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The
Break-Up
Rated
G
Angelica
Jones was drinking a glass of ice tea, slowly growing more
and
more upset with her long time boyfriend and fellow teammate
Vance
Astrovik.
He had gone into another speech about how he let the team
done
again and that everything was his fault, and talking about
leaving
the
Avengers to return to the New Warriors. It had not been the
first
time
he went on like this, and frankly she was getting tired of
it.
Setting
her glass down, she took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
"Vance,
enough all ready." She said calmly. Still he went on about
the
good old days when they were with the Warriors, and how perfect
those
days were when the fought together like a well oiled
machine.
"Vance, enough all ready please!" She shouted.
"Angel?
What's wrong sweetie?" He asked looking at his
girlfriend
confused.
"I'm
tried of listening to you complain about how if anything goes
wrong
during a mission it's automatically your fault."
He
opened his mouth to speak only to have her raise her hand.
"Wait
I need to finish saying this before I chicken out." She took
a
deep
breath trying to get the words she had longed to say organized.
"I
miss being with the others too, but it was far from being perfect.
We
lost so much that sometimes I think you chose to forget. You were
the
first boy I met who liked me, and I feel for you hard. I stood beside
you
as you became a man, and that love for you grew stronger. I waited
and
stood
by you as you went through that trail, and eagerly waited for
you
when you were released from prison." she stood up and rubbed her
arms
feeling a chill, as she thought of what she needed to say.
"When
you pushed me away after you got out, it hurt so much that I
wanted
to die. When later you and Dwayne confessed it was all a set
up,
I forgave you." She could feel the tears in her eyes as
she
remembered
that day.
"Then
you told me that I was the next target for the Upstarts, and
that
you had to bring me, to sacrifice me to them for what was it
you
said."
she gave off a sad laugh. She had never forgotten the word as
they
were the first signs of doubt, but she had pushed them side like
a
love struck child.
"Angel
we have to, it's what we do, I mean it's who we are.' and I
asked
you even if the price I pay is my own life." she could feel
the
tears
falling as he became a blur he tried to take her in his arms,
but
she took a step back.
"No,
stay right were you are Vance. I need to finish this you told
me
something
that day I will never forget.' Your life, my life all of
our
lives if necessary if that is what it takes for Justice to
be
served'.
We followed you and I put my life in your hands that day and a part
of me wondered if you would try to save me if I was facing
death."
she turned away from her back towards him as she cried.
"And
like a fool, I still followed you even as the doubt I felt was
still
there. I put up with your jealousy whenever I talked with the
Scarlet
Spider-man. Even though I never once showed a sign of leaving
you.
You asked me to use my powers, when there was a chance it could
hurt
my health. Not once either, and like a fool I did what you
asked.
You wanted to join the Avengers, and I went with you to follow
your
dream." her voice was raising, but she no longer cared she
was
tired.
"Not
once have you asked me about my dreams, about what I want. Well
you
know what I love it here, and the Avengers are people I have
grown
to love. You can leave if you want; you can quit working with
these
people. I don't care anymore I'm tired of it all." She took
off
her
engagement ring and turned around to face him. The shock look on
his
face almost caused her to laugh. They had been engaged for two
years
now, but whenever the talk came up on when the big day was he
would
change the subject.
"It's
over Vance, I'm done." she said she placed the ring on the
table
next to her glass, and walked away. Her heart breaking with each step
she took, when he
never
called her back.
