NOTE: Sorry for not posting for a while guys! I was super busy with things like senior projects and papers. DAMN YOU EDUCATION!*shakes fist at air* But anyway I don't really like Dave in the movie so…I might turn him into a bit of a meanie this chapter and later on. It's just that Dave always struck me as kind of a whiny lil bitch! I mean he has metal plates in his head and a little fuckin 11 year old is getting her ass kicked by a 40 year old and she ain't bitchin about it! I mean come on MAN UP DAVE! But anyway! Onto this chapter….It is set the day that Kick-Ass becomes famous….that's right KICK-ASS…not Kick-Ass and Firecracker. Chris will be in this chapter.


Chapter 7:

Kick-Ass: Instant Star! Firecracker: Who That Be?

Two Days Later

I walked to Atomic Comics with the guys wearing an old purple Invader Zim shirt and dark skinny jeans with brown boots with buckles on the side, which went up to my mid-calf. I was rocking a bandage on my nose, because it was of course broken, that ass hole! I started to walk in the door but Dave stopped in front of me.

"Dave? Dave?"

He merely pointed in front of him. There was a standee dressed as Kick-Ass with a sign attached to it that said 'Kick-Ass: The Comic! COMING SOON!' in big black letters. I started to look around for a Firecracker one… but there was none to be found.

"What the hell!" I mumbled to myself as we made our way over to our table by the TV.

On the TV was playing the fight that me and Dave, sorry Kick-Ass and Firecracker, had been in. I saw the flash of red jump on the guy about to hit Dave…DAMN! I looked like an animal; I thought and chuckled to myself. But then it showed Kick-Ass introducing himself and then IT CUT OUT! No epic "I'm Firecracker!" WHAT THE FUCK MAN!

I dragged Dave's ass away from the table. He smiled at me smugly.

"What was that Dave?"

"Well apparently the people at the news station reviewed the kid's footage and thought Kick-Ass was just more useful, since he was the one who really saved that guy." He smiled at me, but it was meanly done, he was making fun of me!

"What the hell is that supposed to mean!" I whispered. As my mouth was dropped open in shock.

"You know exactly what it means."

I felt myself coming close to angry tears; I had done my part too! "Well maybe Kick-Ass needs to be reminded that if it wasn't for Firecracker, he would have had a rock and a trash can smashed over his ungrateful head! And also what injuries did you get Dave! Cus I got a fuckin BROKEN NOSE THAT HURTS LIKE A MOTHER FUCKER! In case you haven't noticed!" I was hyperventilating and about to cry. So I ran back to the table, picked up my shit and ran towards the door, leaving Dave standing there in shock, as the words I said sunk in.

I was walking down the street in tears and a terrible mood, let me tell you! I stumbled off the sidewalk and started walking on the side of the road. I heard a horn beeping so I waved my arms to signal them to go around. I heard the car pull over and honk the horn, so I whirled around with tears in my eyes.

"WHAT! WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM DUDE!" I yelled as I stomped towards the car, not the smartest thing to do I know.

The window in the back rolled down and my mouth dropped open, and my heart dropped. In the back seat of that car was my best friend.

"Chris!" I whispered excitedly.

"Hey Izzy." He said rather grumpily. "I thought you were just going to ignore me like you have been for a while."

It clicked in my head that I have kind of been ignoring him since Dave got out of the hospital. I started to tear up again and Chris noticed.

"Iz…" he said softly. "Come on Isabel, I'm not mad, just get in the car. I'll have my driver drive you home first if you want."

He opened the door and let me in. I sighed and stepped into the warm car. "Actually Chris, I don't want to go home."

His eyes opened wide as I stared up at him with puppy dog eyes. "Oh no, Izzy! I don't think that…"

Then a voice from the front seat cut Chris off. "Jesus Christ Chris! Man up and let the girl come over. I mean you have pretty much been secretly dating her for like a month!"

"WE AREN'T DATING, AARON! "Me and Chris yelled at the same time. Then I sunk back into my seat blushing faintly.

"Hey!" I said in an excited voice that was still croaky from me crying while I was walking. "Aaron! How's it goin man!"

