"Zee. I know that you are awake"
"No, I'm not"
"Yes, you are"
"No, I'm not…therefore you cannot get out of the bed"
"You don't have to do this, Zee. You know that if you want me to stay in bed you have to do nothing but to ask"
"Really? Would you stay if I ask you to do that?"
"For you? Always"
"But what about your equipment? Or your workout?"
"My equipment is in optimum conditions, and I can work out a little bit later today"
"In that case…can you stay in bed?"
His only answer was to hold her closer.
"Now, I know…wh-why-y you w-wanted t-to stay…Aaaaah"
Zatanna starts to moan as Dick snakes his hand down her nether region.
"Do you want me to stop?"
"Don't you dare…"
Zatanna turns her head to catch his lips on a heated kiss as he keeps playing with her boob and her moist center.
"Woow. That was amazing….everything is spinning"
Zatanna lets out a shaky breath as she plants kisses on his bare chest. They were both shaking and sweating after they love routine.
"You weren't so bad either, Zee"
"So many years together and you still manage to make see stars…"
"Always. But you are one to talk…I can't get enough of you"
Her kissing attack stops but Dick keeps drawing circles on her back.
"Dick, baby. If I ask you to do something, would you do it?"
"If you want me to do all that again, I need 5 minutes and a lot of water"
"No, not that, YET"
"What is it, Zee?"
"If I ask you to hold me and never let me go, would you, do it?"
Dick does a gentle hip thrust to put her on his eye level and holds her face with his hands, holding the most sacred person/thing in his life.
"Always. Even after we are done in this life, I will look for you in the next one and in the next. Across the time and the multiverse"
"We are bond by magic, Dick. That means that you are my constant and I will look for you too, always"
Earth - 666
"C'mon, Luv! Snap out of it!"
"Don't call me that, John Constantine"
Zatanna, The Chaos Lord, attacks the blonde, spell after spell but was quickly restrained by other two wizards.
"Constantine! Now, Khalid and I-, aghhh! Won't be able to hold her for much time"
Due to their time as shared host of Dr. Fate, Kent and Khalid were able to use some magic from the Lords of Order.
"Oi. Sorry, luv but it must be done"
"Aagghh! Rednuht!"
Zatanna uses her magic and electrocutes, Kent and Khalid. Their magic weakens as Zatanna was about to escape but was once more hold but this time by giant roots.
"Stop, losing time!"
The Swamp Thing helps the magic users defeat the Chaos Lord. The plan was quite simple, prison Zatanna in Nabu's helmet.
"NOOO. Chaos cannot be conta-"
Swampy covers the witch's mouth to prevent her for using her magic.
"Ralag magnific! Ralag Mag-… Alec!"
A fire grenade explodes, partially burning Swamp Thing. This broke John's concentration.
"Ral-"
Thud*
Zatanna watches as the Hellblazer's head rolls on the ground. She doesn't take her time to think about her savior as she turns her gaze towards the Nelsons.
"You wanted to trap me there?! Erfover Ripson! (Forever Prison)"
The wizards scream in pain as they are both absorbed by the helmet.
"Runb! (Burn)"
Zatanna ends the grenade's work by consuming the Green in flames.
"Who are you? And why did you help me?"
A man in gold and black suit emerges from the dark.
"I'm the Grayson and The Talon. The Court of Owls cannot longer withstand all the chaos you brought to the world and I'm here to kill you"
"You just kill your best chance to beat me, Grayson"
Zatanna was impressed by the man's resolved; he didn't show a hint of fear despite being clearly overpowered.
"It's my work to kill you. No one touches my prey"
With a movement of her hand. The Chaos Lord brings the assassin closer to her as she levitates.
"What? This bird cannot fly?"
She mocks him.
"No but I can slice your throat. The Court isn't foolish enough to send me here without safety measures to take you down"
Zatanna feels the blade near her throat.
"I could kill you but since you saved me. I'm in your debt and I'm honor that debt by not killing you…this time"
There was something odd in the air. For some reason the Talon and The Chaos Lord felt a strong and deep connection with the other.
"Agggh!"
Zatanna screams in pain as they fall to the grounds.
"What's wrong? Who dares to attack my target?"
Dick searches for another magic user as he stands in fighting position. Meanwhile, Zatanna keeps screaming in pain.
