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Explosions (Between two of us)

Chapter One - Party

This was one of the nights when she was just sitting on her comfortable bed, watching the news on the TV, and didn’t care about the job she was doing. It was finally Saturday – that time of the week when she had a day off. This meant a regular girly day – nails, hair, some cooking and picking clothes for the party she was invited to. It should be just her, some friends from work and the best free drinks in the town.
She was a thirty-year-old woman, who was living in a small flat in the centre of Los Angeles with no boyfriend or a pet. That was the reason she went to these parties with girls and tried to find someone – if not for a relationship than just for fun. Sometimes she thought this was the problem – acting like a strumpet, sleeping with someone for pleasure, and enjoying life. However, she knew there was a much different issue.
While she was watching the news, her phone rang. She immediately grabbed the device and accepted the call. “Hi Mon,” she said with a sweet tone. “When will you arrive at my place?”
-Hi, Adeline! Well, there has been a little change in our plan, - said Monica from the other line. –Can we please meet in the club?-
“Why?” Adeline didn’t understand. “Is everything okay? What about the other girls?”
There was a small pause. Her friend sighed. –Unfortunately, only me and Jen are coming. The boss called and needed some people to work, - she explained. –You know how it goes. He didn’t pick us because we were working last weekend. I hope it is okay.-
There was nothing she could do but just nod. “Okay, it’s fine. I understand. So, see you in the club at eight?” she brushed her long hair with fingers and sighed. Adeline hated when something immediately changed. Now she wasn’t that excited for the party. After the call, she started to get ready. It was six in the afternoon, the sun was still up in the sky and the weather was warm. Adeline stood up from the bed and went to the balcony. She could see the nice view of L.A. She lived in a high building on the west edge of the town.
Adeline sat down in a lotus position, took a deep breath a just watched the town for a moment. She liked to do this – it was her own way of meditation and relaxation. The world was so big. Everything changed ever since there was an attack in Los Angeles. She remembered that day. People were screaming, running away from the fighting scene between two men in special suits. They could fly; they had special guns as a part of the suit. She remembered even the noise and explosions. The cars were on fire, buildings were destroyed. That night, she was the one who saved many lives, while the fight went into a location of Stark Industries. Adeline saved a mother with her children before their car exploded.
The brunette closed her eyes. Every moment from that night, she could see it like a movie, right in front of her eyes. The woman thanked her with a big smile on her face while she was holding her children close to her. They were frightened. Adeline knew what she had to do. They had to promise, they won’t tell anyone. They can’t tell about what they saw – a girl, which was quite unusual.
-…and another important fact is, during another lawsuit, Tony Stark once again won against the government. As we all know, this man certainly knows what he’s doing. The last time he saved the people against the evil Ivan Vanko, was in a Stark Expo in New York. - Adeline turned her head behind when she heard some woman talking about this millionaire. The news was just about this man, nothing else. –Tony Stark also says: This is the time of my life where I’m doing what I was meant to do… Yes, Tony, we all can see that, - said the woman with a laugh.
Adeline rolled over her eyes and rather stopped listening to this nonsense. Once again, she focused her mind on the view of the town. Unfortunately, they were still talking about Stark. She was so sick of him. It is said, he’s a national hero, but if they only knew how he “saved the people”.
“Time to get ready,” she said to herself. She locked herself in a bathroom where she took a nice hot shower. It always helped her to get rid of bad thoughts. The water washed the darkness away. She felt free, much happier and even the excitement of the party went back. After it, it was time for a nice but easy make-up, sexy but not slutty dark-blue dress with black ankle boots. She took her time because she wanted to look good. The last touch was her hair. It was straight, but she created amazing curls with a hair straightener.
When Adeline looked at herself in the mirror, she just smiled at her reflexion and fixed her curls with fingers. In the end, she took a small purse where she put the keys, ID card, and some money. As a last touch, she put some perfume on her neck. Now she was ready to go.
The club was about half an hour away by walk from her apartment. She called for a taxi which drove her to that place in Downtown. The location was in a very luxury street. There were a lot of expensive cars, people were dressed in the best clothes, and the building was spectacular with a huge sign full of various colours. It was one of the biggest clubs in LA.
The time changed. It was sunset, and the weather was warmer. Adeline wasn’t on time. Her next assignment was to find her girls. They were probably sitting in their booth and already drinking with some cute guys. It was already nine and she was surprisingly late, because of the traffic jam. Usually, Adeline was the first one to be there than her other friends.
