A/N: I apologize for the long wait, I just finished my finals and I was grounded for a while! Anyways, thank you for reading and PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!
Xoxo, RM
"What are we supposed to wear to this shindig?" Tink asked lying on the bed while Ella and Regina raided her huge walk in closet.
"Black and tasteful." Ella said grabbing a few items "This for the pregnant fairy." Ella said throwing a dress to Tink.
"And hot leather pants for mama bird." Ella said handing her black leather pants.
"Now you ladies change, while I go see what's in my magic backpack." Ella giggled as she walked out of the huge room.
3 hours later the two women came down, Ella was dosed off on the couch. Waiting.
"Hobo!" Tink yelled, Ella jumped and fell off the couch
"Ow!" Ella yelled, she yawned and stood up blinking a few times before looking at them
"So." Regina said, "What do you think?" she asked
She had on tight black leather pants, a black pendulum shirt, a multi gold necklace, black dangly earrings, and black Prada pumps. While Tink had on a tight long-sleeve dress that insinuated her cute belly, paired with pointed black prada heels.
"Wow." Ella said "You both look hot!"
"Thank you." Regina and Tink said in unison
"Now you my darling." Regina said "Look amazing."
"Yes, I'm loving the black sleeveless high low bodycon dress, with nude heels! Perfect!" Tink said kissing her fingers
"Wow, coming from a fashion designer, makes everything better." Ella said laughing
"You're welcome." Tink said
"Now, which car should we take? Yours or mine?" Regina asked Tink
"Actually." Ella said interrupting them "Kenzi left her car here, she left it for me to use." Ella said fishing the keys from her pocket
"Oh, okay." Regina said following the brunette out
"I thought you had to go pick up someone." Regina said
"I already did, you two took forever." Ella said unlocking the blacked out range rover
"I didn't know you drive." Tink said
"I don't." Ella said throwing the keys to Regina
"Oh In that case, Shotgun!" Tink yelled
"Gosh darn it." Ella mumbled "I swear if you weren't pregnant."
"You'd what?" Tink smirked
"Id push you into the pavement." Ella said batting her eyelashes at her
"Calm down ladies." Regina said shaking her head, she hopped into the front seat and drove towards the club
"So Gina told me you have a huntsman as a boyfriend." Tink said from the front seat
"Oh, yeah." Ella said, she still wasn't over the fight "He's woodsie" Ella joked
Regina looked into the mirror and saw Ella gazing out the window in deep thought
"Looks like we turn left." Tink said looking at the gps
"Left here." Regina mumbled
"And we're here." Tink said, the club was huge, it had a long wait line with bouncers
"Whoa, what a line." Regina said
"Don't worry about that." Ella said, they parked the car in a reserved parking space and went to the front of the line, a tall bulky man with a stern face was the only obstacle in their way, Regina and Tink looked at each other and gulped
"Big Al!" Ella cried, the man's face softened
"Is that little Ella locks-" Al started to say
"Yes it is!" Ella quickly interrupted
"What can I do for you?" Al asked
"Depends, if I go in will you tell dad?"
"Maybe." Al said, Ella sighed
"What do you want?"
"Sock your boyfriend for me." Al said with a smirk
"You know?" Ella asked with wide eyes
"He came in here without you, something was up. Do you need me to take care of it?" Al asked, Ella laughed
"I know how much you'd enjoy that, but thank you I've got it Big Al." Ella said planting a kiss on his cheek, he smiled and opened the velvet rope and let them in
"A girl was with him Ella." Al said
"Thanks." Ella said trying to smile, they went into a huge room, the music was incredibly loud, the room was lite with blue and pink lights, contrasting the white or clear furnishings, it was a really cool looking club
"What was that about?" Regina asked
"Oh, nothing. Don't worry about it." Ella said fake smiling
"Oh my god." Tink screamed "Is that an aquarium under the dancefloor!"
"Yes it is." Kenzi said walking towards them, she had a black scoop neck dress that had a strip of mesh by the torso horizontally as well as at the bottom, it was sexy yet classy
"Well hello mama." Ella said smiling
"Don't you love it?" Kenzi said twirling on her black pumps
"I do, and what did you do to get it?" Ella said smirking
"Well, I'd never." Kenzi said in a country accent, the girls giggled, Regina and Tink smiled
"Tinkerbell, this is my best friend, Kenzi. Kenzi this is Tinkerbell, Regina's best friend and roommate." Ella said
"It's a pleasure." Tink said smiling, Kenzi hugged her
"I must say you're just glowing tonight." Kenzi said
"Thank you Kenzi." Tink said
"Well I'm sure you all didn't come here to just stand around, let's get those booties to the dancefloor!" Kenzi said
"Lead the way!" Regina said smiling, the four made their way to the dancefloor, they started dancing and somehow ended up in the middle, after a few sweaty hours later, Ella needed a break
"Hey!" Ella yelled over the music
"Yah?" Kenzi yelled back
"I have to pee! I'll be right back!"
