The nght of the dance had finally arrived. Ginny had picked Kathy up and they were now on their way over to the Curtis house to help Kathy and Melody get ready.

"So, how's things with Darry?" Kathy asked her friend.

"Things are going great." Ginny smiled. "Although we haven't been able to go out much. But I don't mind" she said. Kathy nodded her head in understanding. Before too long they arrived at the house. Ponyboy and Johnny were sitting out on the porch smoking when they arrived.

"Hey Boys." Kathy smiled as she and Ginny got out of the car. Kathy grabbed a dressbag from the back seat and carried it over her shoulder. The boys said hello and the girls went inside. Like most days, Soda and Steve were sitting playing poker and Two-Bit was sitting in the arm chair. Darry came out of the kitchen and kissed Ginny, earning a few whistles from the guys.

"Hey knock it off will, you?" Melody said, coming out of her room.

"Well, what do you expect? It took them this long to get together." Two-Bit said. Everyone had a good laugh about it before the girls took Mel back into her room. She sat on her bed while Ginny and Kathy fussed about with make-up and hair stuff.

"God, sometimes I'm glad I grew up around guys." Melody said, eyeing all the make-up that the girls brought with them. Kathy shrugged.

"Oh come on Mel. It's a special night. Have a little fun, get dressed up and everything." she said. Melody sighed.

"Alright...let the torture begin." she said. Kathy started grabbing different shades of lipstick, trying to find the perfect one to match her dress. Ginny had pulled her hair out of it's braids and was thinking about what to do with it.

"You have such beautiful hair, Mel." Ginny said. Melody smiled.

"Well, I am Soda's twin." she joked, making the others laugh. "But seriously, I think it's a little long."

"It's still beautiful." Kathy said, testing the eyeshadow on her wrist. After They had finished Melody, it was Kathy's turn to get ready. She slipped into her dress and sat down as Melody and Ginny got to work.

"Ouch! Mel!" she said, after she was stabbed in the eye with the brush. Melody laughed.

"Oh, get over it. I didn't complain when you got me." she said. Kathy sighed and stopped complaining after that.

The guys were waiting pariently in the living room while the girls were getting ready. After a little while, they heard the bedroom door open, and they all turned towards it expectantly. Ginny and Kathy walked out smiling.

"Damn, my girl is gorgeous." Two-Bit said, looking at Kathy. She smiled and spun around.

"Aww, thanks babe...but wait until you see Melody." she said. Ginny smiled and knocked on the door.

"Honey, you coming out?" she asked.

"Do I have to?" Mel's voice said from behind the door.

"Yes you have to. Now get your ass out here!" Steve said.

"Ok, fine. I'm coming out…don't laugh at me." said Mel. She took a deep breath before going out to the living room. All three of them laughed when they saw five mouths drop open. She looked stunning in her dress. Her hair was curled with half up, falling around her shoulders. (A/N: Hard to explain, picture's in profile, along with all three of the girls' dresses.)

"Double damn. Both my girls are gorgeous." Two-Bit said. Melody smiled.

"You really think so?" she asked. Darry nodded

"Absolutely, honey. You look beautiful." he said. Soda and Ponyboy who, at a loss for words, nodded their heads in agreement. Kathy went and sat on the arm of the chair that Two-Bit was lounging in and Ginny walked over to Darry. The eldest Curtis wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist and kissed her cheek.

"Nice job." He said. Ginny smiled.

"Thanks."

"I need someone to help zip me up." Mel said, turning around and pointing to her back. Soda jumped up and walked over to his sister, helping her with the zip. When he was done, he smiled, taking her hand and spun her around. It was only then she realized that Two-Bit wasn't dressed, well not for the dance anyway.

"Two-Bit, why aren't you ready?" Mel asked. Two-Bit grinned sheepishly.

"There's been a change of plans, babe." he said, looking up at Kathy. "I'm not going to the dance."

"What? Come on man, you promised me. What am I gonna do now, I don't have a date." sighed Mel.

"That's not true." he said, nodding towards the door. There in the doorway, stood Dally, all dressed up. He was wearing his jacket with a white muscle shirt and jeans.

"Jesus Christ, Two-Bit." Mel said. She turned around to go back to her room when he spoke.

"Kid..." he started, but Mel wouldn't let him finish.

"I have nothing to say to you." Mel said angrily, turning to go back to her room.

"Mel, you gotta listen to me." said Dal.

"I don't gotta do anything!" said Mel. "I listened to you when you said all those hurtful things, when you left me, without telling me why." she said.

"I had a reason." said Dallas.

"I'm glad you had a reason for breaking my heart Dallas. I'm just thankful that I found out the truth before I let myself fall in love with you more than I already had." Mel said coldly. "Although I find it funny that you are here contradicting yourself. Asking me to go to the dance with you after what you said."

Dally sighed and ran his hand through his hair nervously...and Dallas Winston doesn't get nervous. He understood that he was treading a very fine line here, putting everything out like this...but he didn't have a choice.

"I never deserved you Mel. Not as a girlfriend or even a best friend. Someone like me should never deserve someone like you. Somehow you didn't see that." said Dallas.

"Someone like me?" Melody questioned.

"Yeah, someone as amazing as you." said Dally. "I thought that if we weren't together, you would have a chance to do something better with your life. Better than anything I could ever give you. I never meant to hurt you Mel."

