Huntress jumped, running between several buildings from roof to roof, she
tried to be tired, avoiding thinking about things, she always felt somewhat
scared to explore her own feelings. She stopped on a corner, there weren't
any more buildings, the bay was in front of her. The wind swept against her
hair and softly rippled her long leather coat. She sat down on the corner
and silently contemplated the lights on the other side of the bay. It had
been a long night, and thanks to some petty thiefs she had been able to
relieve some of her pent up anger.
Reese hadn't told her that his dad had escaped from jail, knowing that Dinah's life and her own life could be in danger. She hadn't spoken to Reese since she had found out.
:: Are you alright? :: Oracle's voice on the other end of the comm. Made her jump..
"Yes, what happened?"
::I just thought that something might be wrong. You've been sitting there without moving for an hour. ::
".I was just thinking ."
:: Is something wrong? :: Oracle asked, she knew Helena too well to let it slip.
"No." Huntress answered as she intertwined her fingers.
* * *
"Why didn't you come to dinner?." Barbara smiled as she sat in front of the monitor and put some disks in the drawer next to her. Monosyllables from Huntress were common when she didn't know how to explain her feelings.
". I just needed some air."
:: Do you want to talk about it? :: Oracle asked but Helena remained silent, she waited for a few minutes, just waiting for an answer. She removed her glasses but Helena remained silent. "Ok, I understand that you want to be alone, I'll talk to you tomorrow, come to breakfast, see you later. "
:: No:: Huntress said.
"Not what?"
:: Don't leave. Just talk to me. ::
Barbara looked at a fixed point on the monitor smiling "Do you want to talk about a problem?"
:: I dunno. something. ::
"Okay, why don't you tell me the reason why you kidnapped the soccer team's mascot in High School? I know that they made you angry, but you preferred to be punished for a week instead of telling me why you did it" Barbara heard Huntress laughing on the other end "Well." She said "I see that you have a good memory."
:: You are too curious.:: Huntress laughed :: okay, I'll tell you, but you have to tell me about your adventure at the airport with that handsome man... ::
"Stop!" Barbara interrupted "You wanted to talk, not me."
:: What's the problem?!::
Barbara moved her head, trying to make Helena feel better sometimes involved some rather embarrassing moments of her own. "Well okay, but you first."
* * *
The next morning, Barbara yawned as she gave her suitcase to Dinah who placed it in the back of the car.
Dinah observed her curiously. "Did you have nightmares?"
" Yes. " Barbara responded, rubbing her eyes "A big cat kept me up all night with her meows."
"Huntress?"
"Yes, last night she wanted to talk so we ended up talking till 5 in the morning." Barbara turned on the ignition and drove out of the parking lot.
"Is she ok?" Dinah asked with concern.
"I think so, she just. I think she felt alone."
"When do you think she'll talk to Reese again?"
"I don't know, but I hope as soon as possible, just so she gets out of this bad mood, she gets rather complicating. I will have another talk with her in the afternoon."
* * *
Barbara arrived back at the Clocktower that evening after a long day of work. She greeted Alfred.
"Good afternoon miss Barbara." Alfred took her bag from her.
"Thank you, Is Helena here?" Barbara asked as she looked around.
"Yes, in the gym, I believe she's trying to break last years punching bag destroying record. I don't believe that it will resist so much in the way that she is kicking it now. You must speak with her, it's the fourth punching bag in ten days. I have already told her that if she breaks another one, she will have to clean the room herself.
Barbara raised her brow. "Yes, okay, here I go." She wheeled off in the direction of the gym. She could hear Helena beating the punching bag inside.
Helena was wearing her grey track pants and white top, she had been frantically hitting the bag for 15 minutes, the force of each blow didn't seem to diminish, it increased with each impact. She felt bothersome, she felt anger boiling up inside of her. Hawke was free, it was frustrating that he had to be Reese's dad. Barbara stopped in the door opening.
"Why?" Helena grunted through gritted teeth as she kicked the punching bag with such force that the chain holding up the bag loosed from the ceiling. Bane was also free, that mastodon also deserved her revenge. She punched the bag again, making the chain rattle some more. On the other hand, why had Reese not trusted her? A strong kick broke the support and the sand and sawdust was dispersed over the floor. Helena stepped back, looking at the disaster.
"Damn.."
"Does this make you feel better?" Barbara said as she entered the gym. Helena looked back at her, slightly surprised, she hadn't seen her. "You are allowing your anger to control you."
Helena took a deep breath.
"That's not good," Barbara crossed her arms "You won't be able to focus in a fight if you do this to yourself."
"I know." Helena sighed, she reached for a towel and cleaned her face before placing it around her neck. "But this is better."
"Excuse me?"
"Well, this way I couldn't seriously hurt a thief, Do you remember the 'we don't kill' thing?"
