Crimson Storm

Chapter 12

Tony drove for about 30 minutes till we got to a beautiful hall. There was people walking in with masks on. I guess Tony decided a masquerade would be a good date. He handed me a beautiful gold and red mask. I smirked thinking to myself that red and gold were Tony's suit colors. He pulled out a very extravagant mask for himself. He was always very over the top. 

"Are you ready princess." I nodded and Tony got out. He walked over to my side and opened the door for me. Which gave me the perfect view of everything around me. There was women dress in custom made ball gowns and men dress to the nines in their suits. There was lights shining so bright I was sure you could see them for the moon. 

"Wow, Tony this place is amazing." Tony smiled at me and helped me out of the car. 

"It's a charity ball to help orphans. I thought it would be the perfect place to show off the most beautiful girl in the world." I looked around and saw plenty of women more beautiful than I. 

"Tony I'm far from the most beautiful women in the world. Especially here." I got shy and immediately didn't want to be here. Tony placed his hand on the small of my back and practically had to push me into the venue. Once inside I didn't think things could get more pretty. I looked around and there were round tables covered in gold clothes off to the sides of a mass ballroom. It had a giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling and the floors were white marble. The windows were large and had silver drapes hanging from them. There were several doors that lead to a beautiful garden that had large rose bushes and trees. With marble benches and a little pond. It was probably the most beautiful place I had ever been to. 

"Tony this place is amazing." Tony laughed. 

"May I have this dance?" I giggled and took his hand. 

"Of course you may." We went to the middle of the ballroom. Tony placed his had on the small of my back and I placed one hand on his shoulder and he held my other. We started to dance around the room and I couldn't take my eyes off his. 

"Did I tell you that you look beautiful." I smiled. 

"Yes Tony. You're exact words were I was beyond words." Tony smiled and laughed and my imitation of him. 

"You really are." He pulled me closer and I wrapped my hands around his neck. I laid my head on his chest and we kept dancing. After about 3 songs we decided to get some air. 

"Hey I'm going to go get a drink do you want something?" 

"Oh a very dirty martini with 3 olives." Tony nodded and then left back inside to the bar. I was staring into the night sky watching the stars twinkle and I saw a few shooting stars. After a bit Tony never came back. I walked in and looked at the bar to find none other than Pepper pulling Tony into a kiss. I felt tears come to my eyes. Then Tony pulled her off him and looked in my direction, I ran off in the opposite direction. I could hear Tony calling my name behind me. I stopped running and sat down. I took off my mask and tried my hardest to stop crying. I finally calmed down and Tony found me. 

"Heaven! Oh my god I was so worried about you." 

"Oh I'm sure you were very worried with your tongue down peppers throat." 

"Heaven it's not like that at all. Pepper was the one who kissed me. I didn't want that at all. And when I saw you and I tried to tell you the truth." 

"Yeah I'm sure. Tony you are never going to fucking change. You're a playboy. If there isn't at least 3 women on your arm at one time then you lose your mind. I honestly thought that you had changed. But you never have. And I hope one day you realize that you could have had something great but you had to go and destroy it." I took a deep breath to keep myself from leveling the place.