Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. ~Albert Einstein

Interruptions - Chapter 1

"You've got it all, Sir? You're sure you haven't forgotten anything?" Minion tried hard not to let joy take over his body. If he could, he would have been jumping up and down screaming his tiny lungs out, but Minion didn't want to make his master any more nervous. The alien had been planning this for over a week, and that was plenty of time to have a few nervous panic attacks!

"I think so..." Megamind said, and straightened his tie and suit. During the last ten months he'd gotten used to wear what Roxanne called 'normal clothes', but he still hated ties. Sadly, there was a dress code at the restaurant. This was the one evening where everything had to go smoothly. He would not risk them being kicked out just because he despised fancy clothing!

Megamind started to path his suit, searching for the right pocket.

"The table is reserved in the corner to give us plenty of privacy, I've arranged with the waitress to bring us a fancy dessert and Roxanne is to be there at eight." He'd do it just like the movies. Simple, but good. Dinner, champagne, down on his knee – the whole package. He had seriously considered a few lasers, but Minion had talked him out of it.

"And the ring?" Minion squealed.

Finally Megamind found the right pocket – the one of the inside of his suit. He reached down into it, took out the tiny velvet box and opened it. Minion squealed again when he saw the jewellery and Megamind rolled his eyes.

"You're worse than the girls on TV, Minion."

"I can't help it! It's so pretty! Oh, my little boy is growing up!"

Megamind rolled his eyes again, but he couldn't hide the smile. Minion was right. The moment he had laid his eyes on this baby, he'd known it was the one!

The ring was both beautiful and practical. Beautiful because of it it's three diamonds and mirror like silver. Practical because the stones didn't point out, but was casted into the metal, making the surface almost smooth. She'd love it! He hoped...

A rush of nervousness ran though his body. It wasn't like he was taking Roxanne to the grocery store or to a movie! This was serious business! What if Roxanne said 'no'? What if she didn't want to marry him? What if she laughed at him? What if...?

"Sir, don't you worry. Roxanne will say 'yes'!" Minion laid a calming robotic hand on his friend's shoulder. The fish truly knew how to read him.

"But..." Megamind started.

"No buts! Roxanne loves you! I'm sure she won't say 'no'!"

The honesty in Minion's voice calmed him down again. He had another look down at the ring and the smile grew back. A picture of Roxanne smiling in a beautiful white dress came to his fabulous mind. He'd do whatever it took to make her happy and he never wanted to leave her side again.

"But Sir..."

"What?"

"You've got to go now!" Minion said and handed him the keys to the invisible car. "You don't want to be late for your own proposal!"

Roxanne was adding the final touch before she'd leave her apartment. While placing a pearl in her ear, her eyes fell to a picture on the table in front of her mirror. It had been taken months ago, at a Halloween party in her flat, and it was her favourite picture because of its weirdness.

Wayne, previously known as 'Metro Man' stood in the back, wearing an Elvis costume and his most heroic smile. Sitting in the front so only the upper part of the gorilla suit was visible, Minion was waiving to the camera with his toothy smile and a pair of fake, fuzzy antennas on his sphere. He'd come as an alien, much to Roxanne's amusement!

But her absolutely favourite part was in the middle. She had to giggle whenever she saw it – her boyfriend dressed as a vampire, looking more or less like himself except from the fake fangs, was bending over her as if he was preparing to attack her neck. Roxanne, going Goth for the evening, was leaning backwards, laughing with her hands on Megamind's chest as she tried to avoid his 'scary' attempt to suck her blood.

As usual, Roxanne giggled. Her boyfriend really did know how to make her laugh. Often he didn't even do it on purpose! Megamind had a natural goofiness which often led them into the strangest scenes and accidents.

Ready to go, Roxanne left her bedroom and entered the living room. For a minute she just stood there, taking in the apartment.

It was only two months ago she had started to call Megamind and Minion's Lair 'home'. The change had been gradual; one morning when she woke up in her alien's arm, it had occurred to her that she hadn't slept in her own bed for two weeks! She'd even started to say things like 'let's go home' or 'home to the Lair'! Not that Roxanne had minded, but it had been a strange thing to think about.

