Chapter 9

Kaitlin slowly blinked her eyes open and looked around, blearily rubbing the sleep from her sea-blue eyes. She was pressed up against Megamind's chest, his arms wound tightly around her.

The teen smiled and closed her eyes, breathing in deeply. She snuggled closer, freeing her arms so she could wrap them around him and press her lips against his collarbone. The villain moaned softly in his sleep, shifting a little at her side.

Kaitlin smiled lovingly at the small noise he made when she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled herself closer. Suddenly the peace was interrupted by Minion's voice filling her ears.

"Wake up, you guys! Breakfast!" The fish called flatly from the kitchen.

Megamind groaned and rolled over, practically squishing the air out of Kaitlin's lungs with his unconscious weight. She squealed in surprise and wriggled away from him.

His jade eyes popped open and suddenly he sat straight up, gasping. "What?" He cried, staring blankly at her, eyes wide.

She giggled at his perplexed expression. "Breakfast time, silly." She said, climbing out of bed.

The villain shook his head. "Oh." Then the previous day's events returned to him in a tidal wave of despair.

His angelic face was suddenly filled with so much pain it killed Kaitlin to see it. His spirits fell about a million miles as he remembered that his life was ruined. For the first time ever, he felt his heart being torn in two.

He had to choose between Kaitlin or his reputation. And right now, he was leaning towards the female standing at his side, directing a concerned look his way.

"Megs?" She asked nervously. "You okay?"

"I…" His voice cracked slightly. "I don't know what to do." He stammered.

She sighed and gently took his hand. "Do whatever you think is right." She whispered, sitting back down next to him.

"But…I don't know what I think is right." He said, jade eyes filling with regret.

Kaitlin leaned in and pressed a quick kiss to his forehead. "Let's not think about it right now. You'll think better on a full stomach." She murmured.

The villain licked his lips and nodded. He stood and followed her out of the room they'd been sleeping in. They were slowly making their way towards the kitchen when Minion shouted impatiently, "Sir! Kaitlin! Hey, you guys, wake up!"

"We're coming!" Megamind yelled back, mildly irritated despite his confused mood.

No answer was offered, but it didn't matter since they had reached the kitchen by the time Minion could've said something. "What's for breakfast?" Kaitlin asked as they made themselves comfortable at the table.

"Not waffles for once." Minion said, uncharacteristically sour.

"Grumpy much, hmm?" Megamind snapped, shooting a glare at his usually kind, calm, sensible friend.

"Well, what do you expect when what happened yesterday happened." Minion retorted, his normally cheerful face twisting into a scowl.

"Well, if you hadn't let Miss Ritchi wander around the Lair, nothing would've happened!" Megamind shot back furiously.

"You told me to kidnap her! I assumed you were getting ready, not making out with her!" Minion spit the last word out, dripping with so much venom Kaitlin flinched, a hurt look in her eyes.

Megamind's jade eyes narrowed. "You're forgetting your place, Minion." He hissed, brow coming down, dark above his eyes in a scowl.

"Well, maybe you should remember yours!" The infuriated fish shouted back, crossing his robotic arms.

"Guys! Stop! This is stupid!" Kaitlin cried, her heartstrings twisting painfully at the sight of the two people she cared about the most fighting as she jumped out of her seat.

"No! The only thing stupid here, is you!" Minion snarled, glaring daggers that scratched the very core of her heart.

At that moment, it seemed the blue-skinned villain snapped. "Okay! That's it! C'mon, Kaitlin! We're leaving!" Megamind proclaimed, jumping to his feet.

He whirled, grabbed her arm and stalked out of the kitchen, Kaitlin stumbling along behind him. He pulled her into their bedroom and said, "Get dressed and we'll leave."

"Where are we going?" She asked hesitantly as the villain tugged his bio-hazard print pajama top off and tossed it onto the futon.

"I don't know." He replied flatly, rummaging around in the cluttered closet for his leather ensemble. "And I don't care."

Kaitlin collected her clothes and silently left for the bathroom where she always changed. She quickly discarded her pajamas, or more technically, one of Megamind's AC/DC t-shirts and an old pair of sweat pants.

By the time she'd donned her tank top, sweat shirt and skinny jeans, Megamind was waiting patiently outside the bathroom, cape bundled in his arms.

"Let's go." He said, jade eyes unusually dark and guarded.

Kaitlin bit her lip and silently followed him down the hall, past the kitchen and into the garage. They seated themselves in the invisible car, Megamind stiffly gunning the engine.

He backed out of the garage and sped off, ignoring the stereo instead of cranking up the rock n' roll like he normally would. Kaitlin propped her chin up on her hand with a harsh sigh.

They drove silently through the city for at least half an hour before Megamind pulled up at Roxanne's apartment. He had long ago put the invisible car into 'stealth mode', so they could cruise without being noticed.

The villain sighed and closed his eyes, leaning back against the cool leather of the seat. "I'm sorry." He whispered, directing his words to nothing in particular.

"Don't say that." Kaitlin ordered, reaching over and grabbing his hand, entwining their fingers before he could object. "I should be sorry. Not you."

Megamind's eyes flickered open and his gaze focused on her. He snorted. "Yes, but I was the one who let you get the better of me. The bad guy doesn't get the girl."

Kaitlin offered him a tentative half-smile. "Well, this time he does. Or maybe he isn't so bad after all."

Megamind groaned. "That's exactly my point! I'm supposed to be evil, but I'd rather be with you!" He cried, his grip tightening on the steering wheel so the leather of the glove on his free hand went taut around his knuckles.

Kaitlin sighed. "We'll figure it out, don't worry. But for now, why are we here?" She asked.

"We're going to settle this with Roxanne. She'll know what to do; every male in the city is in love with her…" Megamind said, taking a deep breath. "Let's just hope she does know what to do…"