Kinesie should be out by now… same with Mask…
Liam bit his lip as the last of the people appeared and were safe away from the building.
The buildings going to come down at any moment…
“Hey! The buildings going to come down any second, someone needs to go and help Kinesie and Mask, they should be back by now!” Liam called to the firefighters.
“They’ll make it out, they’re supers after all.” One called but it didn’t stop Liam’s stomach from churning.
The Mask groaned and looked for a way out. He peered to his left and saw a faint outline of a door. As quickly as he could, he walked toward it, carrying Kasey in his arms bridal-style.
A creaking sound came from above him, and he walked faster. If I don't get us out of here soon, we'll be flattened like charred pancakes…
“Come on, come on.” Liam muttered those words to himself over and over. He didn’t know why he was so nervous, he didn’t know them personally. Gods, why did he worry so much. They’d make it, they had too.
Harper hurried out the door and into the street, coughing and covered in dark soot. Kinesie was still passed out in his arms, and he quickly handed her off to a paramedic. He was soon dragged away himself, and both supers were examined by the medical professionals. They'd taken in a lot of smoke, and the wound on Kasey's arm seemed to have reopened, and they had both done a lot of work, but besides that, they were fine.
They took Kasey to the hospital to examine her some more, and Harper rode in the ambulance.
Liam released a breath when he saw that the supers were going to the hospital. They were aIive and that was all that mattered. Matt had left at some point and Liam wondered where he went. He sighed and walked back to his apartment.
(Should we skip to, like, the next day or something? Or a few days, maybe?)
(Maybe a few days)
(All righty.)
Kasey had been home for a couple of days now, having been held at the hospital overnight so the doctors could make sure it was safe for her to go home. She collapsed back onto her bed, bored out of her mind. Harper wouldn't let her do anything fun or exciting, and she was barely allowed to go to her classes or her job.
I wonder what Liam's doing… Maybe he can help me with this insufferable boredom.
She stood up to get her phone from her dresser, but sat back down.
No, if she asked him to save her from her brother, he might ask why she wasn't allowed to leave the house. She didn't have a good reason, yet, and she couldn't tell him the truth, that's for sure. He couldn't find her out. He just couldn't…
Liam had been working nonstop the past few days. He tried not to focus on the fact that he hadn’t seen Kasey for the last few days even though he was deathly worried about her.
He knew she had work and college but he couldn’t help but be worried. Liam sighed and ran a hand through his hair, contemplating whether to call or text her.
"Harper, I'm borrrrrred!" Kasey called from her bedroom.
"That's not my problem," her brother called back. It sounded like he was in the kitchen, and a sudden crash confirmed her suspicions. "Gosh dangit!"
Kasey quickly stood and made her way to the kitchen. "What in the world are you doing?!?"
Harper looked sheepishly from a stack of dishes. "I… was trying to help out? By doing the dishes? But I dropped that stupid thing on my toe." He pointed to a large pot, which had landed on its side on the floor.
Kasey laughed and shook her head. "Well, thanks, then. I'm going to head out for a bit. I'll be back in an hour or so," she informed him, grabbing her things and starting toward the door.
"Um, no you're not," Harper stopped her, nearly putting a soapy hand in her arm before he realized and drew back. He saw her displeased and disappointed expression and sighed, running his free hand through his hair. "All right, fine," he gave in, shaking his head in exasperation. "But I expect you home before it gets dark!"
"I'm an adult, Harper, but to mention a super. I think I can manage myself after dark," Kasey said, giving him a look as she pulled her jacket and shoes on.
"Okay, okay! Fine, whatever." Harper waved her off. "Go have fun, but please stay safe."
"Always," Kasey assured him with a grin. "I'll see you later."
She stepped out the door and into the hall, debating on whether or not she should knock on Liam's door.
Liam sighed before singing softly to himself as he fed an attention seeking Mortem. The sun shone brightly through his windows and the balcony doors and he looked towards the plants browning out there. Deciding he really should take better care of his plants, he grabbed a bottle of water and headed outside, giving his flowers the water they needed.
I need to remember to water them more often.
Just do it. You've got nothing to lose.
Um, not true. I could lose my secret identity. And if I lost that, then I'd lose my privacy. And if I lost that I'd lose my mind.
Okay, fine! But you should still do it, anyway.
Kasey sighed and rubbed her head. Taking a deep breath, she knocked before she could convince herself not to.
Liam neared the knock and finished what he was doing before walking inside and shutting the door behind him. He continued to sing quietly to himself as he opened the door and his eyes widened.
“Kasey! I haven’t seen you for a few days, school and job been keeping you busy I assume?”
Kasey smiled warily. "Yeah, something like that," she chuckled nervously. "I had some free time on my hands but nothing to do, so I decided to come see what you were doing."
Liam out his hands in his pockets and rocked back on his heels, “Yeah, I’m not doing anything exciting at the moment.” He said, biting his lip.
"Oh. Well… Do you want to do something with me, then?" Kasey asked tentatively, avoiding Liam's eyes as she felt her cheeks warm slightly. She hoped she wasn't blushing, because gosh would that be embarrassing…
Liam smiled, “Now that’s an opportunity I won’t pass up on. Anywhere you want to go in particular?” He asked, leaning down to his shoes that were by the door and slipping them on.
Kasey shook her head, smiling now that he'd said 'yes'. "No, not really. Maybe we could just go for a walk?"
“Sounds like a go with the flow kinda plan. Let’s do it.” He picked up his keys, phone and wallet before walking into the hall way and shutting the door behind him, locking it as well.
"All right, then," Kasey said, smiling at Liam. "Any ideas of where we should walk to? Or should we just pick a direction and go?"
Liam thought for a moment, “Let’s just pick a direction and walk. Why not go on an adventure where we don’t know where we’re going and just have fun with it.” He said, smiling.
"That sounds like a good plan," Kasey agreed, starting down the hall. "Now we just have to decide which direction to go in."
“Let’s just go with the flow, the right direction will pick itself.” Liam shrugged one shoulder as he spoke.
Kasey cast a quick smile at him as they walked out the door. She stopped and looked around, wondering where they should go.
To their right was the larger part of the city, where she worked and went to school, while to their left was a smaller part. Kasey almost never went in that direction, and she honestly couldn't remember the last time she had gone that way.
"Let's go left," she suggested, nodding in that direction.
“Alright, after you, M’lady.” Liam said with a warm smile.