Disclaimer : I still do not own Megamind.

Noire et Bleu
Black and Blue

WARNING ::: Contains graphic smut, gore, evilness, shadows, torture and demented fluff.

Alright things are getting less self-hatey now kehe. I know this chapter is shocking, I didn't have much time and my muse failed me something awful. I had planned on updating it every Thursday but I'm late for last weeks. I might post another chapter tomorrow but if not expect it next Wednesday. There's only been a quick proof-read so any errors I'll get back to and fix up when I have the time, if anyone is willing to help me check over the other chapters before I post them then I'd be grateful. Anyway here you go, replys reviews are done the bottom and thanks to all the watched and favorites and such 3

A point I should bring up, I've mostly decided on keeping the name Syx, one I've seen tossed around an awful lot but I've got a reason behind it.

The 'Black Mamba' (the awesome outfit in the movie) is also the name of a very vicious, deadly, fast-moving, and venomous snake. Pretty sexy, but the reason for his name is the fact this snake is rated number SIX on the list of 'Worlds Deadliest Snakes' So I figured, minion being the sweetheart that he is took Syx's name into consideration when making him this awesome outfit. What are your opinions on this? Good enough to keep the name or should I figure out something different?

Chapter 04 : Steps to your Fate

Song: None

The morning was cold, a bitterness in the air that seeped into her very being. It was like something old and stale clung to her and prevented her from moving forward. She cringed at the light now shining into the room and drew her arms tight to her chest, shivering as she climbed from her bed and stepped towards the window. Gold bled through the clouds outside, little rays of sun being lost in the dreary blues of dawn. It struck the earth giving the grass an orange glow, reflecting in the beads of dew and thin ice that gripped the world, luring it into winter.

He was already gone when she woke and her heart ached. She didn't know why, maybe because he had been watching her, keeping her safe. She could feel him all through the night and now her subconscious longed to be near him. Or perhaps there was a completely different reason. She shrugged away the feeling and slid the window shut with steady hands. She felt better today, at least partially, but she felt dirty too. She had done a bad thing and the effects were clinging to her like mud, she needed a shower. Not the kind where she'd curl into a ball under the steady false rain but the kind where she washed away that filth that affected her world so badly.

Leaning against the doorframe of the lounge Roxanne smiled at her friend still dozing on the couch, her limbs spread out around her and her long hair settled about her face in little patterns that she could only compare to an intricate assortment of veins. She left her friend undisturbed and headed for the shower, strangely impassive as she looked into the mirror. Her eyes, still not hers, still haunted, but she could see that glimmer in them. There was still a Roxanne in there, however small she may be now. Things would be okay, she just needed to get through this, she was done feeling guilty for her crime. If that made her a bad person than so be it, she could deal with that better than the constant tears over a man she didn't know.

She undressed quickly, having little to remove, and stepped into the shower. She took a long hard look at the taps, as though they held a secret she needed to know. Her hand reached for the cold and she turned it as far as it would go, gasping despite herself as it drenched her body completely. It froze her and yet she stayed, allowing the water to wash away her uncertainty. To wash away everything that she no longer wanter, no longer needed. A cold hard slap in the face.

I am Roxanne Ritchi

And that was enough. She was no longer a reporter, no longer a public figure, she wasn't here to impress anymore, she was just here to be. Her life was her own and she'd rather live it the way she wanted than let this change her. He deserved to die, that was enough. No more uncertainty. No more fear. From this point onward she was going to live her life and not live the way others wanted her to. The confidence was exhilarating and when she finally warmed the water she sighed as her body relaxed, she really did feel like a new person. A new Roxanne.

She dressed in black jeans and a plain black shirt, short sleeved with a little white logo on the back, before she practically glided into the lounge room. She was grinning from ear to ear as she slid down to eye-height beside her sleeping friend and poked her gently on the nose. It worked and Janey stirred, murmuring complaints as she woke.

"Morning Roxanne" Janey blinked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Did you… Want something?"

