1Disclaimer: I don't own Criss Angel (sigh) Or anything/anyone affiliated with Mindfreak in anyway. So please don't sue me. This story is just for fun.
Back at the suite Karena was sitting with Dimitra, Brandon, and Jade discussing family. Criss was talking to his crew, every so often jumping on one of them. The stunt luckily couldn't have gone better. Karena glanced over at Criss and caught his eyes. They shared a smile before each turning back to their respective groups.
"So, Karena." Dimitra started. "How much longer will you be in Las Vegas?" Karena looked toward Brandon.
"We're suppose to be going back to Utah on Sunday." She said quietly.
"What about Christopher?"
"What about me?" Criss asked jumping on the couch between his mom and Karena. He put his arms around both of them.
"Jade, Brandon and I are suppose to be going back to Utah on Sunday." Karena said only looking into his eyes briefly. A tense feeling hung in the air. Criss sighed.
" Karena, can I talk to you outside, just for a minute?" Karena merely nodded. Criss grabbed her hand giving her a reassuring smile and opened the door. "After you." She walked into the cool evening air. The site from the balcony was breath-taking. She had always heard about the lights in Vegas and even though she had been there for a while they still were a sight to behold. She heard the door shut behind her before Criss wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned down kissing her neck. They stood for a few moments just enjoying each others company.
"I'm not ready to leave Vegas." Karena said softly. Her voice strained as she was trying to fight back tears.
"I'm not ready for you to leave Vegas." Criss replied. "You guys could always just stay for a few more weeks or months." He pulled her closer to him.
"We don't have the kind of money you do sweetie." She said with a small smile.
"Well, you know I could pay for..."
"No." Karena said cutting him off sternly. "You know I wouldn't let you do that."
"Well then I guess you'll just have to stay in the Luxor with me." Karena began to laugh.
"Oh yeah, sure right." She said turning and walking back towards the door, but Criss grabbed her hand.
"What if I honestly asked you if you would stay here with me in this suite." His eyes told her that he was serious.
"I would say that you're insane." She said rolling her eyes.
"Why's that?"
"We've known each other for what? A little over two weeks?"
" Karena, I want you to stay." Criss said grabbing both of her hands. "I'm asking you to stay." Karena smiled at him. He looked almost like a child asking for that new game, that new toy.
"You're going to regret this." Karena said smirking.
"So you'll stay?"
"I'll stay." Criss picked Karena up kissing her. They stood embracing for a few moments. The only problem Karena could see was trying to tell Brandon and Jade. She was suppose to be staying with them over the summer and she didn't know how they would react. "I have to talk to Jade and Brandon." She said pulling away from Criss.
"I was just thinking about that." He said rubbing his neck.
"See that mentalism shit works." Karena said with a wink. Criss chased her inside the suite.
"Hey Karena, you ready to go?" Jade asked as she was pulling on her coat.
"Yeah, sure." Karena said good-bye to the crew, Criss' family, and finally to Criss.
"Good luck." He whispered to her before softly kissing her lips. "And just so you know, I look forward to kissing you every night." Karena blushed and walked out of the suite.
Karena, Brandon, and Jade stopped for a late dinner, and walked around Vegas before returning to the hotel.
"Guys can I talk to you for a minute?" Karena said sitting on the couch in the living room.
"What's up?" Brandon said sitting beside her, Jade sat in the chair on her right.
"Criss asked me to stay in Vegas instead of going back to Utah." Karena blurted out.
"Stay where, here in the Aladdin?" Jade asked seemingly hoping for a yes answer.
"No, in his suite at the Luxor with him."
" Karena..." Brandon said with a sigh. "I really don't think that's a good idea. You just met the guy two weeks ago" He kept his voice calm and low.
"Do you really want stay Karena?" Jade asked.
"Yes." she replied without a moments hesitation. "Yes I want to stay."
"I am not going to stop you." Brandon said. "If you want to stay then stay. You've always seemed to have good judgement."
"Come on Brandon!" Jade seemed to explode. "She's 20, he's what 40?? She has no idea what she needs or wants."
"I don't know what I want and need? Are you kidding Jade?" Karena asked slightly raising her voice.
"No, I'm not kidding. That's crazy Karena and you know it. You barely know the guy. He seems like a player."
"Jade, please just stop. This is Karena's decision and there is no sense in fighting about it." Brandon said standing up. "I guess you're staying here then." Brandon gave her a small smile and hugged her. "If he hurts you, I don't care how famous he is, I am kicking his fucking ass."
"Always the big brother." Karena said smiling.
"You better get packed as well. We'll help you get your bags to the Luxor before we leave." Brandon said walking into his bedroom. Jade followed him, and Karena sat alone in the living room smiling to herself.
The last few days that Brandon and Jade were in Vegas went quickly. Karena spent every night with them attending different shows and just being around Vegas as much as possible. Every so often Criss would join them, but it seemed as if he was filming every day. Karena finally moved her bags into the Luxor and when she got to the suite Criss was the only one there.
