A/N…I have a new craving…Join me as I pose as Artemis. Starts at the beginning of the Batman Beyond series.
Hi, my name is Niki, and I'm Artemis. You think I'm kidding? Well, if you had told me that a year ago, I would have laughed. I'm just a rebellious girl that frequently gets detention. But you've got to understand me, before I go any further.
My name, like I already stated, is Niki. I'm 16, going on 17. I'm about 5 ft 10, slim, and lightly built. I have dark brown hair, which frequently has temporary streaks in it. I always wear combat boots, or I always used to wear combat boots. My eyes are grayish green, and the style of clothes I wear are usually rebellious.
My mom and dad work for Wayne Powers, and as far as I can tell they're pretty far up in the system. They are having…"relationship problems", due to work. They work in China, meaning, I'm home alone…a lot.
Anyhow, back to the story.
I drummed my fingers on the plastic cover of the train seats. The number of passengers that surrounded me were few. A teenage boy about my age. A bunch of middle aged women, several of them clutching grocery bags, several on their way home from work. About 2 men, who were also, I guessed on their way home from work. And they were all quiet.
All in all? A pretty normal bus ride.
There were a few attempts at conversation, which quickly died out. I think everyone was relieved when the commercials on the TV were over, and we could go back to pretending to be thourouly engrossed in the news cast.
A Joker stepped on the bus, laughing hysterically. I rolled my eyes, thinking Jokerz. He headed down the bus, sauntering as if he owned the place. He stopped by me.
"Hello pretty lady."
"Get lost." I replied bluntly.
"Aw, does pretty girl need a laugh?"
"Does the poor Joker need to get serious?"
His face darkened a little. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he leapt up, and ran to the TV on the train's wall. Smiling, he pulls out a spray paint can, and draws a face on the news lady.
His 'joke' gets no response.
Frowning, he scans the faces of the passengers. He leaps over to one of the women.
"I saw you smile! Yes, I did!" He tells her, holding out his hand.
"What do you want?" She asks cautiously.
"Payment for the joke you bought!" He tells her. "I give you funny, you give me money!"
"I didn't buy anything!" She says desperately, scanning the faces of the passengers, searching for help.
He laughs. "Aw, you're shy. I'll just help myself."
The teenage boy behind me strides up, a scowl on his face. He yanks the purse out of the joker's hand, and pushes him into the TV.
"Oh, a big man!" The joker says, annoyed.
I'm sitting at the front of the bus, slightly behind the Joker. I stand, and yell "Catch!"
Luckily the boy gets my message. I kick the Joker's head. He launches toward the boy. The boy pushes him backwards again, and the joker once again slams the TV. He laughs hysterically, and then races out the door.
I decide to pretend none of it happened, sit down and mind my own freakin' business.