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I haven't slept in forever, only rest to get better

And dream up all the ways to escape

And when I'm wide-awake the world seems to move slowly

Like long goodbyes from the lonely sound of alarms

I tried everything

Long goodbyes from the lonely sound of alarms

You don't remember me

And we'll never escape from the lonely sound of alarms

-Rest To Get Better-

Transit

In the span of two weeks, Dinah had come to learn some interesting things about her house guest. For starters, Kenna was not as quiet as she had originally thought. The painfully shy and quiet teenager was anything but. Kenna could be sarcastic and loud when she wanted to be. Another thing she had noticed was that the bunny; which Kenna had dubbed as Dave never left her side. The teenager would do everything with that stuffed animal cuddled to her chest. Dinah would smile and chuckle to herself every time she saw the young girl curled up on the couch watching T.V, cuddling with it. The last thing she had come to notice was that Kenna loved to read. It was hard to find the girl not reading. It had started about a week ago when Kenna had stumbled upon the large collection of books one night when she wasn't able to sleep. Ever since then Kenna rarely put down the book. She liked to read it out on the balcony, especially in the morning when the sun was rising.

That's where Dinah found her that morning and every other morning this week. Dinah had walked out of her room with a yawn. She squinted her eyes trying to adjust to the harsh light. Like normal, she walked into the living room and glanced out the window to see Kenna in the same spot. Shaking her head, Dinah went to the kitchen to prepare her coffee. Walking into the kitchen. Dinah went straight for the ground coffee hidden in the cabinet next to fridge. Like every morning, the older woman began the daily routine of making the coffee. She poured the ground caffeine into the coffee filter and started up the maker. Next she simultaneously put the ground coffee back in it's place and opened the next cabinet to grab three tall coffee mugs. Placing them on the counter, Dinah then moved to a drawer on her left and pulled it open. She grasped a slim packet and pulled it out, closing the drawer softly. She then grabbed one of the mugs and moved towards the fridge. Her fingers pressed a few of the buttons before filling the mug with water. Her next move was to place the water into the microwave. The ding of the coffee maker caused Dinah to grab the remaining two cups and the freshly made coffee. She began pouring the coffee evenly into two cups. Placing the container back into the machine, Dinah grabbed her mug and blew on the scalding liquid. Bringing the cup to her lips, she directed her eyes to glance out the window once again peer at the teenager.

Dinah watched as a smile crossed the girls face as she turned the page. Obviously something funny had happened in her book.

"She never puts that thing does she?" A groggy voice spoke behind her. Muscled arms wrapped around the blonde's waist and the warm breath made the hairs on the back of her neck. Warm lips pressed against her temple and she closed her eyes enjoying the feeling.

"She can read all she wants. I would much rather have her read non stop then rob a bank." Dinah replied, placing her mug on the counter. She then moved to grasp the other mug of coffee, turning her body to hand the mug to the person behind her. Oliver Queen took one hand off his girlfriends waist to grab the cup that she was offering.

"Point taken." He agreed before bring the mug to his lips. She smirked when he let the liquid dribble back into the cup.

"H-hot." He said sheepishly. Dinah crossed her arms and shook her head, finding her boyfriend amusing.

"Can you get the cup from the microwave?" she asked turning around to pull open the silverware drawer and grab a spoon. Oliver nodded and let go of her to retrieve the cup. He placed it next to Dinah's hand and watched as she ripped open the packet and stirred the contents. The scent of cinnamon apple wafted into her face. Every morning, Dinah would make coffee and then make spiced apple cider for Kenna. The young girl was not much of a caffeine drinker.

"You know you're going to have to talk about it sooner or later. Batman says the teams meeting in a week." Oliver stated, watching as Dinah made no sign of acknowledgement. He knew she was some what avoiding the conversation. In the short amount of time, Dinah and Kenna had grown quite attached to one another. Oliver was happy that Dinah had a little more in her life than just the League and him. She cared a lot about the well being of the girl.

"I know. " She sighed placing the spoon into the sink. She then turned around to look him in the eye. She ran a hand through her tangled hair before crossing her arms over her chest. He knew this was a sensitive topic for the woman. He placed his mug down on the counter and placed his hands on her arms, rubbing soothing circles with his thumbs.

"Dinah, I know you like having her here. I like having her here too. She's a great kid but she old enough to make her own decisions. She can't spend the rest of her life sitting out on that balcony. Kenna's going to have to go to school, make some friends and have a normal social life. We can't be the only people she has contact with. It's not healthy." Oliver stated, trying to reason with the her. Dinah sighed again, glancing over her shoulder to look at the girl on her balcony. She then turned back to Oliver. He watched as resolve passed her face and she nodded.

