Chapter 2: Good Morning
Megamind fumbled to get his key-card to open his door once he'd returned to his living quarters, shifting Roxanne carefully so he wouldn't drop her. When the door closed he walked her back to his bedroom and then over to his bed. He eased her down so she could lay on the soft surface of his blankets. The alien took a step back and lifted his hands up a little, turning his head to look back to his work room area then back down at the reporter. "Shit...Shit. Shit. Shit. This could be either...really good. Or...or really bad." He whispered softly as he watched the slow rise and fall of the woman's chest. He backed up then turned and left his room. Megamind walked up to Minion's suit and started to shake it, he knocked on the glass and whispered fiercely at the piscene, "Minion! MINION- wake up, shhh," He shushed himself but continued in a heated whisper, "Wake up, wake up. Get up!"
The fish's castle lifted up slowly and Minion looked out at Megamind groggily, his gorilla mech hands lifted up and he tried to move the alien away so he could focus more. "Wh-whut? What?" He asked him in a slightly slurred voice. "Sir, what time is it?"
"She's here, Minion!" He whispered louder then held his hand over his mouth as if to quiet himself.
"She who?" He looked at his friend like he was off his rocker.
"Roxan-Miss Ritchi!" He said and pressed his fingers against his lips, still in disbelief.
The piscene's eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. "Sir... you drank alcohol again didn't you?" He said not believing his own ears.
"NO!" He huffed in offense. "Not me anyways- but she did, she's blasted Minion! She came right up to me, and was saying and, and touching me, and saying like- acting weird, waving..." he tried to imitate her and was too excited with energy.
"Uhh. Ok." Minion said, still not quite sure but he wanted to be supportive of his friend. "That's great Sir, that she wasn't afraid or anything! What happened next?"
"Pftftftf!" he made a sound and motioned to his room. "She's here!" He said loudly then whispered again, "..she's in my bed."
"What?!" The fish pushed away from the wall and stood up. He looked from Megamind then over to his room then started to walk towards it. "What is she doing here, Sir?" He asked and the alien followed quickly next to him then behind him. When they got into the bedroom they both stood next to the bed and looked down at the sleeping woman. Who was now snoring softly.
"I-I don't know. She just, she passed out and I didn't know what I should do..."
"So you brought her here?" Minion said loudly in surprise.
"Well, I didn't know what else I should do! I didn't know where she lived and- what did you expect me to leave a drunk woman passed out in the middle of an outside walkway?"
"No, but-"
Megamind cut him off and continued,"Where any sort of person could just happen upon her?!" He waved his hands indignantly.
"No but, Sir what if when she wakes up she...I mean...what if she thinks you...took advantage..?" He grimaced as he eluded to such a thing. He knew was preposterous but he wouldn't put it past a confused human woman. Even if she had been nice to them earlier.
Megamind was quiet then as he looked from Minion to Roxanne once again. He swallowed feeling nervous all over. "...You think she would?"
"I don't know." His friend replied.
Maybe he should have tried to get someone else to help. Knock on doors or something, he just hadn't been able to think. Why was that? Was it because it was her? His stupid flustered self could have endangered both of them. Megamind sighed, "It looks like we wont know until she wakes up. Should I search her for a com device?" He asked his friend.
Minion shook his head, "Better not Sir. Just in case."
"All right." He tapped his chin in thought. There was no way he would be able to sleep tonight for sure now. "I guess I'll work then, I couldn't sleep much before I went out for a walk anyways." he leaned down and pulled the covers out from under her, pushing her over a bit. She rolled like dead weight and then he covered her up. "Good thing she doesn't have to do the morning news report tomorrow." He noted. Of course he would know what days she came on the screens, she was his favorite reporter after all. Once the alien made sure that Roxanne was secure he turned and pushed at Minion. "C'mon lets leave her to rest."
"Ok, ok you don't have to push." Minion huffed then moved back into the other room. "If you want to leave again I don't mind being here in case she wakes up."
"No, its all right. I'll just stay for tonight." he had plenty to busy himself with in the engine sector but that was the beauty of being a genius. He could take his work with him, always easily keeping it mapped in his mind.
"Suit yourself Sir, I'll go back to bed then." his friend said and got comfortable once more. He moved into his castle in his tank and once again powered down his suit so he could try to catch some Z's.
