rhythmic sounds of his footfalls, and the person he was pursuing's. He knew people were stopping to watch, and he couldn't really blame them

for it. Even in their city, where there were plenty of supers (good or bad), it wasn't every day you saw them in action right in front of

your eyes. The brunette growled in frustration, pushing more effort into running, tailing the form in front of him. This asshole had escaped

plenty of supers before, and he wasn't going to let the streak continue.

[[Für Meine Liebe <3]]

Antonio looked back over his shoulder at his pursuer, grinning. This hero sure didn't seem to give up. They had been running all over town,

and still, the super (who he didn't really get a good look at) didn't seem to stop. Antonio could go all night if need be. Anything to get

away. He pushed past a few pedestrians in his way, hoping to use them as distractions. But nothing seemed to be shaking the other. Slowly it

dawning on him that he might just have to fight the other off. Ducking into a empty ally he ran into a dead end, expecting it, but wanting

to make the hero feel 'good' about cornering him before he got away safely.

[[Fuck was that bad, sorry...]]

He growled when the pedestrians were pushed. Lovino hated when civilians were involved. But the brunette smirked when the villain turned

into an alley that he knew was a dead end. He instinctually reached for his cuffs, turning fast and bounding down the alley to where the

criminal was trapped. "You're under arrest! Put your hands in front of you and stay where you are!"

He kept back to the other male occupying the ally, but followed his orders for the most part. He lifted his hands into the air, showing that

he had no weapons. At this point in time, the hero had no idea of his powers, and that was where the fun came in. "Fine. You got me...." he

said, although a grin was forming on his lips that the other couldn't see. Turning his head, he looked over his shoulder at the other behind

him, sizing him up slowly. He figured with his size, he could probably easily be taken down. "What are you going to do to me...?" he asked,

turning completely around slowly, not trying to alert the other to his plan. His eyes were staring at the ground under the smaller male;

cracked concrete could still work...

Slowly, he stepped closer to the Spaniard, watching every movement he made. The temperature in the alley rose a degree or two, the leather

of his shorts rubbing together as he walked. "Turn you in... and return the priceless jewelry you stole." He glanced at a small bag at the

other's hip, assuming that was where they were stored. He almost wondered if this man wasn't really a super, just great at what he did.

Shook his head, chuckling a little. "That's what they all say...can't something more...fun happen?" he asked, his lips quirking up into a

grin. With the flick of his wrist, he caused a few vines to sprout from the cracks in the cement just below the others feet, their intention

to wrap around the others legs and render him immobilized.

He reeled in shock, but before he could react much the vines were wrapped tightly around his legs and he couldn't even fall, never mind move

on his own volition. "W-what the--" He writhed, trying to break free, a cold chill permeating the air from his panic. It was with little

affect, however; the vines held fast. Was his foolish mistake going to be the end of him?

He lowered his arms when he noticed the other start to panic. Shivering from the cold air, he started walking closer. "So I take it you have

something to do with this chill, hmmm?" He walked closer, lowering his guard since he figured the little hero couldn't do anything else.

That was probably a mistake. The Italian's arms were still free. Lovino waited until the other was close enough, boiling with rage, before

reaching out in an attempt the grab the other. When he was like this, his touch would scald.

He felt the scalding temperature on his arm and shot back, making sure he couldn't be touched again. "Well...that was a surprise..." He said

trying not to sound ruffled by it. There was a bright red mark on his arm in the shape of a hand that probably wouldn't go away. He looked

back up at the brunette and grinned. "You're different..." He moved around the other, keeping distance between them.

He allowed himself some satisfaction at both the mark and the other's surprise. Burning skin wasn't the easiest, but anger and adrenaline

helped. "And you're a fucking psychopath," Lovino spat, glaring at his captor. If he was going to go down, might as well do it fighting.

"Oh I'm the Psychopath?" He scoffed, making his vines wrap around the others legs a little tighter. He didn't take being called names too

kindly. He kept his distance, but still tried to look down at the other, his eyes seeming to glow in the shade of the ally. "Well, mister

hero..I guess I better live up to my name, hm?" He said with a grin, raising his hand in the air and causing a huge vine to grow behind him.

He couldn't help but cry out softly when the vines bound tighter around his legs, face contorting in pain. "O-obviously…" he managed to hiss

out, biting his lip. He glanced behind him fearfully when the giant vine sprouted up. Sorry, Feli, he thought to himself. And Grandpa.

