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Don't own Billy and Mandy (darn)


How did she lose to her so-called associate? Mandy felt that the whole thing was rigged up. She always played to win, and now she was at someone else's mercy as she looked over at her almost as devious associate as she twirled her long stringy hair around her finger. Mandy knew whatever she lost to it wouldn't be pretty. At least hers was a money bet plus a chore, but the way that smile grew in her gapped mouth practically made her hiss.

"Ugh, will just tell me so I can get done with the torture." Mandy bit out after she rolled her eyes. "Or do you not know what you have planned for me?"

"I do and trust me when I say you need it. At least I have a life outside this office. You don't."

"Causing destruction on other peoples lives is a life if I do say so myself." Mandy almost smiled at the last person who cried and groveled at her feet.

Waggling her finger at Mandy, she was almost annoying as she squeaked out. "You are 25 correct now? The way you act, you act like you at heading into your 90's."

"Meaning?"

"Meaning I bet you never been on a date in your life unless practically forced to."

Mandy felt the twitching happening in her eyelid. This was it. She will have to destroy her later. "Tell me and I'll do it. Just nothing like me being a stripper."

"Well even though you have the body for it... No. But I do have someone I have lined up for you to see this friday at that restaurant you like."

Narrowing her eyes at her, Mandy gritted her teeth out. "A blind date? What is his name?"

Shaking her head, she smiled as she went to twirl her hair again. "No name, but hand the hostess this card, and she'll seat you at the table I reserved for you both. He has the same instructions. Don't worry, he's cute."

Taking the card, Mandy snarled as she stood up. "I'll get you back for this, Patty if this is the date from hell." Growling, she stomped away back to her office. Patty will pay for this.

Friday night came with Mandy wondering why she bothered to get dressed up. She grew her hair out some as it fell past her shoulders. She decided to wear a blue dress and a pair of mary janes. Rolling her eyes at herself after she parked the car, she headed to the restaurant giving the card that Patty gave her to the hostess. Nodding at her, she informed her that her date has already been seated. Not that Mandy cared as she followed the hostess to a seat that was seated next to a large window. Approaching it, she recognized her date right away hoping to run away before he noticed.

"Mandy?"

He noticed. "Oh, hey Billy." She deadpanned back.

Standing up, Billy gave her a once over. "Wow! Mandy you look hot."

"Yeah uh thanks." Patty will definitely be destroyed, Mandy thought as she quickly sat down. Seeing someone come over to ask if they wanted anything to drink she immediately answered, "Red wine."

"Beer." Billy answered giggling.

Getting her drink, Mandy happily sipped it. "How do you know, Patty?"

"Well we went on a date once and well she was boring and has this ugly gross hair, but she is pretty nice to me. I live across from her." He answered. "Your hair is pretty. I like that you grew it long though it was nice before."

"Yeah. Thanks." Mandy studied him to see that he did grow into his nose a little bit more, and was in shape compared to his dad was. "I'm boring, Billy."

"No your not, Mandy."

How could he seem to have unwavering devotion to her after all this time? Mandy wondered. They haven't communicated at all or seen each another's after graduation. She remembered him being so demanding of her to spend a lot of time with her, and now his devotion still stood. Of course he wasn't like anyone with a far more intelligent mind who would of left. This was Billy. So she decided to catch up with the crazy man-child, and change her wine to Long Islands just like he changed his drinks to something stronger. It came to the point of their evening that it soon became a blur.

Waking up, Mandy felt as if her head was attacked by a mallet and she ate nothing but cotton. Immediately she noticed it wasn't her bedroom she was in so feeling a sudden shift in the bed next to her, Mandy slowly turned her head to her left opening her eyes up wide at the familiar sight of Billy passed out and smacking his lips occasionally. The thought of what did she do last night entered her head as she lifted the covers to see her dress still on making her sigh a little in relief. Looking back at Billy she noticed how he kept jerking around before settling out again. Damn, guy still sleeps the same.

Deciding she needed to slip out of there, she started to do so when he shifted again placing his hand across the area of her body that she never thought him of ever touching. Making a face, she waited till he shifted, but all she heard was a muffled.

"Soft pillows."

Eye twitching, Mandy touched his arm gingerly to make him shift away again as she slipped and fell out of bed. Breathing hard, she shakily got up onto her feet to stare down at him again before making her way out of the bedroom. Closing the door gently, she saw the room was messy along with something on the door that looked like it belonged to a hotel rather than an apartment. Curious, she went to the window in the living room to open the curtains making her eyes bulge out.

"How did we get to Vegas?" She asked herself.

"OH MON!"

Whirling around quickly, Mandy clutched her stomach. "Grim?"

"Uh huh."

She couldn't see him, but she made out the movements under some blankets on the floor making her catch a gleam in her eye. Curious, she looked down to her left hand to see a ring on her finger. Bringing up the hand with her right to examine it, Mandy fell back against the glass. "Why are we in Vegas?"

"Well you both called me and told me to take you to some place fun that doesn't close so here we are." Grim answered head now showing up.

Straightening up, Mandy walked up to him getting on her knees to show him her ring finger. "Tell me the meaning of this, Grim." She demanded.

"Oh. Here." Hand under the covers, he pulled out a picture of himself, Billy and Mandy. Mandy had a veil on her head with a chapel sign over their heads along with them both looking completely wasted.

Grabbing his shoulders, she demanded, "Why didn't you stop us?"

"Well... You both seem to belong so why should I stop the real thing?" Grinning, he looked over at the bedroom door. "So did you have fun consummating your union last night?"

"No, Grim! I didn't do a thing last night with him. I thankfully passed out." Glancing at the picture again, she was somehow curious because the priest was there. "Who took the picture?"