"Good night Minion." Megamind said as he sat down at his small work bench area and started to mess with some papers. He thought he would have a hard time once again trying to get any work done. But he was pleasantly surprised to find that that was not the case this time. The alien wasn't sure just what the reasoning behind that was. Soon he was focused in on the numbers and diagrams for the mecha suits that needed to be fixed. Hours passed easily as he worked away and night soon became morning...
She was having the most wonderful dream. The kind that starts out warm and fuzzy, where you don't quite know why or what is happening but it feels so blissful that you don't want it to end. Dreams did end though and as Roxanne rolled over, she was pulled from her sweet bliss back to the real world. What was strange was that when she woke up she looked around and the room was dark.
"That's weird...mnn..." She yawned then sat up and stretched. "I don't remember leaving the lights off." When the hours turned from night to day her holoscreens updated to brighten up her room and wake her up. Floating out in space there wasn't much difference between the two and so the holograms helped immensely. She looked around again and her brows furrowed as she saw the small window that looked out into space. Wait a minute...this wasn't her room. Her eyes widened as she tried to recall what had happened the previous day. She did remember the bar...and the barista then walking was where it got fuzzy. Her heart beat quickened in her chest as her fear started to climb inside of her. She moved the blankets aside so she could place her feet on the ground of the bedroom.
The reporter looked down and noticed that she was still dressed, even in her shoes from the previous day. That somehow relieved her to know that she hadn't done anything out of character for herself. She lifted a hand up and rubbed her face and that was when she heard a light sound.
It was coming from the other room...
It was clear that wherever she was, they didn't have soundproof rooms. So it was somewhere older...or something like that...she cautiously approached the door, feeling around for the slot for the button to open it. When her hand ran over the smooth surface of the button she braced herself for what she would find.
The door opened and she looked at the room in front of her. It was dark in here too. She squinted then looked around for a light source. When she couldn't find one easily she reached into her back pocket and pulled out her Com device. The reporter held it up until she located a switch by the small refrigerator-stove combo. When it turned on, light filled the room and she looked to her right.
Sitting in a chair and slumped over asleep on a desk, surrounded by papers and utensils was the alien, Megamind. Snoring loudly. So that was the noise. And then she remembered more of the previous evening. She'd met him on an outside walkway, the details were hazy but she did remember talking to him about something or other. She took a deep breath, her fear was calming down now. She wasn't scared of him because something else was growing to smother out any caution she should have, curiosity.
Roxanne walked softly so as not to wake him up and as she reached him she leaned down to get a closer look. Her blue eyes scanned the side of his face, taking in the pores of his skin, the texture and hues that were there. His lashes were thick and long, his nose and chin the same. The thin lips of his mouth were open and he was drooling a little onto the paper under his head and she had to hold a hand up to help stop herself from laughing at such a childlike appearance.
"What are you a kid?" She said aloud in a soft voice. She reached a hand out and touched his shoulder, then shook him gently. "Hello?" she asked.
The alien continued to snore, even with her voice and the movement. She shook him once more, harder this time. "Hello, Megamind? Excuse me!"
"Hmn? Not...now...Minion. Go away." He mumbled, his thick eye-brows furrowed and he moved his left hand to push out at the suspected mecha suit. But when his hand pushed against her thigh the alien paused and then lifted his head up a bit groggily to get a better look at the thing he'd touched. Megamind stared at her for a moment, confusion on his face as his heavily-lidded eyes worked to feed his brain the image of Roxanne Ritchi standing next to him, in his own home. When it finally registered, he jumped up in surprise. "GAHHH!" He screamed and backed up, waving his arms frantically. His expression rather terrified, and the paper he'd been drooling on was still stuck to his cheek.
"Ahhh-!" She said at the same time then backed up as he did, only lifting her hands up as if she meant no harm.
"Y-you're awake!" He noted the obvious then pulled at the paper stuck to his face in embarrassment and ripped it off to hide behind his back. He used his other hand to wipe at his mouth.
"Jeez, way to give a girl a heart attack!" She let out a heavy breath.
"I'm, I'm so sorry Miss Ritchi." He looked around nervously then back to her, not really sure what to expect of the situation they found themselves in.
"I accept your apology." She smiled. "Do you have coffee?"