"I'll talk to her." She replied with another sigh. Oliver cracked a smile and leaned down to peck her on the lips.

"That's my girl. Come on, i'll help ease the tension." He said grabbing his mug and the steam cup of apple cider for the young girl.

Kenna let another smile cross her face as a small giggle passed her lips. Her slender fingers reached up to turn the page, then cuddling closer to her stuffed animal. She was in the midst reading the third installment of the Sherlock Holmes Series known as The Hound of Baskerville. She hadn't put it down since she had picked it up. Kenna loved the mystery that surround the plot but her favorite part was probably the witty banter between Holmes and Watson. Her thoughts her soon interrupted by the sound of the sliding glass door opening. She peered over her pages to see the messy bed head of Oliver Queen. Not far behind him was Dinah. Both adults walked closer heading towards the other patio chairs. Dinah sat down with her cup between her finger as Oliver placed the apple cider on the table next to the girl before sitting down in his own chair.

"Thanks Ollie." Kenna said leaning over to grab the cup. She smiled and brought the cup under her nose. She took a sip of the warm liquid, letting it slide down her throat.

"Thanks kid, I worked hard on that cup." He teased plopping down in that his seat. Kenna laughed when Dinah swung to hit him in the chest with the back of her hand. Kenna liked Oliver quite a bit, he made her laugh. It had been slightly awkward when he had come home about a week ago to see some strange girl crashing in his guest room. It was even more awkward when she had overheard Dinah and his conversation the next day. Oliver had been there when they had discovered the teenaged superheroes at Cadmus. When he had left to do his shifts on the watch tower, he had not expected to come home to find his girlfriend had taken in the girl with freaky mind powers. It had been hard to adjust but in the end he come to like her. Their sarcastic banters had reminded him of Roy in some ways. He found the girl to be fun around and she lighten up the apartment in some ways. Oliver found himself doing things with Kenna, such as simply watching T.V. The three of them made up a family in some ways; a semi weird and dysfunctional family but a family none the less.

"I'm sure you slaved over it." She teased in return bringing the cup back to her lips. Oliver put his hands up in surrender with a grin on his face.

"So do you to have to go in today?" She asked, looking back down at her book. Kenna had been talking about the Justice League. There were days when one or the other would go into the League. She missed them when both were gone, leaving her to sit in the apartment. Sometimes she would get bored, sometimes it was nice to be by herself.

"Yeah kiddo we both do" Oliver replied taking another sip of his coffee and glancing to his right to look at Star City. He then looked over to Dinah silently gesturing with his head towards the girl. Dinah nodded her head knowing what Oliver wanted her to do.

"Speaking of the League," Dinah started, leaning forward to place her mug on the table.

"McKenna we need to talk." She continued softly, putting a smile on her face to indicate that the girl was not in trouble. At the sound of her full name, Kenna looked up from her book, knowing that this conversation was going to be serious. Pulling the bookmark from a random page in her book, she then put between the pages she was reading. She then swapped the book for her mug, before slunking down in her chair giving Dinah her full attention.

"Kenna, Batman has decided to create a covert team consisting of Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy and Martian manhunter's niece Miss Martian and he wanted me to ask if you would like to be apart of the team?" She finally asked. Kenna's face gained a stunned look. She was not expecting that what so ever. She found herself shifting her gaze towards Oliver as if asking for confirmation. The blonde male simply nodded, silencing all of Kenna's doubt. She looked back at Dinah.

"Are you serious?" She asked. All she got in return was a nod.

"B-but I don't have the experience. I'm not a sidekick like the others. I've never fought crime. I barely have any training in physical combat. Dinah I don't think i'm cut out to be a hero." She said, listing of her faults. Dinah just smiled at the girl before continuing.

"Kenna, don't doubt your potential. That also brings me to the next question. If you decide, I can help you release that potential. I am more than willing to initiate a mentor protege role between us. I already told Batman that I would train the team, but I will also train you on the side if you so choose that path." Dinah replied looking Kenna in the eye. The young girl took a deep breathe. This was a big decision.

"C-can I think about it?" She asked, looking at both adults with hopeful eyes.

"Of course you can kiddo, take all the time you need. But keep in mind that the team will be meeting on Friday, so we will need an answer before then." Oliver cut in causing the girl to look over at him. She gave a small nod and gave the two of them a shake smile. Both adults then took that opportunity to go get ready for a busy day. Oliver slid open the door and walked into the apartment, Dinah close behind them. Before she stepped fully through the door, Dinah paused and turned to peer at the teenager.

"McKenna." At the sound of her name, Kenna broke out of her trance and gazed up at to meet Dinah's blue eyes.

