[hr][h1][i][color=E3DAC9]Anna Aikau[/color], [color=d42626]Meifeng Vuhong[/color][/i][/h1][sub][i]Written in collaboration with [@Mr Allen J][/i][/sub][hr]

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To Meifeng. they just couldn't find the dressing room fast enough... Probably because they didn't know where the hell the dressing room even was, but that was unimportant. Eventually, they found a guest room. After Meifeng got rid of the drunken bastards inside, the two girls ran inside and slammed the door shut. And Meifeng couldn't be anymore relieved. She let out a sigh, and some of her anxiety with it. Finally, she was in a place where no one would see it. She felt a little embarrassed knowing that the first impression on these rich kids she left was a strip tease. [color=red]"Thanks for the assist back there, Anna."[/color] Meifeng thanked her friend. [color=red]"Really... uh, embarrassing that I let this happen."[/color] Ugh, this is why she preferred her usual attire. In her basketball uniform, this would have never happened. She sighed again. her racing heart calming down now. [color=red]"Well, are you going to work your magic on my dress? Because I sure can't...."[/color] After she said this, a wicked grin crept up on her face. [color=red]"... Or are you too [i]jealous?[/i]"[/color] She followed it up with a bout of snickering. Yeah, she was going to keep poking fun at that.

Anna glared, unamused. [color=E3DAC9]"Just shut and strip, you idiot."[/color] She said rolling her eyes. [color=E3DAC9]"Might as well put everything back on properly so your goodies don't come flying out again."[/color] Her tone was flat like a mother tidying after a child. [color=E3DAC9]"I don't know where you got the idea to even start a brawl in a [i]dress[/i] of all things."[/color] A heavy sigh escaped her chest. She ruffled Meifeng's hair like an tough-loving sibling. Anna took a few bobby pins out of her own hair and held them with her lips. [color=E3DAC9]"Alright. Take it off and I'll fix what I can."[/color]

[color=red]"Girl, you thirsty."[/color] Meifeng giggled as she complied with Anna's command to "strip". Well, might as well make this a bit fun (Just to screw with Anna). While Meifeng took off her dress, she didn't stop there. She also took off her underwear and boots. She grinned ear-to-ear as she said,  [color=red]"... Juuuust like you said, I stripped for you. Hope I'm not... [i]distracting[/i] you."[/color] She started laughing loudly. As she let Anna get to work. [color=red]"And, Anna, it wasn't my fault that I got into a fight. It was those bitches... and I showed them.... And I honestly didn't think this would happen. Do I look like the [i]dress wearing[/i] type?"[/color] 

Anna just shook her head. It wasn't anything new. In fact, she should probably should have expected Meifeng to act like a lewd thirteen-year-old boy. It's like her calling card. [color=E3DAC9]"I don't know what to do with you sometimes."[/color] She paused. [color=E3DAC9]" Great at parties, but I can't take you anywhere."[/color] She said mockingly, a smug grin tugging at the edge of her mouth. 
[color=red]"Oh come on, I know you're having fun."[/color] Meifeng retorted. Good thing that she brought herself here, right?

Anna picked up the dress and inspected it for tears. She managed to jury-rig a few seams back in place using a bobby pin to loop the knots, but  they were still loose and ultimately it would need some restitching. Most of the damage of was minor and could be easily overlooked by the intensely inebriated folks outside. She clipped a few folds of fabric together with pins and tugged gently to see, if it would hold. 

Meifeng didn't know what the hell to do herself, honestly, and patiently waited for Anna to finish.  She watched intently, but still had little idea of what Anna was doing. By the time she was finished, it looked like the dress was holding together much better now. Or would. Christ, Lihua's going to kill her the second she finds out. Though, the pain that she felt in her gut was welling up. From the point where she was nailed with that bottle of vodka. She looked down, and saw one hell of a bruise on her gut. Well... all she had to say was ouch Anna was finished, and Meifeng took the dress back in open arms. [color=red]"Thanks, I'm surprised you can even focus when, you know...."[/color] Meifeng chuckled, putting her fingertips to her lips and striking a pose.

