A/N Set at Titans Tower after defeat of Brotherhood of Evil… and Dr. Light. First attempt at JeriKole stuff, not sure if this is OOC or not.
Sign
Jericho stared out at the crowds of adolescent heroes occupying the Ops room of Titans Tower.
He sat in the corner of the room alone, just quietly observing.
He picked up his old guitar and began strumming, allowing himself to go off into a daydream. The guitar was an extension of himself. It was his outlet do to his inability to express himself through his own voice.
He finally reentered reality as his song finished, only to be scared half to death by a tiny girl with big blue eyes standing in front of him.
"Oh! Sorry to startle you! I was just walking by and heard music. That was really pretty!" chirped the girl, a smile on her face.
Jericho found himself rather enchanted by her smile and returned the favor with a small grin of his own.
"By the way, I'm Kole!" she said, tucking a pink strand of hair behind her ear.
He opened his mouth to speak, before reminding himself that wasn't an option.
She seemed to understand. "I understand American Sign Language," she said, apparently unwilling to give up on a conversation with him.
He smiled again and signed 'Nice to meet you. I'm J-E-R-I-C-H-O'
"Cool to meet you Jericho!" she said cheerfully.
'What made you learn sign language?' signed Jericho, curious as to why she would have use for it.
"Well, when you live underground, you gotta find something to do! I got a few books on it while I was visiting the upper world and took it up for fun!" she explained merrily.
Jericho grinned at Kole's joyful expression. She was so full of energy.
They spent the rest of the day together, talking and signing about everything under the sun (and ground), both happy to have made a new friend.
Little did anyone know, their fast formed friendship was an early sign as to what they would become.