Hey ya'll! Sorry 'bout the long time between my last chapter and this one.

Hope that this makes up for it!

Darkness: Chapter 10:
~Aven's POV~

After taking a nice long, uninterrupted nap, it didn't take long to pack up some needed items and get the heck out of Dodge.

And just so you know, no I was not running away from an evil villain or my crazy dad. Well that last one might be a lie. He wasin one of his strange moods. The mood that means he's acting strangely nice and sweet. Trust me, very, very scary.

Now I only have to figure out the answer to three very simple questions. Where I was going to go. What I was going to eat (I am so hungry! I haven't eaten in over 24 hours!). And last of all, where in the world would I keep my coffee! Warm ice coffee was so nasty! Trust me, do not try it.

The first question was an easy one to answer. The Cave would do for now. The second one would be easy too. Just snag some food at the Cave. They were bound to have something. Wally hung out there after all.

The last one was actually rather easy too. The fridge. Simple. As long as there was room in the fridge next to all of Wally's snacks.

And after that little debacle, there was only one last little thing.

I had no friggin' idea where the Zeta tubes were. And we weren't exactly within walking distance of Happy Harbor.

Buzzzzzz.

April 30, 11:42 AM:

Happy Birthday, A.
Sorry it was kinda suckish.
-E

Trust her to remember. Although if she tells anyone, she is so dead.

No really. I hate having people fuss over me. And presents are way to, um what's the word? Oh screw this! You get my point right? Presents bother me.

Though knowing El, she would have something to give me. As long as the others didn't know.

Ding ding ding! Idea! Now where's that number...

April 30, 11:50 AM:

Hey Black Canary
Its Black Areo
Where's the Zeta thingys?
-BA

And in case you're wondering, BA does not stand for Black Areo. It stands for Bad Ass. Yeah, totally (rolls eyes at all of you stupid enough to believe me).

And now to kill time.

Alright brain, time to start listing options.

1: Kick some ass.

Yeah 'cause that ended well last time.

2: Library/book store.

Not feeling the need to read today. Shocking right?

3: Sleep.

Thanks brain. So many options (sarcasm).

You asked.

Oh shut it.

Fine, then think of something yourself, you nitwit.

"This is so stupid." I'm arguing with my brain!

That just proves how sad my life really is.

~BLACK AREO~

Ten minutes later, and I was still debating the wonderfully creative ideas presented by my brain.

Only to be interrupted by a very bothersome buzzing in my pocket.

April 30, 12:03 PM:

Hey so glad that you asked
For Gotham try
W12th and Ave.K
an old phone booth
See you soon!
-BC

Joy to the world! What would I do without Black Canary?

Die, that's what.

Now then, I just need to find a map and...Ha! There's one! Only a couple of blocks to the Zeta thingy. Sweet.

Too bad I wasn't bored enough to actually head on over yet. And not that hungry yet, but getting there. After all, I hadn't eaten in a day. Good thing I'm use to only eating dinner. Not that I can't eat other meals! It's just that I never get hungry or any such thing.

Now I'm back to square one. Or was it square two? Eh, doesn't matter. Either way I have to find something to do. And the natural chose in this matter is...kick the crap out of someone. Not a villain, I've had enough of them for a while. A girl can only take so many hits to the head before she loses it, and I've already reached mine.

So, that left only a small number of willing punchin- I mean, sparring partners. And all of them just so happen to be conveniently placed in the same general area. The Cave.

One quick change of clothes later, and I was really for some contained action. Complete with lovely dark sunglasses and a hoodie. Oh, and don't forget my very new - and very cheap - Vans. Nothin' too special.

Of course, as previously stated, I was bored. So naturally I took my time getting to the Zeta tube. A quick stop at the book store to pre-order a book coming out in a couple of days; a glance at the wonderful and amazing new computers out on display; and a rather slow stop for the wonderful substance called ice cream.

Bye the time I was done with my little escapade, it was around four.

Time to get my butt over there before some other troublesome baddy tries to conk me over the head.

'I'm always watching, my little goodie. Remember that OK?'

Yup, it's defiantly time to get going if I'm hearing psychotic clown voices in my head.

~BLACK AREO~

"Black Areo, B0-"

"Yeah, yeah we get it already you damn computer." Seriously, how can they live with that voice? It would drive me crazy!

Whoosh!

"Hey sweet thing! What are you doing here?"

"Get off her Baywatch. Can't you see that she wants nothing to do with you?" And it's Artemis to the rescue!

"Not to be rude or anything Black Areo," I turned away from the now arguing supers to the tall dark and almost-bald guy standing five feet away, "but why are you here? I thought that you didn't care for us?" Come on brain, think! What was his name again? Kelp? No. Aqualad? Well, that was right but not his really name. Oh God what is it?!

