Open- mouthed in shock, Barbara just sat. "Wh- What?" she asked in
disbelief.
"I wanna quit," Dinah replied. "Facing this made me realize that I want to
lead the normal life I never had. This job limits my chances to do that.
Any day, any second, I can die, and my life wouldn't matter because it
wasn't really my life. It was Dinah, daughter of Black Canary's life. From
now on, I just want to be Dinah."
Her loving instructor peered over her glasses at her. "Well, Dinah,"
she said, "You are 18, and that means I have no say in your decisions.
They're entirely up to you. But, I can strongly urge you to change your
mind. Dinah, we need you; me, Helena, all of New Gotham. You're fighting
for metas everywhere, and that's what makes your life worthwhile- your
life. You can't change who you are, Dinah. Like it or not, you are a meta
human for life, and whether or not you choose to tell the world, or hide
it, you are still what you are, and nothing can change that."
"I know that, Barbara," the girl replied, solemnly, "But I just want
to be as normal as I possibly can for now." As she said this, she started
to get up to leave. "I'm gonna miss you, Barbara," she said, casting a
backwards glance at her former trainer. "Goodbye." In the midst of the
conversation, Helena was staring to the room to comfort her adopted sister,
but stopped when she heard the conversation, and listened in. When she
heard Dinah say that word, 'Goodbye,' that one word she hated most, she
just hung her head in disbelief.
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Upstairs in her room, Dinah started packing to leave. Her mind flooded with memories, and she started having second thoughts about her decision. Her eyes wandered to the photo of her late mother, and she knew it was what she had to do. Sighing heavily, she closed her trunk, and headed towards the door, only to find Helena blocking it. "Helena," she said, "Move." Helena shook her head. "No," she said, "I can't let you do this. I can't let you leave us." "Helena!" Dinah raised her voice, trying to push her out of the way, "I've thought about it, and I know that this is what I have to do. I have to follow my heart." "Yeah, very noble," Helena snapped back, "Leaving your friends just to be normal. Don't you see? You aren't normal. You'll never be normal. So just get over it and do your job!" "No!" Dinah yelled, "I wanna live a normal life, I wanna get out, see the world outside of this place. I wanna meet people, settle down, and I can't do that while I'm punching some guy's teeth out! It just isn't the life I want." "Dinah, you're 18! You're too young to settle down. Face it, the only life you've known is with us. We're all you got now. What's gonna happen when something goes wrong? I'll tell you what- you're gonna run back to us crying your eyes out, expecting us to take you back like nothing ever happened. Well, I got news for you, sister, that's not gonna happen, so if I were you, I'd shut up and get back to work." Just then, Barbara came in with a box labeled: 'Canary Carolyn'. "Dinah," she said, "This is something we probably should've showed you a long time ago. I hope this may change your mind." She set the box down in front of the girl, and left, reluctantly followed by Helena. Always curious, Dinah looked inside. There she found the Black Canary's mask, and clipped newspaper articles of the great things she has done in her career. She examined the newspaper clippings first, examining every headline, every event. One headline read: Not your typical soccer mom: Legendary Black Canary stops yet another crime spree in New Gotham. The girl chuckled weakly, trying to imagine her mother with the big minivan and the cheesy 'I love Soccer' visor. After sifting through more clippings, she moved on to the mask. She examined it thoroughly as the voices of Helena and Barbara echoed in her mind: 'You aren't normal. You'll never be normal.' 'You can't change who you are, Dinah. Whether you choose to hide it, or tell the world is completely up to you.' She picked up the mask, as if to put it on, and hesitated. She murmured, "I'm sorry, Mom," threw it down, and left.
A/N: Well, that's my story! For those of you shaking your fists in anger, please don't hurt me! I PROMISE a sequel soon!! Hope you liked it!
@~'~,~ BlAcK rOsE ~,~'~@
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Upstairs in her room, Dinah started packing to leave. Her mind flooded with memories, and she started having second thoughts about her decision. Her eyes wandered to the photo of her late mother, and she knew it was what she had to do. Sighing heavily, she closed her trunk, and headed towards the door, only to find Helena blocking it. "Helena," she said, "Move." Helena shook her head. "No," she said, "I can't let you do this. I can't let you leave us." "Helena!" Dinah raised her voice, trying to push her out of the way, "I've thought about it, and I know that this is what I have to do. I have to follow my heart." "Yeah, very noble," Helena snapped back, "Leaving your friends just to be normal. Don't you see? You aren't normal. You'll never be normal. So just get over it and do your job!" "No!" Dinah yelled, "I wanna live a normal life, I wanna get out, see the world outside of this place. I wanna meet people, settle down, and I can't do that while I'm punching some guy's teeth out! It just isn't the life I want." "Dinah, you're 18! You're too young to settle down. Face it, the only life you've known is with us. We're all you got now. What's gonna happen when something goes wrong? I'll tell you what- you're gonna run back to us crying your eyes out, expecting us to take you back like nothing ever happened. Well, I got news for you, sister, that's not gonna happen, so if I were you, I'd shut up and get back to work." Just then, Barbara came in with a box labeled: 'Canary Carolyn'. "Dinah," she said, "This is something we probably should've showed you a long time ago. I hope this may change your mind." She set the box down in front of the girl, and left, reluctantly followed by Helena. Always curious, Dinah looked inside. There she found the Black Canary's mask, and clipped newspaper articles of the great things she has done in her career. She examined the newspaper clippings first, examining every headline, every event. One headline read: Not your typical soccer mom: Legendary Black Canary stops yet another crime spree in New Gotham. The girl chuckled weakly, trying to imagine her mother with the big minivan and the cheesy 'I love Soccer' visor. After sifting through more clippings, she moved on to the mask. She examined it thoroughly as the voices of Helena and Barbara echoed in her mind: 'You aren't normal. You'll never be normal.' 'You can't change who you are, Dinah. Whether you choose to hide it, or tell the world is completely up to you.' She picked up the mask, as if to put it on, and hesitated. She murmured, "I'm sorry, Mom," threw it down, and left.
A/N: Well, that's my story! For those of you shaking your fists in anger, please don't hurt me! I PROMISE a sequel soon!! Hope you liked it!
@~'~,~ BlAcK rOsE ~,~'~@