Chapter 11: Confrontation with Batman and Klarion
Normal POV
The sun has set down in Gotham. Reina and her friends are now inside of the magic dollhouse that she had put a special spell on it.
The doll house looks like some that came out from ages ago. It is a replica of some Victorian mansion. Reina had found it time ago and she bought it. When she was alone she used her magic to restore it and look brand new. Then she put a spell on herself, she made herself tiny so that she can fit perfectly through the doll house's door.
She saw the opportunity. So she enchanted the dollhouse to make it livable. The electricity, water, gas and waste worked well as the house was real, which technically it is now for her and the companions she is living with. Also, being the female that she is, she added furniture to make it more 'homey'.
The dollhouse mansion is three stories high with a dining room, a restroom, kitchen, and ballroom on the first floor. On the second floor five rooms with a small bathroom, and a library that uses the second and part of the third floor.
On the third floor, it has the master bedroom with a large bathroom, and a large empty room which serves as Reina's magical room. In there she keeps some magical things, such as magic books that she would not have them in the library, a crystal ball, some mystical items and maps of places where she might find some magical items. As she hasn't gone as many places, the room is still rather spacious.
For now, Reina is in her room, the master bedroom, while the rest of her companions on in the same room where they all share. It's not like they use a lot of space. Genie sleeps in his lamp which is in a pedestal. Iago sleeps in his six feet high and three feet long faux gold cage. Abu sleeps in monkey size hammock. Carpet just rests by rolling himself and stay put in a corner.
"So Klarion… when is this going to be?" Reina asks as she is communicating him through the vanity mirror in her room.
"How about tomorrow?" He asks hopeful.
"Klarion, you know very well I can't tomorrow." She says.
"The day after?"
"Klarion…"
"Fine, fine, how about next week?"
"That sounds perfect. Where shall we meet?"
"I'll pick you up. Just tell me where and I'll be there." Klarion says with a smallest of smiles.
"Okay, next week it is." Reina replies with a smile on her own.
"Reina, where are you going?" He asks, curiosity clearly evident.
"I don't know yet. Jean and I are discussing about it, but I think the best course of action is either heading north or south. Winter is ending so snow should not be much of trouble when traveling."
"How do you travel?"
"By air."
"By airplane?"
"Nope." She replies by popping the 'p'.
"How then?"
"That's a secret for now." She replies cheekily.
"Should I be worried?"
"No. We are perfectly safe."
"We? Oh yes, I had forgotten about your uncle." He says as he remembers. "Talking about your uncle, how strong is he in terms of magical power?"
"Hmm… I know that before he was very powerful. He had unlimited amount of power, but it came with a price. But now he is not as powerful as before, but he is happy. He enjoys his freedom that he has now."
"What price did he have to pay?"
"It's basically being a slave, but I broke that cycle so now he is free and very happy."
"Interesting. Reina, was it your uncle that taught you magic?"
"Um… Yes and no." She says slowly thinking over her answer. "It's kind of complicated to explain how I got my magic powers. But at the same time it isn't. What I'm trying to say is that if someone was to hear how I got them, not many would believe it."
"Try me." Klarion says with a smirk.
"Oh I'll tell you when we see again or sometime later." She replies with a smirk of her own. However her smirk fades when she sees in her small mirror that a burglar has entered the theater. "I have to cut this chat short, Klarion."
"What's happening?" He asks concerned. He rarely has seen Reina use such a serious tone and when she does it is for something. The witch boy doesn't like the forming knot of his stomach which would be called worry. Something that he has never felt for any other being other than himself.
"Someone has broken in."
"Reina! Don't-" Klarion yells but he was cut off as Reina broke the connection. The witch boy screams at his mirror and grabs the nearest thing in his reach and throws it at a random direction.
The vase crashes on the wall and shatters on impact.
"Klarion!" Teekl yelps as she jumps out of the way.
"Come Teekl. We are going to find Reina." He states as he grabs her and places her around his shoulders. He then teleports out of there and into the city.
I need to find her even if I have to rip the city apart. Klarion thought as he jumps from rooftop to rooftop trying to locate Reina's magic aura.