"I am not going to pressure you into anything but I am not going to lie, it will be hard. This is not something Oliver and I can decide for you. No matter what your answer is I will be here to help you. This is your life Kenna. This is your decision and I am certain you will make the right one." She spoke with certainty. She then walked into the apartment. leaving the teenager to think about one of the most difficult decisions of her life.

"I'll do it."

Those three words took a while to come by. Kenna had spent days contemplating the offer of a life time. She knew the gravity of the situation, She could be apart of something important, something that could make a difference in the world she lived in. Then there was the other side of the coin. The side that made her doubt her abilities and worth. Her brain hurt from the sheer amount of time she thought of this situation. It wasn't until Thursday; the day before the meeting that Kenna finally found her answer.

Dinah tried not to let a full blown smile burst onto her face when Kenna came up and announced to the two adults. Dinah and Oliver hadn't sat on the couch for more than about thirty seconds before the teenager came bounding out of her room. Oliver glanced at his girlfriends before getting up and leaving the room but not before ruffling Kenna's hairs. Said girl pouted, flailing her hands to get him to stop. A chuckle left his lips as he headed to the kitchen. With his back turned, Kenna took the opportunity to stick her tongue out at his retreating form. She then quickly turned back to look at Dinah. The older woman had raised her eyebrow in amusement. Kenna's face flushed red in embarrassment.

"Please don't take that moment of imaturity as sign that i'm not serious about this." She frantically said. Dinah just smirked, patting the spot next to her.

"Good because you had me thinking that you hadn't thought this through." Dinah lightly teased as she watched the girl hop onto the couch; literally. She then shook her head in amusement as she maneuvered to sit criss cross applesauce with the bunny in her lap.

"So what's gonna happen?" Kenna excitedly, slightly leaning forwards towards the older blonde.

"Well first I need you to decide if you want to stay here or if you want to live in the cave with Superboy and Miss Martian." She spoke, already knowing what the young girl's answer would be. At the mention of the question, Kenna's smile slowly began to fade into a solemn look as she avoided eye contact. Dinah let a soft smile cross her face.

"Please don't take this the wrong way. I am beyond grateful for what you and Ollie have done for me. I love it here and I wish I could stay, but I think that for me to grow as a person I need to live there." Kenna replied softly, before looking up her guardian. Dinah lifted her hand to tuck Kenna's bangs behind her ear.

"I figured you would want to do that and I proud that you made that mature decision. I know you like it here so if you would like, you can come and spend the night anytime you like." Kenna let a large smile pull at the corners of her lips.

"So what about the mentor protege thingy." She asked flailing her hands as she spoke. Dinah raised another eyebrow

"Protege thingy?"

"Don't judge."

"I'm not judging." Dinah put her hands up in mock surrender.

"You say that but I know you're secretly judging." Dinah just stopped talking, knowing if she were to respond, this conversation would never end. Kenna also took her lack of response as a sign to stop.

"Sorry, continue."

"Thank you, now this is not going to be easy. McKenna, this might be one of the hardest things in your life. Are you sure that you up to?" Dinah's question was meet with a vigorous nod.

"Good, now we will be training three to four times a week until I feel that you are sufficient enough to go on patrol. Kenna also keep in mind that you will have to learn to keep up with your training and school work when we enroll you. That will be your responsibility."

"Yes ma'am." Came Kenna's response. Dinah nodded and tried to think of anything else she need to relay the moment.

"The last thing is your hero name. We can have Batman construct the outfit when the time comes but you will need a code name. Can you think of any names?" Kenna took a long moment to consider her possibilities.

"How about Siren." She asked. Dinah gave a puzzled look.

"Why Siren?"

"Well Sirens were monsters in Greek mythology that lured men to their deaths. My powers are somewhat similar in the aspect that I can suck others into the gravitational pull of my phase lock. Plus people tend to underestimate me, I thought it sounded reasonable." Kenna stated with a shrug. Dinah took a second to think about the name.

"Alright Siren it is. Now go pack some things, we won't be fully be moving you in until Sunday." At her words, Kenna sprang off the couch nearly knocking into Oliver. He dodged the mass of excited blonde with a quick side step as he watched her run off into her room.

"You gonna go call Bruce?" He asked her as he looked over to his girlfriend.

"Way ahead of you."

"This cave was the original secret sanctuary of the Justice League. We are calling it into service again, since you four are determined to stay together to fight the good fight." Batman said addressing the four proteges; Aqualad, Robin, Superboy and Kid Flash. Their mentors also stood listening to the Dark Knight. Batman turned his gaze to give a slight glare as an emphasis to his next words.

"But you will do it on League terms. Red Tornado has volunteered to live here and be your supervisor, Black Canary is in charge of training, and I will deploy you on missions." He said look at each of the indicated adults, except for Black Canary who was not present at the moment.