"These fools put a spell on me. I'm losing my grip on the mortal plain!"
The Grayson kneels to hold the Chaos Lord.
"Is there any way to stop this? No one kills you but me"
"I need a familiar…Arggh…an anchor!"
The woman keeps screaming in pain as she starts to vanish.
"Make me your Anchor!"
The Talon exclaims without a trace of doubt in his words. Zatanna looks at his eyes as her body moves in her own and takes the assassin's lips in a fiery kiss. The couple gets wrapped in flames as their bond is sealed.
"What was that?!"
Dick asks her as his mind comes back to his body.
"You are officially my anchor"
"Was the kiss necessary?"
"No, but we have to find something to do besides killing and spreading chaos if we are spending the eternity together"
Now, it was the Talon who embraced the woman in a heated kiss as they start to take each other's clothes. Sealing their newfound relationship as the new rulers of the Galaxy as The Witch and The Assassin.
Earth - 534
"Hi, Mr. Zatara. How are you?"
Zatanna and Dick were sitting on the large couch of the Zatara's family's home as Giovanni was seated in a single couch.
"I'm fine, Richard. Thank you…may I ask why are you doing here? What's this thing so important that you have to tell me?"
Dick took Zee's hands and intertwined their fingers and brings her hand to his lips and plants a soft kiss before taking a deep breath.
"I want to say that I love your daughter like I never thought I'd ever love someone. She's the very best of me, she reminds me what's good and pure in this life, she makes me want to be a better person…"
Zatara starts to sweat imagining where Richard is going.
"And here I'm…I want to be with her until my dying breath. I want to marry her. Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?"
Zatanna was beet red with all the things he said about her to her father and looks at her father waiting for his answer.
"No. And I don't want to see you close to my little Zebra ever again"
Dick wasn't expecting being rejected like that and Zee's heart broke.
"But da-"
"Out of the question. My Piccola is way too good for you"
Zatanna feels tears running down her face.
"I know. Zee is way too good for anyone but I'm going to do whatever I can and if I can't I'd find a way to be worthy of her…to make her happy"
"Richard. Get out of my house or prepare to face a Fate worse than death. I know you and your group of Holligans…I'm friends with the commissioner and so many more members of the Gotham City Elite. Go from my house and never come here again"
Defeated, Dick let go of her hand and make his way to the door. Zatanna watches her boyfriend leaving speechless. Once Dick was out of the Zatara's home.
"How could you?! I love him daddy!"
"Zatanna. One day you will understand me. When you find a nice man and have your own kids-"
"He's the best man I know. I love him, she has done nothing but to be amazing with me. I couldn't feel any safer by his side!"
"Zebr-"
"He made me smile after we lost mom! He's the light in my darkness! Why did you even allow me to date him if you didn't plan of letting us get marry or to start a family"
"I thought this was just a phase in your life. That this was just your rebellious state in your life. That boy isn't good for you. It's a hooligan"
"He's kind, noble, gentle-"
"Didn't he and his redhead friend blow up the school's lab? Didn't he steal Bruce's car? Didn't he and his gang destroyed the school gym?"
"I-I…"
"It's for the best"
Zatanna sprinted to her room with tears in her eyes. Ignoring her father's calling.
"It isn't fair…"
Knock* Knock*
Zatanna looks to her window and she's his beautiful face. She runs to her window to let him in.
"Birdie, I love you so much"
Zatanna tackles her boyfriend the moment he set foot in her room.
"I love you more, Zee"
She takes his lips in a hungrily kiss.
"But you shouldn't be here. My dad is going to get you in trouble and y-"
Dick cups her face and kisses her nose.
"You are worth every trouble in this world. I'd fight anyone to be with you"
"Let's get marry, Dick. I don't see myself living without you"
She never broke their embrace and assaulted his face with her lips.
"Your father will never approve us getting marry. He will stop us from doing it…"
Zee gaze went to the floor for a second before smirking at him.
"He can't stop us…no if you kidnap me"
Dick cups her face and kisses her before taking her hand and jumping out of her window towards their future together.
Earth - 1209
Zatanna was walking aimlessly through the outskirts of New York City. It was a cold night, December 8th, she was almost out of school for Winter break, and she couldn't be any more excited. She sees an old Circus' tent; she doesn't know why but she feels the need to enter. Maybe it was to shelter herself from the cold or maybe it was something else pulling her inside.
