A Grimm Life

A Night In Town

Neo and I left the base and went ahead into Vale. To conceal my haunting eye, I wore a mask which covered the right side of my face. But I still felt nervous about being out of the base. Not only were we surrounded by humans, but I also didn't like the idea of going against Cinder's wishes. The last thing I wanted to do was make her annoyed. 

And of all the places Neo could've taken me, the first building we enter is an ice cream shop. We wait in line and Neo excitedly hops, a bright, childish grin on her face. It was adorable to look at. Once the line cleared up, Neo and I went to the front. As soon as we stood at the counter, the owner seemed to recognise Neo as a larger smile crossed their face. 

Worker: Ah! Neo! My favourite customer! The usual? 

Hyper from just thinking about ice cream, she repeatedly nods her head. The worker nods and turns to me. 

Worker: And you, sir? 

I point at the bubblegum ice cream and he nods. 

Worker: Got it. 

He grabs two cones and fills them up. He filled Neo's cone with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry and then mine with just bubblegum. Neo paid and we left the shop with ice creams in hand. I had to admit, she certainly lived up to her name of Neopolitan. I take a few licks of my ice cream before seeing Neo shove hers in front of my face, trying to offer me hers. I smile and shake my head, saying it was okay. 

We continue walking, exploring Vale before a group of four guys bump into Neo, making her drop her ice cream. The quartet laugh and Neo's once joyful expression turned into a fiery rageful one. She glared death itself at the four boys and before I knew it, she pounced on them and began to beat the life out of all four despite them being taller and more burly. My eyes widened and I take a step back to avoid a torn ear from being thrown at me. 

A short while passed and Neo came back to me with bloodied hands and a bit of blood hanging from her lip. I raise a hand to her lip and wipe it off, making her smile sheepishly. I chuckle silently and hand her my ice cream which restored her joyful self. Like before, she lapped at the ice cream like a dog with a treat. But while Neo was busy with her own ice cream, I noticed everyone on the street staring at us with horror. I gulp, grab Neo's hand and escort her somewhere a little more quiet and well hidden to avoid anyone calling the authorities. 

We entered an alley and traversed through Vale via sewer lines. Fortunately, Neo was able to finish her ice cream before we entered the sewers. After roaming the sewage, we find another ladder and climb up. However, once we reached the top, we found ourselves stepping into hostile territory with a bunch of officers surrounding us. 

The officers immediately aim their guns at us. 

Officer: Put your hands behind your heads! Now! 

Neo simply smirked, grabbed my hand and used her Semblance to hide us and leave behind illusions of ourselves. The two of us snuck away back to the hideout while the officers were occupied with our fakes. 

As soon as we got back, we shared a laugh, finding our little escapade hilarious. Neo's Semblance was amazing and the fact that she'd kill and maim anyone if they messed with her and ice cream was terrifying, but also funny to me. Maybe that was just my darker sense of humour kicking in. Something told me I wouldn't be forgetting about seeing Neo bite someone's ear off over ice cream anytime soon. 

I just hoped Cinder wouldn't learn about this otherwise she would be pissed...