[A/N: Okay good excuse I swear! My sister had to get stiches after an accident at our house, so I had to wait at the hospital for them to finish. That aside, thanks again! Mail Time - ]
Chalant Lover: Okay, I'm officially your cousin Savannah! And for that I'M PROUD! :D
SpitFireFreak: Sorry, but the naming is covered, maybe next time?
Poseidon'sdaughter3: Okay, I'm not really sure, so I'll make sure to do some research ;)
A: Fangirl squeal is right!
Threaded Needles: By default, it's Wally's? You make it sound like a punishment XD and sorry but I already have the names covered
MVictoria994: No one should have to go through that, so in my best hopes, I'm praying you weren't/aren't alone
firecrackerxx: TWINS! I know it's exciting!
SpitfireChick: You are honestly so sweet!
Kamil the Awesome: Indeed the drama llama IS getting bigger
michel95: Thank you! You are too kind]
Zatanna's POV:
It's Sunday and Dick and I are going to Megan's to hang out with everyone else. I'm still happy even though it's raining and the mean clouds are out. We can tell them about the other baby!
It's scary to think that there's gonna be two people that I'm responsible for. I don't know if I can handle it. Thank goodness. Dick's staying by my side. I have no idea what I'd do without him.
I look over at him as he drives. I expect him to be happy, but he isn't. I squeeze his hand. "Thank you, Dick."
He turns, startled. "What?"
I giggle. He's so cute when he's flustered. "I said, thank you."
"For what?" he asks, his face scrunched in confusion as he turns to face the road again.
"For being here for me. I can't imagine this without you."
He smiles a little and I'm happy that I can still make him happy. "I wouldn't be anywhere else," he says firmly.
I look down. "I don't think that Bruce is going to be very happy."
He pulls up to Megan's house and parks. Then, he turns to me. He lifts my face up to meet his eyes. "Don't worry about him. My dad will come around in time. If not, then oh well. 'Cause I love you and these babies, and Bruce will just have to deal with it."
By the time Dick's done talking, I'm crying, but they're happy tears. "I love you, Zatanna Zatara. I really do."
"I love you too, Richard Grayson," I say, kissing him. We eventually pull apart and go into Megan's house. It's really quiet when we get inside and everyone stares at us as we come in.
Oh no, Barbara's here too. Damn, she's going to be here? I wasn't aware of that…
And are Megan and Conner really sitting that far apart? I know they're not happy, because Megan stayed with Artemis at her older sister Jade's house.
"Hey, guys," I begin tentatively. "What are we gonna do today? We can play cards, or watch TV, or-"
"Tanna," Dick says, taking my hands in his and making me focus. "We didn't come here to just hang out."
"What?" I ask, confused. "Then what are we doing?"
"We're here because we're worried about you," Megan speaks up. I turn to face her now.
"Why? I'm fine."
"Zatanna," Conner begins, "Dick told us about your trip to the doctor's."
I furrow my brow in confusion. "You told them about the twins, Dick?" I ask, with tears in my eyes. I wanted to tell them too! I thought we were doing this together!
"That's not it," Barbara reaches out and puts a hand on my shoulder. Why? Barbara and I aren't close. Why is she here? Why is everyone here? "He told us that you're thirteen weeks already."
"Dick! We were supposed to do this together!"
"I'm just worried about you, Tanna!"
"I'm fine. What are you all worrying about?" I shout, standing up and turning so I can see them all.
"We're worried about your weight," Artemis says flatly from the end of the couch. They all turn and glare at her.
Why are they worried about my weight? That's my problem and I'm dealing with it. I'm sorry that I can't be as skinny as the rest of them...
"My weight is none of your business. None of yours! I'm handling it."
"But you're not, Zee," Wally finally speaks. "You're doing the opposite."
"What are you talking about?"
"We know that you don't eat, and when you do, you make yourself throw it up," Artemis replies.
How do they know about that? Megan… I slowly start to inch my way closer to the door. "I do not have an eating disorder!"
"We're just here because we love you and we're worried about you," Artemis says. I fix my best glare on her, but I don't know if it works. "And we're worried about your babies. It can't be healthy for them."
"Don't bring my babies' health into this, Artemis! I wasn't the one who let some guy hit me when I'm pregnant." She flinches and I'm sorry for saying it, but maybe it'll take the focus off of me.
"Zatanna, this isn't about Artemis." Conner sighs. "This is about you."
"Yeah, well, I don't want to talk about me anymore." I'm up to where Megan is. I'm almost to the door. Almost.
"Tanna, you're thirteen weeks pregnant with twins and you weigh 84 pounds! It's not healthy!"
I gasp. How could Dick say my weight out loud like that in front of everyone!
"It's not healthy that Megan, CUT HERSELF! And she's pregnant too! I don't see you doing this for her," Everyone gasps, except Conner. They turn to look at her.
Megan's shocked and angry, but all she says is "This isn't about me. This is about you." Why aren't they all talking about Artemis and Megan now? Why is it always my problems that people notice and insist on talking about? I turn away feeling fat, and even uglier than before.
"Tanna."
"Tanna." I'm not here. I'm not here.
"Tanna,"
"ZATANNA," Dick finally yells and I turn to them.
