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Yuder never considered herself to be anything special, she was never popular, but she didn’t mind, she lived just fine without useless people thirsting over her.

Yuder was born in a plain mountain village, she grew up with her grandfather, which unfortunately died when she was only 13, leaving her to fend for herself.  Yuder has always been strong, she could lift heavy weight and her hands weren’t soft like other girls her age, instead, they were calloused and damaged from the constant work Yuder put them through, but she herself didn’t mind, if her hands allowed her to do what she needed to, then that was enough, she was never seeking the attention of boys anyways.

At 15 years old Yuder went to the city for the first time alone, seeking for job opportunities, because the money her grandfather left her when he died couldn’t last forever. The money was used for daily expenses, and selling wood wasn’t giving back enough to make a profit, leaving Yuder with nothing.  She sold her grandfather’s house for a ridiculous price, then used that to go to the city, seeking for a new chance, and hopefully a new home.

Finding a job soon proved to be very difficult, after all she was only carrying basic documents, which proved her to have only graduated middle school, not enough to work, Yuder frowned.

‘…how will I even find a job? I need to be 18 for most and each and one of them require experience, ugh.’ Yuder pondered as she walked steadily, backpack mostly empty, that’s when she noticed a girl crying on the floor, Yuder approached her quietly.

“…are you okay?”  When the girl didn’t respond, she kneeled down to her level and raised her rough sounding voice. “…Girl? I’m talking to you”

Kanna flinched. “Ah! I’m sorry… hah, I’m alright…my dad somewhat kicked me out.”

“…kicked you out? Why?” Yuder gestured to sit on a nearby bench, the young woman following behind her.

“I’m not his legitimate child, he accepted keeping me around for whatever reason, but apparently-” Kanna’s voice lowered, a frown appearing on her soft face. “He didn’t want me there anymore, so he cut me off” she sighed quietly. “I’m… looking for a job, a house, whatever really, I’m just lost.”

Yuder nodded seriously. “Got it, I’m in a similar situation, although not as bad, I ran out of money and am looking for somewhere to stay, eventually a job too, my name is Yuder Aile.”

“Ah, yes” Kanna nodded. “I’m sorry for meeting you when I’m such a mess” a genuine smile painted her face for a moment. “Right. My name is Kanna Wand, nice to meet you, Yuder.”

Yuder soon stood up. “Let’s go looking then, who do you think would accept to hire or host two young girls?”

Kanna gazed at those blank, voidlike eyes for a second, observing the young girl that was looking down at her, waiting for a response.

Yuder had black eyes, her skin was pale, something many girls dreamed of nowadays.  her hair was kept short, somewhat messy, Kanna could see hair strands flying up everywhere, most definitely cut by Yuder herself. Kanna silently continued in her observation: she noticed that the back hair was longer, almost fully covering the exposed nape; the girl’s clothes were simple, a shirt that seemed older than the Yuder herself, some light pants and a backpack.

‘She’s objectively gorgeous, could have been a model.’

Distracting her eyes for a second, she nodded, parting her lips.

“There is a pharmacy down the road, the owner is very nice.” Kanna smiled at the thought. “I think we can seek out some help there, he might be able to tell us what to do.”

It didn’t take long for the girls to reach the pharmacy, its location was somewhat hidden, a couple turns away from the main hallway.

“Here, let’s go in.” A door was opened, and a rough voice echoed within the enclosed space.

“Welcome, what-” amber coloured eyes looked up, silently widening. “Ah, Kanna. I had suspected something had happened, I would have come to seek you out either way, good thing you’re making my job easier.”

Kanna respectfully bowed her head, and Yuder just stood there, listening to the conversation.

“Enon, I knew it would happen, but my dad kicked me out, I really need somewhere to stay while I find a job…ah! And this is Yuder, she helped me up when she found me.”

Enon nodded, observing the young, taller girl standing next to Kanna, his eyes squinted.