Meanwhile, Reina opens the window of her room and she immediately landed outside in her regular human size.
She turns herself invisible and walks out of the dressing room, making sure to lock it tight and create an illusion so that the door is now a wall.
With mirror in hand she sees the burglar is in the back of the audience seats.
Reina's POV
He looks like some cheap magician. I think as I look at the burglar. He wearing the stereotype clothing of magicians, but the unusual thing about him is the blue-turquoise skin. However, I should not take him lightly. I can sense real magic coming from him, but it's concentrated on his top hat and the wand he is carrying in his hand.
I see him looking around with a stupid smile on his face.
"Hocus pocus!" He yells as he points the wand at himself, making him disappear and then reappear in the center of the stage.
He then yells other cheesy lines such as 'Abracadabra! Alakazam!' And what I think his favorite 'magic' word 'Mumbo Jumbo' as he set the stage up with lights reflecting on him. I know that Genie and I use those cheesy words, but it's for the stage to entertain others. This weirdo is doing it only for himself. He's seriously a nut job and pathetic.
"Now I need to get the money." He says to himself. "Aha! Using my amazing powers I shall take it and leave before anyone can stop me!" He then cackles madly and points his wand to where the box of the donations are at the bottom of the stage. The box levitates and lands in front of him.
He grins madly as he sees the box. He bends on one knee and tries to open it. He tugs at it, but the lid does not open. I see that his arms are struggling, meaning that he is using all of his force.
He stops trying and huffs out. "It doesn't open, but that's okay. Open sesame!" He yells as he points his wand at the box.
However, nothing happens. I smirk as I put on my domino mask and become visible and appear just a few meters away from him.
"Excuse me, but are you trying to steal from me?" I ask innocently.
The man turns around immediately with his wand in the air ready to strike but he stops as he sees me.
"You are Mysteria." He states.
"Correct." I nod but my face and expression become serious. "Who are you?"
"I am Mumbo Jumbo. Grand magician." He then bows as he smirks at me. "You saw what I am capable, yes? You must be frightened."
"I am not scared of you." I said nonchalantly. "It is you that should be scared of me." I say in a dangerously low voice.
I raise my hand toward the box and make it speed across the ground making sure to trip Mumbo and stop behind me.
"You made a big mistake in challenging me, foolish girl!" He yells as he stands up and points his wand at me. "Abracadabra!" From his wand out came a long thick rope, aimed at me.
I raise my hand and the rope burst into flames and in a second the rope becomes ash.
"This is my final warning. Leave. Now." I threaten as my hands lit up in blue flames.
"I will leave. Once I get that money!" He yells as he then yells "Hocus pocus!" Cards headed towards me and covered me in a type of cocoon, the cards then push me forward, but I stop myself from falling. But the cards became 'violent'.
Cards cut my arms, my left cheek and thighs. They came at me in random directions that my eyes couldn't keep up. Getting fed up, I cross my arms in front of me and then spread them out causing each card to start burning with my blue flames. They all fall down and I move one hand on them and white smoke covers them for a second and when it disappears through the air the fire is gone.
"I'm mad now. I really liked these clothes." I state matter-of-factly.
Just before anyone one of us could make the next move, a small flying object hurls towards Mumbo and knocks the wand away from him.
Mumbo tries to get his fallen wand but another object hurls towards his feet, it transforms into some type of bolas and causes the magician to face plant with a loud thud.
I turn around where the objects were thrown. My hands flame up and I take a stance. "Are you friend or foe?" I ask at the shadows.
In the corner of my eye I see Mumbo wiggling away but with a hand motion I tear his cape and bind it around his body and blind him for good measure.
When I look back where I thought the mystery person is, what I see made me have a heart attack.
I mean, how would you react when Batman, followed by Robin, is in front of you with that emotionless face of his. Especially when you didn't even hear them coming.
I place my hands over my heart as I take a few steps back, trying to stop my racing heart. "Thanks for the help." I say as I look at them. "It seems that we meet again, Robin."
"That it does." Robin smirks from beside a serious Batman. "Though you look a little worse for wear."
