Soooooo, sorry about the 2 day wait. I now can update though! I wrote some of this at like..2:00 in the morning. But writing this story is getting pretty addicting I must say. And another addiction I have is a totally epic video that I watched on youtube the other day. Just type in, Megamind Extraterrestrial, in the youtube search bar and it's the first one on the list. Its by Atarashila. Watch it! I did, and now I like, cant stop. :0 im also addicted to the song as well.
Just throwing in that little bit of entertainment for you. :3
And btw I don't own megamind, dreamworks does. And I don't own the song, the way you look tonight by frank sinatra.
And if there is a place called, Coffeehouse, then I don't own that either..
Now on with the story!
And I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving! :D
Everything Was So Perfect
Chapter 10
From outside the Coffeehouse coffee shop, passersby could see it was busy. The lights were on, showing an almost amber glow onto the sidewalk outside. And there were customers sitting in the booths right next to the front two windows, and there were people in the line inside, almost going out the door. And if you went inside, it was buzzing with the sound of laughter and conversations taking place, the sound of coffee makers bubbling, the crackle of the 2 fireplaces, and faint piano music. This was many people's favorite coffee place to go to, saying they had some of the best coffee in all of Metro City. And it was especially busy tonight because it was freezing, and snowing outside. The snow had started piling on the window sills, and on the sidewalk. The snowplows had already started scraping ice and snow off the roads.
Which was why tonight was the perfect night for Frank and Lilia to get coffee together. They were sitting in a booth in a corner, pretty close to one of the fireplaces. They had been laughing and conversing the whole time. They had gotten to know each other pretty well.
Frank had learned that Lilia had been a detective for about a year. And she was 23, and her parents also lived in Metro City, as did her older brother. He also learned that she loved playing the piano. And because of this, she loved listening to Billie Holiday, whom her songs has piano music in them most of the time.
Lilia had learned from Frank that he has been a cop for 2 years. And he was 24, his parents lived about 30 minutes away from Metro City, and so did his younger sister.
They had also learned other small things about each other. Like how they've noticed different things about their personalities.
Frank noticed how kind Lilia was, yet harsh when she had to be. Lilia noticed how bitter Frank was, but still really sweet.
"I'm really glad we've gotten to know each other." Lilia said smiling at Frank from across their table. She was leaning on the table with her arms crossed, and a steaming mug of coffee in front of her. She was wearing her same long sleeved brown shirt, with dark blue jeans and brown boots, along with a gold necklace with a cross dangling from it with little silver diamonds on it.
"I am too." Frank said also smiling, and holding his mug of coffee.
"I do have another question though.." she said.
"Hm?" Frank asked, taking a sip of his coffee.
"What happened between you and Roxanne?" she asked.
Frank haden't really expected this question. He put his mug down on the table. "It just didn't really..work out.." he said in a low voice.
"How? What happened?" she pressed on, yet gently so as not to possibly upset him.
He hesitated, not wanting to tell her that it was his fault that their relationship haden't worked out. "Well, we had been dating for about 2 months, and then..i sorta..cheated on her." He finished.
"You cheated on her?" Lilia asked, bewildered.
"Well, yeah. But it was only a kiss." He explained.
"But you still kissed another girl while dating Roxanne." She said flatly.
"Well, yeah. But still not cheating. More of a..cheatlet." he said, trying to get her to know that he regretted it.
At this, she giggled. "Cheatlet?"
He grinned, glad to have her laughing. "Yeah, cheatlet. But I really would never even dream of doing it again. Especially if I met a totally awesome, amazing, beautiful girl. With whom, I could never cheat or cheatlet on."
"Yeah well.." she shrugged, picking her mug of coffee off the table. "nobody's perfect are they?" she said as she took a drink from her mug.
Frank nodded. "So, what about your last relationship?" he questioned.
At this, Lilia looked down at the table. Her face had fallen some, showing that it most likely did not end well.
"I'm sorry, you don't have to talk about it. I understand.."
"No." she said looking up at him. "I think I should." She hesitated before continuing. "He wasen't exactly..the best boyfriend. In fact, he was probably one of the worst." She said laughing a bit. "He would always threaten me whenever we got in a fight. And not threaten as in, break up with me. I mean threaten as in, threatening to kill me."
At this Frank's eyes widened. 'What kind of monster could say such things?'
