Lost and Found [Olivia]

[William Talbot]

He had heard the alarms at almost the same time he felt the flames and smelled the smoke, so of course, being up high on the roof tops of the near by buildings, Blaze was able to get to the apartment complex with ease, and once there, he sniffed out the apartment that was aflame.

Luckily it was a rare empty economy loft, the refrigerator, almost as old as the complex itself, the shorted out power-cord at last overheating and catching the old newspaper that had fallen behind it on fire, that plus all the dust and crumbling drywall, and in minuets, the fire was spreading...


As the alarms sounded and the old sprinkler system started to shudder and moan, trickles of water started to spurt out randomly in the affected apartment, and while the complex on a whole was fairly nice, the apartment in question was in one of the oldest parts of the main building.


"This way! Stay calm, I'll take care of it shortly! That's right, I'm here to help, no I don't bite, this way, follow the red lights!" Blaze worked his way through the crowd of people that lined the halls and filled the stairs, his large furry form striking only a few as odd, since this was after all Jump City, and one of the local born heroes was a green shape shifter named Beast Boy.

Soon Will was knocking on doors and calling out to make sure everyone was heading for the exits, before he got the the door of the apartment that was now burning, and starting to spread, his eyes glowing as he placed his hands on the warm door, the flames that licked up the kitchen wall, slowly turning blue, and then fading out until only smoke wisped about the empty and now scorched home...

Turning Blaze saw a young woman about his age walking away from him, a small baby over her shoulder, whimpering and tearing up at all the noise, but that's not what struck him about the sight. It was the barest glance he had gotten of the young girls profile, something hidden back among the pain of his past, was a name and face that went with that profile, a person that was important to him, a person that might hold a key to the last few memories of his past life.

It was for this reason he gave one last look down the hall behind him before he rushed forward to catch up with the girl, his hand reaching for her empty shoulder before his voice managed to crack out a call; "Excuse me... Miss? Are you okay?" he managed...

[Olivia Levine]

Normal Saturdays… Did this town believe in them? Last week a bank robbery, this week a fire… It really wasn’t contusive to the low maintenance lifestyle Olivia was begging to live. What was wrong with one lazy, knock around day once in a while? Apparently this city wasn’t up for that, which made her want to get out. All this over one free Saturday… To admit it, the day was going good, a semi lazy morning, spent cleaning while little Ruby sat and played on the freshly vacuumed area rug. But, in true Jump, California fashion, things got crazy, fast.

Through the fire and the flames, came an angel, and a half. Covering an infant’s nose and mouth with a scarf, not worried about her own exposure to the thick, grey smoke that plagued the apartment. She was one of the last people out of the old building which was quickly becoming engulfed. Ruby, the small child cried and tried to hide in her young mothers arms from all the noise, lights, and everything else. Olivia had to admit, she even was feeling a little nervous about this whole deal. The tons of questions that passed her mind started to make her more nervous… What if the apartment was completely ruined? She’d be homeless. Oh Crap… she knew it would just happen that way. She’d be homeless, and it would make it harder to bring up Ruby. The teen pushed her hand though her hair, letting her scarf fall back down to its resting place around her neck.

Olivia was then stopped by the hero of the day, but didn’t realize who he really was, until she saw his eyes. Her eyes locked with his, searching for some reason to this, Some Rhyme, some form of explanation to this. “Will” she whispered. Her face going blank for a moment, just searching his, making sure she wasn’t hallucinating. Ruby watched this, learning about relationships. Hope shined like Christmas lights in her eyes as she held on to Olivia and her small half puppy, half blanket as she eyed this dude up.

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Blaze blinked at her, his large fuzzy face showing much more emotion than one might think, the shock and recognition clear, his eyes shimmering for a moment before a name danced across his fuzzy lips in a whisper; "Olivia..." and then like a bucket of water crashing down on him, another face suddenly popped into his memories, pieces that seemed to be out of place suddenly fit. It made his head spin, and his gut clench with butterfly's, who's wings where razor tipped, his nose burning with blood for a heartbeat as a small voice in his head whispered: "This is real..."

He looked at her, his mouth slowly opening and closing, as he took in the sight of her, her icy blue eyes, her long golden hair, her faint freckles and her slender willowy frame, the long purple scarf she wore falling about her shoulders and over a tiny little angel that was the spitting image of the older and fully mature street angel that stood before him, her eyes deep and knowing, as if she had just read the inner most depths of his soul with a glance...


Will morphed back into his human form, a few pops and some other small noises punctuating the transformation, his suit shrinking to fit his strong athletic frame as he stood in the hall, near a staircase looking at the only living link between himself and his past, his breath coming in tiny gasps as he neared her a single step and looked back into her eyes; "Oh my god... I thought you where dead..."