He only stared dumbly at her. Obviously still not awake. Roxanne was asking him for coffee, not running out of his home screaming bloody murder, as he and his Minion had first assumed. Minion! He looked to where his fishy friend should be only to find the space empty. Oh, that's right he had to get up early to work today. So then it was just he and...Roxanne.
"Hello?" She asked and waved a hand in front of him.
"Ah- haha sorry again, I'm not awake just yet. I do have coffee I think. Somewhere..." he backed away from her to go to the small cupboards to look for the instant coffee. He pulled out two packets of mocha espresso and then started to make them up. Better to focus on this right now then try to think of what to say to her.
She watched in amusement as Megamind worked to make them something to drink. Slowly she got closer to him. "What happened last night?" She lifted a hand up and ran it through her hair, conscious of how she must look to him. "I don't remember much after seeing you on the walkway."
"Nothing, you were a little drunk and you sort of um...passed out." He told her as he took two spoons then mixed in the mocha coffee with hot water from his dispenser.
"I passed out? And you brought me to your home?" She asked him curiously.
He paused and looked at her, feeling sheepish. "We didn't..do anything. If that's what you're wondering. I just, brought you back here because I didn't know what else to do." he tried to explain and she noticed that purple tint to his cheeks had returned.
Roxanne smiled and reached out to take one of the cups. "We didn't? That's too bad." she couldn't help but tease, he was too easy. And it was cute how nervous he acted.
As expected, the alien looked at her in disbelief and his face turned dark purple around his cheeks. He sputtered a little then lifted his own coffee up to taste but burned his tongue trying to drink too quickly. Megamind pulled the cup away then waved a hand at his mouth. "Ahh, ahh! Hot, hottttt" he blew out trying to cool his tongue.
She giggled at him then sipped her coffee carefully. "Don't hurt yourself." She grinned. "Well, thank you for being so sweet as to helping me out last night. I'm not usually like that...not lately anyways. I think that barista was playing with me." She thought about the guy and pictured him having a smug look on his face. She should've known he was the pranking type. "He gave me a creeper and I was dumb enough not to notice it."
"A..a creeper?" Megamind repeated, his tongue still hanging out to cool down.
"Yeah, its strong alcohol hidden under something sweet so you don't notice how heavy it is until after you've consumed it." She explained.
"Oh." He looked down at his coffee for a moment as if in thought then he looked back up at her. "Isn't that sort of thing dangerous?"
She nodded. "It could've been quite an awkward situation if not for you. But since I'm ok- don't worry I will make sure to get even with him somehow." Darn jerk. She made a face as she blew on her coffee.
Megamind sucked at his injured tongue as he continued to think about what she'd said. It really was dangerous and he wasn't sure he was ok with that happening. Now that he really thought on it...what if it hadn't been him who had found her? What if it had been someone else with...ill intentions? He frowned and then looked at her as she sipped at the coffee. "You said it was a barista? What bar was it again?"
"Hm?" She hummed and then licked her lips, which his eyes didn't miss. "The Eliscion, have you ever been?" She asked him curious now.
"Me? I...I don't go out much these days." but it seemed now he would have a reason to. A plan was already forming inside of his mind. He didn't want to let this barista off for putting Roxanne in danger. He wasn't sure he had any right to tell someone off but...he felt he had to at least speak up about it. "The people of this ship may have saved me, but I don't know if you've noticed, they don't seem to enjoy my company very much." He shrugged a shoulder.
"Well, no one really sees you very much. Maybe that's why?" She offered.
"Ah, perhaps." he said though unconvinced of the words.
Roxanne tilted her head then put down the coffee cup. "I know, lets go out now."
He looked at her with wide eyes. "W-what?"
"Sure, why not?" She stepped up to him and boldly wrapped her hands around one of his arms. He looked down at them as she pulled him towards the exit door.
"I-I cant." he argued weakly and resisted her pulling. This woman. This human. She was so unafraid, uncaring and unfazed by him it was turning him upside down. Was she mad?
"C'mon, Megamind. Just for breakfast, I'll buy. We can go where ever you want if you don't want to go back to that cafeteria." Roxanne suggested with a warm-hearted smile.
He stared from her hands and lifted his eyes cautiously up to her's. He was so unsure and the fear was evident on his face. "I...its not the same for me, Miss Ritchi." he whispered softly. "I don't like the citizens of Capella." Megamind admitted. "They also don't like me, and so we are perfectly fine staying the way we are now."