"We had been dating for about 3 months when he got arrested. He had gotten arrested for beating someone, almost to death. It was one of my friends, he had seen him sort of flirting with me earlier that day, and that just made him totally lose it."
She finished with a saddened look on her face. And Frank was just looking at her. He couldn't believe how anyone could possibly be like that.
"Well.." Frank said, leaning on the table, arms crossed. "you can do so much better." He gave her a comforting smile.
She looked at him, and smiled back. "I know that now." She said in a low voice.
After their coffee, they left the Coffeehouse. Frank had walked Lilia down the street to her car.
"I had a really good time tonight." Lilia said, facing Frank. Snow was lightly falling around them, adding on to the already 2 inches on the sidewalk.
"I did too."
She started to grab her keys out of her jacket pocket. She unlocked her car door and started to go over to the driver's side.
"Lilia, wait!" Frank said, causing her to stop and turn around.
"I'd like for this to be our first date. That is..if you're okay with that." He said bashfully.
She smiled. "I'm very okay with that."
And with that, Frank stepped forward a little bit, took her cold hand in his, and lightly pecked her on the lips.
As he backed away, he looked in her eyes for what emotion was in them. She smiled even wider at him. "Goodnight." She said as she walked over to her door and got in the car.
As she drove off, Frank was left there on the sidewalk.
"Yes!" he shouted excitedly, jumping up and punching the air.
People around him looked at him curiously. He regained his composure and strode off in the direction of his car.
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Some day when I'm awfully low.
When the world is cold, I will feel a glow,
Just thinking of you.
And the way you look, tonight.
The musical words started ringing through Roxanne Ritchi's apartment and out the open glass door to her balcony. She was in her gray sweatpants and white hoodie and slippers, out on her balcony. She was busy swishing snow off her balcony with a broom and onto the street below. Hoping that her snow didn't hit anyone in the head. She was eager to go and sort everything out with Megamind the next day, so she was in a slightlly more cheery mood. And then, hearing the words to the jazz song, a strange sort of sad yet happy feeling came over her. This was a song her and Megamind had danced to a few months ago, about 3 months into their dating. They had gone to a fancy, ball-type party. They had each been given invitations. Roxanne being excited, Megamind being rather nervous. He had never actually seriously danced before. At least not until she had taught him.
5 weeks ago
Roxanne walked out of the girls dance locker room. They were at one of Metro City's biggest gyms, which Roxanne had a membership to. They were in a giant dance room with light wooden floors and mirrors all around. And to Megamind's relief, no one was in there today but them.
"Okay, which song do you want to listen to?" she asked Megamind, who was looking at himself in one of the many mirrors and 'flexing' his arms. He was wearing black adidas shorts under baggy gray sweatpants and a black loose-fit tshirt with black socks.
He turned to her. She looked so, what was the word he was looking for? 'See-xee' as the humans called it. She was wearing tight, black spandex shorts,with short hot pink leggings underneath, and a white low-cut cami, and white socks.
He raised one eye brow and slid over to her in his black socks, and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Aren't you looking rather," he looked her up and down. "seex-ee." he said in a low seductive voice.
She giggled at him. "It's sexy."
He took his arm off her shoulder. "Really? Well I totally messed that up."
She laughed again and walked over to the boombox in the corner. "So what song do you want to listen to?"
He went over to her and crouched on the floor, and looked at the many cds she had brought.
"How about this one?" he said picking one up labeled, Frank Sinatra.
She took it from his hand and put it in the boombox, while Megamind slid back across the floor to the middle of the dance room.
She watched him with amusement on her face.
'He sure does love sliding around on these floors doesn't he?' she thought.
She walked over to him and took his hands. "Now you bring this one up like this.." she positioned his right hand so that it was up in the air with hers still in it. She then positioned his left so it was on her lower back. When she did this, he blushed a bit. She then put her hand on his upper back, right on the back of his shoulder.
The music then started playing the jazz music.
"Now, just move your feet along the floor like this.." she explained moving her feet slowly on the floor so he could see.
He tried moving along with her feet. He was doing it a bit awkwardly but Roxanne was still managing to work with it.
Someday, when I'm awfully low.
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you.
And the way you look, tonight.
"Good." She said as his feet began to get more fluent with her steps.
"Now, to learn how to spin." She said as she let go of his left hand and she took his left hand off her waist.
