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~Laces

Chpt.9

Caring

I didn't mind being stuck in the mansion. I guess you could say that I was used to being stuck in a place, but curiosity made me wonder what the world was like outside the walls of the mansion, besides people fighting and yelling on the sidewalk.

Batman… Bruce (Gah! I have to get that right!) called a woman he knew named Zatana who was also a magician.

I liked her much more than Dr. Fate because she smile and seemed gentle and caring towards me, unlike Dr. Fate was just… well… Dr. Fate. (You can't really describe that guy, all I know is I don't like him much.)

"It's nice to meet you Autumn." She smiled extending her hand to shake, and I shook it, copying what I saw Superman do with the President after he saved the world and it was broadcasted on television.

"It's nice to meet you too." I grinned. I was really happy Batman called Zatana instead of Dr. Fate. Really, really happy.

Zatana looked at my amulet that Dr. Fate gave me, then questioned,

"So you only got really dizzy and nauseous today? Nothing else? No visions, or anything out of the normal?" she questioned, and I nodded.

"Yeah, that was it." Zatana made a small humming noise, like she was thinking.

"What is it?" Ba- Bruce (I'm getting better!) questioned. He seemed concerned and really worried.

"Tala has her hands on some pretty strong magic if she was able to make Autumn feel faint, but luckily that's all that she seems like she's able to do." Zatana informed. "All I can really say is to make sure that Autumn keeps that necklace on. It's the only way to keep Tala away from her." She stated as she placed her top hat on her head.

"Thank you Zatana." Bruce nodded, and she smiled at him.

"Anything for you, Bruce." She said with a wink, then turned to me. "Don't let this interrupt your fun. We'll find Tala and put a stop to this madness and you'll be alright." She smiled encouragingly, and that gave me a warm feeling of hope.

"Okay. Thank you." I smiled as she started to exit the Batcave.

"No problem kid." She smiled, then chanted a spell, making her disappear.

I looked back over at Bruce, but he had a scowl on his face. He was looking at the computer, reading up some information on Tala.

"Bruce?" I questioned in a whisper. He turned to look at me, his hard face softening slightly.

"Yes, Autumn?"

"Can I go back upstairs?" I questioned, and he nodded, then turned back to his computer work.

I lazily walked around the mansion. I was a bit bored, and I wanted to familiarize myself with the place in case I ever needed to Poof. (In order to poof I need to be able to visualize wherever I want to go in my head, or see it. If I don't I get a pretty bad headache. )

I walked around in a pretty empty hallway when I suddenly heard a,

"Hello." That scared me so much and I jumped high in the hair, poofed a bit higher, then landed hard on my butt.

"Ow." I whimpered, then looked up to see Tim.

"What the heck was that?" he questioned as he helped me up. I had to pause a moment to catch my breath and to sink in the realization that it was Tim.

"I-I you scared me." I stuttered. "I didn't even hear you coming."

"Cool Huh? Bruce trained me pretty well." Tim chuckled.

"Bruce trained you to walk quiet and scare people?" I questioned, and Tim shrugged.

"Well, yeah. It's all part of being Robin. Plus I learned flips and detective skills and some cool punches." He said with pride.

"Cool!" I smiled. "I can only poof, but I can't fight. Can you fight like Batman? Flash says that Ninja's trained Batman."

Tim chuckled and rubbed my hair, messing it up a bit.

"Ninja's huh? That would make a lot of sense." He mumbled. "And I can kinda fight like him. he's training me, so I'm learning his techniques, but I'm not as good as him yet. I don't think Dick is even as good as him, and he's been training with Bruce longer than I have." Tim informed.

"So… is Bruce like some sort of Alien god or something?" I questioned, and Tim looked at me funny.

"What?" he questioned.

"I just always thought that he was some sorta god like alien. He seemed so inhuman while in the watch tower. This is the most human I've ever seen him." I informed and Tim looked at me with confusion.

"You mean, even when around you he acted like he was at work?" Tim questioned, and I nodded.

"Yeah, I guess. He never talked to me much." I informed.

"But, Bruce always seemed so proud when he came home and would talk about some stuff you did or achievements you made. He was like some proud father." Tim informed, and I looked at him in surprise.

"I-I never thought he really cared much for me." I whispered, but then decided to move away from the subject. Bruce really could confuse me a lot. "Do you think I could see some of your moves? They sound cool." I said with a small smile, and that seemed to make Tim the happiest guy in the universe.

"Sure thing! Hey, I could take you out patrolling with me and I could show you how I fight, and if there's any danger you could poof away. That sound good to you?" Tim questioned, and I nodded.

"That sounds like fun."