short stories

antidote

The villain and the hero, some say they're forbidden lovers and other say it's just an action story that can never come to an end.

During one of their many fights the villain happens to catch the time.
"HOLY SHIT I GOTTA GO, truce? Just this once?"

"As long as you swear not to wreak more havoc today yes. I have plans."

Yea it's the cliche "same plans" story, but I swear it's more than that just wait, still a little bit of a let down but not as cliche.

The hero walks into the restaurant and sees the villain

"This wouldn't be the first time this has happened to you huh?" Said the villain basing this off the facial expression of the hero, she seemed casual for some reason

"No, I planned this. Sit please, I would like a normal dinner with you"

The villain eyed her suspiciously "alright.." he said sitting down

The server brought them some drinks and the villain seemed to relax a little

As the villain finished off his small drink the heros eyes lit up with success and she grinned an eery grin to see on the face of a beloved hero. 

Immediately the panic set in as the villain realized the drink must've been poisoned.

"YOU HAVE THE ANTIDOTE RIGHT?!" He screamed very concerned and standing up from the table

"Of course I do, I'm a hero after all."

"WHAT DO YOU WANT." His tone was lowered slightly but still obviously panicked, how could he be this foolish? It was an obvious trick? Had he fallen for the heros trick simply because he was hopeful?

"I want you to stop, stop being a villain. Stop."

"...if it means my life I will."

The hero handed him the antidote and he drank it

The hero slowly started to clap.
"Wow! That was easier than I thought." She said smiling smugly

"What do you mean?" The villain said calmed down now.

The hero chuckled a little "oh Hayden, remember when we were younger and we played games like this? Villain and hero?"

"How do you know my name.. and what do you mean?"

"We were friends, and you were never the villain, I was, and I came up with the idea of a villain tricking a hero with a fake poison and then the antidote was the real poison, remember?"

Suddenly the villain, who was never the villain, realized who she was, this "hero" was his sister. And she had just played him like their childhood games.

"You're good as this Vanessa, cya in another life I suppose, maybe well battle like this again." He told his sister this before the poison starting kicking in. he was rushed to the hospital and died...

Or did he..