Chapter 7
The Calm before the Storm
Levi smiled as he knocked on the room that he and Alison were sharing.
"Hey, can I come in?" He asked.
"Yeah, come on in." Alison said. She was sitting at the desk looking at maps and was plotting their next move.
"So, Alison, I was wondering if you wanted to go out for a little bit tonight. You know, like a walk around the city or something? It'll be good to get out of the house a little bit." Levi said sitting on the bed.
"There's so much to do though. Planning our next move and figuring out where we can find you a water and fire bending teacher." Alison said turning in her chair to face him.
"You've been planning enough, c'mon one night on the town won't slow things down too much, you've earned a nice break don't you think?" Levi said smiling at her and giving her puppy dog eyes. Alison rolled her eyes and chuckled a little as she finally nodded.
"Okay, I guess one night wouldn't hurt." She said standing up to put her maps and plans away. Levi grinned.
"Great come out when you're ready to go." He said stepping out of the room to let her get ready.
"Ross, thanks for the advice. It worked." Levi said
"No problem, you two need a good night off. Too much work is bad for you." Ross said as Alison came out in her regular costume.
"Ready to go?" Alison asked as Levi nodded.
"Yeah let's go." He said as they went out the door.
"He's really starting to take Her out of her shell." Ross commented watching them leave into the city.
That Night, Levi and Alison toured the City, stopping to eat at a small family restaurant.
"So what was life like for you back when you were home?" Alison asked as they were waiting for their food to come.
"Oh you know, train hard and long. But there was time for fun. I had a few friends." Levi said as Alison nodded looking down.
"Sounds like fun." She said simply and then went back to sipping her water
"So anything you want to tell me about your past?" Levi asked. Alison remained quiet for a moment before looking up at Levi.
"Oh, boring and kind of lonely. I had my parents, but that was it for the most part." She said mentally kicking herself for saying all that. It wasn't like her to open up to people.
"Sounds Kind of bad. Did you have strict parents?" Levi asked.
"Well, my dad was, but it made me a stronger warrior ya know? He really pushed me to train hard." She said. Levi could tell she was holding back details of some sort, but he didn't push further.
"Ya know Alison, I'm here for you if you ever want to talk about it. It's bad to keep all that negative energy in you." Levi said as Alison nodded smiling at him.
"Thanks Levi, you're a great friend." Alison said smiling as the waiter brought their food.
"Oh it looks great doesn't it?" Alison said digging into the meal.
"Yeah it does." Levi said looking at Alison for a moment before eating as well.
Once out of the restaurant, Levi and Alison spent the night strolling around the city and throwing jokes back and forth, and having a burping contest. Until...
"So, tonight's been fun huh?" Levi asked as they were walking by the wall of the city. It had been a few hours and they were just walking and talking.
"Yeah, I'm glad I came. I don't usually take too much time to have fun." Alison replied smiling a little.
"You should really smile more often, you have a nice smile." Levi said making Alison giggle.
"Thanks, I'll remember that."
"So, Can I ask you a question?" Levi asked stopping.
"What do you want to ask?" She said
"Can I see what's behind mask number one?" Levi said like a game show contestant. Alison chuckled and reached for her mask. It was dark and they were alone.
"I guess so." She said, just as she was about to take it off, the ground started to rumble.
"Something's going on." Alison said looking around.
"Yeah and its coming from the other side of the wall." Levi said looking.
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