There was a huge queue. People nervously stood there, waiting to get inside and have fun. But the security wouldn’t let them because they need a ticket or to be on the list. Adeline went straight to them. With a wide smile on her face and a wink, one of the men let her in. They knew her very well. She was a regular and one of them was a very good friend (with benefits) with Monica. “Thanks, guys,” said Adeline with a sweet voice and went inside.
The music was loud; the entrance hall was full of people, writing their names on the walls – especially tourists did that. Adeline brushed her hair on the right side of the shoulder. She went through the hall right into the centre of the party. It was incredible – the lights, huge screens everywhere, dancing people with luminous necklaces bouncing on their necks. One thing was different. A lot of women had masks on their faces. Some were white with fake diamonds; some were dark with feathers on the right side of their mask. This place was sometimes full of surprises, and this was one of it.
“Would you like one for ten dollars?” a man came to her and showed his portable board which was hinged on his neck. There were a lot of them and she found blue one which fitted with her dress.
“How about five dollars and a kiss on your cheek, cute boy,” she winked at him at took the money out of her purse. “I think that’s an offer which can’t be rejected.” She tried to flirt with him a little, and it was working.
“Well,” he sighed, handed her the mask she picked and came closer to her. “You are one lucky young lady. You got the deal,” he nodded. That was the moment when she gave him a sweet kiss on his cheek.
“Thank you, handsome,” she said with an even bigger smile on her face and put on the mask. She waved him and continued walking away.
Their seats were between the VIP section and the bar where there has usually been a lot of people waiting for their drinks. Jen also had friends in this club – at the bar, so they didn’t have to wait in the line and scream what they want for a drink. Adeline just remembered that one guy who was always coming to them with their order. She looked up at the stage where her favourite DJ was, who was also a friend of hers. He was having a great time while mixing the music, and creating new beats and songs. He was bald but very cute. A lot of girls were talking to him, asking for a song to play.
“Adeline!” screamed Monica her name and waved her hand. “You are finally here! You are late, I can’t believe it!” she laughed.
“So sorry I’m late!” she came to her two friends and gave them a hug. “Actually, it wasn’t my fault. There was an enormous traffic jam on my side of town. Ugh,” she rolled her eyes and took a seat next to Jen. “So, what’s going on? Oh, we already have some drinks!” Adeline had to speak loudly because the music was way too loud.
Monica looked amazing with a perfect bun on the top of her head and with nice make-up. She didn’t have any mask with her which was good. However, her dress was way too short and it had a big neckline which wasn’t attractive at all. At least the colour was fine – dark-green with a golden belt. Adeline didn’t say anything to her. She couldn’t do it. But Jen had a pretty dress – yellow with a wider skirt and her neck was decorated with this beautiful necklace. The back was made of soft lace. She never looked so innocent. Her short blond hair was straight and she had a headband on the top of her head.
“Nothing much,” said Jen. “I’ll probably end up this morning with my cute bartender.” Jen was twenty years old and she wasn’t looking for a serious relationship. She was young and enjoying the life. She was originally from Montreal, Canada, but she decided to move to L.A. when her parents got divorced. She lived with her mother. “I love the fact that he doesn’t want anything serious. We are friends with the best benefits.”
“How cute,” said Adeline. “At least you know you are getting something this night. Not like me,” she moved her shoulders. “I just want to enjoy this night with my friends, dance and drink a little.”
“And in the end, she will end with somebody,” Monica laughed. “It’s okay, I don’t judge.”
“Jokes on you, Monica. I’m not leaving tonight with anyone,” she grabbed her glass of vodka. She wanted to make a toast, but Jen interrupted her.
“Have you seen the news today?” She started a new topic.
“Yes, I have,” Adeline nodded.
“Oh, so you know about the attack in San Francisco?” said Jen and raised her eyebrows. This made Adeline choke. This was shocking news for her. “As I can see you haven’t seen the news. Well, there was this guy who attacked the local museum. They didn’t say much about it, but there was a huge fire. The victims said the weird guy was looking for someone.”
“Did somebody die?” Monica asked. “Wow, this is unbelievable. Just imagine, you are spending time with your family, and suddenly someone ruins this day by threatening everybody around with fire! Why do people do this?”
Adeline put the small glass of vodka to her lips and suddenly drank it. This news was shocking to her. Yes, she was watching the news today, unfortunately, the bad one. She was from San Francisco and her family still lived there. Her father didn’t even call her just to make her sure they were alright. It was too late for a phone call now. It was a very bad sign. “Okay, girls. Enough with the bad news and let’s have fun, shall we?” She stood up from the table and reached her hand to Jen. This was the only way how she could change the subject.
