Jamie walked into the large front room. For the first time since she had been there, Harley and Claude were not sitting there. She shrugged and walked over to the fireplace. It had been a cold night in New Gotham so sitting in front of a nice warm fire seemed like the thing to do.
She sat down and immediately began thinking about how she had ended up in the predicament she was currently in.
She had been in so much trouble that the court ordered her to go talk to Harley. After a few sessions, Harley had made her a deal she just couldn't resist…
"You help me with a few of my problems, I will personally guarantee that you will never spend another day in court, no matter what you do."
Jamie figured they were little problems… things that anyone could deal with. The moment she agreed to it Harley had her going around town "dealing" with people. And now Harley wanted Huntress dealt with.
She sighed as she looked out the window at the snow gently cascading down. She didn't want to do this anymore. She had never even seriously hurt anyone… except Scott. She had just been very convincing when making Harley's problems leave town. But Huntress would never leave town, Jamie knew that. There had to be some way to get out of the agreement… some way that she could go without hurting Huntress.
"I told you to go away!" Jamie stood up and nearly yelled as Helena walked around the corner.
Helena slowly approached Jamie. "Why do you want me to go away, Jamie? What's really going on?"
"Please… please! Just go…" Jamie's eyes began watering as she realized that it was going to have to end now.
Helena could tell by the look on Jamie's face… the pain in her eyes… that there was a lot more there then she had imagined. She knew now that Jamie wasn't going to give in and let her help. She knew everything wouldn't end the way either one of them wanted it to.
Helena took a step forward, but was tackled from behind by Claude. She struggled to get free, but Claude put a pair of handcuffs around her wrists.
He drug her over to an old fashioned heater, unlocked one of the cuffs, and cuffed her to it. "Not so tough now are you?"
Helena looked at him in disbelief. "You're dead…"
"He jumped and landed on his feet… he's got more powers then you know about…" Harley said as she walked in.
Helena couldn't believe any of what she was seeing. Her night was turning into a complete nightmare. She looked over at Jamie, who didn't seem at all bothered about what was going on. "You set me up… you knew I'd follow you!"
"I gave you plenty of warnings… it's your own fault for not listening to me." Jamie shrugged then walked upstairs.
Claude looked at Harley. "Now?"
"Go get her…" Harley said as she walked over and sat down on the couch.
Claude walked upstairs. A few seconds later he walked back down, dragging Jamie with him.
"Let go!" Jamie yelled. She should have known this was going to happen.
Claude got her halfway through the front room before she elbowed him in the ribs. He let go of her and immediately grabbed his side.
Jamie turned around and kicked him in the stomach as hard as she could.
He fell to the ground holding his stomach. The look on his face didn't even begin to describe how much pain he was in.
Jamie then turned her attention to Harley.
Harley jumped up off the couch. "That wasn't my idea, Jamie…"
"It's always your idea, Harley. You don't know how to listen to other people…" Jamie slowly walked toward Harley.
Harley ran behind the couch. "We can work something out, Jamie… Come on, you don't want to hurt me."
"I don't? I've wanted to hurt you since the day I met you! Face it, Harley. You are not a very easy person to like! You think you know everything… think you have an answer for everything." the rage grew in Jamie's voice every time she took a step toward Harley. "Taking me away from my family was one thing… having them killed was the biggest mistake you ever made."
"I didn't… I wouldn't do that to you, Jamie." Harley had a very good reason to be scared of the girl directly in front of her.
"Oh save it! I told you I wouldn't kill Huntress and you killed my family! Not a very good way to do business. Especially not with me!" Jamie jumped over the couch and grabbed Harley by the throat.
"Jamie… don't kill her!" Helena could tell Jamie was mad enough to do it.
"Why shouldn't I? She's killed everyone I've ever cared about… because of her I have nothing left…" Jamie grew madder as she thought about it. "What do I have to lose?"
Helena knew how it felt to have no one. If it weren't for Barbara and Dinah, she wouldn't have anyone… "I know it's hard, Jamie… I don't have any family left either. But it's still not worth it. Killing her won't make you feel any better."
Jamie glanced back at Helena then looked at Harley. She threw her back into the wall then, using her *powers*, keep Harley pinned against the wall. "Consider yourself lucky…" she walked over to Helena and mentally unlocked the cuffs.
"Thanks kid." Helena quickly corrected herself. "Jamie."
"For what? If it weren't for me you wouldn't have been there in the first place." Jamie made a good point.
Helena shrugged. "You never would have hurt me… you never would have let them hurt me. I believe that."
Jamie smiled slightly. She knew Helena was right… as a matter a fact, before Claude grabbed her she was on her way back downstairs to save Helena.
"Lets get outta here…" Helena said then she and Jamie turned to walk out.
Claude stood up and pointed his gun at Helena. "Not this time…"
Jamie and Helena both turned around as the gun went off.
Jamie quickly pushed Helena out of the way, just in time to get herself shot in the right side.
Helena looked up from where she was laying, just in time to see Jamie fall to the ground. "Jamie!!" she yelled then crawled over to Jamie. She turned her attention to Claude and quickly used her *power* on him before he could shoot her.
Helena looked down at Jamie, who was in pretty bad shape.
Jamie's side was bleeding pretty badly and at that rate she would probably bleed to death before an ambulance could get there.
