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Chapter 7
I walked into Atomic Comics and Dave, Todd, and Marty were already there which didn't surprise me. Shrugging, I headed over and sat down next to Dave, "Hey guys, what's up?" I asked.
"Oh nothing, Dave was just telling us that he and Katie had a sleepover, watched the entire Ugly Betty box set, and did pedicures." Todd replied with a snicker.
I sighed and looked at Dave, "You still haven't told her you're not gay?"
"I was gonna but she seemed so happy. I don't know when it's the right time."
Marty looked up, "Well now's your chance."
We all looked over and saw Katie and Erika heading towards our table, "Hey guys" Katie said. I knew she wanted to sit next to Dave so I slid out of the booth and let her in. Then I sat down next to her and Erika sat next to Marty.
"Oh did you guys watch the TV? The new superhero guy, how cool is that?" Katie said excitedly.
"What?" Dave and I said in unison. Then we all turned our attention towards the TV on the wall, "Hey, could you turn it up please?" Katie asked nicely and the guy behind the counter turned up the volume.
Yeah, basically this new hero who calls himself 'Red Mist' said that Kick Ass and Knockout proved how one individual could make a difference. Then he went on to say that he'd be fighting crime 25/8 and if anyone needs him to message him on his website
"Can you turn that off now?" Dave asked in his 'annoyed' voice. He then looked at us, "What's so special about that guy anyway?"
"He caught a drug dealer. Some most wanted guy." Katie replied.
Marty nodded, "He's got a way better costume than Kick Ass too."
"And he's got a cape, cape's rock." Todd said and Katie agreed with him.
I couldn't help but roll my eyes, "Um, has anybody here not seen The Incredibles? Capes equal a one way ticket to the death house"
"Don't you think you're being a little paranoid, Angelina?" Erika asked. This was pretty much the first time she acknowledged me during the whole conversation.
I shrugged, "No, I don't think I am but that's just my opinion."
She just stared at me like I had gone cuckoo clock in the head and then looked back at Marty and Todd.
"Well, I think they're both pretty hot. I just think Red Mist has a better body, don't you think Dave?" Katie asked.
"Yeah Dave, is that the kinda guy you'd go for? With all that leather?" Marty snickered.
Dave gave him a look that said 'Shut the fuck up before I kick your ass.' "No Marty, no he's not really my type."
Katie looked at me, "What do you think Angelina? He's pretty hot right?" she giggled.
I glanced over and saw Chris standing over by one of the shelves. He looked up and smiled at me and I smiled back, "I wouldn't know. I only have eyes for someone else…"
"You're dating Chris D'Amico?!" Everyone at the table shouted. I sighed and sunk down in my seat, knowing that my face was redder than a cherry right now.
"So, how did he ask you out?" Katie asked.
"Give us all the details," Erika smirked.
"Yeah Angelina!" Todd and Marty barked.
My cheeks were pretty much on fire at this point, "Okay, he invited me over to play some video games; I met his mother who's pretty nice by the way. Then we went into his room and played Guitar Hero 5 and when we were done he told me I was a good singer. Then um, we gazed into each others eyes and it doesn't take a genius to know what happened next..."
"Awww!" Katie and Erika said at the same time, causing my face to turn redder.
"So, was there tongue action involved?" Marty snickered. I glared at him and kicked him in the knee, "Shut the hell up Marty!" I spat and then Todd decided to join in on the ridiculing, "So did you guys bone too?" he smirked.
"Todd, if you don't shut up I'm going to shove my arm up your ass and work you like a fucking puppet!" I sneered which quickly shut him up.
Katie was pretty much laughing hysterically by now, "Come on Angelina, lighten up. I think you and him look pretty cute together."
"Thanks." I muttered and then got out of the booth. I told them that I'd see them later and then walked over to the shelves where Chris was. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and he wrapped his arm around me.
"Hey you," he said with a smile.
"Hi Chris."
"Guess everyone knows now huh?"
"Yeah, my friends aren't exactly the quietest bunch."
"No no, it's cool. So, what do you think about the new superhero Red Mist?"
"He's pretty cool I guess but I think Knockout's an all around badass."
"Yeah, I'd hate to get cut with one of her Sais. Not to mention, it's amazing how she can fight in those heels"
"Maybe it's not as hard as it looks..."
"Yeah, maybe.."
I hung out with Chris for a few hours before I decided to head over to Dave's house. We were both kind of surprised to find out that not only did Red Mist send Kick Ass a message, he sent Knockout a message too. He basically said that it'd be cool to meet up with us and to tell him the time and place.
I quickly ran back to my house, told my parents I had a good time, and headed upstairs. I put on my costume before quickly and quietly crawling out my window.
About 20 minutes later, Dave and I were in the alley waiting for this guy to show up. In the meantime, Dave was practicing his kicks and I was sitting against the wall, feeling bored as hell. Then I heard someone say "Kick Ass!"
I got up from where I was sitting and saw Red Mist standing on a dumpster. Dave placed his fists on his hips "Red Mist!" He said.
Red Mist jumped off the dumpster and landed hard on his ankle, "Shit! Oh fuck me! That kinda hurt!"
"Damn!" I yelled and began laughing my ass off. Dave asked him if he was okay and Red Mist said he was fine. He then told us how Dave and I inspired him and without us there would be no Red Mist.
"Really?" Dave grinned.
Red Mist nodded, "Yeah, and the three of us together, we would own!" He paused for a second and then asked, "you guys wanna go fight some crime?"
"Right now?" Dave asked uneasily. I lightly punched him in the arm, "Fuck yeah we do!"
"Well come on, I got something I wanna show you guys," he walked down the alley and Dave and I followed him. Then we came face to face with the most amazing car I'd ever seen.
