Lyra leaned against the wall thinking. The person following her hadn't done anything yet but Lyra wasn't the type of person to wait for stuff to happen. Deciding to confront them, she looked around at her surroundings. Seeing a balcony above her, she jumped onto the dumpster and swung herself up onto the balcony.
She then crouched down and waited for the person to come. While waiting, she thought of her twin brother, Regulus, and how much he would laugh at her being paranoid. He was a couple minutes older and never let her live it down. A tear ran down her cheek as she thought of one of their times together. They had been arguing because Regulus had decided to take a risk. A risk that ended his life.
Yukio, sensing her move, decided to call out. She did want to meet this fire girl. "Hello?" She asked. Her voice was high and soft, changed through a voice module in her suit. "Don't attack and I'll do you the same courtesy. I'm looking to talk, not for a fight."
She paused for a second, before stepping onto view of the other girl. Her mask was up to disguise her identity, as she didn't wanted to be more agile, not something she could do when people thought she was blind.
Lyra jumped off the balcony and landed gracefully, thanks to her older brother teaching her how to sneak out. She studied the girl with her sharp blue eyes, "Ok, I won't attack me but if you say something I don't like…" Lyra's face looked bored as she lowered her hood.
"So why are you following me and who are you?" Lyra asked while looking at her nails.
Yukio paused, unsure where to go from there. "I noticed the fire. I'm supposed to protect the city, and the fire drew my attention. I was just trying to make sure you weren't planning any grand arson or anything."
Yukio hadn't actually figured out what to call herself when working, as most things sounded dumb. Icebringer, froster, snowy girl? There weren't any good names for ice powers. So she ignored the question of who she was.
Lyra scoffed and crossed her arms, "If I wanted to burn the entire town I would've done so by now." She looked Yukio up and down before sighing, "Listen, even if I was planning grand arson, why are you so concerned about stopping it? It's not like you could do anything."
She looked at the time on her watch and frowned, she wasn't going to make it to her brother's flat on time. So much for debriefing after that insane family dinner.
Yukio raised an eyebrow, her mask moving with the gesture. "Couldn't do anything to stop it?" She asked. "Why do you think that?"
Yukio felt slightly bad about following the girl, but the girl had noticed her. Most people wouldn't have. Anyone who would have noticed her would have been extremely paranoid. And paranoia often meant something to hide.
Lyra looked sad for a moment, "Because if I've decided to burn the city, it means I've lost all I care about. And when people don't have anyone or anything to care about they'll do anything." She looked away for a moment before looking back at Yukio, "Say, why are you wearing a mask?"
Lyra thought it was weird that this person was following her and especially that she was wearing a mask.
Yukio sighed. "I'm a 'superhero'. The last one's successor. Nobody else could do it. Well, I'm sorry for bothering you. But.. even if you have lost everything, maybe don't burn the city down? Cause then I'd have to stop you, or let everyone else lose everything too. And I really don't want to fight."
The corner of Lyra's mouth turned up before she went back to her cool expression, "Well lucky for you, I'm not planning on it. So…your a superhero…what exactly can you do?" She studied Yukio.
She didn't exactly look like much. Well, at least not to Lyra. She checked her watch and sighed, "Look, I've gotta get home before they notice I'm gone. Wanna walk me back. I'm Lyra. Lyra Black."
Yukio smiled back. "I can do the opposite of what you can. Manipulate Ice. Sorry for taking up so much of your time. I can walk you back if you'd like."
Yukio remembered one more thing though. "Be more careful when taking out vendettas against racoons, there was dry grass that could have easily caught fire nearby."
Lyra genuinely laughed and it surprised her, "So you saw my little fit." She started to walk home and while doing so she thought about Yukio. She had never met anyone else with powers before. Looking at Yukio, asked, "So you have powers? Weird."
Yukio shrugged "No weirder than you having powers. And yeah. I was wondering what that raccoon did to you." She kept pace with Lyra easily
(Do we have a plot in mind or a event just so I know where to steer this?)
( some sort of conflict that causes Lyra to villain, causing Yukio to fight against her)
(Ok, I think I have an idea for that. Should they become like really close first?)
(Yeah. Make it hurts when they have to fight)
When they got closer to Lyra's house, Yukio paused. "Your parents alright with seeing a superhero outside their house? Or should I leave you here?" She asked, turning to face Lyra.
When the reached her manor, Lyra saw that the lights in the house were still on and swore, "Fuck. They probably know I snuck out." She turned to Yukio and gave a grim smile, "Well it was nice meeting you…"
"My parents would kill me if they saw a superhero outside their house." It's supposed to be a joke but it doesn't feel like one.
Yukio nodded then. "I'm sure I'll see you around… Would you like to see me around? I wouldn't blame you if you wanted nothing else to do with me, but if you'd like…" She trailed off, unsure how to finish her statement. She also felt dumb. Of course the girl wouldn't want to see her again, she followed her for blocks. Yukio was just… Relieved to have someone she could talk to about the lesser known aspects of her life. "Nevermind, I'm sure you don't. Sorry again for bothering you."
(Sorry, I was busy the last two days. Will respond once I get home)
Lyra thought about it. Other than her older brother, she didn't really have anyone else. Her other friend had moved away and other kids she didn't trust. They usually only wanted to be friends cause her family was influential.
So she nodded, "That would be nice…I have lessons tomorrow until 3 but after that I should be good…though we shouldn't meet here." Lyra didn't explain her reasoning, she just looked at Yukio with a stubborn face.
Yukio brightened, happy to have a friend. "Alright, what about near the library? Unless you had a place in mind?"
She hadn't expected Lyra to want to see her again, and was excited with the prospect of having a friend to talk to.
Lyra nodded and waved goodbye, "That sounds good. I'll see you there after 3." There was a slight hesitation before she climbed up the vines to her balcony and into her room.
The next day, Lyra couldn't get her mind off Yukio. Never before had she met someone with powers like her. Slam Lyra looked up at her mother who had slammed a book down on the table. They had been going over proper etiquette. The only reason Lyra was learning all this so late was because as the youngest of three, it wasn't expected for her to be the heiress. Her mom scowled down at her, "Pay attention. You don't want to turn up like…"
Lyra interrupted, "Mother, I swear to–" Her face stung and the inside of her mouth started bleeding. She shut up for the rest of the lesson.
Finally she went to the library, wearing a green casual dress. Even though she had covered the bruise with makeup, it was still noticable if one looked for it. She sat down at a table and waited for Yukio.
