Eighteen: I Remember

For Yona, and anyone else who helped out with the plagiarism problem ^_^ Love you all so much!


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The first thing I was aware of, was the extreme pain travelling through my body. This may have been one of my most magic-exhausted times.


I manage to sit up, my eyes closed tightly, rubbing my head. When my vision clears, I am staring up at Karianna.


"Is he-" I struggle out.

"Unconscious as well."


She gives me a hand and pulls me to my feet. I groan nearly fall over again. Midnight watches from her cell, her face expressionless.


"You can re-absorb me. You don't have enough magic to sustain the two of us," she says.


I hadn't even thought about letting her back into my head.


Kari goes over to help Nightwing stand as I use one of her lounges to help me stand. It appears that he hit the wall behind her other sofa, then landed on the floor behind it.


When he stands up, I hold my breath, hoping and praying that the spell worked. "Are you alright?" Kari asks quietly.


"That was..." He trails off, rubbing his head. I stare at him with immense anticipation. Waiting for the words.


When he looks at me, I wish that stupid mask was anywhere but covering his eyes. I wanted to see if there was any familiarity in them.


"I can't believe you knew about the engagement ring," he suddenly says, fashioning his trademark smirk.


My heart begins racing as my mind tries to scramble together the little information is has been given.


"You remember?" I whisper, taking short, little steps aroun the sofa as he does the same. My shaky legs try to stay as steady as possible.


He smiles, "I remember."


Hana. He remembers.


Just like that, I watched my faith in everything grow again. Suddenly all of those tiny things seemed possible again, as fireworks or hope and bliss blow up in my heart and mind.


"We'll just...be in the other room," I hear Kariana say, as she and the cage containing Midnight disappear from the room.


The first touch I feel is his gloved hand on my face, his thumb running over my cheekbone lovingly. I look up at him, before reaching up and taking his mask off.


There is was, the familiar blue. "I missed you," I choke out, not letting the tiny tears that came to my eyes fall. He grins, making me laugh.


When we kiss, I feel happier than I have in a long, long time. He knew everything; all of the Barbras and Zatannas can suck it.


"I love you," I say when I pulled away, bringing him closer by wrapping my arms around his neck, "so much," I add.


Nothing in that moment seemed to matter at that moment, but for him to know that one fact. That I loved him.


He holds me tighter around my waist and leans back, lifting me off my feet. "How could I ever forget this?" He whispers, laughing at himself. I missed that laugh; it seemed so different before.


"I'm sorry. I had-" I begin.

"Don't worry Han. I understand," he tells me, putting me back down.


He gives me his evil smirk that have definitely missed. "You knew about the ring," he says, folding his arms and waiting for an explanation.


"It's pretty," I say in an attempt to be cute, trying not to laugh in his face and yell 'Ha! You want me to be your wife!'.


Before anything else can happen however, Kariana re-enters with a panicked look on her face.


"Klarion's entered into this dimension. He's causing havoc in Star City!" She says, her clothes changing into her uniform.


Nightwing puts his mask back on. He opens up his wrist computer. "Lot of missed calls from a lot of people," he murmurs.


I take his arm and kiss him again, before turning to Siren. "Where's that demon of mine? Surely I can take her back?"


Siren goes to answer; but Midnight suddenly strolls into the room, rolling the sleeve of her jacket up casually.


My ring begins glowing, Nightwing's eskrima sticks are in hand and Siren is holding her staff in a battle stance.


Midnight stops walking and looks at us mockingly. "Oh please. I have minimum power right now; although, getting out of that cage was relatively easy."


Siren latches some sort of yellow leash around Midnight's neck, before casting it towards me. I catch it on reflex and it wraps around my wrist.


"Am I a dog now?" She asks Kari angrily.

"Apparently so," Is all she says, before opening a portal behind her.

"Bind her wrists as well," I say.


Yellow cuffs appear around her, pulling her hands back. I walk towards Midnight, making the leash shorten.


"If you cause any damage, I'll let your Dad have you," I tell her, before taking Nightwing's hand and following Siren through the portal to face Witch Boy.


The first thing I notice is the immense amount of rubble and mess, scattered around the street. Buildings have been demolished, the road has been ripped up and the team look pretty battered.


Klarion stands in mid-air, speaking to everyone. Doctor Fate looks about ready to take him out, but the next thing Klarion says catches my attention.


