forum The Hero shows up at the Villain's doorstep one night // One on One // CLOSED

Started September 13, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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Killian continued to drive, humming softly as he did. He followed her instructions.

(ooh that would be interesting…but it's up to Fanatic)

(Only if he walks her to the door. 😉)

”First building on the next block, left side of the street.” she pointed out somehow relieved and disappointed that they had finally arrived at the same time.

(alright lol)

Killian nodded, and parked. He climbed off of the bike. "Here, I'll walk you to the door." He said with a small smile.

”Thank you.” Jade smiled at him as she got off the bike and almost lost her balance. This time the headache was just because she had been deliberately not thinking about the earlier incident at the restaurant. Normally, after the pain went away, she would spend some time thinking over some of what her mind had come up with at a more natural speed.

Killian nodded, and handed her the keys for the bike. "Here." he said with a small smile. "Do you need to hold onto my arm or something?"

Jade accepted the keys, gratefully. ”Such a gentleman.” she couldn't help but tease slightly at his offer but she nodded. ”It might be better if I do. You really don't mind?” she asked, honestly feeling a little lightheaded as she hesitantly reached for his arm.

Killian chuckled, then shook his head. "Nah, it's fine." He replied, and held out his arm to her for her to hold on, if she needed to. He gave her a gentle smile.

Jade gave a small smile as she took his arm for support. She was still able to walk fine, but between the oncoming ”aftershock” and… something about his smile, she was feeling a little weak in the knees. ”Again, thank you, Killian.”

Killian smiled again. "You're welcome." he replied, and led her towards the door. "I hope you have a key, though, since I'm not going to magic your door open."

Jade laughed as she walked with him. ”Of course, I have a key. Even if I didn't I could just have Sophie buzz me in. No need for your magic touch.” she winked, pulling out her keys.

Killian laughed. "Alright." he replied with another smile, still supporting her carefully with his arm.

Jade smiled back and opened the front door of the building, still holding on to his arm. ”Did you want to walk me up to my apartment or…” she trailed off unsure of where that question was leading.

"I'll walk you to it, if you want me to." Killian replied with another smile.

”I think I’d like it if you did but you don't have to if you don't want to.” Jade shrugged slightly.

"I will, then." Killian replied, heading inside. "Which one's yours?" he asked, raising his eyebrows at her.

”Ok.” Jade smiled softly as she walked with him. ”It’s on the third floor, I’ll show you which one when we get there.”

Killian nodded. "Alright." he led her to the elevator, then inside, punching in "three".

Honestly, Jade rarely used the elevator here, usually taking the stairs but she didn't fight as they walked in. She would give herself a break this time and save her energy for when she dealt with Sophie. Once the doors closed, so did Jade’s eyes as she slightly leaned against Killian and tried to distract her mind from the fact that she was in a small metal box.

Killian let her lean on him without complaint, merely waited until the doors opened up again and he led her out. "Alright. Now where?" he asked, raising his eyebrows at her curiously.

Jade immediately relaxed and stood up straighter as soon as they exited the elevator. There was a reason why the one she had at the Den didn't have walls. ”This way.” she pointed out, gently taking the lead but still relying on him for now.

Killian nodded, and followed her directions again. He noticed that she relaxed as they came out of the elevator, and frowned a little. Is she afraid of small spaces? He wondered.

Jade didn't notice his expression as they approached her apartment and flipped through the keys in her hand to the correct one. She didn't let go of his arm as she unlocked and opened the door. ”Sophie? I'm back.” she called out to check if her roommate was still here.

”Well, you were gone long enough.” Sophie teased as she walked into the main room, drying out her curly chocolate hair using a towel with an other one wrapped around her body.

Killian raised his eyebrows a little as he saw Sophie, and cleared his throat, pointedly not looking at her. He sighed softly.

Jade rolled her eyes with a long-suffering sigh at Sophie's antics. This was nothing out of the ordinary for the two girls but… now was not a good time. ”Soph… Will you please either get dressed or leave the room for now?” she implored.

”Oh!” Sophie blushed a little as she finally noticed the hot stud that her roommate was with. ”Well, hello sailor.” she purred, not at all ashamed of herself. ”What’s your name?”

Killian rolled his eyes a little. "I'm not a sailor." he replied easily. "And the name is Killian." he smirked a little.

”Mhm.” Sophie smirked back as she looked him over, appearing very impressed with what she saw. ”Very nice to meet you. How do know Jade here?” she asked coyly.

"Ah…" Killian looked at Jade. What am I supposed to say? He thought, searching about for an answer. He ran his free hand through his dark hair.

”Sophie, this is the guy I told you about.” Jade said smoothly. ”You know… The one who helped me out with that flat recently.”

”Oh. So, you're Jade’s hero.” Sophie nodded as she continued looking at Killian. ”Lucky for her that you were nearby.”

Killian blinked. "Oh! Yeah, I uhm…yeah." he said, nodding. He almost laughed at the phrase "Jade's hero", since it was really the opposite. Jade was the hero. He was the villain.

”Soph…” Jade groaned a little embarrassed. ”Seriously, will you go put some clothes on? It’ll take you like two seconds.” she begged.

”Oh, alright. You're no fun.” Sophie pouted a little before winking at Killian. ”Don’t go anywhere, good-looking. I’ll be right back.” she smiled as turned her back to them and walked off, letting the towel drop behind her two steps away from her bedroom door.