The Lone Hero: Dreams of the Magician
Chapter 6:
...The next morning...
Zatanna somewhat "dolled" herself up a bit to go out with her true love. She had paled slightly from being inside the mental ward for 2 weeks so she put some blush on to appear her natural colour. She put on some of her red lipstick and lavender eyeshadow. Zatanna had her hair curled so it corkscrewed down her back and she put on a yellow sundress and the black leather jacket she "borrowed" from Dick.
"Wow, you look beautiful,"
Zatanna turned around from her dresser where she was putting in some aquamarine earrings Dick gave her for her 19th birthday. Dick stood behind her and she ran up to him barefoot.
"I didn't want to get to dressed up but I wanted to look nice," she said, hugging him.
"You look beautiful," Dick repeated "C'mon, let's go get breakfast,"
"Good 'cause, afterwards, I wanna go to Coney Island," Zatanna said, happily "I thought that would be good for both of us considering I don't think you like holding my shopping bags,"
Dick laughed as Zatanna put on some simple white sandals where the strap over her toes was twisted in the middle. She picked up a white purse and put it over her shoulders. They took each other's hands and walked out of the apartment.
They sat across from each other in a booth in Zatanna's favourite coffee shop. Strange that she liked it there when she didn't drink coffee. Zatanna took a bite from her grilled cheese and smiled at the way Dick was smiling at her.
"What?" she asked.
"Ever since we met, you've never let looking ladylike stop you from enjoying the things you love," said Dick "No one looks sophisticated eating grilled cheese sandwiches and I've met woman who don't eat them because of it but you still do. One of the things I love about you is your sense of not caring what other people think,"
Zatanna smiled and laughed slightly. She reached over and took Dick's hand. They smiled at each other.
"I love you," they said in unison then laughed "Jinx!" they also said in unison "Double jinx! Triple jinx! Black magic jinx!"
They both began laughing hysterically.
The 2 of them walked towards the Ferris wheel on Coney Island with Zatanna holding Dick's arm. Zatanna had all but forgotten her schizophrenia. Dick wore his shades because, though not in Gotham City, he was still the adoptive son of a billionaire and that day was Zatanna's day.
Dick had his arm around her shoulder when they boarded the wheel. Zatanna rested her head on his shoulder as they began to go up.
"You're amazing," said Zatanna, looking at him with a smile.
"Thanks, love, I'm never letting you go," said Dick "And, if you want to leave me I'd fight for you. Not that you're a prize,"
Zatanna chuckled at his comment, took off his glasses and kissed him. There was a sudden thud and creak. They pulled away and Dick put his shades back on as there was another creak. People screamed and the Ferris wheel lurched to the side. They looked over the edge and saw the bolts in the middle of the wheel were coming loose.
"Everyone remain still! The fire department is coming,"
"Fire department?" Zatanna asked.
"They do have ladders," said Dick.
There was another thud and creak and some kids began squealing in fear. They turned around and saw a seat with 2 kids was coming apart.
"Dick!" Zatanna exclaimed.
"On it," he said.
Dick quite literally took a leap of faith and jumped into the wheel. No one noticed him because everyone was scared for the 2 girls. Dick held onto the pole of the Ferris wheel and began undoing the pole that was keeping them back. The 2 girls leaned away when the bar fell off.
"Take my hand!" Dick said to them.
One girl reached out and took his hand. Dick got the girl to cling to his back and he reached out for the other girl. The seat began to creak and suddenly dropped.
Zatanna's eyes widened as she watched.
"Etativel reh!" she recited.
Zatanna felt her magic try to take effect but it wouldn't extend past her being. The girl nearly fell to her death but Dick hooked onto one of the supporting bars with his feet and caught the back of her t-shirt.
When everyone was back on the ground, Zatanna stood still with her arms crossed while she was in thought. Dick finally found her in the crowd and they hugged. Zatanna was relieved and hugged him back.
"Nice going, hero, how has no one realized your ecret-say entity-iday?" she asked.
"There's one more thing," Dick said and they pulled away to look at each other with their arms around each other "When I returned the girls to their parents, they wanted to give me tickets to a play at their theatre tonight. Naturally, I said it was alright but then they said... guess what? It's your favourite musical,"
Zatanna smiled at him, feeling overjoyed.
"Wicked?!"
Dick held out the 2 tickets and Zatanna kissed him. The thought of her failed spell out of her mind... for now.