"Have you ever smoked the way you don't take the air in?" I asked and looked behind my shoulder at Black Cat. "No... I don't smoke... I had some at high school though..." Felicia replied and walked to me. I looked at her with light smirk under my mask. "Uhm... about last night?" I asked and put my hand at her shoulder and gently squeezed it. "Nothing to talk about... I had to get my rocks off." She said and laid down on the edge of the roof bit teasingly, paint me like one of your French girls style. That confused me. She was always like this. She said no and then teased you by a simple thing like movement of her body. And smile. That bloody smile. "Yes... of course..." I replied and sat down to her. I ordered food. It was around 3 or 4 am. Only few hours when New York was asleep. Except a few hookers, drug dealers, cops and of course fast foods. There is nothing as good as pizza in NYC. Well it was disgusting if you thought about it. But it tasted so delicious. You like it though you know you shouldn't. Just like a strip club. I chuckled over that thought. "What is it?" Felicia asked and rolled off the edge and did a few pull ups before laying on it again. "Just thinking about what's in the pizza?" I said and realized there might be the silicon implants as well. "What are you planning to do after today?" I asked her rather hoping she wouldn't answer. "Hmm... I was thinking about retiring... but after today? I have so much to steal. Fisk will not even know what all he lost. And God... I so want to see his private gallery. So so so so many precious paintings. Van Gogh, Dali, Monet, Manet, Da Vinci... and the jewelry..." Felicia said her voice getting bit dreamy. "And Spider trying to stop you?" I asked with bit of teasing smile as Fenrir slid down and revealed my face again. "Awwww... are you jealous?" She teased and I lit another cigarette "no... you said it yourself, there is nothing to talk about," I said and blew the smoke out. She stood up and walked to me "cute... I like how you try to stay brave and all... but you are such a soft hearted puppy." she said and leant forward kissing my lips before pushing me off the roof. I had closed eyes letting her suck on my lip. Then it hit me. I screamed and caught the edge of the roof. "You are a cunt Cat" I said and pulled myself up on the roof again. She was laughing loudly playing with her hair. Clearly she found it more risible then I did. "You should have seen your face." She added with huge smile showing her bit longer canines and again laid down. "And you kiss your mother by that mouth?" She teased further. I have never asked her if that's how her cutters always looked or if it was because of the serum she got from Kingpin. "Not anymore..." I say bit grumpy but it was hard to stay mad. Maybe it was about my mum? "Is she dead?" She asked with a light understanding. She herself lost her dad, though I didn't know back then. "Can you make that happen?" I joked trying to at least partly cover this mess I got myself into. Two things you should never talk about - your mother and your ex. "Someone really is a family type." She said with raised eyebrows. "You are like my ex..." Fuck. That is exactly what to avoid. "You truly know how to flatter a lady right? I saw the delivery boy... pizza is here. Will you get it? I am exhausted." She asked and yawned. "Or lazy" I muttered and headed down for the Pizza. I came back after 2 minutes. She fell asleep. Hard to blame her after last night. And I am not pointing at myself to show my manliness. Quite the opposite actually. Cause I failed to do my job and she nearly got killed. Well so did I. But in her case it was much harder. Her bad luck powes... I have to admit, around her my scars always hurt a bit more. I gently picked her up and carried her away from the edge of the roof and laid her down on my chest. She will probably disappear in the morning. But she won't take the pizza. Not whole at least, I was quite hungry. She murmured something about roof and being quiet. I took a slice and slowly started eating. I reached for my backpack and pulled out thin army blanket. That type that should protect you from sun. But it was enough for a cold night to keep bit of body heat. I put it over us. I wasn't sure if we shouldn't move inside. But since I knew her, she would take it very personally if I took her to my place. All things in the right time. I tried to sleep but my mind went back to that night.

7 hours ago

It was about two months after I met the infamous Black Cat. Hell, I wasn't even sure what she was stealing that I decided to go after her. At first I regret it. Mostly for her way hard to get attitude. But that also gave me the thrills to overcome this challenge. If I knew she is a member of high society I would probably left her be. I know I am fucking weird. But I always saw those rich British cunts with even a bloody title because they had a connection to royal family somehow. But hey, can you blame me? I was raised in a small town. Almost a village. Hacraig in the Highlands. Halkirk if you want. Sheep, dogs, old stone houses. Well simply the 1st 3 or 4 things you think about when hearing Scotland highlands.

