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Chapter 5: Let's Party
Music played softly and people in expensive gowns, and suits moved about the front room socializing with the different people. The party was a celebration of the New Hellfire Club. Nobody in the room knew about Emma Frost's deal with the United States Government except for the Inner Circle. It was two weeks since they had returned from Washington and Emma had thrown the party to keep the funds coming from all the outer members. Now that they had the funding of the government they didn't really need the money from the afflictions, but they figured that they could still use the extra.
The music grew louder and the maestro motioned that the dancing should begin. Dani walked into the room and looked eagerly around. Then she spotted her. Sofia was talking with David in one of the front corners. She quickly made her way over to her and pulled her away. "Sofia," she started. "You haven't told anyone have you?" she asked. Sofia shook her head. "Good, okay I just took the test. Come with me to see?" Dani grabbed Sofia's arm and dragged her across the floor.
"No offence, Ms. Moonstar, but shouldn't you be talking to Ms. Sinclair, or another adult?" Sofia asked.
"No, I don't want anyone else to know, but I don't want to do it by myself," Dani answered.
Sam stepped in front of Dani at that instant right before the two women exited the room. "Dani, you wanna dance wit me?" he asked.
"Maybe in a second," She answered nervously. "Girl stuff, we'll be back in just a second okay?" And with that Dani pecked him on the cheek and pulled Sofia around him. She ran up the stairs dragging the teenager behind her, and hurried into her bedroom. "Okay it's in the bathroom. You read the box and find out the negative and positive color." Dani came out of her bathroom and handed the small e. p. t. to Sofia. "You look I can't," she said as she sat down on the bed.
Sofia looked at it and then back at the box. "Okay," Sofia sighed. "The thing is blue, which means…negative." A sigh of relief came from Dani and Sofia.
Dani stood and hugged her. "Thank you, so much, you know for being here for me. Thanks you Sofia." Sofia rubbed her teacher's back in return, and when they separated she motioned to the door. "Oh right," Dani mumbled wiping tears from her eyes. "The party. Let's go." Dani walked with Sofia back down to the party and they parted. Sofia went back to her friends in the corner and Dani tried to scope out Sam. Finally she found him and wrapped her arms around him from behind. "Would you like to dance, Mr. Guthrie?"
He turned around and wrapped his strong arms around her thin waist. "Why yes, Ms. Moonstar, I think I just might." The two moved to the dance floor and embraced each other. "And I must say," he started pulling away. "You look amazin'" Dani wore a strapless black gown with light green trim, and rhinestones adorned the breast making a sweeping motion all the way down to her waist.
Dani smiled and pulled him back to her. "You don't look to bad either." She then placed her head on his shoulder and they swayed from side to side with the rhythm of the music. Then Dani saw something through the corner of her eye. "Look at that," she whispered in Sam's ear. Sam turned and saw Rahne dancing with Bobby. "Never would have guessed him, being the one she was into." Then she looked past Wolfsbane and Iceman and saw Psylocke motioning for her and Sam to come to her. Dani told Sam and the two held hands as they weaved through the dancing couples.
When they arrived Betsy greeted them. "Danielle, Sam, this is Mr. Reguloss." The two young adults shook his hand. "Mr. Reguloss has just informed me that he has been working very closely with Bline Jewelers."Then Betsy looked into Dani's eyes. 'I think you should go tell Emma we might have a situation.' she told her telepathically.
Dani took the hint and excused herself and Sam. "Let's go," she told him. "We have to go talk to Emma." The couple made their way over to Emma who was talking with another businessman.
When Emma noticed that Dani was coming toward her she turned to the man and started to introduce the two as they approached. "Mr. Nicoli, this is Danielle Moonstar, and Samuel Guthrie," she said.
"Oh yes, I think I remember Mr. Guthrie," he said. "Of that was years ago. You were just a student I believe, my how much you've grown." Dani and Sam shook his hand.
