In the terrarium

Nivira was still shocked and surprised by Nightwing's actions and she could no longer avoid going back to the dorms as she had seen ever plant available from A to Z. She took a deep breath and let it go, Time to face the music. She said to herself placing a hand on the golden door handle. She pulled the glass door open and a gust of air graced her face, pushing her hair back a bit. Closing the door behind her she saw her dorm door. Okay all I have to do is walk in and run to my room. That way I can't say anything to the others and I can regain my sanity. She walked closer to the door, Walk in then run to my room, walk in then run to my room. She continued to repeat. The door was right in front of face yet she couldn't open it.

Nivira looked over to the elevator and smiled, remembering something said earlier. I can always talk to Hawkgirl, right? She asked herself. She ran to the elevator and punched in the numbers for the floor Hawkgirl was on. The elevator music annoyed her and she blasted the speaker box with her ring. Damn thing! She thought to herself, smiling.

The communications bay

Nightwing wade is way up to J'onn, the Martian Man hunter, and rocked back and forth on his heels trying not to seem like something was wrong. "So…J'onn?" Nightwing said.

J'onn sighed, typing on his keyboard, "You're sweating, panting and your heart rate is up. I'm guessing that you need to talk to Batman." He inquired, not looking away from the screens around him. Nightwing didn't say anything but J'onn already knew the answer to his question. "Well, he's not in the tower. You can reach him from the computers in your dorms or by regular cell phone."

Nightwing exhaled, "Fine. Thanks J'onn." He yelled jumping back down to the main floor. He rubbed the back of his head and frowned, I have no choice, he thought to himself, I'm gonna have to go back to the dorm.

Justice League Housing Floor

Nivira finally reached Hawkgirl's door and paused. She had every intention of talking to her but she didn't know what to say. "Am I supposed to be like, Hi Shayera, I was in the terrarium a few minutes ago and HAHA Nightwing decided to ALMOST kiss me. Just thought I'd run it by you! Okay I'm gonna go now!" she said to herself out loud, making strange movement with her arms.

"Well that's one heck of a story." A voice said from behind her. "Why is it that every time I open my door it's either you or your uncle standing In front of it?" she laughed.

Nivira whirled around and gave an embarrassed smile, "Didn't know I had an audience." She laughed, "Earlier, you said I could talk to you well…"

With a yawn Shayera ruffled her wings, "Come on in." She gestured.

Nivira took another deep breath in relief and walked in. The Justice League housing rooms weren't as big as the student's dorm rooms but it felt much cozier in Nivira's book. She took a seat at the small coffee table in the corner and fiddled with her thumbs.

"You drink coffee?" Shayera asked, holding up a mug of freshly brewed.

"No. It stunts your growth." Nivira said, trying not to seem completely child-like.

"So, you want to elaborate on what your so worked up about?" Shayera asked, sitting at the table with her.

Nivira frowned, "Honestly, I don't know. I mean Nightwing is…" she searched for the right words to say, "Physically appealing but we really don't know each other outside of fighting in the ring and the flaring arguments we have in the dorms."

Shayera nodded, "So, if you two are always arguing… and I've seen you two argue, then how did you two end up in a terrarium together?" she asked, taking a sip of her coffee.

"I-I asked him to come with me." She chuckled, "It was nice, you know, just us… and the gardeners. We didn't fight the whole time we were in there." She said, reminiscing.

Shayera sighed, "If you like him then you should go for him before some vixen comes and sweeps him away from you." She said with an almost bitter tone.

"I don't like Nightwing like that! He's egotistical, cocky, inconsiderate…"

"But you like him, right" Shayera raised an eyebrow, not breaking her stare.

"Hey you can't use that whole eyebrow thing on me! I invented that… I don't like him like that! Stop staring… stop it… STOP!"

"Then say it!"

Nivira stood up abruptly, walked over to the door and hit it with her fist. She mumbled something under her breath that Shayera couldn't make out.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you." Hawkgirl teased.

"I… li-like…" she took a deep breath and hit the door again, "Nightwing."

"Now put it together."

"I like Nightwing." Nivira said, a tear running down her cheek. It's not that she was sad it's just that opening up to someone like that after a long time of hiding her feeling was hard, putting a mental strain on her brain. She hit panel that opened the door, "Glad we had this talk, Shayera."