"You just let me spin like this.." she said as she started to spin on her one toe, but she stopped in mid-spin.
She giggled a little, "You have to loosen up your right fingers a bit." She said looking at his right hand holding hers a bit too tight.
"Oh, right.." he said a bit awkwardly.
She tried spinning again, and it worked. She spun the full way around, then put her hand on his upper back again and he put his left hand on her lower back again. They then started dancing normally again.
Yes you're lovely.
With your smile so long.
And your cheeks so soft.
There is nothing for me but to love you.
And the way you look tonight.
"Now, you ready for the dip?" she asked him.
"Yeah, I'm actually kindove hungry. Is it that really good cheese dip you made the other day for.."
"No! I mean are you ready to do the dance move." She said rolling her eyes.
"Oh, sounds complicated." He replied.
"It's not really. You just have to hold my left hand.." she took her hand off his back and took his hand off her lower back. "And you put your right arm under me like this.." she said as she moved his right arm onto her lower back. "And now we dip.."
As she leaned back, he supported her weight. "Good! Now bring me up."
He brought her back up. Their faces so close that their noses were almost touching.
With each word,
Your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
He just looked at her beautiful, blue eyes. Megamind felt so lucky to have someone like her. She was very beautiful. The way her short, brown hair was a messy, yet cute bed head when she woke up every morning. The way she pouted when she didn't get her way. The way her eyes were as blue as the sky. Megamind loved everything about her. He absolutely adored her.
And that laugh,
Wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart
"What?" she asked. "Why are you staring at me like that? It's kindove creeping me out.." she giggled.
And her laugh was precious, oh how he loved making her laugh.
Lovely, never, never change
Keep that breathless charm
Wont you please arrange it
'cause I love you
"I love you." He said, in almost a whisper, still staring into her eyes.
Roxanne's smile dissapeared slowly off her face. She was surprised by what he just said that she was almost speechless.
"I-I love you too." She breathed.
And with that, he brought her face into his. Giving her a loving, passionate kiss.
Just the way you look tonight
Present time
That was how they had found their song. She had never really thought of Megamind as much of the jazz music type. But he had actually became interested in Frank Sinatra and he began listening to it. But that deffinetly didn't take away his love for heavy rock, and rap songs. And with the memory of the dance studio still in her head, and a smile on her face, she walked back into her apartment and slid the screen door shut. She picked her laptop up off of the side table by her couch and opened it. She had to finish up on a report that she had to do the next day. She wasen't overly concerned about Megamind staying in jail now. He had done pretty good on his interviews, he'd told his side of the story. There was still a chance that he could spend the rest of his life in prison, but she started pushing those thoughts away. Replacing them with happy ones.
As she was typing away on her laptop, and listening to the soothing sound of jazz on her radio, she was unknowing to the threat in the street below her. The man in the black cloak.
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The cloaked figure was in the alleyway beside Roxanne's apartment building. He faced upward, looking up at the sky. He could just faintly hear the sound of jazz music as it was playing. He knew who's apartment that music was coming from. When the jazz music was cut off, he decided that now was the time to take action.
"Here I come Roxanne.." he whispering maniaclly.
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9:30 the next morning, there was about 5 inches of snow on the ground, and it was in the low 20s. The road was a little icy, but the snow plows driving through the street were doing the best they could to shave the ice from the roads.
James was in the Coffeehouse, eating a pastry and drinking coffee, while reading the newspaper when his cell phone rang. He took it out of his pocket and answered. "Hello?" his mouth partly full with pastry.
"James, we need you at the apartments on Metro street." The sherriff's voice said on the other end.
"Why? What happened?" he said getting up and heading to the counter to pay.
"I'll explain when you get here. It's apartment number 426." The teenager at the counter took his money and gave him his change.
"Miss. Ritchi's apartment?" he said as he was walking out the door, now holding his coffee in a styrofoam to-go cup.
"Yes, get here soon."
"Alright, I'm on my way." He said as he hopped in his car and sped off.
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Walking through the hall on the 4th level of the apartment building to Roxanne's room, he began to see the sherriff standing outside the door. When James got to the room, he saw that the whole half of the hallway was taped off with bright yellow warning tape. He ducked under it and walked over to the sherriff.
"Sir, what's going on here?" he said, concern filling his voice.
The sherriff sighed. "I'm unsure. Other than knowing that Roxanne is no longer in her apartment."