"Excuse me, Mr. Nicoli, but could I steal Ms. Frost away from you for just a second?" Dani asked him. He nodded and Dani pulled Emma aside. "Betsy," she started. 'Whoa,' she thought. 'That was weird. I've never called her that before.' Dani shook the thought, of calling her elder by her first name, out of her head an continued. "…Betsy said that she thinks we might have a situation." Moonstar pointed behind her at Psylocke and Emma leaned to the side to see.
"That's Arthur Reguloss," she commented. "He has been a member of the New York branch as long as I can remember. He's been involved with a lot of mutant liberation conspiracies as well. He just recently struck a deal with Bline Jewelers that could make him a fortune. I don't know all the details but I think he took over all the New York facilities. I also understand that the production rate has been going up speedily. What else did Betsy say?"
Jean Paul walked around the ballroom nodding to people when they glanced his way. He had never been to such a big formal party. He was about to start a conversation with a lone young business man but turned away when he heard a voice inside his head. "Northstar."
'It's Emma," he thought.
"Listen I need you to find a woman for me," she telasent. "I tried a telesweep around the room but I couldn't find her. She's probably working with a telepath. Anyway, if she's anything like I remember, she's awfully pale, really boney, white blonde hair, extremely sharp fingernails and most likely wearing a red leather dress."
"What's her name," he thought.
"Come to think of it I don't really know, but she goes by Scribe but don't mention it. She's also the Red Queen in the Berlin Inner Circle," Emma answered.
"I thought all the Inner Circles in the world were relived of their members."
"They were but we are not the only ones that reformed," she answered. "Just strike up a conversation about how Berlin is or something like that."
Northstar walked through the ballroom looking for the woman Emma had described. Finally he heard the sound of scratching against glass. He turned as did many other people, irritated by the noise, to see a slender woman sipping a glass of champagne. He walked toward her and she looked past her glass, which seemed to be the focus of her attention. "I don't believe we've met," he started.
"No I don't think we have," she answered putting her glass on a tray carried by a waiter. "You may call me Scribe, I'm the Red Queen of the Berlin Inner Circle. I'm here to applaud New York for getting back up on their feet. And you are?" she inquired.
"Jean Paul Beaubier, the White Knight of the New York Inner Circle," he answered.
Scribe widened her eyes in surprise, which looked to Jean Paul that it would hurt as her skin was stretched over her pointed face enough as it was. "Well then, congrats to you. I've never heard of you before, What line of business are you in?" she asked.
"Umm…ex-Canadian Government," he answered in a panic. Then he quickly changed the subject. "How is Berlin these days?" he asked then he felt Emma inside his head again.
'Okay, ask her where she got that necklace, if she answers Bline Jewelers then ask if she has any connections,' Emma instructed.
'Why would I want connections?' he thought to her.
'I don't know for your girlfriend, I guess, you want a discount on a necklace just like it,' she answered.
Jean-Paul was about to comment on her suggestion when he realized that Scribe had stopped talking and was looking at him. "Sorry, I just spaced out. Wow! that is a beautiful necklace where did you get it?"
Scribe reached at her neck and flashed a smile. "It's a Bline Jewelers original," she said proudly.
"How do you come about getting one of those?" he asked.
"Well," she started. "I have my connections. Why are you asking?" she asked suspiciously.
Northstar choked as he was about to speak. "For my special someone," he said with a smile.
"Oh I see," she said, returning the smile. "I might be able to swing something, I'm very close to Bline Jewelers you see. Oh now I've said to much," she said widening her smile. "But Mr. Beaubier, I really will try to help you." With that she slid her lean white finger against his cheek. Her red painted nail made a thin cut, and Jean Paul tried not to wince at her touch. Scribe then walked away and started a conversation with another man.
Northstar turned and made his way over to Emma who was watching from the doorway. "So what's up?" he asked once he reached her.
"Something I wish were not happening."
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