"You can injure your self, you meta advantage will always make you heal fast. Those thieves don't have that." Helena didn't listen, distractedly she took off the bandages that protected her knuckles.
Barbara knew that the girl's bad mood these past few days was growing because every time Reese's name was brought up it got worse. "And Reese?" Barbara asked.
"I haven't seen him and I don't want to see him." Helena responded, noticing the look on Barbara's face. "No Barbara, don't."
"You need talk about that, you have to."
Huntress looked at the wall and put her hands on her waist.
"Tell me." Barbara pressed her "Tell me what you're feeling."
"How did you feel when you found out that he escaped and the fact that Reese was hiding it from us? Angry? Annoyed?"
"Something like that." Barbara said.
"Imagine how I feel. Barbara, our lives depend on the secret we keep, I let him into my life, told him my name and trusted him. Hawke escaped and we didn't have the opportunity to prevent this from happening because Reese didn't trust me, He didn't tell me that his father was free. Reese knew that Hawke would surely look for Dinah and me and kill us. I wasn't waiting for him to stab me in the back, and then he tells me that he's sorry! Please!" Helena threw the bandages to the floor.
"We all make mistakes, even you. It's difficult sometimes to speak about the things that hurt us the most, and you don't like to talk about these kinda things. "
"I could do it and I'm more stubborn than him! Why can't he just talk about it?" Helena raised her arms in frustration.
"Every human is different, you have to accept that Reese is as human as you are, and he is more human than you. The relationship can't be perfect but it improves with each mistake you make."
Helena ran her hands through her hair, "I don't know... I'm confused."
"I think that you shouldn't be so hard on yourself." Barbara crossed her arms "You aren't an example of virtues, how many times have you been in trouble because you keep quiet? Although he made a mistake, but allow him to explain himself before you judge him." We all deserve an opportunity."
"... I know, only. I can't talk to him, not now."
Barbara noticed that Helena's knuckles were red and inflamed, she took her wrists "God Helena!"
"...It's nothing" Helena said.
"Why do you punish yourself?"
"I." The entrance of Alfred into the gym interrupted them, he carried a broom, a trash can and a plastic bag against the wall. Barbara and Helena observed what he was doing with a confused expression on their faces.
"It's your turn miss Helena" he said before leaving the gym.
Helena sighed deeply and she raised her eyes. Barbara couldn't avoid a smile.
"Clean up this disaster" Barbara told her "Then go put your hands in some ice, you have to learn how to control yourself and stop to hurting yourself." Barbara wheeled her chair towards the door.
Helena groaned as she walked over to the broom and thrash can. Her bad mood had just gotten much worse.
Reese hadn't told her that his dad had escaped from jail, knowing that Dinah's life and her own life could be in danger. She hadn't spoken to Reese since she had found out.
:: Are you alright? :: Oracle's voice on the other end of the comm. Made her jump..
"Yes, what happened?"
::I just thought that something might be wrong. You've been sitting there without moving for an hour. ::
".I was just thinking ."
:: Is something wrong? :: Oracle asked, she knew Helena too well to let it slip.
"No." Huntress answered as she intertwined her fingers.
* * *
"Why didn't you come to dinner?." Barbara smiled as she sat in front of the monitor and put some disks in the drawer next to her. Monosyllables from Huntress were common when she didn't know how to explain her feelings.
". I just needed some air."
:: Do you want to talk about it? :: Oracle asked but Helena remained silent, she waited for a few minutes, just waiting for an answer. She removed her glasses but Helena remained silent. "Ok, I understand that you want to be alone, I'll talk to you tomorrow, come to breakfast, see you later. "
:: No:: Huntress said.
"Not what?"
:: Don't leave. Just talk to me. ::
Barbara looked at a fixed point on the monitor smiling "Do you want to talk about a problem?"
:: I dunno. something. ::
"Okay, why don't you tell me the reason why you kidnapped the soccer team's mascot in High School? I know that they made you angry, but you preferred to be punished for a week instead of telling me why you did it" Barbara heard Huntress laughing on the other end "Well." She said "I see that you have a good memory."
:: You are too curious.:: Huntress laughed :: okay, I'll tell you, but you have to tell me about your adventure at the airport with that handsome man... ::
"Stop!" Barbara interrupted "You wanted to talk, not me."
:: What's the problem?!::
Barbara moved her head, trying to make Helena feel better sometimes involved some rather embarrassing moments of her own. "Well okay, but you first."
* * *
The next morning, Barbara yawned as she gave her suitcase to Dinah who placed it in the back of the car.
Dinah observed her curiously. "Did you have nightmares?"
" Yes. " Barbara responded, rubbing her eyes "A big cat kept me up all night with her meows."
"Huntress?"
"Yes, last night she wanted to talk so we ended up talking till 5 in the morning." Barbara turned on the ignition and drove out of the parking lot.