"Oh… my…. God…." I said, wide eyed.
"Sweet! Is that yours?" Dave asked.
"Meet the Mist Mobile," Red Mist replied with a grin.
Within the next few minutes, Red Mist was driving us around the city and telling us more awesome things about 'The Mist Mobile.' My personal favorite touch was 'The Mist.'
He then lit a joint and took a drag. "Smoke?" He asked Dave who shook his head.
"I feel a little weed takes the edge off things when I'm on patrol. Going up against a crowd can get kinda scary don't ya think?"
"Amen to that," I mumbled.
He looked at me and smirked, "what about you Knockout? Smoke?"
I shrugged, "eh sure, why not?"
"Knockout!" Dave yelled, looking at me like I had gone completely insane.
I took the joint from Red Mist, "What?! He's got a point..." I'd never smoked before so I basically did what I saw in movies. I put it to my lips and took a drag only to start coughing a few seconds later. I took one more drag and then handed it back to Red Mist who chuckled a bit, "wow, you're not as uptight as I thought you'd be."
I rolled my eyes and looked out the window. Red Mist then told us how this guy had been following this chick home from work. After Dave and I agreed to check it out with him, he turned on the song 'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley. Dave began to dance to it while Red Mist then turned and gave me a 'WTF' look. "Just go with it." I snickered and began to dance as well and so did he.
My eyes widened as we pulled up to 'Frank's Lumber Supplies,' the whole freakin' building was on fire! "What the fuck?!" Red Mist and I yelled in unison. We all got out of the car and Dave tried to stop Red Mist from going into the building.
"They're people in there!" Red Mist yelled back as he ran into the building.
I got out of the car and Dave looked at me. "Get the hell out of here Knockout! It's too dangerous!"
"I don't care! They need our help!" I shot back as I ran after Red Mist into the building.
"Knockout! Shit!" I heard Dave yell as the door slammed behind me.
"Red Mist!" I yelled as I entered the building. Everything was on fire and it was starting to get hard to breathe. I ran around and kept looking for Red Mist. I became even more horrified once I saw the bodies. The entire scene was pretty gruesome.
I checked to see if any of these people were still alive, unfortunately they weren't. I kept coughing more and more and that's when I began to panic. Using the last bit of breath I had left, I screamed as loud as I could. In fact, I'm pretty sure it was one of those ear shattering screams you'd hear from a girl about ready to get the axe in a horror movie.
"RED MIST! KICK ASS!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I started coughing even harder and now I couldn't breathe at all. I collapsed on floor and my eyes began to close. Everything started to get dark and I could feel myself fading away. The last thing I felt was someone picking me up and throwing me over their shoulder…
Red Mist POV:
After grabbing that damn teddy bear, I was about ready to go find Kick Ass when I heard this blood curdling scream. "RED MIST! KICK ASS!" The voice screamed and my eyes widened, Knockout was in here too. I wasn't about to let her burn to death so I ran as fast as I could trying to find her.
I saw someone with firey red hair lying on the ground, "Thank God." I whispered as I ran over and shook her a few times but she wouldn't come to. My eyes widened and I could feel my heart racing as I checked her pulse. Yes! She was still alive! Even though I wasn't the strongest guy in the world, I managed to lift her up and throw her over my shoulder.
Then I picked up the teddy bear with one hand while using the other to hold onto her. I found Kick Ass and he started freaking out once he saw that I was carrying Knockout's unconscious body. I told him to move his fuckin ass and we left the building just in time before we all got barbecued.
I set Knockout down on the grass for a moment so I could catch my fucking breath, "Shit! Shit! Shit! She's dead! She's fucking dead! What are we gonna do?!" Kick Ass yelled. "Calm down dude! She's not dead, I checked her pulse!" I shot back.
"Well one of us should at least give her CPR!" Kick Ass barked. I rolled by eyes and got on the ground. I put my lips on hers and started giving her air, 'Come on Knockout, breathe dammit!'
Back to Angelina's POV:
I felt someone's lips on mine, filling my lungs with air. My eyes shot open as I sat up and started coughing like crazy. Then I saw that I was in Red Mist's arms. I immediately hugged him and thanked him repeatedly; I mean the guy just saved my ass for crying out loud.
Once we all got the hell out of there, Red Mist drove Dave and I back to the alley and I thanked him one last time. Dave said goodbye to him and thanked him as well and then he drove off. On the way home, Dave pretty much gave me a lecture about going into a burning building.
He was saying things like; "What the hell were you thinking Angelina?" "Are you fucking crazy?" "Did you ever think how devastated everyone would've been if you had died in there?" "And just because Red Mist smokes weed doesn't mean you have to too!"
I really didn't want to hear this right now, "Alright Dave, I'm sorry for doing what a superhero is supposed to fucking do! You know, take down the bad guys and rescue people in need no matter how drastic the situation may be! Let me remind you that this whole thing was YOUR idea! And last time I checked, you're not the boss of me! So if I want to 'light it up' with Red Mist, I don't need your fucking approval!" I shouted. I had never yelled at Dave before but he really pushed me to my limit.
He didn't say anything but the look on his face said it all. He looked at me as if I had just slapped him across the face. I could see the pain and hurt in his eyes and I immediately started to regret what I just did.
Since we were home now, I turned around went inside. I had nothing more to say to him. I changed out of my costume and put on my pajamas. I looked in my bedroom mirror and tears rolled down my cheeks. I was angry at Dave for giving me that lecture but I was also angry at myself for yelling at him the way that I did.
That's when I knew I needed to apologize to him because he was just looking out for me like a best friend should. After another minute or two, I hopped into bed and fell asleep.