Talk
Just a one-shot to make up for no-write-y and to get my Fav. Character his turn in the screen-light. :D
It was cold out.
'Kinda weird for Jump City…' Raven thought, looking out into the night. The girder she was sat on was cold too, but she didn't notice, leant against the upright one in the construction site. She shifted her weight slightly, leaning her crossed arms on one of her bent knees, the other dangling from the beam.
A faint 'Wumph' above her head caught her attention for a moment.
"…nice night." She said, continuing to stare out at the city.
Her companion's head appeared upside-down just to the side of her head, his cape flowing downwards behind him, making him look like a giant shadowy bell.
She nonchalantly shifted her gaze towards him, and then looked back at the city. "Oh, so terrified…" She said sarcastically.
Her companion let go of the girder above with his legs, wrapping his cloak tightly around him and vanishing before he hit the ground six storeys below. He appeared opposite Raven on the beam, mirroring her pose. She turned her head slowly to look at him, a mildly amused look on her face.
"Kyd Wykkyd…" She said slowly, pronouncing each syllable. "Where'd you come up with a name like that?"
He continued to look out at the city, only moving his mouth into a tiny smile. Raven shook her head gently, letting out a small sound of amusement.
"Still not a talker, huh?" She sighed to herself, tilting her head slightly. "Why not?"
Nothing.
"Let me guess…" She mused, narrowing her eyes slightly at him. "No voice?" She said, raising her eyebrows as she asked silently if she was right.
He shook his head, looking towards her, then back to the view. She frowned slightly, wondering his meaning.
"You mean, you've got a voice and you don't use it?" A curt nod of the head was the answer. She nodded in understanding, closing her eyes briefly as she did so. "So you've got a voice… And you don't talk 'cause it sounds goofy?" She added casually, earning her a humoured frown from him. She shut her eyes, smirking, as she shook her head, raising a hand to indicate that she was kidding.
"Right, sorry, not that." She looked out over the town again towards the tower for inspiration.
"No tongue?" she said out of nowhere, looking to him for confirmation. He turned towards her and childishly stuck his tongue out at her, earning him another quiet noise of amusement.
"Traumatic childhood?" She said on a whim. He smirked at her, putting a hand theatrically to his head and looking forlorn. She turned her head away from him, trying to stop the smile spreading over her face. She sighed, gently teething her bottom lip.
"I really don't get you." She said quietly, watching a cat trying to raid a dumpster below. "All the other villains, I get." The cat yowled in fright and leapt back as the lid glowed black, lifting up slightly. "You…" After a few seconds, the cat jumped in, then shot out with a piece of meat in its mouth. "To be honest, you don't seem that villainous… You seem more…"
She turned her head and started slightly as she saw him nose-to-nose with her. He grinned evilly, and then stood up with folded arms, looking smug that he got the jump on the Raven. Raven gave an amused frown, looking up at him and copying his folded arms.
"Mischievous…" She finished, narrowing her eyes at him. He inclined his head in thanks, closing his eyes briefly, smirking all the while.
A shrill beeping broke the moment. Kyd Wykkyd started slightly, and then took out his HIVE communicator, flicking a button to activate it.
"Hey, silent-but-freaky, where're you at?" Raven heard Billy Numerous's country twang emit from the hexagonal box. Kyd gave him an 'I dunno' look, shrugging his shoulders. "Well, wherever you're at, you better get back here lickety-split, Brother Blood's doin' a surprise inspection of all our quarters, makin' sure we're keepin' ta' his regulations; and you boy," Raven heard a snort of laughter. "Your room ain't so clean, ain't it not?" Kyd winced embarrassedly, wishing Raven hadn't been present to hear that. "Heh, over and out."
"You better go." Raven said, standing up, slightly disappointed that he had to leave so early. He put the communicator away and gave her a 'Sorry, I don't want to, but…' look. Raven shook her head, leaning back against the girder with folded arms. "It's fine. I wouldn't want to get you in trouble." Raven smirked slightly at the irony. A heroine not wanting a villain to get into trouble…
"Same time tomorrow?" Raven asked, tilting her head slightly to him. Kyd shook his head as he gathered his cloak in one hand. He made two arch shapes with his other index finger, indicating the night after tomorrow. She nodded to him, pulling her cloak over her head.
"You're still not gonna tell anyone about these little meetings?" She wondered. He looked back at her, giving her a 'You're kidding, right?' look, eyebrow raised. "Just asking." She smiled. "We wouldn't want to spoil either of our reputations." He rolled his eyes, looking towards the Tower. Then, with a final nod, he whipped his cloak over himself, and then disappeared in a small 'wumph'.
Raven stood silent for a moment, looking at the spot he'd vanished.
"…I hate one-sided conversations…" She smiled to herself, levitating slightly off the girder. She then turned and sped of in the direction of the tower.