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He doesn't take his eyes off her. She is trembling and does not talk the entire ride home. Right, home. More like a temporary stay in the Watchtower. La'Gaan keeps on attempting to talk to her, but she does not respond. When they dock in the tower, La'Gaan takes her by the arm and leads her down the ramp and when they reach the bottom, she shrugs him off. Lagoon Boy then grabs her forearms and turns her towards him after he lets out a cry of frustration.
"What is wrong with you today?!" Her eyes change from being distant to fearful. Everyone's eyes are now on the couple. The girls of the team look on in worry while the men on the team sheepishly watch them. Before Conner can intervene, Black Canary gets in the middle of the two of them. She puts a comforting hand on the young girl's shoulder. Miss Martian blinks twice before turning her attention to the Justice League member.
"It's been a long day…for everyone. M'Gann could probably just use some time to herself," she says in a gentle tone. M'Gann looks down and refuses to make eye contact with the Atlantean. The warrior's gaze softens. Before La'Gaan can apologize, Miss Martian walks away without a word to her room. Superboy's eyes narrow before the team meets in the commons area. He watches as the female members of the team gossip while the guys tell jokes and tell all about their experiences with the mission. The room is very high tech, courtesy of Wayne Enterprises, whom the Batman seems to be a little too involved with, he observes. His eyes then focus on Batgirl when he notices that she is whispering with Bumblebee as they try to sneak glances at him. After a few pauses, Barbara makes her way over to Conner and leans against the wall next to him.
"You're worried about her," she points out. Conner looks to the ground and his eyes narrow.
"Something's not right," he replies. Batgirl stretches her arms out in front of her and gazes at the many people in the room.
"Then go talk to her," she says.
"She didn't talk to La'Gaan," he scowls. Barbara crosses her arms and glances at him.
"You know that this isn't about him," she retorts. He does not reply.
"Use whatever excuse you want, Conner, but she needs you." And with that, she pushes off the wall and walks away towards Nightwing. Sighing, Conner walks out of the commons. He does not notice Barbara's small smile, before she starts chatting away with the former boy wonder.
Short chapter but I wanted to do a follow up on what I think is going to happen following 'Before The Dawn' but thanks to the hiatus I'm going to have to wait longer. :/ If I get some reviews, I may make a next chapter. :) There hasn't been a lot of Barbara interaction with a lot of people besides Dick and Cassie so I wanted to put her character there. :) Thanks and please review! :) 3