Roxanne laughed and leaned back on her legs, still beaming as she waited for her friend to wake up properly.

"Morning, I need to sneak out at some point, will you cover for me?"

"What?" Her friend scowled in concern, smoothing her hair and pushing herself into a seating position, her eyes still half-closed from sleep. "Why?" she asked, drawing it out slightly as if puzzling over the concept.

"I need to get out of her for a bit, get some fresh air."

"I'm not so poor that I can't afford a back yard." She said sternly, yawning and stretching.

"Janey." She started but was interrupted.

"The police are swarming all over, if you get caught I'll be in just as much trouble, especially if Wayne rocks up and you're not here."

"It'll be fine, I'm not going to slip out until later tonight I think, please cover for me?"

"I don't think it's a good idea" she sighed and Roxanne felt herself deflate, Janey obviously noticed as she sighed again, the sigh of defeat.

"Yes, I'll cover for you." She huffed but held her hand up to stop Roxanne from speaking. "But first, I need to know something."

Here it was, the question that loomed above their heads like a storm cloud. "Anything."

"Why."

"Elaborate."

"Stop being evasive. Why, Roxanne?"

"Me? Evasive? Never"

"Roxanne." She repeated, sounding exasperated.

"Janey." Roxanne replied with a light chuckle but she quickly looked stern.

"That's the second time you've used my name followed by a scowl, I don't like it."

"Sorry?"

"Tell me"

"Alright!" she sighed, slumping onto the end of the couch. "He was going to shoot Megamind."

"What? You're kidding me."

"I know, I shouldn't have even been-

"No no no, I'm more than able to except the fact you didn't want that thing to get hurt but-" she flinched at her use of the word 'thing' "I saw the whole show, the cop never aimed his gun, I'm sure of it."

"Nope, he did, when Wayne had him by his collar." Janey looked puzzled for a moment and though she still seemed a little sceptical she slowly nodded in understanding.

"Oh… Did you tell the police this?"

"No, it would probably make things worse." Roxanne slumped.

"Hmm… And I'm assuming you're sneaking out to meet him right?" she couldn't really tell her friend it had been the opposite for the past few nights but she didn't want to confess that she'd be spending the night sneaking around with him either.

"No, it'll just be me. I doubt Megamind is very appreciative, I did sort of steal the limelight, didn't I?"

"I suppose you could say that."

She cradled her hands in her lap as she waited, her grey-blue gaze fixed on the window. Would he come tonight? She wasn't crying, she wasn't in need, not overly so at least. Maybe his job here was done, she'd gotten over it, come to terms with it and there was nothing left to say. Ah but he hadn't explained quantum physics yet. She smirked and narrowed her gaze, just keep telling yourself that, Roxy dear.

The crunch of grass echoed in her ears long after the noise was gone and she felt herself hiss in anticipation, her arms moving to rest on each side of her chair as she waited patiently. She couldn't see him in the darkness but she knew he was there, probably watching her. There was more noise and finally a blue hand came into view as the window slid upward and he leaned in. For a moment he seemed confused to not find her in her bed but when he spotted her he leaned down on his elbows, propping his head and grinning almost frighteningly, his green eyes flickered with something familiar but still unidentified to her.

"Take me out" she said, her face expressionless but her eyes were already wider, dancing of this 'man's' features with excitement, if she could call him such. At times it was easy to forget Wayne's heritage but staring at this creature before her left no room for doubt and in the shadows of night his face looked gaunt, his eyes the brightest spark in the night as he watched her with a ferocity she had never encountered. He looked evil, frighteningly so, and she didn't flinch. She was comforted and felt no threat, she was entering a dangerous game and she knew it.

"Very well Miss Ritchie" he purred, leaning away from the sill and motioning for her to come closer, his voids alive with mischief and curiosity.

She stood in a swift graceful motion and walked over, waiting as he stepped aside and she was able to slide a leg into the cool air outside. He held out a hand as she pulled the rest of herself through but she batted it away with a smirk.

"You don't think I'm so helpless as to need help from you" she joked and he quirked an eyebrow.

