Like A Pro
You sit in front of the ship, behind Rocket. You wanted to be out of his sight, and you couldn’t sit next to him because Groot was already there, and the seat behind Groot was in Rocket’s sight. So you decided you should sit behind Rocket, he wouldn’t notice you sitting there.
A large planet appears in the front window. It’s black and, somehow, it looks dark. As in evil dark. Is it just you who thinks this way, or has that planet the figure of a skull? Either way, it looks scary.
‘’Wow’’ Peter whispers, amazed by the planet-if it even is a planet.
‘’What is it?’’ Drax asks from behind you and leans on your chair.
‘’It’s called Knowhere.’’ Gamora answers quietly ‘’The severed head of an ancient celestial being. Be wary headed in, rodent’’ and she sits on a seat ‘’There are no regulations whatsoever here.’’ The ship enters some kind of ‘round’ open way and it looks damaged. It had a robotic look and you see a few lights flickering. You see futuristic building standing like gigantic poles on the ground and you see other flying ships. With your jaw open, you look to everything you see. This…Knowhere was very different from the environment of your prison. Very different. But good. Good different.
‘’Hundreds of years ago, the Tivan group sent workers in to mine the organic matter within the skull. Bone, brain tissue, spinal fluid… All rare resources, high valued in black markets across the galaxy. It’s dangerous and illegal work, suitable only for outlaws.’’ Gamora says and the ship lands. Everyone steps out of the ship and you stretch your back. You see the others walking away and you follow a few meters behind them.
‘’Well’’ Peter begins ‘’I come from a planet of outlaws. Billy, the kid, Bonnie and Clyde, John Stamos.’’ ‘’Sounds like a place, which I would like to visit.’’ Drax replies and looks a bit around him.
Peter shrugs ‘’Yea, you should.’’
A group of children approaches ’’Watch out for your wallets.’’ Peter warns and a small girl walks against your leg. She fall on the ground and you bend through your knees. She has blond hair and blue eyes, she reminds you of yourself when you were younger. ‘’Careful, little one.’’ You smile wryly and help the little girl stand up.
‘’What is your name?’’ you ask the little girl.
‘’Ashya’’ the girl replies shyly and looks to the ground ‘’Can you spare any units? My mother is very sick….’’
‘’Well, Ashya’’ you say and carefully take her small hand in yours ‘’I do not have any money with me…’’ and you slowly take your golden ring from your finger ‘’Will this do? I think it’s value is around thirty units or so.’’
Ashya’s eyes widen and you hand her your ring ‘’Thank you very much, miss.’’ She chuckles happily and disappears in the crowd. You stand up and search for the others. You see Drax, Rocket and Groot entering a building with a roof that has lights and you guess it some kind of ‘club’. You draw with your mouth and sigh. You were not in the mood to do anything ‘fun’ at all.
Then don’t
Hmm, sounded like a good idea. Why not just explore Knowhere a bit? Maybe you will find something cool? You hum in agreement with yourself. Better tell the others I will be off to an adventure. You walk to the club, but stop in your tracks when you see Peter and Gamora standing outside. Gamora has her back facing you and Peter does not sees you, he is too busy talking to Gamora. Those guys are so coming together.
You walk into the club and you immediately feel the temperature increasing. People and aliens are standing near the bar and talking loudly and the music’s bass drums in your ear. But most people are standing near some kind of big table with little dog-look-a-like-creatures racing on it. You spot Drax, Rocket and Groot near the table with the dog-looking-creatures on it, and Drax looks like he was exploding with the word ‘’Yes, Yes, Yes!”
Oh god. You were just five minutes away and Rocket and Drax already looked quite drunk. You hated drunk man. Reminded them of your stepdad.
You tried to hide your sudden anger and putted on a straight face while you walked through the heavy crowd to Drax and his drunk squad.
‘’Drax!’’ you shout to him as you –almost- stand next to him, but he doesn’t hears you and just keeps yelling ‘’yes!’’ at the creatures’ game.
‘’Drax!’’ you shout again, and this time he replies ‘’What is it? I’M WATCHING A GAME!’’
You sigh and clench your fists. Don’t hit him. It was because of the drink. Contain yourself.
‘’What is it, beautiful?’’ Rocket says playfully while he balances on his feet, almost falling because he was drunk.
‘’I’m going to explore Knowhere a bit.’’ You say dryly as you raise an eyebrow.
‘’But Gamora’s buyer-‘’
‘’I don’t care.’’ You cut Rocket off. You were still a bit mad at him because of what he said ‘’I’ll be back when you’re finished.’’ You turn around a pace away, although you could swear Rocket calling out your name, but you didn’t care, you just wanted to be away from these drunk people.
You step out of the club, the air being fresher so you could breathe properly and you had to cough a few times. You had hated clubs your whole life. In your teen years, when you were somewhere around fourteen or so, your best friend once dragged you with her, saying that it was one of the best places to visit. Well, it turned out being awful. You hated the drunk people, especially the drunk boys who wanted to slap your ass. Disgusting. You never returned to that club again or an club since, you hated the smell of alcohol and sweat.
You straighten your back and walk away with certain steps.
‘’So, someone is having her period.’’
You startle of the sudden voice, although you knew who it was, and gasp sharp. You turn around, only to find two elegant brown eyes looking at you. God, there was something about him that made you want to have him all for yourself, but heck, you didn’t know what it was. The only thing you knew was that you wanted him. Fuck the fact that he is a raccoon.
‘’Scared you?’’ he asks with a slight smirk dancing around his lips.
‘’No.’’ you say as sure as you could and slightly raise your chin. Rocket was standing on a brick wall so that he was at your eye length. You look around you. No one is there but you and Rocket.
‘’What are you doing here?’’ you ask a bit confused.
‘’Oh, nothing.’’ Rocket shrugs ‘’Just admiring the view.’’ And he let his eyes running down your body.
You sigh ‘’Rocket, you’re drunk.’’
‘’Maybe’’ he giggles as he takes a few steps closer to you, making the distance between you smaller and smaller, until you’re just standing a minuscule foot away from him. He gazes in your eyes, locking his with yours.
‘’Rocket’’ you mumble confused as you see his look ‘’What are you-‘’ You are cut off by Rocket’s lips meeting yours. His soft, warm lips upon your dry lips, making you feel all warm inside. It did felt a bit weird, yes, kissing with a raccoon, but your feeling of ‘this is right’ became the master of you. You kiss Rocket back, gently laying a hand on his soft and fury cheek. Rocket also lays his hands around your waist, pulling you closer to him and gently squeezing your flesh as his lips slowly trace down your neck to your collarbone.
‘’(Y/n)’’ Rocket’s warm breath softly strikes your skin ‘’I need to go, the others are probably waiting for me.’’
You nod ‘’Y-yea’’
Rocket smiles, giving you one last kiss on your lips before walking away. Okay. So you just kissed Rocket. Okay. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out.
Damn, he could kiss like a pro.