Finally I'm updating this story. It has been a long time that I have posted a new chapter.
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Olivia was walking back and forth around the cribs in the precinct. She wanted a moment alone with her daughter before joining the others on the case. She took a deep breath as she stopped her pacing in front of her daughter, who was sitting on one of the beds and staring down at her shoes. The detective crossed her arms in front of her chest and starred down at the teen. "Why did you skip?"
"Don't know," mumbled Kat, still staring at her shoes.
"Try again," Liv raised her voice slightly. When her daughter kept staring down, she grasped Kat's chin but not too tightly. She waited until her daughter made eye contact to let go. "Why did you ditch school?"
The seventeen year old sighed heavily and glanced down at her lap. "We thought that we deserve a little break from classes after all the tests we had the last couple of days. They were more like practice tests but we were just tired of school."
"So you and your friends decided that ditching was a good idea?" Olivia frowned at her daughter. "You are smarter than this, Kathryn Benson."
Kat knew she was in deep trouble now. Her mother only said her full name whenever she was really mad at her or she did something really stupid. In this case, it was both. "You're angry at me."
"I'm disappointed more than angry."
Kat winced, feeling her stomach drop. She should rather have her mother pissed at her than been disappointed. She hated to let her mother down. Just like she did today because she decided to ditch instead go to school. "I'm sorry."
"We will talk about it more when we get home," Olivia walked to the door. She opened it and waited for her daughter to follow her out of the cribs. "I don't want a repeat of this. Is that clear?"
"Yes mom," Kat mumbled, standing up from the bed. She quietly followed her mom back to the squad room. She could feel the other detectives' eyes on her. But she refused to meet any of their eyes as she continued to stare down at her shoes. She walked to where her friends were sitting on the chairs that were against the wall, close to her mother's and Fin's desk.
"You okay?" Mark asked when Kat sat down on the chair between him and Joe.
She felt Mark's hand grasp hers, giving it a hearted squeeze. Kat turned to look at him. She could see the concern in his face. She smiled reassuringly, "I'm fine."
Mark knew that she was lying. But he decided not to push the situation further. He just rubbed his thumb on the back of Kat's hand. He hoped it will help her relax.
"Thanks," whispered Kat, feeling the butterflies in her stomach. She was glad that Mark hasn't let go of her hand. She didn't have to turn to look at Joe to see the smirk on her face.
What she didn't know what that Joe wasn't the only that noticed their small affection. Cragen was staring at both of them. His eyes glanced at Olivia but she was too preoccupied talking to Fin about the case. The captain turned to look back at the teens but they had already let go of each other hands. He wondered who would make the first move. He hoped that Kat will so he could win the bet he did with Munch.
Kat flipped through the channels in the TV after dinner. Her mom was taking a shower while she tried to find something interesting to watch. It sucked not having her phone or laptop with her. But then again, she was dumb enough to get caught ditching.
She sighed and settled to watch the news. Kat couldn't wait until her punishment was uplifted. She continued to watch the news with boredom, not taking in much, when she heard a knock on the front door. She wondered who would be at visiting them at this time.
"Probably someone from the precinct," Kat shrugged to herself, standing from the couch.
She checked the peephole once she was at the door. She gasped and quickly unlocked the door when she saw who was standing out in the hallway.
"What are you doing here?" Kat whispered once she opened the door. "My mom is in the shower and will be out any minute."
Madison sighed. "Eddie and I got worried when you stopped answering our call or texts. Where the hell have you been?"
"It's only been two days, calm down. To answer your question my mom took my phone away," Kat murmured. "Sorry to make you guys worry."
"What you do?" The redhead asked intrigued.
"My mom caught me and my friends ditching school," the teen explained. "So I'm grounded until further notice."
Madison smirked. "Still been a rebel."
Kat let out a small laugh, scratching the back of her neck. "I guess you can say that."
"The other reason why I am here is because there is going to be a rave this Friday night," Madison informed her friend. "It's going to be in a warehouse instead of a tunnel. You have to be eighteen but I know the guy. And he will let you in since you are my friend."
"I'm grounded remember."
They both heard the shower turn off. Kat's mom will be out of the bathroom soon.
"We will see you Friday." Madison patted her friend's cheek playfully as she walked away.
Kat saw her walk down the hallway before closing the door. "There is no way I'm going."
Olivia glanced at her daughter, who was reading The Catcher of the Rye. The detective smiled slightly. James, Kat's father, loved to read that book when they were in college. He would read it whenever he had the opportunity. She sighed and turned back to the folder on her desk. She still had a lot of paper work to do but she hoped to finish in time.
Kat heard her mother sighed and quickly looked up from her book. She saw the detective scribbling on the paper. She hoped her mother would finish early so they could go home. The teen glanced around the squad room and noticed that most of the detectives were writing quickly. Except for Rollins, who was staring at something in the computer. Shrugging, Kat continued to read the book. It wasn't long before the silence was broken.
