A/N: I hope you guys enjoy this final chapter! :D This one's rated PG for a few suggestive themes. I love you guys! Merry Christmas, everyone! 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Megamind or Despicable Me.
Old Friend
Chapter 7
"Oh, come on!" Gru was pleading with Megamind a short while after "Santa" had left, the party picking up where it had left off as the kids played with their new toys in the area of the lair sectioned off specifically for them. "All I'm asking for is a simple blueprint… You don't even have to build anything! Just make the directions easy to follow, and we'll do the rest…"
Megamind rolled his eyes. "For the last time, Gru, the answer is no!" he refused again as Roxanne arrived by his side. Pulling her in close, he kissed her hair tenderly, then smirked at the older villain, "Not everyone gets what they want for Christmas."
Gru chuckled, leaning up against the wall next to Megamind. "Well, that is certainly true," he admitted. "Even my girls won't get what they want this year… Though I am doing my best to give them what I can."
Megamind chuckled. "Yeah, a real life unicorn is rather hard to come by."
"Oh, no! Not even that!" Gru shook his head, looking at Megamind seriously for a moment before smirking at him. "I think you did rather well at satisfying the desires of Edith and Agnes… Takes the pressure off of me. But Margot?" He laughed. "Margot can't have what she wants and she knows it."
Megamind blinked at him. "Why not? What does she want?"
Gru's grin twitched upwards a bit as his eyes met Megamind's. "She wants her first kiss."
Megamind's eyes widened slightly, his cheeks coloring softly as he chuckled. "Her first kiss? Really?" Roxanne was giggling.
"Oh, yes!" Gru informed him seriously. "She's getting to that age where her attention's turning to boys. Only problem is, she can't have the one she wants."
"And why not?" Megamind asked innocently.
Gru smirked, his eyes never leaving Megamind's. "Because she's fallen for a certain blue-skinned hero who's in love with someone else."
Megamind's eyes widened as he leapt backwards in shock, staring at Gru in disbelief. Why was Roxanne laughing? "Woah, woah, woah! Me? You're kidding, right? You can't be serious!"
Gru chuckled, shaking his head as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Oh, no, I'm quite serious," he assured him. "You're all Margot ever talks about. She has posters of you all over the room she shares with her sisters, and I've even caught her talking to them and kissing them before." Megamind could not have gone any more purple, even his ears blushing as Roxanne now seemed to be grinning at him… "The only thing she wants for Christmas is a kiss from you, but she knows she won't get it. You're taken."
"What? But how could she…? I mean, I'm not…! How?" Megamind stammered, unable to even form coherent sentences at this point in his embarrassment.
"Is it really that much of a surprise, Megamind?" Roxanne giggled, eyeing him knowingly. "You are very handsome… Devilishly so, and she's been watching you all night. I'm surprised you didn't notice."
"Uh… But, I… I mean… Agh, I'm taken!" Megamind groaned, burying his face in his hands to hide his blushing cheeks.
"As I said, Margot won't get what she wants for Christmas this year," Gru snickered. "Meeting you will have to be enough."
Roxanne seemed to consider something for a moment as she studied Megamind's embarrassed expression, then suggested slyly, "I don't see why she couldn't get her wish…"
Megamind turned to Roxanne and gasped in alarm as Gru stared at her in surprise, "What? Are you kidding?"
Roxanne giggled. "Why not? It'd be totally innocent. You've hung mistletoe up in a few places around the lair… Just wait for her to stand under one, then give her a kiss. She's been hanging around them all night, waiting… I've seen her."
"But, Roxanne!" Megamind protested, casting a quick glance to Gru just to see him smirking at him. "I… I belong to you! I only want to kiss you! I hung up the mistleetoe for you and me, or other couples… Not so I can kiss little girls!"
"Oh, come on, Megamind," Roxanne insisted, bringing a hand up to run across his cheek affectionately. He calmed slightly at her touch, but still looked incredibly uncomfortable with the thought. "Margot is young, just starting to feel that undeniable attraction to the opposite sex… I can't say I blame her for focusing her attention on you. You are very, very handsome… Just give her a kiss on the cheek. You'll make her happier than you could even imagine."