Without looking away from her handiwork, she chided [color=E3DAC9]"...and put your underwear back on. You're not doing me any favors just standing around naked."[/color]

Meifeng's impish smile couldn't be anymore antagonizing. [color=red]"Oh, am I bothering you, Anna? Because I was wondering if you wanted to get naked, too. I'd hate to find out [i]no[/i]."[/color] She followed it up with a bout of laughter, as she walked over and grabbed her underwear, and slid it back up her legs, followed by snapping her bra back on. It would have been pretty unfortunate if someone barged in.

Anna turned to Meifeng to give her a scolding, but the patches of yellow and green blossoming under her skin stole her scathing rebuttal. Instead, she winced and turned away. That would turn into a nasty bruise later. [color=E3DAC9]"If you need help just... call for me next time. I hate seeing you get hurt like that."[/color] She trailed off.

Those words really wiped the grin off Meifeng's face. She looked at Anna, with the dress draped off her forearm. She... doesn't need help. She fights her own battles. What she was doing from the start. She put a hand up, and tried to assure Anna, [color=red]"I'll be fine, Anna. I don't break [i]that[/i] easily."[/color]

Meifeng's confidence was second-to-none, but it did little to assuage Anna's fears. She stared long at her dear friend, her expression almost looked hurt. Anna wrapped her arms over meifeng's shoulders and embraced her tightly. [color=E3DAC9]"Next time you could get hurt a lot worse.. You're not invincible."[/color] Her meek voice was trembling. She tried to say [i]"I'm worried about you"[/i], maybe even [i]"Just be a little more careful"[/i], but nothing came, no words. She only held on tighter to fight off the vivid nightmares of her own imagination, of meifeng one day losing to someone stronger, more cruel.

This... this conversation again. Meifeng drew back and stared Anna right into the eyes. Now, she was sounding like her mother. Always telling her to be careful, and to pick her battles. Only difference here was that it was coming from a friend. Meifeng's expression was completely neutral, unchanging, stone cold - despite all the emotions that were stirring up inside of her. [color=red][i]You're right, I can't handle everything, but I can handle what I can. And damn I'll do it well.[/i][/color] She thought to herself. Just like Anna, she didn't know what to say, honestly. Did Anna know that Meifeng's doing this because she can't afford to be weak? She's strong, and wants to help people. She can't do that if everyone's stepping all over her. [color=red]"Anna..."[/color]. Meifeng said, taking a step forward - and she didn't realize it yet, but her power was unconsciously activating. Water from her pocket dimension started dripping down faster and faster until it was coming out like a sink faucet. Meifeng didn't notice it until she heard the dripping against the wooden floor. [color=red]"Huh?"[/color] She said, looking down, and finally paying attention to the liquid sensations that were flowing down her hand. [color=red]"... Oh no."[/color] She said out loud, as she quickly sucked the water back into her pocket dimension and hoped Anna didn't notice.

Something wet rolled across Anna's skin. At first she thought it was sweat, but there was too much of it. And just as quickly as she noticed the feeling, it receded. Startled, she took a step back only to catch the last glimpse of watery beads sinking into Meifeng's skin. Anna blinked. [color=E3DAC9]"What was that?"[/color]

[color=red]"... The acid you took kicking in?"[/color] Meifeng awkwardly, and quietly, laughed as she realized there was no covering this up. Well, unless Anna really did take acid before coming in here.

