a/n: nsfw warning ahead.

Julie was laying on her bed, thinking about Mark and Vivian, she missed them both so much and longed to see them again. Tears formed in her eyes, she knew they must be so worried for her and miss her too.

She was at least glad Rick was with her, she loved him so much, but without her friends, Julie didn't feel she could truly be happy. But would Rick even allow her to go? She would understand if he didn't want her to, but still, at the back of her mind, Julie hoped he'd let her.

Rick walked in the bedroom, and his heart broke seeing her so upset. He went over and sat on the bed with her. "Y-You okay?"

Julie sat up and sniffled a little. "No...I want to go back to Earth and see my friends..please? Can you let me go? I promise I'll come back."

He sighed. "Julie, you k-know that blue asshole is out there looking for us, I can't just let y-you-"

She started to cry. "I'm sorry..I won't bring it up again.."

Rick couldn't say no to her like this, despite his concern that Cyn would find them, he was also more worried about Julie's wellbeing. "Alright...fine…"

Julie lit up and hugged him. "Oh Rick! Thank you so much!"

He chuckled, as he pulled out his portal gun. "I won't...limit how much time you can be on Earth, all that I want is for you to promise you'll come back."

"I told you, I will." She smiled. "I just need to see my friends and let them know I'm okay. Once I think everything is good, I will come back. I….couldn't stay away from you anyways, even if I wanted to.." She blushed.

He was surprised by this, and blushed too. "Well..um…" Rick put in the coordinates to Earth(also making sure to tell her Glorf's coordinates) and handed the portal gun to her. "Just...just take it.."

Julie took it, and pressed a round black button, causing a glowing green portal to appear. Before she left, she kissed Rick's cheek shyly, and then was on her way.

Rick watched as the portal disappeared after she entered it, a hollow and empty feeling overtook him, and he wondered if it had to do with the fact she was gone. He felt so...lonely now, he already missed her so much. Rick knew though, that this was what was best for her, and her friends could know she was safe with him.

But at the same time, he didn't know what to do now that she was gone, the house felt gloomy and lonely without her. He didn't want to stay here if she wasn't with him, so Rick decided to go somewhere else and fuck around until Julie came back. Rick didn't have his portal gun, so he decided to stay on Glorf, maybe he'd go look for some trouble…

Back on Cyn's ship, his tracker was setting off, and one of his goons went to check, and became shocked. "Cyn! Come look at this!"

Cyn walked over, and was intrigued. The tracker still couldn't properly lock onto Rick's location, but it showed where Julie was, she was on Earth. "Hmm...I wonder what she's doing there? Maybe she felt a little homesick.." He chuckled mockingly. "I bet when she comes back, we can use the tracker to finally lock onto where Rick is. Imagine how betrayed he'll feel that she led us right to him!"

The goon gulped. "What are we gonna do when we find them?"

Cyn smirked. "Just wait and see.."

When Julie arrived back on Earth, she was in her house again, right in her living room. A wide smile appeared on her face, she was so ecstatic to be back home! She did miss Rick already, but Julie knew she'd see him again soon, which comforted her.

She walked up to her phone and dialed Mark's number, all the while thinking about how excited he would be to hear her voice again.

"What's up dude? Whose this?" He asked.

"Mark! It's me, Julie!" She responded cheerfully.

Mark gasped in shock. "Julie? Is it really you? Did Rick take you off an a space adventure?"

She giggled. "Yes it's really me, and he...sorta did I guess. We had to leave Earth and go to another planet called Glorf, and it has a highly advanced civilization there! It was really cool. The planet also had two suns...like.."

"Like Tatooine from Star Wars!" Mark exclaimed. "That's amazing Jules! Did you have fun there?"

"Yeah.." She blushed. "Rick and I spent a lot of time together..and well...I...I think I'm in love with him.." As she said this, Julie twirled her fingers in her hair.

"Oh, I see.." Mark grinned mischievously. "So, do you think he's the one for you?"

