The rain didn't help the fact he was running late, the little silver car drove down the road trying to avoid the police before they pull over this small craft for driving without a licence plate, Kevin knew he didn't have a license either but his mind wasn't focused on that. He had to make it to work soon. His hands clutched the wheel as he sped down the road. The cars he passed splashed the water that collected in the street making his window unable to see out as he drove to the docks.
Trying his best to avoid the signs put out by the shops on the pier for icecream and Italian cuisine, which at this moment looked delicious to him. But his mind had to get back to the road and the quickly approaching wood barricade. Taking his eyes off the road ahead of him, he looked for the button panel. Being a replica of Gru's own silver ship it also had other uses. The amphibian setting let it go under the water for a brief periods. Flipping the switch, the car began to lose the tires as they went into the base. Before he ran out time for the wheels to work, he crashed through the fence and with a large crash he began to sink.
It was peaceful under the water compared to the pouring rain above. Steering the craft through the water Kevin couldn't help but to look at the surroundings, gorgeous colours of fish swam by as he drive through the school of red ones. The sandy bottom of the floor stirred as he passed over it. He almost forgot what he was even doing here but the sight of the large dark submarine made his mind snap back.
Checking himself in, he scurried to the clock in and made it with just a minute to spare.
"Sir Kevin?" a voice made him jump and turn to see Silas standing there. Kevin smiled and stood there waiting. "I was worried you weren't going to show. I have some very pressing matters to speak with you about."
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Phil rose out of bed and got his clothes on for the day. He didn't need to get to work yet until the afternoon, he thought he'd talk to Donny about setting up plans for the wedding or at least get an idea of what needs to happen at a wedding. He'd seen dozens of them on TV in all his favourite shows, but he didn't know how to go about them.
He knocked on the door of the only married Minions, Donny and Paul. Like always it was Paul that answered the door. He had that unfazed look to him but when he was with his partner he smiled. He felt more comfortable with him, but he let Phil come in and sit on the couch. The sound of rustling and moving made Phil get a little nervous but he saw Donny come out of the kitchen.
"Phillip so nice to see you here! What can I do for you?" the one eyed minion leaned against the couch and gave a warm smile to him.
"Well, I want to see what I have to do for a wedding and what actually happens..." Phil fiddled with his apron as the smile on Donny's mouth widen more and more.
"Let me get my scrapbook and get us some drinks!" Donny shouted and ran out of the room leaving Phil and Paul. The little one looked over at Paul who now was shaking his head and pressing his fingers to his eyes in annoyance.
"You'll have to excuse him, he gets excited when it comes to this." Paul spoke coldly and watched as Donny poured a glass of wine for himself and Phil. "I didn't know that it was time for drinking, it's only eleven Gordon."
"Anytime is time for wine if you have wine." He gave a glass to Phil, who looked at the red drink. He sniffed it and his eyes began to water from the harsh scent.
"Can't you see the boy doesn't like to drink?" Paul stood up to retrieve the glass from Phil's little hand.
"Don't take his because I didn't get you one. Rude. " Donny slapped his hand. Phil began to get worried and uncomfortable from them. He always did when anyone argued.
"I'm not taking his because I want one. I just am being responsible, Gordon." he took the glass away and walked to the kitchen. Donny sat down with a pout but scooted close and dropped a large leather book one the coffee table with a bang. It had lovely letters on the cover written in very neat cursive, it looked hand written instead of a printed copy. Phil grow comfortable again when he saw Donny open the book, Paul just sat there and looked from afar.
The first page had more hand written letters of 'Gordon and Paul' and the date below it. "Paul here wrote all the letters, he's very good at Calligraphy. He actually learned it first hand in 220 B.C., Emperor Qin Shi Huang who first made calligraphy, then he learned the newer style around 330 B.C. by the court calligrapher Wang Xizhi..." a loud cough made Donny stop and he knew he began to go on a tangent. "but anyways, here are the details of our glorious wedding. It was a private affair really, but I helped with the Gru and Lucy wedding. Oh that was a time. The flowers had to be just right, the cake, the colours they chose were a bit flat and that dress she wore was terrible but who am I to say."
Phil continued to leaf through the scrap book, he smiled as he saw the photos of the happily married couple. The pictures of them sightseeing in China Town.
"Ohhhhh that was my favourite time, we rode trolley and got lost but we ended up in a lovely little shop in China Town. Look at Pauly there... Oh what a shame he got bit chunky."
"Thank you Don..."
"Joking, joking." Donny took a drink from his glass and looked at the photos along with the little minion next to him.
"I wouldn't know where to start if I did this myself." Phil finally spoke as he reached the end of book.
