A\N: I should be updating Broken Souls right now but… *shrugs*
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, though it would be purr-ety awesome if I did.
Relax.
Breath in, breath out.
Meditate.
The magician tells herself as she sits on the bright green grass, greenery surrounding her. Zatanna's legs are crossed and her eyes are closed as she takes deep breaths. She's trying to relax herself, to get away from her teammates and tensions for a while.
She feels a shiver run down her spine when she remembers their mission last week. The pricking of the cold and icy water returns to her with the sound of cracking of ice. She squeezes her eyes tightly shut, trying her best to forget about it but she can't. And the worse thing about it, that she also remembers Klarion.
She remembers his hands behind her back, his face so close to hers, his eyes; darker than night itself. His raven wet hair plastered to his pale forehead and the smirk dancing on his lips.
God, she even remembers how he smelt…
Zatanna's still thinking (because she is definitely pondering over that why he saved her) when she feels something wet drop on her nose.
She opens her sapphire blue eyes and she comes to the conclusion that it was a drop of water. She cocks her head up and she's surprised to see that dark clouds are massing in the sky, ready to pour down rain.
She hurriedly gets up on her feet and looks around as she bites her lip. She's in a forest; she came here to relax but the funny thing is she doesn't remember her way out.
The raven-haired girl is busy thinking about the pathway when a loud rustle fills the air, causing the magician to jump. A gust of wind follows suit and she has to push her skirt to her knees to stop it from flying away with the wind.
A clap of thunder fills the atmosphere making Zatanna's heart jump in her throat. Anything, anything but thunder…
The blue-eyed girl whimpers slightly as she begins to run as rain comes down, sprinkling on everything; making the leaves dance and the wind howl.
Lightning runs through the sky, flashing everything and thunder again follows suit. Zatanna jumps again as she feels herself powerless against it.
"Mommy! Don't leave me Mommy!" A child's voice rings in her head and she gives out a cry.
"I love you, Mommy!" There's the voice again with another thunderous explosion.
Tears begin to brim in her eyes but she keeps on running, trying to find a place where she can be safe. Zatanna doesn't realize it but she's starting to cry as thunder rolls in the dark sky.
At last, she spots a small cave near the end of some trees and she literally springs inside it, trying to find shelter from the nightmarish weather.
Zatanna, however, doesn't land on the rocky ground and she's surprised that she's laying on something; or rather someone. She's trying to find an answer when she hears a familiar voice.
"Will you get off of me?!" She knows that voice really well.
Swiftly, she rolls of the body and on to the stony ground and her eyes narrow at the person whom she sees.
Klarion glares at her and she stares at him unbelievably, trying to think why all of a sudden butterflies attacked her stomach.
The witch boy doesn't take notice of her as he brings his hand up, balling it into a fist and Zatanna feels someone grip her throat before beginning to squeeze it. She gives out a cry when she's yanked up like a lifeless doll.
Klarion's jaw clenches. "Why are you here? Who sent you?" He demanded.
"Nobody sent me." Zatanna answered as she tried to struggle against the invisible force. "I just came here to meditate!"
Surprisingly, the Witch Boy believes her. He releases her and she falls to the ground, coughing and rubbing her neck. Zatanna cocks her head up, her eyes leaving Klarion and falling on an orange tabby cat who hisses at her.
She's about to cast a spell (which she and he knows wouldn't work) when a clap of thunder roars outside and she jumps up again before pulling her knees to her chest. Her eyes are squeezed shut and tears roll out of them.
Klarion blinks slowly, not actually absorbing the fact that she's crying. He tosses a confused look to Teekl who in response claws the air with her paws.
Klarion shakes his head with a small sigh. "We'll kill her later, Teekl." He says as he walks up to the weeping girl.
Teekl gives a growl before following her master.
The Lord of Chaos kneels down to Zatanna's level, whose body has suddenly frozen. Klarion doesn't look amused. "Why are you crying, Babymagic?" He asks her but she doesn't reply.
Another roar of thunder comes and cold wind dances in the cave with some rain. Klarion flinches slightly when the magician before her gives a scream.
Sighing, the immortal boy taps her shoulder. "It's only thunder. Stop acting like a baby," He laughs at her foolishness but Zatanna remains in her frozen state, hiccupping.
Klarion frowns before looking over Teekl who stares back at him with ruby red orbs. Biting his lower lip, he pushes himself a bit closer to the raven haired girl and Teekl immediately begins to hiss.
"Be quite, Teekl." Klarion growls. He whips his head to the magician before reaching for her.