Helena tried hard not to cry at the sight of Jamie's life slowly slipping away. She knew the chances of Jamie living through it were pretty slim…
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To Be Continued....
She sat down and immediately began thinking about how she had ended up in the predicament she was currently in.
She had been in so much trouble that the court ordered her to go talk to Harley. After a few sessions, Harley had made her a deal she just couldn't resist…
"You help me with a few of my problems, I will personally guarantee that you will never spend another day in court, no matter what you do."
Jamie figured they were little problems… things that anyone could deal with. The moment she agreed to it Harley had her going around town "dealing" with people. And now Harley wanted Huntress dealt with.
She sighed as she looked out the window at the snow gently cascading down. She didn't want to do this anymore. She had never even seriously hurt anyone… except Scott. She had just been very convincing when making Harley's problems leave town. But Huntress would never leave town, Jamie knew that. There had to be some way to get out of the agreement… some way that she could go without hurting Huntress.
"I told you to go away!" Jamie stood up and nearly yelled as Helena walked around the corner.
Helena slowly approached Jamie. "Why do you want me to go away, Jamie? What's really going on?"
"Please… please! Just go…" Jamie's eyes began watering as she realized that it was going to have to end now.
Helena could tell by the look on Jamie's face… the pain in her eyes… that there was a lot more there then she had imagined. She knew now that Jamie wasn't going to give in and let her help. She knew everything wouldn't end the way either one of them wanted it to.
Helena took a step forward, but was tackled from behind by Claude. She struggled to get free, but Claude put a pair of handcuffs around her wrists.
He drug her over to an old fashioned heater, unlocked one of the cuffs, and cuffed her to it. "Not so tough now are you?"
Helena looked at him in disbelief. "You're dead…"
"He jumped and landed on his feet… he's got more powers then you know about…" Harley said as she walked in.
Helena couldn't believe any of what she was seeing. Her night was turning into a complete nightmare. She looked over at Jamie, who didn't seem at all bothered about what was going on. "You set me up… you knew I'd follow you!"
"I gave you plenty of warnings… it's your own fault for not listening to me." Jamie shrugged then walked upstairs.
Claude looked at Harley. "Now?"
"Go get her…" Harley said as she walked over and sat down on the couch.
Claude walked upstairs. A few seconds later he walked back down, dragging Jamie with him.
"Let go!" Jamie yelled. She should have known this was going to happen.
Claude got her halfway through the front room before she elbowed him in the ribs. He let go of her and immediately grabbed his side.
Jamie turned around and kicked him in the stomach as hard as she could.
He fell to the ground holding his stomach. The look on his face didn't even begin to describe how much pain he was in.
Jamie then turned her attention to Harley.
Harley jumped up off the couch. "That wasn't my idea, Jamie…"
"It's always your idea, Harley. You don't know how to listen to other people…" Jamie slowly walked toward Harley.
Harley ran behind the couch. "We can work something out, Jamie… Come on, you don't want to hurt me."
"I don't? I've wanted to hurt you since the day I met you! Face it, Harley. You are not a very easy person to like! You think you know everything… think you have an answer for everything." the rage grew in Jamie's voice every time she took a step toward Harley. "Taking me away from my family was one thing… having them killed was the biggest mistake you ever made."
"I didn't… I wouldn't do that to you, Jamie." Harley had a very good reason to be scared of the girl directly in front of her.
"Oh save it! I told you I wouldn't kill Huntress and you killed my family! Not a very good way to do business. Especially not with me!" Jamie jumped over the couch and grabbed Harley by the throat.
"Jamie… don't kill her!" Helena could tell Jamie was mad enough to do it.
"Why shouldn't I? She's killed everyone I've ever cared about… because of her I have nothing left…" Jamie grew madder as she thought about it. "What do I have to lose?"
Helena knew how it felt to have no one. If it weren't for Barbara and Dinah, she wouldn't have anyone… "I know it's hard, Jamie… I don't have any family left either. But it's still not worth it. Killing her won't make you feel any better."
Jamie glanced back at Helena then looked at Harley. She threw her back into the wall then, using her *powers*, keep Harley pinned against the wall. "Consider yourself lucky…" she walked over to Helena and mentally unlocked the cuffs.
"Thanks kid." Helena quickly corrected herself. "Jamie."
"For what? If it weren't for me you wouldn't have been there in the first place." Jamie made a good point.
Helena shrugged. "You never would have hurt me… you never would have let them hurt me. I believe that."
Jamie smiled slightly. She knew Helena was right… as a matter a fact, before Claude grabbed her she was on her way back downstairs to save Helena.
"Lets get outta here…" Helena said then she and Jamie turned to walk out.
Claude stood up and pointed his gun at Helena. "Not this time…"
Jamie and Helena both turned around as the gun went off.
Jamie quickly pushed Helena out of the way, just in time to get herself shot in the right side.
Helena looked up from where she was laying, just in time to see Jamie fall to the ground. "Jamie!!" she yelled then crawled over to Jamie. She turned her attention to Claude and quickly used her *power* on him before he could shoot her.
Helena looked down at Jamie, who was in pretty bad shape.
Jamie's side was bleeding pretty badly and at that rate she would probably bleed to death before an ambulance could get there.
Helena tried hard not to cry at the sight of Jamie's life slowly slipping away. She knew the chances of Jamie living through it were pretty slim…
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To Be Continued....