"Okay, we'll be by the bar!" Kenzi yelled back, she grabbed Tink and Regina's hands leading them to the opposite side
Ella went to the bathroom then came out and saw Jax sitting with a few of his friends, and some girl, she decided to go and talk to him
"Jax?" she called, he turned around, she stood there in shock
"You shaved?" she asked, Jax touched his face then turned to the girl next to him, Ella met his eyes then set her eyes on the girl next to him
"Kelly?" Ella said
"Hey Ells." Kelly said with a smirk
"What the fuck Jax." Ella said
"Jesus Christ Ells, calm down, you didn't even let me explain."
"Explain what? That you shaved your beard for that hoe-bag, is she the reason why you won't hang out with me anymore?"
"It's not even like that." Jax started to say
"Well it looks like it."
"You know what, if you won't listen to me, then here." Jax said reaching into his pocket and handing her the red card, Ella looked down at it with tears in her eyes
"Are you serious right now?" She asked trying to hold back her tears
"Well yeah, you won't give me a chance to speak, we might as well not speak at all." Jax said running his hands through his hair, Ella bit her lip and took a deep breath
"Well, fuck you then." She said
"Grow up Ella." Jax said turning around, Ella quickly pushed through the crowd heading towards the bar, she desperately needed a drink, how could he have said that, how could he have given her the card. She shook her head and took a seat on the stool, wiping away her tears, she ordered three shots of vodka without even thinking, and tanked them all down.
"Ella?" Regina said turning from the girls, and headed towards the tear stained brunette
"Are you okay?" Regina asked sitting next to her and rubbing her back
"Peachy." Ella said ordering more drinks
"Whoa there hobo, I don't think that's such a good idea." Tink said placing her water in front of Ella
"Hey." Kenzi said sitting on the stool next to her
"Bubby what happened?" Kenzi asked, Ella avoided her eyes and stared at the counter trying to regain herself
"Ella." Kenzi said
"No. I don't want to talk about it." Ella said
"Don't play, you tell me what happened. Right now Elizabeth Grace." Ella couldn't hold back her anger
"He gave me the fucking red card okay!" Ella yelled slamming the red card on the counter. "He told me to grow up. He shaved his beard for her." Ella said tears streaming down her face, she stood up and fished threw Regina's purse on the counter and pulled out the keys and headed for the exit.
"Wait!" Regina and the other girls yelled, Ella threw open the doors and headed for the car, Big Al stood there concerned, Kenzi motioned him to stay back
"You don't drive." Tink said
"I do now." Ella said throwing the car in reverse and speeding down the road
"What just happened?" Tink asked
"Nothing, it just seems like I need to take care of some business." Kenzi said cracking her knuckles and walking into the club again, "You two enjoy your time, we can look for her in a few." Kenzi added
Regina and Tink looked at each other and headed back into the club, before Big Al stopped them
"What happened?" he asked
"All I know is Ella left crying and Kenzi went in pissed off." Regina said
"Well, I feel bad for that sucker, he obviously underestimated a very pissed off Kenzi. He should have kept his promise." Al mumbled
"What promise?" Tink asked
"Trust me, you'll find out soon enough." Big Al Said "Goodnight ladies."
Regina and Tink decided it would be best to stay outside and sit by the curb, thinking that Kenzi was about to go ballistic in there. Kenzi returned a half an hour later, with one of her fists wrapped with some medic tape
"Uhm, what happened?" Tink asked, as Regina got up and pulled her to her feet
"I handled the situation." Kenzi said
"Okay, well." Regina said "You know where she went?"
"Well considering that this night escalated quickly there's only one place she'd go." Kenzi said, grabbing a set of keys from her purse and hitting the button to unlock a Mercedes Benz. Tink opted to sit in the back this time, so that Regina could talk to Kenzi. They drove in silence for a few minutes.
