TITLE: Choices
BY: Fearie Dust
SUMMARY: All the choices we make have consequences, good or bad. Matt now has reason to believe that Elektra is still alive, but what about Amy, his fiancé?
This is based after the movie not the comic book.
By the way Fearie is pronounced like fairy but that was already taken
Matt had not gotten any sleep the night before. He had come so close to kissing Elektra, and it scared him how much he wanted to. He had never felt weaker than he had the night before. He had never cheated on anyone before, including Amy and he didn't intend to start.
Now after thinking about it he wasn't even sure if he had dreamed the whole thing up, but it seemed so real. He was not sure what to think, and his mind went back and forth. One minute he was sure it happened and the next his mind was full of doubt.
Matt pushed his problems aside. After all it was his father's birthday. He was going to the graveyard to visit. He figured he could work out his 'problems' later.
Matt walked outside, and it was a beautiful sunny day. He could tell it was sunny because of the way his 'shadow world' seemed to glow, and by the smell of things flowers started to bloom. For some reason the day seemed so perfect ....too perfect. He decided to ignore that.
When he arrived at the small graveyard downtown he went right to his father's grave, having been there so many times before. "Happy birthday, dad." Matt sighed, "Sorry that I haven't been here lately, but I've busy. I need your advice, I am engaged to Amy, but now that Elektra is back I'm realizing that I don't really love Amy. When Elektra 'died' I thought that I would never love again, but I really 'care' about Amy. I'm realizing that Elektra is the air that I breathe but I will never cheat on Amy. Dad, I need your help send me a sign." Matt paused and waited as if his father was going to answer him.
"I told you that I would find you." Elektra said, "I thought that you would be here." She walked up behind him, and waited for him to speak.
"How did you know that I would be here?" Matt asked.
"You told me when your father's birthday was." She said calmly. Matt was confused enough to how he hadn't known she was there, but she was the only woman who had remembered when his father's birthday was.
"Elektra, how long have you been here?" he asked curiously. "I haven't been here 'that' long." She said playfully. She wasn't going to tell him that she had heard every word.
"So, what are you doing here?" Matt asked.
"I was wondering if you wanted to get some coffee or something and talk." She asked shyly.
Matt wanted nothing more then to get coffee with her or anything else she had in mind, but he was hesitant ... as always. After what seemed like an eternity to Elektra, Matt finally gave in to temptation.
"Sure, why not." Matt sighed. With that he and Elektra walked out of the graveyard side by side. Matt turned around and smiled wryly at his father's grave.
The walk to the café was quiet and uncomfortable. He knew where they were going... to the place where they had first met. He smiled at remembering how she had turned him down. He also smiled at how she kicked his ass at the park. Elektra was lost in her own thoughts like how they met as well.
When they finally arrived at the coffee house Matt was surprised to find that his best friend and partner, Foggy, was not there. Matt was also happy that he wasn't.
They walked over to a small table in the far corner so that they wouldn't be overheard. After they ordered their drinks there were a few moments if awkward silence Elektra was the one with the first question. "So, you are engaged now?" although she tried she was unable to keep the disappointment from her voice.
Matt did not think that she would dive right in to that subject, but she did. Matt did not know where to start. "Yes, her name is Amy." He said keeping his answer short not wanting to make it worse for her.
Elektra sipped her drink. "Well I'm happy for you, Matt. I wish you the best with Amy." Silence once again fell upon them. They occasionally sipped their coffee and sighed.
Matt spoke softly, "So...Elektra is there anyone new in your life?"
Elektra took her time before answering Matt's question. She didn't know how to say that there wasn't because she was still in love with him. Finally she decided that Matt would just have to know that. "Matt," she said. "I want you to know that I don't hate you for moving on with your life. I love you. Matt, I still love you. I never stopped, and I'm not so sure you ever stopped loving me."
"Elektra...I-I don't know what to say." He stumbled over his words
"You don't have to answer me now, but before you marry Amy both of us will know." Matt smiled, "Thank you Elektra for making this easier. Let's talk about something else."
Elektra smiled now, She had this burning question that needed to be answered. "OK, Matt. I've got a question: Why didn't you tell me that you were Daredevil?"
Elektra watched matt's face go from relief to shock. He had never expected her to ask that question. How was he going to answer that? He had no idea. Then it hit him- he knew exactly what to say.
"Would have believed me?" he asked
Elektra was stunned. It was a fair question, but now the question was how would she tell him no?