I rolled around on my back with painful hiss. Ribs broken, probably even rib penetrated my lung. That would explain the blood in my mouth. After a cough I realized it was pneumothorax for sure. Taste of metal, radiation? Problem with breathing. Where are we? I don't remember it. "Take it easy Nick" Fenrir said with kind of tired and painful voice. "Where are we Fenrir?" I replied and started touching my ribs. I found the one which got into my lung. Well more like I didn't since it was in. "You shouldn't have been taking the meth... I can't heal you fully right now." Fenrir said and a symbiotic tentacle handed the knife in my hand. "You aren't helping much." I muttered and with quick and strong yet careful move I rammed the knife into my side right next to my rib. I screamed in pain and rested for a while. Second pneumothorax. I cut the wound open to fit my hand in it. "You know this won't help too much?" Fenrir said releasing endorphins to ease the pain. My lung started collapsing. I couldn't breath. The procedure is way easier on someone else. My hand fell to the ground. Am I dying? "Not yet... I am not letting you." Fenrir said and his goo slid into the wound. He pulled out the rib partly putting it on its place. The goo covered the wound from the sides and above it, leaving a hole under it. My lung filled with air again. It hurt but I knew I had to move.

Felicia slid down the vent and headed as far away as she could. She felt like that fucking brute punched her teeth out. She felt one tooth actually wiggling a bit. "Come on Felicia... just a bit. You were chased by an alien. Some... guy with BMI over 90 and you can't dodge a one blow." She muttered and touched the tooth with painful hiss. Fisk rather flew then risk getting killed now. He left his scum to do the work. "Now... where is the puppy?" She asked herself and crawled down to lower level. She heard someone with Russian accent and stomps. 'Shit, he didn't make it.' She thought and waited for the Russian to move. 'I can't smell him.' "You two... stay here. I will go finish him." The Russian said and which for some reason didn't surprise Felicia he jumped out of the window. One of the enhanced. Kingpin had enough money to keep creating more. Felicia quietly opened the vent and hid the hatch back inside. She trained this for so long. There were only two men left. Just as she hoped. She dropped down on them cutting her claws into their shoulders right into the nerves making one scream loudly but the other one passed out. She hit the screaming one into his throat and slammed his head into the wall. "God, that hurt more then I thought." She said and looked at her claws. She will need to cut them and sharpen them again. She heard fast footsteps and hid herself beside the door and as soon as the other guard entered she kicked him from behind to his calf and her claws slashed through the tendons under biceps of right arm. Her other hand covered the man's mouth digging her claws into his cheeks. Then she broke his nose by the door. "But he never hires a good security." She chuckled and walked over to the window. She looked down trying to find the Russian. He was nowhere to found. But she saw the cracked ground. "For fuck sake... he truly messed it up..." she said and looked at the door heading towards the elevator. 'Shit I can't leave him there.' She thought and jumped out of the window. A hook from her fur glove shot out and dug into the wall as she abseiled down the building.

I saw her getting down but I was way too busy trying to avoid another punch from Rhino, to admire her. I dodged another blow and pulled out the gun trying to shoot him to the face. But then I got a kick into the stomach flying at least good 10 meters away. "Now! I fought Hulk! You are some puny excuse!" Aleksei shouted with laugh and got ready to charge at me. "Meth is off the list after today..." I muttered and slowly got on my knees. "If there was a time... I would need help... I wish I would bring someone here. Like now..." I started muttering and look at Aleksei, aka Rhino. Yes that weird Russian. "Come on horny guy..." I added and smiled, yes fully intentional pun, I can't stop myself can I? But kitty could show bit of her claws. "Hey your jokes are the worst!" Felicia shouted as her whip cracked and spun around Rhino's legs and fell down on his horn. "It took you long enough, what were you doing all the time?" I asked and slowly stood up with the gun in my hand. "What are you planning to do now?" Felicia asked and slowly stepped aside from Rhino. "Just shoot him to his ugly big face." I said and slowly reloaded the gun heading to put down the run away animal. Felicia looked a bit concerned about me but also Aleksei looked like it won't take him long to get up again. "I believe we should go... it is... hard to kill him... if there is time to run... it is now." Felicia said and threw her hair back. "Like right now puppy..." she insisted and swiftly made few steps away from Rhino. "Yeah just..." I said but screamed after her whip wrapped around my hand. "Cat! What the actual fuck are you doing?!" I shouted in pain as my gun dropped down to my feet. "He is not bad... and I plan to use him myself." She said and carefully twitched by the whip so it would loose. "Fine..." I muttered and gently rubbed my wrist. "Fine... let's head back. Fisk is gone already, right?" I asked and let Fenrir grow again. He took over. We grabbed Felicia and jumped up. "Hold tight Kitty!" We shouted as we were climbing up, with her on our back.