"First ask yourself of you want a lavish wedding or a private one."
Phil thought for a moment, he didn't want to spend too much money but he didn't know what Kevin wanted to do. "I guess I hadn't thought of that yet."
"We can always get to that later. But what I think is the most important part, what will you be wearing? A tuxedo, perhaps a light seafoam?"
"A tuxedo?" Phil was confused why he had to wear a suit.
"Of course, that's what men wear to weddings. What you wanted to wear a dress?"
"Well I thought I could."
"Wearing dresses all the time are for transvestites. I had my share of dressing as a woman, I look good too." Donny laughed at this,but Phil felt his insides drop. That hurt him but he tried to smile a little. "I mean men dress up as women as joke not to a wedding." Donny said and drank the rest of his glass, Paul just sat there and looked at Phil. He knew that the last comment struck something inside Phil but he kept his mouth shut.
"Erm... I should probably get ready for work you guys." Phil stood up knocking the glass from Donny's hand accidentally spilling wine on his white apron. Donny continued to drink what was left in his glass and noticed the stain. Phil felt he wanted to cry first from the comment now from the stain.
"I have something that will help get that out, happens all the time with me." He said and got up to get it, but Phil just wanted to leave.
"No no, I can get it out. Thank you though. I should probably go before I make any more of a mess. I am little clumsy." Phil said and began to go for the door but was stopped by Paul.
"I'm sorry for Donny speaking like that to you. He gets drunk very easily, I hope he he didn't hurt you with that last comment." He spoke softly as he opened the door letting him out, Phil turned to face him.
"No he didn't. Thank you for asking." He smiled and waved goodbye to the tall minion in the doorway before he shut the door.
The minion made his way back to the house and changed his apron but looked at himself. Even Donny thought it bad to wear a dress, but it's what he felt comfortable in. He always felt comfortable in them maybe he was what ever he called it. He couldn't talk to Kevin about this because he had so much on his plate as it was, so he tied the new cloth around his waist and placed the headband on to get to work.
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"As you can tell, Agent Kevin, we have had a kidnapping of villains but only ones that Gru has been in contact with at some time. We don't know what this means for the rest of the world but we don't want to take any chances. Seeing as you are close to Gru, we want you to take this case. We won't be telling your partner of this as this is for your eyes only." Silas finished his statement and passed a folder to Kevin who was sitting on small stool inside the large white chair just to reach the table. He opened the folder on my to have it slapped shut in front of him by Silas.
"And we mean for your eyes only. If anyone else were to find out about this, it will cost you more than your job. Are we clear on this?"
"Si, Bueno." Kevin said and the hand released the folder and he opened it. Most of what he saw was that photos of a figure in every picture. It was a woman by the look of the shoes. The last known location of Vector before he was kidnapped. It was a coffee shop that Gru went to frequently to take other's coffee and muffins. He turned the page over to the and saw El Macho. Just seeing that man made him shudder. But he persevered and read the text. El Macho had been placed in a more secure location in fear of kidnapping but it seems he was also taken.
"That's right," Silas spoke up as if he had been reading along. "Eduardo Perez is out there, but we will capture him as soon as we find him." Kevin nodded and closed the folder. "now take this time to get yourself into the computer system and learn what we do here. I'm sure Dubois will be happy to help. Good day, Agent Kevin." with Kevin jumped from his chair and walked to the main computer on the second level. He continued to think of the photos he saw. Why would a lady be stealing villains or maybe it was a lady there at the wrong time for the photo. But his thoughts were broken by his partner behind him, her shadow cast on him from the lighting. He looked at it for a second thinking but she spoke.
"I hear Ramsbottom has put you on the Villain case." She looked the same but he hadn't seen her more than once or twice but he smiled to be nice. She didn't return it and said no more as she walked away. Kevin looked at her as she left, he could have just been seeing things but her outline looked familiar to the one in the photos but he gave it no thought and continued to type in the numbers of his badge to register himself in.
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No dancing could bring Phil to happiness now. It was two in the afternoon, still raining but something inside him felt sad, defeated almost. He clean the drapes, and washed the sheets of the beds. He vacuumed the carpets, and watered the plants.
He noticed that his brother Tom had cut corners in his cleaning and several plants had withered and died. But he knew how Tom was, always cutting corners in the first place. But Phil tried his best to bring them to life and save them. He smiled but saw the plant drop a leaf, he couldn't help but to cry. He didn't know why he was so emotional at this moment it could just be everything that happened already but he got himself together and picked his stuff up to move to another room.