"What's the whole red card thing about?" Regina asked, Kenzi sighed
"It's something that Ella and I made up, it always helped in our relationships. I just wished captain douche bag didn't use it tonight. It's basically like a time out, from anything. You give it to someone and they have to back off for twenty-four hours." Kenzi explained
"Wow." Tink mumbled
"That's something." Regina mumbled, they drove up to a rundown Chinese restaurant that had a few apartment buildings stacked on it
"Are we ordering Chinese?" Tink asked
"Of course not." Kenzi said laughing, she got out of the car and pulled down a ladder from the platform, in the alley way
"I doubt I'll be able to get up that." Tink said resting her hand on her belly
"Don't worry we have a little elevator, it's to the right of you." Kenzi said making her way up the ladder
"Then why are you using the ladder?" Regina asked
"Somebody has to turn on the power for the elevator." Kenzi said, she finally made it to the top of the loft and pushed the power button, the two ladies finally reached the top, the doors opened to a dark hallway, Kenzi climbed in through a side window.
"This looks a little bit sketchy." Tink said holding onto Regina's arm
"Seriously." Regina added
"Relax, scaredy-cats." Kenzi teased, they turned down another hallway, the walls were made of bricks, and there were a few windows every few feet, looking out to the beautiful city lights. They climbed up a set of stairs, as they neared a door with lights on from under it they heard I'm not the only one by Sam Smith, bumping.
"Oh no." Kenzi said, she pushed open the door, the lights were all on in the studio, some of the industrial windows were opened, Kenzi set her eyes on a girl lying in the middle of the floor, paintbrushes and palettes scattered around, canvases around her and near the walls. The girl was curled up in a ball, ice cream in the middle of her. She had a grey hoodie on and a pair of shorts, She softly sang the lyrics.
'Cause you don't think I know what you've done. But when you call me baby, I know I'm not the only one.
Ella sang
"Oh honey." Kenzi said kneeling next to her, Regina looked around at all the art pieces, many were beautifully painted, a girl lying on the ground, her mouth covered her eyes shut. Another was a girl with tears streaming down her face, her hand rested on a man's face that seemed to be fading away. She didn't know whether to be in awe or heartbroken.
Regina turned her attention back to Kenzi and Ella, Ella sat up and took off her hood
"Oh my god." Kenzi said with wide eyes
"Does it look bad?" Ella said crying
"Uhm, blonde. Well." Kenzi said
"It's terrible!" Ella cried
"No babe, it's just different I mean, I didn't know you were going to be this unpredictable." Kenzi said
"God that's horrifying!" Tink said eyeing Ella's new hair
"Damn it." Ella cried "I thought maybe if I looked like her then he'd come back to me." Ella said sniffling
"Oh Bubby, you're still beautiful. I love the short hair now." Kenzi said twirling her best friend's hair between her fingers
"I thought it looked nice too." Ella said half smiling behind tears "I knew I should have went black." Ella mumbled
"We can make that work." Regina said kneeling down next to her
"Really?" Ella asked
"Really, sweetheart. You and I can be the raven haired beauties." Regina said kissing her forehead, she didn't mean to, but she felt like Ella was her own. Ella rested her head on knees again
"I didn't mean to ruin your night." Ella sniffled
"You didn't sweetie, Tink over here was getting tired anyways." Regina said
"Yes, being pregnant makes you tired." Tink said smiling
"So let's get you cleaned up and we'll go fix your hair, okay?" Regina said
"Okay." Ella mumbled, Kenzi helped her up
"What is this place anyway?" Tink asked
"It's our retreat from the real world slash Ella's art studio." Kenzi said heading up some stairs
"I must say for some hobo, you have a pretty big art studio." Tink mumbled
"Yah well, it was abandoned before and Kenz and I fixed it up." Ella lied
"Hmm, I see." Tink said glancing at Regina who just shrugged
"Well you go wash your pretty face with Kenzi while Tink and I go warm up the car alright?" Regina said, Ella nodded, Tink and Regina descended down the elevator and started the car and sat in silence for a bit
"You don't think she's lying right?" Tink asked
"What do you mean?" Regina asked turning in her seat to face the blonde
"I mean, like everything, her life, it's very chaotic in a way, don't you think?"
"Well in her defense she's had a hard one."
"I know, but she couldn't possibly be from a poor family, not with all this." Tink said motioning to the studio
"I'm sure she'll tell us when she's ready, I mean it took me awhile to warm up to you about my family issues." Regina said
"True, I see us in those two." Tink said smiling
"You do?"
