Yay! Another chapter! Only a couple things to say. Thanks for answering my questions guys and just to let you know, the powers I was asking about are NOT for Cody. Okay? They're for... Cody's sidekick (sort of), okay? And Impulse and Blue Beetle will be her love interests because I love both of them. I just hope you guys reads that one too. Cody will have her own story for season 2 as well, but her sidekick will also have her own story. I just hope you guys read that one too.

Sakura: I hope I didn't wait to long. Was this amount of time okay? I will start right away on the next chapter. I hope you like it and I'm glad you like both of the boys. And I think I've decided on the powers. thanks for the input. (P.S. Cody won't really be in the arrival episode for when Impulse comes, but her sidekick will) :)
NinjaChipmunk: I'm glad you thought the moment was cute and that you liked it.
Beth: I did make a decision on the power and it's for the Cody's friend for season 2. (I just hope people will read that story too, considering it's not really a main Cody thing, but Cody is in it and it does have a lot of parts where Cody is in it.) And thanks, I'm glad everyone likes what I've done so far. And hey, the next chapter is a Roy/Cody on so there's something to look forward to.
StillDoll13: I'm glad you think I got Kaldur right. I've been worried about doing just that. And I don't know, I have thought about that, but I'm still debating on it because it doesn't really have any relevence to the meeting with the Light so...I don't know.
Youngjusticefan10: You'll just have to wait and see for the next story for season to on that part, but I am also glad that she isn't. And sorry about how long it was until the the last one came out. I hope this one was okay time wise.
Ivyslade: I've changed the the title for the second season to be Singed. Actually, you're not too far off on the season 2 thing, but not exactly. I am going to go rather quickly into season two though. There might be a couple of chapters after the last episode of season 1, but not many.
NightWindAlchemist: I'm glad you like it.
 Storygirl99210: I'm glad you liked the romance part of it.
Evax40: I wish I could get a break from work. I work sometimes at a place where there is a lot of drama from grown adults. Sometimes I feel like I can be more mature than they were. :P At least I get paid, right?

Chapter 25
Weaknesses

Cody looked at herself in her bedroom mirror, examining her Halloween costume. She had picked out a Native American costume because she loved the Native American cultures. She wanted her costume to look as real as she could get it while still making it look…well, attractive. She was kind of embarrassed to admit that.

Slipping her two metal feathers into the headband of her costume, she took one last look in the mirror before heading out completely satisfied. She walked out into the main hall where Wally, M'gann and Conner were. Wally was dressed as a werewolf, Conner was a mummy, but kind of failing at it, and M'gann was a zombie bride. There was also Captain Marvel. He was also poorly dressed as a zombie.

"Great minds think alike," he said.

"I love it," Cody complimented as she joined the group. "Great job."

"Captain, you look terrific," M'gann said. "Are you going to a Halloween celebration too?"

Cody looked slightly confused for a moment, along with the Captain. She did invite him, right? I mean, why else would he be dressed up?

"Well, I'm going with-," he started to say. "I mean, you did invite the whole team, right?"

"Yeah, we'll all be at the dance," Megan said. "So don't worry about us. Go. Have a good time at your party."

"But," Cody heard him whine softly.

"It's okay," she told him. She was going to continue on, but her cell phone in her pocket started to ring. "I'll be right back." As she walked away, she heard Artemis and Zatanna being announced through the Zeta tubing. She looked at t

he caller ID as she went into the living room for some privacy. "What's up, Wendy?"

"We've got a problem," she stated bluntly.

Cody was a little hesitant to ask what the problem was, but seeing as she was the actual CEO, she had to know. "What's the problem, Wendy?" she sighed out asking.

"There's a fundraiser for a large donor for the C.Q.W. Foundation tonight and you have to go with me," she said.

Cody stopped and started to walk back to her bedroom. "And you didn't think it important to tell me this before I made plans for tonight?" Cody was pissed to say the least as she put her phone on speak and started to change into a light green, strapless, knee length evening dress. She pulled the head band off of her head and brushed it quickly before determining that it looked fine.