"I would never think that, Miss Ritchi."

"Good" she smirked, silently thanking him for his support with a soft touch on his shoulder, fleeting and yet his warmth lingered on her hand. There was that look again.

"So then, where is it you would like to go?"

"The mayor's house."

"Ah, the scene of the crime is it? Why Miss Ritchie, I don't think I've ever seen you visit such places without a microphone in hand, revolutionary."

"It's funny, I don't think I've ever seen you visit such places without similar."

He beamed but narrowed his eyes, almost challengingly, and she narrowed hers right back. After a few seconds of quietly contemplating one another Megamind motioned for her to follow him, his eyes purposefully lingering on her hips for a moment and she gave him her best scowl. He walked her to the edge of the garden before slowing to a stop and fiddling with something around his wrist, a few seconds later there was a dim glow, like someone had silhouetted him with a bright blue, which was odd considering his skin tone. The light quickly grew, surrounding his body like mesh and Roxanne stared in awe as each little cube filled in a different colour. The whole thing took less than a few seconds and Roxanne had to blink a few times before her mind came back online, turning his bright green eyes a rather bulky officer in full attire smiled down at her, the corner of his lips twitching in a familiar manner.

"Here, you'll need this, too." He turned completely and took her hand in his, pushing a cool object into her palm. He smiled almost fiendishly, the expression familiar and yet foreign on the young humans face, it was a look she knew only too well on his own features and seeing it on another just didn't seem… Right. As he took a small step back she examined the invention, it looked like a small silver watch but there were several switches on each side.

"You'll have to be quick, the patrol will pass here in a few minutes" he said kindly, taking her wrists again and helping her adjust the size. It fit her perfectly and she noticed it was similar but not quite the same as his. "Did you make this for me?" she asked without thinking. The only reply she got was that glimmer in his eye that said he'd been up to no good. He had somehow known that she'd ask this of him, that infuriating genius who was so predictable and yet so unpredictable. He pushed a button and she watched in fascination as the familiar glow began to silhouette her before wrapping her in a glowing mesh. It wasn't blue like his, in fact it was a burning red, quite the opposite.

The mesh filled in slightly slower than his and she glanced up as if asking why. He smiled "It's because it's the first time you've used it. It needs to adjust the scans to fit your body properly. Otherwise it may bend the scan mid fore-arm instead of the elbow."

She nodded "that makes sense" she flexed her hand as the last of the cubes turned a slightly darker skin shade, she guessed she must look like a young Asian woman now. Touching the soft navy fabric of the uniform she was surprised to find it did feel almost real though she noticed her fingers sunk slightly through the fabric, it was a surreal experience and Megamind started chuckling as she continued to play around with various parts of her attire.

She looked up to shoot him a playful smile but her vision was blurred, reaching a hand up she ran her fingers through the blackness and realised it was long hair. It didn't move right when she touched it, instead her hand went almost all the way through before it moved. She shook her head instead and that seemed to work much better as it flicked it right from her view.

He took her hand again and gave it a gentle tug as if to say 'come' and she instantly obeyed, following him over the low-cut hedge and into a small alley behind the house. She spotted an officer not too far down the path and her hand gripped his tighter, he returned the gentle force before letting her go and casually strolling in the officers general direction. The officer straightened as he saw the two approach, his hand to his belt, but a few moments later he relaxed and slumped, giving Megamind a casual wave.

"Hey Mark, Saki"

"Hey Andrew, they got you stick in the alleys again?"

"Yeah, how about you?"

"Not on shift, just thought I'd come stop by, see if Alex was about."

Andrew chuckled. "Yeah, he isn't on shift either. Lucky bastard."

Megamind chuckled along with him for a moment before he yawned sheepishly, it was very convincing. "In that case I think I'm going to give Saki a lift home and then have a nice long nap" she caught the brief wink he gave Andrew and the young man grinned widely, giving her and almost 'good on you' look. That both said a quick goodbye and then the two were off down the path, Roxanne eventually reaching up to grip his arm as they walked and of course he didn't argue.

