BLACK COFFEE (Daredevil Fanfiction)

Chapter 1

"Just one more exam to go and we are finished.  This semester really flew" Franklin "Foggy" Nelson was sitting on his college bed, books and pencils scattered all over his duvet.  "This time tomorrow buddy we'll be free" he smiled and rubbed his hands together, "this time tomorrow. Matt" he frowned, he hated when Matt ignored him. "Matt, are you listening to me?"

"Sorry were you saying something to me.  I wasn't listening to you" Matt Murdock, Foggy's roommate and best friend lifted his head up from his book.  His fingers stopped gliding over the braille on the page in front of him.

Matt and Foggy had been roommates for nearly two years.  They both came from the same area of Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, New York City and they were coming to the end of their second year together in Columbia Law School.

"Dude, I've been talking to myself for the past ten minutes, you know I hate when you do that.  I said can you believe we only have one more exam to go and then we are finished for another year"

"It really has flown by" Matt replied sighing slightly.

"Why are you sighing?  I can't wait to finish here and finally get out there.  I'm one step closer to being the first lawyer in my family" he pushed his chest out and looked very proud of himself

"That's really cool Foggy, you know I think it's really cool."  He lowered his head and ran his hand through his hair.  "I don't know if I'll ever be ready"

"Will you stop panicking, you have aced every exam so far.  Why are you worrying about that now?  We cant do anymore for tomorrow, I think we should call it a night and head out.  Have a bit of fun with the guys"

"You know there's no one out tonight, there will be plenty of time tomorrow when we are finished.  Do you want me to quiz you?"

Foggy's shoulders slumped.  "Sure Captain Practical, let's get this over with, ask me anything"

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"You only have twenty minutes to go" the examiner called out from the top of the hall.

Foggy looked over at Matt's desk to see how his friend was getting on.  He looked very serious, his forehead creasing every few minutes from concentration.  Matt was in the zone.  Foggy was very proud of Matt, he acted like his big brother always keeping an eye out for him, making sure he was alright.  He knew Matt's story of how he was blinded at the young age of nine from saving an old man crossing a street. He had read that in the papers when he was a kid himself but it was a long time later when they were out one night that Foggy really learned of Matt's sad upbringing.  He was an only child who had lived in an orphanage.  His dad had been murdered and he had no idea where or who his mother was.  Foggy and Matt got on brilliantly, they had even planned to open their own law practice together after graduation.  The first two years had passed so quickly and he could see how clever and determined his friend had become.  Matt never left his disability get the better of him.  He was smart, he worked hard, got the results he needed, where as Foggy was more of a dreamer but had a big heart.  He struggled and scraped through but still always got enough to move on.  Matt protected Foggy, always helping him with his studies.  He kept him on the straight and narrow, advised him and helped him when things got tough.  Foggy came from a big home, his family weren't that wealthy so Matt liked the way he always appreciated the little things in life and how family was such a big part of it.  Foggy was envious of Matt's brain and sometimes felt inferior beside him where as Matt was envious of Foggy's big heart and always seeing the best in every one.  The one thing they had in common was their friendship and how solid it was.

As if Matt had sensed Foggy was looking at him he turned his head in the direction of Foggy's desk and gave him the biggest smile.  Foggy smiled back but he knew his friend couldn't see his reaction.  There were times when Matt would say or do something and Foggy would find himself wondering if Matt was really blind, he gave a little grin to himself and went back to looking at his own paper.  He looked at his own spidery handwriting scrawled over the page, rubbing the back of his neck he quickly reread through his answers.  He couldn't think of anything else to add and he finally put his pen down happy with the questions he had answered.  He checked his watch and a smile appeared on his face, he was nearly free.