"I don't really want to go to it either, but there isn't much choice," Wendy said.

Now, both of the girls were in bad moods. Cody sighed. "Where is it?" she asked annoyed.

"It's at Alimentation Meilleures Villes in about an hour," Wendy said.

"Okay, I'll be there," Cody said before hanging up.

She wasn't really fond of those work events. They were for fund raisers most of the time, which she knew that the money was being put to good use, but she still didn't really feel comfortable at them. Like Dick Grayson had said at her party, they were usually stuck with a bunch of adults the whole time. That wasn't always fun. She'd much rather be going to the Halloween dance at her school.

Maybe Jon will be there, Cody thought, thinking about Mark's cousin who worked at the family restaurant. At least then I'd have someone to talk to.

After grabbing a couple simple pieces of jewelry to put on she walked out to tell her friends that she wasn't able to go to the dance as originally planned. However, the only people still there when she got out there were Wally, M'gann and Conner. Artemis and Zatanna were gone along with Captain. They were all supposed to go together, right? Then where did they go?

"Where'd everyone go?" Cody asked.

"Artemis and Zatanna changed their minds and went out patrolling New York City," Megan said. "Captain said he was going trick or treating."

"You know he wanted to go with us, right?" Cody said. Seeing the confused look on all three of their faces, she continued, "He thought he was invited too, seeing as you invited the whole team. He thought you meant him too."

"Aw, now I feel kind of bad," Meg said.

"Why would he want to go with us anyways?" Conner asked. "He's a grown adult."

"He's a man-child, Conner. That's why," Cody said. He didn't seem to get it, but she didn't go any further into the subject.

"Why the sudden change, Cody?" Wally asked, leaning his arm on Cody's shoulder as he spoke. "This isn't as Halloweeny as the Native American."

"I got a call from Wendy," she said. "I've got a work event to go to. I can't go to the dance."

"I'll bring you back a Halloween cookie, okay?" Megan said.

"Thanks," Cody said. She looked down at her watched and said, "You guys should get going. You'll be late if you don't leave now."

"Oh, okay," Megan said. "Thanks Cody. We'll see you later, okay?"

"Yeah," she replied. "Have fun and don't eat too much candy!"

She laughed as they bickered as they left. She wished she could be bickering along with them, but no, she had to work. It wasn't really necessary for her to go. But if she wanted to completely take over the company when she got older, then she would have to be able to know the ins and outs of the events like the one she was going to.

Sighing, Cody went to her bathroom and brushed her teeth and finished getting ready. Seeing as she had an hour to wait, she took her sweet time. The Cave was rather boring when nobody else was there. Sure, she could read a book or watch a TV show that she wanted to without arguing with someone else, but where was the fun in that? It was lonely, just like how her home was before it burnt down.

The girl walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water. She was slightly shocked to see Robin in there with Kaldur. "Hey guys," she greeted, walking in. "What are you up to for this all hallows eve?"

"We're just hanging out," Robin said. However, Cody could tell he was keeping something out of that. It wasn't a completely lie, she determined. It just wasn't the whole truth. She wasn't going to push it though. It wasn't any of her business really. "What about you? What are you doing all dressed up?"

"Fundraiser," she announced, dreading the sound of the word come out of her mouth.

"Come on, Cody. You should be turbed," Rob said.

"I hate fundraisers," she complained. "Why can't I just give them the money and be gone. I hate dressing up and having to be all prim and proper. I'd much rather be here hanging out with a large bowl of popcorn or at the dance."

"If it makes any difference," Kaldur said, "You look lovely tonight."

A red blush played on her cheeks. "Thanks, Kaldur. That's very sweet of you," she said. She put the glass on the counter and walked over to him, kissing him on the cheek just as she had done the night before.

"If I told you that you looked good too, would I get the same payment?" Robin asked.

"Maybe," Cody laughed.