"Mysteria." Batman interrupts as he takes a step towards me. "What are your reasons for doing your magic show?"
"To help people by donating money that the show earns." I answer. "Why do you ask that?"
"Is it really to only just help other people?" He asks.
"If you're implying that I have another motive then maybe. Why do you want to know? What do you gain in return?" I ask defensively.
"Knowledge." He replies flatly as he takes a step closer. I wanted to run away, but I have a feeling that if I did, I would regret it.
"It's more personal." I started slowly.
"Tell me." He says in his deep voice which frankly kind of scares me but at the same time not.
"I do it mostly for the children."
"What?" Robin asks.
I take in a deep breath. "When I do 'magic tricks' for the children, I love the way they smile. Children are precious and they deserve to be in wonder about the world. When I make children and families happy, I hope that it atones for the family that I lost." I say sadly as I look away from them. "Just get away and get Mumbo to jail or something." I say as I start walking away.
However, I stop mid step when I feel a threatening aura straight at them. "Look out!" I yell and I ran in front of them and put my hands in front, just in time to stop two fireballs from hitting them.
"What are you doing?!" I hear the voice that I didn't exactly want to hear at the moment.
"Making sure they don't get hit. What else, Klarion?" I hiss angrily.
When Batman and Robin heard me say Klarion's name, they took out their boomerangs weapon thingies and get in a fighting stance.
"They hurt you!" He yells angrily as he reveals himself as he stalks toward us until he was at the base of the stage.
"They helped me!" I yell as I get closer to him.
"Mysteria, you know him?" Robin asks.
"Yes." I answer without looking at him.
"How long?" Batman questions with an underlying dangerous tone.
"Recently. Just as I left the theater after my first performance, that's when I met him." I answer then I narrow my eyes at him. "Can you just leave already? Make sure to take Mumbo with you." I say waving them off.
"We can't just leave you. Klarion the Witch Boy is very dangerous." Robin informs.
"Hold up a second." I say as I hold my hands in front of me. "These are the people you get in trouble with?" I ask Klarion as I point to the dynamic duo.
"Just some of the many Justice League members. Oh and also of the kiddie league." He says with a smirk as Teekl stares at Robin.
"It's Young Justice." He growls as he moves to throw a batarang.
"Stop!" I yell as I get in between them. "All of you, leave! I do not want to get involved in your problems!"
"Rein-"
"Klarion!" I yell as I narrow my eyes at him giving him a look. "Don't you speak my name!" I emphasize.
Please don't. I mouth to him, making sure that my back is on the heroes. I look at him pleadingly. I will meet you at the top of the building later. So please leave now. I mouth at him while lighting my hands with blue flames.
"Fine! Be that way!" He yells with Teekl in arms as he creates a portal which they both disappear into.
I let my flames die as I drop my arms and look at the heroes behind me. "Can you also leave, please?" I ask tiredly as I look at them. "I don't want any more trouble."
Robin looks at Batman and they both seem to have the same idea. "We'll leave with Mumbo." Batman says as he takes the bound magician in tow.
However Robin walks towards me, "I really like you, Mysteria. You seem like a good person. Don't make us think otherwise."
"I just don't want others to think that I belong to either side, so I don't care what you think of me as long as either side doesn't bother us." I answer with utmost seriousness.
Robin became silent and I can tell that he wanted to say something else, but decided to stay quiet and left, following Batman who is already gone.
I need to clean up this mess. I thought with a sigh as I conjured a broom and enchanted it to clean. This burglar caused a lot of trouble for me. It hasn't happened in a while.
But I guess that's what happens when I'm in city protected by vigilantes.
Klarion's POV
I'm waiting on top of the theater as she asked me to. However, I am getting impatient.
Batman and Robin have already left and Reina has yet to come.
Just as I was about to leave, a hatch from the roof opens and out comes Reina. Her clothes have been ripped, and her blood dried. That made my blood boil.
"What happened to you?!" I demand as I stalk towards her. I had left Teekl to her own devices, wandering around the roof.
Reina just stood there as she closes the hatch. "Attacked by cards, no biggie." She says with a shrug.