“Mhm… Yuder, your hands seem damaged, let me give you something to put there”

Yuder looked up, seriously speaking. “No.  I don’t have any money with me.”

Kanna smiled. “He won’t charge you for it don’t worry, he does this with everyone really, just show him your hands”

‘…whatever.’ If her palms being all clean and pretty could make them more efficient then so be it, she presented her hands and let Enon cover them with some light cream.

A soft sigh emitted from Enon’s lips. “Alright… Kanna you can stay here, this place might not be big, but you can sleep in the bedroom, I’ll take the main area.” Enon’s eyes looked straight at Yuder. “Why did you bring this girl with you?”

“she told me she didn’t have anywhere to stay…” puppy eyes tried to convince amber coloured ones. “She’s looking for a job too, we won’t stay long, can we stay here for now?”

Despite everything, if someone was in need Enon would help them, sighing, he gave in.

“Alright, but neither of us know this girl, if she wants to stay here, she needs to present proper information and tell us everything.”

“Enon-” Kanna started, before a hand appeared right in front of her.

“It’s alright, it’s only fair.” Yuder said, soon rummaging through her backpack, picking out yellowed papers, they were all documents. birth certificate, middle school graduation… soon, everything was neatly laid out on the table, under Enon’s careful gaze.

“Mhm, alright, these are definitely legit, you can stay here for now, but I’m keeping an eye on you, you can sleep in the bedroom with Kanna, you’ll just have to find a way because it’s very small, all the more reason for you to soon find somewhere to stay”

The room was small, that was undeniable, But Yuder was never accustomed to luxury anyway, so she didn’t have any trouble adapting, instead, the next morning she directly went around looking for a job.

The days passed, and so did the months, despite the many attempts, most people wouldn’t hire young girls full time, thus Yuder was only able to get his hands on low-income part time jobs, running errands, and working summer jobs for little money, she didn’t earn much, but at least it wasn’t nothing, the living expenses weren’t exaggerated, after all she was living with a kind big brother like man, who refused to get any money for what he was doing , claiming that kids shouldn’t worry about that, rather than that, he half-forced Yuder to re-enter school,  so that she could be successful later on.

Kanna didn’t stay much longer, she managed to get her hands on some cash to keep quiet about the legal issues of her situation, renting herself a room in a cheap hotel, sharing it with a roommate, she smiled as she waved goodbye towards Yuder.

Months passed, and so did the years, before Yuder could blink 3 years had gone by. Kanna had acquired an old smartphone thanks to one of her roommates a while ago, and Yuder had a call only phone given to her by her older brother, Enon, who still hosted her in his small shop, refusing to get any money for it.

Her 18th birthday celebration wasn’t grand; it was a small dinner with his own small family, and she enjoyed every bit of it, especially the part in which she was now legally an adult, thus could work full time, not having to worry about school and such.

It didn’t take long for a trained, young woman to find herself a job at a local gym as personal trainer, Yuder had been training whenever she could, working out was relieving, and the monthly subscription was cheap, so for the past couple of years she had been a regular at that gym, and when she asked if they were hiring she immediately got accepted.

Working as a personal trainer wasn’t hard, rather, Yuder found it stress relieving for the most part, he could work out and even gain money for it, what a win.

Sure, sometimes there were arrogant men that came in and insulted her every so often, but when they checked which of them was stronger, the one who walked out ashamed was always them. Yuder thought if she should place bets on herself instead, if people underrated her why not use it to her advantage?

Time flew by, and soon, she was 19 years old, then 20 years old.

That day she didn’t have many plans, she would go out, work as usual and then hang out with Kanna, which needed some advice for a sketchy situation she has gotten herself into.

It was a cloudy morning, Yuder waved at Enon as she left for work, and Enon waved back, popping a lemon candy in his mouth, waiting for clients to arrive.

In the afternoon, after work, Yuder drank a coffee sitting across from Kanna, a steady conversation flowing with the cold winter wind.