"You look beautiful tonight, Cody," he said with a smirk.

Cody laughed and walked over to Robin as well, kissing him on the cheek, but not as close to his lips as she had done to Kaldur. "Thank you, Robin. That's very sweet of you as well." She leaned down closer to his ear and whispered so only he could hear. "You're lucky, Mr. Grayson, that you don't have to go to this either."

His expression changed into shock, but a smile on his lips. "How'd you know?" he asked.

"I'm not dumb, Rob," she said, going back to his crime fighting identity. "Have a nice night, you two. I've got to get going."

"Have fun," Rob said jokingly.

"Shut up!" she yelled as she exited the kitchen.

Cody took her keys out of her bag and headed out to her truck. Riding her bike in a dress wouldn't be the best thing to do. However, it had been a while since she had ridden it. She made a mental note to go out for a ride sometimes soon. She needed it to unwind and relax. Heroes needed that. Dealing with the problems of the world was hard for anyone. For a teenager it just seemed all the more stressful.

"Cody?" she heard someone ask behind her.

The girl turned around and looked up at the boy in front of her. "Hey," she said with a welcoming smile. "How are you, Roy?"

"Great," he replied. "You look like you're about to go out and party at a fundraiser."

A groan could be heard coming from the girl. "Please, don't remind me," she begged. She turned to her truck and opened the door and tossed her bag to the passenger's side seat. "I hate these things."

"Same," he said. "A bunch of adults talking about boring business. It's not how I would want to be spending my night." He shook his head, thinking about said parties. "Although, yours was actually rather cool. Considering there was a ninja assassination attempt and all."

"Oh shut up," she said, a smirk playing on her lips. "You know you would've enjoyed it if you gave it a chance. You were just all dark and brooding all night."

"I was going to ask you to dance, you know," he said, taking a step closer to her.

Her face reddened. "Oh really?" she asked nervously, but also curiously. "And why didn't you?"

"I was working," he said. "Trying to protect the wrong person remember?"

"I'm not going to argue with you on this," she said. "What's done is done. We can't change it now."
"Yeah," he said. "But I'm glad you're okay."

Her face blushed once more and she cursed herself for it. "Thanks, Red." She looked down at her watch and said, "I should really get going. But maybe I'll see you later."

"Yeah," he said. "Have fun!" he teased.

"Uh, now you sound like Rob," she whined. She didn't leave any room for a comment though as she got into the truck and pulled away, heading to Mark's family's restaurant. It wasn't a long drive. She did have to part a few blocks away from there seeing as there were so many fancy sports cars from the various rich people who were attending the party parted closer.

Getting in wasn't hard. There wasn't a check list or anything at the front door, which she was pleased about. She still didn't want people at her company knowing that she was the daughter of their late bosses. She also didn't want them know she was running the whole business. She was doing a fine job doing it all, but she didn't think they'd take it well. Having a sixteen year old as the boss wouldn't be something she'd want to here, why would they be any different?

The party was very interesting, actually. At least the venue was. Instead of it being inside, it was on the large flat roof. There was a large clear area that was supposed to be a dance floor and a small orchestra band playing off to the side. Little twinkling lights hung all over the place. On the other side of the roof were various tables for them to sit at when dinner came out. However, they had waiters and waitresses walking around with little samples of things. She noticed that not only was Jon one of them, but Mark as well.

Cody was introduced to a lot more people than at the party she had organized. It was understandable though. At that party she was more focused on looking out for people who were there to kill her and Wendy. Then she was focused on getting the antidote. Mark was also there and she spent most of her time with him. She was also more concerned that people were enjoying themselves.

When Cody finally got to sit down she noticed that she was the only person on her side of the room and the only person actually sitting down. Everyone else was standing in the open dance area talking. "They know they're supposed to dance, right?" Cody asked herself as she took a sip of her water glass.

"And you know that talking to yourself is the first sign of insanity, right?" she heard a familiar voice ask.