"Mmhmm.." She admitted. "He's funny, strong, brave, smart and so many other great qualities...and he treats me so well. We have so much in common. I feel...so happy when I'm with him.."

"This is fantastic! Listen...we'll talk more about this soon, I'll tell Vivian you're here, and come over to your house. I'll bring a surprise if you want!" He beamed.

"That sounds good." She agreed. "I can't wait to see you two again! Bye!"

"Bye!"

Then he hung up, and she put the phone back. Julie didn't know what the surprise would be, but she did know Mark, and so figured he'd bring food.

Now that that was taken care of, Julie had to figure out what to do in the meantime. She thought for a moment, and decided to read one of the books she hadn't taken with her.

Julie headed into her bedroom, took out the book, laid on her bed and began to read to herself. As she read, she found her mind began focusing on Rick, even while separated she couldn't stop thinking about him…

She had never met anyone like him, and found the dangerous type of aura he had going on….very attractive, if she was being completely honest, and she didn't know why. Maybe it was not knowing just how powerful and capable Rick truly was. She found it thrilling. Julie remembered seeing him fight Cyn, or when he'd killed that yyorian to protect her. He'd also mentioned that he "disposed" of Vrillon and his goons, which told Julie he'd killed them, and she knew it had been to protect not only him, but again, her as well. The more time she spent with him, the more she figured she'd get to see how deadly he could be. She didn't even approve of violence to begin with, being a pacifist and all, so she didn't understand why she wanted to see that.

Julie wondered what the extent of his abilities exactly was, maybe Rick could take over Earth if he wanted to without even trying, or maybe the galaxy, or perhaps...the universe itself. She just didn't know, but if he was powerful enough to do all that…

She bit her lip, he was so feared and hated for a reason after all. This was all making her feel so heated, again, it confused her.

She rubbed her legs together. Release was what Julie needed, right then and there.

Before the only thing with Glorf, Julie found herself masturbating a lot, longing for the touch of a male(she wasn't as innocent and pure as she seemed), but not just any male, she had always had herself set on losing her virginity to the man she deemed her true love. The more Julie thought about it, the more she wondered if Rick was her true love, her soulmate, and even if he wasn't, Julie was becoming more sexually frustrated and starved, she needed him, badly. Maybe when she'd return to Glorf, she'd tell Rick how much she wanted him.

But she was so shy, timid and bashful, she couldn't, no matter how much she longed for him. Touching herself was the next best thing.

Julie put her book down and took off her short dress, leaving herself in a pair of lacy white panties and a matching bra. She laid back down, and moved her fingers into her panties, and she began stroking her wet pussy.

"Oh Rick.." She moaned. "Please don't stop..please…"

Julie hoped Rick wanted her too, she remembered him saying he was sexually active, that he had sex with both men and women, was he bi? Not that she minded...Vivian was too after all. It told her that he must be really good at sex, and maybe he was really...big...down there. She could only imagine pulling down his boxers and getting to see his massive erect cock for the first time, she'd never sucked on one before but she'd try her best to make him feel good.

She stroked herself to the thought, picturing herself sucking his cock, hearing his moans and making him cum all over her. Then, he'd spread her legs open and lick her pussy, she bet he was an expert with his tongue. After that, he'd put his cock in her warmth and make her his.

"Mmm oh yes Rick..yes!" Julie cried out. "I love you so much..."

She quickly came, feeling so relaxed afterwards, but not satisfied, she needed to have him with her.

Julie sighed and put her dress back on, before putting her book away. If Rick really wanted her, he could've easily seduced her by now. Why would he want her of all people anyways? She wasn't even that attractive, and she was weak and pathetic. She was just a normal girl, and he was a genius scientist who was incredibly powerful, he would never bother picking her in a million years.

It was then she heard the doorbell ring.

Rick was wandering the barren and desolate parts of the small town he and Julie were staying in. Trouble wouldn't be too far away, he knew he'd find it soon.