"Eh…so so. And how about yourself?"

"Well right now I'm doin pretty craptastic!" I said with false happiness, then turned to Chris and started pouting "Pretty please! I never even met your mommy yet…secret boyfriend!" I said the last part and a huge smile cracked over my face and I started laughing.

"OK FINE!" yelled Chris "Aaron! Just take us home."

"Righto!"

"Since when do you say righto?" I said, slightly wierded out.

"Since now!" He said.

"OK! Just asking." I looked at Chris, who had a small nervous smile on his face. "AW! Somebody's nervous that his mommy is meeting his little friend!" and laughed in his face. He pushed my face away to the other side of the car making me slip, because I had been sitting with my legs up under me.

"Compose yourself! We are here!"

"Ok" I said as I pulled myself up, and fixed my hair in the rearview mirror. "There!" I said and got out of the car, Chris was holding the door for me. "Well thank you kind sir!" I said as I smiled at him.

His cheeks turned pink "You are welcome kind lady." Then he pointed behind me because I was facing the car "After you."

I turned around and my mouth dropped open. We walked through the door and my jaw dropped even further. "HOLY SHIT! You live here? You have security guards?" He nodded. I smiled hugely then waved to the guards as we got into the elevator, "HI GUARDS!" They all just raised their eyebrows at me and waved slowly. As soon as the doors closed, Chris and Aaron started to laugh at me. "Yeah! Yuck it up meanies!" I said and I joined them in laughing.

Chris and I stopped laughing and Chris said "We are like one floor away! Control yourself!" Aaron was almost doubled over laughing still, and imitating my excited waving. Chris and I just stared at him with raised eyebrows.

"Ya done there?" I said.

He immediately stopped and stood up straight, "Yes!"

Then the doors opened, and I heard people talking, I got kind of nervous "WTF!" I thought, "Calm down Iz! You are just his friend. No reason to be nervous." As another little voice added "Yeah just a potential mob boss and his mob…wife." "Shut up!" "Make me!" I shook my head to stop my subconscious argument.

"You ready?" said Chris, he looked nervous.

"Ready as I'll ever be buddy." I said. I lied I was going to puke.

He took my hand and led me towards what I guessed was the kitchen. One point for me!

I pulled back my hand as we got almost to the door and leaned against the wall. Chris turned and looked at me. I whirled around and started walking back towards the elevator. I felt him grab my arm and turn me around and he pulled me into a hug. "You will be fine Isabel." He whispered in my ear as he ruffled my hair. "My dad already thinks you are awesome. And I have told my mom enough about you to know she would like you."

I pulled out of the hug and smiled at Chris. "Really?"

"Yeah and even if they hated you, that would not stop me from being your friend! You are one of the nicest and funniest people I have ever met." He took my hand and led me down the hall again.

I blushed "Wow! Thanks best friend."

"No problem."

Then he walked in the kitchen, where his mom and dad were sitting. "Mom. Dad. I have some one that I want you to meet." He went to walk forward, but I was hiding behind the door frame and I pulled my arm back. That caused him to jerk backwards and hit his face on the door.

I laughed and stepped out from behind the door. "Wow Chris! Smooth move there!" I laughed at him as he grumbled angrily. I heard his parents join in laughing; his face must have looked ridiculous.

I stopped laughing and looked up at him. Damn him being like 2 inches taller than me. I looked at his face. "No permanent damage done! You still look hot." I felt my face turn red and saw his face turn pink.

"Wow thanks Iz. That means a lot coming from you." He said taking it as a sarcastic comment…it wasn't.

"Well you didn't even comment on my badass nose bandage yet!"

"Well!..."

We both stopped and turned around as Chris' dad cleared his throat. "Chris what is going on?"

"Oh right! Dad you remember Izzy?"

He shook his head.

"The girl from the movie theater." Chris added.

"AH yes! The one who fell asleep during Spirit 3."

"The one and only." I said with a small smile.

"Well it is nice to see you again Izzy."

"Good to see you again to Mr…Frank."