Matt waited for her answer.
"No I guess not." She smiled hoping it would lighten the mood, and knowing perfectly well that he would know.
"Now I have question for you, Elektra"
"Sure, Matt you can ask me anything." She said
"How are you still alive. You died in my arms. I saw your heart stop." Matt had trouble getting out the last statement. It brought him too much pain to remember how and when she had died.
"When the ambulance took me there was a man there that I had never seen before. He was wearing long cloak with a hood over his head. He gave me a needle, and it woke me up. He was in a group called The Hand. They watch out for people with special abilities. People like you and me. I trained as a ninja with them for a few months, then I came back here to find you."
Now that big questions were out of the way conversation was light and flirtatious, but Matt was wondering why she hadn't gone more into the subject, maybe it was painful for her too, but Matt did not express his concern . They would smile and touch each other's arm occasionally. Time seemed to stand still for the both of them. When Elektra looked at her watch.
"Matt, its 4pm I had no idea that it was so late it was 1 when we got here." She said surprise.
They walked out of the café and up the street. As she had when they met, Elektra, tripped over a crack in the sidewalk. Matt, having great reflexes, caught her in his arms. The y looked in to each other's eyes for a few seconds. Matt had to resist the urge to kiss her. She hoped he would kiss her, but he didn't. Elektra stood up "Thanks Matt".
"No problem."
They walked up the street and when they got to the corner Matt had to turn right, back to his apartment. He didn't want to leave. After an awkward goodbye Elektra finally turned left, and Matt stared after her long after she was gone. He turned and headed home.
Matt walked down the steps of his gargoyle filled apartment and called out, "Amy I'm home.
There was no answer. He called out for her again, but there was still no one there. He searched the whole apartment and Amy was nowhere to be found. Matt thought this was strange because she said that she would be here.
After a few moments the door to the apartment opened and Amy walked inside, and she was carrying a carton of something. She saw Matt waiting for her and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting sweetie, but we ran out of milk and I went to the market to get more." She said this as if she were just making a statement, but her heart showed that she was lying. Matt was becoming frustrated with all her lies, but he still did not question her about anything.
"It's ok." Matt replied, "I wasn't waiting long, are you ready to go?"
BY: Fearie Dust
SUMMARY: All the choices we make have consequences, good or bad. Matt now has reason to believe that Elektra is still alive, but what about Amy, his fiancé?
This is based after the movie not the comic book.
By the way Fearie is pronounced like fairy but that was already taken
Matt had not gotten any sleep the night before. He had come so close to kissing Elektra, and it scared him how much he wanted to. He had never felt weaker than he had the night before. He had never cheated on anyone before, including Amy and he didn't intend to start.
Now after thinking about it he wasn't even sure if he had dreamed the whole thing up, but it seemed so real. He was not sure what to think, and his mind went back and forth. One minute he was sure it happened and the next his mind was full of doubt.
Matt pushed his problems aside. After all it was his father's birthday. He was going to the graveyard to visit. He figured he could work out his 'problems' later.
Matt walked outside, and it was a beautiful sunny day. He could tell it was sunny because of the way his 'shadow world' seemed to glow, and by the smell of things flowers started to bloom. For some reason the day seemed so perfect ....too perfect. He decided to ignore that.
When he arrived at the small graveyard downtown he went right to his father's grave, having been there so many times before. "Happy birthday, dad." Matt sighed, "Sorry that I haven't been here lately, but I've busy. I need your advice, I am engaged to Amy, but now that Elektra is back I'm realizing that I don't really love Amy. When Elektra 'died' I thought that I would never love again, but I really 'care' about Amy. I'm realizing that Elektra is the air that I breathe but I will never cheat on Amy. Dad, I need your help send me a sign." Matt paused and waited as if his father was going to answer him.
"I told you that I would find you." Elektra said, "I thought that you would be here." She walked up behind him, and waited for him to speak.
"How did you know that I would be here?" Matt asked.
"You told me when your father's birthday was." She said calmly. Matt was confused enough to how he hadn't known she was there, but she was the only woman who had remembered when his father's birthday was.
"Elektra, how long have you been here?" he asked curiously. "I haven't been here 'that' long." She said playfully. She wasn't going to tell him that she had heard every word.
"So, what are you doing here?" Matt asked.
"I was wondering if you wanted to get some coffee or something and talk." She asked shyly.