"So Kat, are you excited for the new Batman movie coming this summer?" Nick asked the young brunette. He stretched his arms up and the bones on his back popped.
She glanced up from her book and grinned at the detective. "Oh you betcha."
Olivia chuckled. "She has been counting down the days since the trailer premiered."
"Superman is better," Rollins smirk, not taking her eyes off the computer screen.
Nick scoffed. "Batman has beaten Superman most of battles they have had."
"Ha!" Fin threw his pen on top of this desk. "That's because he had the kryptonite weapons with him. Like the ring, bullet and arrow."
Kat stared at the detective as if he lost his mind. She put her book down on her mother's desk. "You seriously think that Superman is a better than Batman?"
"If Batman and Superman had a fight without kryptonite been present, Superman would squish the bat," Fin shrugged. "Deadpool is my favorite superhero but I will pick Superman over Batman."
"But Deadpool is Marvel," Munch said from his desk.
"Marvel has the best heroes!" Fin turned around to look at the sergeant.
"And DC has the better villains," Kat pointed out.
"True that," Rollins nodded. "Still, Superman is the best hero DC has."
"Batman," Nick and Kat argued.
"Green Lantern," Munch shrugged.
"He got his powers from his ring," Nick frowned.
"At least he has powers," Fin sarcastically said.
"Batman is the brains of the Justice League," Kat smirked at the detective.
Nick glanced at Kat and winked at her when she turned to look at him. She grinned at him and gave him thumbs up.
"Liv, who is your favorite superhero?" Rollins asked curiously
The brunette, who had been listening to the banter, glanced up from her work. "Wonder woman."
"I wonder what's the Captain's?" Nick said. He was about to stand up when Kat answered him.
"It's Martian Manhunter."
Fin stared at the teen curiously. "How do you know?"
"We used to see the reruns when I had to stay with him," Kat shrugged, glancing at her mother.
Olivia understood. It was when she had to go to Oregon to work undercover. It was the hardest thing the detective had to do. Saying goodbye to her daughter, not knowing when she will see her again.
"They passed those every day?" Munch asked, breaking Olivia's train of thought.
"Of course," Kat nodded. "That and the Batman series were the ones we never missed to watch."
"Have you seen the ones with Adam West?" Nick asked.
"Oh yeah," Olivia answered. "She used to mimic the sound effects."
"Mom," Kat blushed, looking down at her hands.
"Still think Superman is better than Batman," Rollins smirk at Kat.
Fin nodded. "They should make a movie to see who will win."
"Batman," Nick and Kat said.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Kat groaned as she awoke from her sleep. She checked her alarm clock and saw that it a few minutes past midnight. She grunted and tried to fall back to sleep when she heard the annoying tapping again in her bedroom window.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
Growling softly, Kat pushed herself off the bed and marched to her bedroom window. She slightly moved her bedroom curtain to see who it was. She was startled when she saw a grinning Eddie crouching on the fireplace.
Kat opened the window as quickly and quietly as she could, trying not to make a noise that will wake her mother. She poked her head out when she fully opened the window. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I thought Madison told you," Eddie frowned in confusion. "The rave that is happening tonight. You know, Friday night."
"And I told her that I'm grounded," Kat rubbed the sleep from her eyes. "I'm also in my pajamas."
"I can wait out here while you change," Eddie said. "I promise I won't peek."
"Oh haha."
They stood in silence for a minute.
"So are you coming with us or not?"
Kat rolled her eyes. "I can't go I'm grounded."
"So?"
"I will get caught."
"You will be home in time," Eddie smirked at his friend.
"I almost got caught!" Kat hissed.
Eddie pouted. "But you're going to miss all the fun. And it won't be the same without you there." He scooted closer to the window. "Please come with us? Pretty please? With a cherry on top."
Seeing the pout and his attempt to do the 'puppy eyes', Kat groaned. "Fine," she threw her hands in the air. "Give me five minutes to get ready."
"I'll wait for you in the alley," Eddie grinned, hurriedly walking down the fire escape.
Kat sighed and closed the curtains. She tiptoed to her closet and picked out the first shirt she saw. She noticed that it was red and shrugged. She glanced to the top shelf of the closet and grabbed one of her black jeans. The teen quickly changed into the clothes she picked out.
She grabbed her white converse and hastily put them on. She tiptoed as quietly as she could to her bedroom door. She slowly and carefully locked it before she soundlessly stepped to her bedroom window. She climbed down and pulled it halfway down.
"I hope I don't regret this," Kat sighed, climbing down the fire escape and to the alley where Eddie will be waiting.
So there it is. Hope you guys liked it. I will be able to start updating weekly now. Hope you guys have a safe weekend. I will also be answering questions on Tumblr, since I have so many questions to answer.
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