"What do you expect me to say?" I finally sob back. "Do you want me to tell you about, how my mom is too damn passive to even see how hard I try? You wanna hear about, how I feel like a failure? Or how I hate myself so much that sometimes, when I look in the mirror, I don't even need to make myself throw up because I'm already so disgusted by what I see?" I whisper the last part, but I know they heard.
They're all shocked, silent, and still. Now's my chance. I grab the door, and throw it open. Then I run.
I run as fast as I can, as far as I can. I don't even care that it's raining. The only thing that I care about is getting as far away as possible.
Megan's POV:
Zatanna won't answer anybody. At all. Not me, not Dick, not Artemis. She wasn't home when we all went there either.
I'm starting to get really worried, but I feel better when I get a text back from her. Even if all it says is 'LEAVE ME ALONE!'
I text everyone and let them know that I got some kind of answer. I even text Conner because even if we have our issues.
I ignore all the other texts he sends me. I don't want to hear his apologies right now. I think that the best thing that we can do is spend some time apart to sort things out.
I need to sort things out myself. The first thing that I decide to do is tell Garfield. I think that he should know by now.
When I walk upstairs, I knock loud enough so he can hear. He swiftly opens the door.
"Hey, sis," he says with a small smile.
"Hi, Gar." I reply with a smile of my own, although I'm sure it looks more like a grimace. "Can we talk for a minute?" He nods and opens the door wider so I can come in. His room is all cluttery. I don't understand how he lives like this.
I sit on his bed and he follows. "If this is about those kids at school, they haven't done anything else," he says quickly.
I shake my head slowly. "No, this isn't about them. But say the word and I'll be at your school so fast-"
He laughs. "I get it. What do you want to talk about? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
"Nah," I pause and look at him. "Not that I know of anyway." He cackles.
"I actually wanted to talk about something that's going on with me, but it's gonna be pretty big." He nods. "So, soon there's gonna be another person in the house."
"Who? Is Uncle John coming to stay with us?" He asks a little hopeful. I hate to completely ruin his dream, but really, he's probably never going to come back. He barely even calls.
"No-"
"Oh," his eagerness isn't subdued though. "Is Conner going to get us a dog or something? Because I'm fine with Wolf." He grins proudly.
"No," I chuckle. "In fact, Conner and I are taking a little break." He opens his mouth to no doubt ask why, but I narrow my eyes and he shuts it just as quickly.
"I'm going to have a baby, Gar."
"You're going to have a baby?" I nod. "And you and Con broke up?"
"We're not broken up, we're on a break."
He bites the inside of his cheek and looks down. He's quiet and I don't know if I should leave him alone for a few minutes.
"Conner isn't going to leave us alone, right?" He asks, looking up at me with his sad green eyes. "He's still gonna be there for us, and your baby, right?"
I don't have the heart to tell him that I don't actually know. So, I just nod and hug him. Sometimes I forget that he's only eleven.
Artemis' POV:
Sunday came and went, and to be honest I think it hindered Zee's situation more than it helped. She hasn't answered anyone's call, texts, or E-mails. Expect Megan's text that once. She didn't even come to school today.
By lunch, Dick was freaking out, so I suggested that he go to her house and see if she was there. I doubt that she's gonna let him in though. She was so mad at all of us, but she doesn't understand that we only want what's best for her.
I sigh, staring down at my tuna sandwich. I don't really feel like eating much, but then I remember the problems that we're having with Zatanna, and I don't want to fall into a pattern like that. So, I eat my sandwich quietly.
It's already quiet enough at our table. Bab's is here but she's just on her Ipod, which is fine by me. Zee's not here, and neither is Dick. Conner tried to talk to Megan earlier, but she just kept ignoring him, so I guess that he finally realized that she didn't want to talk to him. What happened between them two?
Then that leaves me and Wally. He's working on a formula for chemistry.
He must notice me staring at him because he looks up from his notebook. "How're you feeling?"
I smile. "I'm okay."
"You know Zee didn't mean what she said yesterday, right?" I close my eyes and sigh. "I'm serious, Artemis. We all know it wasn't your fault what Cameron did to you." I know that he's just asking because he's worried.
"Even Zatanna. She was just trying to get the focus off of herself," Barbara supplies. I didn't even know that she was listening, but she was there too.
"I know," I say unconvincingly.
"You're actually worried about what she said yesterday?" Megan says, causing Conner to look up from his lunch. "All she was saying was lies."
"That's not true," Conner says, staring at her.
"Yes, it was," she says through gritted teeth. "She even said she didn't have an eating disorder. It was all lies."
"Show them your wrist."
"No."
Conner sighs. "Just show them. They know already."
"No. I don't need to show them anything." She turns to me, Wally, and Barbara. "Yes, I used to hurt myself before, but that was before I knew I was pregnant and before I made a promise to someone that I wouldn't do it anymore."
"Who'd you promise?" Barbara asks.
"Someone." she snapped.
"But you really stopped?" I ask. She nods, but still rolls her eyes.
"Yes, Arty." God, I HATE that nickname…
Everyone goes back to our tasks that we were doing beforehand, and soon lunch is over. At fifth period, I'm a little worried because Dick isn't back yet.
Then I get a text from him, and it doesn't help.
'Zee's at the hospital, I found her passed out on her kitchen floor.'