"You went crazy years before I met you so I wouldn't be talking," Cody said with a smirk. She stood up from her chair and turned to her older best friend. She hugged him and said, "I've missed you, Mark."

"I agree," Mark said. "You haven't come to see me in a while. What's up with that?"

"Sorry," she said. "I've been busy and I've just been working out in the gym lately. But I'm getting into my old routine, so don't you worry. I'll be by soon. But what about you? What have you been doing and what are you doing here?"

"I always work these events here," Mark said. "Just because I like my other job better doesn't me than I don't need the money nor do I ignore my parents when they make me do these things." The girl laughed at his weakness which earned her a slap on the shoulder. "But I saw you looking at Jon a little while ago, what's up with that?"

"Nothing, I just caught sight of him, that's all," she told him. "I'm not interested in him like that. How many times do I have to tell you?"
"I'm not so sure," Mark played. "Prove it."

"I already like someone," she said. She left out the part about actually liking two people, but he didn't really need to know about that at the moment. They were in public and she didn't want anyone overhearing. "But I can't tell you who right now because you're supposed to be over there working!"

"Okay, okay," he said. "I can take a hint." He put his hands up as if to surrender. "But don't think I won't ask about it next time I see you, got it?"

"Understood," she said laughing. "Now go and make some money."

Cody watched him walk away with a tray of food. He joined the crowd of people and asked them very politely if they would like some. She could see several other servers doing the same with various foods and drinks, most of which were alcohol. She sat there on her own, just relaxing and enjoying the soft sound of music and the cool night air flow her hair. She was content with how everything was going. She was making good impressions on people who may be important for when she actually took over the company publically. She just had to remember their names now…

The chair Cody was sitting in suddenly shifted sideways so that the back of it was next to her right arm. Large pain went through her left shoulder and arm as her arm was forcefully pulled behind her back. She could feel someone breathing down her neck as they spoke. The smell of their breath was surprisingly fresh. It smelt like pepper mint. She wouldn't have minded the smell if it was someone else and they weren't about to rip her arm out of its socket.

"Try to move and I'll dislocate your shoulder. Scream or make any signal to anyone else and I'll do it. Understood Girly?" he asked. His voice was playful. She hated that. He shouldn't have sounded so happy. He should've been in prison. He should be unhappy and suffering for all of the people he hurt and killed. She would never be happy with him being happy.

xXx

"See you tomorrow, Cody!" Tony yelled as he exited the dojo late one night three years ago.

"Take care, Tony!" Cody yelled back. "Have a safe trip home!"

It had been her week to clean the dojo after practices that week and she was in the middle of doing so. Each week one person was assigned to doing that job. The week before had been Carson's turn. She usually stuck after to help him, just like he did for her, but he had a five page essay to right that night and she insisted that she was fine doing it on her own. So she was there on her own which half of the place completely dark. She was putting various weapons and training tools away into the storage room when suddenly her left arm was forcefully pulled backward.

The person who had done so didn't waste any time in dislocating it. The sound of it was horrifying to the young girl's ears, but the pain was even worse. She cried out in pain as tears rolled down her cheeks. The person didn't let go of her arm though. They forced her against the wall across from the shelving and twisted it, creating even more and worse pain for the girl, making her cry out even more.

"You should've listened to you brother, Girly," he said. She instantly knew it was Erik. She'd never forget his voice. "You should've watched your back better. That's what you get for catching me on an off day and beating me.

Cody would've said a witty comeback, but all that came out of her mouth when it opened was a sob. She shut her mouth and bit her lip in order to keep from giving him the satisfaction of seeing her in any more pain than she had already let be witnessed. However, she was biting her lip so hard that she pierced it with her teeth making it bleed.