"Yah, Ella is such a mini you, and Kenzi well she's exactly like me with a bit more alternative style wise." Tink giggled
"Exactly." Regina said laughing, the two girls opened the back doors and climbed in
"What are you guys laughing about?" Ella asked
"Oh nothing, we were just reminiscing a bit." Regina said
"Okay were to ladies?" Tink asked
"Uhm, I suggest the store then back to your apartment to fix my hair." Ella said
"Great idea." Regina said putting the car into neutral and heading into the city once again
"Just stop there." Tink said
"At a gas station?" Regina asked with her eyebrow raised
"Yah, they have dye products there." Kenzi said
"But are they good?" Regina asked
"Yes, your majesty they are." Kenzi teased, Ella chuckled, Regina rolled her eyes and pulled into a parking spot in front of the gas station
"Wow that is one nice Bentley GT." Kenzi said "In fact it kind of looks familiar." Kenzi said
"Shit!" Ella said
"What?" Regina and the other girls said
"Oh, never mind. Uhm why don't you two go in, and we'll come in, in a few." Ella said
"Uhm, okay hobo." Tink said, she and Regina walked into the store
"Isn't that your family's Bentley?" Kenzi asked
"Yah it is, that means dad is here." Ella said
"But why is he here now?"
"Crap, I forgot to put gas in the cars." Ella mumbled
"You're a flipping genius."
"Thanks so much Kenz." Ella said rolling her eyes "What are we going to do?"
"Well it's not like he'll recognize you with blonde hair."
"But I have his eyes."
"Sunglasses!" Kenzi said opening the glove compartment
"Good idea." Ella said putting on the glasses and zipping up her hoodie
"Let's go in." Kenzi said, Ella nodded and followed her into the store, they walked into the back by Regina and Tink
"I don't see him." Ella whispered
"Me neither." Kenzi said
"How about Jet black?" Regina asked turning around
"Sounds good let's go!" Ella said
"Why are you wearing sunglasses at night hobo?" Tink asked
"I feel like it, let's go!" Ella said grabbing Regina's arm and running to the cashier, before she got there she ran into something solid like a wall, making her glasses fall off
"Ow." She mumbled blinking a few times before noticing what just happened, she had run into a man, she quickly retrieved her glasses
"Mr. Locksley!" Regina said quickly standing up and pulling Ella up with her
"Ah Regina, are you alright?" He asked picking up the hair dye box and handing it back to her
"I'm fine, I'm terribly sorry for running into you." Regina said pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear
"It's fine." Robin said "You look quite lovely tonight, what's the occasion?" he asked
"Girls night." Regina said blushing, Ella backed up slowly running into Kenzi and Tink
"Hey!" Tink said when Kenzi almost fell on Tink, Ella grabbed Kenzi so she didn't hit her
"Kenzi?" Robin asked looking around Regina
"Oh hey daddy-yo." Kenzi said smiling awkwardly
"Daddy?" Tink whispered
"Kenzi, what are you doing here?" he asked
"Oh, I..I'm here with Regina." Kenzi answered, Robin turned to Regina
"I see." Robin said
"Where are my manners?" Regina said "Uhm Robin, this is my roommate Tinkerbell and Kenzi's friend-" Regina started to say
"Sally." Kenzi intruppeted
"Sally?" Regina said
"Yes, anyways it was nice running into you daddy-yo I'll see you soon. I really must be going along with these fine girls." Kenzi said pulling Ella out the door a long with Regina and Tink. She threw twenty dollars on the counter before leaving.
"Wait Kenzi!" Robin said, Kenzi pushed the three girls out the door
"What is it?" she asked as the doors closed
"Have you seen my daughter?" he asked
"I haven't sir." She lied
"Well, if you do. Can you tell her to come see me tomorrow?" he asked
"Sure." Kenzi said, she walked out the door and got in the car
"Uhm what was that?" Tink asked
"What do you mean?" Ella asked
"Sally, daddy-yo?" Regina said
"You caught me." Kenzi said "I'm the Locksley daughter." Kenzi said, Ella thanked her with her eyes
"You are?" Tink asked
"Yes, it's very complicated." Kenzi said
"Then why'd you lie and call Ella, Sally?" Tink asked skeptically
"My dad doesn't like me hanging with Ella." Kenzi lied
"Yah, he thinks I'm bad for her." Ella said
"Wow." Tink said "Tonight definitely has been a rather interesting one, huh?"
"You're telling me." Ella mumbled "Can we go home already."
"Sure." Regina said
"Thank god." Kenzi said sinking into her seat, she let out a deep sigh, Ella looked at her and squeezed her hand, she literally was the best thing that ever happened to her. They all returned to the loft and fixed Ella's hair, and a little after one they all fell asleep.
A/N: This chapter may have been a bit rushed, but I only did that because I wanted to advance the plot, I have a lot in store for this story! Review guys!
Xoxo, RM