“Yuder, thank you for meeting me.” Kanna smiled. “I really needed this, I might think about starting a career, I’ll listen to your advice, maybe you should also focus on getting more then the bare minimum, if the opportunity arises.”

Kanna paid for both coffees, then stood up steadily, approaching Yuder to give her a light hug.

“Good luck, let’s meet again sometimes”

Yuder nodded. “Yes.”

The day was proceeding as normal, or well, until Yuder heard soft noises from a dark alley.

Silently approaching and peeking to see the situation, a frown appeared on her face, complexion darkening.

A woman, around her age, was surrounded by 4 men, clearly uncomfortable, with every breath, every blink, the men were closer, ignoring every request from the woman to leave, by the time Yuder stepped up and ran towards her, a hand had been resting on her hip.

“Leave her. Now.” Yuder’s rough but clear voice resounded in the dark tight hallway, illuminated by nothing but a sketchy shop’s entrance.

The men looked at the relatively skinny woman, holding back laughter.

“Hah? And why would I listen to you? Little girl?”

“Mhm? Do you want to join the fun?”

“Trying to play saviour, darling?”

The woman was crying, her dark eyes clouded by an intense fear, a silent unheard plea locked away in her heart.

At the sight, Yuder’s heart recoiled, how could she leave? Yuder was about to give them a second chance to leave unscathed, but honestly? Who cares. She was going to destroy them.

A strong knock echoed, then another one, and another- the first man was down, he was still screaming, blood coming out of his nostrils.

“A-ah? Y-You’re not done! I-I’m killing you!” The trembling companions nodded cautiously, what was a woman going to do anyway? That was luck! Yes! Luck! Nothing else!

Three men jumped up at once, fists held high, Yuder smirked.

“Get out of the way, be careful.” She ordered the woman, who soon turned and ran to call for backup, but Yuder didn’t need backup anyway.

Yuder swiftly dodged the first fist, she held the second within her own to successfully turn over the man, kicking him to the ground, cracking his nose as her leg kicked from all the way up to the ground. Two down, two more left.

Yuder chuckled as she waited for the next attack. “What? Scared? Weren’t you just saying that I’m no more than a woman?”

“I-I-”

Before the man could finish his sentence, a fist reached below his jaw, cracking a bone he didn’t know he had.

“Ah!  Stop!”

Yuder took the opportunity to drag him to the ground, jump on him and swarm him with punches, soon, his face was covered in blood and tears, that’s when she stood up, ready to take on the last man, bloodied fist momentarily resting.

Yuder skillfully punched the most sensitive spots, the area right above the stomach, the jaw, the face, and topped it all off with a  kick to the nuts, which quite literally crashed the man’s system, It didn’t take long for him to fall along his companions, steps echoed behind her-

Yuder was taken off guard. had she been too distracted with this one, did they have backup? She turned and kicked high up-

Gentle eyes gazed down then up at the bloodied woman that was supposed to be in danger, the unknown lady smiled, arm held high, still blocking Yuder’s kick.

“Mh, when I heard that a woman was fighting off multiple men and was in danger I rushed here with my adjutant, hoping to bring comfort and backup, I didn’t quite expect for the woman to crush them all.”

Yuder’s eyes squinted, backing off her leg she raised her bloodied fists.

“…”

“Hah! Dear I’m not interested in fighting; I merely wanted to help you, but it seems like you don’t need any help.”

“Who are you?”

“Not a woman of many words, are you? That’s okay too, I own a clothing brand, I’m the CEO of a fashion company, I’d be more than willing to hire you as a bodyguard, I’d pay you lots and provide with room and board.”

Yuder’s fits lowered cautiously, she took a second of her time to glance at the woman.