"Right, so that's why you were with that other broad not even a week after we broke up. I'm sure it was completely innocent." said Melody.

"What you saw was me and Cassie, a friend of Angela's. She was…teaching me how to dance," mumbled Dal. Melody looked up at him, completely shocked.

"What?" she asked. Dallas sighed and ran his hand through his hair again.

"I know how much you love to dance. And you wanted to go to this dance so much. I actually felt bad that I couldn't take you, so I asked Cassie to help me learn…so I could surprise you." Dal admitted. Melody couldn't believe it.

"It's true Mel." said Johnny. She knew that Johnnycakes would never lie to her. She looked around the room and saw that everyone was nodding in agreement. Dallas was telling the truth.

"You…you went to all that trouble…just for me?" she asked quietly. Her voice filled with disbelief. Dally chuckled nervously.

"Yeah, of course I did that for you, Kid... I love you." he said. Melody looked at him. Those were the three words that she had waited so long to hear him say. Her heart wanted so badly to believe what he was saying; she wanted to run into his arms right then and there. But her head was telling her not to be so foolish. He hurt her and she probably wasn't strong enough to go through that all again.

Dallas could tell that she was debating whether to believe him, he had to tell her. His reputation was drastically on the line…but he honestly didn't care.

"You don't believe me? Well I'll say it again." He said, getting up on to the coffee table.

"I love you Melody Curtis, I have for a very long time and I know that will never change. I know that I would have to be crazy as hell to think that you'd want me back after everything I've done, If I were you, I wouldnt. I know that I don't deserve it. But I just had to tell you that." he said.

"Dally, get off the damn table." Darry sighed. Dal jumped off and turned around and started towards the door.

Mel looked to the floor, then to her brothers and Ginny. There was a look in Darry's eye telling her to race to the door and stop him before he left. She looked at Soda. He mouthed 'Go!' to her. Mel smiled to herself. To hell with her head.

"You are such a stubborn ass, Winston." she said. Dally turned around and saw that Mel was almost crying. She followed her heart and ran into his arms. Dal grinned, he finally had his girl back. He picked her up off the ground and kissed her with all the passion he felt for her. And that was a lot.

"I'm so sorry." she whispered in his ear.

"It's ok, I am too." he said. Melody sighed contently and rested her forehead against his.

"I love you." Dallas said, grinning.

"I love you too." Mel replied, matching his grin.

"Ok, we get it. You love her, she loves you…and you all love me." said Two-Bit. Everyone laughed and rolled their eyes. Good old Two-Bit.

"But you both have a dance to go to, so get the hell outta here." he laughed. The two smiled and started making their way outside. They had only just reached the gate when Soda called out to them.

"Hey guys," he called out, the family camera in his hands. "How about a picture?"

Dal rolled his eyes but grinned and wrapped his arms around Melody's waist. The two smiled, both genuine, something the gang hadn't seen in a long while. Soda smiled and took the picture. When he was finished he waved the couple off.

"Ok, now get going!" he said beaming. With one last wave to the guys, Mel and Dal got into Buck's T-Bird.

"Curtis, I don't think I've ever seen you in a dress…or anything pink. You look pretty damn good." said Dally, with a wink.

"Hold up, Winston, you're still not totally forgiven just yet." Mel said. Dal looked at her confused.

"We better have one hell of a night." she laughed. Dal grinned and pulled something out of the pocket of his jacket.

"I think this belongs to you." he said, holding up his ring. Mel smiled at him as he put it back where it belonged. On a chain around her neck…close to her heart. Then he started the car and beeped the horn as they raced down the street.

The others watched the happy couple drive down the street. Finally everything was how it was supposed to be. And about time too, everyone was getting pretty tired of the two being so stubborn and ignoring each other. They all sat in the living room for a few minutes before Steve spoke up.

"So…are we just gonna sit around here, or are we going to this dance?" he wondered.

"Hell yeah!" Two-Bit said, jumping out of his chair. They all went and started getting ready, leaving Darry and Ginny in the living room.

"So…you wanna go to the dance with me?" he asked. Ginny smiled.

"Why Mr. Curtis…are you asking me on a date?" she wondered. Darry laughed.

"That I am, Miss Phelps." He said.

"You think you could drive me home to pick up my dress?" she asked. Darry smiled and nodded.

"Guys, we'll meet you there!" he called out. He grabbed his keys and they made their way out to the truck.

A/N: Yay! So glad I got to post this now. I was gonna wait a little while...but I honestly couldn't wait. Now, I know I keep saying this, but I honestly am stuck for ideas for the dance. So please please please REVIEW and hep me with some ideas... and make the characters happy.

Two-Bit: Yeah, make us happy!

Me: Where the hell did you come from?

Two-Bit: Well, When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much...

Me: TWO-BIT!!! I mean what are you doing here now?

Two-Bit: Ohhh.... I wanna know what happens next!

Me: Well....that's upto the readers.

Two-Bit: Come on people! You know what to do... press that little review button. By the way, how come Dal got to jump on the coffee table and I didn't?

Me: Because he had to confess his love for Melody. And what are you complaining about? You've done so much crazy stuff so far, including wearing her shoes.

Two-Bit: True...they were sooooo comfy!

Me: -hits head on wall- Oh god...

Two-Bit: Hey...got any chocolate cake around here?

Me: -rolls eyes- Check the fridge...anyways, hope to hear from you all soon :)