SORCERESS. ❪ Johnny Storm ❫ ✓

nineteen

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The night after, there was a boat party to congratulate the Fantastic Five in saving the city. Political faces and models and business officials were there, mingling with the Fantastic Five and each other.

Dorothy held a glass of champagne in her hand, sipping from it occasionally as she looked around her. She couldn't believe that was her life now. She went from being the ugly nerd to the pretty girl majoring in criminology to a CIA trainee to a superhero under the name of Sorceress.

Her parents couldn't believe it. When they saw her on the news and social media, they talked her ear off in both Spanish and Italian. Only her parents could make her uncomfortable and guilty.

Johnny wrapped an arm around Dorothy's waist, while his other hand held a glass of champagne. "What do you say? Go steady with me?"

She rolled her eyes. "You're a dork."

He grinned. "You love me."

She looked up at him before pressing a brief kiss to his jaw. "Yeah, I do. It's a shame, really, that of all people, I picked you."

"Hey, you didn't pick me. You naturally liked me."

She scrunched up her nose. "I'm not sure about that."

"Hey," he whined.

She laughed. "Absolute dork."

"You like it."

"Yeah, I do," she responded with a smile. "Maybe I should make you strip right here just to spice this party up a bit."

He grinned. "Only if you strip with me."

A crowd formed near the entrance, and Dorothy tugged Johnny's hand toward them, pushing to the middle where they stood next to Ben and Alicia. The crowd watched Sue and Reed kiss after he proposed.

"Aw, they're kissing," cooed Ben.

Numerous people saying congratulations spread through the crowd.

Ben turned to Johnny slightly. "Hey, no more wisecracks about the way I look."

"Hey," whispered Johnny, wrapping an arm around him, "call me Mr. Sensitivity." He turned toward the exit, pushing through several people. "Okay, wide load coming through. Everybody move, he's huge!"

Ben grunted, chasing after Johnny. "Come here, Mr. Sensitive!"

"Flame on!" Johnny shouted, flying into the sky.

Ben stopped and looked up. "Show off!"

Johnny created a large 5 in the middle of the sky with a ring of fire around it. The crowd applauded in awe. Sue and Reed walked over to Ben and Dorothy with smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations. Took you long enough," said Dorothy. "Hey, you picked the ring I circled."

"You helped?" asked Sue.

"You think Reed would be able to do it alone?" retorted Dorothy. "But seriously, congratulations. You two are good for each other."

Sue smiled. "Thank you, Dorothy. You and Johnny are good too." She looked up as Johnny landed back onto the boat.

His clothes were burnt off, revealing his suit underneath. He approached the group with a smirk on his face, causing Dorothy to shake her head.

"That was pretty cool though," he said.

Sue sighed. "Only you, Johnny."

He pressed a kiss to the top of Dorothy's head. "Now, let's get drunk."