He watched the fear grow in his eyes, enjoying it all too much. But instead of using the vine the way the other probably thought he was

going to use it, he made it wrap tightly around the others chest, rendering his arms useless. Or as useless as he hoped. This way, he could

move as close to the hero as be wanted. Raising him off the ground a but, he walked until they were face to face. "What happened to all that

bite from before?"

In response to that, he spat in the male's face-- sufficiently hot spit, too, or at least he hoped. "Why won't you just let me go already?

You've gotten what you want... I can't stop you..." Or at least, he couldn't when he was like this. The Italian wriggled around in the vine

bindings, looking for a weak spot.

He had to quickly wipe his face of the liquid, but he tried his hardest not to let it show that it was indeed to hot for him to handle. He

narrowed his eyes at the hero, making the vines tighter, but instead of frowning, he was grinning wide. Never before had a hero peaked his

interest this much. Making a thinner vine crawl up the others lithe body, he made it cover his mouth; it seemed that the other had ways to

attack him no matter what. "Let you go? But you're so fun..."

((;//u//; <3 /Lurking you and Ger's))

He snarled, biting on the vine, but he pulled back from it after a foul taste filled his mouth. Lovino felt so helpless. He hated it. Warm

air washed through the alley, brought on by his anger. There had to be something he could do... but he couldn't think of anything. He was

being bested by some yuppie villain.

Heat was never a problem for Antonio (growing up in Spain and all), but it was something he couldn't ignore when it came to his powers. Some

plants couldn't adapt to heat or humidity, and depending on what was available to him, it could be a weakness. Fortunately for the hero, it

just so happened these vines had a problem with heat. He tried to keep the vines tightened around the other, but it was obvious that it was

loosening.

He picked up on this soon after the Spaniard, going quiet. Panting from exertion, he focused his energy into raising the temperature of the

air around him, and heating his skin just enough to scald the plants. It was his only chance.

Antonio personally felt the weakening and burning of the plants, his eye twitching slightly at the feeling. He tightened his fists to try

and gain the upper hand again.

He exhaled sharply, shutting his eyes tight. Lovino might not have been the physically strongest hero, but this was a battle of control over

their powers, and he was determined not to lose. For the sake of all the citizens in the City.

The heat around him was causing a significant loss in his power to hold the hero there. The first to fall were the vines around the others

legs, then the one wrapped around his torso. Although he felt weak, that didn't mean he lost his actual strength. He rushed at the hero,

pushing him up against the wall, trying to ignore the burning.

He yelped in shock as he was slammed against the wall, having been so absorbed in heating the vines that he didn't even notice the villain

running towards him. It took him a second before he started squirming frantically, but all the energy put into the heat had drained him, and

Lovino was exhausted beyond any imagination. He slowed, and finally went still, panting, trembling.

He was glad the contact didn't start burning his flesh immediately, finally glad that he had worn the other out. But then again, the hero

had down significant damage to him as well. He narrowed his eyes at the trembling brunette, knowing that he had the perfect opportunity to

get away. But something was keeping him rooted. And it caused him to smirk.

His eyes shut tight, not liking the feel of the other's gaze on him. The hero bit his lower lip, voice coming out shaky. "Just... j-just get

i-it over with, already..." If he was going to die, then he wanted it to be with dignity.

This was more then Antonio had anticipated, and it was making him excited in more then one ways. He leaned forward, smirk only growing more,

until his mouth was right next to the others ear. "There's something about you...that turns me on.." he growled out, leaning back to see

just how the other would take that piece of information.

He froze completely, feeling his cheeks flare with heat (and not from his power). W-what? He couldn't even comprehend what the villain had

said. He had to have misheard him.

His smirk grew tenfold, watching the other freeze up after his words left his mouth. The ideas of what he could do to mess with the hero ran

wild through his head. But he would have to save those for another time. This was his chance. "Thanks for all the fun~" he said, his voice

still coming out low. Pushing back from the wall, he took off out of the alley and ran until he was out of sight.

Once the other disappeared, his legs trembled and he dropped to the concrete, leaning against the wall behind him and burying his face in

his hands. It took him a good ten minutes to realize that he'd allowed a criminal to escape.

[[Do I...do I keep going...?]]

[[Pff, no. That's the end <3]]

[[Oh! Okay~]]