Under the Neon Lights (Luna) (PG)

"Never a dull moment in Times Square..." Cameron murmured to herself as she walked past two women in the middle of a cat-fight after being escorted from one of the many clubs in the area. It was late afternoon, and Cameron was enjoying just window shopping and getting in some walking. She was wearing her typical jeans and white tank top, with a grey over sweater and sneakers. She was much more comfortable being out in the open now that she had a safe place to return home to. 


After crossing the street, she stopped outside an old time candy shop. Cameron peered in the window and smiled at all the sweet threats that filled the display...

Last edited by Cameron Andrews on Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:35 pm; edited 1 time in total

Luna struts into time square with a bright smile on her face. This only happens when she thinks of Achilles. Her hand goes to her cresant moon necklace and she puts it back down again. She looks at her reflection in candy shop window, seeing her pale legs stand out as she wears the usual black shorts. She's also wearing a guns n roses crop top that showed her pierced belly button. She streches her arms in the air causing a tattoo on her ribs to show. It said 'I'm learning to be brave from my beautiful mistakes.' She puts her hands on her hip and tilts head, peering into the shop. She sniffs the air and frowns, smelling something familiar. Her eyes shift to a molten gold and she puts on retro black glasses. She looks to see hee suspicions confirmed. "Hiya Angel, how's it going?" She asks and gives a cheeky grin at the nickname. She hears a beep coming from her black military boots and she goes on one knee, pulling out a phone. She stands up again, presses a few buttons, she then hears her phone ring and she frowns. "Excuse me for one moment. Business calls I guess." She leans against the shop doorway and answers the phone. "Hello...yes I am Moon...I told you to take it to the docks...busy my ass. I have surveillance on you. I know what you do...yes spying but I need the equipment...listen here Alexander basinki. I need the equipment so you best get it to the docks soon or you will be the first person to see my face but you won't live to tell the tale. Ya here me!? ..that's better. Now quit your pleading. You got work to do." She says into the phone and roughly turns it off, shoving it in her leather jacket. "Sorry 'bout that...I need some...things and the help these days aren't that much of a help..." She shrugs and smiles. "Wanna get some sweets?" She asks, looking into the shop again.

Luna watches as Camerons smile brightens and it causes her to grin herself. "Think ya should..." She walks in the shop and waves at the old women, walking quickly pulling the woman in a hug whispering something. She walks back to Cameron. "Things are going...amazing to be honest." She hears her question and pauses slightly. "It ain't really a business...I need my equipment like guns and files, ya get it? So I'm getting people to get them for me...they don't know who I am or what I look like. If they've seen me, they aren't here now. I'm also a fighter and I live in a warehouse where there is a smaller one next to it full of fighting equipment like a boxing ring. I let people fight there and there has been...accidents. With this, I have to hide my powers. Would those be my business?" She asks more to herself than Cameron. "I have a wall of computers, surveillance and it just holds files that I've gotten through disks or memory sticks. I use it to delete myself of CCTV or other files. I'm a secret person but somethings changed. I don't usually tell people this...I've told you and Achilles." She gives her a special smile. Sparkling eyes with a kind smile. Happiness radiated off of her. "I think Blade knows but he can be a secretive person...maybe one day you'd like to see my place." She offers with a friendly smile.

Luna smirks. "I am a very mysterious person I guess...you seem like a nice person and the animals in me make me trust you. They make me want to protect you and all the other people they tell me to trust. They're always right." She wrinkles her nose as she passes the liquorice. "well...when you visit, if you will, you would be the fourth person to visit. Achilles is obviously one...he can come to my place any time he wants." She smiles at the thought of Achilles. "Everything but liquorice. I hate the stuff...thinking of getting some cherry lollipops. What's yours?" She asks looking around the shop, catching the eye of the old woman, smiles shyly and turns away.

Luna smiles. "I'm an animal shifter so all the animals in the world are...in me? They like to try and get out sometimes or they just guide me. They scratch the surface and the only way to stop them is to let them change my eyes." She shrugs. "Its a tricky process but i've gotten used to it. How 'bout after this? I got loads of drinks and it would be nice to chill for a bit eating our sweeties." She winks and grabs the bag, thanking her. She puts loads of chocolates and gummy sweet a in the bag and grabs a separate bag for lollipops. "He's right about a lot of things, Angel. He's a trustworthy person and I pwe him my life." She says, walking to the till. "Hello Ma'am. Could I get these please?" She asks, placing it on the till smiling at the old woman who grins and nods. "Of course child. You did save my grandchilds life and I said call me Amelia. I feel old enough as it is." They both laugh and Luna looks at Cameron. "Just grab any sweets ya want, Angel. I got loads of money and don't ya dare refuse. Tis what friends do." She grins at her and her eyes sparkle happily.