Matt wanted nothing more then to get coffee with her or anything else she had in mind, but he was hesitant ... as always. After what seemed like an eternity to Elektra, Matt finally gave in to temptation.
"Sure, why not." Matt sighed. With that he and Elektra walked out of the graveyard side by side. Matt turned around and smiled wryly at his father's grave.
The walk to the café was quiet and uncomfortable. He knew where they were going... to the place where they had first met. He smiled at remembering how she had turned him down. He also smiled at how she kicked his ass at the park. Elektra was lost in her own thoughts like how they met as well.
When they finally arrived at the coffee house Matt was surprised to find that his best friend and partner, Foggy, was not there. Matt was also happy that he wasn't.
They walked over to a small table in the far corner so that they wouldn't be overheard. After they ordered their drinks there were a few moments if awkward silence Elektra was the one with the first question. "So, you are engaged now?" although she tried she was unable to keep the disappointment from her voice.
Matt did not think that she would dive right in to that subject, but she did. Matt did not know where to start. "Yes, her name is Amy." He said keeping his answer short not wanting to make it worse for her.
Elektra sipped her drink. "Well I'm happy for you, Matt. I wish you the best with Amy." Silence once again fell upon them. They occasionally sipped their coffee and sighed.
Matt spoke softly, "So...Elektra is there anyone new in your life?"
Elektra took her time before answering Matt's question. She didn't know how to say that there wasn't because she was still in love with him. Finally she decided that Matt would just have to know that. "Matt," she said. "I want you to know that I don't hate you for moving on with your life. I love you. Matt, I still love you. I never stopped, and I'm not so sure you ever stopped loving me."
"Elektra...I-I don't know what to say." He stumbled over his words
"You don't have to answer me now, but before you marry Amy both of us will know." Matt smiled, "Thank you Elektra for making this easier. Let's talk about something else."
Elektra smiled now, She had this burning question that needed to be answered. "OK, Matt. I've got a question: Why didn't you tell me that you were Daredevil?"
Elektra watched matt's face go from relief to shock. He had never expected her to ask that question. How was he going to answer that? He had no idea. Then it hit him- he knew exactly what to say.
"Would have believed me?" he asked
Elektra was stunned. It was a fair question, but now the question was how would she tell him no?
Matt waited for her answer.
"No I guess not." She smiled hoping it would lighten the mood, and knowing perfectly well that he would know.
"Now I have question for you, Elektra"
"Sure, Matt you can ask me anything." She said
"How are you still alive. You died in my arms. I saw your heart stop." Matt had trouble getting out the last statement. It brought him too much pain to remember how and when she had died.
"When the ambulance took me there was a man there that I had never seen before. He was wearing long cloak with a hood over his head. He gave me a needle, and it woke me up. He was in a group called The Hand. They watch out for people with special abilities. People like you and me. I trained as a ninja with them for a few months, then I came back here to find you."
Now that big questions were out of the way conversation was light and flirtatious, but Matt was wondering why she hadn't gone more into the subject, maybe it was painful for her too, but Matt did not express his concern . They would smile and touch each other's arm occasionally. Time seemed to stand still for the both of them. When Elektra looked at her watch.
"Matt, its 4pm I had no idea that it was so late it was 1 when we got here." She said surprise.
They walked out of the café and up the street. As she had when they met, Elektra, tripped over a crack in the sidewalk. Matt, having great reflexes, caught her in his arms. The y looked in to each other's eyes for a few seconds. Matt had to resist the urge to kiss her. She hoped he would kiss her, but he didn't. Elektra stood up "Thanks Matt".
"No problem."
They walked up the street and when they got to the corner Matt had to turn right, back to his apartment. He didn't want to leave. After an awkward goodbye Elektra finally turned left, and Matt stared after her long after she was gone. He turned and headed home.
Matt walked down the steps of his gargoyle filled apartment and called out, "Amy I'm home.
There was no answer. He called out for her again, but there was still no one there. He searched the whole apartment and Amy was nowhere to be found. Matt thought this was strange because she said that she would be here.
After a few moments the door to the apartment opened and Amy walked inside, and she was carrying a carton of something. She saw Matt waiting for her and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting sweetie, but we ran out of milk and I went to the market to get more." She said this as if she were just making a statement, but her heart showed that she was lying. Matt was becoming frustrated with all her lies, but he still did not question her about anything.
"It's ok." Matt replied, "I wasn't waiting long, are you ready to go?"