Sorry I left you hanging, here it is!

"What the fuck?"

"Shit." My brain wasn't functioning fast enough.

"I should have known."

Finally something clicked, "What the fuck are you on about? Where's Penny?" I used my batman impression and angered myself.

"Penny, please there's no point lying to me." Dave shook his head sadly. He wistfully added, "How else would you be the only one to talk to-"

"Shut the fuck up! I have no idea what you're on about." I started panicking.

"Yeah I do." He replied quietly.

I had to sit down and pain ran through my body. I clutched my stomach and a tear ran down my face. I couldn't pretend anymore. I sat on the bed. "Penny, what are you doing?" He asked sympathetically, I guessed he meant the superhero stuff not my sitting and crying on the bed.

"Please, don't-"

"I won't say anything. Here let me help you." I looked at him uncertainly, after I decided he had only good intention I undid my jacket. He pulled it off me and I whimpered. I undid my bullet proof jacket and again he pulled it off. I had kept my shirt on from earlier, luckily. He pulled off my boots and neither of us mentioned my trousers. I handed him my mask and he dumped it all in my wardrobe. He got me water and my pain killers. Neither of us talked during the whole exercise.

I climbed under my covers and fell asleep with Dave at the end of my bed.

When I woke up Dave was gone and I had even more texts from Chris than before. I changed into pyjamas before I walked downstairs, my dad didn't need to see my leather trousers. Although I had taken these precautions, the house was empty. "Me and Todd have gone out for a bit see you later, don't do too much." Said a note on the kitchen counter.

I looked at the clock, it said it was 3 pm. I slept through the whole day? Jesus Christ.

I grabbed something to eat and drink and had painkillers. I decided I should probably phone Chris, tell him I was ok.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Chris."

"Penny." He breathed.

"How are you?"

"Shouldn't I be asking that?"

"Well you sounded pretty worried in your many texts."

"You just got up?"

"Yeah, after waking up from passing out, I fell asleep again, and here we are."

"…Sorry about springing meeting my mom on you."

"I wasn't feeling too good anyway."

There was silence for what seemed an eternity. "I'm gonna have to go." Chris said sadly.

"Ok, do you wanna meet up sometime soon?"

"Yeah," He suddenly perked up, "when?"

"I think we should play it by ear, so we don't have a replay of last night. I'll text you."

"Ok, speak to you soon." The line went dead.

I suddenly realised as I started up the stairs back to my room that Dave had been in my room the night before. Why the hell was he there?

I decided I needed to talk to him. I started my PC and watched it upload while eating cereal. I recently made a "myspace" page for The Purple Eradicator. First of all it was just to see how many people would follow her but it became a very useful tool. I was used to prowling the streets but having problems set out on the screen in front of me was much easier.

I opened my phone and texted Dave, "Why were you waiting for me?"

I waited while playing around on the internet. "We should meet up. Friday, 10 pm, alleyway by comic book store. Come prepared." Was his reply. I got the message, go as her.

Over the next few days leading up to Friday I trained myself back up. It started off as gentle exercise but I wanted to speed the process up so I pushed myself to the limit. I felt ready to face anything on Friday and started to get prepared for my meting with Dave.

I changed into my costume and opened my bedroom door slightly. I could hear "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" on the telly so I knew I had a few hours before anyone noticed I was gone. Just so you know I've only watched "TGTBATU" once, but the theme tune is kinda legendary.

I climbed down the side of the house as usual and made my way to the store. Luckily, since Kick Ass there had been hardly any muggings in the car park I had to walk through. It was the same car park where Dave had been found naked.

I stood by the shop and waited. I was early. My stomach was better by now and the doctor told me I could return to school. That in my mind meant that I had the green light and go fight crime.

I let thoughts of Chris help me pass the time. I was being an idiot I needed to phone him. I should tell him how I feel. How do I feel? Right now, like an idiot.

My train of thought was stopped as a figure walked towards me. He was around Dave's height but had a bald head. Only when he walked into the street light's glare did I realise that it was a costume and more importantly, it was Kick Ass. It was the first and only time I would ever think Oh my God it's a gaint walking condom.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Dave asked me to warn you about Chris and Red Mist."

"Dave did?" I asked sceptically, "Why can't he let this Chris thing go? What's Red Mist got to do with this?"

"Yes. He's trying to protect you. Red Mist and Chris are a very closely related subject."

"What?"

"They're the same person."

"Fuck off!" I cried half laughing.

"It's true!"

"Like fuck it is."

"Please, Penny." Kick Ass pleaded sounding an awful lot like…

"Dave?" I gasped, "You have got to be kidding me!" I pulled off his mask and stared at his face. I realised this would be the part when I should have kissed him, if we were dating that is.

"Yes, it's me." He looked angry so I handed him back his mask, as I did I noticed some hair fall out. Whoops.

There were a few seconds of silence. "Why did you come as Kick Ass?"

"I stupidly thought you might listen to him."

I suddenly remembered why we were there. "Why the fuck were you waiting for me in my room the other night?"