"Is she ok?" Dinah asked with concern.
"I think so, she just. I think she felt alone."
"When do you think she'll talk to Reese again?"
"I don't know, but I hope as soon as possible, just so she gets out of this bad mood, she gets rather complicating. I will have another talk with her in the afternoon."
* * *
Barbara arrived back at the Clocktower that evening after a long day of work. She greeted Alfred.
"Good afternoon miss Barbara." Alfred took her bag from her.
"Thank you, Is Helena here?" Barbara asked as she looked around.
"Yes, in the gym, I believe she's trying to break last years punching bag destroying record. I don't believe that it will resist so much in the way that she is kicking it now. You must speak with her, it's the fourth punching bag in ten days. I have already told her that if she breaks another one, she will have to clean the room herself.
Barbara raised her brow. "Yes, okay, here I go." She wheeled off in the direction of the gym. She could hear Helena beating the punching bag inside.
Helena was wearing her grey track pants and white top, she had been frantically hitting the bag for 15 minutes, the force of each blow didn't seem to diminish, it increased with each impact. She felt bothersome, she felt anger boiling up inside of her. Hawke was free, it was frustrating that he had to be Reese's dad. Barbara stopped in the door opening.
"Why?" Helena grunted through gritted teeth as she kicked the punching bag with such force that the chain holding up the bag loosed from the ceiling. Bane was also free, that mastodon also deserved her revenge. She punched the bag again, making the chain rattle some more. On the other hand, why had Reese not trusted her? A strong kick broke the support and the sand and sawdust was dispersed over the floor. Helena stepped back, looking at the disaster.
"Damn.."
"Does this make you feel better?" Barbara said as she entered the gym. Helena looked back at her, slightly surprised, she hadn't seen her. "You are allowing your anger to control you."
Helena took a deep breath.
"That's not good," Barbara crossed her arms "You won't be able to focus in a fight if you do this to yourself."
"I know." Helena sighed, she reached for a towel and cleaned her face before placing it around her neck. "But this is better."
"Excuse me?"
"Well, this way I couldn't seriously hurt a thief, Do you remember the 'we don't kill' thing?"
"You can injure your self, you meta advantage will always make you heal fast. Those thieves don't have that." Helena didn't listen, distractedly she took off the bandages that protected her knuckles.
Barbara knew that the girl's bad mood these past few days was growing because every time Reese's name was brought up it got worse. "And Reese?" Barbara asked.
"I haven't seen him and I don't want to see him." Helena responded, noticing the look on Barbara's face. "No Barbara, don't."
"You need talk about that, you have to."
Huntress looked at the wall and put her hands on her waist.
"Tell me." Barbara pressed her "Tell me what you're feeling."
"How did you feel when you found out that he escaped and the fact that Reese was hiding it from us? Angry? Annoyed?"
"Something like that." Barbara said.
"Imagine how I feel. Barbara, our lives depend on the secret we keep, I let him into my life, told him my name and trusted him. Hawke escaped and we didn't have the opportunity to prevent this from happening because Reese didn't trust me, He didn't tell me that his father was free. Reese knew that Hawke would surely look for Dinah and me and kill us. I wasn't waiting for him to stab me in the back, and then he tells me that he's sorry! Please!" Helena threw the bandages to the floor.
"We all make mistakes, even you. It's difficult sometimes to speak about the things that hurt us the most, and you don't like to talk about these kinda things. "
"I could do it and I'm more stubborn than him! Why can't he just talk about it?" Helena raised her arms in frustration.
"Every human is different, you have to accept that Reese is as human as you are, and he is more human than you. The relationship can't be perfect but it improves with each mistake you make."
Helena ran her hands through her hair, "I don't know... I'm confused."
"I think that you shouldn't be so hard on yourself." Barbara crossed her arms "You aren't an example of virtues, how many times have you been in trouble because you keep quiet? Although he made a mistake, but allow him to explain himself before you judge him." We all deserve an opportunity."
"... I know, only. I can't talk to him, not now."
Barbara noticed that Helena's knuckles were red and inflamed, she took her wrists "God Helena!"
"...It's nothing" Helena said.
"Why do you punish yourself?"
"I." The entrance of Alfred into the gym interrupted them, he carried a broom, a trash can and a plastic bag against the wall. Barbara and Helena observed what he was doing with a confused expression on their faces.
"It's your turn miss Helena" he said before leaving the gym.
Helena sighed deeply and she raised her eyes. Barbara couldn't avoid a smile.
"Clean up this disaster" Barbara told her "Then go put your hands in some ice, you have to learn how to control yourself and stop to hurting yourself." Barbara wheeled her chair towards the door.
Helena groaned as she walked over to the broom and thrash can. Her bad mood had just gotten much worse.