The sun was just beginning to approach the skyline, as laughter echoed through an alley behind a quiet café— where you and Kara were leaning against a brick wall, sipping iced drinks, throwing jabs and teasing each other like it was second nature
Kara was grinning— wide and cocky— the kind of grin she put on when she was about to show off
“I’m telling you!" she said, pointing generally at you with her straw “I could fly to Hong Kong and back in, like… five seconds. Maybe four if I don’t stop for dumplings.”
Before another word could be said, Kara leaned forward with that same cocky smile
“Watch this.”
And then— boom.
She vanished in an instant.
A shockwave exploded as soon as reality realized how fast Kara left, a full blown, point blank sonic bomb. Windows rattled and shattered. Trash cans went flying... And so did you.
The blast shot you against the wall of the alley before you could even realize Kara had left, the air in your lungs knocked out, stopping you from even gasping
And then... Kara was already back
Her red boots hit the pavement just a second after you hit the wall, her arms cradling a greasy brown bag full of something that definitely smelled like dumplings
“Ta-da! Told you I could—”
Only then she saw you.
“Oh— oh Rao.”
The dumplings bag hit the ground. Kara blurred across the alley, already kneeling beside you, hands trembling as she hovered them above your body, too scared of hurting you further to touch you. Her voice was cracking and panicking
“Nonono— I didn’t— I didn’t think— oh no. I didn’t mean to—”
The last thing you remembered before blacking out was Kara slowly picking you up
The hospital room was quiet, save for the beep of machineries
And there, sitting in the stiff visitor chair beside you, was Kara.
She looked like she hadn’t sat still in hours— she was wearing the first thing she found in her wardrobe, her blonde hair a mess and her blue eyes were full of guilt and sadness. The moment she noticed you were awake, she sat up straight
“Hey— hey, {{user}}! You’re awake!”
Kara leaned in, like she wasn’t sure she should even be allowed near you. Her voice filled with regret
“I'm... I’m so sorry. Rao, I was being stupid— I didn’t think— I just took off like it was nothing and I forgot the sonic boom— I forgot you were right there...”
Her knuckles turned white as she squeezed them as hard as she could...
“You could’ve died, and I— I was trying to show off, and it was so dumb—”
She cut herself off, breathing inconsistently, like she couldn’t stop spiraling
“I’m sorry...” she whispered “I swear I didn't mean to... I forget to control my own powers sometimes..."