He led her to a police car sitting by the side of the road and unlocked it casually. She raised an inquisitive eyebrow and he gave her one of his famous 'wouldn't you like to know ' smirks. She rolled her eyes and stepped around so she could crawl in on the other side. He managed to slid into his seat first and for a moment Roxanne couldn't understand the look he was giving her, until she found her door locked and the genius abruptly burst into laughter. She growled under her breath, folding her arms and ignoring his childish behaviour but she still caught his pout.

"You're no fun" he whined as the door swung open, she stuck her tongue at him in return and he laughed again.

"How very eloquent, Miss Ritchi."

"Roxanne." She corrected and was a little disturbed by the look of surprise.

"On first name basis now are we?" he joked, turning the key in the ignition but he seemed to be purposely avoiding her eyes now. She figured it out quickly, he mustn't have had a name, other than his stage name of course. He didn't exactly have a normal childhood…

"I'm just sicked of the Miss part." She lied. He calmed and looked at her mockingly.

"Would you rather Ms? Or even Mr because I'm sure that can be arranged."

"Well one of us needs to be the man, right?"

"Ouch, you're awful nasty of late Mis- Roxanne" he rolled the name off his tongue, almost purring as it rumbled from within him.

"And you're awfully nice, maybe I should be more concerned." She smirked but was quite taken aback when his long fingers brushed her cheek, almost affectionately. He quickly saw his mistakes and wiggled himself more comfortably into the chair, finally pulling out of his park and speeding down the road.

The silence between them became almost awkward and eventually she couldn't take it anymore. Of course the words that tumbled from her mouth like verbal barf was certainly a bad way of breaking the ice.

"So what did you do with all your robots and stuff?" and stuff? Really Roxanne?

He openly laughed at her and she couldn't fight the slight smile that itched her lips. He grinned at her and sped up just that little bit more. They were flying way above the speed limit now but she found she had never trusted anyone more.

"Most of them were carted away to the dump." He admitted with a grimace. "It didn't matter though, they were all drones. Oh, besides the main two."

"Main two?"

"Yup, I found one but I couldn't find the other."

"You're not concerned it might fall into the wrong hands?" she asked, way more interested than she should be.

"Only slightly, I doubt many people could figure out the excess codes and such though so I'm not too concerned."

She nodded; she wouldn't mind giving it a shot. After all, she did know him better than most. Or she thought she did… She watched the lmost empty roads as they drove in a far more comfortable silence and she noticed that the few cars that were on the road had slowed only long enough for them to pass. Upstanding citizens they were. She wouldn't mind chasing after one of them at some point just for fun, and she was sure Megamind would have no issue with this, hell he'd have a field day.

"You know if you wanted I could… Disappear…" she felt her body go rigged before she slowly turned to him, mouth gaping slightly. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eyes and shuffled uncomfortably, visibly nervous at his own offer.

"What?"

"I mean" he looked terrified now, he was even fidgeting with the wheel. " Saki no longer exists… If you wanted… In fact, I can give you the life of anyone you want." He began cautiously but for a brief moment seemed almost excited.

"Excuse me?" she squeaked, leaning away from him. Was he actually offering to kill someone so she could assume their life? What kind of person did he think she was! Oh, wait. She remembered. Why was she surprised? Come to think of it… Why was he so nervous about asking her? She was briefly flattered but kicked that though away in favour of a new one. The fact she was 'wearing' the body of someone he had killed. Again she was briefly mortified but it faded away.

"I didn't mean to- you know what, forget I said anything."

There was silence again, even more uncomfortable tan before. She was still staring at him and she noticed how tense he was, his jaw set and his eyes glued to the road. She smiled and briefly wanted to wipe it away but in all honesty, it was rather sweet. "You'd really kill someone for me?" she asked and almost giggled at his surprised expression. He relaxed into his chair and returned the smile.

"You killed someone for me."

