Prologue

A simple hello...

"Oh! Edward, would you mind doing me a favour?"

Edward blinked, pausing in mid-conversation with Ivan. His gaze settled on the brown-grey haired principal, who smiled brightly from the classroom's entrance. Principal Massini beckoned him forward, and the russet-haired boy stood.

"Come on Ivan!" Edward nudged, and albeit a little reluctantly, the blond followed Edward as he walked out of the classroom; away from the curious eyes.

The door to the class slid shut.

"Would you mind finding the new student? I'm sure you can handle her, Edward," the man nodded towards the top student. "Ah and Ivan, you can go with him," he said, acknowledging the student beside the brunet.

The pair exchanged a weird look with each other - 'handle'?

Then, without questioning him, Edward said, "Sure."

Immediately, a relieved light entered Principal Massini's eyes, and he shifted his arm to gain a more comfortable hold on the documents in his hand.

"Great!" He uttered cheerfully, before making a move to turn. "I'll excuse you for your teacher."

And then, just like that, he had disappeared into the classroom.

There was a short silence.

"Let's go!" Edward grinned. Ivan cracked a small smile at his best friend, before nodding slightly.

Classes were currently on, and instead of disturbing them, the two exited the school building and made their way towards the courtyard.

"What do you think she'll be like?" Edward asked casually.

"...she?" Ivan questioned, eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"The principal said 'her'! Geez, Ivan, if you want to be a hero with me you have to do better than that!" Edward teased. The joking smile on his face faltered as the pale-haired sixteen-year-old's lips tilted downwards into a grimace, and his shoulders slumped.

"...can I really become a Hero?" Ivan muttered, staring at his feet. "It's impossible... for someone like me..."

Edward frowned. He turned to face his friend, and they both stopped, a few feet from the statue of Legend.

"That's not true-!"

"You're lucky Edward," Ivan whispered, "Everyone says that once you graduate, you're bound to become a hero... I'm just a failure."

There was a sigh.

"Are you giving up?" The top student demanded, his eyes fixed on Ivan.

"But... my power isn't useful like yours!"

There was a small sound, but they both passed it off as the wind, which scattered a few leaves into the air.

"You'll be fine! Surely, there is something only you can do!" Edward insisted, his purple orbs shining.

"Something only I can do?"

"We'll both become heroes, I'm sure-"

This time, the sound they heard from before grew louder. What was it? Interrupted, Edward and Ivan could only search with their eyes for the source.

It was... someone talking. Or rather, cursing.

And it was coming from the statue nearby.

When both their eyes set on the student, they blinked.

A mop of black hair appeared, followed by a crouching body. They moved closer, to get a better view of the person. It was a girl. Her hands were fumbling with a dark piece of fabric; her uniformed back the only thing visible. For some reason, she was sitting within the bushes and not on the path. The grass rose to veil the lower half of her figure, and bits and pieces of green were sticking out from her hair. Another curse resounded from the girl as she-

"Hey!"

With a surprised squeak, she fell backwards and hit her head against Legend's foot. Yet another swear word left her mouth, but this time, they got a clear view of her face. Her eyes fluttered open, a glowing blue- and Edward fell to the floor in a crumpled heap. Ivan's eyes followed his figure as he collapsed to the ground, and horrified, he only gaped.

"Shi-"

"What did you do?!" The teenager cried out, rushing towards his friend.

"D-don't-"

His eyes met hers. And he too, fell.

Silence.

Lia let out a frustrated yell, scrunching the black piece of fabric in her hand. The two figures slept soundly on the ground, and she glared at them.

"Idiots," she hissed out, and yet, she stood there, in the bushes, just frowning at the two boys.

Her eyes travelled to the item she was holding, and her frown deepened.

Then, she stepped out from the garden, and merely settled herself on the small waist-height wall that separated the pathway from the statue. Well, what could she do anyway? She didn't know where to go, after getting dropped off suddenly by her father. She didn't want to become a Hero, so why was she even at the academy?

"What's the point of asking questions when I know the answer...?"

Her mouth snapped shut. She sounded like an idiot, talking to no one. Someone once said it was better to... what? She forgot. Never mind. She shouldn't take anyone's advice but her own, after all - she told herself.

Lia eyed the two listless bodies on the ground. They... weren't awake yet. A sigh tumbled from her lips, and she raised her hands in front of her face, and stared at them. They were a tan colour, like the rest of her body, due to her background. And in the sun, which was playing hide-and-seek with the fluffy white clouds in the sky, it shone with a slightly yellow tint - another feature from her bloodline.

Five minutes ticked past.

Then ten.

Then fifteen.

Then twenty.

How long did the classes go for, in this academy?

Then, finally, the blond boy on the floor shifted, and sat up groggily. Finally.

"...h-huh?" It was a confused, quiet exclamation.

She turned her head away from the boy, and begrudgingly held out the cloth to him.

"Tie this for me," she demanded, as soon as he realised the situation.

There was a moment of quiet. Slowly, his fingers grazed hers as he pulled the fabric from her hand. She bit her lip silently, and realised that the boy wasn't doing anything because he didn't know what exactly to do. Something bubbled up in her - if he didn't know, shouldn't he just ask? Geez.

"My eyes," she explained, half-annoyed. "That's where my... power is channelled..."

'Power'. She didn't like the word. But really, did she seriously have to explain everything to the guy? It was a waste of breath.

She didn't mean to put them to sleep. Her powers awoke only recently - so how could she be expected to use them perfectly?

It was their fault they looked.

Her train of thoughts crashed when the pale-haired boy shuffled a little too close, and she scrunched her nose as he slipped the fabric over her eyes with ease, and tied it. His hands were much too gentle, she noticed.

She didn't bother to thank him, and instead, took her time to pinpoint the exact location where the two were. It wasn't that hard, seeing as how she could make out their figures from the thin cloth of the blindfold, but at least - they couldn't see her eyes. Her eyes were the problem.

Silence. Again.

Ivan's copper-haired companion was still sleeping.

Lia fingered the collar of the Hero Academy uniform. How awkward.

"Are... you the new student?" His voice was hesitant. She wouldn't have admitted it, but she was glad he spoke.

"Duh."

He didn't speak.

She kind of regretted that.

"Your name," the girl muttered, attempting to make conversation.

The boy had blinked up at her, surprise reflected in his eyes. Not that she had seen it, considering.

"I-Ivan Karelin..."

Ivan, huh?

"Lia Phan," she stated simply. As if on second thought, she added, "Hello."

...can lead to a million things.

So I guess this is kind of like a prologue.

...there should be more Tiger and Bunny fics around here, especially OC ones. So, if you didn't see it in the summary (which I doubt), this is an:

Ivan Karelin/ORIGAMI CYCLONE x OC fic. Don't like, then don't read.

I do not own Tiger and Bunny.

Thank you for reading. Oh, and I notice that Lia saying 'hello' is kind of odd, but you know.

A simple hello can lead to a million things.

And uh, I guess...

Review, you ghost readers. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)

And also... it gets better. I know these first few chapters aren't that great but if you stick with me, I'll try my best to make it better.