"That's dumb." She told him with a soft glare and pulled at him again. "Now, lets go Megamind. People don't dislike you- they just don't know you!"
"Uhh..you don't know me either." He pointed out, but he took a step forward as she pulled him. Roxanne continued and so he followed. Why? Why did he allow her to pull him out of the door and into the hallways? He knew what would happen if he went with her out to eat. Oh no..wait...wait... "Wait."
He stopped walking and she looked back at him with a lifted brow. "What now?" She huffed.
"If you eat with me then wont people-"
She cut him off by pressing a finger against his lips. "People will talk because I'm a sort-of-famous-reporter and you're a guy that everyone wants to know because you keep to yourself. Now, no more talk- lets go!" She walked with him and looked around. Once they'd reached to center of the walkway she could see the holograms floating up, it was 'lightly cloudy' today and everyone was waking up from sleep. There were other citizens out moving towards their work place or going out to some of the cafeterias or cafe's. They got curious looks and someone even stopped walking to outright stare. Megamind sneered at him and glared before looking away. He decided to focus on the feeling of Roxanne's hands against his arm. She was holding him persistently but it wasn't rough, it was in a way, gentle and he liked being so close to her.
"Here we are, I love this Cafe'." Roxanne said as they arrived in front of the place she'd dragged him off to. It was just like all the other cafeterias that he'd seen. There was a little bit of flourishment on the outside of the door but besides that so far, Megamind couldn't see any difference in the place. He looked up at the sign and then down to her and nodded a bit. "Okay." he said, not sure what she wanted to hear from him.
She pulled him inside with her and went to sit down, she looked at the menu. Megamind wasn't sure what they were suppose to do. He and Minion had never been to a place like this...it was different after all. "Um..how..how do we get our food?" He asked her, holding the menu with a blank look on his face.
Roxanne glanced to him as the waiter came over. It was a woman about the reporters age and she seemed nervous as she approached their table. "Hello, welcome to our Cafe', um..." she said this to Megamind whose mouth opened in surprise. He wasn't expecting her to talk to him. "Miss Ritchi welcome back." she nodded to Roxanne. "What can I start you both off to drink?"
"I'll have just water, and- he'll have...?" She gestured to Megamind for him to fill in the blank.
The alien stuttered as he was put on the spot. "Coffee please, mocha um... the sweeter the better." he mumbled and the waitress smiled and nodded. She walked off to get their drinks. Coffee again, he was going to be very alert for the next few hours.
Roxanne pointed out on his menu. "Just pick what food you'd like and when she comes back we tell her that we'd like that and then they make it fresh for us. So it will taste a bit better than the line cafeterias." She explained to him.
"Oh. Okay." He said and looked over the food items. Many were familiar but some were paired up with foods he wasn't too sure would taste good. But he found one that he was sure he'd like and put his menu down.
When the waitress came back she placed their drinks down in front of them. "I should've known you would bring more famous people with you, Miss Ritchi." She said to Roxanne and then smiled again at Megamind which made him feel a bit uncomfortable. He wasn't used to that at all.
"Who? Megamind?" She laughed lightly. "Is he famous?" Roxanne asked her.
"Well sure, everyone knows you." She said to him and he remained quiet as he listened to her words. "Mysterious alien who lives on the ship. Not many people have actually seen you, you're almost a..what are those things called? Mythical Legend."
"Urban Legend." the alien corrected her and she lifted a hand to tap her chin.
"Yes, that's what I meant. Anyways, its nice to see you out and about. What can I get you guys to eat?" She asked and opened her hologram to write down their menus. Once she'd gotten their orders, the reporter turned back to Megamind.
"I like that there are still wait staff here. My Grandma told me about times when people would go to fancy restaurants and have food served to them. When they opened up over here, I brought her here all the time and she was so excited." Roxanne recalled.
"That sounds nice." He wondered then what it would've been like if he had family to treat to something like this. Would they have liked it? Megamind wasn't sure, but he enjoyed the daydream.
Roxanne was quiet as she observed him, she sipped her water and wondered so many things. She had a lot of questions, naturally, that just popped into her head. She'd loved to sit with him for a few hours and pick his brain. "Say, Megamind...how'd you get that name anyways?" She asked him curiosity all over her face.
