WHATEVER TOMORROW BRINGS

Vapor: The farther into the story, the more adult it shall become. Also, it becomes more violent.

Barb blinked at the girl, but she only stared. Harley put on a huge grin. "Meet my niece, Narissa! Narissa, this is Barbara, she used to be Bat Girl!" Harley left with Ivy to let the girls get acquainted.

"Um...hi." Barb said uneasily. "Hello." Narissa managed. They looked away, Narissa playing with her hair. "Soo.. what brings you to the dark side, Luke?" Narissa asked. Barbara smiled slightly. "Oh, well...best black bra in the fridge, bird boy prank. The men were pigs, I like it better here." She stumbled through her explanation. Narissa nodded. "I had a rough time, parents were drug dealers.. they're in jail now. I was wandering the streets looking for Aunt Harley, and I ran into some other drug dealers, trying to get the money my mom and dad owes them." Narissa went and looked at the floor.

Red stood behind the door, smirking. Oh, this was far too good. She would die before letting these two escape her 'Eros Grasp' as she had called it in high school. It would be nice to play matchmaker again.

Barb and Narissa had to share a room. "This isn't a hotel!" Red joked. The two girls sat on their beds, looking at the other. Narissa took out a nail file and went to work on her nails while Barb read a magazine. Red came in later and told them to go to sleep; they had school tomorrow.

Barb and Narissa stared up at the giant high school. Barb couldn't go to her old one, and Narissa hadn't been to school in a year. As they walked down the halls they found everyone staring at them. Barb tried to ignore them and kept walking, but Narissa tried to fight with everyone. "Calm down." Barb muttered. "Low profile, who knows who could be here." Narissa nodded and stopped yelling.

Narissa stood in front of her locker in P.E. and tried to give it the evil eye. She had been fighting with the stupid thing for five minutes and it wouldn't open. She spotted a short girl and pointed at her. "You!" She called. The girl stopped and fixed her glasses. "What grade are you in?" Narissa demanded. The girl choked out that she was in the ninth grade and Narissa smirked. "Open my locker, freshman." She commanded.

Meanwhile Barb was having her own troubles with people. She was stuck in the back of History with some stuck up bitches that kept throwing her dirty looks. Barb found herself wanting her black schoolgirl costume so she could have some more respect. Being a criminal, she found, was rather addictive. That led her thoughts to what Narissa's outfit must look like. She tried to picture her dressed like Harley. The outfit fit her, two sizes too tight. 'Oh, no! Oh, NO!' Barb shook her head and looked back at her textbook.

At lunch they sat together under a tree. "It was so bad!" Barbara complained. "Well, I managed to make a freshman take a hit for me in dodge ball!" Narissa said cheerfully. Barbara sighed. "You mean you actually made a friend in this hell hole?" She cried. "No." Narissa put in thoughtfully, "I just used her as a human shield. She was too weak to fight me off!" Barbara laughed and picked up her things for her next class.

"I have biology." Barb said and Narissa grabbed her schedule. "No, WAY! We're TOGETHER!" Narissa cried in excitement. The two grinned at each other and went to find their next class.

Red and Harley sat in the living room, playing Go Fish. "I think my niece likes Barb!" Harley said as she turned over her three of hearts. "Mm, well I know that Barbara is infatuated with Narissa." Red took Harley's three as she said this. "Oh!" Harley said.

Barbara came running into the house, Narissa followed in close pursuit. "We had such a horrible DAY!" Barb cried into Red's shoulder as Narissa hugged Harley. "People SUCK!" Narissa yelled. Then the two were running up the stairs and the two women heard a door slam. Red sighed and Harley started to cry. "Oh, as if her life isn't bad enough, why did I send that poor girl THERE? I'm SO STUPID! What if they find her?" Harley choked through sobs.

Pam grabbed her by the shoulders. "What the hell are you talking about?" She asked. Harley wiped away her tears and took a breath. "Her parents.. drug dealers. They owe a lot of money; my sister was always a dumber bitch than me. And she never took proper care of my Narissa. Now that they are in jail, well, the drug dealers have been after Narissa. She has to pay the debts." Harley started sobbing again and Pam could only hold her. It reminded her of last night, how Harl had held Narissa.

Narissa slammed her fist into a wall. She turned around and kicked another wall. She glared at nothing and then threw herself on her bed. Barbara just sat on her own bed and said nothing. Suddenly Narissa jumped out of her bag and went tearing through the bag she had brought with her. She took out a C.D. and put it in the radio. A second later a song came blearing through the speakers.

Narissa went back through her bag as Barbara recognized the song. It was "Falling Away From Me" by KoRn. Narissa sang with every word and started to undress. Barb's eyes went wide and she couldn't stop staring. Before she knew it, Narissa was clad again.

It looked like a leotard, but with one long pant leg. The other was cut and she had fishnets on. She walked over to a mirror and put on some black make-up then started to gel her hair into spikes. She turned back to her bag and "Falling Away From Me" played again. Barb watched her put combat boots on and then stand up. Narissa glared at her and then smiled. "Get in your outfit. Whether the elders want to or not, you and I are gonna paint the town red." And she hopped on her bed.

Barb got her uniform together and started to walk out of the room when she felt Narissa's hand grab her wrist. Barb thought that Harley must have taught the girl a couple of moves and turned to face Narissa.

"You're not getting off so easy. You saw me naked, my fault, but I'm not letting you leave here knowing what I look like nude, unless you return the favor." Narissa smiled wickedly. Barb took off her shirt and tried to ignore the pounding in her heart. A minute later it was over and they headed down the stairs.

Vapor: No one bought an air freshener, but perhaps this will be more popular.

Pretty Lady: I'm for sale!!!!

Voluptuous Lady: I'm for sale!

Johnny Depp look alike: I'm for SALE!

Vapor: Johnny Depp look alike sold, to me.. oops, he's on the market again.

Barb followed Narissa down an alley. A minute later they ran into a drug dealer. "Revenge." Narissa whispered and snuck up behind him. Barb stayed where she was and watched as Narissa pounced on the drug dealer. She held tight to his neck, choking him. He struggled but Narissa had a good grip on him. A moment later she had a gun and the man in her arms started to fight furiously.

Narissa put the gun up to the mans head, and he started to cry. "Oh, for Christ's sake, SHUT UP!" Narissa muttered. "I want you to relay a message, got me?" She demanded and the man shook his head. "There's a new kid on the block. Fuck with me and you'll rue the day you did. Tell everyone in your drug ring and the others that Echo is a force to fear. And if you fuck with Narissa, I'll come running." She growled and released the man. He went running off and Narissa slipped her gun into her boot.

"Try and rape me again, bitch." She muttered and turned to Barbara. "I have one more thing to deal with." She said and walked through a door in the alley. Barbara followed, not sure of what to expect.

She found herself in what looked like a bar, with a lot of coke, and not the soda. "The dumb ass went running the wrong way." Narissa explained over her shoulder. Barb nodded and stayed behind "Echo". 'I need a name.' Barb thought.

Echo jumped on the nearest table and took out her gun, shooting the ceiling. Everyone turned to look at her, and some gave out catcalls. "Listen, ass holes!" Echo called out and everyone fell silent. "I have an announcement!" Echo smiled wickedly, and Barbara realized that Narissa was right; Echo wasn't a force to be dealt with.