"Mom. Dad. It's me, your little Robin…"
Zatanna enters the tent and hears the voice of a man. It doesn't take long to spot him seated in the center ring.
"It's almost my birthday, at midnight…officially 18. And I miss you two like hell. I wish you were here to celebrate with me"
Zatanna quickly realizes that the man in there was talking to his death parents. She feels her heart shrink.
"Bruce and Alfred have been nothing but amazing with me. I have good friends…Donna, Wally, Kal, Roy…they look after me and I do the same. You'd totally love them"
Zatanna's intentions weren't on spying the man but there was something that didn't allow her to go.
"Barbara told me that she loves me but I have to reject her. It was the right thing; I don't see her like that…she's like a big annoying sister to me"
Zatanna doesn't know why but she feels relieved hearing that.
"I want to have something like the two of you had. You teach and show me how true loves look like"
The raven beauty couldn't agree more with his words. Seeing her parents so in love and their partnership is what make her not to settle with anyone.
"You know that isn't good to spy on people, right?!"
Zatanna froze on her place for a second. She was sure that she didn't make any sound whatsoever and the man didn't turn around to spot her.
"Sorry, it wasn't my intention…but it was cold outside, and I needed a place to shelter myself"
She tries to come up with an excuse as she walks closer to seated man. Finally, both were in each other's eyesight and couldn't believe their eyes as they saw the most beautiful person in the world.
"How did you know I was there? You didn't even look back?"
Zatanna sits next to him close enough.
"It might sound weird but I kinda feel your presence…I don't even know how to explain. But what are you doing here? Isn't your school a little bit away from here?"
"How do you know which school I attend to?"
"You have a pin in your bag"
Dick points to her handbag.
"Oh that…well if I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing her, as you say this is not in my route but for some reason I have this need to come here…it was like-"
"Like you were supposed to be here?"
Once again Zatanna was surprised by the man's words.
"H-how did you know?"
"Same here. I'm not from around but I got this pull, this connection or I don't know, that make me come here"
"My thoughts exactly. Sorry, where are my manners? I'm Zatanna…and you are?"
"Dick"
"Excuse me?"
Dick cackles at her reaction, there was something in his cackle that make her blush.
"That's my name. Well, I'm actually Richard but my friend call me Dick"
"I thought your name was Robin…"
"And you weren't spying, huh?"
Zee blushes. She was caught red handed by her slip.
"That's how my parents used to call me. Robin, I was all the time all over them, from one place to the other, flipping around"
"That's really adorable"
"Yeah. We used to perform in a Circus…pretty much like this one. My parents were the very best Trapeze's artist, and I was just joining their routine"
Dick doesn't know why but there was something in this woman that make him feet safe and easy to talk to.
"And what happened?"
"There was an accident. I lost them"
Zatanna throws herself to hug the strange man. Her heart was broken seeing him like that.
"I'm sorry"
For some unknown reason, her hug was actually making him feel slightly better.
"It's okay…I just miss them"
She breaks the embrace feeling the heat rising with her own actions.
"Do you still perform?"
"For a public? No. But I do practice a lot in a private gym…our show was without a safety net…well, a net, net, y'know. They were my safety net; I knew that they will always catch me but there's no one to catch me now"
"Sorry for saying this but wouldn't be good if you perform again? Maybe that way you will feel closer to them and I'm sure that your parents are still here…"
She places her hand on his chest.
"They will find a way to catch their little Robin, their Boy Wonder"
Dick places his hand on top of hers.
"Thanks. I might try it"
"And I'll be here to watch you fly"
"What about you? Are you a model or something?"
"No, why?"
"You are really beautiful…I mean, sorry. I mean, you look good-"
"You do too. But no, I'm in other type of show business. My family does magic, and I would like to be a stage magician someday, the backwards is in my blood…"
"But…?"
"But I get froze in front of a crowd. I can do a trick here and there when I'm with my dad but never alone. I have stage panic…"
"And the backwards thing?"