He had gotten what he wanted from that and left her a moment later. She fell to the ground clutching her arm and sucking on her bleeding lip, sobbing softly as she listened to him leave while laughing darkly. It was that laugh she hated oh so much. She swore to herself that she would never let him see her like that again or put her in that much pain again.

xXx

"What are you doing here, Erik?" she asked her voice filled with venom and slightly pain which she was trying to hide. Her left shoulder was her weakest point and he knew that. It was his fault that it was too. She had made sure to let it heal properly and then she strengthened it as much as she could just so that it wasn't as weak as before, but he still knew how to work it like it was a twig.

"Aw, can't I come see my favorite girl?" he asked. She couldn't see his pale face, but she could hear it in his voice that he was smirking and she didn't like it.

"No," she stated bluntly, but keeping her voice low so people couldn't hear. "You can't. You should still be in Belle Reve with the rest of you little "friends." That's what I think."

Erik didn't like the sound of that so he pulled her arm a little making the girl bit her lip She didn't make a sound though. She wasn't going to give him that satisfaction like before. He didn't deserve it.

"That's not very nice, Girly," Erik said with annoyance very much heard in his voice. "What happened to that sweet little girl I knew?"

"You mean the one you fell in love with?" she retorted unwisely. She could almost feel him freeze. She liked that reaction, but she knew that it most likely would cause her more pain later on.

"Wh-" he started to say, but stopped. He was speechless.

Seeing as he wasn't going to be able to think of anything else to say, Cody went on. "Yeah, I know all about how you hate how I have that control over you. The only feelings that you like are thrill and adrenaline. You hate how I make you feel weak, vulnerable and exposed. All of the things that we're taught to not feel is what you hate because I make you feel those, isn't that right?"

He pulled her arm righter making her try to shift so it wouldn't hurt as bad. She almost let a cry slip. Tears were starting to well up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She wasn't giving him the satisfaction. "I can rip your arm out of the socked, tare the muscles and tendons. I wouldn't be making stupid accusations like that, Girly."

"If I'm wrong, then why are you the only one here, Erik?" she asked. "This is the tallest building in the area. I can see that nobody is watching us. The others aren't here. They're not blending in with the guests. They're not hidden under the tables. You had to be waiting under my table for quite some times before making a move." She tried glancing behind her to look at him, but she couldn't move without hurting herself. "You're not here to kidnap me like Master wants. I'm assuming he's keeping you guys low key for a while because of the breakout, but you snuck out and defied him. So I'm left with one thing; you're here to see me."

"How'd you come up with all of that?" he asked. "Hm? You couldn't have figured all of that on your own."

"I have my sources," she said. "There's another thing I don't get though. Why are you here to see me? If you hate those feelings so much then why come and see me. I'm bound to bring that warm feeling to the pit of your stomach that you hate. So why intentionally put yourself into that kind of situation?"

Her arm was pull. This time she accidentally let out a small whine. She could almost feel him smirk behind her. She knew it wasn't possible to actually feel him smirk without contact, but she just knew he was doing it and it wasn't leaving any pleasant feelings in her stomach. She almost felt like she was going to be sick by how much she was uncomfortable with him being there, but the pain in her arm and shoulder was even worse, distracting her.

It was all pure insanity; a derangement of the mind. She knew his moves. She knew now just how he felt, how he worked, how all the little cogs inside his head worked and why he did a lot of the things that he did. And that in and of itself frightened Cody beyond belief. Because in that instant of pain; mentally and emotionally, she realized that she figured him out. Which overall mean that she understood insanity.

She supposed that in order to do what she and her closest friends and partners did required some sort of insanity, but it was different than what caused and pushed the people they went to capture to do what they did. But in order to capture them, they had to understand the insanity inside of their minds. What was there to stop them from eventually becoming just like them? That question nagged at her subconscious.

She didn't have much time to ponder that thought though. Someone was approaching and she could feel Erik behind her stiffed. He was alert and on guard, just like she usually was. How horrifying it was to realize just how much they actually acted the same.

"Hey Cody," a care free teenage voice greeted as he walked over to her and the uninvited guest. "How are you?"

"Uh, hi Jon," she greeted. She put on a fake and pained smile to try to cover up what was really going on. "How are you?"

