I'm baaack! Didn't even take me that long, did it? Yeah well, that's what happens when you get a bored creature with nothing better to do than let her imagination run free... LOL Buuuut this time, I've come with an idea that isn't mine. Nope! I own nothing here (except maybe the lack of spelling/grammar checks.. and wild insane parts... and er, whatever else you wish to classify as 'totally me') la di da doo...
Anyway, this is a story request by: Teobaldi - So... Basically if you don't like it, do not blame me! (KKK I'm joking! Juuust joking!)
Warning: I'm hyper (no news there, Sherlock) so... Just cope with it for now! kkk
Summary - Five years since Zatanna left the Team. But why did she leave in first place? Why couldn't she just be honest with Nightwing to begin with? And if you add Batgirl & Klarion, you get one heck of a party...
So yeah, KLARION'S IN THIS! Ha! Can't help it. Chalant needs a villain and the ONLY villain that (in my opinion) works well is Klarion! Okay, there's one other that goes well: Joker! But... In this case here, Klarion fits perfectly! Okay! Enough of my random writing here... Enjoy! *-*
Prologue
Every now and then we come across those who can be considered a 'soul mate'. Of course, such luck isn't always bestowed upon everyone. Some say its luck; others believe that it all depends on Karma... But how can one truly know when they come across their soul mate? Maybe it's the strange fluttering feeling that one senses inside their stomachs... But if that's the case, then finding a soul mate can easily be confused with falling in love...
And love makes us do stupid things...
x.x
A small girl, with long red hair, big green eyes and thousands of freckles ran across the field as if nothing in the world mattered. Well, at that moment, nothing really did. She was playing 'tag' with the one she mostly loved in the whole universe, after all. She giggled loudly when said person caught up with her and pushed her down to the grass. There was no way she'd be falling alone, though. She was quick to grab his collar and next thing she knew, they were a crumpled piece of body parts. They both laughed hysterically. Never in her whole life had she felt this way over someone. Someone who could make her angry, happy, sad, crazy... All in one go...
"I love you, Teekl." He whispered as he lessened the space between them.
"I love you most, Klarion." She replied, before ending their distance completely.
They stayed that way for a few good moments. He broke apart, breathing heavily and insisting they'd stop now before he couldn't control himself. She knew what he meant, of course. She was young but she wasn't naive. But there were times that she wished he wasn't such a gentlemen. There were times she truly hoped he'd give into temptation and just take her. But no- Klarion wasn't like that...
"Mother told me I could get a cat for my birthday. Can you believe it? I love cats! I'm finally getting one just for me! You must come see it once I have it. I'm sure you'll love it!" She grinned widely.
Klarion simply smiled and kissed the girl on the cheek.
"Klarion, you are Lord of Chaos yet you insist on risking your safety by going to Earth."
Klarion fidgeted nervously with the ball on yarn he held. Yes, he was Lord of Chaos. He was blessed with such power thanks to the Gods and Goddesses of the Universe. It was never in his initial plans to become such a thing. But destiny has ways of testing a person- not that he was much of a person anymore.
"I have things to settle on Earth, great God. I have no choice but to go. I don't fear the consequences."
If he could see the God, there was no doubt he'd be frowning.
"Have you ever considered and anchor?" One of the Goddess' spoke.
Klarion was highly interested in their conversation now. He had heard of such thing before, by the Lord of Order, but he never put much thought into it.
"How does that work?" Klarion asked, curiously.
"You use something in the mortal world to become your anchor. Your familiar."
Klarion almost beamed in excitement. He was more than ready to spend fulltime on Earth, alongside his beloved one.
"What must I do?" He asked, eyes wide.
"If you accept, we can arrange the anchor for you." The Goddess spoke once more.
"Then yes! I accept."
Klarion was curious, to say the least. What would his anchor be? Would he finally be allowed to travel back and forth to that dimension without causing him so much pain and weakness? The thought of being by Teekl's side at all times only made him even more impatient. After what seemed like a lifetime, a portal finally opened before the young teenager's eyes.
"Come welcome your anchor." The God spoke.
Klarion obeyed and walked through the portal. On the other side he was met with none other than the love of his life, tied up and gagged. His heart froze at the sight.
"What is this? Untie her this instant!" He growled.
"This is your anchor." The God spoke.
"To be one's anchor, the other must know, love and be loyal. This is your rightful anchor. This will connect you to that dimension." The Goddess added. "This is your soul mate."
Klarion was furious still. The sight of seeing his loved one being held in such a way. If only her blessed powers were any use in this dimension.
"Release her now!" He bellowed.
"I'm afraid that cannot happen." The God spoke.
After that, everything seemed to happen fast. Too fast for Klarion to prevent it. One moment his beloved one was there, in tears, and the next... She was... A cat?
"Wha-What is the meaning of this? Why must she become a cat?" He was extremely furious now.
His anger clouded his mind and he was shouting, growling and randomly shooting his magic all around. The God's had to use their own powers to prevent the teenager from running wild.
"Change her back! Change her back this instant! Give me back my Teekl! Give her back to me now!"
The cat swayed towards him, walking around his legs, as if she were attempting to calm him. He was in tears when he crouched down to pick her up.