He sighed and looked at the floor, "I'm sorry about that, I was trying to warn you about Chris and I didn't want Todd to know I wanted to talk to you. Don't want him to get the wrong idea. I climbed up the wall to your room and when I got in I panicked when you weren't there. So I stayed where I was. You didn't look good when you came in so I let it drop for a while. Please, stop seeing him you're just going to get hurt." I half expected the boy to drop to his knees in prayer.

"Why do you care so much?" I asked but before he answered there was a noise behind him, we both jumped but he didn't look very worried.

"I invited some help." He murmured. A small figure came out of the shadows.

"Hey, Purple Eradicator."

"Hey, Hit Girl."

"You know each other?"

"Yeah." Me and Hit Girl said at once in a "of course" kind of way.

"This should be easier than I thought." He muttered.

"Get rid of your boyfriend. If Kick Ass thinks he's a douche, then he's a major douche."

"Wow, you trust my judgement?"

"Why else would I be here?" She replied quietly. I was just glad the focus was off of me.

"Come on, I want to show you something." Kick Ass told me.

We ran through the darkness. After a while I started to become paranoid. I stopped recognising the streets we ran down. The darkness seemed everlasting. Suddenly Kick Ass stopped and looked into a large, well lit, car park. Red Mist was sat on his car with about four of his cronies stood near.

"What the fuck?"

"I invited him to come here as a "trap" for Kick Ass." Dave told me.

"Now you've gone too far."

"Please, if you don't believe me then you can kick his ass if I'm right then you won't need to lie to each other."

No because he would have fucked up my insides and that would be the end of us. I was apprehensive to be honest. What if it was Chris? My feelings for him had grown but I wasn't sure that I could stay with him if he turned out to be Red Mist.

It's not as though you're married.

True.

And it's not as though you love him or anything.

…

It won't be him.

"Let's do this." I told the two people around me and I stood up. Hit Girl chuckled darkly.

We walked down a long ledge and I heard someone whistle as though to an animal. The cronies jumped up and protected their leader. I stayed in the shadows and glared at Red Mist. I breathed in deeply. Hit girl jumped onto a raised ledge, Kick Ass stood in one of the exits, I moved to stand in the other.

"Red Mist."

"Kick Ass, Hit Girl and The Purple Erection?"

"It's Eradicator douche bag."

"Oh somebody's in a bad mood tonight. Is it your "time of the month?"" Red Mist and he crew laughed, I growled.

He turned his attention to Kick Ass, who was shaking his head violently at me, and Hit Girl, "I thought you two were retired."

"We decided it was time to rid the world of you." Kick Ass replied.

Hit Girl jumped down from the ledge and pulled out a long stick with a dagger on each end. Kick Ass pulled out his two batons. I stood un-armed and let the worry pass over me quickly.

We moved forward as a strong force. Hit Girl decided she wanted to be greedy and take out two guys. I flipped forward and hit one guy in the face I then used him like a hobby horse to flip over and kick the back of his legs much like I had with Red Mist the day I had the crowbar to the stomach. This time I punched the base of the mans skull, I wanted to knock him out but I heard his neck snap and pop at the same time and he fell face forward into the floor. His eyes wide and unfocused like marbles.

I had never killed anyone before and I suddenly felt dirty. I stared at the body and I wanted to puke. Everything seemed to slow down as I stared at the cold unforgiving eyes of my prey. Hit Girl laughed sadistically. She brought me back to reality.

Kick Ass had Red Mist cornered, I ran to help. Hit Girl was enjoying herself, she had killed two guys and the final man was on his last legs. I didn't remember seeing her kill anyone but both guys were led in pools of their own blood.

Red Mist was covered in shadow and I could hear him gasp for breath. Kick Ass let go slightly and Red Mist kicked him in the crotch. Both came into the light as Kick Ass let out a terrible groan. I kicked Red Mist in the stomach and he fell on his ass with an "oomph." I stood over him and kicked his cheek and under his chin making his helmet flap go up. He cried out and ended up led on his back on the floor. I snarled and leaned towards him. He dropped his hands from his face.

"No." I whispered not thinking about what the person below me would do.

Confusion passed his face and he kicked me in the fanny. I cried out and fell to the floor, tears filling my eyes. Partly from the intense pain coursing 'round my body and partly because well… The boy I loved was my arch enemy.

He kicked my side, I knew he did it but now everything was numb, he punched me in the face and then raised a baton as though to bring it down on my head. I heard my name somewhere far away and I awoke. I swept my foot under his feet and he fell with a crash. I saw Kick Ass run to my aid but I was already up and running.

I didn't want to fight. I wanted to curl up in a ball and cry or die, didn't matter anymore. I heard someone come after me but I didn't stop. I didn't even care if Kick Ass and Hit Girl were in trouble.

Dave was right. It wasn't fair. Dave was always right. He hadn't spoken to me properly for eight years and suddenly he was warning me about my boyfriend and he was right.

Chris was the tosser I had refused to hang around with and the man I loved. Shit.

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