Silverbengal
"I think Diabolus is in for a surprise," smiled Raven as she and Nero walked out of the restaurant into the cold night air.
It was dark outside, not many street lamps illuminating the road.
"I think you'd be right, my dear," Nero grinned, "I would pay good money to see the look on his face."
"Except we won't have to pay a penny," grinned Raven, "this was fun."
"Plotting ways to exact revenge on Diabolus is always fun," Nero smiled, "especially with a capable partner in crime. And he deserves it after this."
"Are you sure he failed completely?" Raven asked quietly, stopping walking and turning to face Nero.
"I'm not sure he did," Nero replied, also stopping and turning to face her.
It suddenly struck both of them just how close they were standing, but neither made any effort to move farther away.
"In fact," Nero said, "I think he may have succeeded rather spectacularly."
With that, he leant in and kissed her firmly on the lips. For a moment, she froze, stunned, then her brain registered what was going on, and she kissed him back.
After a moment, they pulled apart, looking at each other, each wanting to see the other's reaction. They were both smiling, their eyes shining.
"Does this mean we won't carry through our plan?" Raven asked.
"No, I don't think so," Nero smiled, "do you?"
"Not at all," Raven smiled, "it's much too much fun for that."
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Raven collapsed on the bed, laughing. Nero had a grin on his face as he continued to tell the story. "And then Diabolus was just like: "I need to fake my death to get away from my evil ex!""
Raven shook her high heels off her feet, sighing in relief. "Those things are uncomfortable."
"I don't doubt that," Nero said sympathetically. "You didn't have to wear them, you know. Though they do add to your outfit greatly."
She made a face. "Diabolus made me wear them. Said I should look like an actual woman for once."
Nero leant in close. "You always look beautiful, no matter what you wear."
Raven wasn't sure she had ever blushed so hard in her life. They were in a hotel room that Diabolus had booked for them, which seemed thankfully normal after the romantically decorated restaurant.
"So are we going to tell Diabolus to meet us at the restaurant at the table we sat at?" Nero asked.
"I'll say something like we had an awful night," Raven said. "He'll want to turn up and try and rectify the situation. Then we can set up cameras and watch from here."
"It should be interesting..." said Nero.
Raven hesitated. "Shall we do the evil laughing thing now? Like villains always do after they've concocted an evil plan?"
"We might as well," shrugged Nero.
"Okay."
"Okay."
If anyone had been listening from the surrounding hotel rooms, they would have been surprised to hear evil sounding laughter in two different voices, one English and one Russian, resembling a 'muhahaha' into the night.
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"You've had a terrible night?" Diabolus repeated sadly.
"Yes," Nero said coldly.
"I'll come right now," Diabolus said frantically, cutting the connection before Nero could protest.
From the hotel room, Nero shut the blackbox and laughed. Diabolus's ex wife had been perfectly happy to help Nero and Raven if it meant an awkward night for Diabolus, and she was already in position.
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Within half an hour, Diabolus had reached the restaurant and walked in.
"Hello," he said to the man at the door, "I've come to meet Natalya Raven and Max Nero, are they here?"
"They left a little while ago," the man replied calmly, "but they told me to show you to their table, where they've set up some sort of blind date for you."
The man smiled brightly and took Diabolus over to a table. Diabolus was irritated, but intrigued. He thanked the man and sat down, not looking across the table until he was sitting down.
His jaw dropped as he saw the woman opposite him. He couldn't very well make a scene in a romantic restaurant, meaning he would have to sit through the meal with her. Oh dear. This was going to be a very awkward evening indeed.
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Back in the hotel room, Nero and Raven looked at the screen of Raven's computer, seeing Diabolus's rabbit-in-the-headlights expression as his wife spoke.
They both doubled up laughing, grinning evilly as they watched their friend trying to conceal his massive frustration. Raven smiled.
"That'll teach him."
A/N) Hope you enjoyed this short story!