I had this completed for 3 days, except i didn't have the time to put it up. So here it is, chapter 11.
Chapter 11
Anya was sitting in the stadium when it began to rain. Her hands working on a tetra coil built out of tin foil and spare parts from the junk yard. She could hear a car driving by outside the stadium right as the thunder began to crash through the empty sky.
She stood up abruptly trying to determine if the car was simply passing by or if had stopped. She wanted to run if there was any chance that it could be them. All of a sudden she felt an overwhelming sense of sadness wash over her along with the rain. Anya began walking on the metal seat and tried stepping down to the center which couldn't be considered a field anymore while it was filled with every construction material possible.
When trying to stay focused on her tetra coil, she made a bad step and her foot slipped on the aluminum step. Anya fell hard, all the way down till her body finally got into one of the in between spaces. She flinched and finally opened her eyes. She found herself looking at the sky, her eyes twitching whenever she felt a rain drop come even close to her eye.
When she heard the footsteps, she mistook them for a headache forming in her temple. She sat up and saw Megamind inching towards her. He had his hands up when her eyes caught his figure.
"Wait Anya, I just want to talk." Mykael attempted to calm her down, but she growled as she made herself stand up to run.
"That's what they all say." Anya jumped the steps, knowing to well how dangerous it was to do so. As she slipped the last step, she caught herself and made a bee line toward the field. Her fingers clung to the tetra coil, but she was really trying to cling to her emotions. If she attempted to think about it, she'd know that her heart would crack and she would be unable to move.
Mykael was close on her heels trying to catch her, but she swiftly would change direction right before his fingers would grab her hood. Feeling her anger fuel her brain, she grabbed an iron bar in her palm and turned toward him.
"Whoa, wait now." He backed up from her, his hands out to defend himself.
"Get away from me!" Anya swung at him, not actually trying to hit him, but came pretty close. Every step towards him she took would lead him backwards towards the rows of seats. Before she knew it, she was yelling at him. Through the thunder she would scream words that she couldn't tell if they were curses or bad names. Finally, tears bursting from her eyes, she smacked the bar into his left shoulder causing him to stumble into the bleachers. "I TRUSTED YOU!"
When he keeled over, his face twisted in pain, she dropped the bar and began running into the maze of construction supplies. Mykael held his shoulder tightly, his teeth clenched tightly. One eye still open, watching Anya run away, while the other was shut tightly trying to keep tears from forming from the abrupt jolt of pain.
Anya ducked between stacks of wood and bricks. Her body trembled from adrenaline, anger, and sadness. She tried to think of what she said to him back there. What words she might have called him, then trying to determine if he truly deserved it.
Anya looked around the corner, but couldn't see Megamind. Though, when she went to try and sneak out toward the back entrance, she almost ran into Roxanne. However, Roxanne wasn't chasing her. She wasn't even paying attention to her. Anya was about to run past her to get out when she noticed her shaking.
The anger built up inside her drizzled away as with every crash of thunder, Roxanne shook and squealed. Anya starred at her, seeing her face with every flash of light. Roxanne's eyes squeeze shut, her fingers digging into her hair with her palms over her ears. Anya could hear Roxanne attempting to speak, but it was so tiny.
"A-Anya." Roxanne shook viciously when she heard another crash, but tried to get her words out quickly before Anya took off. "I-I didn't do it! I'm sorry what you went through, but I didn't do it! I was framed!" She screamed over the thunder.
As soon as Roxanne pushed out those words, she dropped to her knees into a wet puddle and crouched scared. Anya frowned and before her eyes, the anger was gone and was replaced with a sense of guilt.
"You were looking for me, in a thunder storm." Anya said dryly then dropped her head so she was looking at her shoes. "You're scared of thunder storms?"
"Terrified." Roxanne assured her, and then tried to make herself more adult like, with no success. Anya went up to the tiny form of Roxanne's body crunched up into a ball on the ground and tried to get her to stand. Roxanne at first refused, but then took Anya's hand and followed her. Anya brought them into the tunnel leading out of the stadium where the rain could not reach and the thunder was slightly muffled by the thick concrete.
"I'm sorry." She whispered to Roxanne was leaned against the wall and attempted to catch her breath. "I was lost."
"I found you didn't I?" Roxanne brushed Anya's wet hair out of her face and finally regained her adult composure.
"I'm sorry I thought it was you." Anya began crying again, but this time they were childish tears. One's that were followed by hiccup like gasps and sorrow filled eyes.
"It's okay Anya." Roxanne knelt down to her level and pulled her in softly. "Shh, shh. It's okay." She patted her back gently and tried to calm down the crying.
Anya's arms draped around her shoulders, hugging Roxanne tightly hoping never to let go. Her crying became almost wailing which caused her to hide her face into the crook of Roxanne's neck. It was a good cry though. It was the type of crying that she needed. The crying she had been holding in for years along with all the pain she felt for being alone.
