Miss Stark

An Outing With Leo

Leo hands the money to a man behind the counter as he grabs a tray with their food. The walk away from the food truck to a table nearby. "I was a bit surprised by your text," Leo says as they take a sit. "Haven't really seen you much since-"

"Well it was time that I got out and enjoyed myself," Emelia quickly interrupts. She looks up to Leo. "I'm sorry...I should have contacted you sooner."

"It's fine, I'm happy to be here with you now," she smiles lightly as they begin tucking into their food.

"How's school?"

"Boring honestly. It isn't as fun without you."

"I'm sorry..." Emelia looks down. Leo looks at her and starts to scoot closer to her.

"Em..." Emelia looks up at him. "How are you?" Emelia looks down from him.

"I'm happy...angry...sad..." she takes a deep breath and sighs. "I'm a mess."

"Wanna talk about it?" Emelia curls her lips in and bites down as she tries not to cry.

"It was my fault." She mutters painfully.

"Em-"

"It was my fault! My stupid invention failed and clearly someone saw what it can do. If I hadn't given it such an electric charge it would have been a success!" Emelia puts her head in her hands. "Why am I such an idiot?"

"Don't talk like that about yourself. You're amazing Em, not to mention a genius and...beautiful," Emelia looks up at him. The two look at each other with eyes locked on one another.

"You think I'm...beautiful?" Leo blushes some with a sheepish smile.

"Yeah, I've always thought you were beautiful." Emelia smiles a blush on her cheeks.

"Leo..." he looks to her as she starts to say something. A scream rings out though interrupting the two. Both look up seeing a jewelry shop being robbed. Emelia gets up starting to run that way. Leo stands chasing after her.

"Emelia don't!" She ignores him and runs to the window. She felt like her heartbeat picked up seeing the same men from that night. She saw the leader pointing the very device that killed her friend. She glares at him feeling all the rage she concealed about to come out at that moment. She starts towards the door when Leo grabs her arm.

"Leo! Let me go!" She yells pulling against him.

"No! You can't go in there!"

"I have to! THEY KILLED JACKIE!!"

"Now isn't the time, come on!" When she doesn't give in. He picks her up, slinging her over his shoulder. She growls and pounds in his back.

"Put me down!" She looks up seeing like a flash of lightning was in the shop. She felt her eyes water as soon she could see the men disappear and get in there truck. She goes limp and bites hard on her lip.

Leo finally puts her down and looks to her. "You ok-" he is cut off with a swift slap to the face. He looks to an angry Emelia.

"You idiot!" She pushes him back. She starts stomping away. Leo tried to stop her.

"Em, please I was sav-" She scoffs and turns to him.

"Saving me? SAVING ME?! I don't need saving, SHE did!" She glares at him with him looking to her sympathetically. "I could've saved her, but no you had to be the heroic gentlemen. I can handle myself thank you!" She turns swiftly and angrily walks down the path.

"Let me take you home," Leo says running beside her.

"I can walk. Now leave me alone!" She shouts in his face and walks the way back to her home. She leaves not looking back to Leo.

***

Emelia slams her bedroom door getting home. "How was your outing Miss?" JAMES asks.

"How do you think?!" She questions slumping on her bed and kicking off the shoes she wore.

"What happened?" Emelia sighs.

"A woman was attacked. I wanted to save her but Leo took me away before I could." She sits up and looks to the wide screen she had across the wall opposite of her bed. "JAMES, turn on channel 8."

"Yes Miss," the t.v. flashes on showing Emelia's worst nightmare. The shopkeeper she couldn't save wasn't the only one. Several people around the city have been found dead from a massive shock of electricity. Emelia clenches her fist and grinds her teeth as she stands. She storms out of her room and down the stairs. "Miss?" She hears JAMES on her watch she ignores him going into her lab. She turns on everything and goes to her holographic table. "Miss what are you doing?"

"Looks like," she turns it on bringing up the suit she designed. "It's time to start on my new project." She looks determinedly to the design for her own iron suit.