"Oh, that. For some odd reason my family is really good at speaking and reading backwards. My dad says that is because, apparently, we are distant relative to DaVinci and stuff…"
"I don't know what to say about that weird talent but I'm sure you are going to be the best magician one day"
"How do you know? You don't even know me"
"Yeah but…look I'm not trying to hit on you or something-"
"Why not?"
Her voice sent shivers down his spine and couldn't help the heat rising to his cheek. And in the other hand, Zatanna was hoping for him to make a move on her.
"What I want to say is that the moment I saw you, you suck all the light in this room to yourself, your smile make me feel better in no time and…I don't know, there's something magical about you"
"Are you sure that you are not trying to hit on me? Because it's working"
"I-I…"
Dick clears his throat trying to regain some wits.
"What about you show me a magic trick?"
"I told you that I got nervous without my dad…"
It was his turn to take her hand and give her a gentle squeeze.
"It's just you and me, you got this Zee"
Zatanna felt butterflies and a whole ass army in her stomach the moment he calls her Zee.
"Fine but don't mock me if it doesn't work"
She gets up and cleans some dust off her. From her purse, the magician gets a deck of cards and starts to shuffle them like a professional.
"I don't have my magic kit with me, so I have to work with what I have"
"I'm impressed with what I'm watching"
"It's just cards"
"I'm not talking about the cards"
Dick smirks at her, making the magician fluster with his words and smile.
"Okay, pick a card and don't show it to me"
Robin does that. He takes a quick glance to his card before putting back into the deck. Zee starts shuffling them again.
"Mmm…there's something wrong. Your card isn't in the deck"
Zatanna stops shuffling them. Dick looks quizzical at her.
"What are you talking about? I just put it back in"
"Are you sure? Empty your pockets"
Dick starts getting stuff from the pockets in his jacket and stops when he feels the card. He looks at the card a couple of times, blinking, no believing that the card was there.
"How did you-? When did you-?"
"Is that you card, Mister?"
It was the card, but it was slightly different. Grayson's card was the queen of hearts, this one was still the queen, but Zatanna was at the corners of it, blowing a kiss to him.
"That was pretty good, Zee"
Dick does a standing ovation as Zee starts bowing, thanking her public.
"It was just a small trick…"
"But amazing. Here, have you card"
Dick can't stop smiling as he hands back the card.
"No, you can keep it. It might come handy later…in fact, the sooner you use it, the better"
Dick looks confused for a moment before turning the card to its backside and sees her phone number.
"Don't mind me if I do"
He puts the card back into his jacket. Zatanna shivers and Dick pulls her closer.
"Taking advantage of poor little me?"
"Nah. I have a dying passion for not letting hot magician's freeze to death"
She leans on him, getting high with his warm and relaxing herself. Their trance was broken when Zatanna's phones chimes. She checks her phone and sees all the messages from her friend CC. The time also calls for her attention, it was midnight already.
"Happy Birthday, Boy Wonder"
She plants her lips on his cheek for a little longer than necessary.
"Thanks but how did y-"
He looks at her, he couldn't tell if she went shy mode because of the kiss or remembering that she was spying on him.
"So, you did hear everything, huh?"
Zatanna starts hiding herself on her hair before an idea hit her.
"Wait! I have something for you. My friend Cecily and I joined this bakery classes just to kill time and spend more time with each other and today…well, yesterday, we did a cupcake"
Zatanna pulls out her purse a small purple cupcake then she gets a match a ignites it.
"Make a wish but hurry!"
Dick closes his eyes before blowing up his made up candle.
"Yay. Now, let's share this. Take a bite"
Zatanna feeds him but the moment he starts chewing his face changed. She could tell that he had a hard time swallowing.
"Was that bad?"
"Let's you say that you should stick to magic"
Zatanna can't believe that her pastry taste that bad and takes a bite for herself. The moment her tongue make contact, she felt like throwing up, unlike Dick, she reaches for a napkin in her bag to spit out the cup cake.
"Sorry. I can't believe that I make you eat that in your birthday. God is so gross. I can still taste it in my mouth"
She starts drinking water before a mischievous idea cross her mind and starts coughing.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah, wrong pipe…but I think I have something to make the bad taste go away"
"I'm sorry, Zee but if you have something else home made by you…I'd take my chances with the sand"
"Hey! Just trust me, okay? Close your eyes…"
Dick glares at her for a second before closing his eyes. Zatanna leans closer, closing her eyes as well, and plants her lips on his. It starts soft and gentle but soon enough, she pushes her tongue for the birthday boy and their inexperience tongues starts to dance in a heated kiss. She pushes him on his back and follows him as they keep at it, taking small breaks just to catch some air and then keep going.
