Grant's POV
"Sparky! Guess what!" I shout when I get back to my apartment.
"You're back early," she responds, yawning.
"Well, that ties in with what happened."
"Obviously, it was good because you're in a better mood now than when you left."
"Yes, it's amazing. Give me a nanosecond, I'm going to change." In practically no time at all, I change clothes and sit on the couch with Sparky, so I can tell her what happened. "Flame showed up and wanted me to turn a blind eye while he arrested Richori. However, I convinced him to give me a favor of virtually anything, and he agreed," I recite excitedly. This has been one crazy day, but at least one good thing came out of it.
"That's awesome! I can't wait until you cash it in."
"Yeah, it'll be great. I just have to think of something crazy. Something he'd never do. . ." I trail off and yawn.
"Oh! I just remembered, you got a couple calls while you were out. I was asleep, and I almost broke your phone when it went off because it woke me up."
"I'll check it in a minute. I'm going to bed now, though. It's been a long day." I sigh.
"I understand. Goodnight, frostbite," she giggles at her nickname for me.
"Goodnight ya nerd." I mess up her hair as I walk to my room which makes her laugh.
I sit on my bed and look at my phone. Four missed calls from Colt, and two voicemails. I hope everything is okay. I listen to the voicemails, and luckily, he was just checking on me. I shoot him a text telling him everything is okay, and I'm going to bed. He responds after a few seconds.
From: Colt
Goodnight, beautiful. I'll talk to you tomorrow <3.
I smile at his adorableness and lie down. Sleep comes easier when I'm thinking about my boyfriend.
Colt's POV
"Good morning," Stretch says when I walk into the kitchen.
"Good morning," I reply grabbing a cup of coffee.
"Well?" Stretch asks excitedly.
"Well what?" I ask, confused by what he meant.
He sighs. "Did you catch Richori?" He's impatient this morning.
"Yep," I respond nonchalantly and take a sip of my coffee.
His jaw almost hits the floor. "That's it? No details of how it went?" Stretch gives me a disgusted look.
"It was simple, really," I pause, debating on how to tell him about Killer Kool's offer. "There was just one minor conflict," I say quieter.
"What happened?" He looks almost scared to ask.
"Well, I might've made a deal with Killer Kool."
"YOU DID WHAT?" He shouts at me. I give him a minute to calm down, and he says calmly, "What was the deal?"
"I owe him a favor," I pause to study his reaction, and it's nothing good. "Anything he wants, I have to do it."
He's silent for a minute, which scares me a little. His expression changes at least thirty times before he responds. "Okay."
"Okay? That's it?" I thought he'd give me a lecture or tell me that I'm an idiot, but he didn't.
"Colt, you're an adult. You make your own decisions. The only thing I can do is hope that you make the right ones. I'm going out for a bit. Are you going to see Grant?"
"Umm, yeah. I thought I'd go see what he's up to," I respond awkwardly. Stretch's response stunned me.
"Alright, see you in a bit." He leaves without another word about the deal I made.
I sigh. That was an extremely awkward conversation, but I couldn't keep that from him. I'm going to text Grant to see if he's busy. I need to take my mind off things.
Me:
Good morning! Have any plans for today?
He responds almost immediately.
Grant:
I do now ;). Sarah isn't home, so come over anytime but make it quick. I wanna see you ASAP.
Me:
I'll be there in thirty minutes.
I would've gone right after he text me, but I need to shower and change.
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I May be Cold, but You are Hot
Science FictionGrant Thomb (aka Killer Kool) is the super villain of Alium City, and all he wants to do is defeat The Fighting Flame. However, he finds himself attracted to this hero's alias, Colt Kimbers. He thinks this man is just an average Joe, not a crime-fig...