"Thanks Ellie," Craig said with a appreciative smile as he stood up. He crossed his arms again his chest and lent up against the wall. "She takes forever to get ready," Craig said with a small laugh referring to Ashley.

Ellie nodded and rolled her eyes somewhat jokingly. "Tell me about it." She picked up the hair brush that was laying on the vanity and ran the brush through her hair one last time.

Ashley appeared a minute later with no earring in her hand or ears. "I couldn't find them," she said with a disappointed shake of her head. She rummaged through her earring box once more, settling for a pair of blue studs.

"So, are you completely ready now?" Ellie asked Ashley, putting the brush down and standing up.

Craig added with a laugh as he put his arms around Ashley's waist and kissed the top of her head, "We were discussing a few minutes ago how you take forever to get ready."

Ashley laughed jokingly pushed him to the side, "I do not. But yes, I am ready now."

The three of them went outside to Craig's car and headed over to the party. It was a pretty short drive, so they were there within five minutes. They all got out of the car and walked into the house. Instantly they were greeted with loud music and sights of loads of alcohol and drugs.

"This will be fun," Ashley said with a smile as she headed over to where the alcohol was. She had a shot of this, and a shot of that, followed by a beer. Grabbing two additional beers, she brought them over to Craig and Ellie who had been talking with Marco, and handed them each one.

"My Chemical Romance does not suck," Ellie protested to Craig who had said they sucked a moment before.

"The lyrics aren't original and the chords are repeated too much," Craig said in response with a shake of his head. Taking the beer from Ashley, he opened it and took a sip. "Thanks Ash," he said to her.

Ashley smiled and pulled him into a passionate kiss. "Let's go dance," she said to him with a grin as she led him over closer to the sound system. The dancing didn't last very long, because soon they were sitting on a chair making out.

Ellie bit down on her lip as she watched them walk away and start kissing. She was used seeing them do that. It usually wasn't too big a deal to hide her feelings. But, this time it was. It wasn't her talking with Ashley and being interrupted by Craig. Ellie had been having a good conversation with Craig and Ashley took him away from her. "And I said nothing would make this night go wrong," she said softly to herself, trying not to look upset. She was so upset that she forgot Marco was standing right behind her.

"El, are you alright?" Marco asked in a concerned voice. He placed his hand on Ellie's shoulder. "You can tell me whatever's wrong."

Ellie quickly wiped away the few tears that had snuck out of the corners of her eyes. She turned around and put on her best face. "Yeah, I'm fine. A piece of dust fell into my eye." She wish she could of told Marco. Someone. Anyone. Craig. But, she couldn't. "I'm going to go get another drink," Ellie said as she quickly walked away and found an empty room to sit in.

When the song ended, Craig and Ashley stood up, and went over to where they had been standing before. But, all they saw was Marco standing alone.

"Where's El?" Ashley asked Marco, taking another sip of her drink. "She was here a minute ago."

Marco sort of frowned, "I don't know why, but she seemed pretty upset. She said she was fine, but, I don't really believe her." He shook his head. "She told me she went to grab a drink."

"Alright, thanks," Ashley said. She gave Craig's hand a quick squeeze before letting go of it. "I'll be back, okay. I think she needs to have a girl talk." With that, Ashley went to check all the spots where drinks were to find Ellie.

Marco turned to Craig, "I think I'm going to see if there's anyone who's my type around. I'm guessing you don't want to come."

Craig laughed, "Yeah, I think I'll pass on guy hunting. But, I'll talk to you again before I leave."

"Okay, catch you later," Marco said as he headed off in the direction of some hot blonde guys.

Looking around, Craig noticed no one he knew that well was in sight. "Ashley can come and find me," he said to himself as he started to walk away in search of Spinner or Jimmy. As he started down the hall way, he noticed a door half way open. The light wasn't on and the room was quiet. Assuming it was empty, he went in to call Spinner on his cell phone.

Ellie, who had been sitting against the wall in the room jumped when Craig walked in. Since it was dark, she couldn't even tell it was Craig.

"I'm sorry, I thought the room was empty," Craig said looking down at the girl sitting against the wall. Turning around, he went to leave.

"Craig?" Ellie said, making sure it was him. She was Ninety-Nine percent sure he was. His voice had always made her melt, and she got a warm feeling inside when she heard him speak.

Craig stepped back into the room and walked over to Ellie. He took a seat down beside her, resting his hands on his knees. "Ashley's looking for you. Marco said you weren't doing too good." He looked at her face. Even though the room was dark, up close he could see the tears beginning to gather in the corners of her eyes.

"I'm fine," Ellie said looking down. She wiped her eyes with one hand then looked back over to him. "Really, I am." It was getting harder and harder for her not to cry. She couldn't tell him the truth. She just couldn't. She looked down, hoping not seeing his face wouldn't make it better.

Craig placed his hand under Ellie chin and tilted her head so she was facing him, "You're not fine. You're practically crying. Tell me what's wrong."

Ellie shook her head, "I just can't. It's pointless tell you anyways. To tell anyone actually."

"It can't be that bad. And if it, I'll help you. Just tell me," Craig said, trying to be helpful. Honestly, he added, "You can trust me."

And with that, Ellie did what she had been longing to do. She lent in and kissed him. She knew it was wrong in her mind, but she loved every moment of it. She wouldn't regret it.