The Hero Meets the Villain

Chapter 12: Doubts

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"We totally knew about the whole thing, by the way."

You playfully rolled your eyes as the three of you stared unamused at Hana and Boone holding hands again.

"Man, the look on your face that day was priceless!" Boone hollered. Hana laughed with him.

Sashi huffed. "So you and Boone just pretended to be like this for like- what, 3 weeks?"

"It's worth it, though." Hana shrugged. "Seeing your annoyed faces almost made me crack though. It was hilarious!"

You shook your head. "I wouldn't be able to do whatever they just did."

"Knowing your competitive drive, Y/N, I thought you would want to do it and see if we could last longer than them," Penn interjected, nudging you with his elbow.

Raising an eyebrow at him, you crossed your arms. "You seriously want to do that?"

"No."

"Good. That would just be plain unnecessary." You emphasized, leaning towards the two at the other side of the table.

"Come on, Y/N. Lighten up. It was just a joke. We wouldn't actually break up."

"Yeah. And besides, I think that's good practice for when we actually break up."

"Which, I think-"

"-We know-"

"-wouldn't happen."

The three of you watched as they basically finished each other's sentences. You were befuddled, Penn was looking bored, and Sashi was just constantly glaring at them. If looks could kill, they would be seriously dead meat.

Eventually, all of you had to move on. Yet, it was still on your mind. It was so easy for them to just pretend that they hate each other for the next 3 weeks.

You glanced at Penn. He was silently eating his lunch. You couldn't possibly imagine the thought of pretending to break up with him and just straight-up hate him. It would just be too unbearable, even if you're together for just a month.

Everything has been smooth sailing in your relationship, and you're afraid you might just jinx it.

Now, the thought of being this other-worldly supervillain has crossed your mind. After school, you would go to this random abandoned shop where no one would suspect that there is actually a portal that leads you to other dimensions. An outsider wouldn't know that an innocent schoolgirl like you would be one of the people causing chaos and forcibly taking powerful artifacts. 

What would happen if Penn found out? 

You have to prepare yourself for the inevitable, 'Y/N, I don't think this is working...'

"Y/N?"

Your eyes refocused to Sashi who was looking at you oddly. You let out a hum, indicating that you heard her. 

"You okay?" 

You noticed that everyone at the table was now staring at you with worried eyes. "Yeah! Why wouldn't I be?" 

They flashed a look of uncertainty but they didn't push you. Sashi, Boone, and Hana continued to consume their food but Penn stilled. He has this look, silently asking, 'Are you sure you're okay?'  to which you replied with a reassuring nod. 

Lunch was done and as always, all of you retreated to your classrooms, finishing the last couple of hours. You were leisurely packing your bags because today was one of those days where you're off from work. Phil insisted to.