Jealous
Chapter One
Ivy didn't tell anyone, but she often snuck into Barbara's apartment.
Barbara had a soft spot for Ivy and Selina, so she made Theo pay the rent and just let them live there. Sometimes she went back when she wanted to talk to them or Theo and Tabitha weren't at the Galavans, but mostly Ivy had the place to herself; Selina was away most of the time.
It was nice, just her and her plants. Well, Barbara's plants. But they said they loved Ivy more. Ivy was perfectly fine with that.
So it was surprising when Barbara and Selina came back to the apartment. "Hey girls," Barbara said, setting her shopping bags on the coffee table. Selina snorted, and Ivy said "Hi."
"So, I'm gonna be here for the next couple of weeks. My sister and her husband are going out of town, and they know about my grandparents, so they want me to take care of their kids."
"Why would they want you to take care of their kids?" Selina asked dubiously.
"Well, they don't know about the Arkham incident," she said, grinning. "And I'm not a horrible person, they're my family, so I'm gonna take care of them. Theo and Tabby know, they're even gonna help. The girl's your age, Ivy, and the boy's a year older than you, Selina."
Selina tilted her head. A fifteen year old boy and a thirteen year old girl. Hmm. Ivy just didn't want them to mess with her plants.
"They'll be here tomorrow, around noon. So if there's anything you need to hide in the apartment, now is the time." Barbara stood up and went to the coffee maker. "I need some caffeine."
"Got it." Selina stood up. "But the cats can stay, right?" As if on cue, a cat meowed from its place on the back of the sofa.
"Of course. So can the plants, Ivy," Barbara said, nodding towards Ivy. Ivy didn't really think that was even a question.
But she wanted to make them look nice for the visitors. She pushed the blanket up and watered them.
Barbara will be a prominent character in this story. Don't like, don't read. Also, she might be slightly less insane than she is in the show, because she's one of my favorite characters and I don't think she's as crazy as she lets on. She's smarter than that. Again, don't like, don't read. Please review, it'll let me know people might actually like this!
