*Author's note*

BEWARE THE ULTIMATE ANGST THAT THIS CHAPTER HAS. CHARACTER DEATH IS SHOWN!!! So I hereby open my snack tray and have boxes of tissues by the plenty in case I end up breaking any hearts in this fic. Like I said this story is a bit longer than the previous story so I hope you all enjoy it just as much and like I said, ANGST, DEATH, HEARTBREAK, RELATIONSHIP ARGUMENTS, ARE ALL in this fic so this will not end in a happy ending (which is why I posted the last one up first before this one).

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"Of all the things in this world you just had to go and do that?!" I snapped.

"What?" Rocket said.

"We had a game plan Rocket. Get the information out of the guy by any means! And you just had to step in too early!"

"He had his hands allover you! What else was I supposed to do!?"

"Let me handle it. I know how to handle myself if a guy gets too handsy with me!"

"Uhh guys can I say something?" Peter spoke up.

"Shut up Quill!" both Rocket and I snapped.

"You've always gotta let your pride and anger take control of you. When will you learn to control that temper of yours Rocket? I have put up with that shit for 2 years since we started dating and 5 years since I've known you and I'm tired of it!"

"Hey, !" At that word, it was just like being shot at (which I have been, multiple times by some of our bounties we've tried to find together before we met up with Quill).

"You did not just say that to me." I muttered.

"Well what other word is there to use? Should've just left you there in that whorehouse to begin with, since that's all you're ever good for." he sneered. I just glared at him and didn't say another word as Quill spoke up again.

"Hey guys, hate to break up this little pow-wow session but our dude we tried to capture, he's popped back up on our radar, but he's not alone this time." Rocket turned away from me and hopped into his chair and said.

"Lock in the coordinates."

"This is my ship you aren't the Captain here." Quill spoke up. But everything else around me just muffled because all I kept hearing were rocket's hurtful words.

He had some nerve to call me that. He should never have brought up my past like that. You maybe asking what he means well long story short ever since my mother died giving birth to me, my father wasn't—well a kind soul. He never once acknowledged me and then once I got old enough, he sold me to a 'prostitute house.'

There I learned how to seduce and swindle men. That's how I actually came across Rocket and Groot—or well they came across me. For you see I wasn't just going to allow men to do whatever it was they felt like they were allowed to do.

I've taken down men 5 times my size with just a kick and the right place for a knife to cause some serious pain without killing them or severing any main arteries.

"(Y/n)?" a soft voice spoke up and I felt a hand touch my shoulder and the voice said again, "You feel—betrayed. Hurt."

"Mantis please take your hand off of me."

"I am sorry. The puppy didn't mean to say those things, I could tell he was just jealous of the fact that Peter choose you to distract our target."

"Well you don't know Rocket like I do. He's a touch shell to crack but I've found the way, and when he talks a certain way to me, he always means it." I said solemnly. I sighed heavily before I asked her, "How's your power to make people feel things coming along?"

"I have greatly improved on it. But it is still not a permanent thing."

"That's fine. Just....make me forget about what just happened in the last five minutes." I turned towards her pleading for it, I knew that if we needed to catch this guy then I couldn't be distracted.

"(Y/n) I don't....."

"Please Mantis. I don't care what it is you have to say in order to make me forget, just do it." She looked down sadly before placing her hand on my shoulder and her antennas glowed blue as she said to me.

"Focus on the mission." Suddenly the hurt washed away and I was consumed with the focus of the mission at hand.

"Okay so get Quill and Gamora, I've got a plan in mind."

We soon arrived at the location of our target Quill and Rocket landed the ship and we all exited the Milano and began circling the perimeter cutting off all escape routes for our target. I was with Gamora as we went to the right and that's when I heard her say.

"(Y/n). About what happened earlier....."

"Not now Gamora, please I—I'd rather not talk about it."

"But (y/n)...."

"Gamora. Not now." I snarled softly at her. The two of us stared each other down before she backed off and said.

"Alright, I understand. But when we get done with capturing this guy, I'd like to keep talking about this. I—I may not know much about relationships as I am still learning, but I do know that company of other women can help." My eyes softened and I said.

"I have heard that before. Thank you Gamora." She nodded and we continued to walk forward until we both stopped and there was our target.

Serial bounty hunter killer Naveen Samir. He's wanted not only by the Nova Corp but 12 other systems as well, including the Kree government. He's well known for killing any and all bounty hunters from every single part of the galaxy. Rumor has it that he's known to detect whether one is out on the hunt for a good bounty just by simply looking into your mind.

And since the—well my previous life before becoming a Guardian of the galaxy taught us how to lie extremely well and how to make someone think you're only after one thing, I was the best candidate for the 'trade off' before the guys would attack, but then you all know what happened after that.

And now here we are at attempt #2 of trying to stop this homicidal maniac.

We watched as Mantis slowly came up towards Naveen. Since she was the quietest person for a sneak attack. We figured she could use her powers to either make him sleep or think that he couldn't move his legs in order to run. But as Mantis kept walking towards Naveen, I kept hearing Rocket's words in my head.

