When Mischief Finds Me
Chapter 2
After finishing her last class at Arizona State University, Christine put her book in her bag and left the classroom, only to be welcomed by the hot April weather. She walked roughly five minutes before waiting outside of the lab sciences building, knowing her other partner in crime would be finishing her senior level lab soon. Doodling on her phone for another few minutes Christine noticed a pair of small feet in a pair of flip flops stop in front of her. She looked up from her phone and at the petite girl in front of her.
The girl had very short, choppy dirty blonde hair and an overall small frame. The backpack she carried with her looked giant compared to her 5'2 height, considering all the books she probably had crammed in her bag. "I hope you weren't waiting long?" It was more of a question than a statement, even her tone of voice seemed gentle.
Christine shook her head and put her phone back in her pocket. "Nope! Now come on, we gotta start getting ready. Did you bring a change of clothes?" She asked her friend as they began walking together.
The small girl smiled and nodded. "Nothing too flashy. Nice pair of shorts, a tight halter crop top I stole from dance, and a comfy pair of flats. Don't want to wear heels and tire out too fast." She claimed, thinking through her outfit. "You?" She asked Christine.
"Pair of shorts, I wanted to do jeans but it's just too hot, a cute halter top, and this matching pair of earrings and necklace I found at the store a few days ago." Christine explained with a smile. "So where are we going to go first tonight? Country bar? Loud thumping night club? Sit down bar? I'm so excited Sam! Our little Brianna is finally twenty-one!" Christine was booming with excitement.
The small girl known as Sam was surprisingly calm compared to Christine, slightly laughing. "Why don't we leave it up to Brianna? I'm sure she'll have a preference." Sam suggested.
"Oh yeah, good idea." Christine muttered as they finally made their way back to the dorm.
After some time getting ready, the three girls finished getting dressed, ate a quick dinner at a nearby local restaurant, and made their way to a popular and busy downtown area known as Mill Avenue. On Mill Avenue there were many different types of venues available for a young adult to have a fun and hopefully remembered night. The night sky was hidden behind the constant lights of the buildings and streets.
"So, Brianna, where to first?" Christine asked as she turned around to walk backwards, looking at her young friend with a smile.
"I have no idea!" The young Brianna said as she looked around, in a much better mood than she was this morning. "How about somewhere we can go dancing? Not like, country dancing or ball room dancing? I'm thinking a place I can get down to some good music!" She said as she started doing some silly dance moves as they were walking down the street.
Samantha laughed as they continued. "With those moves, I don't think you'll have to worry about any guys approaching you." She teased, getting shoved by Brianna.
"I know just what you're talking about. This way." Christine said as she led the two girls a couple more blocks down the street.
Once they arrived the club was already pretty busy and finding anywhere to sit was impossible. They stood at the bar and waited for their drinks as they looked around the building. The dark lit room with flashing colored lights and loud music was something that Samantha and Christine enjoyed, especially when they went together. Now that Brianna was finally twenty-one, they finally felt complete.
"Thank you!" Brianna yelled to the bartender as he dropped off the drinks. Two drinks in smaller cups and one in a larger mug. "Why is this one so big?" Brianna yelled to her two friends.
"We told him it's your birthday! He knew what to do!" Samantha said loudly with a smile, making Brianna roll her eyes.
"Well thanks!" She said sarcastically. "Well… to a fun night?" She asked as she held up her mug.
"To a fun night!" Christine and Samantha repeated as they all clinked glasses.
As the night continued and they bar hopped a bit more it became the responsibility of Samantha and Christine to make sure Brianna wasn't drinking so much that she would do anything too embarrassing throughout the night. A little bit of embarrassment, sure, but not falling over or getting sick.
They found a both at a pretty calm sit-down bar where Brianna started snacking on bar chips and giggling. "Did you see how that guy looked at me?" Brianna giggled, referring to an earlier bar. "He was like, 'why is she doing the chicken dance?'" And with that Brianna's giggles turned into an all out laugh.
"Oh he wasn't the only wondering that." Samantha teased once more, laughing a bit too. She looked at Christine. "Do you think you could get us some water?" She asked her friend.
"Oh sure!" Christine gladly accepted as she stood up from the booth and went to the bar. After asking the bartender for a few waters he walked away, leaving Christine waiting at the bar. She looked at her surroundings and noticed a decently handsome slender man in the corner with some friends. She smiled as she thought her silly thoughts, knowing she would never approach the guy. With her head in the clouds she didn't even realize she was activating this strange ability that hid inside of her, golden eyes staring at the strange man. "I wouldn't mind if he came over and stole a kiss." She muttered to herself just as the man happened to make eye contact with her.
It was done, her golden eyed gaze hit him like a bus and her wish became his command. He stopped his conversation with his friends, put his drink down, and walked his way over to Christine. The confused girl stayed at the bar, wondering if some way he heard her soft remark. Without even a word he grabbed her by her wrist and pulled her close, only trying to follow an order he had received.
"What are you doing? Get away from me!" Christine yelled at the man as she pushed him away. Even though she protested he didn't seem like he was going to give up so easily, this caused a lot of attention at the bar. The man's friends began running over to him and Samantha was on her feet before Christine was able to say another word.
The man's friends pulled him away and began yelling at the man. "What do you think you're doing man?! What's wrong with you?!" With his friends anger and a slight slap across the face by another friend he seemed to snap out of whatever trace he was in, seeming very confused.
"I'm so sorry. I don't know… he's never… he's never done something like that before, I swear!" One of his friends defended the man to Christine.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Samantha muttered coldly as she stood next to Christine. "Come on, we're gonna go home. Let's get Brianna." She said to Christine, who was a bit confused.
'Did he do that because I somehow told him to? Did I do that thing again? I didn't mean to.' Christine thought to herself as she shook her head, following Samantha back to the booth to grab their friend before heading back to the dorms.
"That was a bit much. Who does that?" Samantha muttered to Christina as they made their exit from the bar and began heading down the street.
"I… don't have an answer for you." Christine said, seeming like she was still stuck in the moment from before.
"Well we'll go home, and we won't have to worry about it again. You still have a stash of cookies in the dorm, right?" Samantha asked, making Brianna laugh.
"More than enough." Brianna added.
"Stop!" An unfamiliar voice yelled at the three girls.
The three looked at each other, debating on if it was worth turning around or continuing on their way back. It didn't sound like any of the people from the bar earlier. They slowly turned behind them to see a strange man in a strange outfit. He seemed a little older than the young adults that plague the streets of Mill Avenue at this hour and extremely out of place due to his clothing of choice. Who wears a horned helmet?
"Um… can… we help you?" Christine asked, confused.
"I am Loki… of Asgard." The man announced.
*A decently long chapter just for a teaser of an introduction, but now chapter three will be that much more exciting.
Thank you for those who have read the first chapter and have given feedback already. Like I said this is my first story on this website and I have a lot to learn about the overall format of how things work.
If you have any suggestions or recommendations please feel free to let me know, feedback is always appreciated.
I like to credit wherever my motivations come from, so for this chapter I'd like to credit the song 'Sweet but Psycho' as performed by Ava Max.
Thank you all!