"Why are you helping me Fenrir?" Felicia asked us as we got up and she could get off our back. "Fisk... you stole Klyntar research for him. I want it back. Or at least destroyed..." I said as Fenrir backed down since stealth wasn't his best quality as 8 feet werewolf like creature. 'And I want to learn how to improve us' Fenrir said in my mind. "But the question is... why are you going against Fisk?" I asked and kicked open the door with a gun ready. "Clear." She chuckled "you silly... I knew no one was there. I thought you can smell them?" Felicia said with raised eyebrows. "Old habits... but what about Fisk?" I said and pulled out a cigarette lighting it. "Oh... if your golden goose stops giving you golden eggs... what would you do?" She asked and her claw cut right through the cigarette. "Stop it! At least for now! Remember that they could find us by it." I made an annoyed groan but nodded. "I will kill the goose and bake it... with dumplings and cabbage." I replied with a little nod. "I get it now... makes sense." Felicia smiled and nodded lightly. "Exactly! Though... I would prefer Foie gras." I laughed "silverspoon stuck right in the arse right?" She shook her head with amused smile, "got anything against my ass?" I stopped and with exaggeration looked over, I shrugged. "No... quite the opposite... if we knew each other closer...", she sighed and put her hands on her sides. "Lookin for something hon?" I shook my head "not anymore... but as much as this teasing is fun we should move."

"Renoir! Yes! I wanted this piece so much! Girl and a cat! He never let me into his gallery. Can't blame him though." Felicia said and headed towards the painting. She looked at the frame. "Almost shame to break it... but I can't take it with the frame... well... 10 000$ off... come on, I want Manet as well. Just look at these beauties! And oh God... oh God... I am gonna die... Fabergé egg! Do you know how much does it cost... I want it... I need it..." Felicia immediately started acting like a little girl. And hell I could hardly blame her. "Hey, Fenrir! Catch!" She shouted and threw me a sheath with katana in it. With nephrite dragon carved as the end and small nephrite dragons pushed in the eben wood sheath. "I knew he is into hentai and all... but this truly looks like part of real Japanese history." I said and looked at the sword. Old but it was well taken care off. "Come on... go get those files! I will... just take a bit more... any chance I could take your backpack?"

I was woken up by her giggling as she was carving something into my gun by her claw. I was surprised. I guess. She still was here. "Oh... sorry... I just wanted to leave you some memory..." she said with a light innocent smile. "Here." She said and handed me back my 1911. She carved a cat's head on the wooden handle. It was a good job... and I didn't mind. "I will have to go..." she said and before I could finally say something or properly wake up, "if you manage to track me down... well..." she grabbed the backpack, winked and jumped off the roof. "See you later mutt!" She shouted as by the grappling hook she moved over the night New York. 'Did she...' Fenrir said and took over. "Yes she did! Let's fetch her!" We said and got on the run behind her. "Her perfume is still strong enough."

"Wake up sleepy head!" Felicia whispered with claws scratching into my chest before they slid deeper. "Gods... Felicia!" I hissed and pushed her hand aside. "You didn't mind it before." She said and pushed me out of bed by her legs. "Come on... off... you go..." she said and put on a silk bathrobe. I looked at her bit surprised but I got it. I took one of the Fabergé egg and looked at her. "After last night... you are planning to keep this?" Felicia laughed and snatched it from my hand. "I am keeping this... as a memory... but I will wash it." "Right... so... shall we meet later?" I asked with a light smile and hugged her from behind. "Go and dress yourself... the same time the same place." She kissed me off and showed off her claws. "Fine fine... I am leaving..." I said but she pulled me closer by my bottom part and kissed me. "Now... go." "Yes ma'am!" "Good boy."

"So... that's how it ended again... for fuck sake... but I won't back off now... she is... too good to be true."
'Yeah? Because she kicked you out? Almost castrated you and kissed you before you left?'
"What? No! Well maybe... it is... I don't know... it is more like she... she knows..."
'What you like?'
"No! Well yes... but the thing is... I love her. Look Kai... was great. She... was supportive and all... but... that was... I don't need to tell you! You feel the same way!"
'I do. But I love to tease you... and I can smell her'
"Hey fellas?" Felicia said and dropped on the roof. "How is my puppy?" I looked at her with raised eyebrows "puppy now again?" She shrugged and pouted her lips. "Oh shut up! It isn't like I hurt your feelings, did I?" I sighed "forget it. Out of all persons I get what is a one night...", she hushed me by one finger. "I have never said that... have I? Aaaaand... I still have to meet Fenrir." I smiled lightly and nodded. "Fine... fine. What is next?" "Ever robbed a gallery?" Felicia asked and winked. "No... but now I want to!"