I've decided. From here on in, I will take suggestions but this will be a Roman and Neo oneshot series. I may do AUs, but I need something to work with so I'll need details. Otherwise it will be fluffy family/friendship type stuff. I got this idea from reading something from another story. Roman was talking about punishing Neo for something she was doing he wasn't fond of and I kinda laughed. I also took some inspiration from Despicable Me.
Darkness and Light, Into the Chaos!
Roman looked around the park. On their way to Vacuo, he and Neo had come across a street fair in one of the smaller towns and the girl had begged her companion to look around. Roman had reluctantly agreed, keeping an eye out for any huntsman or law enforcement.
While he was keeping an eye on the crowd, Neo was star-eyed over the stands. It had been so long since she had gotten to go to a street fair. Not since her mother died. That was also when her father had started...….. Roman must have sensed his friend's gloom because Neo felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You know he can't hurt you anymore, right?" the redhead asked. Neo smiled and nodded, returning her attention to the stalls. She spotted a game stand with a large red tiger plushie in, of all things, a bowler hat. Neo pulled on Roman's sleeve, pointing the tiger out. Roman shook his head and sighed. The pair approached the booth. "How much for the red tiger?"
The man running the booth turned and regarded the pair before smirking. "Well, it's not for sale. BUT, to win it you have to knock down the little airship." he explained, pointing at the small cardboard airship just a little bit away from him. "It's easy."
I feel like I saw this in a movie somewhere. Roman thought, pulling his wallet out. He was confident it wouldn't cost him too much. He never missed his shots and Neo had learned from him after all. Neo grabbed a pistol and took aim as the man started the game.
Roman instantly noticed something wrong. That airship was moving faster than Little Red with her semblance and Neo couldn't predict the movements easily, missing almost every shot. The game buzzed and Neo turned her pleading eyes onto Roman. The redhead paid the man again and the game started. The same issues as last time were present, but this time Neo hit the airship and gasped in delight. The game buzzed, signaling another loss.
"What was that? I saw her hit that!" Roman snapped.
"Well," the man began, his smirk ever-present, "You see how the little airship isn't knocked over? You know what that means? You don't get the tiger." Roman's face was falling into a deeper and deeper frown. "Uh-Oh. Someone has a frown. Better luck next time."
Roman turned to Neo who was on the verge of tears at the thought of not getting her plushie. The crime lord considered his options, then looked at the man. "Alright, my turn." Roman handed the man another lien and took a few steps back. Checking his cane, he signaled for the man to start the game. The airship started moving, and Roman fired a shot from his cane before smashing it with the hooked end.
The game exploded, the airship nowhere to be seen. Roman smirked as he walked back, picked the tiger off the rack, and handed it to Neo. "I believe that means I win?" he asked. The man nodded nervously. "Word of advice, one con-man to another. Don't go doubling your chances like that. Only Neo or I could have hit the ship to begin with so there isn't a need for the spring."
With that, Roman turned and started walking away with his companion and friend by his side, the girl hugging her bowler hat-wearing tiger to her chest and looking to who the tiger reminded her of.
IT"S SO FLUFFY! Well, that's all for now. I'll update this whenever I get the itch or get a decent suggestion, be sure to PM or review an idea you'd like to see. Until next time!