But as he walked around, he noticed people either were staring at him in fear, or ran away at the sight of him. He sighed, guess he just had to keep walking.

Eventually, he heard an angry voice behind him.

"I know you killed Vrillon." It spoke darkly.

Rick turned around, to see a female yyorian glaring at him with hatred in her eyes.

"Oh gee, how could you tell?" He joked.

She didn't find it very funny. "You walked into that building with Vrillon and his men, only you came out."

He grinned. "And what do y-you think y-you're gonna do a-a-about it?"

"Kill you."

Rick sighed in annoyance, and as she charged towards him, Rick used the same gun to kill Vrillon and his goons on her, exploring her into scattered pieces. Screams were heard around him, and he shook his head and continued walking.

Julie let her friends in, and smiled knowingly when she saw Mark carrying two boxes of pizzas in his hands, while Vivian just looked baffled when she saw Julie.

Mark set the boxes of pizzas on the coffee table, and the three friends sat on the couch together.

"Sooo...tell us about what's going on between you and Rick.." Mark winked.

Julie blushed, brushing her fingers through her long red hair. "Well…we've been getting along really well. Rick was a bit..mean..to begin with, but as we've grown closer, he's been treating me better and better. A few days ago, we spent some time exploring the city on the planet Glorf, that we were staying in, and I had a lot of fun." She decided to avoid bringing up the fact someone tried to kill her, it was best they didn't know. "He was a bit grumpy when we went to a park, but I managed to cheer him up and make him smile, then everything was smooth from there. Just yesterday, Rick helped me make pancakes, and in return, I had him show me some chemical reactions. He also made me this last night."

Julie pulled out the lilac pendant, and put it on. Mark was staring at it in awe. "Wow! It looks beautiful!"

"Why did he make that for you exactly?" Vivian asked, munching on a slice of pizza.

"Last night I.." Julie paused. "He wasn't doing so well, so I comforted him. He made this for me as a thank you gift. But that wasn't the only time I comforted him, I've done it before and I would do it again. I think this necklace isn't just a gift for the one time I comforted him, but a culmination of all the times I did so."

Mark 'awwed', but Vivian just sat there. When Julie had first talked about Rick, she'd brought up to her the possibility that Rick could be a criminal, and it still bothered Vivian at the back of her mind, she needed confirmation from Julie herself.

"So, tell me Julie, now that you've gotten to know Rick better, I need to know, is he a criminal or not?" She asked.

Julie hesitated, knowing Vivian wasn't going to like her answer. "Yes..he is.." She braced herself for Vivian's reaction, which was a simple "Hmm.."

"But that doesn't make him some kind of irredeemable monster. He's my friend, I care so much for him, and I know he does too! It doesn't matter to me what anyone says about our friendship either." Julie continued, before Vivian could say anything else.

Vivian remained silent, so Mark spoke up. "You know Julie, I think it's great you've grown close with someone else...and you did say on the phone that you think you love him too huh?" Vivian's eyes widened at this, but she still just sat there.

"Its true.." Julie admitted softly.

"I can also see you're a little more...outspoken?" He pointed out. "I wonder who caused that?"

She gasped in realization. "Rick...it's because of him...he must bring out the best in me.." Her heart fluttered, and she felt so warm and cheery inside, perhaps she and Rick were meant to be together after all..

"Have you told him your feelings yet?" Mark asked curiously.

Julie shook her head. "No, but I want to. I'm just...too shy…"

"Julie...it really isn't a good idea to be with a criminal. It could be really dangerous for you." Vivian warned.

"I know..but I'll be okay." She assured her. "I get that you're trying to look out for me, but I don't need you to. Rick is incredibly powerful, he can protect me from any harm, and I know he would never hurt me. He cares about me."

Vivian sighed, and Julie said nothing, she anticipated this reaction from her. She decided to had to say more about Rick.

"The pendant isn't the only gift he's gotten me. Before we left for Glorf, he gave me a rose made out of crystal."

