The Smartest Villains Are The Most Dangerous || Byler ||

6 - Alright

THIRD PERSON POV:

A few hours later, Tenfold jumped up onto a building facing the sun. Necro was already there, pacing and a panicked look on his face.

"N, how are you-" Tenfold starts, but suddenly Necro's hands were latched onto his shoulders.

"Are you upset with me?" He asks quickly, eyes wide and afraid. "I'm sorry for whatever I did, I'll make it up for you, I swear. Can you tell me what I did? Are you really angry with me? Or just kind of? Please don't be too mad-"

"N-"

"I mean, I know I wasn't there last night to help you defeat the villain, are you angry about that?" Necro continues, too panicked to hear his partner. "I swear I had a good reason. Wait, can I tell you about it? I don't know, our identity-secret thing-a-ma-jig is really confusing sometimes but I think I can tell you-"

"N-"

Necro pulled his arms away from Tenfold and continued his pacing. "Maybe it was before that. Was I too rude sometime before the last fight? Did I overstep? I know I can be a shitty person sometimes but I swear I don't mean to-"

"Necro!" Tenfold shouts, making the boy jump and freeze in.. fear? Tenfold softened his voice. "I'm not mad at you."

The ravenette let out a breath, his shoulders relaxing. "You're not?" He whispers.

Tenfold smiles. "No, of course not," He says. He reached up and ruffled Necro's hair. "I just wanted to talk and ask if you were alright, silly."

"Oh," Necro says, eyes wide. "Oh, okay."

"And the villain last night wasn't even that hard, he wasn't fighting me," Tenfold explains. "His power made anyone who had a hard time sleeping go to sleep. He said you were one of the people his power worked on and I wanted to check if you were okay."

Necro opens and closes his mouth a few times, looking bewildered and out of words. Tenfold tilted his head and smiled warmly. "So that's why I slept so well," Necro says.

"You're super jumpy right now," Tenfold says, scanning over Necro's vibrating body.

"Yeah, I get jumpy like this when I have a lot of energy," Necro says, looking at the cityscape as his hands come together to fidget.

Tenfold looked down at the boy's hands and looked up at Necro's eyes. "How much sleep do you usually get?" He asks.

Necro squints as he thinks. "Maybe.. four or five hours?" He responds. "But last night I got a full twelve," He holds up his fingers in a ten gesture before turning one hand to a two so it signifies the number twelve. He closes his eyes and beams at Tenfold, and suddenly the yellow hero wants nothing more than to wrap the boy in a hug and make sure that smile stays forever.

"Only four hours a night?" He says instead, coming out of his trance. Don't you already like Mike? A small voice in his head says.

"Yeah, when I'm lucky," Necro responds. Tenfold frowns and walks over to a place to sit.

Necro follows him and grins smugly at him when Tenfold crosses his legs. "You look sexy in the sunlight," He teases, poking the yellow hero's shoulder as he sits down. "It matches your outfit."

"Uh huh," Tenfold says with an eye roll. "Anyway, I think you should get some medicine for your insomnia."

"I don't have insomnia," Necro says, blinking in confusion. "That.. doesn't exist?"

Tenfold stares at him in an almost annoyed yet baffled expression. "What are you on about?" He demands. "Of course it exists."

"But.." Necro looked thoroughly confused now. "Huh."

"I have to go," Tenfold says, standing up. "But I'll see you next time a villain appears." He looks at Necro with a concerned expression. "Promise me you'll try to get some medicine or something?"

Necro smiles again. "Yup, I promise," He says.

...

Mike tentatively opens his mother's working room door, looking inside.

"Mother?" He asks.

Karen doesn't look up from her screen. "What is it, Micheal?" She asks dismissively. Mike's shoulders tense and he gulps in nervousness.

"Um, I was wondering," Mike says, fully entering the room. "..My friend was telling me how I probably have insomnia and I should get some medicine for it, so I wanted to ask you if that was okay-"

Karen's eyes snapped up and locked with Mike's, making the boy freeze in fear, muscles tensing and jaw clamping shut.

"Don't make me laugh," Karen sneers. "You do not have that stupid joke. You can sleep fine."

She gestures for him to walk over to her, and he tries not to stumble as he walks over. She gestures to her screen, where a bunch of different clothing was displayed.

"A photo shoot is scheduled in the evening," She says. "Mr. Harrington will direct you. Make sure you're not late."

Mike nods.

He was more or less forced out of the room and he walked back to his room, eyes downcast. He sighs and slumps into his chair at his desk, knees tucked up to his chest as he unlocks his computer. He fiddles with his earring while he pulls up the news station.

"Thank goodness we have Tenfold to defeat all the villains," The news lady says. "Without him, our city would be in shambles."

Mike frowns and clicks another video.

"Yet again we didn't see Necro at the scene today," The news man says. "Everyone wonders where he is, and why he hasn't done much lately. Is he ill? Has he become bored of being the hero? Has he given up on the city of Paris-?"

He scowls and clicks another video of an interview with Tenfold. His eyes soften when he sees his partner smiling at the camera.

"Yes, I love the citizens of Paris," Tenfold says. "Both me and Necro will do anything for the safety of Parisians. That is our number one priority."

Mike curls his arms around his tucked in legs, staring at the screen. Tenfold had to leave soon, so it was only a few minutes long, but by the end of it Mike was smiling again.

His phone buzzes and he picks it up.

Skaterbitch
hey is anyone going to the field trip to the mueseem tmrw?

Theonlysaneone
*Museum. Please, for the love of god, Max.
And I'll be there.

DNDnerd101
Yeah I'll be there
lmao Lucas being his username fr

WillTheWise
Me
Lucas really has full sentences and perods is such a weird thing

Theonlysaneone
It's not my fault I'm the only one who passes E.L.A. class.

WillTheWise
*peroods

Theonlysaneone
Me and Dustin.

WillTheWise
*PERODOsS

Skaterbitch
Will honey that is so funy lol

Theonlysaneone
MAX PLEASE!

WillTheWise
*PERODOSD
*PEIHRDS
*PRRDOs
*ERIODSP

DNDnerd101
Oh god Will

WillTheWise
I fucking give up ngl

Mike grins and spins his chair and looks out into the sky. This year hasn't been too bad.

<^> To Be Continued

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