Baby come back

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Monday, school had come and gone. Carmen had desperately avoided Rizzo and Kenickie as best she could but that meant staying away from the rest of the group with no explanation.

"You okay, Baby?" French asked over the phone.

"Oh yeah I'm fine. You wanna get a milkshake or something?" Carmen asked changing the subject from why she hadn't met with them at lunch.

"Yeah that'd be great." Frenchy said happily.

"Fine I'll pick you up in 15."

Carmen got dressed in a different outfit and headed for her car, passing her mother on the way and kissing her on the head.

The drive to Frenchy's was short and from there to the frosty palace was even shorter.

When they got in the door Frenchy had almost instantly been called over by Jan who sat with the rest of the t-birds and pink ladies.

And Carmen felt a little piece of her die inside when the only spare seat was next to Kenickie's.

When she sat down the boys were busy making fun of Putzie for not knowing about sex. She attempted to busy herself to avoid embarrassment by getting out a cigarette, but it ended up back firing when she didn't have a lighter.

"Hey French, ya got a light?" Carmen begged a little.

"Nah, sorry. Ask Kenick?" She replied turning to see who was sat on the other side of Carmen.

"Kenickie, can I borrow your lighter?" Carmen asked halfheartedly.

"Uhh sure." He replied lighting the huge flame close to her face.

"Hey watch out, you could've killed one of my pink ladies." Rizzo commented.

Sandy walked by next, with the boys wolf whistling and Kenickie purposely not letting her through. "Leave her." Carmen muttered just loud enough for him to hear and swing his legs round in response.

Danny followed and they all knew what was happening. Despite all his efforts to seem cool, they all knew he was crazy for her.

"Uhh, Baby. I need to talk?" Danny said walking around the corner after Sandy walked back to her date.

Carmen walked out to the front of the diner along with Danny, who was trying to act cool.

"So, Uhh.. I need ideas?" He asked.

"For what?" Carmen replied, leaning against the wall and tilting her head to see inside the diner.

"I need to get Sandy back. She's going out with Tom, you know the one, brains in his fucking ass."

"Yeah like your head's screwed on tight." Carmen joked, putting her cigarette out onto the floor.

"Ahh, come on Baby. I can't let her stick with that drongo." Danny said pulling out his comb and straightening himself out again.

"Uhhh sure. She obviously likes them like that. Get a sweater or something." She suggested.

"Nah. Hahaha. I'm serious, I've still got a reputation to hold up remember."

"I don't know Danny, get a hobby." And somehow Danny was satisfied with the answer.

After Danny left Carmen outside the frosty palace Marty, Jan and Frenchy came bursting out of the door. "Carry, can you give us a lift back to French's." Marty asked pulling her along to her car after agreeing.

The four of them got to Frenchy's house and no one was home. So with that they decided to sit in the living room and smoke and drink.

"What's up with Danny?" Marty asked throwing herself onto the couch, with a bottle of wine in one hand and her cigarette case in the other.

"I don't know. I guess he's in looovee." Carmen replied raising her eyebrows and giggling along with the others.

*

"Huh, Carmen you've gotta see this." Marty chuckled watching Danny run around the track as they sat eating lunch on the bleachers.

"No way. Danny Zuko doing sport, huh." Carmen laughed in response.

"Hey uhhh, Ladies. You're on our turf." A familiar New York accent spoke abruptly. The girls, all bar Rizzo, turned to see the t-birds standing over them.

"Ahh. Beat it Murdoch, we're watching my cousin make fool of himself." Carmen brushed them off cooly and turning her attention back to Danny who was now doing hurdles.

"What the hell does he think he's doing?!" Kenickie jeered, lowering himself to Carmen's height as she sat legs out beside her on the bleachers.

"Ha, I don't know." She laughed back in reply watching him fall flat onto his face. Sandy went to check on him and the show was over.

As they turned away Carmen turned unintentionally towards Kenickie who's face was worryingly close to hers. They awkwardly held the position for a few seconds too long, lucky that no one noticed before they brushed it off and continued to eat their lunches.