A Night With Arella
Later that night, I climbed up to the top of the brick building that the Masked HQ was held in. On the top, I found Arella sitting looking at the stars. There weren't a lot of stars out; the lights of the city prevented that. I walked over to her and sat down next to her. I placed my arm around her shoulder (with none of that stupid yawning trick). "It's a little cold out tonight." I said.
"It's always cold at night in a city by the bay." She replied. "A master now. That mask makes you look mysterious. It's kind of scary."
"I think it's designed like that. But with only one eye hole this one is probably scarier than the normal ones."
She smiled and leaned her head on my shoulder. "It looks nice."
This was all unexpected to me, not like I minded. "Hey, I know the perfect place we can see the stars." I said.
"Where?"
I pointed out into the bay. "See that island? That island is far enough away from the lights of the city that the stars are bright and beautiful."
"Can we go there?" She asked.
"Sure. We'll go now."
We went back down stairs to the bike garage. I took Shaun's bike because mine had been blown up a while ago. Before we left, I took a blanket from my room because it gets cold out on the bay. We took the bike and rode down to the wharf. Once there, we found a small rowboat with a small engine on the stern. We "borrowed" this boat and drove it out to the island. Once there, I laid out the blanket on the ground and we both lay on our backs and looked at the stars.
"The stars are a lot brighter out here. There're, like, thousands of them up there." Arella said. "What's that really bright one?" She asked.
"That one?" I asked. "That is Series, the dog star. It's the brightest known star in the universe." I took of my mask and set it aside.
"It's beautiful out here." She said.
She reached her arm across my chest and pulled herself close to me. I turned my head to look at her and she kissed me right on the lips. Not just a little kiss; her tongue slipped between my lips and tangled with mine. At first I was really surprised, then I just let the feeling take over me.
I will not tell you exactly what happened between us that night, all I will tell you is that once we were done, Arella wasn't a virgin anymore. I did not fall asleep right after, although Arella did. I lay there with Arella asleep at my side, the blanket pulled over us and our clothes scattered around the small beach. I smiled and turned back to look at the city. Most of the lights were off now and the city seemed dark and empty.
From the top of one of the skyscrapers a blast of fire shot into the sky. Once it reached a certain point, it altered to look like the Mark of Scath. A terrible laughing echoed from the city as the flames dissipated. The Fire Scath was still out there.