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia blinked once, hearing her own name. For this time, it was not in anger, or frustration, but in a light form of shock, and maybe some surprise. It was barely above a whisper, but she was close enough to him that she heard his words. It forced Olivia to think of her past, how she had almost gotten a way out of the life nick provided for her. The life that was more like a prison, only allowed to go to certain places, No hanging out with the kids her own age. He had given her reasons why she couldn’t be a normal teenager, but, somehow, they were never good enough for Olivia.

The teen broke the eye contact for only a moment to look down at her converse. She gave a small, inward ‘ha’ and a small, slightly broken smile. Her converse matched Ruby’s little converse. It made her smile, and feel a little better. She looked back up to Will, just kind of shocked about how he was there, in front of her. He was the closest she ever came to having a best friend, and to have that taken away, was… well it hurt, more than ripping off a band-aid, but something more along the lines of letting a elephant put all of his weight on your midsection. It would crush you, and you’d most likely dislike all Elephants because of that one time.

Will, Olivia’s own personal Elephant, had spoken again, this time, his words were, kinda… wait… what?!
“Oh, thanks for thinking highly of me” she shrugged, as Ruby began to babble and add in her own two cents.

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will blinked as he felt his stomach churn a bit, his mind piecing the new fragments into the big picture as he gave a small sheepish smile and then laughed softly; "Huh? Oh god no! I mean, he told me... I mean after Destiny and my parents... he looked at her and then stepped closer still, and lightly reached a hand out to her, gently touching her shoulder, feeling her to see if she was real; he could feel warmth, hear a heart beat, smell her breath, and feel her emotions as they stirred beneath the surface of her icy blue eyes.

She was as real as real could be...

Blaze looked at Olivia and then over his shoulder before he spoke to her plainly; "This whole building will be shut down until they determine both if it's safe, and what caused that fire... Let me help you grab a few things really fast before they put the tape up..." he looked at her for another few moments then moved back a step and smiled softly at her; "You have no clue what it means to see you again Livvi..." he said softly.

He looked to the whimpering baby in her arms and smiled softly; she was like a tiny cherub looking scared and tiny there, and for a moment, he was almost overcome with the need to just hug them and carry them off to a safe place, but... The only safe place he could think of was Titans Tower, and he wasn't sure if Robin would like that much, due to security and such.

This was like a far off dream exploding into reality and Will wasn't sure how to deal with it gracefully... But then, Olivia knew that Will wasn't always the most eloquent person in the world...

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia blinked a couple of times following him to the door of the building. “I was told that two adults and a teenager died, I thought it as you” she said, stopping right before the middle of the lobby. It was empty, and in as much disarray as you could imagine. It was normally filled with one or two people, and the small furniture was placed meticulously around the room. But, the furniture was all over the area, and not neatly either, a couch was upside down and the table on its side were some of the main factors that Olivia caught. She felt people’s eyes burning into her back, and it put her in an awkward place. “Are you one hundred precent positive that its safe?” she asked, looking behind her, then to him as he was almost half way up the stairs already.

Olivia started following him anyway. She figured it was best to grab what she needed, because she had Ruby, and all the ‘accessories’ that came with her. The blond instantly showed Will which one was her apartment, the building looked fine. Olivia stuck Ruby down on the rug, and started to pack, moving just about as fast as the flash. First pulling out the suitcases (2 of equal size, one pink, one purple.) , then going to the kitchen, pulling out Ruby’s food, formulas, bottles, bowls, snacks and utensils, packing them efficiently, then putting them into the pocket of the pink suit case. She then went to the changing table (which was in the corner of the living room, disguised to look like a bar), took an entire package of diapers and wipes out, and packed them in the suitcase as well. Grabbed some toys from a bin in front of ruby, then went into Ruby’s room, grabbing almost every onesie, a lot of pajamas and many outfits, as well as blankets and sheets for the pack ‘n’ play. She managed to get everything in there, and pulled out the pack ‘n’ play, placing it by the door, with the stroller as well. She then went into the bathroom, packed up her toiletries, that were needed, as well as some medicines that might or might not be needed, she then zoomed around to her room, packing many clothes, pajamas, underwear, the laptop, and anything slightly expensive that could be sold. She then locked up everything else that she couldn’t bring.

After filling hers with what she needed, she packed more of Ruby’s things, and then looked to Will. “sadly, that’s the minimal of what I need” she commented, running her hands through her hair as she picked Ruby back up. “Those are the bare necessities with a nine month old” she gave Ruby a kiss on the cheek, and then went to see how she could manage to get all this stuff to where they were going. “Where am I supposed to go?” she asked, placing Ruby’s coat on her, then pulling on her own coat, and grabbing her pocketbook.

