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Chapter 12-Those Who Forget the Past.
Helena wandered the halls of the school looking for Layla and Carrie when she passed the open gym door. Looking in she saw all the dead students spread out in neat rows and covered by sheets, some of them had blood soaking through them. The scene was almost too much for her to handle and she walked quickly away while tears dripped from her eyes. Turning a corner and leaning against a wall then slid down to a sitting position, her emotions were getting the best of her as she sobbed openly, covering her face with her hands.
"Helena." A familiar voice came from her left, looking up she saw Bruce staring down at her. He slid his cowl back exposing stern blue eyes that had a glisten to them. "May I sit next to you?"
Nodding she whipped her as while Bruce sat with his knees bent, "What's up?" Helena sniffed looking to her right.
"Did I ever tell you about my friend Rachel?" Bruce asked
"No, I've been rather busy lately. Who is she?" turning to face him she sat cross legged.
"Rachel was an old family friend. She was always at the mansion before my parents died. Her worked for my family and she was around my age so we would play together. After my parents murder I was-lost but whenever I needed someone to talk to, to help keep me out of trouble Rachel. "Bruce spoke softly.
"She sounds like a really good, friend. Where is she now?" Helena leaned forward and rested her elbows on her knees.
"Years ago, after she became assistant D.A. she was engaged to Harvey Dent."
"Two-Face Harvey Dent?" Helena interrupted.
"Yes, it was also at this time a sadistic new criminal came out of the gutter." Looking at the floor he scratched his chin.
"Who was it?" Helena's eyes were fixed on him.
"Joker, at first we thought he was a common bank robber but there is nothing common about him. In later years he would refer to me as his illegitimate brother." Gritting his teeth Bruce continued, "He duped the mob, blew up a hospital, and worst of all he killed Rachel."
Helena grabbed his left arm, "He did what, how?"
"He kidnapped Rachel and Harvey then put them in two different locations. As I was interrogating him he told me where but he double crossed me. He gave me the location to Harvey and told me it was where she was. When I got there Harvey was surrounded by large drums of gasoline and a timer, I rescued him but not her. "Bruce's voice cracked for a moment before regaining his composure.
"I'm so sorry-dad. It must be hard with her gone." Helena moved herself closer to him, wrapping her arms around his leather clad bicep and leaning her head on his shoulder.
"At times I miss her, but there is one thing you have to remember if you choose to be a hero Helena, death will inevitably follow you everywhere you go. You will lose friends, you may lose family, and your enemies will always try to kill you. The true question is are you willing to fight for the lives of complete strangers with the same intensity as you would fight for your friends and family?" His eyes gazed hard upon her.
Helena looked up at him then furrowed her brow as she pondered his question. "I often asked myself that many times, I know if Jae, Warren, or you were in danger I would turn the world upside down to protect all of you. With all I have experienced lately with the Legion of Doom it made me realize that someone needs to stop them before they kill more of my friends, classmates, or anyone else's family members. If it means I have to die to saves thousands, I would do so without hesitation, granted I don't want to die anytime soon."
Bruce's face softened as he looked into her eyes, "I have a feeling tha Aneleh would try her best to make sure that doesn't happen either." Standing up he extended his right hand to help her stand. "I have to go back to the injured, if you are still looking for Layla and Carrie they are in the front lawn growing medicinal herbs." Pulling his cowl over his face he enveloped himself in his cap and walked back to the cafeteria.
Helena watched as Bruce walked out of sight before heading out to the front lawn of the school, looking around at the destroyed lawn pock marked with blast craters she saw a small group of green pants in the sunniest part of the field. Standing up from behind a plant mound she could see Layla pulling some herbs and handing them to Carrie who was quickly processing them into antiseptics and medicines.
Walking to them Layla say Helena and smiled as she ran over to her, "Helena! Will told me you and Jae made it here! Thank god you are okay!" Hugging her Helena stood in awe of Layla's excitement.
"Yes, we are okay Layla, thank you." Breaking the hug she looked over the small garden, "I came to help you guys, what can I do?"
