I DO NOT OWN MY CANDY LOVE

SORRY IF THIS OFFENDS

Chapter 14:

Ellie's POV

The phone rang but I didn't pick up.

"He's been calling you all night..." Louise pointed out. Her attempts of getting me to answer were slim.

"Leave it alone, Louise." Thelma glared at her.

I stood up and grabbed my phone. I turned it on silent before grabbing my hoodie and leaveing.

I didn't know where I was going and didn't care.

"Hey..." I turned around to see Alexy.

"Hi." I smiled slightly trying not to bring him down.

"Thank you." He said suddnly.

"Why?" I asked confused.

"You did what no one, not even Armin has done for me. You stood up for me and... You slapped that bitch!" Alexy laughed. I joined in. The way he said it with the hand motion amused me.

"Whatever you say Alexy..."

"Anyway, you want to go shopping?!" he lit up.

"Sure, but I don't know if I'll be able to buy much, I'm kinda broke from the last time with you and Rosa."

"No need, I owe you. I tell Rosa to meet us at Leigh's."

When we got to Leigh's, Alexy and I started through the racks. He found a pretty black dress that h insisted I try on.

Stareing at the mirror I realised something I never did before.

"You OK?" Rosa peeked in with Alexy behind her.

"What am I? Her good twin? Why are we so much alike? I don't want to be anything like her!" I turned to them.

"Your nothing like her." Rosalya insisted.

"I wear my hair like her. I dress like her. Hell, my eyes are the only thing that's really me." I sighed.

All the sudded a mental light bulb went off.

"Leigh?! Can I borrow some of your sissors?!" I yelled.

Leigh popped up at the door and handed me simple black sissors.

"Do you mind if I borrow a broom?" I asked he raised an eyebrow and went to fetch one.

"What are you doing?" Alexy asked.

"Something I should have done a long time ago." I took the broom from Leigh and ushered the two out.

I undid my hair and brushed it with the brush from my purse.

Taking the sissors, I cut. I snipped and snipped for almost ever. The finishing result was not planned.

My hair was now cut in short layers reaching no more than the bottom of my ears. Side bangs covered most of my forehead and was brushed to my left.

"Rosa, Alexy! Come look! My friends gasped at the hair on the floor. I turned t face them.

"You cut your hair?!" Alexy squeaked.

"You know, I think we should dye it." Rosa's suggestion made me smile.

"Yeah. I cover my head with a hat and we'll go to your place." after sweeping up the hair us three left.

"I'm gonna text B and tell her to meet us at you place, OK?"

"Sure. What color do you want your hair to be?"

"Something... Wild. Bright." he walked into the dollar store.

"How about green?" I shook my head.

"That's Jade's signature color. Hmmm... Maybe purple...And blue!"

"Purple and blue? isn't purple already Violete's anyway? How about red?!"

"NO!"she laughed.

"I think you should dye it blue. Like your eyes." Alexy put in.

"No... my eyes are weird."

"Castiel really liked them-" Rosa covered her mouth quickly."

"I... I think I'll do this, I got an idea. I took a few dyes and bought them.

"What's it gonna look like?" Alexy question as we walked to Rosalya's.

"Awesome."

Beatrice and the twins were already at Rosalya's when we got there.

I took out the dyes and explained my plan of action. Everyone seemed to be OK with it.

I soon discovered dyeing hair was a lot of work. I'll save the boreing details and cut to the chase.

As soon as I looked in the mirror at my new hair, I got all excited inside.

I was now a beach blonde. My skin was pale enough to pull it off but my eyebrows had to be dyed a lighter color brown.

"You look pretty." Alexy commented as we all stared into the mirror at me.

"I feel different. Maybe the dye's gone to my head." I chuckled

"Do you think you can still salvage your friendships after me?" I asked.

"If we can't then they weren't worth saveing." Alexy told me.

Those words I will never forget.

Castiel's POV

"Why should I help you?" Nathaniel snapped over the phone as I pulled out of my drive.

"Haven't you ever made a mistake? One you really wanted to fix. One that your life just seems to depend on?" he was quiet.

"The only regret I have is befriending you." his voice was cold as ice.

"I'm sorry. I should have listened. I should have seen through her. I should have been nicer. I should have done a lot of things that I will never have the chance to do over. Please, please help me get back into the school. Help me make things right."

"Castiel... I'll help you, but... Actions speak louder than words. You're gonna have to prove yourself. Not only to me but everyone else." he hung up. I pulled into the dollar store.

After buying a pop and some school supplies, I headed home and got to work.

First, I pulled out some of my old clothes that I used to wear but was too lazy to throw out. I wore the same black shirt I wore when I first met Ellie and Deborah both. Over it was my brown jacket. I frowned at this. Tossing the clothes back into storage, I went to Leighs. Secretly, I bought a black leather jacket with matching jeans and a red shrit.

In the mourning everyone was surprised at my return. Nathaniel shook his head and dissappeared into his own world after I completed my new registration.

"Castiel, I didn't know you'd come back." Lysander commented as redid my locker.

"Honestly, I didn't either."

"What happened?"

"I found out I was an idiot who's completely blind."

"You found out Beatrice and Ella was right." Lysander summed up.

"Yeah... I need to talk to Peggy. I'll see you later.

I found Peggy in the news paper room. She glanced up and lit up like dynamite.

"Well, I waasgoing to find you, but you seem to have found me first. How's it like, being a rockstar?"

"I'll let you know when I become a real one. I need you to help me with something. Turns out that we were wrong about Deborah." she paled.

"You're joking right?" I shook my head.

"I wrote a bad story. This could jepordise my entire carrer!"

"Calm down. Se th record straight for me will you?" she nodded swiftly."

I walked out to see Rosalya feet ahead of me at her locker.

"Hey!" she turned and frowned.

"Why are you here?"

"Does it really need explanation?" she rolled her eyes.

"You owed Beatrice and Ellie apologizes."

"Working on it. Can you do me a favor? Your good at setting up dates. Plan one for the prez and Beatrice. I owe them." she gave me and odd look.

"Maybe I'll plan one for you and Ellie too." I shook my head.

"I want to talk to her personally." I left Rosa in her plans and thought.

I ran into the twins next. Both glared me down, Louise less than Thelma.

"Why are you here" Thelma demanded.

"I'm here to fix my mistakes."

"Won't work." she said bluntly befor stalking off.

"You hurt her." Louise said quietly before powerwalking after her sister.

Ellie's POV

"He's here?" I asked quietly.

"He's trying to make it better." Rosa cooed.

"He's such an ass." Lysander glared at Thelma who shrugged."

I stood up. "Schools over anyway, I think I'll go home." I left quietly.

I took the long way through the park to get home. It was peaceful and quiet. Something in the air warned me this couldn't be good, but I refused to listen.

"Ellie." I really should have listened.

"...Hi..." I mummbled after seeing Castiel's face.

"You look different, in a good way."

"What do you want from me? Or am I just some toy you get to break and come back and fix like it'll be all better?"

"I'm sorry. I should have beleived you. I shouldn't have said those things. I should never have started dating Deborah again after what happened the first time."

"Then I guess I won't forgive you about ant happened last time." there was a silence that a broke.

"You don't have to call anymore. I won't pick up the phone. That was the last straw. I don't want to hurt anymore. You can tell me that your sorry but I don't beleive you like I did before. You're not sorry." I turned and ran. I don't know where or why but I didn't stop until I reached the lake in the park.

I buried my head in my hands and blinked away more salty tears than I ever have before.