"It used to be painful to shift...but now it's easy...it's a little hesitant but Loika is going to give me lessons. What do you mean just legions? I also can do animal mimicry and animal control...I've not done much in those two...what else do you have?" Luna asks whilst putting money on the counter. The old woman smiled and waved at hand at the front door shutters causing them to close. "Amelia is one of us as well. So is her grandson. She can move objects with her mind..I always forget the powers name...bur her grandson...amazing kid. Around our age. Only person who know his power is Amelia." She explains whilst the woman opens the back door. Luna grabs the sweets and looks behind her. She starts to walk to the back door and turns to Cameron. "Best way to my place is through the back..." She then gets pulled into a giant hug by the woman and she grins, hugging back. "Ill be back, I promise...Also stop putting your grandsons number in my pocket...I ain't going out with him." She says holding the woman by the shoulder. "But dear, why not?" the woman asks and Luna blushes deeply. "I have someone in my life whom I love greatly, grandmama." She smiles at her causing the womans eyes to well up, hugs her again. "Lets go Cameron before she starts giving you the same number....we're going there by car. My baby." She walks out to reveal a 1967 black and silver ford mustang. She throws the sweets in, opens the passenger door and walks to her own, sitting in it and stroking the wheel. "Come in Angel! You know...when I call ya that, I think of someone I used to work with. Her club name was Angel and she was a innocent girl at first...her real name was Samantha..I think?" She shrugs and waits for her to get in the car.

Luna tilts her head listening. "understandable. I was raised to believe angels didn't exist and mutants were just demons so the parents didn't really react well when they found out about me or my cousin. I was six when the 'rents found out. Been on the streets ever since." She shrugs and gasps in amazement when she sees the wings. "Wow...they're beautiful! Amazing Angel! That woman isn't a friend. She was disowned by my family. She's my grandmother. Amazing woman and when she found out I was kicked out, she realized I didn't really want to stay with anyone as I was sick and tired of being left. My cousin was like a brother to me and he always knew about this. I'm still in contact with him but..he doesn't know it's me." She shrugs again and trails her finger across the car. "She's my baby..." She grins and slides into the drives seat. "Ya coming, oh little Angel friend of mine?" She winks and smirks.

"Your Grandmother? Luna, she's wonderful!" Cameron said with a bright smile. When she heard about Luna's past, she nodded in understanding, "My parents kind of did the same thing. These," she pointed at her wings before slipping her sweater back on, "Showed up when I was 13. My parents were alright with them, oddly enough. But then my telekinesis developed a year later. Apparently, that was just too  much for my parents." She adjusted the sweater so her wings were perfectly concealed again, "They sent me to America to live with my Aunt, Uncle, and their son. But, they were no better than my parents. My Aunt told me that if anyone ever found out about me and a freakishness, they would kick me out on the street. I was fortunate that Blade found me when he did and brought me to the institute. That night, I let both of my powers show and would have been out on the streets myself." When Luna asked if she was coming, Cameron smiled brightly and slid into the passenger seat. She looked at Luna, brown eyes shining bright, "Hit it, Luna!" she said ready to take a ride in Luna's beautiful car. Yup, I think Angel might need to be my new nickname...

Luna nods. "She would've taken me on but ya see that abandoned hotel? Well she takes in people off the streets and I didn't want to get in the way." She shrugs and listens. "Seems the 'rents can't handle a lot of things. They couldn't handle my older brother so they gave him to my aunt. Lied to us for years until grandmama told me and I will tell him soon. He was like my brother anyway so it should go well. I've kept an eye of him and got him to work with me. The 'rents are just missing out to be honest. I'm glad blade got ya. He saved me too when I was 13 but that's a different story for a different time." She smiles when she gets in the car and she sets off, grinning as the car purrs and sets off. She presses a few buttons and music blasts out the speakers. "Sorry if it's loud...it stops the animals freaking out." She grins and looks at Cameron for a quick second with lion gold eyes and goes back to the road, drifting around a corner. She looks in the rearview mirror and growls. "Fuck. My old boss. Please do not notice me....come on....shit think he did. We're gonna make a small change to my baby okay." She speeds around a corner causing the car to screech. She drives into a car place. "Yo! Mike! Change my baby quick! Seems the old boss caught me!" A good looking lad head shoots up and he walks over topless, six pack showing. He looks at Luna and smirks. "Babe pay up first and we'll change her to red." She groans and glares at him. "I have a boyfriend. Just fucking do it." He shakes his head and lifts up her chin despite her growl and kisses her, she bites his bottom lip hard and he pulls away hissing. "Fine I'll do it. Boys blood red like my cut lip!" He calls out and they paint it fast, she drives off shaking her head and wiping her mouth. She drives and pulls out next to a warehouse. "We're here...sorry about that. Boss wants me back." She shrugs and kicks open her door. "Welcome to my home." she holds open the door, showing a whole big wall covered in weapons, computers and the other with a bed, sofas, TV and a big kitchen. Wooden crates littered the place as did files. "Sorry for the mess." There was also a corner with paints, paintings and guitars. She throws herself on the bed and smiles, glad to be home.

