I met up with Mindi at Atomic Comics; we got a cup of coffee and sat down in a cozy booth.
"This is nice." She said, I sipped my coffee lightly,
"Do you like comics or something?" I asked.
"Naw, it's just where my old friend and I used to hang out a lot. Dave Lizewski, do you know him?" she asked.
"Sounds vaguely familiar." I replied.
"Doesn't matter, just a nice place to go and hang out." She stated.
"You know who I miss?" I asked.
"Who?"
"Kick-Ass, he was cool." I replied.
"Yeah, he was a cool hero." Mindi replied, looking at her coffee.
"I'm Brenda Harmon live here with Officer Mason of the NYPD. He was allegedly saved last night by Hit-Girl and a new masked vigilante. Sir, could you tell me what happened?" i heard the TV say. I looked over and said,
"Hey, could you turn that up?" the guy behind the counter turned the volume up loud enough.
"He was dressed in this underarmor, and this hood like cowl. He said his name was Bloody Hood." Officer Mason said, he was in the hospital bed, still recovering from his gunshot wound.
"Wow." I said, that's all I could say without giving myself away. Mindi was speechless.
"So here we are, back in front of my house." Mindi said, she had given me her number, which I had safely nestled in my pocket.
"Yeah, here we are." I replied. it was nine forty three at night.
"Thanks for walking me back."
"Don't mention it Mindi." She stood there, looking at her shoes for a second. I wanted to try something; I put my finger under her chin and lifted her gaze. I then preceded to lean in and kiss her. At first she was into it as well and then she jumped back.
"sorry." I said, apologetic.
"No, it's okay. But I think I'm in love with someone else." She replied. I nodded,
"That's fine, I just wanted to see." I stated.
"I'm sorry." She said,
"Don't worry 'bout it." I replied.
"Can I see you tomorrow too?" she asked.
"Yeah, get some sleep, you look drained." I said.
"Thanks, and again I'm sorry." She said.
"Again, don't worry about it."
Hit Girl led me to the warehouse again, she entered the code and the door snapped open. We entered, quietly.
"Did you see that thing about us on the news." She asked.
"yeah." I muttered.
"We can't get involved with that shit anymore. If we see something like that, we're just gonna draw attention to ourselves." She stated. I nodded, understanding that she's been doing this longer than me.
"Hood, can I ask you something?" she asked.
"Yeah, anything you want Hit-Girl." I replied.
"Do you like me?" I was stunned by her question,
"Like-Like you? What do you mean by like you?" I asked, stuttering.
"Never mind, forget I said anything." She answered. I walked up to her and kissed her, peppermint infected my mouth as my tongue danced gracefully on her teeth.
"Does that answer your question?" I asked. She reacted in the most peculiar way; she removed her wig and mask. I almost fainted, it was Mindi.
"Your turn." She said. I swallowed hard as I gripped my hood shakily. I pulled it over my head and dropped it to the ground. Mindi's jaw dropped instantly.
"Kyle?" she said. I nodded shamefully. She reared up and socked me as hard as she could in the jaw. I stumbled back and into the wall. She came at me again, I deserved it, every knuckle.