Chapter 10- Friends
Zatanna stayed put as Dick explained the training session. She stood still, having her arms folded under her breasts. It was, fair to say, unbearably awkward. It was clear that Kori and Dick had fallen out, and that a lot of the blame would be no doubt placed on Zatanna. So she had first thought.
Zatanna, however, chose to watch the team practice in combat training. Keeping her eyes mainly on Terra and Raven. Though, seeing it was physical training, no powers were allowed. But Zatanna could still tell a lot about the two girls. There facial expressions, how they felt around the rest of the team. Especially Terra. It was clear that she was constantly trying to prove herself worthy, to everyone on the team. Like she had expectations to live up to.
Not to mention, Zatanna wasn't one to teach children how to fight in combat without using magic. Inevitably, she couldn't fight well herself. Though her magic was strong enough therefore allowing her to dodge these kind of lessons. However, it was also a great weakness of hers, a weakness she didn't plan on improving.
Soon enough, Zatanna felt Kori by her side. Expected of course. "Kori." Zatanna said as she kept her eyes on the children, Dick now pairing with Jaime. Zatanna was slightly intimidated by the size of Kori. She was slightly bigger than Dick. Which meant she was 'very' tall. Which made sense, since she was a Tamaranian.
"Zatanna..." Kori said, though her voice wasn't full of malice or anger like Zatanna had expected. "I want you to know..." she began taking a deep breath "that I don't blame you for me and Dicks falling out." She said, dropping her head slightly to look at the feet.
Zatanna's eyes widened slightly, as she turned her head to face the taller woman. Zatanna let a smile fall on her lips as she nodded her head. "I'm glad you don't. For many reasons." She said sweetly with a light giggle.
Kori took a deep breath and smiled, before offering her hand. A sign of friendship. Zatanna took it, shaking it gently. "Let's...throw this whole thing away. Start afresh." Kori said, her green eyes sweet.
Zatanna smiled softly, nodding her head. "Friends." She said before letting her hand go.
The whole event was rather shocking to Zatanna, not expecting Kori to be as easy going. However, Kori's nature was not a vile one, and she refused to hold grudges based sole on an incident that had been occurring for some time. And though it would hurt Kori, to see Dick move on, whether that is with Zatanna or another, she would make it her duty, to do the same.
Dick had also become rather shocked of what had unraveled in front of him as he trained with Jaime. He had let his guard down as he turned his head, looking to see the two women shaking hands, causing Dick to raise an eyebrow. He wondered what the hell was happening. His two ex's plotting against him? Two of the strongest women in the world. The universe. He had really fucked up.
However, his mind was soon cleared by the fist he received to the jaw. It caused him to hit the ground with a thud, a little shocked at the heavy hit. He held his jaw in his large black-gloved hand, wiggling it a bit as if to see if it was still in place.
"Nice hit Jaime." Dick said, although he was quite embarrassed over the incident. "I'd say thanks. But it was clear you weren't concentrating." Jaime, said, crossing his arms with a smirk. Dick shook his head and rolled his eyes before standing up. "Don't you start too."
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