"Hey baby." He said giving her a quick kiss. His hair was down and still wet from a shower, and he was wearing black jeans and a grey form fitting shirt. Karena couldn't deny how amazing he looked.
"Should I put these bags in the spare bedroom?" Brandon asked indicating the door next to J.D.'s room. It was rarely used.
"Actually, no." Criss said his body tensing. "Um, we're putting those in there." He said pointing to a door on the left. It was Criss' bedroom. Brandon seemed to tense too, but he did as Criss said. Jade gave Karena a hug.
"While I still don't agree with this. You know if you need anything you can call and I will be up here as soon as I can." Karena nodded.
"Thank you." Brandon came out of Criss' room, his body still tense. He gave Karena a warm hug and he and Jade left. Karena stood for a moment leaning against the couch looking around the suite. Criss stood next to her.
"I hope you don't regret your decision to stay." Criss said looking at the floor. Karena touched his chin making him look up. He had a smile on his face.
"You know I don't." Karena put her arms around him. "So, Christopher what would you like to do." He gave her a classic sexy smile.
"Everything." He kissed her forcefully, but pulled away with a sad look on his face. "But unfortunately everyone is going to be here in about, oh 10 minutes to go over the stunt for tomorrow." Karena gave him the puppy dog face but just rested her head against his chest. She could hear his heart beating.
"What's the stunt?" She asked, and his heart beat seemed to quicken. "Please tell me. I would rather find out now then when you go over it with your crew."
"I'm going to walk on screwdrivers."
"Excuse me?" Karena said staring up at him.
"They're going to place screwdrivers head side up and surround it with broken bottles, and I am going to walk across them." Karena's eyes displayed a horrible nervousness. " Karena, I am going to be fine as long as I concentrate and you're there to support me."
"Of course I'll be there." She said hugging him. "I wouldn't miss it for the world." He kissed the top of her head before hearing the first knock on the door.
"I get a big kiss afterward right?" He asked walking toward the door. He looked at her before turning the knob.
"Of course." She said smiling. The crew came in and sat around the living room taking notes and discussing precautions. J.D. seemed to be calmer than usual.
"How can you be so calm about this?" Karena asked him as everyone started to depart.
"Because Criss is really good with these type of things, and he's always been able to handle pain well. I am mostly worried about him stepping to hard and the screwdriver going into his foot, or God forbid if he fell and they impaled him." Karena's eyes got really wide. "Don't worry. We'll have someone on either side of him at all times so if he even comes close to falling we'll grab him." Her stress level seemed to fall a small amount. However as she stood outside of the Luxor watching the crew dump the pieces of broken bottles around the massive screwdrivers her stress level was at it's highest. Banachek stood beside her and gentle hand on her shoulder.
"He's going to be fine." He said reassuringly.
"I know, I just can't help but worry." Criss walked into the crowd and everyone began screaming. He was wearing a beautiful jacket with faux fur around the collar, blue jeans, and flip-flops. He began speaking with crowd. As he took off his coat, he was wearing a form-fitting black T-shirt, the crowd grew quiet. Some of them probably hoping he wasn't actually going to try it. He placed a hand on either of the guys shoulders beside him and one foot on a screwdriver. He started breathing in and out deeply, and Karena's entire body tensed, as did anyone watching as he took that first step and placed a second foot on a screwdriver. Breathing heavily while taking deep breaths and letting out little sounds of pain he slowly made his way from one screwdriver to the next he was wobbling, and kept his hands on the two crew members on either side of him. Midway down, amongst the screams of on-lookers Criss balanced and let go of the crew, but grabbed a hold of them soon after. He continued, and Karena wanted to look away so badly. The pain must have been unbearable. Finally he was balancing on the final two screwdrivers.
"Last one!" J.D. screamed. He was squatting at the end waiting for Criss to finish. Criss' breathing increased as he balanced both feet on the last screwdriver. He raised his hands into the air and screamed before falling forward onto the concrete. His crew quickly rushed to him picking him up and placing him on a stretcher.
"Thank you everybody I love you." Criss said into a megaphone as we was being taken away. The applause from the crowd was deafening. Banachek grabbed Karena and pulled her toward the ambulance that they were loading Criss into. Criss was grabbing a hold of his foot not showing his face. Karena and J.D. climbed in and it started off toward the hospital. Criss looked up at Karena and she could seen the pain etched on his face.
"How did it look?" Criss asked her as the medic began attending to his feet. Karena kissed him.
"It looked amazing." He smiled at her and held her hand. The doctors wrapped his feet and released him. Kara sat by Criss on his couch as they shot the last bit of film for the episode. A shot of his left foot bleeding through the bandage. The camera's cut and Criss rested his head on Karena's shoulder.
"That was fun." He said with a smirk.
"I'm just glad you're okay." Karena said kissing the top of his head.
"I told you I would be. So where's my kiss?" She gave him the most romantic kiss he could remember having in years.