//for my hija, mytearsricochet- , I hope you love this. Requested by Minx and based on a roleplay we did :)

      The sun, a stupid large mass of fire and light, was glaring down at the much smaller girl and it caused her to frown in disdain.

      It was another hot day in Derry, but then again, it was always hot during the summer. Would that make the young homeless girl take off her leather jacket? Absolutely not.

      Selina Kyle grew up with nothing. Her mother got up and left her, leaving the then five year old all alone. So she had to fight and steal to keep herself alive. Stealing stopped bothering her years ago. She was good at it, so she stole whenever she oh so pleased.

       Selina's stomach growled, leaving her to wince and put a hand to her belly. She could feel her ribs when her hand made contact, quickly pulling it away. She needed to steal someone's wallet to get some money and food in her system.

      She didn't want to pass out from lack of food again.

      Her green eyes scanned around at the people roaming the streets, probably to get ice creams for this hot day, or visit their family. All completely unaware that they were about to be robbed by the best thief in Derry, Maine. And that was just the way she wanted it.

      Selina began walking, her hands twitching slightly, the itch to steal strong within her. She could easily steal from the adults, but she was hungry. The fourteen year old wasn't the fastest runner when she had an empty stomach. She needed her target to be younger.

      And then a short boy caught her eye. She didn't take long looking at him before knowing that he would be her new victim today.

      She strolled towards him casually, her nimble fingers grasping onto something in his pocket. She didn't hesitate to pull it out and continue her walk away from him.

      But something felt different. This didn't feel like a wallet. Selina paused in her footsteps, and looked at her hand to see what she had just stolen and her eyes went wide.

      A blue inhaler.

     Selina had just stolen some kid's inhaler. Wow. She's really stooped that low.

      The teenager stared at it for a moment, shaking her head and going to walk away before freezing.

     Wait.

      That kid probably has asthma. If he were to get an asthma attack, he could die without this inhaler.

      But she didn't know him. He wasn't her problem. She had to focus on herself and find something to eat.

      But she didn't need this inhaler. Despite living on the streets, her health was pristine. This kid needed his inhaler or he could die.

      Selina growled under her breath as she fought with her conscience, earning some looks from the people passing by near her before turning on her heel sharply and went in the direction where she saw the small boy.

      She looked around quickly before spotting him walking towards the pharmacy and let out a quiet sigh of relief. "Hey! Kid! I think you dropped something!" She called out to him, walking quickly until she was right behind him.

      The boy turned around and Selina's calculating green eyes met his brown ones, ignoring the fluttering feeling in her stomach. She was really hungry, that's all.

      His eyes went wide, much like hers did when she realized that she stole his inhaler. "Oh! I hadn't realized that I dropped it!" He said, taking the inhaler from her hand.

      "Eh, musta slipped outta your pocket or something." Selina said with a slight shrug of her shoulders. Was she about to mention that she just tried to rob a kid? Nope. Definitely not. Besides, what he didn't know wouldn't kill him.

      "I didn't think it'd fall out." He had a little frown on his face before putting the inhaler back into his pocket and he looked up at her with a smile. Wow, he was short. At least a head shorter than her. Selina was used to being the shortest due to malnutrition but he was shorter. Cute. "Thank you so much."

      The catlike teen merely shrugged her shoulders, waving him off. "Not a big deal. Anyone woulda done it." She said nonchalantly before her stomach rumbled and she fought the urge to wince.

      "You'd be surprised. This is Derry." The boy said, tilting his head to the side slightly and Selina had hoped that he hadn't heard her stomach. He paused before muttering a quick "hold on" and began rummaging in his fanny pack-who the hell actually wore those, let alone a kid?

      Selina wasn't sure what he was going to take out of his fanny pack. But she wasn't expecting money, that's for sure. "It's-it's not much, but it's a thank you." He said, holding a five dollar bill toward her.

      She took a slight step back, a feeling of guilt beginning to weigh inside her along with the hunger. She should've just taken the money and ran off, get herself a sandwich or something. But she tried to steal from him and lied, and now he was offering her money. It was the lack of food making her soft, it had to be.

      "No, no kid. It's fine, really. I was just committing a good deed, you don't have to pay me for it." Selina said quickly, putting her hands up as she took another step back. God, why couldn't we just snatch the cash and leave?!

      You'd think he'd just accept her answer and give in, right? Nope. Apparently it's a thing for short people to be stubborn asses.

     "Really, I don't mind. I could just tell my mom I lost it or something." The small boy said with that sweet smile that made her insides churn with guilt. Ew. She hated feeling guilty and wasn't used to this feeling.

      "Kid, n-!"

     "Please?"

      One look into his warm brown eyes and Selina could feel her stone cold heart begin to melt. This was definitely just her being hungry, there was no way she was softening. Lack of food could make people do crazy things. And right now, her knees felt wobbly. From hunger, of course. Not from his sweet smile.

     She paused before sighing, her hand reaching out and slowly taking the bill from him, looking at it for a moment before back down at the smaller boy. "Thank you."

      He grinned and nodded. "It's no problem. Everyone needs a little help sometimes." He said, almost giving her a knowing look. Crap, he must've actually heard her stomach growl. "I'm Eddie, by the way."

      "Nice meeting ya, Eddie." Selina said, smiling for the first time that day. She bit her bottom lip, the hunger setting in again before looking at him. "I gotta go. But it sure has been interesting talking to ya, Eddie." She gave him a mock salute before turning on her heel and starting to walk away.

      "Wait!" Eddie called out to her, stepping forward as she paused and turned her head around. "What's your name?"

      Selina smirked at him, a mischievous gleam in her catlike green eyes. "I'll tell you when I see you again." She winked and playfully waved at him before walking off, but not before seeing Eddie turn a bright shade of red and was left speechless.

      That day would be the first day of the week where she finally got food in her belly. And it was the first time where she actually found herself thinking of someone.

      Selina couldn't wait to see him again.

      And Eddie couldn't wait either.