How a Villainess fell in love

Chapter 8: Coffee and a muffin

---------------------Wally's POV:--------------------

It's been four days since I've last seen Percy and in this time I've only seen Orca once. She was spotted robbing another bank, except this time I managed to deter her for a while, though I'm not sure for how long as all I did was land a couple good punches, the one to her gut seemed  to hurt more then I thought though as she ran off immediately afterwards. 

Aside from that though, life seemed to be going pretty well, I'd actually been very productive lately. Like today I woke up early, trained for a little and got groceries all before noon! I'd say that's a certified Wally record. The only thing I hadn't done was come up with a way to pay Percy back, and that seemed to continue to eat away at the back of my mind. 

I smiled to myself as I walked down the hall, 5 bags lining each arm as I neared my door. Once I reached it I set down the bags, searching through my pockets for my keys. My search was cut off though when I heard the door open beside me. 

I looked over to see Percy, her hair seemed to be messier than usual and she was rocking a large jacket and some sweat pants. Her eyes were tired and you could see just how dark the circles under her eyes were even from here. It was almost like she was a walking zombie. 

With my groceries now forgotten I quickly made my presence known. "Hey Percy, how's it hanging?" My voice was a bit more apprehensive then I'd like but I couldn't help but feel a bit put off. 

She looked over slowly, taking a deep breath before starting. "Hey Wally. It's been a lot lately, I tried doing some prospecting...for jobs but everywhere I go they just seem to be pretty aggressive, one of the places even kicked me out." That memory seemed to be bad as brought her hand up to rub her forehead, almost like she was trying to banish a bad headache. "But it's all right otherwise" She nodded to herself almost as if trying to convince herself of that fact. 

I pursed my lips when an idea suddenly popped into my head. I decided that this was the perfect time for payback. 

"Percy, I've been meaning to pay you back for the little late night rescue so would you be opposed to me treating you to a coffee?" I asked with a small smirk, raising my eyebrows slightly. 

She paused for a second, staring at me as if trying to make sure that I wasn't messing with her. "Uh...sure, but you don't have to I can pa-"

"I insist, and yes, I would absolutely love to go with you" a small smile dawned on her lips. 

"Alright, but uh, would you like to bring your groceries in first?" I quickly looked down to see the ten bags still laying on the floor. I let out an embarrassed smile and nodded. 

"Yeah, please don't move, I'll be out in a sec" She nodded quickly as I fished out my key and opened the door. "Oh and here are these back" She walked forwards and I held out my hand. She reached out and I dropped her spare keys in her hand. Her smile grew slightly as she shoved her hand into her pocket. 

With that I picked up all the bags and rushed inside, dropping off all the plastic bags in the kitchen. I turned back to see that she wasn't near the door so I quickly placed all the groceries in their proper spots. 

With that all finished I walked back out, locking my door once more. 

"Alright, do you have any favorite shops?" And with that we were off. 

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"Jeez dude, did you eat breakfast??" Percy asked, looking over the two meals I'd ordered. I admit that the workout might have drained me more than I'd like. I looked up at Percy, her blueberry muffin and frozen caramel coffee sat in front of her.