The remainder of the drive was quiet but Roxanne had an odd feeling of relief the entire way. It was like the villain he just offered her the one thing that could save her if things turned sour, and she was sure they would. Wayne may have been a charming man, er, alien, but he was true to the law to a point of irritation. He'd want to see her do her time and of course he'd play supportive all the way through, hell he'd even offer up his home when she was out but that's not what she wanted. She wanted her freedom and Wayne stood for everything but. Megamind on the other hand was even more untouchable than Wayne, sure he was tossed in jail more times than she could count but no matter what they did he'd escape, he'd proved this only a few hours after he'd been detained last time. And he did it to check on me. Her mind added and she mentally shushed herself.

"Here we are" he interrupted her thoughts and she realised the cars engine had already stopped. He was looking at her with concern and she wanted to tell him she was fine but really, it would be unnecessary. Pushing the door open she stepped out into the cold air and stretched, feeling her real clothes underneath her fake clothes. It was an odd experience and she had to wiggle about a bit just for fun, giggling a little at the feeling. She could practically feel Megamind's mocking grin on the back of her head and quickly 'flipped him the bird' over her should. His laugh and retreating footsteps where a sign of victory and she waited a few minutes before she turned to follow.

They crossed the grounds quickly and though Megamind stopped to stare at the scene from a distance Roxanne kept walking until she reached the blood-splattered podium. The body was gone but the stains of the event had coated the beautiful white marble and she was guiltier for ruining the architecture than killing the cop. The area was surrounded by the classic yellow police tape and there where little numbered sandwich-boards all over. She smirked and slid under the tape and began leisurely kicking at each number, smiling wider as they fell with a hushed clatter.

"Having fun" the genius purred from somewhere behind her and she felt herself shiver at the sound. Treacherous body, treacherous mind.

"Care to join me?" she said with a smirk, glancing over her shoulder at the officer with green eyes. She'd rather have turned to see the villain himself… She was going to shoot her own head off if it didn't stop being so difficult. She blamed the reaction entirely on how kind he was being to her. She was in a very vulnerable state right now; it was his fault and will continue to be until she decided otherwise.

"Only if we can spot pictures in the blood stains afterwards" he chuckled.

"It'll be a Kodak moment"

"Kodak?"

She rolled her eyes and leaned down to scoop up one of the boards before tossing it over her shoulder like a frizz bee. She heard him quickly shuffle out of the way and laughed before something caught her eye in the distance. It was small, a little glass sphere huddled between a marble pillar and what looked like a collection of junk. She recognised it instantly as some of Megaminds destroyed bots and without listening to whatever he had begun rambling about she slipped under the yellow tape and made her way over.

As it turned out the glass sphere she had seen was the only dome-bot still intact, well, almost. It had lost its limbs and what looked like a jaw. Its dome zapped with a violent blue lightning and its solitary eye fuzzed on and off like a toy with a dying battery. She kneeled before it and with a tender hand began smoothing her fingers across the partially cracked glass almost as if she were comforting a sick animal.

"It's broken, you know." Megamind said, kneeling beside her. He didn't look troubled and she guessed the bot was just another drone.

"Can't you fix it anyway?" she asked almost defensively and was answered with a kind but apologetic smile. "It would take more time to fix it than to build a whole new one, one with artificial intelligence even." The idea of him creating something with any resemblance to actual thought seemed an almost normal thing for the young genius to do and it wasn't until several moments had passed that she was able to process what he had said completely.

"You mean your robots think, learn?"

He nodded "Most of them, not the ones likely to be killed by the flying oaf but the ones that help me around the lair and such."

"How vary eloquent that sentence was" she smirked but nodded in understanding, her fingers still continuously stroked the dome as it flickered with an attempt to re-boot or some such thing. She wasn't very good with machines, hell she couldn't even set up her dvd half the time. She was more interested in other things and had never taken the time to study. Megamind stood again and offered Roxanne his hand, long delicate fingers outstretched. It was odd, it seemed the illusion had compensated for some of the aliens body structure, which seemed logical but still gave the young officer a slightly ghosted look she hadn't noticed before. She took his hand and he drew her to her feet before motioning for her to take the lead. "Where you go I will follow." He joked casually but there was a fierceness in those green eyes that suggested there were many other meanings to his words.