The house was silent what with everyone out. The kids were all in school, Lucy was at work. And Gru,he was usually hard to find or in his office all the time with but today he was out of his office to pick his mother up. Phil moved his equipment into the room and plugged the vacuum in but before he start he found a pair of shoes. They weren't Gru's, they were much too small. They were minion shoes. He looked at them and put them but his stuff he will give them to Kevin to take care of.
He cleaned the carpet and the wood floor. "Gru must like to eat and drop icecream in here." He thought as he cleaned the stains below his desk. It was getting close for him to call it quits for the day and let Tom continue the jobs. He rolled the equipment down the stairs, which was difficult for him considering he was shorter than the vacuum and going down the stairs with it was a challenge to not get squished by it. But he made it to the bottom and met Tom wearing the same outfit as him only he looked uncomfortable in it.
"Hey Tom." Phil said sadly and put his stuff down. The identical one nodded at him. He was much more manly Phil always thought. He even made the dress he wore look ridiculous on him.
"I got the bosses room done and the top floor. The bottom floor is all yours now."
"Great." He said flatly and took the handle of the bucket carrying everything and vacuum. "Have a good night, Phil."
"I will, you too Tom." Phil felt sad that he couldn't have a real conversation with his own twin brother. He knew that most of the minions were all clones of each other making them technically related but he was an actual twin. Kevin didn't have any clones, Gru thought it better if he didn't then there might be some competing for leadership. Phil was happy he had the original, but Phil didn't even know who he was a clone from. But he stopped by Jerry. The fat round minion seemed annoyed and Phil still didn't like him from the beginning of telling everyone he was with Kevin.
"Hello Phillip." He said in that high voice that made Phil's skin crawl.
"Hey there, Jerry."
"Mmm, I hear that you are going to be married. Congratulations."
"Thank you Jerry." Phil really didn't want to be talking to him at this moment.
"Will you be wearing a dress like a freak at your wedding?" Jerry said in a very mean manner making Phil's heart sink more from hearing that. Even he made fun of him, Phil couldn't help but to break into tears over this. Jerry felt very proud of himself for making Phil cry. The little one ran to his house and slammed the door making the already resting minion get up off the bed.
Kevin had come home early and took a nap on the bed but the sound of slamming doors woke him with a start. He poked his head around the wall to see Phil sitting on the ground by the door crying. His heart raced as he got closer, "Phil?"
"Get away from me Kevin, you dont want to sit next to a freak." Phil sputtered through tears and snot.
"Connerie... You're not a freak, where did you hear this?" Kevin said as he slid down to met Phil who gripped on to his shirt.
"Jerry called me it, he said I was a freak for wearing a dress." he told Kevin who tensed up when he said that name. He wanted to get up and kick Jerry in the face but he grows angry that Phil was hurt.
"No you're not. I think you are good in dresses. I mean not everyone is brave enough to wear them all the time."
Phil sniffed in and looked at him, he knew that it was more than that for him but he didn't want to tell him. But Kevin saw that look in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Kevin... I don't know what you'll think of me when I say this. And I understand so much if you decide to call the wedding off."
Confusion rose in the taller minion as Phil said all this.
"I don't know what you call it, Donny called it a transvestite..."
"Ah no you're not." Kevin hugged him but he squeezed out of his arms.
"No I mean... I. I identify with a girl. I mean, I know I'm not a girl but I feel I am one. It's like something in me tells me I am, the way I act, my mannerisms. But I know I'm a boy like everyone else it's just..."
"Transgendered?" Kevin said making Phil turn to him.
"What's the difference?"
"Transvestite in short is like a cross dresser, not identifying as the opposite gender but pretending to be then go back to their own gender. Transgender is when you are, in this case, a boy who believes they are a girl. And they want others to call them by the right way. And there is nothing wrong with that. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Phil, I fell in love with you as a person, not your gender. Just by changing your pronouns won't change my love for you. Just make me love you more for being strong enough to tell me this. You are stronger than you think you are. And I'll be honoured to marry you and I will show them all that it's a good thing to be with you Phil."
"Oh Kevin!" Phil said and wrapped his arms around him for a tight hug. They hugged for a while and Kevin pulled away.
"Did you have another name you wanted to be called by?"
"No. I can be called Phil and still be happy. I don't want to change anything I'm happy as I am, here with you."
Kevin made an awe and held Phil closer as they sat on the floor.
"Oh by the way, I found these shoes in Gru's office today. I don't who's they are but I thought you'd be interested."
He examined the shoes an knew who was in the office at the time. He would take care of them at a later time. "Thank you Phil. Do you feel better?"
"Much better, I just wanted to let you know but I don't want the others to know right now."
"I will keeps this between you and I." He said and kissed him on the forehead and took off the headband. "And I will deal with Jerry too."