"Oh just thought I'd stop in and check out the Cave for myself. Oh, and little piece of advice, just saying 'not to be rude' and stuff like that, doesn't make it not rude."

The look on their faces was so funny. Who doesn't love double negatives?

"Oh! Black Areo! I didn't know that you would be here today! Would you like to come and bake a cake with me? I just got done cleaning up after lunch and I was planning one making something for dessert." Megan floated in, thankfully saving me from the slightly awkward silence I'd created.

"Um, no thanks Megan. I suck at baking, cooking, and anything having to do with the kitchen. Unless you want to have a pile of ash for dessert, that is."

"Oh, okay then," Her face fell slightly, "I'll be in the kitchen if you guys need me!" Wow talk about mood swings. Hyper to disappointed to happy all in about ten seconds.

"I was actually wondering if any of you guys would like to spare with me? I feel to need to kick some ass, but I really don't feel like being held hostage in a warehouse for a whole day." I made sure to give a pointed look. One eyebrow raised, and an emotionless face make it so easy to cause others discomfort.

Another awkward silence.

Who knew that they would be so much fun to tease? If El had told me sooner, I would have joined right away!

"I will!" Wally finally said. I let my eyebrow fall and looked at him blankly.

"No offense, but I was hoping to fight someone with a bit more, how to put this, skill than you." I smirked ever so slightly at his shocked face.

"Oh, she got you good Baywatch. How 'bout me? Will I do?" Artemis' face shifted from teasing to guarded in a matter of seconds. Well I guess it's to be expected. We didn't really meet on the best of terms.

"Hell yeah. Let's go, Princess."

The overall fight went something like this.

Artemis started by throwing a punch at my face. I dodged to the left and jumped over her leg as she attempted to sweep my legs out from under me.

I back flipped away and dodged another punch. This time I delivered a round house kick to her shoulder. She stumbled away and swung another fist at me. This one sailed past my face, missing by an inch. She used the momentum and aimed a round house kick at my head. It hit my shoulder. Using the hit, I cart-wheeled away and then charged back at her.

Then the funniest thing happened. Loud, very distracting clapping echoed from my left causing my fist – which had been making its way to Artemis' face – to swerve. Instead of hitting her, it grazed her shoulder. I stumbled forward and ended up crashing into her. One second, we were both standing and next thing I knew, the holo-thingy announced "Artemis: Fail".

"Hey! No fair! That was a total foul!"

"Tough luck, Princess. You heard the all-knowing computer. It said that I won and you lose." I rolled off of Artemis before she had a chance to punch me in the face for that comment.

"Ha! That was priceless! Great job guys!" Wally's laughter interrupted whatever Artemis was about to say.

"If Robin hadn't distracted me, I so would have won." Artemis frowned.

"Yeah right. There was no way that you would have won."

"Girls, girls. Calm down." We both turned and glared at Robin.

"Shut up, Boy Blunder!" We both shouted.

"Can't you see we're trying to solve something here?" Artemis picked herself up off the floor.

"How 'bout this? We'll have a rematch later? Right now I feel like I'm going to die of hunger." I accepted Kaldur's hand and, with his hand, pulled myself up off the floor.

"Well we do have quite a bit of food thanks to Kid Mouth over there. I'm sure that he won't mind if you have some." Robin offered.

"Hey! That's my food! You can't just give it away without asking me first!" Wally's complaints fell on deaf ears as we made our way to the kitchen.

After another hour of eating and talking, well they all talked I was just listening and stuffing my face, Megan finally started to prepare dinner.

All in all it smelled amazing. And it was my favorite! Spaghetti. With Meatballs. Yum.

"I'm gonna go get Elena. She's been locked up in her room all day." And with that, Robin was gone. One second there, and the next gone. It was kinda creepy. Wish I was that good.

"So, Areo."

"So Wally."

"Might I ask-"

"No you may not." I had to fight to keep the smirk off my face. Too easy.

"But-"

"Nope."

"As much I like listening to you two argue, would you please stop." And the Boy of Steel speaks. Funny, I thought it was going to be a more...enjoyable experience.

"I was just going to ask why she was wearing sunglasses! And why we can't know her name. And-"

"Shut up already!"

"A- Black Areo! What are you doing here?" And saved my the...Elena? Can't say the bell that would be mean, and strange.

"Hey E. What have you-" Her hair was...down? "Hey Doll. What's up?"

"How many times have I told you, don't call me that. And I don't look like a doll!" I stifled a laugh.

"I never said that you did."

"All right guys! Eat up!"

And let the torturous evening begin.

A/N: Hey, there is nothing special at all 'bout this chapter. Just a filler chapter. And a badly written one at that. I had writers block half way through so sorry if it sucks.

Word Count:
This Chapter: 1,897
Total: 25,984