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"Pixie, I need you to help me with something incredibly important," Emily Matthews said to me dramatically the next night as I lay on the couch with Two-Bit and Sodapop under a blanket watching TV.

"What?" I moaned pulling the blanket over me, not wanting to get up at all, "Do I have to?" I whined like a kid to their mom dragging them to school.

Emily smiled slightly. "Uh yeah, you do actually,"

"What is it?" I asked moaning as if it was such a huge deal.

Sodapop smirked. "Poor Pixie has to actually do someone a favour,"

"Shut up," I snapped looking back up to Emily, "Proceed, missy,"

"Well," Emily began as her face tinged pink, but looked very happy all the same, "I sort of have this date thing and I want to look nice and I wasn't sure how to make me look nice so I thought you could help me. Because, well, this would sort of be like a first date and I really like this boy so you know I have to look good and that. So, yeah." Emily said extremely hurriedly, looking even more flushed. "Um, do you think you could kinda like, help me get ready?" she stammered with a small smile.

I beamed up at her, I wasn't sure if the pair had picked up on a word she said but being a girl I spoke fluently in the language of Overjoyed Excitement. "Of course!" I said as I threw the blankets off me and put my arms around Emily excitedly. "You should have told me sooner!"

Emily blushed further, her face almost scarlet, her brown hair looking almost red due to the colour of her face. "Yeah well, um, yeah."

I laughed, "Aw, this is so cute," I gushed grabbing her hand, "Don't you two think?"

Sodapop and Two-bit exchanged a look to see if the other had a clue to what was going on. I sighed impatiently and they both looked up with the same sort of apologetic look on their faces. It was actually slightly scary.

"You don't have a clue, do you?" I asked as they shook their heads and Emily slunk behind me further. "Em's going on a date," I said brightly. "Isn't that adorable?"

Sodapop scowled suddenly and Two-Bit looked rather shocked to say the least.

"Adorable?" he eventually squeaked having turned a weird sort of red colour. "Adorable?" he repeated. "Emily, you're fourteen! Who the hell is he?" Two-Bit demanded as she backed away. "Oh my God, this is not adorable!"

I bit my lip to keep from laughing. "You're a loser," I told him shoving Emily out the door. "You are really lame, and don't you dare try to ruin this for her or I'll personally murder you," I hissed under my breath so she couldn't hear. "Do what Steve was saying before and no joke, if I don't murder you first than I'm sure she gladly will,"

"Fourteen." I heard Two-Bit muttering in annoyance as I followed Emily up the stairs. "Sodapop, fourteen!"

Giggling I led Emily up to my room and told her to sit on my bed as I closed my door. Emily looked so excited and really nervous, and this was the girl who was one of the bravest I knew, for sure. Flashing me a grin I looked at her with a half grin, half smirk.

"You don't seem to really need help getting ready sweetie, you already look great," I told her smiling fondly.

Emily pulled a face. "I look awful."

"It's raining, Em, I mean he can't expect much. Be a bit rich if he did," I pointed out.

Emily nodded slightly. "S'pose, but you don't think I need to do something with my hair or anything? I mean, I kinda need a good impression,"

"It's raining so you know you can't make it that good anyway," I told her sitting down besides her, "I love your hair how it is, but if you want I'll braid it,"

Emily's blue eyes sparkled. "Ohh, could you?"

"Sure," I obliged happily. "So anyway, Emily, I want the details before they think of some reason why you can't go and I rush you away,"

Emily laughed and nodded as I sat behind her. "Well his name is Tom and he's really sweet,"

"Ohh, what does he look like?" I asked as I began to entwine the three separate bits of hair. "Is he good looking, then?"

"Very." Emily gushed, "Black hair, brown eyes, oh he's the best,"

Laughing we gossiped over apparently how nice he was, seeing as I didn't know him I just mumbled agreements, listening to her gush, and her happiness just made me overjoyed. I knew how long it was that she'd been wanting to have this little boyfriend and the kiss and seeing her sort of achieve it now was sort of like a mother seeing her baby go to school on the first day. Well that's sort of how it felt like at least.

"Thanks, Pixie," Emily said as soon as I let go of her hair after tying a red ribbon in it, "You're the best," she said turning around and holding my hands. "Really, you are someone special, Pixie. I wish you were my sister, I mean it's already like you are."

