A/N: I've done it! I've written another chapter! I am still more behind than I like, but I am writing! I am doing it!

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Chapter: 13

Waking up the next morning was blissful. Not only did Tori get through the whole night without waking up once, but she got to sleep in for the first time in forever. It was a staff development day and since Gotham Academy did them by department she and the other students of the school didn't have to go in that day. Suck it English department! Tori thought to herself while wiggling her toes contently under the covers. Jason sadly did have to go to work, but at least they got to eat breakfast together for once. He had made fun of her a little bit for freaking out a bit and thinking that she was dying. Tori glared at him but let it slide. Who could really blame him, he was just relieved he wasn't going to lose her for a fourth time…or was it the fifth time? Either way they were just relieved…and excited…well Tori hoped Jason was excited, she knew she was! This was something they thought was impossible. They were told it was and now they were going to have a child...it was practically a miracle.

Tori spent the day sorting through boring bills and taxes, calling Tim once or twice to help her with it over the phone and to insist her bring the twins over for a visit soon. Even though Tori was still pretty good at doing math in her head, she didn't have the enhanced brain power that came with her chip. Her super brain was gone for good, but she was still pretty brainy…afterall she was a computer science teacher. That involved a surprising amount of simple math. Tori debated setting up an appointment with Dr. Leslie, but thought it too presumptive or at least too soon. They didn't need one quite yet…but then again what did Tori know, this was her first child! The thought brought a grin to her mouth and she gently placed a hand on her stomach. Sirius nudged her in the leg, he had his leash in his mouth. The pup was surprisingly easy to train. Maybe it was a wolf thing and he saw Tori and Jason as part of his pack…or even his pack leaders…or maybe he imprinted on Tori or whatever, but he was very easy to train and take out for walks. He let out a whine and nudged her leg again,

"What do you think Sirius, you ready for a baby to be in this house?" she asked the wolf, "Are you gonna be nice and gentle?" Sirius let out a small wolfish bark and dropped his leash at her feet before padding over to the door and scratching it, "Oh fine, let's go for a walk," Tori sighed picking up the leash and putting it on him.

Walking a dog around Hyde Park was very different than walking a wolf. All the other dogs were afraid of him and no one really knew what to think of him. Tori didn't blame them, Sirius was getting pretty large for a wolf pup, and he was still pretty aggressive towards his owners and other dogs as well. Titus managed fine though and they had more fun playing together than not. Tori just had to make sure she had a tight grip on the leash otherwise there could be a terrible incident. It was harder to keep her grip on the leash than it usually was. She didn't understand why suddenly her strength was gone, or why any of her usually enhanced abilities were virtually unusable. She figured it had to do with being pregnant, but didn't know why specifically that happened. Maybe later she could ask Danbury. The trill of her cell phone jerked her out of her thoughts. With a sigh, and a careful eye on Sirius as he trotted around some nearby bushes, she answered the device,

"Hello?" she asked,

"Okay…why the hell did Cameron just suddenly appear on my doorstep as three in the morning?" Liam practically exclaimed in her ear. Tori cringed, she'd forgotten to call him yesterday,

"I'm sorry about that. I forgot to call you about…well everything. Please tell me you didn't try and send him back to that boarding school,"

"I didn't, but now that you mentioned it—,"

"—no! We are not sending him back there," Tori snapped, Sirius darted across the grass in front of her, trying to catch another dog's frisbee. With a frown she lightly yanked him back away from the other dog's game,

"Why? We can't just keep him here forever. If we don't do something soon Arthur might…I don't know, send the police to look for him?"

"Yeah, from London to the US? I doubt he even gave America a second thought. To him, Cameron is still in London," This time Sirius dropped a stick at her feet. Tori couldn't help but smile, he's more like any other dog than people may think. She tossed it a few feet away for him to fetch,

"And why are we going to keep it that way?"

"Liam. Did you not see how he looked when you answered the door?" there was a pause,

"He did look…pretty tired, and ruffed up and pale," Liam replied,

"He's had a pretty rough few years," Tori stated,

"How rough is rough?" Liam asked. With a sigh Tori explained everything that happened. Everything that Cameron himself told her. When she was done Liam let out a frustrated sigh,

"I thought you had William under wraps Tori,"

"So did I. I should have known better. He'd never actually uphold any deal I made with him," Sirius returned with a ball instead of the stick. Tori rolled her eyes and tossed it back to the other dog owner who'd followed after Sirius angrily,

"He didn't physically lay a hand on Cameron though. This is really only…I guess mentally. He didn't break whatever promise you made. You said he couldn't physically touch, kidnap, kill, or allow others to do all those things to us and you'd stay out of the Court's way. He's just found a loophole. Even so, we don't exactly know what he's up to,"

"I need to find out more," Tori declared, "But…I can't. Not right now,"

"And why not?"