The DJ was playing their favourite songs and remixes. The dance floor was full of wild dancing people. The girls were having so much fun, even though some men were trying to seduce them. It was Adeline, who made them leave her and girls alone. They were that kind of guys who were up to no good.
-Ladies and gentlemen, please make some noise for our very special guest and my friend, Tony Stark!-
The crowd went insane. Girls were screaming, men were whistling and they gave a huge applause to this special guest. Everybody stopped dancing and enjoyed this moment. Up on the stage, a man showed up and waved to the crowd. He even showed them the sign of peace and smiled. There was a golden watch on his wrist and as usual, he had sunglasses stuck on his nose.
Adeline rolled her eyes, crossed her hands on chest and rather went back to her booth. She didn’t like him at all. He was an arrogant rich man who pretended to be a hero. He wasn’t a hero – not for her. A hero would protect the people and save their lives no matter what.
“Hey, why did you leave?” Monica came to the booth just to drink her vodka and orange juice. “Come back and have fun! It’s getting better and better!” she smiled.
“I’ll find you. Just go. I have to write a text message,” Adeline winked at her friend. She wasn’t lying. She needed to write a text message to her father and ask if they were okay. Monica went back on the dance floor. The brunette sat down, grabbed her mobile from the purse, and immediately started to write the message. Her fingers were gliding on the screen. What if her father would want to call her back instead of writing?
She stood up, took her stuff and went to the bathroom. She was passing by the VIP section – snobby and rich people were enjoying their fancy champagne, they were laughing and living their life. Probably a lot of them didn’t have to work as hard as she had to. Was he jealous? Was she envious, because they had money and she didn’t? She was acting childish and stupid. It was her fault. If she went to the university, she would probably be like them.
Adeline closed her eyes for a moment. Her walk was a little clumsy because some people were like uncontrollable tidal waves which bumped into her. She floundered through the people. It caused, she wasn’t paying that much attention to what was happening in front of her. In the end, she was the one who literally bumped into someone. She was just a step away from swearing. When her eyes met the person, she was speechless.
Darker brown hair, specific beard, the look behind the sunglasses and a grin on his face - that was a typical Stark from the television. The only thing she could do was to raise one of her eyebrows and wait for his reaction.
“I think I should buy you a drink,” said Tony with a neutral voice and smiled at the mysterious woman with a mask on her face.
“I think I’m not interested,” she moved with one of her shoulders without any interest and continued walking away from him. This was one of the things she wanted to do – verbally brush off Tony Stark. She was proud of herself. Even her mood was much better.
She came to the ladies bathroom and went straight to the washbasin. She looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair looked the same, even the make-up was holding together, and the mask was a perfect choice. Adeline checked her mobile. There was a feedback from her father.
WE ARE FINE. YOUR SISTER AND MOTHER ARE SAFE. TALK TO YOU SOON.
Why didn’t he call her when it happened? They have a deal and he’s the one who’s not respecting it. She shook her head, put the mobile back into the purse and went to the toilet.
A few minutes later, Adeline was back on the dance floor with her friends, enjoying the music and dancing. Monica already found herself a dance partner. He was much taller than her, with a tattoo of a grim reaper on his right shoulder. He wore a white singlet and black jeans. Yes, he was cute, but not Adeline’s type. Fortunately, she could dance with Jen. They had their sexy seducing moves which fitted with the music. Some people were staring at them. Two unknown women were dancing like they were lovers. But, they didn’t know it was just for fun.
As the time went by, and the party was getting wilder, and people drunker, Adeline was sitting in her booth, enjoying a glass of martini with a man she met. They were talking together like they knew each other for a long time. He had blond hair, blue eyes, a cute smile on his face and he was pretty much talkative. Maybe this was the guy with whom she would spend the night. Well, that’s what she thought.
In a while, she found something unattractive on him – he talked way too much about his wife. He was getting a divorce and that was the only topic he could speak about – after all the polite talk at the beginning. She laid her head on one hand and rolled her eyes. “Hey, Marc?”
“It’s Mike,” he corrected her.
“Yeah, whatever,” she cleared her throat. “Would you like another drink or a dance?” Adeline raised her eyebrows and waited for an answer. A drink would be better because she would be able to listen to him. A dance would be better because she would be able to escape him.
“Can we just talk? I like our topic,” he smiled at her and softly grabbed her free hand.
This was enough for her. “You know what, Matt?”
“It’s Mike,” he immediately replied.