I stood there, frozen before I stand right in front of her and poke at a wound that was on her left cheek. She winces and yelps as she moves away from me.
"What the hell, Klarion!"
"No biggie, huh?" I ask sarcastically.
"They are just cuts, none went deep enough." Reina says with a huff. "I don't understand why you are so mad about it. You weren't the one injured."
At that, it causes me to stop and think. Why was I so mad about this? Reina's right. I didn't get hurt, not that I do often. This doesn't make sense.
"Klarion…" Reina says, causing me to break my thoughts. "I cannot have you speak my name when others are present. If you didn't get the memo, I don't want people such as Batman and Robin to figure out my name."
"Why?"
"I know that Batman is considered as the greatest detective in the world. Since I am in his city I know that he is looking up as much information about me, or well, the stage name that I use. He doesn't know who is behind this mask." She says as she touches the domino mask. "And I need to keep it that way. So promise me Klarion, that you will never speak my name to anybody else."
I was silent, I wanted to trick into thinking that I might have already done so, but I didn't. I know that if I did that, Reina would most likely never to speak to me again and thus I would never go out with her again. I don't want that.
"I promise." I say as I cross my heart.
"Thank you." She says with the smallest of smiles.
"You need to clean those." I pointed out to her wounds.
"Yeah, I know." She says just as she was about to leave, but I grab her hand, instinctively.
She turns around and looks at me.
"Let me do it." I say and before she can protest, I press the palm of my hand to her forehead and I start muttering incantations in a dead language.
I feel Reina's body stiffen, but then relax and I can feel that she is lending her magic to speed up the progress. After I finish the incantation, I slide my hand to her healed cheek, stroking it and then cupping it.
Then getting bolder, I put my other hand to her waist and then pull her closer to me. I place my forehead against her, while I stare into the white of her mask's eyes.
"Let me see your eyes." I say in surprising gentleness.
"Why?" She whispers.
"They are beautiful. They remind me of storms. I love storms." I admit.
Reina moves her hands and she taps her mask three times, before it disappears. I can finally see her gray storm eyes.
"Thank you." I say as I continue press my forehead against hers while looking at her enchanting eyes that I do not think I will ever get tired of seeing,
"I have to go." She whispers.
I responded by holding her tighter and pulling her even closer to me. "Stay." I say. "Stay with me, please."
"I can't." She responds as she hugs me and closes her eyes. "I know that you belong to a fraction. The one with the baddies. If both see that I am with you, then it will label me as so. I don't want to be labeled. I am trying to be neutral, that way no one comes after me. Can you understand that, Klarion?"
I became silent for a while, "Somehow, I do."
Reina opens her eyes and then she kisses the corner of my lips, lingering there for a few seconds. My heart speeds up, but I let myself enjoy it.
When she moves away, I stop her as I grab her face and this time I press my lips against her own soft ones. I feel her stiffen, but she soon relaxes and responds as I feel one her hands behind my neck and the other behind my head, tangling with my hair.
It feels like it lasted for hours, but in reality it all lasted for five seconds. The best five seconds of my life.
She breaks the kiss and I see her smiling and blushing lightly. That made me smirk inside. I finally caused her to blush.
"As nice that kiss was, I still have to leave." She states, "However, I expect seconds when we meet again for our date." She says with a smirk.
"Ooh, it's not going to be just seconds." I reply with a smirk.
"Oh, someone likes it. You greedy boy~" She coos. "See you for our date." She then, gives me a quick peck on the cheek and then turns into mist.
I just can't wait to see her in person again.
In one week's time, I will have the euphoric feeling of her lips on my own. But I must also plan a perfect date for both of us.
I need her to stay with me.
AN: Thank you ChocolicDiabetic1412 and BlackDragonTalom for reviewing! I really appreciate it!
So readers I want your thoughts in this chapter. Good? Bad? Anything that you liked? ;)
I have to say that it was fun to write this chapter. I tried not to make Klarion OOC and I hope I got it. He's a cool character but sometimes its a pain to write. (=-=')
Though if anyone seen Teen Titans, you guys might remember Mumbo. Yeah, the Mumbo mentioned in this chapter is the same one from Teen Titans.
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