The party was on the street that Jesus of Suburbia destroyed and under the bridge. There was a lot of illegal stuff; not just the wide variety of multiple whiskeys, vodkas, and miscellaneous booze for underage drinkers; but also heroin, cocaine, and a shitload of marijuana.

The first people Christian and Gloria met with were Jesus and some chick with her arm loosely hooked around his neck. The lady Jesus was with had so much silver eye shadow that her eyelids looked like metal. She had a smug (and somewhat drunk) swagger to her steps that made her look absolutely shameless. She could've just killed someone or slept with a guy and when she saw them she yelled out "Hello. I am Jesus' official drunk bitch-of-a-girlfriend and I come here for the heroin!" Gloria then came into her drunk view. "Hey, you're really pretty and stuff," said the "drunk bitch-of-a-girlfriend" remembering her manners. "And I bet your boyfriend doesn't forget your name and talk shit about you behind your back!" her anger was pointed toward Jesus, "I think I'm getting jealous."

Immediately, Gloria explained. "He's not my boyfriend," and disappointed Christian mumbled in agreement, "I'm not her boyfriend."

But the lady who claimed to be Jesus' girlfriend yelled out in a drunk, obnoxious voice, "Nah, you like him and he likes you. A whole fuckin' lot, too."

"Hey sweetie," Jesus started, putting his lit cigarette in her mouth, "no one wants to smell that at the bar."

She spit the damned thing out of her mouth. "I didn't smoke that!" she yelled indignantly.

He gingerly put the cigarette back in her mouth, "Well you are now. Get the hell out!"

"Asshole," she mumbled angrily.

"Well, nice that you met her. I think she likes you," as Jesus spoke he caught sight of Gloria. "And who is this?" he started to brush locks of hair out of her eyes. "She's pretty."

Gloria didn't really like the Jesus of Suburbia. He strongly smelled of marijuana and cocaine and he had an expectant air. He was shorter than Christian by two or three inches with black hair that stood up like a frightened cat. And she didn't like the way he was looking at her, either.

"Oh, sorry. I should probably stop touching your girlfriend." he apologized.

Gloria didn't mind if Jesus of Suburbia thought that, as long as it kept his pot scented paws away from her face.

Christian put his arm around her shoulders. She wasn't sure if she was comfortable in this position. You're not submitting, she told herself, you're making it believable. After a while of being affectionately close to Christian she actually liked the feeling. She didn't want it to stop.

Jesus broke from the group to find his girlfriend (muttering something about heroin as he left), so Christian and Gloria were alone.

"You want me to let go of you now?" Christian asked.

As a response, Gloria kissed him on the cheek. "That would mean no," she told him.

He looked at her with a surprised and awkward smile. It felt like a fifth-grade crush. His green puppy-like eyes twinkled and Gloria couldn't help smiling her own affectionate smile. That moment seemed so perfect...

And then they heard something catch fire.

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It was a church that caught fire. On the lawn men were restraining screaming mothers. The obvious leader was yelling, "We live in a world where we are the only righteous people on earth. The non-believers plant seeds of doubt in young minds that don't know any better. Children that die are innocent and will immediately go to Heaven. Don't you see? If they don't die as children they'll go to Hell! We have to save the children now or they will become non-believers themselves."

After finishing his speech he ordered that the twenty or so children be left in the burning church.

"Filthy charlatans!" Gloria spat out in a whisper, "Christian, stay here. Don't go into the burning church. If I don't come out, well," she kissed him on the lips, "I love you. Don't become a lobotomized freak. I died a noble death." with that she secretly charged into the building. Three minutes after she came out holding a baby and dragging six other kids. She gave Christian the baby and told him to calm the kids down. Christian looked at the baby, then the other kids and saw all their helpless faces.

Gloria had saved all the children by the time he was out of his trance. She called the Underground and told them they would be getting new members. Young new members.

Meanwhile Christian was lost in a sea of helpless expressions, and drowning in it