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will nodded solemnly then whispered out; "It... It was Des... She was the dead teen..." a small shiver of sorrow rippling out along his nerves for a moment before he looked back up the stairs and started walking; "Yeah, I'm sure, I put the fire out myself, we're safe, but don't breathe to heavy around the smoke." he warned as he let her take the lead and show him her apartment...



Once all her things where packed up, Will held in a giggle then took the three largest things up in his arms and shrugged; "Oh, well I'm not too sure just yet, but I have a friend who might can help... Let's get going now, I can hear the fire trucks coming." he said as he stepped out the door.

Once they had gotten down to the street level, Will wiggled his Com-unit out and called Violet, and asked her to meet him at the big pizza place downtown, since he wasn't sure what to do with finding Olivia a place to stay, so he was hoping Violet would have some ideas.
"Okay, we're going to meet up with my friend, and see about getting you and Ruby a safe place to crash for a little bit."
He walked to the corner and then set a few of the things down before looking to Olivia and tilting his head, a tiny smile on his face; "I'm still kinda in shock over seeing you... What uh, I mean umm, what's been going on with you lately?" he asked softly, as he kept wrapping his mind around everything...

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia nodded, listening to him. “I’ve actually not done much, You know what was going on with my situation… Since then, I got pregnant, and had Ruby, and have been trying to be the best mom ever” she shrugged. She hadn’t done much… Actually, you can say she digressed. Wills mom had always told her she had such a good head on her shoulders, and that with just a small amount of effort, she could finally take control of her life. She had believed her, but that felt like ages ago. Before Ruby… Before her life changed for good. Olivia now had to focus on Ruby exclusively. Ruby’s needs came before her own… And since she had no help, it left very little time for Olivia to work on herself, and get herself the hell out of dodge. She never blamed Ruby for the standstill she was experiencing in her life, the baby didn’t ask to be born to a young, teen mother.

The blond smiled to Will, grabbing the pack n play, and her pocketbook. Will had taken the 2 suitcases, and the stroller, making her able to hold onto Ruby nice and tight as they worked to get out of there. As they hit the door, the firemen filed in, Ruby watching them, an expression of fear evident all over the little girls face. “Hush Bee..” Olivia kissed Ruby’s temple, and nuzzled her. She bounced a little, and then tickled her stomach.

“Yeah, so, it’s been Ruby and I,I still work for Nick, and I graduated early. I want to go to college, and was offered partial scholarships, but I don’t have enough to pay the rest, and I have Ruby… I don’t have time for college…, but enough about me… It seesm you’ve really made something of yourself, give me the details.”

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will nodded and smiled as they walked to the bus stop and then waited, his eyes looking off as he thought about her answer and question.

Taking a long breath, he looked back at her and replied softly; "Well, to be honest, I'm still new at this super hero thing, before that I was... well, kinda on the streets, and on the run, there's a lot that happened since the day my parents and Destiny died... A lot happened on that day, some of it I don't think I want to remember, since so much is repressed, I wandered around the streets here for a good two months or more, not knowing who or what I really was... But then I was given a second chance, and I took it, and now I'm running about in a costume saving people, trying to make up for the trouble I caused..."

He looked away for a moment, then looked back at her and shrugged before he laughed; "There's really not that much to me either I guess, nothing that stands out in my mind anyways, but then look at you, your a mom now, and you have a shot at going to college, and... I don't know, I kinda feel like I'm a made up person, like I was made to do things and not have my own life sometimes, but... I guess that's the missing memories talking more than me, but yeah, I'm kinda just here and now I guess..."

He felt bad for shooting his mouth of like that, but he really was at a disadvantage here, he had whole blocks of memories missing...

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia nodded, just listening to him. Listening was something she was good at, having to do it so often. You were taught in school how to listen, and growing up, you find that listening is a main component to adulthood. The blond gave a supported “mhm” as she waited with him at the bus stop. His words had such a deep meaning. Olivia analyzed every syllable for a deeper meaning. He was just so lonely. That’s what she got for that. The blond knew what he was going through. Though she was always surrounded by people, she often felt lonely, and just on the outside of the circle. That was the worst feeling. The teen spent a surprising amount of time sitting on her couch at night, watching the latest episode of NCIS, or some sappy show like Say Yes to the Dress. It wasn’t the life of a normal teenager. And, in some strange backwards way, Will, was exactly like Olivia, only a different setting.

The blond nodded. “I know how you feel” she put her free hand over his. The bus then came, and Olivia started up on it, paying for both her and will with her metro card. “I really cannot thank you enough” she giggled. He was just so cute…

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will smiled and nodded as they boarded the City bus, then sat near one of the doors; "Oh well, it's nothing really, I feel like I owe you somehow, and don't ask me how but like I said, you really have no clue what it means to see you again, or be able to talk to you... I really means more than I can express." he looked at her and smiled softly, as the bus moved down the street, the soft roar of the engine being the only sound now as he reached over to Ruby and brushed a stray lock of her golden hair back and he smiled at her, her bright blue eyes looking to him inquisitively.

