Chapter 10

"Stack the cards in your favour, and in a casino, you'll get arrested and put in prison, but in business and in life, it's the right thing to do."

- Theo Paphitis

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-- Archie's POV --

"You know he is not dead right," Milo sid once more

"Probably," I told him and he just shrugged,

"I think you should have tried to search for him and kill him for good, but that's your call,"

We went through the window and as soon as we did, Rogue was there, she hugged me "Ah was so worried about you," she said before punching me in the shoulder "Why didn't you ask me to come? Taking on Magneto alone, are ya crazy?!"

"Well, to be fair I didn't know it was gonna be Magneto there," she gave me a kiss before my eyebrow rose "How did you know I took down Magneto?"

"Ah saw it on the TV," she said "They have footage of ya fight with him,"

"Which ended terribly if you ask me, you should have killed his Jewish-Nazi ass,"

"You sounded like a villain there," I pointed out but he just shrugged

"Being villain is better than letting man like Magneto come after you again and again," he said, and I knew he was right

"Magneto ain't that bad of a person, he cares for mutants dearly but his methods and past makes it impossible for him to act rationally," Rogue said in his defense, Magneto was a holocaust survivor, who had to watch his wife and daughter get killed by humans.

"What the hell is your definition of a bad person," Milo asked Rogue but I answered

"Pedophiles, Slavers, Human Experimenters, Brain Washers, and Rapists, in that order" I told him

"Okay, I'm pretty sure Magneto has brainwashed someone over the course of his career as a supervillain!" he said

"Who?" I ask

"... I can't think of anyone right now," he admitted "But doesn't change the fact that he is a bonafide super villain who tried to kidnap us,"

"Just- Let's just go to sleep, I feel exhausted after taking on an Omega Level Mutant," I said as me and Rogue moved to my room, a few minutes later we fell asleep while spooning each other, I was the little spoon.

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-- Two Weeks Later, Archie's POV --

Two weeks had passed since I confronted Magneto.

Rogue found an apartment for herself, in the building next to the one me and Milo were living in.

She appeared to have 100,000 dollars in an account she didn't even know about, courtesy of Mystique apparently. We had gotten much closer on a personal level rather than just physical. We went on a couple of proper dates, and got to know each other better.

Milo and I… however were spending less time together.

He stayed out until late at night, I spent more time with Rogue… He also became less vocal for some reason.

I could say there was something bothering him, but had no clue what that was…

I had just woken up, I could hear that the TV was on.

I opened the door and walked to the living room / kitchen area, Milo was sitting there eating a sandwich, there was some blood stain on his clothes, which wasn't that unusual, except for that an 11 year old girl was sitting next to him.

"Morning," he said casually as he continued to eat.

"Milo… Did you kidnap a child?" I ask him

He did a so-so gesture "Kinda" he said as he looked at the girl who was eating cereal while watching Scooby Doo.

I looked at the girl, she didn't seem injured, or scared so at least that was good.

"Can I talk to you in private?" I told him rather than asked, he groaned as he walked to my room,

"This will only take a minute," he told the girl as I closed the door.

I created a soundproof bubble around us before shouting "WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU DON'T JUST GO AND KIDNAP KIDS!"

"I know this looks bad, but I can explain," he said with a sheepish smile on his face

"Explain what? That you kidnap a little girl?" I ask him

"Just calm down and hear me out," he said

I took a deep breath before glaring at him "Talk,"

"Alright, it all started last night after I came home from raiding one of Kingpin's drug operations, met Daredevil, by the way, cool guy…"

(Next Chapter, Milo's POV)