“I don’t care,” she shook her head and pulled the hand from under his. “I’ve got to go. My girls are somewhere here and I’m not that drunk to listen to your crap story about your divorce. But hey, you are a nice guy,” she stood up from the table. “Enjoy your night,” she gave him the last wink and ran away from him.
How could she think he was cute and interesting? Probably it was time to go home and jump into the bed. Adeline looked around. She found Jen. She was talking to some stranger. They both had drinks in hands. It was probably vodka. Then, she saw that rich egoistic saviour. Tony Stark was once again up on the stage talking to the DJ and laughing. Is he still here? Their eyes met. Tony looked at her; his grin was once again on his face. He even waved her.
Adeline brushed her hair with fingers and quickly went to her friend. She even fixed her mask. Her walking was faster. She pushed some people out of her way. “Jen!”
“Adeline!” she screamed. “There you are!” The girls finally met. “This is John – he is from New York, but was born in Montreal!” her eyes were glowing. “Isn’t it amazing?!”
Adeline turned to the man and shook their hands. “The world is really a small place,” she said. “Honey,” she looked at Jen. “I think I’m going home. I’m tired and tonight wasn’t that amazing. We’ll meet on Monday at work, okay?”
“No! Don’t go! It’s too early!” she mewled. “Please stay? How about a drink? Hah?” Jen started to jump around her friend like a kid. “Oh-oh!” her voice changed and her eyes were suddenly much bigger. “That’s Tony Stark! I think he’s going here! How do I look?”
“Oh my gosh!” Adeline growled. “You know what? I’m going to take us some drinks. Vodka, anybody?” She looked at the man named Josh who nodded in agreement. The luck was at her side – she could escape the billionaire, and not talk to him. Once again, she was floundering through the crowd, just to get to the bar.
One more time she looked around when she heard a massive explosion. The whole place trembled and the people started to scream. What was it? Some of them even fell down on the floor. The brunette immediately looked around herself. There was a panic, a hole in one of the walls – pieces of stones swamped some people. It was a disaster.
“Jen?! Monica!” Adeline started to scream. She had to find them before it was too late. Crowds of people were trying to get out from the club. Some of them even pushed the others on the floor, no matter if they would hurt them or not. One guy tried to do that to Adeline, but she stopped him. She twisted his arm and slapped him on the face. “Watch where you’re going!” she frowned at him.
There was no time for a fight. She needed to help her friends in need. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find them. “Jen! Monica!” she screamed as much as she could. There was no answer in this chaos. It was a moment, a second - another explosion was heard. This time, this one was very close. In a blink, Adeline raised her arms in front of herself, and suddenly a purple glare came out of her hands. It spread around her just to protect her. It was her shield – the only form of a unique protection. It stopped the pressure wave, and it kept her safe from the heavy rocks and fire. Her eyes were widened, she couldn’t even breathe. Adeline knew about this ability, but she couldn’t control it much. She didn’t have the necessary training.
Some people saw her. They could see the beautiful purple veil around this mystique woman. She even protected other people, not just herself. Adeline took a deep breath. The mysterious shield vanished. When she looked around, people wanted to ask her questions. The only thing what she could do was to run away. This time, the luck was on her side – she had a mask on her face.
Hundreds of people were standing outside the destroyed club. They could hear a noise, a beat, and even shots up in the sky. When Adeline looked up, she saw a flying suit up there that was fighting with someone.
“He’s here,” she whispered. The fire has come to L.A. Her heart almost stopped.
“Step aside, madam!” a fireman came to her and grabbed her hand. He needed to take her to a safety place where was a lot of people.
“Adeline! Adeline!” a shout came behind her back. When the brunette turned around, she saw one of her friends, Jen. She immediately spread her arms and hugged her. “Are you alright?!”
“Yes, I am!” she nodded. “Where is Monica? Is she okay? Are you hurt?”
“I’ fine,” Jen smiled a little. “But Monica has something with her arm and she has this wound on her head,” she was shaking. “I hope she’ll be okay. She has to be okay! They wouldn’t let me go with her to the hospital.”
“Shhh, she will be fine,” Adeline hugged her like she used to hug her sister just to calm her down. “Go to the hospital and stay with her, okay? I’ll go to work tomorrow instead of you. Go and get some rest. Call me in the morning, okay? Do we have a deal?” she looked at her frightened face and gave her this small supportive smile. “Jen?”
“Okay, I will. Thank you, Adeline. I’ll call you.” They finally stepped back from one another and Jen slowly went away. Adeline was the sweet one and she would help to everyone if she had the opportunity. Everybody knew they can count on her.

Notes

Comments

@AutumnRose
Well, there is Explosions 2, but I don't have much time for writing it. I believe I'll continue (there are four chapters) with it. I just need to find more time for it. Thank you for your comment. :)

FameFox FameFox
10/30/16

I LOVED this story. Please, don't let it be the end. They deserve to be happy!

AutumnRose AutumnRose
10/30/16