Chapter 2: Oh God I'm Dying :{D

My brown hair was in a mess, my clothes looked as though I'd just dragged myself through a thorn bush not out of bed and my eyes were half open as I yawned at my reflection in my mirror. I rubbed one hazel eye and looked at myself again, noticing the green tinge around my pupils for what seemed like the hundredth time. I slowly pulled off my clothes and tugged on my school uniform before I recognised what I could smell.

I pelted out the door and down the stairs, running around the corner and standing in the doorway to the kitchen. The fry pan was on and the bacon spat next to the eggs Mum had just cracked and let fall in the pan too. My mouth watered as I set the table and sat in my seat ready for breakfast.

"Have you thought about it?" The question struck me by surprise, kind of. I was expecting it from her but not then, when I was watching her serve the bacon.

Shrugging I replied with a monotone, "Sort of." She turned and looked at me with a critical eye, her hand half way between frypan and the plates. I blinked and she turned back to her cooking without a word. "I just don't know. I mean, they would know about the whole… uh…" I trailed away in my excuse. I literally had between 4 to 5 hours left to decide. No wonder Mum was acting weird. Just like then.

"I'll go!" I slammed a hand over my mouth but I had already said it. Mum dropped everything and caught me in a hug. "Mum, I can't… breathe…" She held me at arms length and laughed as though this was the best thing that could have happened to her. I coughed and looked up when she ran off. She was already on the phone and although her voice was stable, her face had a smile on it.

"Yes. Yes she is. Katya Heart, yes. Okay. Five minutes? Oh, yes it's okay. She'll be there." Then the phone was back on the handle. "Katya!" Mum called me just as I put the bacon in my mouth. She came around to the kitchen again, ignored her, and my, breakfast that was still hot and jammed me in the car before jumping in herself and speeding off.

"Mum! Get off!" I pushed her comb back and shrank away from her hugs and affection. "Leave me alone! Ah!" She had caught me in a hug again, just as a sleek black limo pulled up outside the gate to the private park. I was having trouble breathing again and people were already getting out and walking over. "Mum." I got myself into a coughing fit when she released me.

"Louise Heart. It is quite a pleasure to meet you." The older man held out his hand with a pleasant smile on his face. There was also an older boy who stood by the man. He was already sizing me up and I was sure that my coughing fit wasn't helping me.

"Are you alright?" I shook away his hand and swallowed trying to stop.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just a sore throat." I lied and stood up again. I tuned into the conversation between Mum and the older man again, hoping they'd talk about me in third-person as adults do.

"There will be a simple first mission for them. After that, if she helped out well enough she'll be part of the team. But of course she has the choice to drop out whenever she likes." Mum nods now looking serious, or at least business-like.

"May I ask how many others there are?" The man smiled again and placed his hand on the boy's shoulders.

"Kuldur is the team's leader. He is the one to ask these questions to." Mum turned to Kuldur blinking and judging him as she does. He too smiles at my mother and holds out his hand.

"Five others, including me and Katya that'll make seven, and don't worry she'll be able to email, call, text or use any other method in contacting you." Mum relaxed her shoulders and smiled, like really smiled. I looked between the three of them, suddenly feeling extremely small considering they were all older than me.

"So," I exaggerate and shuffle my feet while holding both my hands behind myself. "What happens now?" The older man smiled, and I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this, or adore it.

"There is no way I could have regretted this!" A smile spread across my face as I slipped into the limo and waved goodbye to not only Mum but the entire of the school. I saw the boy who had annoyed me only the day before, he was watching me with judging eyes and when his friends stared at me in awe and with smiles, he just glared as though I was confirming his resolve.

"This is your public face. We need to help you build your night one." Kuldur stated winding the window back up and sitting back into his seat beside me. I looked at him as though he had just suggested something much worse than that.

"You're kidding right? All I need is a name and I'm good to go," I purr earning a glance from the older man. The man sighs and looks right at me.

"You do have the training mission, and after that even more intensive training with the others." I go quiet, just not wanting to argue with the Bruce Wayne. I wasn't sure if either of them realised it but I wasn't going to ask and find out. The rest of the ride was fairly quiet but as we got closer and closer, my stomach started doing flips and the worm was back and causing havoc. Bruce kept looking at me whenever my hand crept over my stomach and clutched my side. Kuldur didn't seem to notice but I didn't now him yet, he could have been a different observer than I was.

The road headed straight for the side of the mountain, I didn't think they'd really use something so cliqued but I was mistaken. As we got closer the road dipped and fell under the mountain, the side of the mountain didn't actually rise for the limo to slide into. We found ourselves on a flat stretch of rock and we puled up on it. I frowned inwardly hiding the expression and looked out the window again. Then we shuttered and fell. I grabbed the edge of my seat and my knuckles went white but Kuldur smiled at my surprise. I scowled at him and released the limo's black seat watching as the area around began to lighten with artificial lights.

We shuttered to a stop and without hesitation, Kuldur clambered out to see his friends. I turned to Bruce unsure of myself, well more unsure about the black void growing in my stomach. He smiled and motioned to the door. I took a deep breath and got out ready for the probing questions.