"Hm? Oh, I named myself when I was a kid." He nodded. "When I learned the language and what each word meant, I thought it'd be a nice name." The alien rested his arms on the table. "That's not my real name though." He wasn't sure why he'd added that last bit, he'd never really told anyone about himself before. No one had ever asked.
"What's your real name?" She was quite piqued now, leaned forward and waiting for him to tell her.
"Oh..uhh heh, its Sixus." He felt his cheeks heat up at his admission. He lifted a hand to scratch the back of his head absently. "My parents had other names for me, um...endearing names..what are those called uhh necknames?" he said trying to find the correct word.
"Nicknames." Roxanne corrected. "Me too, I have a few of them also, pretty embarrassing ones actually. Like Bean, and Pook." She laughed at telling him those silly names.
He grinned having learned something new about her. "My Mother called me Bubsy often. She said it felt weird to call me Sixus when I didn't look that way yet." He shrugged. "Guess I had to grow into the name. But, I like Megamind just fine too."
"Bubsy, that's so cute." She smiled sweetly at the alien. He was a normal guy, as far as she could tell. He blushed and spoke and acted like everyone else even if he looked a little different. "I like Sixus too. That sounds so..formal, like maybe old fashioned, maybe it was a name handed down in your family." She suggested.
His brows lifted at her idea and he smiled a bit. "I never thought of that before Miss Ritchi, I'll have to ask Minion what he thinks." He reached for his coffee and took a sip, careful in case it was too hot. He wanted to keep some of his taste buds on his tongue at least, if he could help it. Megamind paused after he took a drink and glanced up at the reporter sitting across from him. They were acting so casual, sitting here out in the open, around other citizens and it felt so...natural. Normal even. He wasn't aware that he'd been acting comfortable with her until this moment.
"What is it?" Roxanne asked him when she noticed his mind seemed to have wandered.
"Ah, nothing just...I was thinking about how nice this is." He put his drink down. "To be sitting with the famous Roxanne Ritchi." Megamind winked at her and chuckled.
"Why, Mr. Megamind- are you flirting with me?" She lifted a hand to her chest playfully. "You'll make a girl blush."
He bravely leaned forward towards her over the table. "Really? What else could I do to see the flush in your cheeks, Miss Ritchi? Ask for an autograph? It'd make my day, you are my favorite reporter." he said bravely, maybe the caffeine had gone to his giant blue head. Saying such things so brazenly, but it felt like it was ok to tease her just a little. If it wasn't, he was sure she would shut him down.
That made Roxanne's brows lift in surprise at his forwardness. She smiled and had to glance away, actually feeling like she was blushing. Ah, but two could play at that game. "The infamous Megamind...wants my autograph~" her pretty blue eyes glanced at him from her lowered lashes and she bit her lip in thought before responding to him. "Maybe we can make a trade?"
This flirty game they played was getting good and he wanted to continue, but the waitress came back with the food they'd ordered. 'Ah, drat.' He sighed but smiled up at her as he moved back and thanked her for the food. Megamind looked down at his meal and he felt his mouth water. It looked amazing, an omelet and some toast with brown sugar and butter. "This- has got to be the biggest omelet I've ever seen." He pulled out his com device and opened it quickly to take a holo-scan to send to Minion. His friend wouldn't be able to believe it either, he was sure.
Roxanne smiled at his reaction. "Doesn't it look delicious? Please eat up, its just the best." She put a bit of salt preserve onto her own egg and then slipped it onto a bagel. This place was expensive but worth every penny. What she didn't tell Megamind was that the food was farmed and fresh instead of compressed and re-hydrated. She hoped Megamind would taste the difference. She watched him take a bite and then make a face as if he were in heaven. It made her giggle.
"Ohhh Miss Ritchi, this- this is wonderful." He shoved more into his mouth then took a bite of the toast and made another weak sound. His stomach rumbled, he didn't know the last time he'd tasted food this good. He actually wasn't sure he ever had tasted food this good before. So many flavors he wasn't used to just from an omelet. Brilliant! His com device went off and he finished his toast then took a gulp of his coffee, which had warmed more before looking at it. It was Minion who was exclaiming how amazing the omelet looked. He looked up to Roxanne and licked his lips before telling her.
"Really? Maybe next time we can bring him if he's not working." She suggested.
