Chapter 12
Last chapter 12 go me! Haha my last chapter was mostly fluff—and I apologize for that! However I realize that a lot of these chapters are going to be fluff—for now anyway, anyhow ugh! It's raining outside! And usually I enjoy the rain when I'm home. However I'm here in class wanting so desperately to be back under my down feather blanket back home. So cold, so wet! I wanna sleep! Well that's enough complaining for one chapter ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
"Dad? You awake?" Lita asked as she snuck into her father's room, only to find he wasn't there. Lita looked down at Cherie and Hatter, "Well that's weird."
She then shut the door and floated around until she passes the study where she finally found him; passed out in his chair Teekl laying in his lap. She giggled see that her father was finally getting some sleep, and snapped her fingers as a blanket appeared over top of him.
"glad to see you're getting some sleep dad." She then whispered, then flew off to the living room and turned on the TV.
'We interrupt this program to bring you an important news bulletin!' the news reporter shouted Lita looked around the room to see if Abra or anyone was there before she turned the volume up a little.
'The Terror Twins are running amuck in East Central Gotham!' the reporter said, Lita looked down at the communicator Batman had given her the night before, waiting for it to go off. However it didn't. Lita frowned and continued to watch the broadcast. The Terror Twins were destroying half of the area and so far no one had been there to stop them. Hatter hissed.
"Shall we go?" Hatter asked, Lita shook her head.
"Batman said not to do a thing unless called; those are the rules Hatter." She said.
"The bat is a fool! He has called no one to fight these two—you are closest" Hatter Hissed.
"I know that—but we have to follow the rules if we want on the team." Lita said shaking her head she sighed as she curled up on the couch with Cherie and a seething Hatter, soon she heard a shuffling noise behind her and she turned to see her father staring at the TV screen. Lita smiled.
"Morning dad." She said sweetly. Klarion's gaze shifted to his daughter.
"Shouldn't you be at that infernal school?" He asked yawning, Lita giggled.
"Dad it's Saturday—no one goes to school on a Saturday unless they have detention." She said, Klarion thought for a moment as he cracked his back.
"Right.." he mumbled then stepped into the kitchen.
"Oh Uncle Abra left a note saying he left for the store! And don't drink the milk—Cherie says it's sour." Lita shouted staring at the TV screen. She laughed when heard the sound of her father spitting the milk out and shouting.
"Then why is it still in here?!" He said, Teekl meowed, and jumped up on the couch next to Lita and the other two cats.
"Hey dad, what are we going to do for Halloween?" Lita asked turning to stare at her father from behind the couch.
"Nothing, like we always do." Klarion said sitting down next to her and their cats. Lita pouted.
"Oh come on dad, why are you so against this holiday. My friends say that it's a lot of fun, despite all that crap about evil spirits and stuff." She said, Klarion leered.
"What did you have in mind?" He asked, Lita turned red from embarrassment.
"W-well nothing as of yet—I kind of wanted to hang out with my friends you know?" She mumbled. Klarion gave his daughter a look, which made her squirm on the couch next to him.
"Oh?" he asked finally. Lita nodded.
"They say they do all kinds of things on Halloween." She said.
"Depends on your attitude is during your grounding; you are after all still in trouble for missing you're curfew." Klarion said, Lita grinned and went back to watching the TV as a woman dressed in a magician's assistant flew on a flying disk towards the chaos.
'It looks as though the Justice League's Zatana has come to break up the duo!' the reporter shouted, Cherie meowed.
"Hey dad isn't that mom's old friend?" Lita asked, Klarion nodded, "How come we don't talk to her?"
Klarion leaned over and grabbed the remote from the coffee table and changed the channel, annoyed.
"She was your mother's friend—not mine; she and I don't often see eye-to-eye on things." He explained. Lita nodded.
"Oh, well do you think that one day I might be able to meet her?" she asked.
"Not if I can help it." Klarion mumbled under his breath as an old TV show came on the screen.
'Hello Megan!' the character on the screen shouted to herself. Lita frowned, then stood.
"I'm gonna go to my room and study for when Aunt Beulah comes." She said, she didn't like the show 'Hello Megan' that much. Klarion shrugged and continued watching as Lita flew off to her bedroom.
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Lita groaned as she walked to school; she very much looked forward to the school day to begin. The weekend had proved to be the same as normal; awkward yet endearing moments with her father, she and Teekl getting into a heated debate on who got to pick what was for dinner. Lita sighed; she and Teekl acted as though they were siblings—something that her father always found amusingly annoying.
"Morning Lita; you're looking good today." Garfield said, Lita giggled blushing.
"Hey Garfield; where's Roger?" She asked, Garfield shrugged.
"He stayed behind at the Cave to talk with Kidflash and the others." He said, "So did your dad notice you were gone the other day?"
