Star Kiss

Chapter 6

I hurried through the dark, vacant hall toward the noise, stopping abruptly as I came to face with people bobbling around on the dance floor. The club was filled with scentless smoke and neon lights flashing in and out. I looked around, scanning the unfamiliar faces for my best friend. My eyes instantly landed on the bright ginger hair, not very far from where I was standing.

Penelope and Jay were pushing through the crowd, to get to the front. I barged my way through to them to find that Anna was still with them.

"Hey! There you are, Alex" Penelope said as I finally squeezed through the people packed like sardines.

"Hey, I thought David already made his appearance?" I said looking confused at the empty Dj booth. I couldn't possibly make it here before David?

"Nope" Jay said popping the 'p'.

I checked the time on my wristwatch, it showed 10:06. "But it's already past ten"

"Yep" he agreed again popping the 'p'. He's clearly annoyed by the people bumping into us. "We have to wait for his signature appearance"

"His what?"

Suddenly the club was filled with cheers and from the corner of my eye I saw something blazing bright. I glanced toward the stage and was astonished to see stage fireworks around it. I wondered if it was even safe to stand close to them.

"Ladies and Gentlemen!" A disembodied voice of a male echoed through the perfectly hidden speakers. "Dj... Dis!"

The screaming in the room became louder I didn't know that was even possible. As the fireworks ceased a black silhouette of a man came into view, the smoke blurred his features. Now I understood. He began playing his music and as it started to rise he was jumping and punching the air with one hand while controlling his equipment with the other. The crowd was mimicking his every move, he was transmitting his energy to them and it was crazy. I've never felt anything like it before, I found myself dancing and cheering to him.

"Put your hands up" David shouted through speakers in a deep voice, microphone in hand. "Put your fucking hands up!"

Everyone obliged with louder screams.

"Alex!" I heard someone shout over the loud music. Blinded by neon lights I merely blinked and then looked around but no one familiar was in sight. "Alex!" goddamit! Where is the voice coming from? I was half certain it was Penelope's voice. "Alex!"

Maybe it wasn't even directed at me. My names is very common. But I still shouldn't have stayed far from Penelope.

I felt a grip around my wrist from someone behind. I turned around and sighed in relief! Penelope. Thank god it wasn't some drunken guy!

"Didn't you hear me?" She huffed.

"I-"

"Anyway" she cut me off, too excited to wait for my answer. "You won't believe who's here"

"Who?" I asked, my forehead creased in curiousness.

"Ethan James!"

"No fucking way?"

Ethan James? My favorite British actor? Hell no! He played the most cutest boyfriend in a werewolf fiction, which I watched only because of him. Penelope and I were mentally dating him.

"Let's go!"

"Lead the way" I gestured for her to go first.

Jay and Anna stood by the bar counter leaning into it. She sipped from a martini glass in her hand, nodding her head to the beat of the music. Jay noticed us and smirked. Anna followed his gaze and when our eyes met her jaw clenched. She despises me.