Twenty: Disappointed Care
"Hey, are you going to be home soon?"
It was 6pm. Delta's mission had gone off without a hitch. They had contained the weapon and the thief.
Not all progress from the Team had been good today, however. Beta had received next to nothing on the Black Widow's from Gretel.
Alpha returned minimal information to me. I sent the Team home for the night. They were disappointed and I felt like I had failed them.
I called Dick, who told me to get ready for Australia before he gets home. Six hours ago.
"I'll be home soon," He replies, a distinct sound of battle happening in the background of his call.
"You better," I say jokingly. I hang up and stand, smoothing my red dress out before sitting down at the desk and going over the missions again.
An hour passes, making it 9pm. I watch TV, where there is a new report on Nightwing, Batman and Robin fighting crime.
I look through some of the new pieces Cliff wants me to model next week. I check some of the completely irritating 'social media' sites that I have been forced to make by XXO.
When it reaches 11pm, I take my phone and lie down above the covers on my bed, kicking my high heels off.
Just as I start typing a text to Dick, my power ring begins beeping. I could have been asleep, for all the Guardians know.
I sit up, reach over and slip the ring on.
"Sir?"
"Green Lantern Hanabrie Shiloh. We are pleased to inform you that the Emerald Star ring has been repaired."
"Oh, that's great news! Has it found a new companion?"
"It has. A Nalborn adolescent. He has arrived at Oa. We were hoping you would be here to receive him..."
"When?"
"In approximately twenty-four of your Earth hours. He has still not woken up from his shock."
"Understandable. Anything else?"
"Expect to be sent on a mission soon."
Without so much as a reply, he disappears. I slip my ring off and lay back down tiredly. Untying my hair, I give a disappointed sigh before closing my eyes.
It must have been a little while later, when the sound of the door opening and closing wakes me up.
The lamp on the bedside table is glowing. I must not have turned it off. Someone sits on the bed, before brushing my hair back.
My eyes open tiredly, meeting the bright blue eyes of Richard Grayson, who looks like he is trying to seem as apologetic as possible.
I glance at the clock on the table, to see that it was 3am. I look back at him, glare, then sit up.
"I'm sorry," he says, as I climb off of the bed behind him, grabbing my heels and walking into the wardrobe.
"Just forget it," I say, putting my shoes in their cubicle before taking out some pyjamas. I walk into the bathroom, ignoring his stare.
I take a quick shower, then change into my pyjamas.
When I come back out, he is sitting at the desk shirtless, wrapping his arm up. With a quiet sigh I walk across the room to him.
"Here," I say, holding my hand out for the roll of gauze. He hands it to me slowly. I continue to wrap the bandage around his bicep.
"What happened?"
"Knife wound. Is it bad?"
"Hasn't severed the muscle. Should be fine," I say, finishing it up. "Anything else?"
When he stands up, my jaw drops. He is covered in bruises and cuts worse than I have ever seen on him.
"Jesus who were you fighting? The incredible Hulk?" I snap making him sit back down before opening up the medical kit.
"I wish," he laughs. "Some of the warriors from the League of Shadows.They know where to hit, and how."
I draw back and frown at him. "You could have died."
"I didn't."
"You could have."
"If anything I should be. Batman was busy talking to Ra's. I don't think his warriors had been ordered to kill... just maim."
My fingertips trail over his chest and abdomen slowly. At the same time, I push mana into my hands, using the silent Laeh spell to fix him.
When he is almost bruise and cut free, I stand up, but nearly fall over from exhaustion. He jumps up and catches me, before helping me sit on the bed.
"Why did you do that?" He asks urgently.
"Because I had to," I say, tired. "It only used half of my energy."
"But Hana-" He begins, looking at me with concern. He wraps an arm around me tightly and pulls me close, kissing the top of my head.
"I'm sorry I didn't take you," he whispers, rocking slightly.
"It's okay; next time," I reply, yawning.
He suddenly stops and looks down at me. "Let's go now." I roll my eyes and push his arms away. "What? I'm serious!"
"Don't be stupid. It's 3:30 in the morning and I'm tired," I say.
"It's 5:30pm in Melbourne Australia."
"Dick, I can barely stand."
Regretting my words because I see what is coming, he scoops me up like I'm a feather.
"You've always been heavier than you look," he mumbles.
"Hey!"
"It's your muscle," he says, rolling his eyes.
"Hold up a minute!"
I spread my hand out over his shoulder, summoning my ring. It races across the room and onto my hand.
Creating a green platform, I lift our suitcases up. "How are we going to get there, genius? I haven't got enough portal energy."
"Ever heard of a jet?"
Alfred stands in the newly lit hallway. "Ready to go? I'll drive you out to the airport where Master Wayne's private jet is waiting to take you to Melbourne."
I blink, thinking for a moment, before glaring at the one holding me. "You planned this, didn't you?"
"Whilst you were in the shower," he answers.
"Great, but I'm in my pyjamas and you're shirtless with Nightwing tights on, remember?" I mock.
He just laughs and follows Alfred down the hallway.
~
When Batman arrives at Belle Reve, the crisp morning of August 3rd, he requests to see Charger, AKA Cody Shiloh.
Warden Waller was surprised that the Dark Knight had a name for him; even more surprised when he revealed he wanted to see him.
The youth sat at a table in the interview room, clad in prison orange clothes. His hair at the back of his head had been dyed blue.
At the top of his head sat a black quiff that in Batman's eyes, made him look like a seventeen year old girl with attitude problems.
"What do you want?" Charger asks.
"Your name is Cody Shiloh."
His large blue eyes that closely resemble Hana's widen. He had been caught out. But how? No one knew him!
"Do the names Madeline and Hanabrie Shiloh mean anything to you?"
The boy stares in shock for a moment longer, before regaining what he could of his composure. He scoffs and sits back casually.
"Yeah, I know that bitch Madeline. Traded me in but kept the other one; Hanabrie."
"How do you now this?"
"Because my dad told me. They made a deal. Madeline got to choose which twin she wanted, that night on the 18th of March when Hanabrie and I were born. She chose the girl. Took her away to live a life of luxury. I got stuck with a shell-shocked, dead beat villain Dad who cared more about the price of alcohol than me."
"Why was the deal struck?"
Cody laughs, looking at the door. "You're the detective man. You figure it out." Batman stares at him for a moment longer, before turning swiftly towards the door.
"Why the sudden interest anyway man? The Electrocutioner hasn't been out and about for ages now."
The Bat stops for a moment, contemplating his next action. He takes out a piece of paper from his belt and shoves it harshly into Cody's chest.
"If you think your sister lived a life of luxury, you're wrong," he says menacingly. Cody looks at the image that falls in his lap.
His sister looks so much like him. They were twins, of course. But it was strange to look at her.
"Of course she's lived a life of luxury. You think I don't pay attention to the news in the food hall? You think I don't hear the disgusting cat calls and wolf whistles from the inmates when she's on screen? They're calling her the next best thing in modelling. Who lives some sort of crap life then suddenly becomes a model?"
Batman glares at him. "Your sister."
Cody Shiloh is left alone for a minute. He stares at his sister, and cannot deny that she looks like him, their father, and a very, very pretty girl.
~
Shaww :3
By the way; any knowledge I have of the 'modelling industry' comes from 10000 hours of playing the Kim Kardashian Hollywood game, plus the biography of Miranda Kerr.
The image attatched is Hana and Cody x3 What do you think of him so far?
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