"So…did the bad taste of my cupcake go away?"
She breaks their kiss, panting as she sits on his lap, and he stays lying on the ground.
"If I lie to you and say that no, that I still have the taste of cupcake in my mouth, would you kiss me again?"
"I'm doing it regardless…happy birthday, Boy Wonder"
She inches closer to kiss him again, but he ducks her lips to have her ear next to him.
"Say it backwards…"
That whisper was enough to send her over the edge. Her only response was to keep kissing him like there was not tomorrow.
Earth - 5
"Nimue! What do you mean that you don't even know him?!"
Zatanna screams at her phone.
"I told you a thousand of times that I'm not interested in dating anyone!"
"I'm not growing cobwebs down there! You know that I need to be sweep out of my feet"
"Fine but just because I don't want to keep this guy hanging. But this is the last time that you set me up!"
Zatanna hangs up her phone call. She couldn't believe that the audacity of her best friend, Nimue. Zatanna was waiting for a cab to get to the bar where she was supposed to meet this amazing, jaw dropping guy that Xanadu hasn't even met but she was sure it was Zee's soulmate. The situation gets worse as it starts to pour rain and all the cabs were full.
"This is just great. My dad isn't letting me live this one out. Zatanna! I told you to take a coat and an umbrella because it's going to rain"
She was already picturing the whole lecture as she examines her options. A bus pass in front in her damping her, she was soaking wet. She hated to leave the poor guy stuck up but there was no way that she is going like that.
"This is perfect"
As of cue someone puts a coat to cover her. She couldn't see him; he was wearing a blue scar covering the lower half of his face but she could see his blue eyes.
"Here, take this too"
The man offers her his umbrella.
"Look, I'm staying at this hotel nearby, you can stay there until the storm goes away"
He offers his hand to her. Zatanna doesn't know why but there was something in his voice that sent her shivers down her spine, she felt warm and fuzzy in the inside as she took his hand and followed him.
Earth - 2121
"I'm sorry Zatanna but the place's manager suggested that you shared the stage with the other performer…"
"Aly! What do you mean by that?!"
"Apparently, the past owner was some kind of wacko and didn't have any order whatsoever…so he book you and this other show for the same day"
"This is the biggest event of the year! There's a boxing match between an USA citizen and a Mexican and on top of that it's the Mexican's Independence Day! Las Vegas is packed. We cannot change our show with so little notice. I hate to do this, but I'd have to talk with the owner"
Zatanna stomps her way to the owner. She didn't have anything against the other show or anything, but she was a Headliner.
"Look! Mr. Raymond, I know that your father and my father go way back. And I was flattered and excited to be invited to do this event, but I cannot share the stage. I'm a Headliner"
"Zatanna, I'm sorry. You know that this is our my hands, the other show is as demanded as yours and I cannot afford to loss either of you for this problem…"
"I don't doubt that the other show is good, but I cannot improv a show with someone that I don't even know! I mean…is he another magician? A singer? A lion tamer?"
Zatanna outbursts prevent her for noticing the bulking man coming her way.
"Why don't you talk with him? Maybe you two can sort something out? In fact, he's making his way here"
Raymond points to the man behind Zatanna. The magician turns on her heel to make an arrangement with this guy, but she almost broke her jaw the moment she saw that Herculean figure. The man was wearing a white leotard with the top part off, the man clearly has been practicing whatever his show was about.
"Hi, I'm Dan Danger and you must be the Headliner"
The man teases the woman. He couldn't help his eyes as he scans every inch of her body from her amazing blue eyes to her corset, her lithe waist, wide hips and her endless pair of legs in fishnets.
"I'm Zatanna"
"I know. I'm a big fan of the Princess of Prestidigitations"
"And I can see why Ol' Danny Boy is so popular"
Zatanna shamelessly, looks his toned body, taking his towel out the way, coming really close to him.
"But I think we might have a friend in common…"
Dan arches his eyebrow.
"Who?"