"What are you talking about? I'm confused." The James said, his brows furrowing.
His boss gestured his officer inside the room. When they got in there, James noticed that the room was a complete mess. The lamp beside the couch had been knocked to the floor, the screen door was open, pillows scattered the floor, and her laptop was left open on the floor in front of the couch. He noticed also a hole in the wall, about the size of a bowling ball to the left of the couch.
"What's happened here? It looks like a tornado came through!" James exclaimed.
But then, detective Henry and detective Lilia came up to them.
"Hello." Henry said in his dull voice.
"What's happened here?" the James repeated.
"Well, we think whats happened is a kidnapping." Lilia said in a soft tone.
"Kidnapping?" James gasped. "Someone's kidnapped Roxanne?"
"Yes, it would appear so." Henry droned.
He couldn't believe it. Who could have kidnapped Roxanne?
"How do you know she was kidnapped?" James asked.
"Well, there was a call to the police station early this morning from a women across the hall. Around 2:30 in the morning, calling that she could hear someone screaming and loud banging coming from the room across from her." Lilia said gravely.
"And from what it sounds like, there must've been struggling if there was banging around." Henry explained. "And from this hole right here.." he said pointing over at the hole in the wall. "and from the nail marks we see on the floor, there must've been struggle."
"Yes." Lilia said. "From the looks of it, someone must have shoved someone against the wall right here with enough force to break through." She said going over and touching around the hole lightly with a gloved hand. "And from the nail marks on the floor, it looks as though someone dragged her across the room, and her clawing at the floor trying to get away." She finished.
James and the sherriff stood there, shock on their faces.
"But why Roxanne?" the sherriff asked.
Lilia shook her head. "I don't know.."
"But we did also find this." Henry said, going over the the side table by the couch and picking up a crumpled piece of paper. He came back over and started to read it. "She should'nt have fought. She will pay just like this whole city. This whole city will some day, some day soon, pay. Pay for your stupidity. I always knew I was too smart for all of you, you can't even control me. No matter how hard you try, you just can't look even farther to see how these crimes have been taking place. Bernard, the mayor, now Roxanne. If you can figure it out, I'll be pretty impressed. But I'm pretty positive you won't figure it out before it's too late. You all trust too much, never focus on the bad in people. You only focus on the good. Just like little Roxanne Ritchi. Better figure this out soon, or she as someone else you know and love, will perish." He finished reading the note, leaving bewildered looks on the police officer's faces.
"Megamind. No denying it now." Henry said, putting the note down on the kitchen counter.
"What?" James snapped. 'How could he blame Megamind for this? He was crazy about Roxanne.'
Lilia sighed. "Just look at the facts." She said. "The note said, 'she shouldn't have fought.' Roxanne and Megamind were fighting pretty bad yesterday. Shouting at each other. And the note also says, "the city will pay for it's stupidity, and that he always knew he was too smart for us, and that we can't control him.' Well, Megamind is very smart, and this city hasen't exactly been his friend for his whole life. And it says that 'we only focus on the good in people.' That's what we've been doing with Megamind! Only looking at the good in him because we desperately want him to not be guilty. And another thing, who used to kidnap Roxanne all the time?" she said, her hands on her hips.
James couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I can't-I cant believe it. Megamind couldn't have.." he drifted off.
'No, how could he be saying this? Megamind would never..but then, it all fits. Have we really been this nieve this whole time?'
"Someone call Mr. Walker. Tell him to meet us at the interrogation building at noon. We have to figure this out right now." The sherriff said.
He couldn't have anything else happen to Roxanne, or anyone else for that matter. This whole thing had gotten out of control. From starting with murdering a museum employee, to erasing the mayor's memory, to kidnapping a reporter. They needed to regain control of this, and fast.
"On it." Lilia said, flipping her phone out of her pocket and dialing.
"James, you call Frank. Tell him that we'll be by later to pick Megamind up."
At this James nodded, and also flipped out his phone.
"And once we get to the interrogation building.." the sherriff looked down for a moment, but then looked back up at the three others he had been talking to. "I'll tell Megamind what has happened."
The sherriff turned around and started walking out the door. But then stopped and turned his head toward them again. "Unless he's the one that's put this whole thing together. So therefore, he'd already know about all this." He said in a grave voice, a dark look coming over his face.
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