Awkward Encounter

"By the way, Jihn.. why haven't you come out, yet?

The clown merely chuckled, "This is fun but not enough, mon chéri."

Picky.

Stopping at the room 166, you knocked on the door, "the intruder's been taken care of!" you held the gun behind you, patiently waiting for an opportunity. As soon as the door creaks, anyone who opened it—-

CREAK*

Your hand automatically aimed and—

Bang!*

The guy flew backwards at the impact of the bullet, splattering blood everywhere, "Ahhhh! Laurent!" the other guy immediately held Des and pointed his gun at her.

"Move and she dies!"

Good thing Des was blindfolded, or she may have to remember this for the rest of her life, "why did you suddenly betray us, Sam?! Are you connected with her?! Boss will fuck you up, ya hear me?!?"

Bang!*

"Nah, I'm not Sam, anyways.." you chuckled.

If it's anyone, they would've have hesitated to shoot, endangering the life they're supposed to protect. But living in this scenario far too many times, numbed you out of your fear.

"You're safe now."

She was trembling in her seat, silently pleading for help. Relief washed over her as you removed her restraints, "thankyou... hic... I can't thankyou enough.."

You left her blindfold on even though your face isn't yours, "Newt, burn this place to the ground."

"Huh?" clearly, the girl was confused.

Before she could speak up, she felt herself being lifted up, "Eek!" all she felt was the speed and strength of the man who saved her.

Who is this guy?

You were gently dropped at the ground and forced to stay still until the authorities arrive. The man quickly left the scene, leaving you in the dark.

"Lady! Are you alright?"

You finally removed your blindfolds and saw Scarlet Spider clutching your arms, checking if you're okay, "yes.. uh.. are you the one who saved me?"

Raging fire replaced the building you were held captive in, bellowing its embers like it's burning every trace of humanity.

The superhero lowered his head in shame, "No..I.. I got here far too late, someone tried to blow up a bus filled with children.. I'm sorry, really sorry."

"You don't have to apologize, Scarlet.. besides, I would've save them first before myself.. It's not your responsibility to save everyone so don't be too burdened by it," you sighed, "Also! I'm alive and well, aren't I?"

Scarlet could only nod his head, "let me get you to safety or the hospital if you need to."

You gave into the hero's worrisome personality, and let yourself be taken away from this hell.

Scarlet used his webslinger to immediately get his friend out of here, "what happened to Anthony? Who saved Desiree?"

At the same time, the smell of burning flesh was evident from the ignited building. As a hero in heart, he wanted to save them...

Little did he know, they're already dead before they got burned.

5:00 PM

Anthony looked at the phone he just bought and sighed, "well that goes our party..." with the unforeseen episode with Desiree, nobody would want to celebrate their traumatic event at the exact same day.

Right now, you're standing at the porch of Granny Mary, ringing their doorbell. A box of croissant and a container of english tea was packed inside a luxurious paperbag, exclusively bought at a famous bakery.

The door slowly opened, "dear! You're here! Come in, you're just in time for our dinner. Come in! Come," Granny Mary welcomed you with open arms, "my grandson is here again.." she chuckled.

"Oh, I got this for you.. and your grandson.. as a thanks."

Mary was surprised, "you shouldn't have, dear! But it would be rude to reject your gratitude.."

The smell of cinnamon, roast, and coffee passed through your nose. Warmth bloomed inside you, relishing the wondering feeling this house gives.

"What a lovely house!" Newt giggled.

Yeah, yeah it is.

"Jonathan, this wonderful young man is Anthony. He's the one who saved me, dear."

The man named Jonathan rose up from his seat, "thankyou! thankyou for saving my nana.. I told her being out at night is really dangerou—"

"Alright, Jonnie boy, I'm alive and well, aren't I?"

Red hue immediately covered the man's face, "nana! You said you wouldn't call me that in front of anybody.."

You chuckled at their bickering, "anyways, it's good meeting you, Jonathan."

"Boriiiing," Jihn snarked.

Oh, my dear clown, sometimes you gotta be honest with your feelings.

After the formalities, you happily ate with the granny-grandson duo. There's chicken roast, mashed potatoes, and marinara pasta. Not gonna lie, they were scrumptious as hell. And you had a good time with the both of them.

This is really nice. For once, you felt like you belonged somewhere.

RING*

"...ugh," who's calling you right now?

Right, you gave Ben your number after you called him to ask what happened with Des. Well, acting is crucial.

Newt and Jihn grumbled, "ignore it!"

You silently rolled your eyes, "Excuse me for a minute. Hello?"

"Uh... so Des said that the party is still on.. I already tried everything to stop her, y'know" exhaustion was heard from Ben's voice.

You cocked your eyebrows, ".... you sure about that?"

Ben sighed, "yeah.. she said that the party will temporarily make her forget what happened earlier and she wanted to be with us for the night."

Well, I'll be damned.

It would be kinda rude to ditch your own celebratory party, "Mary... I uhh... I have to be somewhere ASAP. I'm really sorry but I really enjoyed both of your company and the food *chef's kisses."

Mary just giggled, "come back when you have the time, dear. Also, you can have Jonnie's number if you wanna give us a heads up when you wanna visit."

"Thanks, Granny Mary. Take care of her, Jon."

6:30 PM

You bought two packs of canned beer and a pack of cigarettes. You lit a stick while walking towards Ben's apartment.

Ever since you've visited Mary, there's that burning feeling again inside of you. But it's more of a pleasant feeling than the first time you've experienced it, "probably another card unlocked! Hihi."

Newt knew all about God's shennanigans so you trust it.

"Well, it can wait."

Arriving at the destination, you rung the doorbell and the door immediately opened, "heyyyy."

It was Desiree who opened the door, "you have no idea what happened to me earlier! I just had a life and death situation holy fuck... even Scarlet was there!"

"Tell me all about it later..." you nonchalantly said, "where's Ben?"

Des rolled her eyes, "you don't even believe me! Ugh, he's buying some pizza... I said that we should just order it on the phone yet he insists about going on by himself."

Duh, I'm the one who fucking saved your life.

"Anyways, Jes and Devon are already here so make yourself at home. Heh, it's your party, right?"

You just shrugged, "I hope there's drugs."

Des roared a laughter, "there's weed and bongs.. don't tell Ben I brought them, haha!"

"Ha! I like this woman!" Jihn sure is excited.

"What are drugs?" Newt asked.

....

"Let's get this fucking party started," you chuckled.

Newt grumbled, saying that we're ignoring him, "Hmp! You're not a true friend!" dashing away from your presence.

He'll come back eventually.

Devon popped some hiphop music in the speakers and brought out bags of chips. Jes already greeted you, obviously waiting for his boyfriend to arrive.

Where did Newt go?

I hope Ben won't mind a little bit of house exploration.. you didn't want Newt bawling its eyes out somewhere, alone.

Bathroom, nope.

Kitchen, nope.

"Newt?" you opened the door of what seems to be a bedroom. A silhouette of a cute little lizard was laying on top of the bed, "drugs aren't for kids, Newt. That's what."

"Hmp! I'm not a ki—

CRASH*

Someone stumbled inside the room, dressed in a Spider suit, "oh."

His mask was undone.