Disclaimer: I do not own
any part of Daredevil nor do I own any of the characters who
are in this story.
I am not earning nor am I seeking a profit for my fan fictions.
P/L: During the
assassination of Dr. Damian Zanus, Bullseye is mortally wounded by
Wolverine and must be cared
for by the very mutants Bullseye has tried to avoid.
Daredevil/X-men 28 novembre, 2002
Trying to Relate/First Kiss
The days passed rapidly.
Each day started with the usual bicker over coffee that
would almost inevitable wind up into a mad-dash race to the
Gay Sixty-Niners Café. But
after the calming of nerves by the fresh coffee, the two
would settle down and socialize
peacefully with one another.
Gradually, Telic began separating herself even more from the
human world and
centered her anger and hatred for them with each murder she
helped Bullseye
accomplish. Telic no
longer pitied the fool on the street, begging for food to survive.
Instead, Telic used the
person's suffering as fuel to her rage against the harsh society she
knew that existed in
Often, Bullseye had spoke of traveling back to
his killings. But,
as the days grew on to weeks, Bullseye began speaking less and less of
traveling away from the Big Apple. Telic began to suspect that it was because of
the
constant battle between two worlds that kept the super villain
enthralled with the city.
The only damper in their vigilante acts were the occasional
appearance of
Spiderman
or a member from the X-men. But these bothered Telic and Bullseye none
for
they each watched out for one another. Telic always managed to freeze their
attackers
before Bullseye was harmed and thus, Bullseye made a constant
watch for any thugs
trying to attack her.
The two had their fights and arguments but none of those ever
resulted in any
long-time damage. In the
end, they both seemed to come to an agreement and forgive
one another. They
didn't realize it then, but they were both falling in love with one
another.
* * * * * * *
"Pick-up," Telic called. She turned back to the register and saw
Bullseye
drumming his fingers on the counter, looking expectantly at
her.
Telic casually strolled over to Bullseye. She stared into his bored, but rapt
eyes.
The drumming
continued. Finally, Telic put her hand
quickly over Bullseye's hand and
hissed, "Enough!
What do you want!"
Leaning in close to her, Bullseye stated, "I need
coffee! Now!"
"Yeah," Telic smiled, "You and every New Yorker
that comes in through here.
Tell me something I didn't
know!"
Bullseye smiled, "You have grease on your name tag."
Telic leered at him playfully and shook her head, murmuring,
"You scat! Get out
of here before you get me in trouble!"
"I thought you were on lunch break now," Bullseye
stated questionably.
"Oh yeah, that's right," Telic remembered, looking
at the clock. She took off her
apron and hung it on a rack.
She came around the counter and said, "Let's go somewhere
away from here!"
"How does Dennis Crobobble's office sound?"
"Ohh," Telic grinned mischievously. "Did
Kingpin make a call today for him?"
"That
malicious muffin will never make a bad deal with Kingpin again," Bullseye
stated. He looked at
Telic as he pushed open the door and stepped outside, "Or anyone
else for that matter."
* * * * * * *
Telic stood outside the Crobobble office. A broad, pleasant smile spread across
her lips as she tried to look peaceable to the two burly
body guards standing across from
her. The guards
didn't return her smile. Instead, their
frowns of suspicion grew.
A sudden yell erupted from the office and both guards quickly
looked towards the
door, their guns pulled out. They then felt their guns being pulled out of
their hands by
Telic's
telekinetic powers.
Telic scoffed, "Uh-uh boys! These belong to me, thank you very
much!"
Just then she felt a dagger slice into her body, digging in
between her ribs. Telic
gave a startled gasp that turned to a scream of pain when
the dagger suddenly twisted and
broke in her ribs.
Gasping in shock, Telic looked at her assailant and saw a third body
guard. Telic fell to
the ground just as Bullseye came out of the office.
Bullseye saw his friend lying on the ground and quickly
reacted to the guard who
had wounded her.
Bullseye threw his shuriken at the third guard, striking him in the
throat. To the other
two, Bullseye sent the shurikens through their hearts, killing them
instantly.
Kneeling next to Telic, Bullseye inspected her wound. Then Bullseye picked
Telic up in his arms and
carried her outside. Prosperous was
standing just outside the
door in the lobby.
Looking at Telic laying semi-consciously in
Bullseye's arms,
Prosperous gave a sniff of
annoyance.
"Kill her, end it," was all the man had to say.
* * * * * * *
Telic gave soft cries of pain as she felt Bullseye removing
the last fragment of
metal from her ribs.
Telic squeezed her eyes shut and gritted against the excruciating
pain. The mutant's
breath was shallow and raspy. Telic
tried to overcome her feeling of
weakness and helplessness.
For a few minutes Telic blacked out. As she began waking up, Telic became
aware of someone gently stroking her hair and cheek. Telic turned her head and saw
Bullseye lying next to her,
half awake.
"You're awake," Bullseye smiled. "I was worried
that you weren't going to make
it."
"You we're actually concerned about me?" Telic
questioned with a laugh.
"I shouldn't be," Bullseye replied. "After all,
you're not my responsibility. And if
Kingpin had it his way, you'd be dead right now."
"What?" Telic questioned in surprise.
"I should of killed you,"
Bullseye told her in a low, hushed voice.
He tried to
avoid Telic's pitiful gaze.
Bullseye met her gaze anyways. He
continued, "But I
couldn't kill you, which is why I hate you."
Bullseye gave Telic a hateful glare. He fought back his confusion and anguish as
he continued, "I'm a trained assassin. I can kill anyone Kingpin wants me to
kill. But I
can't bring myself to kill you even though Kingpin wants you
dead."
Then Bullseye lowered his eyes, gently picking up Telic's hand
and squeezing it
tenderly. Bullseye
commented softly, "I never had a true friend until I met you. And
from what I know, friendship should mean something more
than this, which is why I
cannot bring myself to kill you. I will not kill you Telic. You're my best friend."
Telic felt tears slipping down her cheeks as she listened to
Bullseye speak. Telic
gently brought Bullseye down and embraced him warmly. Telic cried, "And you are my
best friend too, Bullseye." She stroked his cheek and continued,
"You're tired, just rest."
Bullseye laid his head on Telic's chest and sighed deeply. He wanted to stay with
her but he knew he had an assassination to take care
of. Bullseye whispered, "I
cannot. I
have to go."
"Is it Damian Zanus whom you are going after this
time?" Telic inquired.
"Yes," Bullseye softly replied.
"Be careful," Telic gently told him.
Bullseye lifted his head and rested on his elbows. He gazed down at Telic and
replied, "I will."
He bent down and kissed her gently on the lips. For a little bit they
remained in their first loving embrace, each taking in the
awakened passion they felt for
one another. Then
Bullseye pulled away, gently stroking Telic's hair. He whispered,
"Stay here; get your
rest. And no secret rendez-vous now you
hear! I'll be back shortly."
Bullseye gave Telic a
gentle kiss on the forehead before rolling off the bed and starting
towards the door.
Giving Telic one last wistful glance, Bullseye
exited the room.
* * * * * * *
Telic awoke with a start that night. The room was hollow and empty. The pain
that Telic had early felt in her ribs was replaced with
sudden worry about where her
friend was. Telic had
spent the entire afternoon sleeping soundly in her bed while
Bullseye went to carry out
the next assassination. But where was he
now? Telic knew
for certain that Bullseye would have been back by now,
seeing the clock hours ticking
past the eleventh hour.
With a panicky, desperate yearning to be reunited with
Bullseye, Telic crawled
out of her bed and began her search for her friend.
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