Jon's innocent smile continued to play on his lips and for some reason, that look stayed in her mind. Jon was a great guy. He was polite, sweet and what most girls would think to be the perfect guy for them. His parents were surly proud of the boy and that made him a candidate for what some would call the perfect son. Why she was thinking of that in that moment when she should've been concentrating on Erik's hold on her arm, she did not know.

"I'm great," he replied, "thanks for asking. I haven't seen you in a while. What's been going on with you?" He wasn't asking because he sensed something was wrong because he didn't really. She may have seemed a little off, but really he had only met her once, maybe trice.

"Get rid of him," Erik hissed in her ear. His warm breath on her neck made her shiver. "Or else I'll stab a Coravioranide dart into his neck. Do you really want his death on your hands?"

"Uh, Jon, do you mind giving us a couple minutes," she stammered, trying to sound as normal as humanly possible. However, she knew she sounded off and she cursed herself for not being better in the deserving department. If she had cared, Master would've been very disappointed in her. Alas though, she did not.

"No problem," he said. His voice sounded hesitant as he started to feel unnerved. Something was off and he now scented it. "We'll talk later, right?"

"Sure," she said, not knowing really if there would be a later.

Jon walked off and she watched him go. Erik could be heard sighing behind her, his hold not faltering. "Jealous?" she spat unwisely.

A tug of the arm. Sharp pain. Consequences. A slip of the lip and a cry. All of which took place in two seconds.

She heard a low chuckle come from him in response to the actions that just taken place. "There are only a select few things that I live for in this world," he said. "Chaos, suffering and making your life a living hell."

"Is that what you get off on?" she said. "Because the way I see it, you're doing this to me because you don't want to feel that warm happy feeling whenever you're around me. The only temporary fix there is, by your actions, is violence. You make me feel pain in more ways than one because it gives you a temporary fix on letting the feelings you despise go away. It doesn't last though, does it? Then you're in regret and pain for what you did to the one person that you actually have feelings for. The circle just goes on and on from there, doesn't it? You do it all agai-"

She didn't get to finished because the popping sound of her shoulder seemed to echo in her ear. She was surprised nobody else heard it, but everyone else was too focused on business than the two teenagers sitting down, besides Mark and Jon. Seeing as Jon had been rather concerned by Cody's behavior and went straight to the person he knew, knew her best (besides her brother, of course, but he didn't know him and really nobody knew she had found him).

Cody had managed to suppress her cry of agonizing pain by biting down on her lip, making it bleed just like the first time he had done it to her, three long years before. She couldn't hold back the tears either. They stained her cheeks, thanking the Lord she hadn't worn any makeup otherwise everyone would've known she had been crying. She was also thankful that she had kept her hair down. She allowed her brown locks to fall over her face as her tried to hide her pained expression.

"I hate to admit it," he said. "But I don't lie, you already know that. But you're right. I love seeing you in pain because it lets me off the hook. It's an amazing feeling. Like nothing I've ever felt before. I suppose that's why they said it's what we get off one. But it doesn't last forever. I still love you in the end, Girly. And that's the worst thing of all. But I'd rather have that feeling of regret after because it's worth it so much more to have that feeling that comes before it."

She didn't reply. Erik had let go of her arm. She clutched it, holding it still as she desperately hoped that that would stop the pain. But it didn't and she knew it wouldn't. She had been through all of that before and she knew that the only thing that would make it better was by getting it popped back into place.

She hear Erik stand up, but before taking his leave, he leaned down to her ear from behind, bit her ear which made her jump and shudder at the same time and whispered, "Until next time, Girly." And with that said, he took his leave, jumping off the ledge of the building going completely unnoticed.

A complete dislocation of the shoulder had been her diagnosis, despite not being a doctor in any way. It had been dislocated backwards. A less common on. Usually it was forward that happened. In her case, however, both times had been backwards. In order to keep herself from breaking down as she had done three years ago, she listed symptoms to look for despite knowing very well that it was what she thought she was.

