A/N: I really hope you enjoy this chapter. Please review and tell me what you think. I will be doing other stuff for this story, but I had to post this. Thank you for reading this, and don't forget to review!

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*Cinderella: Ponyboy and Ellie*

Ponyboy Curtis sat at the table, trying to do his school work. He just couldn't seem to concentrate on his work. Feeling frustrated, the ex greaser turned his attention away from his school work and over to his four year old daughter. Ellie was in the small living room, wearing one of her pretty dresses while dancing to the radio. Ponyboy sighed, how could she be so carefree while he was sitting there, feeling as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders?

Somehow, Ponyboy was able to get back to his school work, only to be interrupted by a very excited four year old. "Daddy," She said as she pulled on his shirt, "you have to help me. There's a ball at the castle, and I've been invited, but I need to practice my dancing." Ponyboy sighed. He really needed to finish this paper.

"Not now, sweetheart, Daddy has to finish this paper for school." He tried to explain to the little girl. Ellie puffed out her lip and made her honey colored eyes larger, the puppy dog look. "Please Daddy, please?"

Ponyboy could never resist that look. Sighing, the young father stood up and took his daughter's hand. "Okay, but only for a little while." Ellie's face lit up at her father's words, causing Pony's heart to warm. He loved to make his daughter happy; Alyssa often said that Ponyboy would spoil Ellie if she didn't stop him.

So, Ponyboy danced with his daughter, acting as if he didn't have a care in the world. He took time to savor this moment, because he knew that one day she would grow up and not want to dance with her father anymore. One day she'd be too busy with friends and….boyfriends.

This is how Alyssa found them when she got home from the store, dancing in the small living room.

Ponyboy watched as his daughter showed off her prom dress. He couldn't believe that she was already going to her prom, it seem just like yesterday that she was playing Cinderella.

She would be going with Joey Cade, her boyfriend. Joey was a good kid, and Ponyboy knew that Johnny raised his children right, so he didn't really worry about them.

"Dad, what do you think of the dress?" Ellie asked her father. Ponyboy forced himself to smile.

"It's beautiful, El." She beamed at his comment, and then her face turned serious.

"Dad, the proms only a week away, I really need to practice my dancing." Ponyboy sighed, a smile on his face.

"Of course I'll help you, sweetheart," Ponyboy told his daughter. Later that night, Ponyboy and Ellie could be found in the living room, dancing. Ponyboy felt special. He felt as if he were dancing with Cinderella, like he knew something the prince didn't. Ponyboy also took time to cherish this moment , like he had so many years ago. He cherished it because before he knew it, the clock would strike midnight, and she'd be gone.

She came home that day with a large smile on her face and a simple ring on her hand. She went on and on about all they had planned. Before long, Ellie turned to her father and said, "Dad, the wedding is only six months away, and I need to practice my dancing." Ponyboy held back a sob.

"Of course I'll help you," he finally managed to get out.

Ponyboy held his daughter close as they danced, not wanting to let his baby girl go. He couldn't believe that she and Joey were getting married, that one day soon she'd be a married woman with a new last name.

Despite these thoughts, Ponyboy took time to savor the moment once again. He felt as if he were dancing with Cinderella, as if he knew something the prince didn't know. He took time to savor the moment, because one day, in six months, she'd no longer be his little Cinderella.

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