'Should've just left you there in the first place. I'll learn to control my anger issues when you learn to stop being such a slut when it comes to undercover missions!' I shook my head trying to rid of it when suddenly we heard the sound of Mantis' grunting. We both looked to see Naveen gripping her throat.

"You are scared." Mantis' antennas glowed but shockingly it didn't work. Her eyes widened in fear and Naveen said.

"Specialized empathic conductor. With this headband your powers are useless against me." He then tossed her aside like a piece of garbage. Mantis fearing for her life, backed away from him as Naveen proclaimed, "Now where are the rest of the Guardians of the galaxy? Too afraid to come out and play with the big boys?"

"Damn it, just go for it. Go! Go! Go!" Quill's voice spoke through our commlinks and soon it was just a sudden burst of a fight. First he managed to kick Drax to the side before literally flipping in the air and dodged both Rocket's and Quill's gunfire. Now Gamora and I were trying to attack, with the levels of training we both had, we managed to at least stay on him sword on sword.

The two of us trying to bring him down but he soon kicked Gamora's leg so hard that he actually broke it. She let out an agonizing scream before being kicked aside and suddenly I found myself locked in his arms, his and my sword up against my neck and my back against his chest.

"To be honest, I expected a bit more. After all you did promise a fun time."

"Then let's have some fun." I sneered as I slammed the heel of my boot into the front of his before headbutting him and getting free of his grasp. The two of us went at each other's heads with our swords almost doing a dance around each other until our swords crossed and he tried to get the upper hand by using his upper body strength to try and make me kneel down.

I held on as strong as I could until our swords slid across each other and like a whip, he kicked me right in the chest sending me backwards. He chuckled as he walked towards me.

"Hey dickbag!" Rocket's voice came up. We both turned to see Rocket scarred up and bleeding but he held his gun and aimed it right at Naveen. "Didn't you learn your lesson the last time?"

"I did, in fact that's why I came better prepared." Suddenly a detonator appeared into his hand. "Get rid of the jealous lover before you make your move." He then pressed the button and suddenly the ground under Rocket's feet began to crumble until he suddenly fell through.

"ROCKET!!" I didn't hesitate. I raced towards the crater and fell down into it hoping that I would reach him. I extended my hand out to him but it soon got so dark I couldn't even see a thing and next thing I knew was pain, dust and the sound of rubble still falling down on top of me.

*Rocket's POV*

When I finally came around, I let out a pained groan and reached for my torch hoping it was still working. Thank kriff it was, although; it flickered but with a couple of smacks it was finally lit up.

"(Y/n)? (Y/n) are you there?" Oh god where is she? Please tell me she's not buried underneath all this rubble. Slowly I managed to get up, feeling nothing but soreness. "(Y/n)!? (Y/n), where are you?" I suddenly heard a groan and when I shined my light to the right, there was (y/n) lying on her side under a large piece of rubble.

I quickly ran over to her and touched her cheek softly calling out to her.

"(Y/n), baby say something c'mon. (Y/n) you okay?" She slowly opened her eyes and looked up at me.

"R-Rocket?"

"Hang on babe I'm gonna get you out." I quickly moved aside any of the smaller rocks aside before trying and trying to lift up the boulder that was crushing her.

"Rocket."

"Just shut up and hold still will yah? I'm gonna get you out."

"You can't....."

"The hell I can't." I growled as I tried to lift the rubble again and I wouldn't stop until I felt her cup the side of my face.

"Rocket, you—you'll always be the love of my life."

"Why are you talking like that? I'm not gonna let you die here! I'll get you out I promise."

"You can't—because it's too late." She looked down and that's when I shined the light to finally see blood pooling down from between the rubble. "My—I think a pipe has gone through my left side. I can feel something poking through me." She then coughed out blood.

"No, no, no, no, no, no please (y/n) look at me. Keep your eyes on me!" I pleaded with her.

"I feel—so numb. I.....Rocket...."

"Just hang on baby, the guys will find us. We'll get you out and I'll take care of you. Just hang on, please." I sat down and leaned her head against my leg while I stroked through her hair. "Please.....I can't lose you too." When I looked down at her I saw that she wasn't breathing. "Baby? Baby doll?" I shook her head and held my hand to her nose hoping to feel her breath.

I didn't.

Tears filled my eyes and I held her as I sobbed and blubbered hysterically.

I don't know how long it was, but finally Quill and the others managed to find us but when they saw me crying by (y/n)'s dead body, they knew it was too late for her.

On the Milano much like we did with Yondu, we dressed up her wound, made her look beautiful once again and covered her face up with wraps as surrounding around her were her two swords. We sent her down the hatch where her body burned and her ashes went off into space.

My eyes were red as my heart was nothing but broken pieces. The last thing I ever said to her was that she was a slut, now I can never take it back. I can never apologize to her, and now in death she'll always remember that being the last thing I ever said to her.

"I am Groot." Groot spoke up as I felt his hand come to my shoulder.

"She might've. But it's too late for me to apologize to her."