" Titan cried, stopping.

Ella laughed, "Joking! I live about two blocks away" She confessed.

"Oh. Good" Titan continued to walk.

"What about you?" Ella asked.

"The farm just near Denton Woods" He answered.

"Ooh, but I thought Farmer Walls lived there?" Ella replied.

"He did. Its part of the long, strange story" Titan winked.

"Oh how much longer shall you keep me in this suspense?" Ella held her hand to her forehead dramatically. Titan laughed.

"So, do you have a girl friend?" Ella pretended to be interested in a cat licking its paws on the corner of the street.

"No. You?" Titan asked.

"No. I'm straight" Ella said.

"Oh haha" Titan rolled his eyes.

"No, I don't have a boy friend" Ella shrugged.

"Oh. Cool" Titan replied.

"Yep" Ella nodded.

They walked in silence until they got to Ella's house. She walked up the steps of her front porch and opened her front door with a key.

"Come inside" She offered, holding the door open.

"Are your parents in?" Titan asked as he walked inside.

"Nope" Ella smiled and took her bag from him. She threw it into a corner and kicked the front door shut, "Thirsty?" Ella started to walk into another room, Titan following.

"Erm, yeah" Titan replied.

They were in the kitchen. The gleaming black granite work tops were covered in hightec gadgets. Sun streamed through the huge window that looked out onto the neat garden. Titan guessed that Ella must be quite rich.

"I'll get you a drink. All we have is orange juice ... or Vodka" Ella winked.

"Vodka sounds good" Titan grinned.

"Super!" Ella opened a cupboard and produced a half full bottle of Vodka.

"We might as well finish it off" Titan suggested.

"Ugh, where have you been all my life?" Ella took his hand and pulled him back into the hall, where she lead him upstairs.

"Where are we going now?" Titan asked as he struggled to keep up with her.

"My room" Ella replied.

"Ooh, and I can just imagine all the bundles beyond bundles of fun we shall have there" Titan said.

Ella kicked open a door (she seemed to prefer using her feet than her hands) and walked inside. Her bedroom was not what Titan had been expecting. The walls were painted a pale pink with a border of daises. The curtains and bed spread were matching, white and frilly. Ella groaned.

"We last had it decorated when I was nine. But I think its going to get done soon" She explained.

"I see you've added your own personal touches, though" Titan gazed at the posters of scary looking rock bands, the flock of rubber bats hanging from the ceiling and the large sound system underneath the window.

"Of course" Ella went over to her stereo and switched it on. Smooth, jazzy music filled the room.

"Thats not what I was expecting either" Titan commented.

"Ha! I dance to this. My mother is a terific dancer, I've learnt all sorts off her. But my favourite has to be tap" Ella revealed.

"Show me" Titan dared.

Ella flicked a few buttons on her stereo and the music changed to a more upbeat tune. Then she pulled back the curtains to reveal a pair of double French doors. She opened them and walked out onto a balcony. Titan stepped outside too and she passed him the bottle.

"Watch and learn!" Ella ordered. She kicked off her boots and took off.

She twirled around the balcony, her feet stomping on the floor in perfect rhythm. Titan watched, spell bound, she really could dance. Ella was breathless and she laughed as she stopped, falling into Titan's arms. He grinned.

"You put on a good show" He commented.

"Oh yeah? I can show you an even better one" Ella offered. She took his face in her hands and moved her face closer, closing her eyes. But before she could go on, the sound of the front door slamming downstairs made her jump back.

"Ella?" A mans voice called.

"My Dad's back" Ella sighed.

They went back inside, Ella instructing Titan to hide the bottle under her bed, and went back downstairs.

"I'm in the kitchen, love!" The voice called again. It sounded English.

"Coming!" Ella shouted.

"Will he not mind me being here?" Titan asked, nervously. He hadn't really had any experience with other girls father's before.

"Nah, he's pretty much laid back" Ella shrugged.

They returned to the kitchen. A man with skin as white as snow and an afro of black curls stood leaning on one of the sides, holding a cup of coffee. He smiled.

"There you are. And who's this?" He asked, looking Titan up and down.

"I'm Titan Vitus" Titan explained, "Sir" He quickly added.

Ella's father froze. His hand shook a little as he rose it to his face to take a sip of coffee.

"V-vitus did you say?" He stuttered.

"Yes..." Titan replied.

Ella looked back and forth at the two of them.

"Erm ... whats going on?" She asked.

"I think Titan better go" Her father replied quietly.

Titan smiled apologetically at Ella and left before she could stop him.

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Sorry for the shitty last sentence. Well I think all the true Rocky fans know who that was! ;) R&R