"Real missions?" Robin couldn't help but ask. Batman took a step towards his protege before speaking.

"Yes, but covert."

"The League will still handle the obvious stuff," Flash spoke up, causing everyone to shift their gaze to the red clad hero as he continued to speak.

"There's a reason we have these big targets on our chests." He said pointing to the lightning bolt on his suit. Everyone's attention then moved to Aquaman.

"But Cadmus proves that the bad guys are getting smarter. Batman needs a team that can operate on the sly." He said, looking at Batman. Batman then turned back to the team ready to speak once again.

"The six of you will be that team."

"Cool!" Robin spoke too quickly before he actually comprehended his mentors words.

"Wait six?" He said raising his eyebrow.

Batman looked behind his protege, causing everyone to turn around. Out of the shadows, A green skinned girl and man revealed themselves. The red haired girl grasped the elbow of her right arm with her left hand shyly.

"This is Martian Manhunter's niece, Miss Martian." As Batman spoke, The two martians came to a stop.

"Hi." Miss Martian gave a shy wave. Kid Flash took the opportunity whisper to Robin.

"Liken this gig already." He slyly whispered, turning to greet the girl.

"Welcome aboard, I'm Kid Flash," He indicated to himself.

"That's Robin, Aqualad. It's cool if you forget their names." He introduced smoothly. The smile never left Miss M's face as she spoke.

"I am honored to be included." At her words, all of the teenagers moved to greet the martian except for Superboy. Robin glanced over his shoulder to see the clone had yet to move from his spot.

"Hey Superboy, come meet Miss M." He called over. Superboy then took a couple of steps before he was in front of the martian. In an attempt to fit in, Miss M used her powers to change her shirt. The once white shirt morphed into a black verse of her shirt. She then shyly looked towards Superboy.

"I like your t-shirt." Her comment caused the clone to crack a small smile. The rest of the boys huddled around the clone, giving the girl large grins. Aqualad then looked at the Dark Knight.

"Did you not say six members?" He asked, causing each teenager to look towards the adults.

"They should be here soon." As the words left Batman's lips the zeta tube began lighting up. The bright light flashed behind them. Robin and Kid Flash leaned to the side to see who had entered the cave.

"All i'm saying is don't blame me for making us late. It's not my fault you had keep those idiots from robbing that bank." A sarcastic voice resonated throughout the cave. All four boy's raised their eyebrows, recognizing that voice but not being able to pin-point who it was. They all gave somewhat shocked face when the person came into view.

McKenna walked in next to Black Canary, clearly not paying attention to her surroundings. She was completely oblivious to the multiple eyes staring at her.

"I woke up at the crack of dawn like you told me to-" Kenna said before she paused mid sentence. In the middle of her rant she had noticed that they were no longer alone. Canary wanted to laugh at Kenna's deer in the headlights look but just smirked.

"Um.." She said looking at her mentor for help. Canary decided to get some of the spotlight of the young girl.

"Sorry we're late, we ran into a bit of a dilemma." She announce, looking at Batman. He gave a short nod, speaking to get the teams attention.

"Team this is Black Canary's new protege, Siren." At the sound of her hero name, Kenna gave an awkward wave. Robin smirked at the socially impaired girl. Canary put her hand on Kenna's shoulder and gave her a comforting squeeze before she went to have a talk with the adults. Kenna glued her eye's Canary's back as she disappeared with the rest of League members. A gust of wind caused Kenna to look back at her team mates. She then felt an arm rest on her shoulder. Kenna shifted her eyes to see Kid Flash giving her a grin.

"Hey Beautiful, it's been a while." He spoke looking at her up and down. He noticed that her hair was shorter, revealing more of her face. He watched her cross her arms over her chest, eye's lingering on the black tank top she wore under her light pink and black flannel shirt. She wore her favorite pair of converse with dark denim jeans; a very different style then they were used to seeing.

"Yeah it has, and you're still as obnoxious as I remember." She teased, smirking at the ginger. His face fell into a pout causing the team to laugh. She then looked at rest of the team. Her eyes fell on the green skinned girl. A smile crossed her face as she spoke.

"Hi, they all know me but I want to introduce my self. My names McKenna." She said mainly to the martian. The girl seemed to not shy away as much.

"Well, it was unexpected but welcome to the team." Robin cut in taking a step towards the newest addition with a smirk on his face. Kenna only raised her eyebrow in amusement.

"Thanks." She replied, but only before the banter began.

"Blondie."

"Bird Boy."

Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm sorry it's been a while since I updated. I added Oliver into this chapter because Dinah and him were one of my favorite couples in the Justice League, also because establishing a bond with him will help later on when my favorite character appears;). Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and don't forget to review and favorite!