set in this universe (http://firequakes.livejournal.com/9763.html).
Qri has noticed that Hwayoung has a habit of sneaking out of the room at night, when they're all supposed to be asleep. She doesn't do it every day, but she does do it repeatedly, a few times every month.
"Where are you going?" Qri asks her.
She says it in a low whisper, but it's loud enough for Hwayoung to hear, and make her stop in her tracks.
"Uh," Hwayoung has no answer. She drops her hand that was already on the door knob, about to turn it.
Qri sits up and stares at her. "You know we're not supposed to go anywhere alone at night. Especially at this hour."
Hwayoung looks down and bites her lip, and Qri sighs, feeling just a little bit sorry for her. Hwayoung is new, and she still hasn't adjusted to their way of life properly; she knows that the younger girl had a sister, but now here she is stuck with a bunch of strangers, and Qri thinks she probably feels mostly lonely, even though she always has a smile on her face ready for anyone who will talk to her. Qri isn't sure she'd be able to do the same if she was in that position.
"You're lucky you're rooming with me," Qri says finally. "If you tell me where you always go, and what you do, I won't tell anyone about these late night get-aways."
Hwayoung's face lights up. "Do you want to come with me, unnie?"
Qri has no idea how or why she even said yes to begin with, but she did, and now she's sneaking out of the apartment quietly with Hwayoung, who is leading her down through the fire escape, instead of using the building's actual staircase, or more sensibly, the elevator.
"Why are we using this rickety escape?" Qri asks, voice still hushed.
"It's better if no one knows we even left the building in the first place," Hwayoung answers.
Qri frowns. "Why don't we just use your camouflage?"
Hwayoung's grip on Qri's hand tightens as she almost slips. "I still don't have that good a grasp on my powers," she answers. "The camouflage wavers if I try to cover for more than myself."
"Oh," Qri looks at her, still very carefully going down step by step. "You're working on that with Boram, right?"
Hwayoung nods, letting go of Qri's hand, steadying herself before she jumps the gap between the last step of the rickety escape and the concrete street.
Qri just stares at her after she does, and Hwayoung looks back at her with a grin. She holds out a hand, and says, "I'll help you, unnie, it's easy. Just jump. This is just one of the reasons why I told you to wear flats."
Qri scrapes her knee when she jumps, and Hwayoung is so very apologetic, but they hustle along anyway.
Hwayoung takes Qri to the high school, the one she attends every single day with Jiyeon. Jiyeon is always saying that they really shouldn't even bother, considering their circumstances, but Hwayoung once told Qri that she doesn't really mind— she likes the feeling of normalcy that school lends.
"The gate is locked," Qri says, pointing out the obvious.
Hwayoung just shrugs as she puts her hands together. "Step on them," she tells Qri. "Use them as a step. We're going to climb over."
She actually laughs out loud when Qri looks at her incredulously.
"Well?" Hwayoung says, even hunching over a little to make things easier for Qri.
Qri just snorts though, and shakes her head at Hwayoung, reaching through the bars to get a hold of the lock. She smiles a little at Hwayoung and gives her a quick wink, just as quickly injecting a tiny blast of energy into the lock and making it go—
"Poof!" Qri whispers straight into Hwayoung's ear.
qri/hwayoung - night out 931w
set in this universe (http://firequakes.livejournal.com/9763.html).
Qri has noticed that Hwayoung has a habit of sneaking out of the room at night, when they're all supposed to be asleep. She doesn't do it every day, but she does do it repeatedly, a few times every month.
"Where are you going?" Qri asks her.
She says it in a low whisper, but it's loud enough for Hwayoung to hear, and make her stop in her tracks.
"Uh," Hwayoung has no answer. She drops her hand that was already on the door knob, about to turn it.
Qri sits up and stares at her. "You know we're not supposed to go anywhere alone at night. Especially at this hour."
Hwayoung looks down and bites her lip, and Qri sighs, feeling just a little bit sorry for her. Hwayoung is new, and she still hasn't adjusted to their way of life properly; she knows that the younger girl had a sister, but now here she is stuck with a bunch of strangers, and Qri thinks she probably feels mostly lonely, even though she always has a smile on her face ready for anyone who will talk to her. Qri isn't sure she'd be able to do the same if she was in that position.
"You're lucky you're rooming with me," Qri says finally. "If you tell me where you always go, and what you do, I won't tell anyone about these late night get-aways."
Hwayoung's face lights up. "Do you want to come with me, unnie?"
Qri has no idea how or why she even said yes to begin with, but she did, and now she's sneaking out of the apartment quietly with Hwayoung, who is leading her down through the fire escape, instead of using the building's actual staircase, or more sensibly, the elevator.
"Why are we using this rickety escape?" Qri asks, voice still hushed.
"It's better if no one knows we even left the building in the first place," Hwayoung answers.
Qri frowns. "Why don't we just use your camouflage?"
Hwayoung's grip on Qri's hand tightens as she almost slips. "I still don't have that good a grasp on my powers," she answers. "The camouflage wavers if I try to cover for more than myself."
"Oh," Qri looks at her, still very carefully going down step by step. "You're working on that with Boram, right?"
Hwayoung nods, letting go of Qri's hand, steadying herself before she jumps the gap between the last step of the rickety escape and the concrete street.
Qri just stares at her after she does, and Hwayoung looks back at her with a grin. She holds out a hand, and says, "I'll help you, unnie, it's easy. Just jump. This is just one of the reasons why I told you to wear flats."
Qri scrapes her knee when she jumps, and Hwayoung is so very apologetic, but they hustle along anyway.
Hwayoung takes Qri to the high school, the one she attends every single day with Jiyeon. Jiyeon is always saying that they really shouldn't even bother, considering their circumstances, but Hwayoung once told Qri that she doesn't really mind— she likes the feeling of normalcy that school lends.
"The gate is locked," Qri says, pointing out the obvious.
Hwayoung just shrugs as she puts her hands together. "Step on them," she tells Qri. "Use them as a step. We're going to climb over."
She actually laughs out loud when Qri looks at her incredulously.
"Well?" Hwayoung says, even hunching over a little to make things easier for Qri.
Qri just snorts though, and shakes her head at Hwayoung, reaching through the bars to get a hold of the lock. She smiles a little at Hwayoung and gives her a quick wink, just as quickly injecting a tiny blast of energy into the lock and making it go—
"Poof!" Qri whispers straight into Hwayoung's ear.
"Oh. Right," Hwayoung giggles. "You can do that."