Grim snickered. "Oscar the Grouch."

"This turned out to be the blind date from hell." Mandy hated this. She didn't want to be married at all. She didn't want to depend on someone in this way. "Grim, use your scythe and end this. I command you."

"Ha ha foolish child, I cannot do that."

"Why?"

Laying back down, Grim didn't want to face getting up right now. "Because I can't interfere in this case and also I never casted a spell for you both to marry. Billy asked and you said yes."

Meaning, Billy was in love with her. Mandy hissed turning away from Grim to walk back into the bedroom to face her 'husband.' Going inside, Billy was still fully asleep as she studied him thoughtfully. Seeing a piece of paper on his side on the nightstand, she went over to it to read it over. They were indeed married. Angry, she smacked Billy on his stomach making him scramble up in the bed hitting his back hard against the headboard. "Oh good. You're awake." She mocked.

"Yeah. Why'd you hit me, Mandy?"

Holding out her left hand for his inspection, she asked, "Can you tell me what you see on my finger?"

"Yeah."

"Ok then. What is it?"

"It was the ring I bought you some years ago."

Looking between his innocent and happy expression to her ring, Mandy was dumbfounded making her take off the ring to see an inscription on it. 'To my dearest Mandy. Love, Billy.' Mouth dropping open, she shook her head to turn away.

"What? You don't like it? I thought of you when I bought it. It wasn't much, but it was all I could afford." Billy said sincerely.

It was a simple ring. Cute, but still nice actually. Too nice for someone like her making her turn to face him again. "Billy, someone else deserves this. I am not the type anyone should marry. I'm the devil and..." Looks back at the ring. "We were drunk. Not thinking last night. We need to get this annulled so you can find yourself someone good to marry."

Crossing his arms, Billy narrowed his eyes as he huffed out his annoyance before looking elsewhere.

Was he angry for her rejection? He shouldn't be. Even the shadow she was throwing off was showing her old familiar devil horn shape from her hair. She still woke up with those horns. "Did you know I was your blind date?"

"Yeah." He sounded like a petulant child when he answered.

"Is that why you brought the ring with you?"

"Yes and no."

"What do you mean?"

Gazing back at her, he got up out of bed to stand tall in front of her. "If you don't remember that I asked you to marry me from time to time when I was young. Well when I passed the store and saw this ring I thought of you and said I am giving it to Mandy. Mandy is special. When we lost touch I kept it with me just so I can think of you."

Blinking, she felt slapped by that information. "You still could do so much better than me."

"You'd think that, wouldn't you?" Angry, Billy left her to head to the bathroom.

Frowning deeply, she went back into the living room to stand in front of Grim. "Can you take me home, Grim?"

"Without, Billy?" Standing up, he almost fell when the fabric wrapped around his foot.

"Yeah. Just do it." She ordered quietly.

Wanting to argue with her, Grim did as she wanted as he sent her back to her tiny house. "So ummmmm I guess I'll go back then."

"Yeah. Thanks, Grim."

Watching him cut out of there literally, Mandy unzipped her dress so she could hop in her shower, but before she did she slipped off the ring to place in her jewelry box. Was she mean to want it annulled? No. She refused to be attached and she knew Billy could at least do better than her. He just had to learn that himself.

Back at the hotel, Grim came back to see Billy on the couch eyeing the marriage certificate. "Why don't she love me?"

Narrowing his eyes, Grim came over to pat him on the head. "She thinks she knows what she wants, mon, but hear me she doesn't."

Lifting his eyes up to his friend, Billy sniffed. "She thinks I can do better than her."

Well that was interesting for the girl to say, Grim thought. "Perhaps you could, but for right now we should leave. If I remember you have work."

Standing up, Billy kept his head down. "Yeah your right. Let's go."

With the same thing he did for Mandy, he brought him back to Billy's own place. "Get showered and things will look up soon."

"Gee, are you sure, Grim?"

Watching Billy sniffle again, he had no place to put a smile on his face, though it was weak. "Yeah mon, I'm sure."

Sunday afternoon, Mandy took a chance of going over to Billy's. If he lived across the street from Patty, well it can't be that hard. She lived in a town house and him in an apartment since that was across the way. Well she figured. Heading over there and parking out front, Mandy had the temporary thought of blowing up her associates house, but decided against it for now as she went to the apartment building to look at the listings. Seeing his name displayed, she was about to ring up when someone stepped out of the building allowing her to just step in. Going upstairs, she went to his door and knocked several times before he finally answered.

"Hey." Mandy greeted. "Did I wake you?"

"Not really. Was about to shower. You can wait in the living room."

Turning his back to her, he headed to what she assumed was his bedroom closing the door behind him. Mandy just examined his place surprised it was actually decently clean. Guessed he learned how to keep himself clean since he grew up. Feeling a bit stuffy, she took her jacket off, and continued looking around. It truly wasn't a bad place. Cozy. Friendly.

Friendly? Did she just think that? Mandy's eye twitched again.

Coming back out of the bedroom, Billy watched her as she looked outside. He liked the blue jeans and the pink tank top on her. For someone so dark it was funny how she loved her pink. "Why are you here?"

Crap! She forgot the ring. Mandy turned to face him. "I think you have a clue why I'm here." Coming up to him, she stood a foot or two away. "It shouldn't of happened. We have at least 60 days to annul this, Billy."

Without a word, he went to the door opening it up. "You should leave, Mandy."

Going over to get her jacket, she paused at the door in front of him. She wanted to say something to him, but ended up leaving instead. As she walked down the hallway she heard him slam his door really loud making her pause.