When we got to the theatre, I lined up for tickets. Castiel seemed to have noticed something, and excused himself and told me he will be right back. I got our tickets and I waited near the ticket booth. I fiddled around with my phone, trying to decide on what I wanted to eat. I have had a churro in forever. And I liked munching on popcorn while watching, so I will probably get a bag of those. How long has it been since I have been to the movies? It felt way too long. My friends and I used to go every Tuesday, because it was half off on that day.
"Hey, you here alone? If yeah, I don't mind me some sweet company" A voice said. It belonged to a guy who must have been in his late teens, but was taller than me. He was also pretty buff too and coupled with his shaven head, he was intimidating. He seemed to be very confident, and to be honest, sounded like a douchebag.
"Actually, I'm here with someone else. And wow, smooth. You're pretty forward aren't you?" I asked.
"I dunno, maybe you and I can ditch the movies and go somewhere?" He asked. It was sad how desperate he was.
"This lad bothering you?" A voice said in a familiar British accent. It was Will! Will was smiling as he walked towards us, and he when he reached where we were, his height caused him to loom over the guy, who faltered, but quickly composed himself so he looked tough again.
"And what are you going to do about it?" Baldy asked, sizing Will up. Will chuckled at that, but before he could speak, Castiel came back, and unknowingly joined our little party.
"Turns out it was nothing," Castiel explained to me, but realizing that the two guys were looking at him, he gave a nod to Will, then proceeded to ask who the cocky kid was. It was getting ridiculous because although the kid was brawny, we now had two guys standing over him.
"This ain't even worth it," baldy said as he walked away.
"Ah my heroes," I said laughing at what just happened. "Will! You're in Kansas!" He gave me a hug, and told me he was disappointed I did not say goodbye last time. He was continuing on his trip across the country it seemed.
"I'm here to catch the latest Marvel flick," Will explained. "I watched every single one of them back in England. What are you guys seeing?"
I told him we were seeing the same thing, and luckily, we were all going to the same showing. Will made a comment about how Castiel did not seem like a movies guy, and he admitted this was his first time, which shocked Will.
"What are you? Are you telling me that in all, what?- Thirty? Thirty-something?-years of your life, you have never been to the cinemas?" Will asked. We were in line for snacks now, and I was doing that thing where you mentally rehearsed your order before getting to the cashier.
"Um," Castiel replied. "Yes. Never in the, uh, thirty so years in my life." That snapped me back to their conversation, and I told Will that it was true, he was not into movies, but I dragged him here. I was glad Castiel did not correct Will on his age. Will got popcorn and a drink, while I also got popcorn, a Coke and a churro. I held my churro and coke, while Castiel helped me carry the popcorn.
We were a bit early, so we got to choose good seats. Will sat to my right, while Castiel sat on my left. Will caught me up on what he had been so far. Judging from his accounts, it seemed like he really liked museums. I also realized that people made museums for the strangest things such as Pez dispensers and rope.
The lights then started to dim, and I was already done with my churro, and they were only showing trailers. I took a sip of my Coke and waited decided I would wait till the movie actually started before I munched on my popcorn. So instead, I felt around in the dark for Castiel's hand and laced our fingers together, and huddled closer to him. I looked to see if he was okay with this, and through the light of the screen flickering through scenes, I saw that he was smiling.
The movie ended, but we stayed behind to watch the preview of the next Marvel movie. Shame how so many people left, not knowing about the bonus clip that every Marvel movie included at the end. The clip showed the world being threatened again, and of course, a call for help for the hero of the next movie.
I stretched when everything was finally over and looked at the fellow fans who steadfastly stayed behind as we did. Everyone gave each other smiles, celebrating our ingenuity. A male and a female couple walked down the steps from behind us, and looked at us. I was about to give them a thumbs up, when I realized I had seen their faces before. Were they not on the missing peoples posters from before? I stared at them curiously, wrinkling my forehead in confusion. They were leaving the room, but before they did, I saw them blink, and their eyes turned fully black.