"That's so cool! Where is it?'' Mark asked excitedly.

"In my room." Julie replied.

She continued to talk, filling in to her friends more about what happened. But she could tell Vivian was getting annoyed, and then she brought something up.

"Julie, what exactly are some of the crimes you know Rick has committed?"

Julie was afraid of this question being brought up, she should've seen it coming, and there was no way to avoid it now.

"Um...well...he's a thief, he's...assaulted people before...and…" She bit her lip, so hesitant to reveal his most heinous crime. "He kills people..not innocent people! But...he has killed before."

That set Vivian off, and an enraged expression appeared on her face. "What the hell are you thinking Julie? Not only are you getting involved with a man that literally murders people, but you're falling in love with him too! You keep this up and you're going to get yourself killed!"

Julie fought back her tears, some new feeling was consuming her, and she had to let it out. "I don't care what you think! I love him and I care for him more than anything! I'm going to keep staying around him and being there for him when he needs me! And there's nothing you can do about it!"

While Mark was shaking, not liking hearing loud yelling, Vivian was taken aback. Julie realized what she said, so she covered her mouth, feeling incredibly guilty. "I'm so sorry...I don't know what came over me I-"

"I don't what to hear it." Vivian interrupted. "If you want to let yourself love a murderer, and die because of it, that's your choice and I can't stop you." She then got up and started to walk off.

"Wait...where are you going?" Julie asked.

"Leaving. Goodbye Julie." Vivian answered coldly. She then slammed the door shut.

Mark sat up, and sighed. "Let me go talk to her." He walked towards the door, and glimpse behind him to look at her. "You can keep the pizza!" Then he was gone.

Julie broke down into sobs, she felt so terrible and upset at herself for losing her temper like that, a rare thing for her to do. She didn't even know what caused her to do that, normally she would have just cried, but instead, she had been brave this time.

She understood why Vivian was so angry with her, she cared about her and didn't want her to get hurt, but it didn't soften the pain she felt. Vivian had always been looking out for her and protecting her, for as long as she could remember, like the fact Vivian stood up for her when she got bullied. Julie hoped to reconcile with her friend eventually, but things needed to cool down first. She hated that Vivian disapproved, and saw Rick as a monster, but Julie felt it was because Vivian didn't know Rick as well as she did. But even if she did grow to know him better, she'd never get over him being a murderer.

All Julie wanted was to be with Rick again, so he could comfort her and make her feel better. She had not expected to come back so early, but decided it was better than staying behind. Julie also had all the pizza left, which had barely been eaten, she also decided to bring it with her, it just had to be heated up a little bit.

Julie picked up the portal gun, and used it to create a portal to Glorf. She picked up the pizzas and headed through.

When she returned, Rick was nowhere in sight much to her dismay. Julie sighed, and heated up the pizzas before going back to the bedroom by herself.

Rick was on his way back, feeling bored, he hadn't found as much trouble as he hoped, and he supposed killing that yyorian had scared everyone away from him.

Once home, he smelled pizza, and was surprised, had Julie come back? He peeked in the bedroom, and saw her munching on a slice of pizza, a depressed look on her face. Rick hadn't even expected her to come back to him, but was grateful she did. Seeing her so upset told him something must've happened with her and her friends, and it hadn't been anything good.

"J-Julie? What happened?" He asked, his tone showing his concern.

She looked up at him, and tears began to well in her eyes. Rick sat next to her, and Julie went over and embraced him tightly, crying onto his lab coat and shirt.

Rick didn't know what to do, he had never had to comfort anyone before, and that's what Julie needed right now, comfort. He awkwardly patted her back, and rubbed it a little as she continued to sob.

"You can tell me what happened, it's fine." He assured her softly, not sure what to else to say to her.

Julie pulled away, gazing right at him. "It's just…" She sniffled. "Everything was going well with my friends until...my friend Vivian asked what some of your crimes were. When I said you killed people, she got mad and yelled at me, and I can't believe it, but I yelled back, and she left..I just..I even tried telling her you don't kill innocent people but.."