Still she hadn't sold her apartment. It had turned into a sanctuary for her and Megamind, and the two of them often spent their time here. It was practical, because it wasn't far from her work. This day was a good example - she'd come here right after work so that she could have a shower and get ready for tonight's date. Roxanne still had her mail sent here, because there was no way she'd tell anyone the address to the secret Lair. And whenever she had family over, they would be here. It was much easier this way. There had been some arguments between her and Megamind before about who should move in with whom, but they had all ended with them agreeing that this solution worked for them.

Roxanne smiled to herself as she locked the door. Maybe she'd be home tonight, maybe not. But if she did, she'd have a blue boyfriend with her.

Was it just him or was it hot in here? Megamind wanted to loosen his tie, but afraid he might get thrown out, he kept it on. Where was she? He had another look at his watch. 19:55... Really? It felt like it had been hours! Nervous, he started to play with the tablecloth. Again and again he double checked his pocket to be sure the ring was safe. It was there every time; it hadn't disappeared during the twenty seconds! Maybe this wasn't such a good idea? Maybe he should just forget it and deliver the ring back to the jewellery store tomorrow? But then he got that image again; Roxanne walking down the aisle in a white dress, him sliding a ring down her perfect finger... Megamind felt his lips curve in a smile. He knew now that he would never be happy without her by his side. His hand found the pocked with the ring again. It would be fine.

"Waiting for me?"

Megamind looked up and straight into a couple of blue eyes.

"Roxanne!"

She sat down on the other side of the table.

"Were you expecting someone else? Bernard, perhaps?" Roxanne joked. She got a pair of green, rolling eyes as an answer. They had been dating for long enough to joke about it now.

"Well..."

They chuckled as a waitress came with a bottle of champagne.

"Here you go sir. And would you like to order or do you and the lady need some more time?"

"I'm ready," Roxanne said, already finished reading the menu.

Megamind didn't notice how he blocked out the rest of the world. Roxanne was wearing his favourite dress – the deep bluish purple one she had worn to the opening of the museum. Whenever he saw her with it, he remembered how much fun it had been, dancing with her up there, knowing his life had changed for the better because of her. With her lovely hand, she removed a bang that had fallen down into her magnificent blue eyes...

"Sir?"

"Huh?" Megamind was dragged out of his thoughts by the voice of the waitress.

"Are you ready to order, sir?"

"Oh... Oh, yes, of course!"

Roxanne tried to hold in her laugh; she'd noticed his glassy eyes. It happened from time to time, and it made her face slightly pink knowing that Megamind could study her like that; like she was one of a kind.

"So..." she said and took a sip of her glass. "Is there a special occasion?"

Did she know? Megamind felt it get warm again.

"No... No, I just wanted to take you out for dinner, that's all," he said, careful not to look her in the eyes.

"Hmm..." Roxanne said and set down her glass.

"Err... how was work?" he asked, trying to waggle himself out – Roxanne was curious for a living and would not be fooled by white lies.

"It was fine. A bit boring, actually. Just an interview with the mayor about the opening of the new Metro City Ice Hall."

"Metro City Ice Hall? Truly this city needs to be a bit more original when coming up with names. We already have Metro City Bank and Metro City Mall..." Megamind said as he lifted his glass to drink. Roxanne giggled.

"Not everyone can be as original as you, Megamind." The praise drew a smug smile over his lips.

"You can..." he whispered into his glass before he drank his words. Her cheeks got painted in a wonderful colour that he cherished. It made her freckles stand out beautifully.

This had to be the moment. When Roxanne was looking away with her sweet coy smile, he reached down into his pocket and pulled out the velvet box. Megamind straightened up his back, ready for his performance. He scooped out on his chair so that he could get down on his knees and he pressed his blue fingers around the box... and then he lost the grip of it!

'Curse the sweaty, nervous palms!"

"Megamind?" Roxanne frowned as Megamind was suddenly nowhere to be seen.

"One sec, Roxanne!" his voice came from somewhere down by her feet.

"Why are you under the table?" she asked and bent down to lift up the tablecloth so that she could see what her boyfriend was doing.

"Nothing! Just... hang on!"

'Where is it? Where?' Megamind crawled on the floor under the table, desperately trying to find the missing box with the precious ring!

"Megs?"

Trying not to be seen, he crawled over to the nearby tables and started to look under every one, getting quite a few annoyed looks back.