Something wasn't right. Anna knew a nervous laugh when she heard one. Although, realistically, Meifeng could never lie well enough to fool Anna for long, or at all. [color=E3DAC9]"Acid, nothing! You were drenched and now you're all dry-"[/color] She eyed meifeng up and down. [color=E3DAC9]"What's going on?"[/color]

Quite frankly, Meifeng doesn't know either - because this [i]never[/i] happened before. Anna doesn't seem very convinced, and, honestly, looked like she was on the verge of screaming. Screaming is not nice here. Meifeng quickly closed the distance between them, and put a finger to Anna's lips. Whispering, [color=red]"Hey, hey, quiet!"[/color] She ordered. [color=red]"I... I can tell you, but you have to promise not to freak."[/color] 

Meifeng seemed so serious now, but the glimmer of fear in her eyes spoke differently. Anna thought for a moment about what would be so surprising she might "freak". Then it dawned on her. [color=E3DAC9]"You're a meta..."[/color] She whispered softly, her eyebrows raised in mild shock.

[color=red]"... I'm [i]pregnant,[/i]"[/color] Meifeng sarcastically started off. [color=red]"My water broke."[/color] Technically, she isn't wrong. After a brief roll of her eyes, she managed to answer, [color=red]"Yeah, I am a Metahuman."[/color]

After an awkward delay, Anna snickered. She couldn't hold the giggling back. The joke was just so bad. [color=E3DAC9]"I'm fine. I'm fine."[/color] She insisted even as she erupted in a fit of laughter. It was difficult to maintain her compsure, but eventually she found it again. [color=E3DAC9]"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"[/color] 

[color=red]"Look,"[/color] Meifeng took a step back as she started off. [color=red]"I keep my mouth shut about it  unless it pops up in a conversation. I don't know how people would react."[/color]

Anna let out a content sigh to stave off the gigling. [color=E3DAC9]"They'd react a lot worse, if you told them you were pregnant."[/color] She scoffed, quieter this time. [color=E3DAC9]"If we're being honest, though, I think I'm Metahuman too."[/color]

[color=red]"Good, you probably caught it from me."[/color] Meifeng answered without a moment's hesitation. She took another step back, and put her palm flat out upwards. Water appeared out of thin air, and quickly formed an orb on top of her skin. The size of a baseball. The orb began spinning slowly. [color=red]"I'm a waterbender, basically. I can control water, and all that, and I can also put it into a pocket dimension."[/color] Meifeng nodded her head.

Anna looked genuinely impressed by the display, but her expression quickly turned to one of stoic contemplation and mild disappointment. She sat down on the bed and flopped back, her arms spread out across the mattress. [color=E3DAC9]"It's so cool you can do all that. It really is... I just-"[/color] She struggled to find the words. [color=E3DAC9]"I don't really know [i]what[/i] I am. I didn't even know about it until ten minutes ago. I thought I'd feel something or be more surprised, but I guess it hasn't quite sunk in yet."[/color] 

Meifeng didn't know what to say. Maybe where Meifeng got a badass power, Anna got a lame power. She. didn't know. She slid down on the bed right next to Anna, and looked at her. [color=red]"Well, what do you [i]think[/i] you can do?"[/color]

[color=E3DAC9]"I usually [i]feel[/i] like I can do anything.."[/color] She answered. [color=E3DAC9]"There's not really much thinking invovled. It just happens. Jake lit up like a discoball when I was standing next to him and you turned into a human faucet."[/color] Anna trained her gaze on Meifeng. She was calm and earnest, just searching for answers. [color=E3DAC9]"You're the resident expert. What do you think?"[/color]

[color=red]"Maybe..."[/color] Meifeng put her hand to her chin as she thought about it. [color=red]"Maybe your power has something to do with other people's powers?"[/color] She spitballed. Though, she looked to the door, and put her hands down on the bed. There [i]is[/i] still one hell of a party going on. [color=red]"How about we talk about it tomorrow? There's a party, and the night is young."[/color]

[color=E3DAC9]"Killjoy."[/color] Her sardonic grin made the sarcasm all the more poignant. [color=E3DAC9]"But, sure. We'll talk tomorrow...."[/color]

Meifeng nodded her head... she should put this dress on before heading out. She stood straight up, and placed her arms into the dress sleeves, and zipped it up behind it - and simple as that, she was fully dressed. This little chat with Anna was fun... but she couldn't help thinking she was forgetting something..

Oh well.

She and Anna walked out the door, ready to party![/color]