Roxanne made Megamind sit on the sofa, then she took the remote control, and she sat near him, covering both of them with the blanket, and zapping through the pay-per-view channel.
She smiled wickedly, when she found the perfect movie: Nightmare Before Christmas.
She remembered that was one of those Megamind enjoyed very much, the past years.
"Did you want some popcorn? Some other warm things?" she asked at the blue alien.
He shook his head, and said, "No, thanks…let's say that I don't have sympathy for popped-corn, even if I like to eat them from time to time, and I'm fine like that, thank you," he finished warmly, making Roxanne's heart melt once more.
The shy alien wanted to say that the only warm thing he wanted was her, but he wasn't so brave.
Luckily, Roxanne was really a good reporter detective, and she knew what he wanted, so she cuddled up against him, leaning the left arm over his shoulders, and the other holding one of his hand, and resting her head on his right shoulder.
Megamind tensed for a moment, holding his breath, then melted like snow in the sun, sighing dreamily, and having a bit of courage, sliding his right arm around her back, placing his hand on her waist.
She smiled, and made a mental fist pump, because she knew that her move would have that effect.
They watched the movie, laughing when it was time, being sad, or even crying in some moments, and commenting some passages, since both of them watched that film many times already.
She liked to be cuddled in such a way near him, and for him it was another of his fantasies came true, and he was happy beyond expectations.
The movie ended, and Roxanne watched him with the corner of her eyes, smiling, seeing him with a huge smile plastered on his face.
"Liked the movie, or liked something else, Mister Smile?" she asked playfully, snuggling near him even more.
"Eh? Ah…both…hem…I mean…I liked the movie, and I liked even more having you curled up against me like that. Oh, Roxanne…this is a dream come true…and by the way, perhaps you are capable to read my mind? When you asked if I wanted something else, this was what I wanted…but…hem…well…I never thought that you would have said yes," he stammered, blushing.
The brunette bit her lips to not giggle, seeing him like that: she definitely liked to have such effect on him.
"Hey, no problem, and well…you know that I am a detective reporter, and so it was easy for me to "read" you. I was thinking about your life…I don't think that you had many occasions to snuggle with someone like that, right?" she said firstly mischievously, then seriously, stroking his hand with her thumb, to comfort him.
He looked down, and nodded at her statement. "Well, yes. I was cuddled and snuggled when I was younger by the warden and my uncles, but when I grew up they stopped doing that, and anyway I decided to became a villain at the age of six, after that failure at the shool. The warden tried repeatedly to change my mind, but you know that when I fix on something no one can stop me. And I also wanted to revange myself on that bully that was Wayne..." he said with a half smile.
Roxanne nodded, understanding, and slid her left arm to caress his back, to comfort him, and he melted once again at her touch.
"I know…Minion told me…and I also know that you are stubborn as a mule, but I'm grateful for that, since it was the reason that let me discover your true self, since you didn't take your cold medicine, etcetera. Now, we can remain here like that, watching some other movie, or some DVD, or you can rest a little in the bed, what you want to do?" she asked, watching him, smiling sweetly.
He was going to reply at the "mule" retort, but he felt way too well with her, like that, to protest, and anyway he thought that it was true.
He sighed, thinking about the two opportunity, watching outside the windows: it was still snowing wildly, so he settled on her first proposal, and answered, "We can watch another movie, maybe a DVD, if you want, your choice. By the way, you haven't fear to catch a cold, staying so near me? Not that I complain, on the contrary I like to be cuddled by you like that, it's something that I needed from a lifetime, but I'm worried about your health too, you know…and it's not the first time," he said, winking and with care in his voice.
Roxanne snuggled against him, and said, "Mmmh…I think that a DVD would be ok…and for the health issue, you're so sweet to worry, but I have plenty of medicines and soups, and…well…since you already took care of me even when you was a "villain", I will rely on you, ok? By the way…where did you get that cold medicine that healed me in one day?" she asked, her "Nosy Reporter" side emerging.
"Mmmh…but of course, my love, I will take care of you if you get sick, and for the medicine…I created it…" he answered, smugly.
The brunette widened her eyes, and blinked, "You created it? I hope that you weren't trying it on me!" she said, a little angrily, but melting hearing him calling her "my love".
The blue genius stroked the small of her back, and smiling, he explained, "Of course not, Roxanne, what do you think? I wasn't a crazy scientist! Or better, I was, but I had standards! That medicine is even sold here in Metrocity, I registered the formula and some pharmaceutical companies saw it, test it with the right criteria, and so it's safe for humans, or aliens alike," he finished smiling proudly.
She blinked again, and asked, a little pissed off, "Wait…you mean that, every time some people buy that medicine, you get some money, right? So…that means that you have founded your evil plans with our money?"
Megamind made a scandalized expression, and answered in his best theatrical mode, "Of course not, Roxanne! Ok, this needs an explanation. You see, when I was younger I invented all sort of things, electronic devices, that now are currently used regularly by humans, like computer circuitries, and in modern age, SD cards, cellular components and whatnot."
"The warden saw a potential in those apparatuses, and he copyrighted all those inventions, and the money I earned from the royalties ended in a bank account. Same for the other goods, like medicine's formulas, or tech fabric, exetera. I use that account only to…hum…build up and renovate my apartment, in the Evil Lair," he said, deciding to reveal his secret.