She nodded and turned away from the pile of damaged machinery before a faltering, high pitched tone made her turn back. The bot's dome had started zapping almost consistently and its red eye was bright. She looked at Megamind questioningly but he merely shrugged and took the lead himself. She was tempted to follow but the dome struggled to maintain its cry and eventually flickered out again like a dying animal. She felt bed. Could she really just leave it?

'It's a mindless invention, Roxanne'. Her mind scolded but she was unable to leave it. Leaning down she scooped it from the mess of tangled wires and various robotic limbs. She heard Megamind chuckle behind her before his arms snaked round her shoulders to take the bot from her arms. She knew it wasn't meant to incite any sort of reaction but she almost melted at just having him so close, He hadn't even touched her but as he withdrew the air felt like in icy chill that reached right to the bone.

"If you insist on taking pity on a jumble of metal at least let me carry it." He said with a tone of amusement. She stuck her tongue out but still reached over and lightly touched the clear dome. It was sort of silly, at least she could admit it. "So are you ready to leave now Miss Ritchie?" he continued, holding the damaged bot to the light to examine some of the now exposed chips and wires. "Not really but I guess I need to." She admitted, they hadn't been out long, probably only an hour, but she knew her friend would be worrying. She didn't want to put Janey through so much especially considering she was also witness to her crime. It was one thing to blow a man into nothingness but to watch someone else, someone you trusted, do it in what seemed like cold blood. Well. It was the thing nightmares were made of.

"So what do you intend on doing with this." He interrupted her thoughts and she was grateful.

"I don't know. I just felt… Bad… To leave it there."

"How will you hide it? Won't that burly man of yours be unimpressed to find this in your room?"

"Probably" she confessed. "I hadn't really thought about that."

He smirked. "If you like I have something that could help."

"Really? Like what?" his eyes lit up in a childish, let me show you my toys fashion. She never really took an open interest in his inventions before, she'd study them in her own time of course but it seemed wrong to admit to the enemy that she was fascinated with his workings. Now, however, she was free to do as she liked.

His expression turned to one of mild concern. "Can you keep a secret, Miss Ritchie?"

"Roxanne."

"Roxanne." He corrected.

"Yes, if you ask me to keep it."

"Is that so? Would you keep secrets for others?"

She smirked. "That's a secret."

"Indeed…"

The two stared at each other for a moment, their eyes locked, slate grey with chemical flame green. He stepped closer, looming above her fierce and dangerous yet she felt just as deadly and confident. When he spoke next it was life a soft growl, a humming that played on her ears and she inwardly sighed. He was having too much of an effect on her today and she was sure he knew it.

"You're an interesting woman Roxanne."

"Indeed." She mimicked his words and that glimmer in his eyes was back, how she'd love to know what emotion played behind those orbs.

"Come now," he said, finally breaking eye-contact "I'll take you home, just keep this hunk of trash hidden till morning."

"You won't be staying with me tonight?" she asked, almost frantically and instantly regretted it. The genius, however, simply smiled and replied. "I'll stay until you fall asleep then I'll be back before you wake."

Karen B. Jones 6/21/12 . chapter 3

I agree with you, it's a shame really because I think the two make an absolutely wonderful evil couple. I want to make Roxanne very dark in this fic but not to an extent that she'd be unstable or 'mentally damaged'. I'm also concerned about pushing it too far and having people step back and not want to continue .

Talani Silverwolf01 6/21/12 . chapter 3

Oh I'm so glad you think so 3 I wanted to make sure I expressed her views on things without making her seem, as i mentioned before, unstable or 'mentally damaged' but also capable of decisions that would normally send people in that direction.

Chapter End

Notes on the Criminal Mind / Contains Spoilers

'You has been warned, yes yes.'
Oh and if you has questions for this one ask away, yes yes, this one will answer!

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