Hawkgirl laughed, "Anytime. You're a good kid, just a little rough around the edges." She smiled.

Nivira laughed, "Like my uncle, right?"

"Yeah, just like him." Shayera found herself saying with a certain light, airy tone.

Nivira walked out of the room, door closing behind her. Somehow she felt relieved that she was able to talk to someone like that. Her emotions were something she feared most of the time but she felt safe with Shayera. Now what? She asked herself, going into the elevator. She pushed in level twenty-three and waited, no elevator music to be heard.

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The Elevator stopped at the Level 5, Communications bay, and the doors opened. Nightwing's masked eyes widened and he stepped in slowly. "Hey." He said glancing quickly over at Nivira who was pushing herself into a corner.

"Hey." She quickly said back.

Neither of them knew what to say. There was only one thing on their minds and the elevator wasn't it. "So you wanna talk about it?" Nivira asked.

"Nope." Nightwing quickly responded. "I think it would be best if we didn't tell anyone about what happened in there."

Nivira inhaled, "Yeah me to."

The elevator stopped at level twenty-three after what seemed to be an eternity to Nightwing and Nivira. The walked in the door, silently and went to their rooms, not acknowledging that they had company over for dinner.

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Nightwing closed the door behind him as quietly as he could and went over to his computer. "Call Bruce Wayne!" he shouted at the computer.

"Calling in progress." The computer voice said back to him.

"Hello?" a familiar voice answered the phone but it wasn't Bruce.

"Alfred, where's Bruce?"

"Ah, Master Richard, Master Bruce is currently at a benefit gala for orphaned children but I will tell him that you called." Alfred said in his old English accent.

Nightwing sighed, "Okay. See you Alfred." He said turning the connection off. He jumped into his bed. What would Bruce say at a time like this? He asked himself.

If you kissed this girl then you might as well try and get to know her better, he thought Bruce would say to him. Don't run, stay there and wait for her to give you a signal.

"What kind of signal damnit?" Nightwing yelled into the air. How am I supposed to understand what a playboy superhero tells me to do when it comes to women. They're complicated and the old man speaks in code. He ranted, pressing a pillow to his face.

12:30 dorm room

Nightwing sat on the couch eating popcorn and watching T.V. Nivira slipped out of her room for a midnight snack, as she had no dinner. "Want some popcorn?" Nightwing asked, causing Nivira to jump and hit her head on the counter in the kitchen.

"Ouch!" she rubbed her head. "There better be butter on that popcorn." She said, walking over to the couch. Nightwing held up the bowl and she took a few pieces, "What are you watching?"

"Nothing in particular, just flipping through the channels."

"Mind if I flip with you?" she asked, jumping over the couch and landing next to him.

Nightwing laughed, "No I don't mind."

It was dark except for the light from the T.V. Nightwing flipped through the channels until he reached a horror film. "Oh, I love this movie." He said.

Oh, I hate scary movies, Nivira said to herself. Shielding her eyes as the monster on the screen corners a young female in a barn house.

"I'm going to eat you brains!" the monster said, reaching for her with his giant claws of death

"NOOOOOOOOO" the woman cried out.

Nivira jumped and Nightwing laughed at her, "You're not scared, are you? He teased.

"So what if I am?" Nivira scorned, hands shaking. Nightwing put a blanket over her shoulders and she saw that he was wearing nothing but pajama pants. "Sure you won't get cold?" she laughed.

Nightwing yawned, "No, the muscle keeps me warm." He said.

Nivira yawned and got ready to say something but sleep took hold of her and she fell into his chest, still wrapped in the blanket. Nightwing jumped a little at her falling asleep there but quickly got used to it. He turned off the T.V and fell asleep, yet the same sentence continued to run through his mind, Must stay calm, must not get excited!


WOOT! Mmmkay... according to my sources (brain) there will be another chapter like this that does somemore character devoloping as wll as character relations building...

So far you've seen some Cyborg/Bumblebee, Nivira/Speedy (but thats over... for now) hinting at Raven/Nightwing and Nivira/Nightwing... (OH GEEZE... how i'm pulling that one off, i have no clue) uhh... there was some Speedy/Wild Card references (but he REALLY doesn't like her)

Soon you shall find out what Nivira is really doing up there, who sent her!!! MUHAHAHA!