Roxanne was again surprised by this new information about him, and she asked, "A bank account? An apartment? Wow…now I'm really curious…"
The blue alien smiled proudly, seeing her reaction, and explained further, "Yes, and I have a lot of money in it! Obviously it was frozen from time to time, when I was outside prison, but I kept inventing things, registering them by myself using my hacking skills, and lately going by myself disguised, with this watch."
"And even if the account is frozen, I continue to receive the royalties from my inventions. And sometimes I have the opportunity to take out some money, before it's frozen, and use it not for villainy, but for my fantastic apartment. Mh…maybe one day I would give you a tour of it, if you want, of course!" he said firstly proudly, then shyly, blushing again.
The reporter blinked, watching him with a befuddled expression at these explanations.
"Wow…so in short words, you are REALLY rich…so why did you keep being a villain? I thought that the money was one of the reasons. And I will be happy to visit your apartment, you made me curious," she said smiling, and cuddling even more near him.
Megamind closed his emerald green eyes, and sighed contentedly, at that display of affection, continuing to caress her back.
"Well…to tell you the truth, money wasn't my prime goal. I only wanted to revange myself on Wayne, for what he had done at shool, and previously, at our arrival on Earth,and…well…I wanted to be noticed by the citizen of Metrocity, I wanted that they noticed my clever inventions, I only wanted to be accepted as what I was, but thinking about that now, I think that I was anyway wrong…but not all people think like you, they saw only a blue-skinned, giant-headed, thin-bodied alien…but now, maybe I can show them my true self! Thanks to a cold, and my stubbornness…eheheh…" he said firstly seriously, then ending merrily.
Roxanne nodded, and said, "I was thinking that it was for revenge, but I never thought of asking you or Wayne what was the reason. Now I'm happy to know it, and by the way, I will scold Wayne for that! Ah…that wasn't a heroic act! That was purely a selfish act, to attract attentions on himself…and it's unforgivable! And I'm now happy to have discovered you, I mean, your true self…you are so sweet and caring, you are really my ideal man, Megamind, and I will be very happy to slowly discover you, helping you when you want, and even discover the true Minion…I didn't thought that he can cook! And…he's good?" she asked, curious to know it.
Megamind blushed, when she said that he was sweet, and he said, "Thank you…and I will be happy to discover you, Roxanne…I had the impression that you hide your true self too…after that blackmail with the pictures…and also I'm VERY happy to hear that you are going to scold Metro Fool…I want to be there, when you will do it, please," he finished with his evil tone of voice, then doing a kicked puppy expression at the end.
Roxanne couldn't help, but laugh at that display, and after finishing laughing, she said, "I was anyway thinking of calling him and the warden here, to discuss the thing, if it's ok for you. But now, let's only think of healing you, and resting, ok? Today I wasn't going anyway to work for…a certain blue kidnapper, which liked to take me away at Christmas Eve. And tomorrow I have the day off too…I hope that two days are enough for you to heal, Mister Kicked Puppy," she finished grinning, and sliding off the blanket to see her DVDs collections.
The blue alien was about to protest for the lack of warmth and what she had said, but he shrugged, and waited her choice, covering himself with the blanket.
The brunette watched her discrete DVD collection, and took out a movie that she was sure Megamind liked, or so she hoped.
"This movie is ok for you?" she asked, showing the box at the alien.
His eyes shone, seeing "Hook" written on the cover, and nodded furiously his head.
"Oh, yes, Roxanne! I always loved that movie! Great choice!"
She smiled, and did a mental fist pump, then popped the DVD into the player, and they watched that fantastic movie, laughing and commenting some scenes, snuggled up into the blanket.
Then Roxanne made a mischievous face, saying, "I knew that you would like this movie. We never saw it on Christmas, but I thought about Hook himself, and you…"
Megamind smiled, and nodded, "You thought right, and I like this movie for his protagonist...and I'm a little like him, don't you think?" he said grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Roxanne laughed, and nodded, "Yes, you are like Hook for sure…and to tell you the truth, I like bad boys like him…or like you," she finished, caressing his goatee: she liked very much that strip of hair on his chin.
The shy alien was once again frozen by her gesture, then he sighed, and watched her with a lovesick glance.
She smiled at him, and cuddled up near him, sighing. "You know? I never thought that one day we would stay together like that, and I'm really happy that you have decided to be good," she said, smiling while glancing at him.
"Me neither, like I've said earlier, this is a dream come true, and I hope that all would end well…I hope that Wayne would be all right to work with me, instead of fight me, and there is the problem of my life sentences…but we need to talk with the warden for that. I seriously hope that he wouldn't be pissed off…even if I think that he would be happy for my decision," the blue alien said, sighing sadly.
Roxanne stroked his cheek, to cheer him up, declaring, "I think that he would be happy…I'm sure of it…for something he told me in one of my interview. I was thinking…you've said that you used that watch for disguise yourself…that's amazing! Can you show me? Obviously if you want…" she asked, her "Nosy Reporter" side emerging.
He nodded, and twisted the dial of the watch, using his usual "human" disguise: a man of average height, slim, bald and dressed with a leather coat and black jeans.
He created that disguise on his computer, and downloaded into the watch, to use it to go around the city without being noticed by passersby and policemen.
Roxanne gasped, seeing him, remembering something from her past, and uttering, in a surprised manner, "You was him!"