"But, Roxanne…" Megamind tried to refuse one more time. "I don't want to kiss her. I don't want to cheat on you…"
Roxanne giggled softly. "I know, Megamind. I'll forgive it this time." She pushed him gently away from her in the direction she'd seen Margot go. "Now go on. Make her Christmas wish come true."
Megamind groaned, then spotting Margot a short distance away under a bundle of mistletoe, he sighed and drew in a deep breath, steeling his nerves. He cleared his throat, puffing out his chest, stalling as he ran a hand over his large forehead and smoothed out his eyebrows. Casting one last glance to Roxanne just to see her grinning at him and urging him forward, he took one last deep breath, adopted his most confident smile, and set out towards the oldest of Gru's daughters.
Margot's attention was on Minion, watching the alien fish as he handed out drinks to the happy party goers. He was certainly a fascinating creature, she had to admit… A fish, but as intelligent as any human she'd ever met. And his robotic body was simply brilliant, an obvious work of art made by the most brilliant mind she knew. She was watching him so curiously she never noticed Megamind slip up beside her, let alone that he stood there for a moment as he forced his emotions under control to maintain his composure. Noticing where her gaze had strayed, the blue superhero spoke up from beside her, startling her slightly, "He's really something, huh?" He chuckled as Margot gasped softly, blushing as she turned to see him standing beside her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," Megamind apologized, smiling softly at her. "I saw you were staring at Minion."
Quickly regaining her composure, Margot nodded, smiling shyly, "Yes, I was just thinking about how amazing he is… I've never met a fish that could talk before."
"Yes, well… There are a lot of things I'm sure you haven't done or seen yet," Megamind shrugged. He was stalling, and he knew it. He just felt so awkward… "Me as well. Did you know this is my first Christmas?"
Margot turned a shocked eye on him. "Really?"
Megamind nodded and chuckled. "It's true! I had no idea what it was until Roxanne told me about it a few weeks ago. There's still a lot I don't know, but I'm picking it up pretty quickly, I think… Do you see that?" He pointed up to the mistletoe hanging above their heads and swallowed hard. There was no turning back now…
Margot's eyes followed his finger and she blushed softly as she spotted the mistletoe. "Yes…" she admitted almost breathlessly.
"Do you know what it is?" Megamind asked her softly, trying not to let her see how nervous he was as he smiled steadily at her.
Margot nodded, her eyes locking on his. They were such a beautiful green… Like emeralds. "Yes, it's mistletoe…"
Megamind licked his lips anxiously, clearing his throat, then informed her as though sharing a secret, his eyes half-closed, "Well, did you know that mistleetoe carries a certain Christmas tradition?" Margot's eyes seemed to grow even more breathless as he explained as though she had no idea, "Apparently, the tradition states that if a man and a woman meet beneath the mistleetoe, they must kiss for good luck." He bit his bottom lip for a moment, his cheeks flushing a soft shade of purple, then pointed out, "Well… We wouldn't want to break tradition, now would we?" And before he could lose his nerve, he leaned down to plant a soft kiss on Margot's cheek.
The kiss was brief and innocent, exactly as he'd planned it, and Megamind pulled back from her cheek with a soft smile. Margot was blushing, but grinning, her eyes locked on his. "There! Now you'll have good luck throughout the new year," the blue hero smiled at her, glad it was over.
Margot hesitated for a moment, then before Megamind could react, she leaned in quickly to plant a kiss on his cheek too. As his entire face flushed a brilliant shade of violet, she smiled at him and insisted, "And so will you."
Megamind smiled. He couldn't help it. This girl was very sweet, and it warmed his heart to see her so happy. "Merry Christmas, Margot," he wished her.
"Merry Christmas, Megamind," Margot wished him back, then he gestured towards the snack table.
"Why don't you go get yourself a nice cup of peppermint cocoa?" Megamind urged the young girl. "It's a favorite of mine."
"Then it must be good," Margot smiled at him, then hurried off to get herself a cup of cocoa after casting him one last, warm glance.
Megamind was grinning from ear to ear by the time he returned to Roxanne's side, and she giggled as she welcomed him back into her arms. "See, now that wasn't so bad, was it?"
Megamind shook his head, kissing her affectionately on her forehead. "No. Not at all." Gru just chuckled and shook his head at him.
