Arrow Inferno

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"Never thought I'd ever find PAWZ dead like this," Will commented as he stepped out of the car in front of PAWZ nightclub two weeks later. "Not even a single car."

"I must confess it feels weird to see it this quiet," Stan chuckled as they went to the main entrance. "Hey Oswald," he reached out to shake the hand of one of the security guards. "All good?" "All good, boss. Please go right in." He gestured at the door.

Stan entered the club first, followed closely by Will. It was pitch-black.

"Not that we need the light but I hope you know where the switch is," Will said out loud and then gasped when a very familiar female voice he'd known and loved his entire life snorted; "And why wouldn't you need a light, moron?"

"Shay?" Will's eyes went wide in shock just as the entire club lit up. "Oh, my god!" he gasped when sounds of bottles of champagne being popped filled the club, replacing the usual shouts of surprise.

Will stared at the cheering crowd, obviously thrilled by both the sounds of popping and the shock on his face. His mouth fell open in shock when he saw LED images of himself and Stan flashing all over the club. Most were selfies they'd taken and images of him that he hadn't even been aware Stan had taken. The one that brought a brilliant smile to his face was the image of the two of them with Baby Ava. It was just precious.

His gaze kept shifting around, taking in the familiar faces...some he hadn't even seen in years. Will looked speechless. Just as he felt himself getting emotional, he heard shouts and looked up. Leaning against the railing on the first floor were about thirty Arrowheads, all holding bottles of champagne. He shook his head in amusement and began to laugh.

"So it was those idiots who were doing all that popping." Will turned to look at a grinning Stan just as music filled the club. "Are all these people part of the fumigation crew?" he rasped. "And did all these people walk here? 'Cause I didn't see any cars parked out front."

"Glamour," Stan murmured. "Ryan used glamour so you couldn't see the cars. There are cars parked out front."

Will shook his head slowly, the look on his face a cross between amusement and shock. "You asshole..."

"I didn't plan it," Stan said quickly with his hands up. "Jer, Lip, and Paige are responsible for all this... oh, and Sharon."

But Will's smirk showed that he didn't believe his mate at all. "Of course, it's so obvious you were not part of this." He shrugged. "I mean your friends and my sister managed to get the Arrowheads into your club for a party," he murmured as he moved closer to Stan. "Fumigation..." he shook his head. "Is it safe for the humans in here to inhale that shit?"

"Will..."

"Shut up," Will murmured as he stopped right before Stan. He was so close to Stan the tips of their footwear touched. "Do I kiss you now or later?" he whispered. "Please say now."

Stan did better. He closed the gap between their lips and kissed Will to elated shouts and applause from their audience. Filled champagne flutes were thrust into their hands when the kiss ended. The guests went right ahead with their dancing, enjoying the assorted drinks and hors d'oeuvres. The party was not the typical formal kind with an MC and program. It was more of the club setting but with food and drinks. Guests were supposed to let go and simply have fun until they were ready to drop.

Guests had the privilege of crafting custom drinks for themselves based on their favorite ingredients and with the help of a mixologist. They loved it. What thrilled the guests, however, was what each had to do in remembrance of that special day. Each guest had to sign a huge bottle of wine which stood nearly as tall as a man and weighed about sixty-eight kilograms. It was to be kept and opened by Stan and Will on the first anniversary of that party. Talk about a toast with the most! As they had fun, Stan and Will went around to say hello to everyone.

Will finally got to meet some people he'd only heard of. There was the charismatic Agyemang and his adorable mate Paul, the crazy fascinatingly-tall Jake T who actually bowed to Will just for the fact that he got to be the one person to fuck Stan, and then last but not least, Enzo...Sylver's mate.

"Will you suck me dry if I say your brother is even more gorgeous than you are?" Will addressed Gaia whose arm was linked with his.

"I've heard it so many times it's no news to me so keep your tick-infested blood," Gaia drawled, making Enzo laugh.

"It's good to finally meet the man who's going to teach my soulmate how to shoot," Enzo chuckled as he shook Will's hand.

"That's the deal," Will laughed. "But more importantly, he's my friend...and saviour. He saved my life," he added softly. "So I hear," Enzo smiled. "I'm glad he did."

"We should hang out."

"Of course." Enzo nodded. "I need to hear all about my sister and a certain Kwame." Enzo's straight face earned him the finger from his sister.

"Oh, there's so much to tell you," Will chuckled. "Just know that your sister is no longer a virgin."

"Was she ever?" Enzo drawled, amusement flashing in his eyes as they gazed at his sister whose expression was one of mock indignation. "Lost it way before World War One." Both men erupted into laughter as Gaia rolled her eyes. Meanwhile, Stan was having a laugh with the Arrowheads and Sharon. "I couldn't believe it when she asked that out loud," Rosanne was saying. "We were supposed to be quiet, Sharon. Christ!"

"I couldn't help myself," Sharon laughed uncontrollably. "I mean who doesn't need light to see in darkness?" she wiped tears of mirth from her eyes.

"Your brother is an idiot," Jackson chuckled. "Maybe he has some x-ray vision that we're not aware of."

"Has anyone seen Dean around?" Jean, who had been chatting with Admiral Mathias and Anton asked as he joined them.

"He's playing video games upstairs," Ty chuckled. "When I was leaving him, he was wiping the floor with a young boy." The pride in his voice couldn't be masked. As Dean's best friend, Ty was always thrilled whenever Dean beat a younger person in a video game because he knew how much that thrilled his friend. "That crazy brother of yours came along just to have fun so don't worry about him."