Ghost of You and Me [Neo x Roman]

Chapter Two

She definitely did not know how long she had been walking but the one thing she did know, was that she was far away from her previous location. Looking up slowly, Neo frowned at the sight of a town. 'I was hoping to find a place where I could die.. But alright..' Neo thought quietly, suddenly finding the pathway much more interesting then the lights of the town.

Letting out a sigh, she realized she didn't have enough Aura to help her with her Semblance, so pick pocketing would have to do. She snuck into an alleyway, waiting until she saw a young woman with the perfect clothing. She wore a deep brown cloak with black pants and a lighter brown shirt.

Thinking quickly, Neo pulled out the hidden blade of her parasol before yanking the woman into the alleyway. The criminal made sure she was dead before she even knew she was going to die. Quickly, Neo switched her clothes and put her old ones in the woman's purse before pulling the hood up and escaping out of the alley.

Calmly walking by street vendors, Neo stole enough food to fill her for a week, some peoples wallets and jewelry. She could easily sell the jewelry for more then it was really worth, so that was no problem. Looking through the window of a bar, her eyes connected with a blonde woman who had a spider tattooed on her shoulder.

The blonde woman's eyes seemed to look into her very being as if she knew who she was, what she just did and what she was going to do. Neo frowned slightly and walked in to the bar, the smell of alcohol and cigars slapping her in the face. 'They smell like.. Roman's cigars..' She thought, trying not to tear up at the thought.

Neo held her head high with purpose as she walked to the table where the blonde woman was watching her quietly. Her two 'guards' who were also in purple like the woman, moved forward in a threatening manner. But with a single flick of the woman's wrist, the two backed off. Once Neo reached the table, it was dead silent for a moment.

"Well, if it ain't Neopolitan." She smirked and pulled out a fan, making Neo confused on how she recognized her. "I've got eyes every where hun, I knew exactly when you set foot in this town."

Neo didn't respond. She just carefully sized her and her friends up, analyzing if they were threats.

"Call me Lil' Miss Malachite." She said, flicking her cigarette into the ashtray. "I know why you're here. You want revenge for your partner. Let me tell you, you can kill anyone in the world, but he ain't comin' back."

It felt like cold water was splashed into her face, but Neo kept her composure. Letting out a sigh, Neo grabbed her scroll and typed out her message. [I want to know where Ruby Rose and Cinder Fall are located.] She slid the scroll across the table so Lil' Miss Malachite could read it.

Flicking it back after reading it, the woman in purple took a quick puff from her cigarette, releasing smoke into the air. "You certainly know what you want. I'll send people out searching for information, but it has a cost." She rested her chin on the back of her hand.

Neo let out a silent sigh, nodding in agreement. She knew it would cost something, and Lil' Miss probably knows everything she stole, so no hiding anything very valuable from her.

"You should get yourself cleaned up, pint-size."

Neo could hardly contain her gasp of surprise as she was slapped in the face by a memory.

-

"Neo!" Roman called, walking around their hide out. "Come on, pint-size! I know you ate my ice cream! Get out here and face me, you coward!"

'Quite the pun..' Neo silently giggled into her hand as she primly sat on the rafters. She quickly scooped the ice cream into her mouth, closing her eyes and letting the frozen dairy melt on her tongue.

Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream

It had always been his favourite..

-

Neo quickly blinked to be rid of the memory, and it didn't seem Lil' Miss had noticed. So she silently looked down at her torn apart hands.

'You deserve the pain.'

"Ah, I see now." Malachite looked back at the female guard and whispered something into her ear. The female nodded and walked over to a door, gesturing for Neo to follow. The criminal threw all caution to the wind, praying it was a trap, and followed her. When she entered, the female pulled out a first aid kit and told her to sit down.

Looking to the side, Neo saw the chair she was pointing to and reluctantly went over to it. Relief washed over her sore body as she remembered she hadn't sat down in a long time..

At first, she didn't notice the lackey working on her injuries, but as soon as she added anti septic, Neo's eyes turned a dark pink and a growl escaped her throat. Without looking, she could feel her little nurse fear for her very being.

'Neo... Let her help you...'

For a moment, out of the corner of her eye, she saw him standing there holding her hand, causing the cold feeling to flood through her entire right arm.

'Roman...'