Chapter 2: I Hate People
Catwoman's POV
I was sitting on my couch, ready to go by nine o'clock. I heard a knock at the door and opened it to find Bruce in his Batsuit.
"Ready to go Selina?" He asked.
"Sure Bruce." I smiled.
I was dressed in my suit too, so we got strange looks on the way out of my apartment building as we casually walked side by side. We got into the Javelin-7 and took off for the Justice League Watchtower. Bruce has told me about it before, and I was there once when the villains invaded, so it was familiar to me. We landed and got out of the Javelin-7 to see a few JLA members waiting for us.
"Selina." Wonder Woman greeted.
"Hello." I said nervously.
Superman, Green Arrow, and the Flash were also here.
"So you've decided to change?" Green Arrow looked skeptical.
"Yes." I replied.
"Good." Superman smiled.
Of course Superman would believe me, he loves giving people chances.
"As long as Batman trusts you, we should too." Flash shrugged.
"Told you so Br-Batman." I didn't know if he told them all his name.
"Aha! It starts with Br. I'm narrowing it down!" Flash grinned. "But why did you tell a villain and not me?! No offense Catwoman."
"None taken." I shrugged.
"You still don't know his name?" Wonder Woman laughed.
"You do?!" Flash exclaimed.
"Even I know his name." Green Arrow rolled his eyes.
"Me too." Superman added.
"What is it?!" Flash questioned.
"Can we tell him?" I asked.
Bruce smirked as he took off his mask.
"You're Bruce Wayne?!" Flash looked shocked.
"Where did you think the money was coming from? Just Green Arrow?" Bruce chuckled.
"We aren't telling you our names until we know we can trust you for sure." Green Arrow explained.
"I already know his name is Clark Kent." I pointed at Superman.
"What?!" Superman exclaimed.
"I never told you that." Bruce looked confused.
"You talk in your sleep. Sounds like quite a bromance. Besides, it was already obvious. The only difference between Superman and Clark Kent is a suit and a pair of glasses." I smirked.
Everyone snorted.
"How long have you known?" Wonder Woman asked.
"A year." I giggled.
"If she hasn't said anything by now, we can probably trust her." Green Arrow decided. "I'm Oliver Queen."
"Makes sense." I shrugged.
"We'll do more introductions later, for now we need to question you about a few things and then we might initiate you." Wonder Woman smiled.
I was interrogated by Martian Manhunter, probably because he can read thoughts.
"You're clear. And yes, I really am from Mars." Martian Manhunter smiled.
"So, we know you're identity, you've been cleared by Martian Manhunter, and you've kept Superman's identity safe. So do you want to know ours?" Flash asked.
"Sure." I shrugged. "But it seems like you're rushing into this. For all you know, I could just be good at concealing my thoughts."
"She has a point. Although I don't think that will be a problem. And we could always erase her memory like we did to Lois that one time." Batman said.
Superman looked a little guilty at that comment.
"I'm Diana Prince." Wonder Woman introduced herself.
"Hal Jordan." Green Lantern passed by.
"John Jones." Martian Manhunter said.
"You already know my human name, but on Krypton I was called Kal-El." Superman smiled.
"Barry Allen. But I'm not the only Flash, so it might get confusing." Flash shrugged.
"Kind of like how there are multiple Robins?" I giggled.
"How much do you talk in your sleep?" Flash teased.
"I actually told her that when I was awake. It's not hard to figure out what with Damian, Dick, Tim, and Jason all having been Robin at one point. She also knows about Barbara being Batgirl before Joker shot her in the spine and she became Oracle. And if she knows who I am, Alfred is kind of obvious." Bruce shrugged.
"And do you talk about me Bruce?" Talia Al Ghul was standing a few feet away.
Why was she here?
"How did you get here Talia?" Bruce asked.
"Do all female villains know his name?" Flash whispered.
"Only the ones he formed a relationship with." I glared at Flash.
He turned red and kept quiet.
"I found a Slideway. I was hoping to talk to you about my father." Talia said.
"What did Ra's do now?" Bruce asked.
The JLA members backed away until it was just Bruce, Talia, and I.
"It's a private conversation." Talia glanced at me.
"You can say anything you say to me in front of her." Bruce stated.
Talia looked mildly annoyed. "He's hoping you'll finally become his successor and marry me. This is your last chance."
My heart sank.
"Then I guess this is the last time I'll have to say no." Bruce responded.
"Why don't you just give in? He constantly asks you and tries to get your attention. He believes you'd be the most worthy if you'd just learn to kill people." She sounded frustrated. "I know you want to."
I finally spoke up. "Then you don't know him. If you think he'll kill people, you're wrong. He never kills. And if he wanted to be Ra's successor, he would've done it by now. I've seen what Ra's does, he claims to only kill the guilty, but he kills anyone who gets in his way. That makes him no different than the people he kills."
Talia glared at me intensely. "This is none of your business Cat."
"Stop it. Arguing is pointless. I said no, and that means no." Bruce said.
"Fine. But if my father changes his heart or dies, you can still say yes." Talia kissed him passionately.
I angrily pounced on her and scratched her face.
"Stop!" Bruce pulled me off her. "Get out before her temper kills you."
Talia smirked as she got up. I couldn't stand the satisfaction on her face, so I reached for my whip and got one last shot in. It hit Talia in the ankle and she angrily limped out.
"Happy now?" He smirked.
"Maybe just a little." I admitted.
"There's nothing connecting him to Talia besides Damian. Trust me." Nightwing was here.
"Hi Dick." I said.
"His name is Dick?" Flash popped out from behind a doorway.
The hand of Green Lantern popped out to grab him and pull him back.
"What are you doing here?" Bruce asked.
"Just checking on something for Barbara. She wanted me to make sure she was connected to all of Watchtower's information." Dick shrugged.
"Why?" Bruce arched his eyebrow as he put his mask back on.
"There was some information she couldn't find on the Joker and Harley Quinn. Turns out Barbara just had a bad connection to Watchtower's system. She forgot to update her equipment." Dick smiled.
"What kind of information was she looking for? All the information on them should be in the Batcave." Bruce seemed confused.
"Superman's report on how he prevented them from escaping last night. I guess Harley disappeared this morning and all that's left in her cell is a security guard wrapped in vines." Dick explained.
"What time did they discover that? Gordon hasn't contacted me." Bruce was curious.
"Around ten o'clock this morning." Dick elaborated.
"So Ivy's got Harley? They are friends, but Ivy usually lets her sit in jail and then rescues her before the Joker can get to her." I stated.
"Maybe it won't be so bad having you on our side. We could even make you a spy until the villains figure out you're with us." Dick suggested.
"Maybe." I shrugged.
"We've initiated you into the JLA. Here's your computer passwords, but you can change them when you're ready." Superman handed me some papers. "And you should be able to get into the areas that repuire handprints and vocal recognition."
I looked over the papers. One was a map of Watchtower. Others explained guidelines and how to use the computers. I could do this.