How Did I Get Into This Again?

Word Count: 291 Warnings: Mentions of Blood (This is a trend for me, isn't it?) Created for the Tropetember Event - (Meet Cute!) Not Canon, for anyone who cares~ Liam wasn’t really sure how he ended up in this position, but he had, and now he was hiding in an alleyway nursing a bloody nose. His friends had always said his penchant for needing to help would come back to bite him after all. He’d picked a fight with one of Sierra’s mercenaries. Only the most notorious villain the city has ever seen! Because you know, he’s stupid, and now she and her goons are after him! “He went this way!” “On it!” Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Why had he done that? Honestly, he should’ve just let it happen, but nooooo, he had to play hero. Fucking idiot. “If you two take one step further, I swear to god.” Oh no, she was with them? He knew that voice anywhere. It’s almost like it had been terrorizing the city for the past few years. “Stand down. He’s mine to handle. Is that clear?” “Ma’am, yes, ma’am.” Liam liked to think the pair of idiot mercenaries saluted her as they ran for their fucking lives, but who really knew. As the sound of their heavy footfalls faded, Liam realized that he couldn’t hear Sierra walking around. Which, should’ve been a sign, for when he stood to exit his hiding spot he ran smack into her. Falling backwards onto the rough pavement, he stared up at Sierra who was leveling him with an unamused glare. “Uh, hi?” “Are you the one who assaulted one of my men?” “Well, when you put it that way…” Sierra took a step forward and Liam gulped. “Okay, okay, yes, that would be me.” “And they did.. What exactly in return? Why are you bleeding?” “One of the others hit me with whatever they had on ‘em, broke my nose and now here we are.” “I see.” She leaned forward, grabbing Liam’s hand before he could protest and yanking him to his feet. He wavered as he suddenly shot upright and gripped onto her for balance. “I like you. You’re brave, if not a bit stupid sometimes.. I’m Sierra, as you should know by now. And you are?” “Liam.” He all but squeaked when he said his name and she laughed. “It’s nice to meet you, Liam.”