This has now become a Johnny/Roxy Romance.


Johnny had the TV on.

"Tonight, the Fantastic Four's 3rd anniversary party is the place to be. We are expecting them very soon, but I think one of the main reasons it's flooded with women is the fact that The Human Torch is coming unaccompanied!..." Johnny sighed and turned it off.

"Going solo, huh?" Roxy walked in wearing a long blue dress, that showed off her figure extremely well.

"Yeah, you?"

"Solo." She smiled at him. "You look nice."

Johnny's POV:

"Thank's! You look,..." I paused.

"Yes?"

"Didn't you wear that dress on our 3rd date?" She looked down at it.

"Oh yeah." She chuckled.

"Well, you look beautiful."

"Thanks." Sue, Reed, Ben and Alicia came in.

"Are we ready?" Reed asked.

"Yep." We went outside and got in a limo. When we arrived, I could barely get out of the car before being stampeded by girls and press. We posed for some photo's then went inside. Luckily, security was tight, so only a few crazy girls made it in. Usually, I like it, but recently, I just hadn't been feeling the same. I went straight over to the bar and got a beer. An few hours later, I was joined by Rox.

"Ugh."

"What?"

"Just ran into and ex, who just happens to be slightly still, head over heals in love with me."

"Ah."

"Yeah, and he also expects me to dance with him to the next slow song, which has just come on. Whay." She breathed deep.

"Come on." I grabbed her hand.

"What?"

"Well, if you're dancing with me, you cant dance with him, right?"

"Yeah."

"See, I'm not just a pretty face." She laughed and I led her onto the dance floor. I put my one hand on her hip, and she took the other. I felt her hand on my shoulder. He looked away and then looked to the floor. "What is it?"

"People are looking."

"So?"

"So, what if they think we're together again?" Suddenly, something popped into my mind. I remembered what Ben had said the day we left for the space station.

"You broke her heart once..." I still didn't get what he meant by that.

"Johnny, you OK?"

"Yeah." I took my hand off her hip and took the other one. I was practically pulling her away behind me. I took her out to a balcony.

"What was that for?" She sounded annoyed.

"I've been meaning to ask you something for a while now."

"OK, shoot."

"Remember the day we left for the space station?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, before we left, after you and Sue had given Reed and Ben their suits, you left the room. When you did, I watched you leave, and your dad said that I broke your heart one, and not to even think about going near you. I never really got what he meant when he said I broke your heart."

"It's kinda obvious. We dated for 8th months, Johnny. I cared about you a lot, because you were basically my first long-term boyfriend. When we broke up, it took me a fair amount of time to get over you, and I guess dad must have assumed I was heart broken."

"Were you?" She walked over to the railings and lent on them.

"In a way, yeah. I mean those feelings don't just go away over night. I know some people who, after years still care, not romantically but as in a friendly way. Other people, the lucky ones, their feelings go away instantly, but that's when they didn't really care about the other person. " I walked over and stood besides her.

"It took me a while to get over you, too."

"Right."

"Why don't you believe me?"

"Duh, your The Human Torch. You kinda have a reputation." I sighed. She thought I was one of the people who didn't really care.

"I was in love with you! In a way, I still am, and you think it didn't take me long to get over you? Do you know how many random women I slept with to get you out of my head? I mean, it didn't even work!" I widened my eyes, realizing what I had just said, well, yelled. I walked briskly inside, I was so relived that no one was there. When I got back to the party, I bumped into Sue.

"Hey, you OK?"

"I'm fine, I just...You know what, it's not important." I walked away from her and a group of girls surrounded me. I embraced the attention like I usually did, but I was only doin it to keep up appearances.

Roxy's POV:

I stood on the balcony for a while. When I came back into the party, I saw Johnny with a load of girls, but I don't think he saw me. I was heading to the restroom, when the one person I didn't want to, my ex.

"Well, hello, Miss Ice. I was looking for you."

"Move out of my way, Dean."

"So rude for such a, delicate little flower."

"I'm not afraid to Ice your ass in public! Now move out of my way." I saw Johnny out of the corner of my eye, and he started to make his way over.

"So feisty, I miss that."

"Just move!" Johnny picked up pace. I think he, along with everyone who was close, had overheard me.

"Oh, look. Flame-boy's coming to save you." He grabbed my arm, tight, and whispered in my ear. "You will give me what I want. You know you can't help yourself. Mark my words, this isn't the last you'll see of me." He violently threw my hand down and marched away. I felt an unusually warm hand touch my shoulder.

"You OK?"

"I'm fine, Johnny."

"Who was that?"

"Try my ex. I don't even know what I saw in him."

"Look, about earlier.."

"It's OK, we're cool." I smiled. Suddenly, something came crashing through the ceiling.

"Hello, Reed."

"Victor!" He gasped.