Too late now(OPEN)

[Louis Scott]

Louis was frustrated as he looked at his biology textbook and the work he was supposed to have for tomorrow while he sat in the shade near the water. He had gotten the work a week ago and had expected to finish it much earlier, but a lot of distractions and a large amount of procrastination on his part had led to him scrambling to finish the work on the last day he had.

He had never been good at school work and this was more evident than ever as he couldn't figure out how to answer any of the questions he had been given. Louis finally gave up on the work and decided to look around the shoreline to see if there was anyone he knew out there. He eventually saw someone he recognized from his time at Hammel and walked over to them while he called out, "Hey, long time no see."

[Amber Ignis]

Amber had been sitting out by the lake for about an hour. During the warmer months, she always enjoyed catching a tan and just soaking in the sun. Unfortunately for the young pyro, summer was slowly coming to an end and the cold fall and winter months were upon her. She sat shivering in a leather jacket and a short-sleeved red t-shirt with a pair of ripped jeans. Normally, she would sit with her shoes off, but because of the cold she kept her combat boots on. The plus side to being cold was the ability to create fire anywhere she went. With her body huddled up, she created a small flame between her hands in an attempt to warm her body without setting her clothes on fire.

She was completely unaware of her surroundings until she heard someone approaching her. Louis, maybe? She wasn't sure if she remembered his name, but she definitely knew his face. He was older than her, but he definitely went to Hammel. The more she looked at him, the more she remembered him. He was the boy who liked to play soccer. She had gym class with him. She responded, "Hey! Where have you been, soccer boy?" After she spoke, she decided she was too confident. What if she was wrong and this wasn't the soccer player? Amber nervously waited to find out.

[Louis Scott]

Louis smiled as he reached the girl, Amber was the name that popped in his head, he remembered seeing her in his gym classes. He laughed a little when he heard her call out a nickname for him, he guessed that he deserved that, he did talk about the sport a lot, sometimes too much. “Oh you know, here there, but mostly I've been at college.” Louis said nonchalantly, not really wanting to talk about school that much. He then felt Amber’s nervousness, and decided to ask her about it, even though he knew it could cause some things he didn't want to feel, “Are you feeling okay fire girl?” He added a little bit of a smile as he added his own nickname to the question.

[Amber Ignis]

That must have been why Amber hadn’t seen Louis on campus much anymore. College. The idea felt so far away from Amber and she silently envied Louis for getting out of Hammel. ”I guess you decided to stay in the frozen tundra post Hammel?” She couldn’t understand why anyone would stay here. Then Louis took a leap of faith and asked Amber how she was feeling. She appreciated his cute nickname for her, but she was a bit startled how he was so quick to get inside her head. She didn’t really mind, because she was prone to oversharing her feelings in attempts to build bonds with people – she was just surprised. ”Just a little…cold,” she responded. ”The cold and I don’t gel,” She said holding up the little fire ball she held between her hands in attempt to warm up.

[Louis Scott]

Louis let out a chuckle at Amber’s frozen tundra comment, coming from northwestern city with similar weather he had never been affected by the cold much. “Yeah, staying here was a little better than going home, plus where I come from this is still normal, but I'm guessing you come from somewhere warmer. Maybe a volcano, you’d seem like a perfect fit there.” Louis said as he shrugged his shoulders, adding the last sentence in a bit of a joking tone. Still, the girl’s comments made the Seattle native rub his arms subconsciously, feeling a bit of the cold that Amber felt.

Louis didn't let his smile drop as he felt Amber becoming startled. He guessed that she'd never been told about his powers. “If it's just the cold, you may want to get to an area where you won't get hit by the breeze, and it might let you build the little fireball too.” He said with a glance down at her hands, he was feeling a little skeptical that it was only the cold, but he kept that skepticism from flowing into his tone.

[Amber Ignis]

Amber laughed at the idea of living in a volcano. That actually sounded...really nice. Warmth all day, surrounded by fire. The young pyro allowed herself to get lost in her little fantasy before a cold breeze brought her back to reality. She looked at Louis who smiled at her, but he also sort of appeared to be studying her. The realization made her think about his power - she actually wasn't sure she knew what it was.

The way he continued to speak to her made Amber feel like he was prying a bit. She didn't mind though. Amber would rather talk about something deeper than the weather anyway. "If I'm being honest...the cold is making me think about my family. I miss them a lot." Amber didn't fit in here. She always longed for home.

[Louis Scott]

Louis continued smile as he heard Amber start laughing, letting some of the happiness she felt augment his own at making her laugh. He enjoyed the emotion of happiness for a few minutes longer before he noticed a strange feeling in her, possibly suspicion. Upon sensing the feeling he began to wonder what had caused her to feel like this, and worrying that he had caused it began to ask himself what he had done.

Louis continued to feel Amber’s suspicion as he listened to her talk about missing her family, noticing a growing sadness in her that caused him to begin feeling the emotion as well. He also hadn't seen his family in quite a long time, and he wasn't sure he really wanted to with his sister’s anger at him and his dad being to busy to spend time with them. “Yeah, being away from home is tough, but it's getting close to Thanksgiving so you'll get to see them soon won't you?” Louis said, trying to keep a small smile on his face, but unable to keep it as the sadness began to noticeably flow into his voice.

[Amber Ignis]

Thanksgiving. Amber almost forgot. Louis asked if she would be going home. She wanted to. More than anything, but has decided against it. She lied to her parents telling them that the school would be hosting an alternate Thanksgiving for the foreign students and the less fortunate living in the area. She told them she would be volunteering, but none of it was true. Her parents had sounded sad that she wouldn't be home, but they also said how proud they were that she was giving back.

That hurt her the most. But she was too afraid to go home and face them. "Actually..." She felt tears well up in her eyes as she began to talk. "I'll be spending Thanksgiving here with...myself." She laughed at how pathetic that sounded, but she still felt the tears in her eyes. She looked away from Louis and tried to blink them about. "I'm sorry...this is - probably not stuff you care about."

[Louis Scott]

Louis felt the sorrow flowing out of Amber and into him, increasing the sadness that was in him. When he heard that the pyrokinetic was going to spend her holiday alone, Louis couldn't help but feel sorry for her. He then tried to say something, but his sadness continued to bleed into in voice as he spoke, “Why? I'm sure they'd like to see you. Probably more than my mine would like to see me.” Louis added the last sentence a little louder than he intended as a sad frown graced his face. When he saw Amber look away he felt more sadness come from her and tried to think of a way to respond when he heard her talk about him not caring. “I care. Trust me, it's hard for me not to care about things like this, powers you know.” Louis tried to keep his voice more friendly as he spoke, but the overall sadness that continued radiating from the two meta humans made that task even harder than usual.