A long day had passed, and Missy had not seen, nor heard from Deadpool.
Sat at her desk in her office, she opened up a new web page on her PC.
She had her head propped up glumly on her elbow, looking sadly up at the screen.
Perhaps Deadpool had got himself hurt on that bridge yesterday….
Or even worse than that, just hadn't wanted to see her anymore…
Maybe asking him to stay like that had been a mistake.
But either way, she was ever so slightly irritated.
What was it with guys and their inability to communicate?
But maybe it was just her, maybe she had frightened him off.
Either way, there was only one way to find out…
Missy gave an annoyed huff, typing the name of her dating site into her browser.
Wade ambled out of his bedroom in the apartment he shared with Blind Al.
Unluckily for him, on his return from 'superhero camp', he had come back to find that he had of course been kicked out from his old apartment for not paying rent for three months. So after putting out a craigslist ad he had spent the last few months here with his blind, elderly roomie.
Though, on the plus side, this apartment was strategically placed ever so slightly closer to Missy, so that at least was a bonus.
After a horribly painful night, his hand had finally grown back. His decision to cut it off had been stupid….but soooo worth it.
He strutted into the kitchen, spotting Al sat on the couch, listening to Dog the Bounty Hunter playing on the TV in front of her.
"You're finally up…" said she in a grouchy voice.
"Ah well you know what they say," said Wade in a simpering voice. "The early bird catches the worm."
"It's almost noon…" said Al flatly.
But Wade merely ignored her, grabbing a sugary marshmallow cereal from a cupboard and pulling his 'borrowed' ipad towards him.
He hadn't seen Missy in almost two days.
How could he, with a missing hand?
But he already missed her…seeing her smile…her laugh…
She drove him crazy…
But a few clicks later he gave a deep frown as he saw what was scheduled on her dating page for tonight…
Missy stared at her appearance in the mirror, brushing her long caramel, slightly-tonged hair over her shoulder.
She looked good, pretty black fitted dress on, off at the shoulders…make up smoky but sexy…
She had organised a date with yet another guy, Jason.
But all of this effort….it wasn't for him…
She let out a nervous breath as there was a sudden beep from a car horn just outside her apartment.
Here goes nothing, she thought to herself…
Leaving her apartment, small black clutch in her hand she strutted down the stairs, out of the doors and into the warm evening air.
Jason was stood at the bottom of the stone steps, leaning up against his flash, red sports car arms folded.
Missy hadn't really done much research when it came to choosing him for tonight's date, all she wanted was for Deadpool to show up…as he reliably always did. She didn't have his cell number or didn't know where he lived. So this seemed as good a way of getting him to show up as any…
But she was still pretty angry with him….
And angry at herself too….
At least, if nothing else, all this, was a good way of making Deadpool jealous…
She came to a halt at the bottom of the steps, glancing up as Jason edged away from the car and leaned into her, kissing her cheek gently.
"Mellissa, good to meet you," he said in a charming voice.
Ok, he was good looking, with his dark brown hair and nice smile, but it wasn't him she was interested in… it was another person…
A figure, in fact, that was currently striding up the street towards her, his masked face set.
So was this it? Was he seriously only going to ever show up when she organised bad dates for herself?
She frowned back towards Deadpool as he came to a stop beside them.
Jason looked up at the red and black suited man a little unnerved.
"C-Can I help you?" he asked, taking a step away and trying to pull Missy away too.
But Missy stood firm, as Deadpool ignored Jason's comment, his white eyes fixed on her instead.
"Are you seriously on another date?" Deadpool asked in his gravelly tone, his voice full of irritation.
Missy gaped, tucking her hair back behind her ear.
After she gone days without hearing from him… that was his only comment to her…
"And?" she snapped, her eyes blackening. She felt hurt by his tone. "Why do you even care?"
Jason looked back and forth between them, a little confused.
"You know why…" uttered Deadpool in a low voice. His mask showed his features set into a deep scowl.
But Missy shook her head, shooting him an incredulous look.
"Do I?" she said, sounding surprised.
The masked figure merely stared at her meaningfully behind white eyes, but didn't reply.
There was a long stony silence as the pair seethed.
Jason at their side suddenly opened his mouth to speak, when Missy cut across him, placing her hands to her slim hips.
"So," she said crisply. "do you have a good reason why I shouldn't go on a date with this guy?"
She cocked her thumb at Jason, who merely stood there uncomfortably.
"Hmm?" she continued, glaring at Deadpool. "Because I'm guessing that's the only reason you've come here."
The red and black spandex-clad figure just stared back at her, scowling behind his mask.
He was quiet for a moment, before answering.
"He's got twenty-seven unpaid parking tickets, if you must know. Do you really want to a date a guy like that?" said Deadpool in a reprimanding tone.
But this only caused Missy's fury to mount.
"And why shouldn't I, hmmm?" she said folding her arms over herself crossly.
"Because he's not right for you!" said Deadpool loudly, his tone slightly different this time.
Missy blinked once, a flicker of something like recognition flurrying up inside her, but she pushed this away. She was too angry right now to think on anything else.
"What? And you are?" she shouted harshly. "I don't even know you. You hang around you ruin my dates. Give me your …advice…"
Right now Missy was hurting.
Everything that had ever happened to her had been all her fault….
David….
Losing Wade…
She had pushed him away… lost the man she loved because of her own foolishness…
And now she had caught herself… playing make-believe with some masked superhero she didn't even really know…
But before she could open her mouth to speak, a loud ringing was heard from Deadpool's pocket, cutting through the tension like a knife.
Looking down guilty, he plucked his glittery pink cell from his belt, staring down at the name on the screen for a moment before taking the call, holding it swiftly to his ear and turning away.
Leaving Missy hurt and fuming behind him…
Wade took a few steps away from Missy.
His heart was currently pounding in his chest, his blood-pressure probably through the roof.
She could be so frustrating sometimes…
"Weasel what the fuck do you want?" he snapped down the phone.
"That's a nice way to greet your friend," said Weasel in a hurt voice. "Listen, that British douche just came by looking for you, with a whole load of flunkies in tow. Told him I'd never heard of you, but he didn't seem convinced. Just thought I outa give you a heads up…"
Wade gave a growl under his breath.
It Francis was looking for him now, all the better…
"Thanks," said Wade in a more civil tone. "I appreciate it buddy."
"No problem, but I-" said Weasel, but Wade hung up the phone, turning back to Missy and Jason.
Jason was still stood awkwardly at Missy's side, but her eyes were fixed onto Wade, a frown still stuck between her brows.
She looked hurt, staring at him expectantly…
But before either of them… or Jason…could utter another sound, a clattering was heard at their feet…
Wade stared down to see a small blue and chrome canister roll between them.
He gave a sudden frown , realisation dawning on his features, as the canister emitted a sudden puff of green gas….
Wade could do nothing but stare up into Missy's widening eyes as he felt consciousness slipping away from him and the world began to spin….
He heard a thump of a body hitting the ground….
….then another….
….and then a third, his own, as he suddenly and without a word, blacked out….
To be continued…
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