"R-Roxanne." She said between bouts of tears. "I-I hit Mykael with a steel bar." Anya almost began to cry harder when she realized she did a terrible thing. However, she calmed down when she heard Roxanne began to chuckle uncontrollably.
"He's a fast healer." Roxanne pulled her away for a second to look at her. "A steel bar?"
"I'm sorry."
"Tell him that." Roxanne smiled gently, trying to show it was still alright. The thunder cracked again, louder this time, in which Roxanne jumped.
"Are you really that scared?" Anya began to wipe her wet cheeks and red puffy eyes, softly giggling.
"Always have been since I was a kid, you must think it's silly huh?" Roxanne gave a crooked smile and shrugged.
"Can I show you something?" Anya rolled up her sleeves and tried smile back.
"Uh, sure?" Roxanne shook at the thought of going back out into the storm.
"I think you won't be scared anymore."
Roxanne sat in the rain with Mykael. After collecting him from the bleachers and a long moment of more tears and apologizes, they sat in the storm high up in the bleachers. She twitched next to him, feeling the urge to hide. He gripped her hand tightly; understanding her need to retreat, but Anya insisted they stayed to see this.
They were both very confused and curious. Anya did not explain much. Only that whatever she had planned might blow Roxanne's fear of thunder storms out of the water. They both began to notice a pattern of Anya's set up. What looked like mess of construction supplies now revealed a field of tetra coils positioned on top of variable sized structures. Anya was simply placing a few more in convenient locations around the arena. It was obvious that she had been working on this for a long time, before she met either of them.
When Anya was finally finished, she joined them along with a sound board under her arm. Mykael raised and eye brow at her, but she simply gave a large grin. She placed the board in front of her and turned it on, which caused a loud charging sound throughout the arena.
Roxanne cuddled closer to Megamind, getting even antsier with Anya than with the storm. Anya switched on a song that sounded a little familiar from the radio and then began to play with some of the switches on the sound board. Roxanne could see the lightning begin to come closer and closer until it was right outside the arena. She wasn't sure how this was supposed to help.
Her eyes shut responsively as she heard the thunder crash in tune with the lightning, feeling she might get struck, but was surprised when she didn't.
"Open your eyes Roxanne. You're missing it." Mykael hummed softly into her ear which convinced her to open her eyes. What she saw was so beautiful, so wonderful. Her heart that was beating so fast and so loud from her fear was becoming calm, her fear was dispersing.
The lightning was striking the coils in tune with the music. The thunder that was so scary before seemed to amplify the bass of the song tenfold allowing it to echo through the arena. Anya moved switches on the sound board and all of a sudden the lightning was striking the coils, giving off a brilliant light show.
Roxanne stood up and almost began to step closer, but then lightning stroke right above her head to a tetra coil that was placed behind them and she ducked back down. Though, was scared, more charged than anything. Soon, Anya changed the song and began singing with it. Just like the night they found her in the playground.
"So tell me what you want from here. Something that'll light those ears. Sick of all the insincere. I'm going to give all my secrets away." Anya got almost carried away with the song and fell back into the space between the seats.
"Anya." Roxanne whispered towards her, beneath the music.
"Yes?" Anya looked back at her, her fingers on the sound board.
"Thank You."
Alexander and Reena waited in the separate car outside of the arena. Seeing the odd activities with the lightning almost made them rush in to investigate, but they were under strict orders to remain in the car in case Anya ran out without Mykael and Roxanne.
He felt Reena tuck her face into his chest as they listened to the storm. She muttered something softly into his shirt, but he couldn't quite figure it out. It felt good to wear a shirt and to feel her so tightly against him. Regularly, in his previous form, it would be impossible. Now, it was like a dream became reality.
"Minion?" She said louder than before which made him flinch and look down at her.
"Yes, Miss Reena?" His head tilted a little so he could see her face. She removed her face from his chest and smiled at him.
"I like thunder storms." When she said that, he wondered slightly why it was relevant, if anything she was up to something.
"Really? Madame is terrified of them." He could feel her come closer in which he felt nervous and yet excited.
"You know why?" Reena brushed her lips against his which made him loose his formalities.
"Why is that Reena?" Minion tried to take her lips, but she teased him and moved them away from him.
"Because I always feel a mix of excitement and tranquility during a thunder storm." She almost giggled at the sight of Minion. He looked so frazzled and despite to taste her lips after she cruelly baited him with them.
"Is that so?" Alexander leaned forward with a jolt, but was surprised when she didn't back away, only let him take her lips.
The feeling of their lips crashing together was only the beginning of a blissful sensation. Soon, he could feel her teeth slightly grazed his bottom lip with every separation for air. It was a hungry kiss, yet a tamed one. Despite her attempt to make Minion loose complete control, she only got half way there. He was still gentle and yielding to any possibility of turning back.
