A Bunch of Retractable, Glowing Tentacles!
Roxanne groaned. OK, now things were getting ridiculous.
Over the past couple of days, the teens had gotten a tad more irritating. Or as Fire had called it; 'innpåsliten'. Her translator had translated it to 'clingy' and 'persistent'. That was very fitting. It had actually gone so far that Roxanne had sent Megamind a text asking whether they should meet at her place instead. Today they had decided to take the risk.
Much to Roxanne's later regrets.
"C'mon! We're not going to tell anyone!" Remmy whined, her eyes begging for an answer. Fire was right behind her, not really asking, but not bothering to stop her friend either, hoping for Roxanne to spill it. The two had followed her around the whole morning!
Where the hell was the knock-out-spray? Roxanne opened a random box, hoping that it would magically be in it.
"Just a hint! Just a word! And then we'll stay off your back... for the rest of the day, and then we'll get back to it. Come ooon!"
The forget-me-stick? There was no way she'd hit the girls, but at least she could try to hit herself! Where was it, where was it…?
"Does he have tentacles? Are they glowing. Anything!"
OK, this had gone far enough! Roxanne spun round on her heels and waived her arms. "Fine! He has tentacles, OK? A bunch of retractable, glowing tentacles! Are you happy now?"
The girls stood all still for a moment, taking in what she'd just said, probably still in shock that Roxanne had actually spilled it.
Then Fire groaned and gave herself a face palm. "Pokker!"
"Hah! Retractable!" Remmy gave Fire her open hand, a smug smirk on her lips. "You owe me a bag of skittles!"
With a sour pout, Fire dug into the pockets of her hoodie and found the candy, handing it to Remmy. "Søren også. Here, enjoy it!"
Then they turned and walked away, Remmy skipping along and Fire muttering something in Norwegian. Was that it? Was that all? Roxanne had half way expected some fireworks, a band – heck, a choir of angels! And all that happened was an exchange of Skittles? Well, this was disappointing!
She walked off and entered the main room, her eyes falling on the blue, bigheaded guy in his chair working on some calculations. With a sigh she walked over and looked down at him. She would have to tell him now, before the girls did.
"Megs..."
He looked up, confused over the tone of her voice. "Yes?"
"I told the girls something."
Oh god, his cheeks were blushing. "You..."
"I'm so sorry!" Roxanne apologized. "But they were nagging the hell out of me and I... I..."
"Sooo... how did they react?" Megamind asked, somewhere between nervousness and curiosity.
"Well..."
"Were they disappointed?"
"Um, Megs..." She started and sat down on his lap. "I lied."
It didn't seem he was getting what she was saying. "You lied? About what?"
"I, um..." Roxanne chewed her lips, trying to figure out just how to phrase this. "I told them you had tentacles."
His body was suddenly shaking under her. It confused her at first; what was going on? But then he burst out in laughter. "You... You said... Hah! Seriously? Oh, I wish I'd been there to see it!"
"What? You're not mad I told them you have-"
"Pft, no! I just wish I'd thought of that weeks ago!" He seemed to find it funny, still chuckling and wiping away a few tears.
"Really?"
"Yes! Now they're off my back! Roxanne, you're a genius," Megamind stated and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "So, how did they react?"
"Remmy was happy about it, but Fire was actually disappointed. It seemed they had a bet, and she lost."
"No fireworks or a victory dance?"
"No!"
"Huh. We'll that's kind of a downer. I should teach them a thing or two about presentation."
Now that she was certain Megamind wasn't mad at her, she relaxed again.
Re-settling herself with one leg on either side of his thin body, she pinned him to the chair. She purred as she let a finger softly caress the back of his ear. "You're the master of that, after all."
Roxanne watched as the cheeks again turned slightly purple. "Um..." Touching his ear had instantly turned his brain to unusable mush; she knew it by the way his eyes widened and the fingers at her hip dug into her flesh.
"So, are you sure there's no tentacles down there I've missed?"
"No, not that ... I... know... of..."
A nail gently scratched his thin skin, making him gasp. "Maybe I can find some you haven't found?"
In the next moment, she was swept up in his arms and carried away to the bedroom to find out whether or not he actually had tentacles. As she was lying in his bed, cuddled up against the blue, still panting chest, Roxanne had to wonder.
If she'd told them the truth, that the only difference was the colour, would Fire have won the bet?
Remmy and I don't have a bet, but if we did, it would be like this:
Remmy: Retractable
Fire: Normal, but BLUE :D
But the topic WILL COME UP AGAIN! Because, well, we know we can't truly trust Roxanne on this. So...
Remmy, let's TAKE OFF HIS PANTS!