Like I told you guys, here's a She-Mask story for you. Kinda like a continuation of the "Two Masks" story. Anyway here we go...

At Edge City Hospital

Peggy couldn't believe that Stanley was gone as she made her way to the bed where he had been lying; as she did this she had caught her foot on something on the floor. She looked down to see that it was the Mask, placing hers hand around the artifact she quickly put it inside her jacket pocket and left the hospital.

She had never got the chance to tell Stanley that she had feelings for him and now she would never get the chance. Peggy decided to go to Stanley's apartment and pick up a few things of his that would remind her of him one of them being Milo his Jack Russell.

As she made her way outside and began to walk as she did this emotions overwhelmed her and she starting crying.

"Oh Stanley if I had acted sooner this would never have happened, I'm so sorry."

As she said this she started thinking, "it was The Mask that did this, if it wasn't for him Stanley would still be here, I will only use it when I need to."

Near Stanley's Apartment Complex

It didn't take Peggy long to reach Stanley's apartment, when she made her way thought the entrance and up the stairs the door was already unlocked and waiting for her inside was Milo.

"Hey boy," Peggy said softly as the Jack Russell made his way towards her.

"Stanley's gone Milo, but I'll take care of you like he wanted me too." Peggy took Milo up into her arms and carried him outside, as she was doing this her emotions again starting playing up and she began to cry.

Milo looked up at her and began too lick her face, "thanks Milo," Peggy said as she looked down at him "You're a good boy."

Looking in her pocket she took out The Mask showing it to Milo, "see what I've got boy, I've got The Mask and I'm gonna keep it safe for Stanley."

The dog braked playful at her, Peggy knew that he was warning her not to put it on. As she put the Mask back in her jacket pocket and Milo in her arm, Peggy made the journey back to her apartment.

At Hill Crescent Apartments

It took Peggy ten minutes to get to her apartment from Stanley's, as she was unlocking the door she could feel Milo licking her hand. Looking at him reminded her of Stanley; once the door was unlocked she passed through.

She gently put Milo down onto the floor and hung her jacket up onto the back of a chair; she then went into her bathroom to get herself changed to go to bed. As she was doing this she looked at her reflection in a mirror, she could see that she had been crying again.

"Come on Brandt," Peggy heard herself say. "Stanley wouldn't like to see you like this, you have got to be strong not only for him but for yourself too."

Peggy then starting breathing in and out, finally she then started to act as she did before Stanley died. She started combing her short red hair, and then slowly she got undressed.

Since it was a warm night she decided to just wear a thin blue night gown, once she had finished putting it on she came out of the bathroom and into her living room where Milo was waiting for her.

As she walked thought she started patting Milo on his head, Milo then rolled on to his back and Peggy started to tickle his stomach, after doing this she open the door to her bedroom and beckoned Milo to follow her. Once Milo was in Peggy shut the door and went to bed Milo slept in a basket near her.

Peggy had a restless night and was thinking of Stanley, what did help her was the fact that next to her bed on a table there was a photograph of him; it was one summer when she had gone camping together. He was wearing at the time a pair of green shorts, a blue tee shirt and a grey hat.

It was getting to morning now and Peggy was wide awake, she went outside her room to the kitchen, there she made herself a cup of black coffee. She then started to look at her jacket that she had slung around the back of the chair, as she got closer she place her hands inside one of the pockets and pulled out The Mask.

Its brown wooden surface was glowing a bright green tempting her to put it onto her face, but she didn't instead she picked it up and walked with in inside her bedroom, there she opened a wardrobe and place The Mask inside. She had work to do now and she didn't want to be delayed.

Peggy had just finished getting changed out of her night gown, she was now wearing a pair of lightly colored jeans, a blue shirt and her brown leather jacket. She was thinking about going over to Stanley's apartment to get a bit of stuff, as she was leaving her apartment Milo came up to her.

"Hey Milo," she said in a soft voice. "I just need to go to Stanley's for a bit to get some stuff, I won't be long." As she left she bent down and kissed Milo on his head, then she locked her door.

On the Other Side of Edge City

It took her fifteen minutes to get to Stanley's apartment, as she was waiting to get inside she was stopped by someone that she hadn't seen a long time. It was Violet one of the staff at Edge City Bank who worked with Stanley. She was a young pretty 26 year old woman with short blue hair, she was wearing a purple top with a green colored jacket, and she also had a brown mini skirt on.

"Hey Peggy long time no see, how are you?"

Peggy stopped for a moment, "Hi Violet I'm fine how are you doing yourself?"

"I'm not too bad thanks for asking," Violet said in a friendly voice, "still working at the bank with Charlie, nothing's really changed there."

Violet then took a deep breath and paused, "I can see that you are busy Peggy at the moment, maybe we could go out one night and catch up?"

Peggy looked up at her, "yeah I would like that Violet, what are you doing tonight?"

"Nothing really."

"Why don't you come over to mine and have a drink with me?"

Violet looked a bit surprised, "tonight Peggy sure I'll come, what time do you want me to be over by?"

"6:00 pm" Peggy answered.

"That's brilliant," Violet said as she threw her arms around Peggy.

"I'll see you at 6 then," Peggy then waved goodbye to Violet and then walked into Stanley's apartment.

Unlocking the door she found that there was nothing really to have, a part from Milo the apartment was full of junk. Peggy then made her way back to her own apartment disappointed with things. When she got back she then realized about Violet coming over.

"This is something to be excited about," she said to herself. "I don't have many female friends so I better do my best to make her feel welcome."

To Be Continued...