He rested his head against her shoulder and sighed gently. "It's nothing... nothing bad or anything I just..." he was nervous that he would ruin things, he was nervous that this would change them for good but at the same time he wanted to take the chance. Maybe he didn't have to swan dive into though.

"I was wondering if you would go to the homecoming dance... with me?" he asked quietly.

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Ella's stomach lurched uncomfortably and she was filled with relief. Jenny hadn't said anything so scare him off after all. "Well shit" she blurted, clasping a hand over her mouth. Swearing was not her forte.

"Of course I will" she answered shyly. "I wouldn't want to go with anyone else!"

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"Really?" he asked, his eyes wide. "I was... I was uh... kinda nervous... I never asked anyone on a date before... I mean... to a dance! It doesn't have to be a date... unless you want it to be... fuck," he hid his face from her.

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"It's...not a big deal, right?" Ella replied a little shrilly. She took his hands away from his face and clasped one in her lap. It looked more like she was about to tell him someone had died. She gave his fingers a squeeze and grinned wildly.

"What does a date even mean, huh? I think I'd like that."

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He squeezed her hand back and smiled. "Right, absolutely," he nodded. "Just.. hanging out... together... at a dance." His face was getting redder by the moment. "Um... what color you gonna wear?" He felt entirely silly but he was still excited that she had said yes in the first place.

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"It's no big deal, I see you at all the other dances" Ella laughed. But it was different. This time she was actually going with him! Still, she calmed down a little at his question. Clothes. That was something she could focus on.

"Pink" she said without even thinking about it. "Or maybe rainbow? But pink is my favourite" she sighed.

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"Pink!" he said cheerfully. "You always look nice in pink! Rainbow would be nice too though," he sputtered. He really had no idea how to talk about fashion. He, for the most part, dressed like an old man, getting most of his fashion sense from his grandfather anyways.

"We will definitely have a lot of fun," he said to reassure himself. "Definitely the two most colorful," he added with a grin. Talking about silly things was starting to calm him down, it was easy to just talk.

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