It was a dark night…It was a truly dark night. A heavy mass of black clouds were covering the sky, without letting any ray of neither moonlight nor starlight get through them. But even though, there didn't seem to be any crime waves going around the city of . Darkwing and his loyal sidekick Launchpad had have been waiting for hours and hours for a crime to solve, but nothing seemed to happen'.

-Maybe we should call it a night, DW- suggested Launchpad suddenly- There ain't any crimes tonight…-

Darkwing, who was looking out of the window, didn't reply immediately…He surely took his time.

-No, Launchpad, let's wait a bit longer. At least until dawn. You never know when a criminal may appear-

Another hour went by and a heavy rain started to fall over the city, seemed like a storm. Darkwing sighed.

-All right, let's call it a night for now, Launchpad- he said before heading over to him. Launchpad was lying over a couch, slowly falling asleep until he heard Darkwing voice- But we'll be staying here …-

-Alright DW- replied the pilot. Darkwing reached the couch and stared at his sidekick, like silently asking him to move a little bit so that he could also lie on. And even though LP got the message, he didn't move at all, but he smiled at DW and patted his own chest. Darkwing knew what that meant and blushed.

-I'm not doing it! Move!- he yelled. LP smiled even more and patted his chest again.

-Come on, DW. Don't be shy-

Darkwing looked away and doubted it for a moment. He was doing it again… being playful and affectionate. He had started being like that for a month already, but only when the two of them were alone. Never in presence of Gosalyn… He wasn't sure if he was just fooling around, or if it was a rare way to express some serious feelings. Either way…he liked it…

Finally and slowly he climbed up on Launchpad's lap and looked at him into the eyes, frowning.

-What's the matter?- asked LP at Darkwing staring.

-Why…?- asked DW softly- Why do you behave this way with me? Why all of a sudden?... – he paused for a moment- Sometimes I feel like…you're trying to seduce me…Other times I feel like you're just playing with me…-

Now it was Launchpad the one that seemed serious. He stared deeply at Darkwing eyes, blinking a few times, but that wasn't going to intimidate the terror that flaps in the night.

-Why do you behave like that with me, Launchpad? Tell me! I need to know!...-

LP took a second to reply.

-I thought you'd have realized by now…-

-Realized?- repeated DW- Realized what?-

-My feelings…for you-

Now things were starting to get really awkward. Darkwing looked away, feeling nervous…Why was he feeling that way? Why about Launchpad?

-You mean like…you're being serious? Like every time you embraced me…and you snuggled me…you weren't playing with my feelings?-

-Playing with your feelings?- asked LP raising up a little- Why ON EARTH would I be playing with your feelings? No way! DW I would never do such thing to you! – while speaking, Launchpad was getting closer and closer to him, until his faces were a few inches away from each other. Darkwing had blushed even more and once again he looked away.

-I…Is that so?...- he asked.

-Darkwing…-Launchpad called him with a deep and soft voice. Once Darkwing turned his face back to him again, Launchpad reached out to kiss him softly. This came as a surprise to the Masked Mallard, but after a while he closed his eyes and enjoyed the connection between them, feeling his heart beat like crazy.

He loved him. He had loved him for a long time… Launchpad was always there for him, always supporting him, always helping him in absolutely everything…That was enough for him to fall in love with his sidekick. But he never thought of speaking his feelings for him, actually never dared. He was too prideful to admit that he truly loved someone like Launchpad, and also to take the risk of being rejected… But that didn't seemed to matter now… Since it was a sure fact that Launchpad felt the same way for him.

The kiss lasted a couple of minutes. Then they separated and LP smiled gently at him.

-I love you, DW…-

Darkwing blushed even more.

-Don't…Don't say such embarrassing things, you idiot!-

-…And I know you love me too- LP continued speaking without paying real attention to DW's reaction- Say it- he asked- Say it to me, please… I wanna hear you say it-

-Of…Of course I'm never going to say something so embarrassing- denied DW- If you know it, that's fine, that's enough-

-No, no, DW! I really wanna hear it from you! Please say it to me, please-

-I won't! And you better cut off all the corny stuff, or else I'll leave!-

Launchpad sighed and smiled. It was, for sure, Darkwing prideful yet bashful personality that made him fall in love for him. Oh well, he could wait. He didn't necessarily had to hear it that very same dark night in .