"Sorry, sorry! Just looking for something! Don't mind me!"

Roxanne followed her boyfriend with her eyes.

"Did you lose something?"

"No! No-no-no! Of course not," he said, still trying without any luck to be as invisible as his car.

"Where is it?" he hissed.

There! It had rolled over to lay right next to a woman's left foot! She was happily unaware of the thing. Megamind let out a relieved sigh and grabbed it quickly and put it back into the safety of his suit before she had the chance to see it, but he happened to slightly touch the bare skin on her ankle! The woman flew up, but she didn't have the chance to see what had touched her; Megamind had startled jumped back to the safety of his table when she had moved. When he did that, he had accidentally hit his large head into the table, causing his champagne glass to sway. Before Roxanne got the chance to stop it, it fell, pouring all its content over the blue alien on the floor.

Megamind froze and his face turned indigo as he felt the liquid run over his skull and down his suit. Then he let out a groan.

'Oh god...' This was surely not how he had planned their romantic evening and his proposal. How was it that he always managed to screw things up..?

Roxanne smiled and shook her head. Not a dull moment...

"Megamind?"

Slowly Megamind met her soft eyes.

"What was all that about?"

For a couple of seconds he just looked into her eyes. Then he let out a sigh. Well, he was already on the floor.

"Ehm... Roxanne..." he said and sat up, trying to overlook the alcohol running down his body. He grabbed her hands in his and inhaled; building up his courage. "Roxanne Ritchi, would you do me the honour of-"

The pressure from the explosion caused the windows to shatter; spreading its pieces of glass all over the place. Roxanne fell off her chair and landed next to Megamind, who grabbed her body in order to shield her. The sound rang in their ears and Roxanne tried to stop it by pressing her hands against them. It of course, didn't help one bit, but the sound was gradually fading.

Megamind let go of her body and ran out of the restaurant out to the street. He looked up and down; trying to get a glimpse of whom had caused the attack. There was no one to be seen.

"Megs?" Roxanne came running out of the restaurant. "Did you see anyone?"

Megamind shook his head. "No, but it could have been timed or... Roxanne, you're bleeding!" His eyes grew wide and he grabbed her face. Blood was running down the side of it, its source was a sharp cut right under her hairline.

"I'm fine," she said, but he still held her with one hand and examined her wound with the other. When he slightly touched it, a pain flew through her.

"Mm... it's not deep, but you might need some stitches. Wounds on the head tend to bleed a lot."

"I think there are others who need help more than I do," Roxanne said. She was right; there were cries coming from inside the restaurant. Their table had been furthest away from the windows, and she didn't want to think of how the state of others in there might be. The sirens of ambulances were already to be heard in the distance.

"No one was seriously injured, thankfully!" The officer said to Megamind. "The hospital has informed me that the worst was a few eye injuries, but nothing permanent. Apparently there wasn't a big crowd tonight, so there were few visitors sitting by the windows."

Megamind nodded. "Luckily! It could have ended much worse!"

"Yes, yes," the officer said. "Shouldn't you two be getting to the hospital as well?" He glanced over at Roxanne, who was wearing a bandage around her head.

"Yes, we should," Megamind said, and sent her a frown. "She needs stitches..."

"I'll be fine! I'm waiting for you to get finished here first!" Roxanne crossed her arms. Megamind sighed. When first Roxanne had decided on something, there was no point in trying to make her change her mind.

"Then I'll make it quick!" the officer said politely. "The bomb was a minor one, not designed to do much harm, but to frighten. It had been placed on the sidewalk next to the restaurant, and was probably detonated on a distance. Not much more to say about it right now. But there was one thing..." He gave Megamind an ice blue envelope with the words 'To Megamind' outside. "We found this."

Megamind curiously opened it and pulled out a piece of paper with a logo on it; a star with a C in it. There was nothing more.

"What does this mean?" Roxanne asked.

"This means," Megamind said, "that I've just been challenged."

Dudududuuuu du duuu!

Who has challenged Megamind?

What does he/she want?

Will Megamind ever pop the question?

Hang on and you'll see!

Hopefully. Come on- magnificent immagination!

And I don't own 'Megamind' (sadly), its characters -bla bla bla- you know the drill. NO! NOT THE DRILL! (this had truly become my favourite joke)