Now that the children had been given their gifts, the rest of the party went smoothly. Edith was having endless fun with her dehydration gun replica, playing spy games as she hid behind objects before popping out to "shoot" passersby. Agnes and her automated unicorn trotted throughout the Lair's main hall, weaving around and through the groups of people, some dancing and some talking, as they chased imaginary rainbows. Obviously enthralled by the blue hero, Megamind couldn't help but notice that Margot followed him around like his shadow, the blue alien unable to shake her from his sight no matter who he was talking to – or how boring the conversation may have been. He couldn't help but find her adoration somehow enchanting, though he continually encouraged her to go keep an eye on her sisters.
"Well, I've got to hand it to you," Gru admitted as the party slowly drew to an end, slipping up beside the blue hero he now called his friend, "You certainly know how to throw a good party!"
"Of course I do!" Megamind beamed, puffing out his chest in his best heroic stance. "I'm Megamind, defender of Metrocity! What kind of a hero wouldn't throw a good party? Besides, it's all in the presentation! I think the candy canes and egg noggin were a hit!"
Gru chuckled, then smirked wickedly, "And the mistletoe…"
Megamind's face flushed a deep shade of fuchsia as he admitted reluctantly, clearing his throat, "Oh, yes… And the mistleetoe too…" He caught Margot staring at him and blushed terribly, sighing in relief as Roxanne joined him. "Ah, Roxanne! I was just missing you."
"I'll bet," Roxanne giggled, shooting him a knowing smirk. He chuckled and she wrapped her hand around his waist, then insisted, "Come on, Hero. It's time to say goodbye to your guests."
"Right," Megamind nodded, and headed to the door with his fiancé to wish everyone farewell.
Gru and his girls were the last to go, the taller villain shaking hands with Megamind as they stood at the ex-Evil Lair's entrance. "Thank you for inviting us, Old Friend," Gru smiled at his old co-conspirator. "I hope we weren't too much trouble…"
Megamind waved the concern away with a careless gesture of his hand. "No, no, of course not! I'm a hero; I can handle anything!" He chuckled, then admitted sheepishly, "Besides, now I know to bring out Santa sooner next year, rather than later."
Gru laughed heartily. "Well, I think that's certainly a good idea."
Megamind nodded, his hand holding Roxanne to him tight as she leaned up against him, a smile on his lips as his eyes fell to the girls. "Your girls are wonderful, Gru. I'm glad I got the chance to meet them." He frowned at the minions as they rejoined their master, his eyes lifting to meet the older villain's as he insisted, "But leave your… cousins behind next time, all right?"
"Deal," Gru agreed, then waved as he ushered his girls out the door, the three calling their own goodbyes back to their hero as he called his own over his shoulder, "Goodbye, Megamind! And Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas!" Megamind and Roxanne both chorused after him, watching him and the girls walk away.
Roxanne could feel Megamind sigh wistfully beside her and glanced up to see a warm smile on his lips, his eyes glued to the receding images of the three little girls. She smiled at them herself, watching them walk away, then spoke softly to her blue lover, "I think I know what I want for Christmas…"
Megamind glanced at her and saw her eyes on the girls, his hand tightening on her shoulder as his smile warmed, replying honestly, "I think I want the same thing, Roxanne… But I don't know if it's possible. Our genetics might be too different. I haven't tested them yet to see if we're compatible…"
Roxanne's eyes pulled away from the girls as they vanished into the distance to look up into Megamind's vivid green eyes instead, smiling at him warmly as she suggested, "Well… It can't hurt to try."
Megamind chuckled, then sweeping her off her feet into his arms, he agreed with a mischievous glint in his eye, "No, it can't, so let's get to it then! Merry Christmas, Roxanne."
"Merry Christmas, Megamind," Roxanne smiled back as he carried her off to his bedroom. The Christmas party had done its job, teaching her dashingly handsome blue lover a thing or two about the spirit of Christmas and the joy that came with sharing it with everyone. Now he was going to share that joy with her, and as he closed the door behind him, his lips finding hers in a tender, heartfelt kiss, she knew it was time to make a little holiday magic of their own.
Megamind swore he would never forget the meaning of Christmas again.