She looked down at her shoulder as she thought about the injury. Swelling. Yup. Numbness. Definitely. Weakness. Inability to move my arm, yup. That's there. Bruising. That's starting to already form. And pain. In-fucking-finity.

Cody finally made herself get up, clutching her bag under her good arm as she cradled the dislocated one with the good one. I need to get this put back into place, she thought, tears still streaming down her face. She started walking towards the crowd. She had to tell Wendy she was leaving. Sometimes she hated that Wendy was the public CEO. In that instant, she would've rather been able to just leave, but she couldn't. She had to keep up the charade. How the heck am I supposed to drive?

Walking through the crowd of people was horrible. Every several steps someone would bump into her dislocated should causing her even more pain or someone could bump into her from another direct making her stumble and hit her shoulder. Either way she was still in pain and it wasn't something she was particularly fond of. She hated weakness and she hated that Erik had to make her feel that way in order to get rid of his weakness.

"Wendy," she said shakily when she finally made it to the woman. "I've got to go." She wasn't looking up. She was fixating her gave to the floor; landing on Wendy's black kitten heals. Cody had to admit it; Wendy had great taste in shoes despite the fact that it was incredibly difficult to walk in them.

"What?" Wendy asked. "You're not bailing, Cody. You're working, remember?"

She's a bitch when she drinks, the teen thought bitterly from the pain. And I'm also one when in pain, apparently. Cody looked up, her eyes red, pain drawn all over her face and an almost mean look. "I'm going home," she stated once more.

"Uh, okay. Drive safely," the woman said, slightly afraid.

Cody didn't say anything else. She just turned around and walked away. She wasn't getting much attention from people around her. They were too absorbed in their conversations to really notice if the kitchen downstairs was on fire. She was grateful that Jon and Mark had been to consumed in their work to notice that she was taking her leave. She'd rather not have to explain herself in public what happened. Also, since Jon didn't know about her activities, she didn't really want him to get involved. He would be safe that way.

Somehow, Cody had managed to drive her rather large truck back to the Cave. In doing so though, she had put her arm in even more pain. The reason why she didn't go to the hospital in Happy Harbor was because she was rather uncomfortable in hospitals, in the first place and she had a whole medical center in the Cave that she could go to. It was more convenient. She wouldn't have to come up with a lie to tell the doctors anyways.

It was rather difficult and painful to shift herself sideways and open the door of the truck to get out. She couldn't help but let out a groan in pain. Once she shut the door, she had to stop and take a break by leaning up against the side of the truck. Usually she was very good with pain. The only times she could really think of that were when she had a hard time where when she was poisoned, the attack at her house, and with her arm the first time. She didn't cry when she broke her leg when she was ten. She didn't cry when she broke her ribs when she was eight.

"Cody?" she heard Robin asked. She glanced up at him and put on a fake smile, trying to get his worried expression to go away. "Are you okay?"

"Uh," she muttered, trying to find the words to say. "Well, I could most definitely say I've been better."

"What happened?" Red asked as he came out next to Rob with Kaldur, Batman, and Red Tornado.

"It was just Erik," she informed them. She slowly moved herself off of the truck and over to the four others in the room. "He dislocated my shoulder."

"We need to get an x-ray from the medical wing," Batman said. "Come on."

Everything after that was rather painful. Getting the x-rays weren't all that bad, but when Batman and the others tried to pop her shoulder back in, she couldn't hold in a cry of pain. Her face paled even more than it usually was and even more tears fell out of her blood shot eyes. Batman had been the one who had actually pushed her arm back in. Red Tornado just held her still. After actually getting it back in place Batman had made her put it in a sling. She was to wear it for the rest of the week or until it was better. She'd be getting it checked out every day. Seeing as she healed faster than most and using the medicines she made, she'd be able to get out of it in about two or three days.

