Into You
Chapter 1 - Fallen Angel
It started out as a blazing light throughout the night sky, effortlessly piercing through any clouds in its way. But it would soon become the one thing that would change the course of two asparagi.
One of the asparagi was a young woman who was white as snow with eyes as blue as a clear sky, carried a one-strap backpack over her shoulder, and she was clad in a tawny trench coat. But both her coat and her white skin were covered in crimson blotches after being mercilessly attacked by a group of muggers, and she huffed as she sprinted to get away from her relentless chasers.
She was just out of reach of a huge city, but she couldn't find any people or buildings close enough to be of any help. She was wounded, defenseless, and all alone.
In her dazed sprint, she failed to notice the rock she was approaching and tripped, skidding down a hill and into a ditch filled with twisted roots of old trees. She looked up helplessly as her attackers could be seen atop the hill, glaring and grinning down at her, knowing there was nothing to prevent them from finishing her off.
But just before they could begin climbing down, a loud boom rang throughout the sky, followed by a bright red flash that engulfed the muggers and the asparagus in the blink of in eye. An explosion followed soon after, launching everyone countless feet into the air and scrambling them; she had no idea if the others survived, not that she cared. She was still alive, albeit barely, and that's what mattered.
The vision in her left eye was impaired after slamming face-first into a tree trunk upon landing, and her eye soon swelled into a black mound. She tried to pick herself up, only managing to rise a few inches before shakily collapsing.
"You seem ta be in a bit of a pickle." A tiny voice thick with a Brooklyn accent startled the white asparagus, as her eyes flicked around to find the source of the voice, fearing one of the muggers was still alive.
But to her surprise, a tiny creature no more than three inches tall, red with dark red spots, and round like a grape fruit, hopped in front of her face while wearing a smug grin.
"W-Who are you?" she asked meekly.
"A friend. And the one that saved yer life just now, so show some respect," the red orb replied boastfully.
The asparagus' eyes widened in realization, "You caused that huge explosion?"
"Yup. Bit of a rough landin', I know. Name's Red, by the way. What's yours?"
"What's it to you?"
"I'm just curious. And don't even think about givin' me some made-up-on-the-spot name." The red ball paused to bare his yellow teeth threateningly. "I can tell when you're lyin'."
The asparagus didn't believe a word he said, "It's Tory."
In the blink of an eye, Red grew a few inches in height and diameter, and his teeth grew into small fangs.
"I tried ta warn ya," Red chuckled darkly, "Wanna try again, Tory?"
The asparagus' eyes widened in shock, as she was unable to shake the undeniable truth: She can't lie to this thing. She tried to squint and see if she was hallucinating or not, but her left eye still stung and she grunted in pain.
But before she could tell Red her real name, a bright light flailed through the darkness with a voice following it, "Hello?! Is anyone out there who needs help?!"
"Ooh, here we go," Red cooed in excitement before grabbing a rock and bashing it against the asparagus' skull, knocking her out instantly, "You'll thank me for this later."
The superhero cucumber that was undercover as the city's most eligible bachelor was wandering the halls of his mansion when he noticed he was all alone for once; the usual sound of tinkering a British muttering couldn't heard, which worried him quite him easily.
"Alfred, where are you?! I'm hungry, and these instructions for this frozen are really confusing!" Larry called out while bringing the box up to his face, squinting and trying to read the tiny instructions better, but to no avail.
Larry ventured throughout the spacious building until he eventually came down to the bottom floor, where he swore he heard clattering coming from the garage. Following it, he was both surprised and relieved when he entered the cold concrete room, for not only had Alfred finally appeared, but he wasn't alone.
"Where've you been? I've been looking everywhere for you," Larry quickly pointed out and approached his butler, who was dismounting his scooter and lifting a limp mass into his arms.
"The atmosphere scanners were going absolutely bonkers again, and I got a reading telling me where the crash site would be. I went to investigate to see if we were encountering another Lie, but then I found her," Alfred softly explained, as to not wake the unconscious white asparagus in his grasp.
Larry followed Alfred as he exited the garage and went into the nearest rec room, where he set her down gently on a small couch and removed her backpack to set it on the floor.
"I need to fetch some medical supplies. Will you watch her for a moment?" Alfred questioned while standing in the doorway for his employer's response.
"Sure," Larry simply answered, to which Alfred quickly went off in search of a first aid kit. As Larry waited for his butler to return, he sat in a chair across from the couch, and just stared in silence and wonder at the sleeping albino woman.