He cups her face in his hands as he slowly tilts her head up and Teekl begins to 'meow' loudly. "Shut up! I'm doing nothing wrong!" Klarion replies with a slight blush over his face, clearly not enjoying what his familiar thinks he's going to do.
He cocks her head in such a way that their foreheads make contact and soon as it does, his eyes flare a bright yellow.
Standing in a forest with rain pouring down over his suit, Klarion can't help but wonder what memory Zatanna is playing in her mind. His ears perk up when he hears a small cry coming from somewhere. Without wasting a minute, he begins to walk towards it and he raises an eyebrow at the scene before him.
There's a young girl (maybe of the age six) kneeling over a woman with sunny blonde hair and deep blue eyes. The little girl's hands are on the woman's stomach as she's sobbing for the blonde woman for not to leave her.
The immortal boy walks up to them, trying to see what's going on. Suddenly, a loud clap of thunder rolls from the sky making the black-haired girl's sob unclear.
"Don't leave me. Mommy!" She cries, whimpering.
The blonde woman turns to the brunette. "I'm alright, Zatanna. Stop crying, PocoColomba (1)," The woman smiles at her.
Klarion cocks his head, looking over at Zatanna who sobs out in response. "The blood wouldn't go away!" She cries, pressing her small hands to her mother's stomach, trying to stop the rushing blood.
"It's alright, sweetie. I'll be fine," Her mother smiles, before coughing. "I need you Mommy! Daddy needs you!" Zatanna cries as lightning shoots through the sky and the thunder rustles.
The woman bites her lip, her eyelids slipping down slowly. "Take care, Poco Colomba." She smiles softly before slipping into a sleep from which she was never going to return.
"Mama!" Zatanna screams. "Mama! Open your eyes!" Klarion frowns when she began to push her mother. "Please don't go!" The little magician begs.
Klarion's frown deepens. He places a hand on her shoulder. "You're just thinking this, Babymagic. Get up." He grimances but the girl pays him no mind.
She just beats and sobs as thunder fills the atmosphere. "I said get up Babymagic!" Klarion shouts this time but Zatanna doesn't even look at him. "Are you deaf? Wake up!" He hisses, angrily.
"Hello... earth to Babymagic?" He says in that childish voice of his but still no response. An idea clicks his mind then. He kneels down to her level, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
He finally gets the heart to say it, "Zatanna..." Her name slips of his tongue softly. "Polo Colomba, wake up." He coos as he rubs her back.
The name seems to snap her back to reality, the young Zatanna tilts her head up. Her sapphire blue eyes meeting his onyx black ones.
And for a moment she feels her heart flutter and her stomach flip. "Klarion..." Her eyes widen. "What are yo—" He cuts her off as he cups her face again and tilts their foreheads that they meet and her cheeks turn red from the closeness.
"Time to go..." Klarion smirks and she closes her eyes, wrapping her arms around his neck and allowing the darkness to engulf her.
Zatanna's eyes flutter open as she sits up from her bed. She slightly pants as her eyes dart across her room. She bits her bottom lip as she sees she's in Mount Justice, in her room and in her bed and she's safe.
"It was a dream," Zatanna mumbles before glancing at herself. She wears her navy blue nightgown that flows down to her ankles.
The magician looks around, her eyes searching for a witch boy and his cat but she finds nothing. A small blush appears on her face as she realizes what she was thinking. "Stupid," She muttered, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
Click...
Her head whips to the window and she feels air suck out of her lungs.
Klarion's standing (or rather floating) in the air outside, holding Teekl and waving at her. With eyes wide as saucepans, she walks up to the window and opens it.
The Lord of Chaos doesn't enter the room, he simply stands there and smirks. "How're you feeling, Babymagic?" He inquires from her, petting Teekl who looks like is going to eat her alive.
"I'm fine," Zatanna answers, her eyes still wide. She glances at her clothes before looking at him and her face turns into an impressive shade of red.
Klarion's face flushes slightly and he nearly let's go of Teekl. "I used magic," He says bluntly and quickly. The blush on her face slightly fades as she gives out a sigh of relief.
They stand there in awkward silence, staring at each other when Zatanna spoke up, "Thanks..." She says, avoiding eyecontact.
A smile spreads across Klarion's face. "You're welcome," He chuckles before getting ready to leave.
However, he stops and looks at her, smirking. "See you around, Polo Colomba," He winks, teasingly before taking off.
If it was possible, Zatanna's cheeks flushed even more.
A\N: Yay! These two are just TOO cute :3 I love Babymagic! Oh and Zatanna is an Italian like her father and the words I used were from Google translate, I'm sorry if their wrong :D
*Polo- Italian word meaning Little.
*Colomba- Italian word meaning Dove.
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