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~Ella's P.O.V~

The need to escape this conversation was becoming strong at a rather rapid pace. I have no idea how Steve and Soda can stand these girls. I mean I've only been talking to them for 20 minutes and they have to deal with them more than that. Was it their appearance? The sex? Dear god, what was it?

"So Steve told me about Johnny asking you out on a date" Sandy said, looking at me.

"Um ya he did" I replied.

"So we can help you get ready?" Evie asked, scooting closer tomorrow.

"You do realize that it's only to the drive-in right. The place we've been to dozens of times"

"Yes but this time it's different. It's an actually date!" Sandy exclaimed.

"Yea well I appreciate your offer but-"

"Please Ella" They begged, their lower lips coming out in a pout.

"I suppose I could use some help" I mumbled.

"Yes! This is going to be so much fun!" They squealed.

Before I knew I was being pulled off the couch and out the Curtis's front door, the girls already discusing hair and makeup.

Just kill me now.

I've been sitting here approximately 3 hours and trust me, they've been nothing but complete torture. Sandy and Evie have put me through a living hell. They've painted my finger nails, forced me into a dress, and covered my face in makeup. Like I said, complete torture. Although, while they weren't looking I wiped away a majority of the makeup which did at least leave me some dignity.

"Ok done" Evie said, finally allowing me to look in the mirror.

Dear god, I looked like I could be Barbie's twin. Nothing looked real. My makeup had been way overdone and my hair had been pulled into a painfully tight ponytail. The dress wasn't bad though but the long sleeves were really starting to bother me.

"You guys do realize that it's a date right? Not halloween" I blurted. A look of hurt flashed acrossed thier faces. At the moment, I felt rather guilty, all they wanted to do was help me, it's not like they purposely meant to make me look like this. We just have a different style. "Actually you know just give me a minute and I think I can make this work"

They nodded, rushing out of my bedroom, allowing me to began my work. I slipped the dress off, tossing is aside as I looked for another outfit. I decided to find something that they would actually like. It was a white racer back crop top tucked into a mint green skirt with small white polka dots. I grabbed Johnny's denim jacket, slipping it on.

My makeup was removed next, it took a few minutes but I successfully removed it all. I dug through Sandy's makeup bag, pulling out black eyeliner and a tube of mascara. It was quickly applied, allowing me to move onto my hair. It pulled from the elastic band, my curls tumbling down and resting on my back. I rubbed the sore area, ruffling my hair in the process.

"Ella are you done? Johnny and the boys are back" I took a look in the mirror, satisfied with my look..

"Yea I'm done"

~Johnny's P.O.V~

"Jesus, girls take forever" Steve mumbled earning a smack in the back of the head from Evie.

"She didn't like what we gave her so she was going to change" Evie explained.

"Now I never said I didn't like it" A voice interupted.

My head turned, smiling as I caught sight of Ella. Her outfit definitely wasn't something that Evie and Sandy picked out, it wasn't their style. She wore a mint green skirt with white polka dots, ending right above her knees. A white top was tucked into it, my jacket pulled over it while a pair of mint green Vans adorned her feet.

"You know El for the first time you're dressed like an actual girl" Ponyboy teased

"She doesn't need to look like a girl" Dallas groaned, earning laughs from everyone.

"And why's that Das?" Ella asked, moving to stand next to Dally.

"Because you're my Little Bug" Dally cooed, hugging his younger sister. A chorus of "Aw's" went around the room, Evie beaming as she snapped a picture of them with her camera, earning a glare from Dally. "If you tell anyone about this I will murder you" He threatened.

"Yea yea, now let go of the girl she has a date to attend" Sandy demanded.

Ella moved over next to me, playfully nudging my shoulder as I intertwined our fingers.

"Actually I'm going with and so is Ponyboy, we're going to supervise these two children" Dally informed us.

"And who's going to supervise you two idiots?" Ella questioned, Dally sending her an annoyed glare. Ella gave him a smile in return, pulling me out the door with the boys behind us.

It hadn't taken us long to walk to the drive-in, only around 10 minutes. It would've been shorter but Dallas had to stop and bother some younger kids. Not that it bothered me, I was holding Ella's hand the whole time.

I was kind've suprised that Ella let me hold her hand for this long. She didn't even let go when we sat down, just seated herself next to me and layed her head on my shoulder, watching as Dally annoyed the girl in front of him.

"Get your feet off my chair!" The girl yelled, turning around to glare at Dallas. He removed his feet, only to put them back on as soon as she turned back around. "Can you please be nice and get your feet off my chair?"

"I'm never nice" Dallas growled.

"What about earlier?" Ella asked.

"That wasn't nice little Bug"

"Well is sure wasn't mean" She retorted.

"Bug's a cute name" The girl's friend said, offering Ella a friendly smile "I'm Marcia and this is Cherry"

"My name's Ella, Bug's just a nickname" Ella replied.

"So is Cherry, my real name is Sherri but they just call Cherry because of my hair" Cherry explained.

"She's called Bug cause she's damn annoyin' and won't go away" Dallas sneered.

"I thought you said it was because she was "so stinkin' cute"?" Ponyboy questioned. Dallas mumbled a whatever before announcing that he was going to get a coke, pushing himself out of the chair.

"So what's your names?" Cherry asked, looking towards Ponyboy and me.

"I'm Ponyboy and that's Johnny"

"Ponyboy's quite a name. Really original"

"Ya I even have a brother named Sodapop"

I tuned out after, turning my attention to Ella. Her head was still resting on my shoulder, her hand wrapped around my bicep. She seemed tired, her green orbs struggling to keep open.

"Hey" I whispered, slowly moving my arm. Her head turned, green eyes connecting with mine. "Do you want to go home?"

"No I'm fine" She whispered back. I nodded, letting her go back to watching the movie.

We ended up ditching the movie, walking with Cherry, Marcia and Two-Bit. Ella was still beside me, walking with me hand-in-hand. You could tell she was tired, her eyes droopy and were still struggling to stay open.

"Hey guys looks like we got some trouble" Two-Bit said.

Our heads turned around taking in the Blue Mustang that pulled in behind us, watching as a very drunk guy climbed out of the car.

"Cherry get in the car!" The guy yelled. "We're not that drunk"

"Not that drunk? Bob you can barely stand on your own" Cherry yelled back.

"Alright, but that still doesn't give you a reason to hangout with these bums" He snarled.

"Who are you calling bums pal?" Two-Bit withdrew his blade, busting a bottle and handing it to Ponyboy. I pulled Ella against me, wrapping my arms securely around her waist as she buried her face into me. I turned my head, wearily looking at drunken boy.

"No! No fights! I absolutely hate them!" Cherry exclaimed, stepping between the boys. "I'll go with you just give me a minute"

She pulled Ponyboy to the side and began whispering things to him. I watched as he nodded, allowing Cherry and Marcia to get in the car with the guys.

Ella looked up, her head slowly pulling away from her hiding spot. She was awake now, eyes wide opened.

"Come on guys let's go to the lot"