Chapter Five
Who am I supposed to call? Mom will make me come home.
Calling dad never crossed my mind, even though just a day before he would've been my way to get home without pissing off mom.
No way could Abi help me out of this. I looked through my contacts, Mom, Dad, Steeve, Bruce, Abbi... I wonder if Steeve still lives here... I dialed his number...
"Hello."
"Hey, Steeve, it's Toni..."
"Hey!" His voice picked up a happier, up beat tone that I knew well. "What are you up to, Sport?"
"Uh...nothing much, you?"
"I'm at the gym."
"Any chance that gym is in Southern California?"
He laughed a little. "What did you do this time?"
"Well..."
"Oh, boy, this should be good. Yeah, I'm in California, where are you exactly?"
I looked over to the street signs. "Valley Center Rd coming up on Newberry."
"Alright, Sport, I'll be there when I can," there was still a hint of amusement in his voice.
"What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing, I will see you soon."
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An hour later he caught up to me heading north on Newberry. "Hop in, sport."
I smiled again, I loved his nick name for me, then climbed in the car.
"So, what happened this time?"
"I was trying to help Fury with something, but that didn't work, then he wouldn't help me get back to Hawaii."
He smirked. "Sounds about right. Do your parents know your here?"
"Uh....no..."
"Are they worried?"
"They shouldn't be, they know I always make it home. I'll call mom if I need help but you seemed like the wiser choice."
"Did you hear about the upcoming show in New York?"
"Yeah. Seems...smart."
He tilted his head to the side a little. "Yeah... I thought you'd have more to say on the subject though. 'Its your turn to be a Stark and save the day with a team'? That's more of what I was expecting."
I shrugged again. "I'll just wait until Fury sees it my way."
"Ah... Fury contacted you."
I opened my mouth to respond, but he cut me off.
"And your parents have no idea. But why are you in California?"
I hesitated to respond. "Uh...Someone who Fury thinks could do some good doesn't want to join. I was trying to get him to change his mind, didn't work out so well... You're going to call my parents, aren't you?"
"Sport," he said with a laugh. "I learned long ago, that isn't the right thing when it comes to you... But text Pepper and tell her you're okay."
I sighed, "Alright."
T: hey mom all good. not on islands. be back when ever :p
M: Toni. You better be home by tonight or I'm telling your father to track your phone.
T: I'll crush it and ditch it at sun down thanks for the tip ;)
M: TONI!
T: alright alright. send jarvis with the plane...but I really wish you'd let me stay.
M: Where are you?
T: well im with steeve if that helps... plz let me stay mom.
At first she didn't respond but a few minutes later: M: A few days Toni...no more.
T: THANK YOU!!!
I turned to Steeve. "I have a few days before Mom goes all Iron man and comes to get me."
He laughed a little. "Okay, well now what?"
I hadn't really thought that far... I figured I'd go back to Justin's every day until I had to leave. but until then? "I have no idea."
"Well then," his smile widened. "I have just the thing to make you smile."
"What?" I asked, suspicious.
"You up for about a three hour drive?"
"sure...what are we doing?"
"You'll see."
He turned left, and we started heading west... "Well I get music." I reached to plug my phone into his old style radio. Steeve stayed a decade or two behind the times and, though my cat still had the latest stereo system and self driving features, luckily I hadn't upgraded my phone lately because the were slowly getting rid of the aux port. My phone carrier (surprise surprise Stark Cells) had gotten rid of them completely.
"Please try to steer away from the punk music."
I scoffed and rolled my eyes. "Alrighty..." I played "Evening Falls" by Enya just to make a point.
"Haha, very funny sport. I may be old but you don't have to be smart about it. Fine. Play your music."
I smiled evilly and played my "All Rock" Playlist. (A/N ....there is over 1 hundred songs on that playlist....but I will try to write them all because I am that fucking bored :p) Warrior by Disturbed began playing.
Steeve shook his head, but continued to smile. It was so hard to believe that he was 107 years old....he still only looked like he was in his mid to late thirties...
"So do I not get to know where we're going?"
"Awe, now what fun would that be?" He said with a sideways smile.
"A lot for me!"
He made a show of turning up the music, "Can't hear you!"
I grumbled under my breath, but started singing and looked out the window.
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For lack of better things to do... Here is my All Rock Playlist it isn't exactly all rock music but also songs that I wanted to listen to when I made the playlist :p
Warrior/Disturbed
10 miles Wide/ Escape the Fate
18 and Life/Skid Row
My Immortal by Evanescence
A.M.E.R.I.C.A by Motionless in White
Abigale by motionless in white
Back in Black by ACDC
Highway to Hell by ACDC
All Around me by Flyleaf
Anyway you want it by Journey
Bad Company by Five finger Deth Punch
Beauty Killer by Jeffree Star
Behind the Music by Cher Lloyd
Bitch, Please! by Jeffree Star
Boyfriend cover by Issues
Breath Today by Flyleaf
Bring me to Life by Evanescence
Call me maybe cover by Upon This Dawning
Call me When your Sober by Evanescence
Cassie by Flyleaf
Children Surrender by Black Veil Brides
Cobwebs by MIW
Come as You Are By Nirvana
Creatures by MIW
Dead or Alive by Get Scared
The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band
Devil's Night by MIW
Do it Now Remember it Later by Sleeping with Sirens
Don't Mess with Ouija Boards by Falling in Reverse
The Drug in Me is You by Falling in Reverse
Every Rose Has it's Thorn by Poison
Everybody's Fool by Evanescence
Fallen Angel by Poison
Fallen Angels by BVB
Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz
Die For You by BVB
Fuck You Cover by Sleeping with Sirens
Fully Alive by Flyleaf
Girls Girls Girls by Motley Crue
God Bless You by BVB
I Stand Alone by Godsmack
Good Girls Bad Guys by FIR
Goodbye Graceful by FIR
Paradise City by Guns and Roses
Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Hot 'N Cold Cover by Woe is Me
Hound Dog by Elvis
I Don't Wanna Stop by Ozzy <3
I'm So Sick by Flyleaf
I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister
I Will Not Bow by Breaking Benjamin
I'm Not A Vampire by FIR
Immaculate Misconception by MIW
In The End
a random Jake Pitts guitar Solo I found ;p
Iron Man by Ozzy Lol Lolol my fave Ozzy song other than Miracle Man
Issues by ETF
It's My Life by Bon Jovi
That is not even close to all of them but unfortunately my phone took a dive off the deep end and now I have 33 songs and only one or two of the ones mentioned above so wtfe. grrrr do you know how long I had been building my library?!