He laughed and motioned to his wife, "This is my wife, Angie."

I stepped out from next to Chris and shook his mom's hand. "Nice to meet you Mrs. D'Amico."

"Please call me Angie." She said sweetly as she shook my hand, then let go. "I mean please, don't call me Mrs. D'Amico." She said in almost a pleading voice.

I laughed "Um... well nice to meet you Angie. Nice to see you again Frank. But it seems that young Christopher is dragging me away!" And indeed he was. He was pretty much pulling me by the arm down the hall already.

"See you guys later! I'm gonna show her my room."

"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" I heard his dad yell.

"There is nothing you wouldn't do dad!" Chris yelled back as he blushed and laughed.

We both heard his parents laughing as his dad yelled back "DAMN STRAIGHT BOY!"

Chris and I both burst into laughter as he pulled me into his room and closed the door.

His room was lots of red, orange, and black.

"Wow." I said as I walked around his room. "You sure got a Halloween color scheme going on here." I said as I stopped next to his bed and started to play with the orange and black stripped bed spread.

"Jealous!" His voice said from behind me causing me to jump in the air.

"I has an idea of what we can do! Put on some music."

"Like what?"

"Um…I don't know like Journey or AC/DC maybe?"

He looked at me in shock then went over to his cd player and seconds later AC/DC's cd Back in Black was echoing through his room.

I started jumping on his bed and singing along. He smirked at me.

"What are you doing?"

"Having fun! Loosen up Babycakes!" I said with a laugh.

He sighed and kicked off his shoes.

"YAY!" I yelled as he started jumping on the bed with me. After about five minutes, he fell over laughing. I was still jumping and laughing because he was trying to grab my ankles.

"Can't get me! Can't get me! CAN'T GET ME! CAN'T….OMPH!" I was grabbed by the ankle and fell next to him on the bed laughing. After about 2 minutes he stopped laughing and just sat up and looked down at me, still rolling with laughter on his bed. I stopped when I saw him staring and sat up too.

"What? Something on my face…besides this ugly band aid?" I asked.

"No…It's just that…never mind."

"What dude! Don't leave me hanging." I joked and pushed his arm.

"Fine. It's just that you look really pretty. Even with that ugly ass band aid on your nose." He said with a laugh and looked away.

"… AW! Thank you Chrissy!" I hugged him from behind. "You just made my day!" I kissed his cheek. "Plus…I happen to think that you are pretty damn cute yourself."

He whirled back around. "Really?"

"Yes really." I laughed and changed the subject. "So did you see the new superheroes on TV?"

"You mean Kick-Ass? Yeah he seemed pretty cool. I wish I could be a superhero." He said with a dreamy look on his face.

"Well what about the girl?"

"You mean the one that like jumped on the guys back?"

"YEAH! I mean…you saw that part too?"

"Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed that she never introduced herself."

"She did! Her name is Firecracker!" I blurted out.

Chris looked confused, "How do you know?"

"Um…I was there, inside the convenience store and heard her say it…DUH!"

We both laughed, and he looked at me. "You alright there Izzy?"

I smiled at him. "Yeah, I'm fine." I looked at his clock. "HOLY COCK! I have to go home…LIKE NOW!"

"Ok. I'll have Aaron drive you. Don't worry I'll go too." He laughed as I shook my head at the thought of being alone in a car with Aaron. We walked down the hall and I said goodbye to his parents. Then we went down to the car. About ten minutes later I was walking into my uncle's house.

"Where were you?" my uncle asked.

"I was at a friend's house."

"And you didn't tell Dave?"

"Dave was being an ass. So I left Atomic and called my friend to come pick me up."

"What friend?"

"This one guy I met at the comic book store."

He smiled at me. "Is he nice?"

I blushed a little bit. "Yeah he's really nice."

"Ok…well next time, call. Now go tell Dave you are home. Ass or not, my son was worried sick about you."

I sighed. "Alrighty then."

"Dinner in a half hour?"

"Sounds good. Pizza?

"You know it!"

I laughed to myself as I walked up the stairs and past my room towards the cave of the ass hole I call a cousin.