DISCLAIMER: see pt 1
A/N: Please keep Adrian's co-dependent nature in mind when reading this chapter! Yes, she hated Matt in the game, but I have changed their personal history a bit in this fic...
When the police arrived they found Juan Corrida unconscious on the floor, his face a bloody mess. It would have made a sensational murder story, but the man was still very much alive.
They found Matt Engarde in his hotel room, leaning against the wall just inside the door, still dressed in his Nickel Samurai costume. (Except for the mask, of course.) Adrian Andrews was in his arms, her face buried against his shoulder.
"Can you tell us what happened..."
"OK," Matt replied. He was back in full Idiot mode again. "I was, like, asleep. You know, taking a nap before the stage show we were supposed to be doing after the awards ceremony? I woke up when I heard Juan yelling and then I heard this big crash from his room so I went over to see what happened and..."
"You got into a fight him, is that correct?" the officer asked.
"Well, yeah, I punched him out, but that was because Adrian... I thought he was going to kill her." Adrian clung to him tighter as he said this and he hugged her reassuringly. "I mean, I don't know who started those rumors about Juan and Adrian going out, but it's not like they're true... Adrian's my girlfriend. We were going to announce it at the press conference tonight."
The police left after getting a brief statement from Adrian about the incident.
Once they were gone, Matt said (a little hesitantly), "Hey, Adrian? You can't tell anyone about my other personality, okay?"
"I won't, Matt. I promise," Adrian replied, snuggling closer to him. She would never tell anyone. Matt was her Nickel Samurai, her hero. As long as she had him, she would be safe. He had promised to protect her, after all. His secret was safe with her.
-end-
I always thought Matt was cute when I was playing the game, even though he acted kind of... well, stupid. When he busted out his badass Evil Matt personality, I fell in love with this character. Now that I've played thorugh the game twice, I've kind of warmed up to Adrian but I never really liked her much.
