The Ereri Project!

Possession (Superhero)

"Hey, Cobra!" I'm levitating beside the building where the deal's supposed to go down.

The villainess, in her emerald green spandex, turns to me slowly. "Aw," she coos mockingly. "Doesss the baby want to play?" She hisses her s's like the snake she named herself after.

The man she was holding hostage is still tied up and perched on the edge of the rooftop, ready to be pushed off on Cobra's whim, with the bag of diamonds seated squarely on his lap.

Armin told me she was after information, that the diamonds were an extra incentive (besides the man she had tied up) for whoever was there to meet her.

Above all else, my job it to make sure the hostage goes home alive, no matter what else happens.

"I'm just here to set that man free," I tell her.

She quirks a meticulously sculpted eyebrow at me. "Oh really? I wouldn't move him at all if I were you." I furrow my eyebrows at that.

"He's sitting on a detonator that won't disengage until I make it. If you move him too early half the buildings on this block are going down."

I land on the roof nearby so we're on the same level for negotiations.

"Who are you waiting for Cobra?" I ask.

She smirks at me and, as cliché as it sounds even in my head, the red of her lipstick reminds me of blood. She struts over and starts putting her hands on me. "Sssorry, sssweetheart, that'sss kind of on a need to know basssisss."

"I'd say I need to know," I reply casually, brushing her arm.

She giggles. "You know, darling, you're pretty cute up-"

And then suddenly she's not in front of me anymore.

I look over to see she's pinned to the roof by a yellow and purple lion, roaring in her face. The lion suddenly turns into Levi. "Hands off!" he shouts at her.

"What'sss it to you kitty cat?" she hisses. "Got a thing for the goody-goodsss now?"

He growls at her and picks her up by the collar of her suit, holding her over the ledge. "Tell me how to disarm the bombs."

"Like I'll tell you," she spits.

He slides his grip, almost dropping her and she shrieks. "How 'bout now?"

She clutches his wrist, trying to hold on. "There is no bomb! THERE IS NO BOMB! Don't drop me! Please!"

He sets her back on the roof, her legs shaking, right before he punches her in the side of the head, knocking her out immediately. "Wow," I say, grinning. "That was-"

Suddenly he's holding onto my shoulders, kissing me more possessively than I've ever known him to act. Right after that he shoves me back with a stern look.

"You ever let anyone else get that close to you, I'll be holding both of you off a roof."

With that he takes the diamonds from the hostages lap and runs off.

I watch in awe as he goes. I'm half-dazed and still blushing when I let the hostage go free.