I nodded and held her hands. "We don't need the same blood to be sisters, Em, just friendship,"

Emily grinned and blushed slightly. "Yeah, thanks again," she said softly.

"Anytime," I beamed standing up slowly, "You do want to be on time don't you, Emily?"

Emily gasped and glanced at her watch. She swore slightly and threw open my door, "Thanks again, Pixie! I'll come 'round tomorrow!" Emily shouted sprinting down the stairs ignoring her brother and Darry bluntly as she ran out into the pouring rain.

Watching her out my window I saw her disappear into the darkness of our neighborhood within moments. The rain was so thick I could barely see the end of the road. Watching the road I closed my curtains and made my way down the stairs, skipping and whistling happily.

As I settled myself back in the blankets I snuggled up against Two-Bit ignoring the boys demanding information. This was one thing I would most definitely be letting Miss Matthews tell them. Because reminding them not to shoot the messenger probably wouldn't be heard with their minds on her dating someone, since Emily is the baby after all.

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"Thirteen days 'til Christmas," Sodapop said cheerfully pushing out a chair for me as I stumbled into the kitchen on Sunday morning.

I grunted in response and buried my head in my arms closing my eyes.

"Someone is being the Christmas grinch," Sodapop said loudly right in my ear.

Groaning I swatted him away. "Sleep. Me. Now." I mumbled.

"It's almost nine, Pixie, stop being stupid," Darry told me sitting down with his coffee. "Besides don't you need to be seeing a Miss Emily Matthews today?"

"Yeah maybe," I said not moving an inch.

"Not maybe more like yes," Darry replied flicking my arm, "Wake up, Pixie,"

Sitting upright I glared at him. "It's not a normal time to be up," I whined.

"I swear you're a robot until twelve,"

I stared at him blankly a grin spreading across my face. "Good idea, Pixie won't become Pixie until twelve, I think I'll have a lie in," I said standing up but Sodapop grabbed the back of my t-shirt, "You ruin all my fun," I told him as I sat back down and he let go.

"That's what I'm here for," Sodapop replied grinning. "Anyway we all wanna know what happened with Emily and what's his name, so hurry up and get over there,"

"Even if I'm told who said I'm telling you?" I replied haughtily crossing my arms. "Its called secrets, Sodapop."

"Ohh," he said waving his hands in my face as he laughed. "I'm so scared,"

I glared at him. "You're a right pest."

"Sibling love," Steve said happily from behind us as he got us both in a headlock pulling us in close our heads almost smacked together, "Ain't it cute Superman?"

Darry smirked and just picked up his paper in response. Then Ponyboy walked in took one look at us hooted with laughter and walked back out again with a piece of chocolate cake. As Steve let go of us I watched him being tackled to the ground by Sodapop. Rolling my eyes I stepped over the two of them and headed upstairs to get ready.

"Can I come and bug her too?" Ponyboy demanded seeing me go upstairs.

"If you don't tell them and steal Two-Bit's car keys," I said to Pony with a wink. "Sure."

Ponyboy winked back and I disappeared into my room and got changed. Walking back downstairs Ponyboy reappeared in the front hall swinging Two-Bit's keys around a finger and I grinned at him and Ponyboy grinned back.

"He really shouldn't have taught me that trick," Ponyboy said as I took them off of him and wrapped my scarf around my neck.

I raised my brows at Ponyboy as I opened Two-Bit's car door, "No he shouldn't have, and I'll let him know of that idiocy when we get back,"

Ponyboy laughed at me and got in on the other side of the car. "That skill got you this car,"

"My brain got you a warm lift to Em's house." I pointed out starting up the car and backing it out of our driveway where Two-Bit had parked it, "Anyway let's hope Em fesses up, otherwise then we'll have four of them on our cases instead of just the one who I can blackmail anyway."

Ponyboy shook his head and as I glanced at him I saw that he was sniggering at me. Smiling I reached over and ruffled his hair. As he yelped in protest I turned my attention back to the road and started whistling innocently.

A/N: Helloo yet again! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! It was greatly appreciated, I am updating mainly due to the fact I want everyone to read this story so bad...lol its just got such a better plot...mmm yeah, and that isn't be bragging, I'm being entirely honest. Yeah...well I hope you like and please review again people! It makes me feel so good because I have three exams this week! O.O

Rachel