That made the alien perk up. Did she just suggest that...they could all go out- he could go out again with her? Was this some crazy random happenstance or...or maybe, did she like him? Think he was cool? He wasn't sure what to believe, so far though she hadn't treated him like an outcast. She'd actually stood up for him and even when she had been found in his living quarters- in his bed!- she still was taking everything in stride. His heart was beating quickly with excitement. "...is that all right? I'd, we'd love to. I know Minion would." She nodded then continued eating. He told Minion on his device then shoved it into his pocket. Megamind busied himself with finishing his omelet as he thought over some way to repay her kindness. Because that is what it felt like, a nice gesture.
"Uhm..Miss Ritchi..." He started and she looked up at him, wiping her mouth with her napkin.
"Yes?"
"Say, would you...I mean, I don't know but would you maybe like to see the Mech's I work on sometime?" he asked her cautiously.
She smiled at him and held her coffee as she looked at the alien across from her. "I've never been close to them outside of when I've done a few reports. I'll be honest, I get a bit nervous around them..." She admitted.
"Nervous, why?" He asked genuinely curious.
"Just, they seem like powerful machines, I'm not sure why really...they're intimidating." She nodded as if that word made sense to her.
He laughed a bit at that. "Intimidating? Pfft, no way Miss Ritchi! Come with me, let me show you everything I know about them. I bet you will know more than any other reporter on this ship after I'm done with you." he leaned back in his chair and snapped his fingers as if that was it.
Roxanne liked his enthusiasm, she leaned in a bit and said in a soft tone though, "Promise I wont get hurt?"
Megamind was again surprised by her words. "You couldn't be safer with anyone else." he promised.
"Here, can I see your com device please?" She asked him and he lifted a brow but pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her. It wasn't as sleek and new looking as Roxanne's she noted, but when she opened it- the interface looked more advanced than her own. She opened hers and tapped a few buttons on the holo-screen then closed them both. "I gave you my number, now you can message me or call anytime. Though if I'm working I may not pick up so, messaging might be easier."
"Y-your number?" he took his com device back as he sputtered dumbfounded. "Are you...sure?" He asked.
"Of course." Roxanne replied as she tapped away at her screen and paid the bill when the message arrived for her to do so. "There we go, all righty I think it'd be a good idea for me to head back to my quarters and get in a shower and a change of clothes." She stood up and then so did he.
Megamind felt a bit sad, he didn't want to stop talking to her, he only ever spoke to Minion. Not that that was bad but..this was so nice. "Ah, of course. Of course. Um, so when are you available for me to give you the grand tour of the amazing Mechas?" He tried to ask casually.
She pushed her chair in then lifted her hands up, one finger tapping her chin. "I have tomorrow night off, is that all right?" Her eyes focused on him.
"Yes! Perfect, me as well that will be- just perfect. Don't worry I'll make sure its a night to remember- ah..." He held up his hands to her quickly, "A positive night for sure. Well then, Miss Ritchi it's been a pleasure to dine with you this...morning." Did that sound weird? It came out so strange damnit.
She laughed at his awkwardness. "I had a lot of fun, thanks for making sure I was safe last night." She moved to walk past him but paused then impulsively she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around him in a quick hug.
He froze. He didn't mean to but, he'd never been hugged before. Not by anyone other than his fishy friend. This was...another fleshy being hugging him. She was so..soft. He hesitantly lifted his hands and pressed them to her back in a cautious return hug. Roxanne backed away and punched his arm playfully. "See ya later, Megamind." Then the reporter was making her way out of the cafe and towards her personal quarters.
The alien only stared after her in wonder. Yesterday was wild, today was down right mad. He must've fallen down some rabbit hole or something. And he felt damn glad he did!
NOTES: Thanks for sticking with meeee ahhhh! I have two other fics I'm in a rut over for MM as well so it sucks that I cant update them just yet. (I have like half a chapter for each done so far tho if it means anything) I'm just incredibly busy with life. ;u; aren't we all? Any who! Please enjoy chap 2 of Capella! I'm having a lot of fun writing it and I've got a few other chapters outlined. Up next is their fun date where Megamind will totally nerd out about Mechas! ...poor Roxanne :P But don't worry he has a bit of romance up his sleeve this time.~ Thanks as always and have all the circus candies for reading!