"Shh..don't worry about it.." Rick interjected. "Some people can't be reasoned with, i-i-if someone's charging at you with a weapon are y-you just supposed to take it? No, because that would be stupid. I've seen a lot already, the type of things that would keep any normal person up, and the more insane shit you get exposed to, the m-more desensitized you become. The universe is huge, in the grand scheme of it all, some things don't matter as much as we think they do."

Julie appeared confused. "What do you mean?"

"It's better you don't worry about it okay?" He told her, and then looked over at the pizzas. "Oh y-you got pizza?" Rick grinned in delight.

She smiled weakly at him. "Yea...my other friend Mark got some and said I could have it. Do you want some?"

"Of fucking course I do!" He beamed, and indulged in some pizza with her.

Julie was still a bit confused by Rick's words, but as she thought, she realized that he must've seen so much since he started exploring the universe, and she couldn't even imagine all the horrible things he's witnessed. Julie knew of his past abuse, his loneliness and misery, but she thought there must be other things making him suffer inside, and it made her worry for him, more than she already did. But for the moment, she tried to put it behind her and just...be with him. Having him close made Julie realize something, she felt at home with Rick, she needed him right by her side to be happy, and it warmed her heart.

After finishing the pizza together, Julie threw out the boxes and headed into the bedroom with him. He blushed, as she hid into the closet to get changed, while he just took off his lab coat and shirt. Julie popped out in her nightgown, and they laid on the bed together.

Rick could tell something was still biting at Julie, and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "You okay?"

"I'm okay..just.."

"Whatever it is, don't think about it, you'll be fine."

Julie realized his words "don't think about it" must be what he tells himself to deal with his suffering, the things he sees. It wasn't a healthy way of coping at all. "But isn't it good to think about your problems at times?"

"No!" He insisted. "Because i-i-it ju-just.." He started to trail off.

"It's not healthy to push your problems aside, if you want to talk, I'm right here, you know that."

Rick didn't know what to say, his heart was pounding and his feelings for her were coming to the surface. He furrowed his brow, and stared at her, he had to confront these feelings, right now.

With that, he grabbed onto her arms and pulled her in for a kiss on the lips. Julie was surprised, but she closed her eyes and quickly melted into it. She could feel a spark, and in her mind, it confirmed that her and Rick were meant to be. His lips were rough and cracked, while hers were soft and smooth, they always remained such a contrast to each other.

When Rick pulled away, Julie was in a haze, she didn't know why he'd kissed her, but she enjoyed it, it was the best kiss she'd ever had. "Rick..why did you...kiss me?" She asked.

He snickered. "It doesn't matter, don't think too hard about i-i-it."

He went to sleep not long after, but Julie couldn't go to sleep herself, the kiss kept crossing her mind. Why did he do it? Did he...love her? No...he couldn't...he'd never..

Whatever the reason, Julie decided to relish in it, and when she did go to sleep, her dreams were quite pleasant.

Cyn had been using the tracker, and now, he was finally starting to be able to pick up on where Rick was: Glorf.

It was just as he had expected at it annoyed him, the yyorians were the enemies of the fyralogins, and it had been that way for thousands of years. How was he and his goons going to get in?

An idea formed into his mind, the fyralogins naturally had the ability to shapeshift, so all they had to do was disguise themselves as yyorians...it would be perfect!

A serious expression appeared on Cyn's face as he stared at Glorf, he was going to save his people, no matter what.

a.n: I know I already had a scene of Julie masturbating, but I included another one because i felt the need to elaborate more on Julie's sexual feelings towards Rick. Poor Julie, she doesn't seem to realize she has a thing for dangerous men.

Vivian comes off really nasty here, but listen, what if you found out your friend was friends/in love with a literal murder. Can you really blame her here? Honestly?

Also wanted to show just how terrifying Rick truly is, he kills someone without a second thought.