"No I used a doppelganger spell, he never knew I was gone." Lita said.
"Cool, but wouldn't your dad think to expect you to do that?" Garfield asked; Lita shrugged.
"N-no; he doesn't know I'm good at magic. He hasn't really taught me since I set fire to our old house on accident." She said, as the two walked into school. They heard a loud shouting as a student was dragged out in handcuffs.
"What's going on?" Lita asked kindly to one of the people who gathered around to see the student escorted by Police officers.
"Some punk assaulted a teacher." Someone said behind them, the duo turned to see Jackson Bullock standing with his arms crossed, "My old man had to come in and break it up."
"Oh my; your father is awfully violent with the people he arrests." Lita said covering her mouth with her hand as she watched Detective Bullock slam the kid onto the car's hood. Jackson shrugged.
"That's what happens when you break the law." He said then loomed over Garfield, "So you and that Roger better watch your back."
"Oh but Garfield would never break the law—he's much too nice." Lita said smiling sweetly, grabbing onto Garfield's arm and pulling him away.
"Lita you're way to nice to know this but those two are trouble, you should start hanging out with the guys and me," Jackson said, Lita shook her head.
"Sorry Jackson Bullock—but I don't think your friends and I would see eye-to-eye." She said, "Well we'd better not be late for class. Right Garfield?"
By the time Lunch rolled around Impulse was back with the group and they were eating at one of the tables in the far corner. Impulse was talking about some crook who tried to run while he and Kidflash were trying to stop him. Lita giggled at all the gesticulations he was performing as he told the story.
"And then Kidflash started chatting it up with the cops so I bailed." He said finally finished, "So Lita; since you're half witch—do you and your dad get stoked for Halloween?"
"No, my dad is very anti-Halloween." Lita said shaking her head.
"But it's all about Witches and demons and stuff like that, I would have figured he'd be way into that." Garfield asked. Lita shrugged.
"Hee, you don't know my dad. He thinks Halloween's a bad holiday, human beings mocking our craft as witches." She explained, "Plus with all the witch burning in years past I can't say I really blame him."
"You know a lot about that don't you Lita?" Garfield asked.
"Oh yes; but I don't believe all of that, I think Halloween would be fun." Lita said sweetly, "Plus dad said I might actually be able to do something this year."
"Good cause one of my buds is throwing a huge Halloween party on the 31st." Impulse said.
"Think maybe you could come Lita?" Garfield asked. Lita shrugged.
"Maybe; I'll ask my dad." She said smiling.
"Cool." The boys said in unison.
"So; who is your dad Lita?" Garfield asked, Lita paused then thought.
"Oh you wouldn't know him. This is the first time dad's been to Gotham." She said. The boys nodded as the bell rang for lunch to end.
They filed out with Lita leading the way; when Garfield was grabbed by someone and pushed into some nearby lockers. Garfield flinched from the pain and looked up to see Jackson's friends glaring down at him.
"Word on the street is your friend's gonna have a party." One said Garfield flinched.
"Yeah—but not my friend." He said.
"Well you're gonna have a few new guests—I don't know why but Jackson's got a thing for that freak girlfriend of yours." The friend growled pressing Garfield against the lockers.
"But I—"
"Cram it Garfield, just tell that loser friend of yours his party better not be lame, I'm not wastin my time on some weak party." With that the other members of the football team dropped Garfield and left. Garfield glared back at them as he walked back to class.
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"Well I guess I'd better get goin home." Lita said, "I'll see you guys tonight—hopefully."
Lita then opened a portal and left through it leaving Impulse and Garfield behind. The two began walking home.
"Hey, uh, Impulse…" Garfield mumbled, "About your party."
"It's gonna be killer! With Lita being new to the whole thing I figured it'd be fun." Impulse said, Garfield rubbed the sore spot on his neck from being slammed against the lockers.
"Yeah about that; Jackson and some of his friends are kinda forcing their way in." he said, Impulse stopped.
"What's that guy's problem?" he spat. Garfield shrugged.
"I think he might actually like Lita. He heard she was going and the rest is well…you know." he said.
"Yaknow he's lucky he's not a some crook or else I'd really put him in his place." Impulse huffed.
"I would too—but we can't that's not how it works here." Garfield said. Impulse huffed scratching an none existent itch on the back of his head.
"I know that." He said, "Just get to the cave."
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"Watch out!" Batgirl shouted as a large rock was thrown at Jinx. Jinx looked up and threw up a force field to protect herself and Hatter who hissed.
"I am focusing!" Jinx hissed back, "This guy just doesn't quit!"
Jinx, Wonder-girl, and Batgirl and Super-boy were fighting against Bane and his crew. Batman had called the group after getting a tip off that Bane's group was sending out a shipment of the chemical steroid 'Venom,' the girls had been sent with Super-boy to check it out.