The lady was at least 24 or 25 years old, a little taller than Yuder, had blonde, long, beautiful silky hair, her garments were adorned by many accessories, all emphasising the colours of the combination, she was wearing heels, and didn’t seem to be particularly strong, but judging by the kick she was able to block she was stronger than she looked for sure. Her features were the perfect combination of soft and hard, she had intriguing eyes, despite being brown they offered a reddish look from close up, Yuder subconsciously wanted to lean in to see better-

“So?” A head tilted to the side, dark eyes softening.

“What’s your name?” Void-like eyes squinted in response.

“I’ve been taught that it’s disrespectful to ask one’s time before speaking their own.” Kishiar smiled, blinking slowly, calmly.

“…Yuder.”

“Great! It’s nice to meet you, Yuder. My name is Kishiar la Orr, CEO of the Orr Fashion Company” the woman smiled as she reached in her pocket, handing out a ticket. “Here is my contact information, If you want to work with me, don’t hesitate to call, dear.”

“…” Yuder reluctantly took the piece of paper and put it into one of his pockets, planning to throw out the gorgeous woman’s info as soon as she left.

A soft smile appeared on the woman’s lips. “I’ll be expecting your call.”

The woman turned her back to Yuder and disappeared in the dark  hallways, Yuder frowned and turned the other way to go home.

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MINI THEATRE

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1.        Nath: why did you give her all your info, this woman could be anyone, who knows what she is going to do now.

Kishiar: she won’t do anything, don’t worry.

Nath: did…did you hire someone? How do you know?

Kishiar: nah I just feel like she’s a good person.

Nath: and… you gave her everything because of your intuition?

Kishiar: yes! ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:* ☆

2.

Nath: why would you even do that, you never wanted to hire bodyguards.

Kishiar: ah? I was just looking for an excuse.

Nath: why did you try to hire her then?

Kishiar: did you see those eyes, and that hair? She looks absolutely beautiful, something about her tells me that I should hire her.

Nath: did you… just hire her because of her looks?

Kishiar: how could I ever do that (⌒▽⌒)

Nath: …

3.

Yuder, bloody hands and face: …

Kishiar: (☆⌓☆)♡

Yuder: who are you?

Kishiar: your wife? ☆～（ゝ。∂）

Yuder: …?

Alright so, this part is just going to be me explaining some stuff about this story, you can skip it if you want.

For starters I decided to write this because I thought that it would be a fun AU to write, this should have around 20 chapters, as I planned it for now, but it could be more and could be less, depends on how much I stick to the original plan.

I know that this first chapter was somewhat boring, but I felt like it would be necessary to set the story and understand where Yuder comes from before going actually starting to write the main story, so you can treat this as a prologue? Is that how it’s called? Either way, it will get more interesting so please keep reading ( ・∇・)”

Now, writing Yuder and Kishiar’s character is going to be hard, mainly Yuder, parts of Yuder’s personality in the novel could be like this due to the previous timeline, so how would he have been in a modern AU without powers and timelines? It sounds hard, but I’ll try my best.

I wanted to specifically write a WLW Modern AU as huh, I’m a raging lesbian and I love this ship so why not? Originally, I wanted it to be a canon divergence, but other than discrimination the story wouldn’t have changed much at all, so I went for a modern AU.

As a side note… only Yuder, Kishiar and Nathan’s genders will switch, the others are all the same, only Nathan changes his name to Nathalie (Nath for short), the rest of em keep their names. I originally wanted to only switch Kishiar and Yuder but since Kishiar would be a strong fem baddy I thought, why the hell not put some more feminism in the fic? That’s how Nathan because a woman. (Also… I need someone to tell me how Kishiar met Nathan and both their backstories… I can’t find anything, and I can’t remember)

lastly, I’ll try my very best to finish this, but if I don’t get any support it is very likely that I will lose motivation, so please show your appreciation! <3

I’ll write more about this AU after finishing the story and reply to questions in the comments if anyone has them, but for now I’ll just say this ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

By the way, Yuder helped Kanna because she was seeking for someone to talk with and understand more about the city, and by talking with her she could kill two birds with one stone, try to help a crying girl and understanding more.