"Oh, well you're just in time. Carrie has just finished another batch of antibiotics and my special wound paste. Can you take it to your father for us?" Layla pointed to a table that Carrie was working furiously at.
"Sure, then what after that?" Helena grabbed the items from Carrie and put them in a box.
"Well, come back here and we can pick more herbs and I'm also growing some fruits and veggies for everyone to eat." Layla smiled.
"Okay, be back in a moment." Helena left the field and walked to the cafeteria where she gave Bruce the medicines and with a smile walked back to the front lawn.
She spent the better part of the afternoon helping Layla with her gardening and bringing medicine to Bruce. On her last trip Warren came over to see her as she carried her tray.
"Hey beautiful, how're you doing?" Smiling he folded his arms.
Looking up she smiled and leapt up to embrace him, covering his face in small kisses. "Oh my god, I've been waiting to see you all day!" Hugging him again she started to cry again.
"Oh hey, c'mon now it's okay." Warren hugged her with his right arm and caressed the back of her head with his left hand.
Sniffing she looked him in the eyes, "I know, I just-when I saw you I was so happy you are alive and unhurt."
Warren scoffed and smirked, "I think it will take more than a few missiles to take me out."
"I wish that was true, I saw how many dead there are and they were all strong supers. Promise me you won't be reckless when they come back again." Putting her left hand on his cheek she looked hard into his eyes.
"I promise, besides when the rest of the league arrives I may not even have to get involved. I'll stay with you and Jae while they duke it out." Smiling he turned to Layla and Carrie who were by now in tears after watching them. "Oh god, what's your problem?"
Layla wiped a tear from her eye as Carrie used the edge of her sleeve before Layla answered, "That…was so sweet! I'm so glad I had the opportunity to witness that side of you Warren."
Warren's face went red with embarrassment, "Yeah shut up hippie." Winking he grabbed Helena's hand and led her off inside the school.
"Where do you think he's taking her?" Carrie asked.
"You're the one with the super vision, you tell me." Layla smiled as she turned to work on the garden.
"I-I really shouldn't." Carrie stammered as she turned to her table. As she was mixing herbs she slowly glanced over her right shoulder and her eyes glowed red and she gasped, "Oh my lord!" Quickly she turned her head back to the table and her cheeks turned rosy.
"What's wrong?" Layla stood up quickly looking to the sky.
Carrie quickly replied, "Nothing…nothing at all. I saw nothing at all." A smile came across her face.
Layla looked at her then in the direction Helena and Warren went and her mouth dropped opened, "Shut-Up!"
It was at that moment that Helena and Warren came back onto the field holding Helena's hand as she was clinging to his left arm. She had a disheveled look on her face and Warren refused to make eye contact with any of the girls.
"So…what did you two do?" Layla asked in a knowing tone.
Warren, still not looking them in the eyes replied, "We had a talk."
"We saw that, didn't we Carrie?" Layla replied as she looked at Carrie with a grin.
"Oh yeah, we certainly did." Carrie smiled as her face became rosy again.
Warren turned to Helena and kissed her quickly, "I gotta go fix something. I'll find you later."
Helena watched him walk quickly back into the school then turned to Layla and Carrie who immediately grabbed her arms and brought her close.
"Oh my God please tell me you two didn't do what Carrie saw you do." Layla urged.
Helena smiled, "Well, Let's just say something did not NOT happen, but I'll leave it at that."
"Let's hope your dad doesn't find out about that, if he does I wouldn't want to be Warren." Layla walked to her garden and bend down to tend to it as it grew up in front of them.
Helena's eyes went wide as she looked behind her at the opening of the school door, she hadn't thought of what Bruce will do to Warren. To top it off she thought she saw a dark shadow move past the door in the direction Warren went. "Oh crap!"
This is the Hubby-my my Warren and Helena are being very secretive about their "talk" and what will Bruce do if he ever finds out? For my kind reviewers to answer your questions I do have more in store for Helena and the Sky High group, so review and stay tuned!