"Boston Brand"
"Oh. Deadman…he's amazing. The guy is a true Daredevil, I love when we do shows together. His trapeze's skills are to die for"
"You are one to talk. Boston has told me hundreds of your feats"
The man blushes and scratches the back of his head.
"Yeah…about that. I heard that you don't want to share the center ring…but don't worry. I came here to tell you that you can have the spot"
"Why? Did you find another place to perform?"
Zatanna felt awful. She did not intent rob him from this opportunity, and she was looking for an excuse to spend time with him.
"No. But I'm dying to see your show and it's the correct thing to do. You were booked first"
Dan's smile turn her into a puddle.
"There's no need for that. We still have a couple of days…we can brainstorm and prepare something for the big event. What do you say, Daring One?"
She says to him in her sexiest tone to date.
"Sure…I mean if the Headliner doesn't mind. I'm game"
"Then what about we start planning right away? Im sure someone of your talent can come up with some amazing ideas…"
"Are you trying to convince me or flatter me?"
The man flirts back.
"Both. Why don't we go somewhere private?"
Zatanna was not leaving this man out of her sight.
"Sure, let me go back to my room and take a quick shower and I meet you ASAP in the lobby…does that sounds good?"
"It does but I have a counteroffer…"
He looks quizzical at her.
"Why don't you come to my room? There's a shower in there as well and my best ideas always come when I'm in the shower"
Earth - 141
"I'm okay, Donna. Honest"
"No, you are not. Dick, I love you, but your ideal world doesn't work…"
"Why not? What's wrong about waiting for the right girl?"
"You have pretty high standards and hopes. How do you expect to find the right girl if you don't past the first date? I mean Kory, Barbara, Bette, Bea…"
"They are all amazing and really beautiful but there's something missing, y'know? The dates weren't a disaster, but I wasn't feeling the aster either"
"We need to talk about your English as well"
Donna and Dick keep walking through the streets about Grayson's love life. At the other end of the street there was a blonde and a raven-haired girl talking.
"Zatanna. You can't be like this anymore. I mean it was fun at first the way you roast those guys, but one person can watch so many guys being rejected without feeling bad about them…"
"It's not my fault that they use bad and cheesy pick-up lines. I won't settle with anyone"
"I'm not asking you to settle with anyone but at least give them a chance"
"Like the chance you give Cameron?"
"That was low, even for you Zatanna"
"Sorry but you know is true…I'm looking for someone, I don't know how he looks like, but I know I'm going to feel the magic when I see him, y'know?"
"And you hate cheesy lines"
A person run aimlessly, pushing Zatanna to the side. Her face would've met the ground if it weren't for a pair of strong arms that hold her.
"Sorry. That g-"
Zatanna stopped mid-sentence the moment she looks up and meet his blue eyes.
"D-d-do-don't worry. Dick…I mean, I'm Dick"
"You don't look like one…I'm Zatanna"
The woman introduce herself. Dick was still holding Zatanna in his arms, and she was holding onto him.
"A pleasure, Zatanna"
"Say, Dick. Have we meet before? I don't know why but there's something familiar about you…"
"I was thinking the same thing, but I don't think it's possible…"
"Why?"
"I'm sure that I'd remember someone as beautiful as you-"
Donna was speechless. She has never seen Dick, The Heartbreaker, Grayson as a puddle of nervousness and hormones. He was turning into Wally. In the other hand, Artemis felt bad for the man, he was about to meet the queen of sass.
"Sorry, that was-"
"I don't mind"
Zatanna says as she blushes and tucks her hair behind her ear. Meanwhile, Donna's jaw was on the floor, she knew that Dick was handsome but there was no way that lame pick up worked on that gorgeous Zatanna girl. Artemis was as surprised; any other guy would have been sent into the teasing and mocking oblivion but he make Zatanna blush and told him that she didn't mind.
"Look, I'm trying to be all nonchalant here…"
Donna facepalmed at Dick's nervousness and Artemis was still in shock at Zee's change of attitude.
"Why? Be as Chalant as you like"
Dick smiles almost rip his face and feel the heat rising as he sees her biting her bottom lip.
"Do you want to go and get some coffee?"
"I'd love to"
Dick finally stops holding her body, but the couple hold hands as they forget that they were with their respective friends and walk their way to their date.