Their kiss was abruptly interrupted by tapping on the door. They broke away and saw Roxanne smiling back at them. Reena could have sworn she heard Alexander growl under his breath as he rolled down the window.
"Nice job, look outs." Roxanne almost laughed openly at them.
"Did she slip pass us?" Alexander frowned realizing he totally forgot that they were there for a reason and were given a job.
"No, but I could see you were extremely alert." Roxanne nudged Minion's arm and smiled. "I'm just teasing you two."
"Then, you got her?" Reena sounded as if Anya were a criminal to catch which made Roxanne frown.
"No, she came back to us." Roxanne stuck her head out of there window and looked back at their car. Mykael was helping Anya into the car. "Let's go home."
Roxanne sat in the back with Anya, holding her tight as if she might slip away again. Anya, on the other hand, was fast asleep against her side. Mykael would peak in the rear view mirror every once and awhile to look at the two girls. Roxanne would smile at him then look down at Anya.
What she must have been though to totally distrust anyone. Roxanne began to finger though her long brown hair until they reached the Lair. Unfortunately, she realized they might have to wake up Anya to get her to bed. Megamind wouldn't have it though. His wounded shoulder and all, he picked up Anya from the car and began carrying her to her room.
"Mykael-" She went to stop him, but he smiled back at her which made her heart melt.
"You had a long day too. I'll meet you in the bedroom, okay?" He walked away from her before she could protest him over working his hurt shoulder. She sighed then began thinking of the cloud like mattress.
Minion walked her to her apartment then stopped short when they got to her door. Reena frowned and looked between the door and him.
"What's wrong?"
"I better get back. Sir and Madame, the way they are, they probably caught a horrible cold. And Anya, oh she must have the worst of it. If I don't make them soup, their colds will go untamed. And-"
"Minion, when have you ever just thought about yourself?" Reena frowned then leaned against her door. Alexander's fingers twitched, but he backed away towards the stairs. "Alexander."
"Yes?" He paused before going down the stairs though he knew he shouldn't.
"I could really use some company tonight." He bit his lip nervously. What was he supposed to say? No? Alexander turned back towards her and nodded softly.
"Alright." Reena let him in then shut the door behind them. Alexander looked around the apartment, feeling odd that this was the first time he had ever been in her apartment.
The set up was simple and somewhat of a mess. Signs of absence were apparent. It was obvious that when she was eating at the Lair, she was eating out. Empty boxes of Chinese take-out laid on the table and a pizza box in the garbage. He hadn't noticed how often they kept her from her home.
"Alexander." Reena whispered into his ear which sent shivers down his spine. "I-" She never got to finish. Alexander took Reena and pulled her into a hungry kiss. Slowly beginning to back up towards the couch, she giggled into his kiss.
Roxanne snuggled her head into Mykael's shirt as the sun's light abruptly awoke her. They were so tired the day before; it hadn't crossed their mind to set the alarm. She was atrociously late for work; she would have to call in sick.
After a few minutes of moping against her husband's form, she inched tiredly across the floor to the kitchen. Surprisingly, she didn't see Alexander/Minion in the kitchen making his omelets and coffee. Roxanne started the coffee pot then looked around. She was surprised not to find Anya out working on redrawing the plans she destroyed, OR SOMETHING.
Roxanne snuck into Anya's room and shook her shoulder gently. "Anya, wake up. It's time to face the day." Anya let out a pain aching groan then shook her head gently from side to side.
"I don't feel so good." She said while her fingers curled and uncurled against the sheets.
"Come now, I know you had a long day yesterday, but we have to face this new day with a smile." Roxanne left Anya in her room to get dressed into some of the clothes Minion made her. As she exited the bedroom, she ran straight into Megamind who clung to her tightly and kissed her cheek gently.
"Good Morning, Beautiful." He whispered so that Anya could not hear them. Roxanne giggled just as softly and pushed him away.
"At least let me get some coffee first." She managed to get to the kitchen even with him kissing her good morning every few seconds. While pouring them both a cup of coffee, she saw Anya walk in pain achingly slow. "Good Morning, sleepy head, sit down and we'll get some breakfast."
"You look pale Anya, you okay?" Megamind had gotten into his usual chair with his cup, watching Anya wobble in. At the second, her body was like spaghetti. Anya's legs collapsed beneath her, allowing the rest of her body to follow. "Anya!" Roxanne and he rushed over to where she laid on the floor.
"So hot." Anya groaned, shaking her head from hitting the floor. Roxanne placed a hand on her forehead and found it sizzling to the touch.
"She's burning up." Roxanna frowned and lifted her head up from the floor.
"I'll call Minion." Megamind stood up and got his phone, calling Minion from his speed dial. "Minion, it's an emergency."
Next chapter will begin the big evil plan. Also, 10 virtual cookies to the person who guesses where the idea of the stadium came from. :)