But within moments, she miraculously began to stir, groaning as she blinked her pale blue eyes open. She ignored Larry's friendly smile, as she scanned her surroundings and instantly noticed that her bag was missing.
"Where is it?!" she hissed and shot up into a sitting position, grunting when her chest churned in great pain.
"Where's what?" Larry asked with a quirked brow, seemingly oblivious to the violent nature of this strange woman.
"M-My bag, you idiot…I n-need it…now," she growled and closed her sore eye to prevent anymore pain via movement. Before Larry could reply, Alfred finally returned with medical equipment, but gasped when he saw that his patient was awake.
"Your ribs are broken, you can't be moving about just yet!" he exclaimed with worry while hurriedly approaching with a first aid kit.
But as soon as he got too close, she violently pushed him away and scowled at him, "Who are you to tell me what to do?"
"I'm just trying to help, Ma'am. If you don't, your shattered ribcage and eye may not heal properly. And better yet, I'm giving you free medical attention, so what better way to show your gratitude than to at least let me tend to your wounds?" the British butler explained firmly.
The female pondered Alfred's offer with a disapproving grumble, "Fine—but I don't trust him."
Alfred followed the woman's gaze towards Larry, who was just as confused as he was.
"You mean, Master Larry? He wouldn't hurt a fly," Alfred chuckled reassuringly.
"Aww thanks, Alfred," Larry added with a blush.
"He's not the doctor here, so I don't owe him anything. If you wanna help me, then get him out of here."
Alfred remained quiet for a moment, staring into the albino's eyes to determine if she was serious or not. Sure enough, he saw nothing but malicious intent if things didn't go her way.
"Master Larry, would you mind giving us a moment, please?" he kindly demanded.
"If you say so," Larry muttered under his breath before reluctantly leaving the two asparagi alone. Once he was gone, a tense awkward silence befell them, as they both refused to look each other in the eye again.
Alfred eventually opened the first aid kit and grabbed out an ice pack, "I'm going to take care of your eye first. Hold still, this may sting a little."
She hissed the mere second the ice pack was pressed against her left eye, but Alfred kept a firm gaze on it to look for any blood; luckily, he couldn't find any.
"What happened to you anyway?" Alfred spoke, breaking the awkward silence once more.
"I was hit by a stupid meteor," the female asparagus grunted in response.
"And yet, you're still alive?" he asked in disbelief.
"Not directly, bird brain! I just got caught in the shockwave a little."
"Interesting—if you don't my asking, what is your name?"
"It T-." She was just about to lie about her identity again, when she noticed slight movement across the room; leaning up against the wall was her backpack, and the strange red being she met earlier was poking out of it. He grinned evilly and shook his head while mouthing, "Don't lie."
Alfred once again followed her gaze, but Red darted back into hiding before he could be spotted.
"What is it?" Alfred urged.
"I-It's…Angel." Much to her relief, Red hadn't grown in size the last time she told someone her name. Maybe she could get away with letting a few secrets slip.
"Given your current condition, I would like you to stay here until you're fully recovered and can function on your own again. I hope that won't be a problem, Angel."
As Alfred finally removed the cold compression from her eye to grab a roll of thick bandages, Angel couldn't help but feel the slightest twinge of content from his kindness; he didn't need to say anything either, for the look in his eyes said, "I'll be as gentle as I can, but this will hurt a lot."
Angel took a deep breath in a straightened her back, to which Alfred hastily yet carefully began wrapping the bandages all around her torso. Once more, she couldn't hold back the huffs and puffs of agony she felt when unpleasant pressure was applied to her ribcage.
"Ya know, you're makin' it easier for me to wanna kill you," Angel informed jokingly.
"That's funny. I don't take you for a murderer. If you don't mind my harmless flirting either, you're too beautiful for that type of career," Alfred complimented with a smirk.
Angel scoffed, "Save it for Mrs. Right, Romeo."
The entire time, Red silently watched from Angel's bag as she and Alfred sent flirtatious banters. Being so confident with himself, he grinned and thought, These two are gonna crumble faster than London Bridge.
C'mon, I can't be the only who loves Archibald/Alfred unconditionally, right? He deserves so much love:3
Also, this is inspired by Ariana Grande's "Into You," so be sure to check out her music.
Until the next chapter, I'm TRikiD, bye-bye!