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It had been seven years.

Seven years since Tessa ran out on her wedding

Seven years since she'd joined the Ravagers.

Seven years since she met her best friend in the world.

Seven years and Peter Jason Quill thought that saying "He'd forgotten she was there" was a believable lie.

"Seven. Goddamn. Years. I KNOW you didn't forget I was here, Peter!" Tessa yelled as she sat at their table on the Milano in her PJs.

"I wasn't thinking and I went back to how it was before," Peter said, trying to defend himself.

"Bullshit, Quill, they only times you've ever 'forgotten I was here' was when you chose to double-cross Yondu,"

"How dare you imply that about me?" Peter asked, making Tessa roll her eyes. Tessa looked down to see a call coming in from Yondu.

"No, don't-." Peter started before Tessa answered it.

"Oops," She said, deadpanned. After a few minutes of Peter bullshitting with Yondu, he hung up and turned to see Tessa's less than impressed face.

"I'm going to take a shower and if you 'forget' me again, I'll castrate you."

I can't stop this feeling
Deep inside of me
Girl, you just don't realize
What you do to me

"Listen, Tessa, I'm sorry I keep leaving you behind," Peter said as he leaned against the side of a bridge, Tessa leaning and facing him.

"It's really annoying and you have to stop," Tessa said, still angry.

"Tessa," Peter said quietly "The reason I leave you behind is that… Well… I care a lot about you and I just want you to be safe. I need you to be safe."

"Peter…" Tessa said quietly, placing her hand on his bicep softly and licking her lips nervously before leaning in a bit.

"You are so full of shit."

Peter's mask broke and he grinned at her.

"Had you going there for a second."

"Yeah, sure you did, go sell the orb, moron," Tessa teased, returning the smile before Peter left.

Tessa turned to overlook Xandar, not realizing someone was looking at her, and was pondering all ways he could spend eighty thousand units.

When you hold me
In your arms so tight
You let me know
Everything's all right

After a few minutes Tessa noticed Peter had come out of the Broker's place and was flirting with a woman leaning on the side of it. Tessa rolled her eyes and went over to her friend

"Peter, come on let's go," Tessa said, the woman looking at her speculatively.

"Is this your woman?" She asked.

"I think I might actually be more offended by the fact you think I'd ever be in a relationship with him than I am by the way you called me woman," Tessa replied, drawing a small smirk out of the woman.

"Tessa, this is umm..." Peter turned to the woman to ask her name, but instead had the orb taken out of his hands.

"Nice," Tessa said sarcastically as Peter threw something at the woman, causing her to be electrified.

After a few minutes of each of them trying to get the orb, Peter was almost killed but Gamora was stopped by a tree creature wrapping its branches around her and trying to put her in a bag as a Raccoon yelled at him that he hadn't meant her.

Tessa was starting to wonder what had happened to her life.

I'm hooked on a feeling
"What is happening?!" Tessa yelled at Peter as they tried to get the orb.
I'm high on believing
"No idea!" Peter replied.
That you're in love with me

The woman attacked them again, knocking Peter down and sending the orb flying, as they both tried to get to it, she overpowered Peter.

"You should've learned.

"He doesn't learn; one of his many issues."

Tessa attached a rocket boot to the woman, sending her flying.

Lips as sweet as candy
Its taste is on my mind
Girl, you got me thirsty
For another cup o' wine

Peter finally got the orb and was throwing it up and catching it, much to Tessa's annoyance, when a bag was suddenly thrown over them both. The two humans struggled as they felt the bag being dragged, before the bag was dropped and they heard the woman joining in the fight again.

Peter struggled to get to his gun.

"Can you scoot?" he hissed at Tessa.

"Does it look like I can scoot!?"

The woman opened the bag just as Peter was able to get to his gun, shooting her.

The two humans began to run, both tripping slightly as the bag got in the way of their legs, what they didn't hear was the raccoon chuckling to himself.

"I live for the simple things. Like how much this is gonna hurt."

He shot Peter, making the human collapse and wither; Tessa shrugged, grabbed the orb and started to run.

Before she ran right into the Nova Corps.

All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up girl
Yeah, you turn me on

"Dey. 'Sup?"

"Not much, Tessa," He said, Tessa allowing him to cuff her "How's your Star-King?"

"He's not mine, for starters. And he doesn't look like he's doing so good."

"Hey! Star-Prince!" Dey said as they cuffed Peter.

"Star-Lord," Peter muttered, sending Tessa dirty look as she laughed.

"Oh, sorry, Lord. I picked this guy up a while back for petty theft. He's got a code name," Dey explained to his partner.

"Come on, man. It's a...it's an outlaw name," Peter muttered.

"Just relax, pal. It's cool to have a code name. It's not that weird."

I'm hooked on a feeling
"People would remember if you would be Star-Lady."
I'm high on believing
"That's never gonna happen."
That you're in love with me

All the good love
When we're all alone
Keep it up girl
Yeah, you turn me on

They were loaded up on the ship with the others; Tessa waited until the Corpsmen where turned away before she kicked the raccoon, sending him careening a good few feet.

I'm hooked on a feeling
"I'm gonna kick your ass for that, Princess!"
I'm high on believing
"On my planet; we skin things like you for hats."
That you're in love with me

Peter sighed "Tessa, you'll get in trouble."

I'm hooked on a feeling
"If this vermin hadn't attacked us, we wouldn't be here!"
And I'm high on believing
"Who you callin' vermin, Blondie?! At least I'm not an ugly humie like you."
That you're in love with me

Peter gave a deep sigh; it was gonna be a long trip to prison.

I said I'm hooked on a feeling
"Rodent!"
And I'm high on believing
"Bitch!"
That you're in love with me
"Thief!"
I'm hooked on a feeling

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