L i o n [ ❥] HEARTED

[ ♥ ] It was a rather wondrous site to be certain, a distinct kind of marvel than the Forgotten City or the sites way above the Golden Saucer. The technology appeared far more advanced than that of the old Midgar, allegedly the most sophisticated city on the Planet. Soft clicks of heels caught the barmaids attention, pulling crimson eyes away from the abundance of intriguing individuals and unusual machinery. Although, upon glancing the woman's way she had to reconsider her thought, as she was most definitely the most interesting individual in the vicinity, certainly the most beautiful.

As much as he enjoyed being more than just the let down brother since acquiring his powers, this moment of commonality was more highly desired than he first thought. Her presence was familiar, knowing he’d never met her but she had an aura that was reminiscent of someone. He couldn’t place who but he wouldn’t shy away from her company. "You do realise having me lead the way is probably gonna get us lost?" His sense of direction had never been on the mark. "But I guess I have a few places in mind to show you" deciding that winging it was best, that’s what he always did.

[ ♥ ] "As I said better to be lost with someone than alone," she recalled. There was nothing quite as scary as being in an unfamiliar city by yourself. Of course she'd encountered far greater dangers that resulted in more terrifying consequences, but she still preferred to have some guidance. Even if the guide was expected to get them lost. "Then carry on" bobbing her crown in affirmation. She was glad that he didn't decide to prod further into her statement, as much as she lamented her past she refused to let it rule her. She would live her life and make up for those mistakes, in hopes it would be enough. That's all she could do.

A growl left him. "I’m not going to be hiding." He almost spat, some first standing in sudden irritation, although it was quickly quelled. He was one for drastic moods wings, that was for sure. Ears were flattened though, a sure sign that no matter what happened at present, he was disgruntled. "I’m not a simple creature that needs protecting." Obviously he took offense.

[ ♥ ] The creature took offense to something that had no intention of being that way. She'd offered shelter and nothing more, where was the offense in that? But she wasn't going to argue, as concerned as she was it was unlikely she'd change his mind.

People relied on her, so who did she rely on? Unless she was some sort of super human who didn’t need such comforts. And he highly doubted that. "No it isn’t but to me it sounds like it never is, you’re all about what everyone else wants and needs, I’ve not known you long and I know that." Honestly she made him look like a selfish bastard.

[ ♥ ] She had her friends to rely on, but she had never been good at expressing herself to others. Besides it was so trivial, she didn't want to burden them with petty problems like not having any vacation time. "There's nothing wrong with that, helping others makes me happy," so in a way she was doing it for herself. She understood what he was implying of course.

This was just great. Neku wasn’t sure how he’d ended up here, but it didn’t matter. He was completely lost. These streets, the buildings too…nothing seemed familiar at all. ‘Guess I’m not in Shibuya anymore.’ he thought to himself as he made his way towards one of the buildings. As much as he hated asking for help, maybe just this once wouldn’t hurt, especially if it meant figuring out where he was.

[ ♥ ] It was surprising that the boy didn't know where he was. All across the Planet most knew of Midgar, or the newly renamed city of Edge. How could they not? The most technologically advanced city ever created, you'd have to be living in a cave to find it's name unfamiliar. She supposed there were all kinds of people and possibly some of them just chose to ignore the ever changing world they lived in. Kept themselves away from the technology and mako, they were probably better off.

[ ♥ ] She had responsibilities, people to look after and things to do. She had to make up for past mistakes. "It's not always about what I want, people rely on me, I can't let them down" who was going to look after Marlene and Denzel if she wasn't around?

"It doesn’t count if it’s related to your job, jeez" yup she was a certified workaholic. "When was the last time you went somewhere that wasn’t involved with work?" Expecting her to say never. She came across as the type that was too generous, meaning she did little for herself.

[ ♥ ] "Well I–" halting her sentence as she tried to bring up any recent memories of taking a break or going somewhere just for fun.

[ ♥ ] "No not often, but I don't mind much, the job gets me outside the city on occasion so it's fine really." But a vacation away with her friends wouldn't be shunned if the opportunity arose. 

"Maybe you should be, might get more people to work for you that way. An angle—?"

[ ♥ ] "I'm a barmaid not a salesman. Any way I'm still not convinced, you probably have an angle on this."

He had originally just offered for the sake of sounding polite, not that he wasn’t generally well mannered, he wasn’t that bad. Even if his relatives didn’t always agree with his life choices they taught him to not be a complete jerk to everyone and anyone. Besides it was apparent she wasn’t with them, so he had no reason to be hostile towards her, plus she did have a point. "Guess you have a point," pretending to think about her proposal, not necessarily realising that she could end up getting hurt in his presence, considering he was somewhat of a wanted man. "Wouldn’t want us both getting lost now would we?" Unable to prevent the following toothy grin.

[ ♥ ] She was delighted to see he was agreeable, she hadn't been fond of wandering about without direction. His smile was infectious as she found her own widening, there was something quite goofy about his but she could tell he was quite the smirker. "No we wouldn't," she acknowledged "how about you lead the way? It seems you're a little more familiar with this place than I am."