"What the heck happened?" Roy asked aggressively when Batman and Red Tornado left the living room where the four teenagers were sitting after they put her arm back into place. Roy was standing, leaning against the wall of the cave. His arms were crossed and he had his usual scowl on his handsome face which was much better looking when he actually smiled.

"Yeah, Cody," Rob said. "I have to admit, I thought they'd be underground longer. I'm actually kind of shocked." Robin was sitting down in a chair to Cody's left. His feet were up on the coffee table with his arms resting behind his head.

"So did I," Cody said. "And it was only Erik who crashed the party."

"He was unaccompanied?" Kaldur asked. Kaldur was sitting to her right; his body turned slightly more towards her so he could look at her better during their conversation.

"Yeah," she replied. "He hid himself until I was alone. He took me by surprise and get to my weakest point."

"He knows what your weakest point is?" Roy asked.

"Yeah," she said. "It's his fault my shoulders my weakest spot too. He's the one that dislocated it the first time. He knew he'd be able to disable me if he could get a hold of my arm."

"Do you suspect he will try something like this again?" Kaldur asked.

"Only if I'm stupid like today and press my luck," Cody said. She got a couple odd stares as she said that. They waited for her to go on. She sighed, not really wanting to, but she did anyways. "I kind of angered him by letting him know I understood how his head worked."

"You understand how he thinks?" Robin asked. "Really?"

"I've known him all my life and I now know how he thinks. I know his weakness and he knows mine. It's rather simple," she said. "But is that really any different than going against any other villain we encounter. We have to try and anticipate their next more. It's like the BAU of the FBI. They analyze the unsub's activity and thinking process in order to catch them."

"But what did you actually say to him that got him to dislocate your arm?" Red asked.

"I kind of told him that I knew about his feelings on the girl he likes and how he hated to feel that way. That's why he takes it all out on me because it's a temporary fix that gets him to stop feeling it, but then he regrets it later and it hits him hard. It's a never ending cycle," she said.

"Who is this girl?" Kaldur asked. "We need to know to contact her if she is in any danger."

"It's already taken care of, Kaldur," Cody said. She really didn't want them to know it was her that he liked. Yeah, letting my whole team know that a psychopath was in love with me is something I really want them to know, she thought sarcastically. "Don't worry about it."

"What's his weakness?" Rob asked. "It'll help if we have to go up against him if we know what it is."

"His temper," she replied. "That and the girl he likes, but I haven't figured out how to safely use that yet." Cody went to sit back to relax more, but in doing so she leaned on her sore arm and winced.

"Maybe you should head to bed," Rob said. "You're going to need to rest."

"Yeah," she admitted. "You're right."

"I'll walk you to your room," Roy said. He pushed himself off of the wall and walked over to the girl who was still seated. She had been a little too shocked to actually stand up when she heard him say that. When he did get to her, he stuck his hand out and helped her up.

"Thanks," she muttered as they started off to her room. Once they were out of ear shot of everyone else and almost to her room she asked, "Not that I really care nor mind, but why are you walking me to my room?"

"The bet," he stated. "You free on the fifth?" he asked.

"Yeah," she confirmed with a smile. "I think so. What did you have in mind?"

"There's this place not a lot of people know about in Star City," Roy said. "They have this chocolate cheese cake that I think you'd really like."

"Mmm," she hummed, her eyes closed in delight, her mouth water. "That sounds great. Where should we meet?"

"Just take the Zeta-tube and I'll pick you up there. I'll drive," he said.

"Sounds great," she repeated. "I guess I'll see you then."

"It's a date," he said, smiling. He ruffled her hair like he usually did to get her riled up. "See you later, kid."

Cody, just stood there as he walked off. Once he was out of sight she snapped out of it and used her good hand to fix her hair. It's a date? He couldn't mean that, could he? I mean come on! He just called me a kid. He wouldn't go out with someone he thought was just a kid right? Hey wait, she thought. "I'm not a kid!" she screamed, making sure he heard her wherever he was in the cave.

P.S. The next chapter is a Roy/Cody thing along with the mission. Have a nice day!