Luna giggles at her reaction to the place and then shrugs. "Been here since I was 7 so I guess I've just collected things over the years." She turns her head to see her stopping at the crossbows. She smiles. "You're interested in crossbows? Sweet." She hops off the bed and looks through her boxes to pull out a black briefcase. She puts it into a machine like the ones at airports and opens it, revealing a slick black and White one. She holds it out to her and grabs the arrows, holding them out too. "Wanna shoot some targets that I can set up with a few clicks on this keyboard? By the way, that crossbow is rare. Ten in total as it can be so dangerous. The arrows are my own creation. Different arrows to do different things. These ones are just plain arrows." She grins and taps buttons on the keyboard causing targets to appear from the ceiling.

Luna smirks and watches. As she see's her hit the target, her jaw drops. ''Jesus girl, You're good!'' She makes a mental note to give it to her. She turns back to the computer and a man's face pops up. A file of Alexander Baskini, her brother. She clicks some things and in red letters 'Neutral- Mutant' appear. Luna mutters under her breath and she goes to the weapons, putting away her guns. She deletes the file that appeared and sits down on the chair, spinning in it. ''Well come here anytime to shoot some targets. I'll add ya to the database so i don't get loud sirens when the camera's think there is an intruder.'' She spins facing her computer and adds Cameron with a smile. She goes through her drawer and pulls out a key on a chain. She goes into a jewelry box and pulls out a gold feather charm that fell off her charm bracelet. She puts it on the chain and hands it to Cameron. ''Here ya go. Come here anytime, really. It'll be nice to have company once in a while.'' She smiles at her.

Luna hugs back and smiles. ''It's alright. I know where ya mean. I'm on the same floor. Number 7.'' She grins and looks at the computer, hearing her question. ''Born in Texas. Moved to Washington to one of the suburbs there. Kicked out, lived with my grandmama for about a year and then found this place.'' She shrugs and taps a beat on the table, biting her lip thinking of all the memories with her brother.

Luna frowns. ''Some parents are assholes. Parents kicked me out when i was..6. It was my birthday and i came back on my 7th birthday...to find out the guy who i thought was my cousin is really my brother. We're were close like it anyway...and he's a mutant too.'' She shrugs again and smiles. ''Now that i know where your room is, i guess i have a reason to stay over. I usually just come back here.'' She grins at her with her gold eyes sparkling.

Luna smiles. ''Same goes for you.'' She listens about her brother and tilts her head at her. ''My brother...is amazing. He's 21 and he's just awesome. He's proper cheeky but protective when he needs to. He controls the weather and his emotions have always been haywire. So i link the weather to his emotion so i know how he's feeling and what not to do. We're very protective of each other and i missed him a lot. When i got kicked out, i cut all contact. We planned to leave together as kids 'cause we both hated it at home but i just left. I didn't want to leave him...but my mother made me. She said to me 'Do not corrupt him with your devil ways. He's my boy. My perfect boy and i do not want him to be stuck with the devil.' That's when i knew, he was my brother. He was the perfect boy and did everything he could to show he wasn't a mutant. But on my 6th birthday...I snapped. I shifted into a lioness and my parents freaked and kicked me out. Years later, i found him, made him call me moon and i hid behind a mask. I told his ex wife to bugger off 'cause she was cheating on him and had been from the very beginning. The kids he thought were his weren't and i helped him the whole time. He just didn't know it was me.'' She shrugs after telling her new best friend all of this and stared into the corner. ''What is your brother like, Angel?'' She asks.