"Would you quit talking to your weird cat and help out a little!" Wonder-girl shouted as she struggled against one of Bane's henchmen. Jinx scowled, and blasted the villain away from Wonder-girl.
"Happy!?" She growled. Hatter growled, as another guy came up behind her; only to be slammed to the ground by Super-boy. He glared at the two.
"Would you two quit you're stupid bickering and focus on the task at hand!" he shouted, Jinx huffed and flew off to the ship where she found Batgirl fighting off two of Bane's men. She kicked the one on her left and threw a Baterang at the one on her left. Jinx landed next t her and another one of Bane's men attacked them. Jinx eye's glowed dark blue as Hatter began to transform into a large panther and attacked the creep.
"Real glad you're on our side Jinx." Batgirl said as the two stood back to back. Jinx smirked as her fingertips sparked purple electricity.
"Same here, oh and you might want to cover your ears." She said and sent a wave of electricity outward creating a loud snap of electricity. The group of men around the area—including the group Super boy and Wonder girl fought. Super-boy and Wonder-girl climbed onto the boat where the two girls were.
"You didn't kill them did you?" Super-boy asked, Hatter growled as she transformed into her regular form and jumped into Jinx's arms.
"Nope; I just sent a small wave of electricity into their bodies—think of it like a giant Tazer." She explained petting her cat.
"Where's bane?" Wonder-girl asked, Batgirl and Jinx shrugged.
"Got me; I didn't see him when I came up here." Batgirl said, Jinx nodded.
"And I didn't see him when I was above the docks either." She said, suddenly Hatter hissed as someone came crashing down on the group, knocking Super-boy out and throwing Batgirl over board into the water and leaving Wonder-girl and Jinx to fight off what landed; Bane.
"Hatter—go get Batgirl." Jinx growled, as her fangs and claw elongated. Hatter mewed and jumped over board to fetch Batgirl.
"So the Justice League sent a couple of niñas to fight old Bane 'uh?" Bane said, Jinx's gaze shifted to Wonder-girl.
"So that's Bane huh?" She growled.
"Oh yeah, carefull he's hopped up on Venom right now." Wonder-girl said, Jinx snorted.
"Venom is nothing compared to my magic." She said, then hissed as Wondergirl ran after Bane and went to punch him, only to have her fist caught and her thrown across the ship into a pile of crates.
"Wonder-girl!" Jinx shouted, then growled as she stepped between Bane and Wonder-girl.
"You expect to beat me niña? You're too scrawny to put up a fight." Bane said, Jinx hissed.
"Let's see you say that after you get a taste of your worst nightmares." She growled as her eyes began to glow, she was interrupted however by Bane went to backhand her only to be attacked by Hatter transformed into her panther state and biting and clawing at Bane's shoulders and neck. Bane growled in annoyance and slammed the large Witch's familiar into ground and punched her in the head knocking her out. He then looked to Jinx who was now paralyzed with fear. With Hatter out cold there was nothing keeping Jinx from reverting back into the fearful, shy, and weak Lita Bleak.
"You send a cat to do your dirty work?" Bane growled as he advanced on to Jinx who took a step back. "What's wrong niña? Lose your edge?"
Bane was then hit from behind by Wonder-girl repeatedly until he was finally down. Wonder-girl then looked to Jinx and scowled.
"What happened to you back there? You said you had him!" She shouted, Jinx stared up at wonder-girl and bit her lip.
"I…I'm sorry!" She shouted back lifting her mask just enough to whip the scared tears from her eyes. Wonder-girl softened.
"Wait a second; were you seriously scared?" She asked, Jinx shook her head.
"N-no, it's Hatter. She…she's in pain." She mumbled then ran past Wonder-girl to her familiar who had reverted back to the stray cat she originally was. She craddled the small cat in her arms as Hatter came too along with Super-boy and Batgirl.
"What's going on? What happened?" Super-boy demanded. Jinx shook her head as stood holding her cat.
"wonder-girl took Bane out, if we're done here; I'd like to leave." She said, "I've got a familiar with a screaming head ache."
Without waiting for an answer Jinx opened a portal and staggered through it. Batgirl looked to Wonder-girl as Super-boy bound Bane with a crowbar.
"What happened? Usually you'd be all over her about leaving." She whispered to Wonder-girl. Wonder-girl shook her head.
"I think I cought a glimps of the real Jinx." She mumbled.
KYA! It's cold! . I really hoped we wouldnt get any snow this year—all wishes in vain!—anyhow; so wonder-girl has seen the real side of Jinx—Lita. Will her attitude toward her soften now? Who knows—well i know you don't haha review and i'll see ya next chapter! OH GOD IT'S COLD!