"I haven't got to play with my favourite toy yet! Where is my beautiful star?"


"Here," Midnight suddenly says, making me want to punch her in the face. When Klarion turns around, there is something in his eyes that I have never seen before, as he stares at Midnight.


Fear.


"Scared, Witch Boy?" I find myself taunting. As though he remembers I am there, his eyes snap to me with a less scared, more surprised look, before he glances at Nightwing with utter hatred. "What do you want?" I ask.


He suddenly turns back, looking at Doctor Fate. He then glances in Twilight's direction, then back to myself, Siren and Midnight.


Sighing heavily, he snaps his fingers and Teekl appears out of thin air in his arms. I understand now; whatever he wanted, he definitely can no get now. Between five different mystical-powered heroes, he has no chance.


"I'll be back for you, beautiful Brie," he smirks, opening a portal. Before he jumps through, I desperately try and think of something that will piss him off.


"Have fun digging your house up," I call out.


His horned head whips around to glare at me, rage burning in his eyes. I find myself grinning. That definitely pissed him off.


Before he can attack, Teekl leaps from his arms and into the portal, meaning Klarion disappears without an anchor.


The portal closes up, leaving a voiceless quiet, with rubble still falling from buildings and by-standers whispering in the distance.


"Why is she out?" Fate suddenly yells, as the four of us walk towards the team.


"Perhaps I tell you when we're not in the view of the public eye," I snap back. He creates a moving portal that swallows all of us up.


The blinding yellow light fades, revealing us to be in the Watchtower. Midnight sighs and looks around. "Not here again," she mumbles.


"Did you..." M'gan trails off, looking between Nightwing and I. "Have you got your memories back?"


I grin up at Nightwing who smirks back. When I nod to M'gann, everyone makes some sort of happy or accomplished sound.


"That's why she's out. I needed to-...well let's just say that in order to do what I needed to do, two souls could not be in one body. I didn't have the energy to contain her," I tell them all, aiming the last part at Nabu.


"You should now, actually," Midnight says to me. I give her a distrusting look, before taking out my dagger and re-opening the cut on my arm.


"Thine who holds the dark of night

I am the key who within sines bright

When uncontrolled evil is in sight

Together we form the Light of the Midnight."


"Listen to those words, Hana," she says, before she disperses into mist and liquid, pouring into the cut neatly. It seals itself, or she seals it; but I'm glad I don't have to look at her anymore.


"Why don't you all go back to the warehouse?" I suggest. The team agree and slowly leave through the zeta-tubes.


Eventually it's just Aqualad, Nightwing, Fate and Siren.


"What would he have wanted?" Kaldur asked.

"It is unknown, but doubtful that he will not return," Nabu says.

"Agreed. But did you see the way he looked at Midnight?" Kari says.

"He was scared," Nightwing nods.


For a couple of seconds, there is a silence where everyone tries to figure out what to say. It was a random attack; maybe there is no reason?


Karianna leaves without a word. Doctor Fate soon follows. I grin to myself, wondering if they were going to the same place together.


Aqualad and Nightwing both look at me, just as Batman enters. I guess they want my decision now.


"I've...made up my mind," I say confidently. They look at each other in surprise. "As long as the three of you are never too far away...I will be happy to take over leadership of the team," I say, "but, I want to choose my own second in command."


"Understood. We will always be there to help. Who were you thinking of?"

"Superboy. Or Tigress. Even Viper."


Aqualad nods, before placing his hand on my shoulder. "You're a good leader Hana. There is no doubt in my mind that you will not do great things in this position," he says, before bidding us goodbye and leaving.


"Your memories are restored?" Batman asks. Nightwing nods, putting his arm around me.


Batman hands be a tablet. "This has all information on the teams missions. You will be responsible for deploying the correct members for the correct objective. Go over the filings, when you have time," he says. "I have patrol."


He leaves, leaving the two of us alone. "Let's go," I say, grabbing his hand to ea him to the zeta-tubes.


Before I can take a step, he pulls be back towards him and kisses me. I smile and wrap my arms around his neck tightly.


I can't believe I actually did it. I really thought I had lost him.


"Recognised; Zatanna, 25."


Not even caring that she was on Watchtower duty, I kiss him for a little longer, before pulling away, leaving centimetres between us.


Without a word, I take his hand again, walking into the zeta-tubes to go back to the batcave, without so much as a glance at Zatanna.


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