"Teekl... Oh Teekl, what have they done to you? I'll bring you back my love... I promise."
"Her body is gone, Klarion. You will not be able to bring her back without a proper host." The Goddess spoke. "You were the one who wished for an anchor."
"I'll find a host! Just wait and see!" He growled before jumping back to his own dimension.
Years passed and Klarion still hadn't managed to change Teekl back. When the Goddess spoke of a proper host, he had no idea it had to be someone that was somewhat similar to his Teekl.
"We'll figure it out, my love."
x.x
"Batman saw the kiss." Robin stated, walking behind Zatanna and embracing her.
"Robin... Oh my gosh I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for you to get into trouble. I can talk to him if you'd like. Or I could-"
She was interrupted by the lovely sensation of Robin laughing in her hair. If she hadn't been so scared of what Batman could do, she'd kiss him... Again.
"Relax Zee... He's not mad. He just asked us to take it slow... That is... If we're going through with this." He smirked.
Zatanna released herself from his grasp and turned to face him, leaning her forehead against his.
"I really like you, Robin... And if it were only up to me, then yes... We're going through with this." She smiled.
If Robin weren't well- Robin, he'd faint at this point. Instead he settled with stealing another kiss from her.
"You've been warned Zatanna Zatara... You're not getting rid of me that easily." He grinned.
"Right back at you." She smirked.
"Well... Since this is happening..." He sighed, pulling her into an empty room.
Zatanna looked around curiously. Robin couldn't help but notice just how adorable she looked. She then understood what he was up to when he moved his hands towards his face and removed his mask.
"My name's-"
"Dick Grayson? No way! You're kidding me... All this time I've been crushing on none other than my childhood crush." She whispered excitedly.
"Childhood crush? Do tell..." He grinned.
"My dad would take me to the circus all the time... And I'd insist on seeing you because..." She started to blush. "I thought you were cute and I found it amazing that you could fly without using magic."
Dick laughed and pulled her into another kiss...
"I want to be with you forever... And I know how crazy this sounds, seeing as we just got together... But it's how I feel..."
Zatanna didn't hesitate to kiss him once more.
"I don't plan on leaving, Dick."
Dick woke up sweating and breathing heavily. Another dream about Zatanna. This was getting a little too frequent for his liking. And his girlfriend was already aware that he's been moody lately. Not that Barbara knows anything about his history with Zatanna. In fact, she doesn't even know Zatanna. He groaned loudly and ran a hand through his hair. Obviously he had forgotten that he wasn't in his bedroom...
"Dick, what's wrong?" Barbara asked, with a hoarse voice.
"Nothing." He muttered.
"Was it another nightmare? Dick... You should really talk to Bruce. It's getting frequent."
"I said it was nothing." He groaned before getting out of bed.
"Where're you going?" She asked, obviously not happy with his attitude.
"Anywhere." He muttered.
"Dick-"
"Barbara, please. I need some time alone." He said, irritated.
Barbara glared at him for a few seconds before turning her back and falling onto the bed once more.
"Where's Zatanna?" Robin asked, now getting angry.
"We've searched everywhere... She's gone." Wally said, obviously worried about his friend.
"She wouldn't just leave!"
"But she did." Artemis stated. "Robin, I'm sorry. But she's been talking about leaving for a good three weeks. She's just had the courage to do it now. I didn't know she'd do it without letting us know though..."
"She obviously didn't want us to worry." Aqualad stated. "She'll come back Robin. She loves you too much to leave you for good."
"You better be right Khaldur." He muttered, before walking to the kitchen.
The memory replayed in his mind as he threw random pebbles into the ocean.
"Why did you leave me, Zee?" He said to himself, holding back the tears that were threatening to spill. "Didn't you love me like I loved you? Was it so hard to just be honest with me? Couldn't you have said goodbye at least?"
He sighed. He really needed to stop talking to himself, or one of these days his girlfriend might actually catch him. It was bad enough that Tim had caught a few words coming from him while he was sleeping.
'It doesn't matter now. It wouldn't matter if you decided to show up right now. I've moved on. I have different life. I'm no longer Robin. I'm dating Barbara Gordon... And I love... I love...'
He groaned for the hundredth time. Not even in his mind he could bring himself to say four simple words: I love Barbara Gordon. No. In his mind, the words 'I love' would always come before 'Zatanna Zatara'. But he couldn't.
"Not even if you decided to show up right now." He reminded himself.
But he suddenly got a weird sensation. It was quite similar to butterflies in his stomach. 'What am I? Thirteen?' He rolled his eyes at his thought. But the sensation continued. And his heart possibly skipped a few beats when he heard it:
-Recognized: Zatanna Zatara A03-
ooooooh So why did Zatanna leave? How will Dick react once he sees her? What will Miss Barbara Gordon do once she discovers their history? And what the heck does Klarion have to do with all this? Find out... Eventually!
Phew! Quite a lot of questions there .-. I won't blame you if you got lost... I know I did (nah, jokes). Goodness, I must calm myself when I'm writing this.. I just feel like randomly typing forever *o*
Okay, okay. Self control! Until next time... Let me know what you think of this! *-* XOXO