"She's such a sweetheart..." Will softly commented as the bus slowed and stopped at a light some of the riders hopping off at the corner where a coffee shop was, others climbing on to ride to the next point.

He felt that this was fates way of pointing him in the right direction, him running into Olivia, and being able to help her now, but as to why and where this might lead, he hadn't the foggiest idea, and despite the fact that he was living day to day like that, not having much of an idea as to why some things where the way they where, it was something he wasn't used too, and wasn't looking to get used to either...

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia continued to listen. She felt as if she didn’t have much of an input in this conversation. She should just give Blaze the chance to let it out. He continued to talk, letting on some questionable terms. ‘owe me’? she questioned in her head. The conversation switched back to Ruby, she kept flirting by smiling at him and trying to get his attention by calling out, trying to get his name right. “Woah!” Ruby called, rather loudly. Ruby had broken the silence, and this seemed to please the baby girl, who giggled,

“Thanks” Olivia said to Will, “But, you know you don’t owe me anything. I mean, if anything, I owe you, like a lot, you helped me out when no one else could. You knew what was going on, and didn’t just call the police, knowing that It wouldn’t help. “ she shook her head lightly. “I so definitely owe you” Olivia said, cradling Ruby, who rubbed her eyes.

“Woah!” Ruby called, throwing herself up again twords Will.

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will smiled at her and shrugged; "I guess we can cal lit even then... I mean, you're... You're the only tangible link I have to my past, that's worth more than I can ever imagine and then some." he looked back to Ruby and laughed at her as she reached for and called out to him.

"Hey now, don't hurt yourself now Ruby." Will leaned down and gave the tiny girl a kiss on the cheek and let her grip his finger as the bus bumped along slowly.

Looking back up to Olivia, Will felt another small smile slip onto his face as he reasoned quietly to himself about how strong and brave Olivia was, to have done what she had in her situation, raising Ruby herself, rather than giving her up for adoption, or, heaven forbid aborting her before she grew too big, to care for the tiny blond was a brave and bold move, since Will remembered seeing Nick that one time, and he could remember the dark feelings, the anger, lust and greed that seemed to drip from that man like sludge...

Olivia deserved every ounce of help Will could muster on her behalf, and he was going to see that through.

[Olivia Levine]

Olivia looked down to her worn converse. Ruby just cooed. “I feel so weird right now” Olivia admitted. “Kind of a lost feeling, almost like I don’t know where I’m going… you know?” she asked, placing her hand over his. “I’m not sure if I like it or not, because as scary and lonely as this is, it also has this kind of freeing quality.” The blond paused for only a moment to collect her thoughts. She wanted to let him know what was going on. “I haven’t really felt free in a long time.. I’ve been kind of stuck ever since the last time I saw you, and that probably scares me more, being trapped in one spot that wasn’t so safe… but, now, I feel kind of free, not really free like a bird, but free like my chains have a little more slack to them. I’ve felt like a prisoner of this city since birth, and it feels kind of nice to have a little leeway..”

Olivia blinked twice, taking her hand away from Will’s “I’m sorry, that was a massive mind dump there… I’m talking too much, don’t hit me” she gave a little laugh, trying to be comical… That was the best medicine, no? Eitherway. Olivia was glad to have this leeway with William… no matter what, she always will, and always did feel safe around him. Even though this was the first time she’d seen him in years, she was sure she was safe with him, and just listen to him if it meant that she’d be better off…

this city's made us crazy, and we must get out

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[William Talbot]

Will looked up at her and gave her a big smile, his free hand resting on hers lightly; "Aww, you know better than that Liv, its okay..."
He gently pet her hand once before he moved to the seat next to her and shook his head; "I can imagine that, I really can... Feel free to talk all you want, I really don't mind."

And he really didn't, he could remember times when she would come over after school and just talk to his parents, or if they weren't around, him and or Destiny, who did their best to offer advice or just an ear to listen, because no matter what He and Destiny had tried to be the best friends they could be.

Will looked at Olivia and tilted his head slightly and whispered to her softly; "I would never hit you Olivia... But I'd bet Nick's hit you, hasn't he?" it was almost an accusation, but Will could almost feel the slaps and punches himself as he looked into her eyes for a heartbeat, her guarded facade was almost perfect, but like himself, the tell was in the eyes, and hers, as deep, bright and lovely as they where, spoke volumes as to the pain, hurt and fear she lived with everyday...

"You're safe with me Liv, I'm going to do everything I can to help you out, and I'm pretty sure my new friends will too..." he reached back to her free hand and gave a gentle squeeze and smiled at her once more; "I promise."