"Because if William finds out I'm digging, that can be seen as intervening in the Court's plans. I'd be breaking the oath we swore,"

"This is so complicated. I thought we were done with these guys,"

"I know…and I'm sorry. This is technically all my fault,"

"I'm not going to argue with that,"

"Liam…you're an ass,"

"You said it was your fault not me!"

"Okay, that doesn't matter. Just keep Cameron there for a little while. I don't think him staying with us would be a good idea and Grant has Cordelia to keep an eye on. Just keep him there for a bit and we can come up with a plan later," She scratched behind Sirius's ears until he got up and traversed to the other side of the tree she was leaning against,

"Fine. I'll do that. But he still needs to get an education!"

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it," Tori stated, "I think he just needs a break, a clean bed and some food. We don't know how long it's been since he left London or what he's done since he left…or really how he left! Try and get him to talk,"

"You say that like it's easy,"

"You're his favorite sibling. He'll listen to you,"

"That's a lie and you know it,"

"You think what you like," Tori replied shrugging, giving Sirius's leash a tug—he'd been on a beeline towards a poor little poodle a few feet away—"Just try and get him to open up,"

"I'll do it," Liam said, "I'll let you know what I find out," with that he hung up. Tori let out a sigh before leading Sirius out and into the city to get some groceries done.

By the time Tori returned to the warehouse, it was already dark out. Turns out shopping with a dog…well wolf…was harder than she anticipated and it took much longer to get everything and carry it back over the bridge to the old warehouse section of Gotham. Sirius, though somewhat of an annoyance, was a trooper and wasn't that much of a ball of energy on the way back. He was probably tired out from playing in the park and walking all over the city trying to find Spätzle. She loved it and they were having it for dinner that night. She was making Jason cook it whether he wanted to or not. She reached the main floor and found it extremely dark, usually she could see pretty well even in a nearly pitch black room. The change was disorienting to her and she clumsily put the bags onto the table. Jason must still be at work, maybe he was making leeway with the security detail issues for the April gala. Tori turned to turn the light on when she heard Sirius growl. Not a little brief growl, but a dark protective growl.

Tori meant to turn faster than she did to see what he was growling at begin her, but a hand wrapped around her from behind and tried to place a cloth over her mouth and nose. Tori immediately started to struggle. She held her breath and elbowed her attacker in the face. The force of the blow rocked the person back behind her, but their grip only loosened. She gripped the person's other arm and tried to smash it on the dining table in front of her, but they were stronger than her, much stronger and they got their hand free. They wrapped an arm around her throat and tried to knock her out with chloroform again. Tori reached over her head and tried to claw at their eyes, but they wore a mask, a very familiar mask. She yanked it off, swatting the gloved hand away with the mask as she did so to see that it was a Talon's mask,

"NO!" she screamed throwing the mask behind her and trying to run for the door. She was slow, she was clumsy, and she was weaker than this assassin. She didn't completely understand why but she was at risk now because of it. She needed to get away. The assassin grabbed her from behind again and lifted her up in the air as if he were going to fireman carry her to wherever the Talons were holed up now. Tori yelled and bucked and smacked and kicked. Her foot hit a chair, knocking it over and her arm struck a nearby lamp causing the bulb to break, but her struggling wasn't doing anything. Sirius finally leapt onto the attacker, biting deep into his shoulder from what she could tell. The Talon growled in annoyance and smacked the little wolf off of him and into the wall. Sirius fell heavily and didn't move. Tori smashed her head back into the Talon's forehead, the shock of her doing that making him let her go. Tori hit the floor running to Sirius, if she got to the bedroom maybe she can lock and door and climb out onto the balcony and to the ground below before the Talon breaks it down. She could get help…hopefully…she didn't know how far she can get before the Talon catches up to her, but she was not going back there. Not again, not when she was pregnant.

A hand grabbed her by her hair, which was up in a ponytail, and tugged her back. The sudden and unexpected pain from being yanked back making her cry out in pain. Being virtually human sucked. The Talon grabbed her by the back of the shirt and pulled her close, pinning her arms with his as he again wrapped an arm around her throat and forcing the cloth over her mouth and nose. Tori tried to hold her breath for as long as possible but a hard tug on her hair made her gasp out loud and the room slowly started to spin and blur before she became limp as a rag doll and everything went dark.

A/N: Hehe...hehehe...yeah, the Court of Owls are a real bitch aren't they? So yeah, that happens. These chapters aren't as long as I'd hoped they be. I'll be sure to try and make them longer. Thanks for reading! Nobody's Weapon will be updated on Thursday and Friday; Things of the Future on Monday and remember to REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!