Chapter 7
Helena soared from rooftop to rooftop, relieved to be out of that hospital room. Helena didn't like hospitals, though she wasn't quite sure why. She guessed it brought a sense of helplessness, like everything was out of her hands. She hated not being in control. She wanted to be there for Dinah, but she couldn't stay in that room. It made her feel like she was suffocating. She would rather be out here. At least here she had some control over things. She would be better off out in the city looking for Dinah's attacker.and making them pay. Kicking some ass; that's what would make her feel better.
She saw Reese standing on top of a building opposite the alley she and Dinah had been in. Helena circled around and approached Reese from behind. She waited till no police were around to show herself.
"Hey detective, what do you got for me?" Helena asked slyly.
Reese jumped. "Jeez woman, do you always have to sneak up on me?" he asked with a sly grin. Helena shrugged. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Oracle said you rang. Figured you had something for me."
"Yeah, but shouldn't you be somewhere else," he paused then looked down at his feet, "Alfred called and told me. "Is she going to be okay?"
Helena sighed and looked away, "Don't know yet," she replied softly.
Reese reached out to Helena and pulled her into his embrace. Helena tried to fight back tears, but finally gave in and started to cry. Reese was worried about Helena. Ever since he had met her, she had kept her emotions bottled up inside. She hadn't needed to wear a mask; she covered her feelings just fine on her own. But since Harley Quinn had used her against her friends and killed Wade, Helena had been showing her emotions more often. First, in the bar and now here. Reese wasn't sure if he should be worried by her change in behavior or grateful that she was finally letting him in. He just didn't know with her.
Helena abruptly pulled back from his embrace and dried her eyes, "I'm sorry. I can't do this now."
"It's okay."
"What did you find at the scene."
Reese sighed. He had only got to see a glimpse of what he figured was the true Helena and now she was all Huntress again. He turned his back to face the scene. "The gunman was on this building. We found a high powered rifle with night vision scope." He walked over to the ledge. "From here he had a perfect view of the alley." He turned back to face Helena.
"So it was a trap."
"Whoever it was, they were waiting for you."
"Damn it! But why didn't they go after me? I was the first one in the alley. Why Dinah?"
"Oh, there's something else," Reese said, reaching into his coat pocket. "I pulled this from the scene before anyone got here. Thought you might know what it means." He handed the paper to Helena.
Helena unfolded the paper and gasped. "I-I'm sorry. I got to go," she stammered. She dropped the paper and turned to leave.
"Helena wait!" Reese called after her.
"Later," she said and jumped off the side of the building. She was gone.
Reese stood there staring at the place she had just been. He looked down at the paper and picked it up. Whatever it was, it had sure scared Helena. He had never seen her like that before. She looked like she had seen a ghost. Reese opened up the paper and read the contents:
One bird down,
Two to go,
Who will be next,
Only I know
~J.
Helena soared from rooftop to rooftop, relieved to be out of that hospital room. Helena didn't like hospitals, though she wasn't quite sure why. She guessed it brought a sense of helplessness, like everything was out of her hands. She hated not being in control. She wanted to be there for Dinah, but she couldn't stay in that room. It made her feel like she was suffocating. She would rather be out here. At least here she had some control over things. She would be better off out in the city looking for Dinah's attacker.and making them pay. Kicking some ass; that's what would make her feel better.
She saw Reese standing on top of a building opposite the alley she and Dinah had been in. Helena circled around and approached Reese from behind. She waited till no police were around to show herself.
"Hey detective, what do you got for me?" Helena asked slyly.
Reese jumped. "Jeez woman, do you always have to sneak up on me?" he asked with a sly grin. Helena shrugged. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Oracle said you rang. Figured you had something for me."
"Yeah, but shouldn't you be somewhere else," he paused then looked down at his feet, "Alfred called and told me. "Is she going to be okay?"
Helena sighed and looked away, "Don't know yet," she replied softly.
Reese reached out to Helena and pulled her into his embrace. Helena tried to fight back tears, but finally gave in and started to cry. Reese was worried about Helena. Ever since he had met her, she had kept her emotions bottled up inside. She hadn't needed to wear a mask; she covered her feelings just fine on her own. But since Harley Quinn had used her against her friends and killed Wade, Helena had been showing her emotions more often. First, in the bar and now here. Reese wasn't sure if he should be worried by her change in behavior or grateful that she was finally letting him in. He just didn't know with her.
Helena abruptly pulled back from his embrace and dried her eyes, "I'm sorry. I can't do this now."
"It's okay."
"What did you find at the scene."
Reese sighed. He had only got to see a glimpse of what he figured was the true Helena and now she was all Huntress again. He turned his back to face the scene. "The gunman was on this building. We found a high powered rifle with night vision scope." He walked over to the ledge. "From here he had a perfect view of the alley." He turned back to face Helena.
"So it was a trap."
"Whoever it was, they were waiting for you."
"Damn it! But why didn't they go after me? I was the first one in the alley. Why Dinah?"
"Oh, there's something else," Reese said, reaching into his coat pocket. "I pulled this from the scene before anyone got here. Thought you might know what it means." He handed the paper to Helena.
Helena unfolded the paper and gasped. "I-I'm sorry. I got to go," she stammered. She dropped the paper and turned to leave.
"Helena wait!" Reese called after her.
"Later," she said and jumped off the side of the building. She was gone.
Reese stood there staring at the place she had just been. He looked down at the paper and picked it up. Whatever it was, it had sure scared Helena. He had never seen her like that before. She looked like she had seen a ghost. Reese opened up the paper and read the contents:
One bird down,
Two to go,
Who will be next,
Only I know
~J.