The Red Hood

Jason Todd had been filled with pain and hate ever since he first rose up. He plotted to kill the Joker the moment his mind started to clear. He had thought out quite the plan with Batman, but somehow he had forgotten to factor her into it. Blaze, the thief who stole his heart, he had thought she would have moved on from him by now. It had been five years, but still he caught her balling her eyes out in front of his grave. More pain and hate filled him then, why couldn't have Batman saved him. He wanted so much to run to her, and comfort her. Yet something in his brain stopped him, she was right on Wayne property and he didn't want Bruce to find out about him just yet. His hand started to move towards his chest, as he watched her shake, but then they balled into fists as Nightwing showed up. Jealously surly was something he was use to for Blaze loved to tease, but he would have never guessed to feel it towards his "brother". He couldn't break them apart, but also couldn't watch them any longer. He ran off scaling rooftops, he had to do something to get his mind off the two of them. Amazo was being transferred in tonight, he called up two lackeys and ruffled them up a little before they ran off to go steal the crate. He watched from a rooftop with his sniper rifle as the idiots drove along only to get caught by Batman. He had wanted this, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. Batman took down the guys with little trouble but then their cargo came alive. The android seemed to be giving him a little trouble which made the Hood grin. But then the police must of got wind of it, sirens started wailing, then Nightwing showed up. He must of heard them and left Blaze, god this guy was everywhere. He helped Batman defeat the thing, and the Hood watched enjoying him "torturing" the lackeys a little to much. But then they got to scared, he pulled the trigger killing them both before they spoke his name. The heroes scattered, Jason wanted to pull the trigger a third time as Nightwing came into his vision, but he held back the urge and ran off.

He kicked over a newsstand as he walked down the street still a little angry. Joker's name rang in his ears making his head whip around and stop dead in front of a TV store. The news was some recent crime that some amateur, as he thought, had broken into the asylum and tried to kill the Joker. He laughed at the sloppy fight the women news reporter spoke about then one of the guards came on, describing the assassin.

"It was a women, maybe in her twenties, shoulder length black hair but she was also wearing all black so that's all I really saw. Though her body..." the guy licked his lips a little, grossing out Jason and he turned to walk away.

Then it hit him, Blaze was the assassin, but she was never that sloppy. His death had really shook her. His mouth turned into a growl as he continued to hear the guard describing her. He pulled out a pistol and fired at the television he was on, a couple others were on the same channel making him go into a bullet rampage. Then he threw a grenade at the store, blasting it before he walked off nonchalantly.

A couple nights passed by and he hadn't seen Blaze so he gave in and went to her mansion. He sneaked a look inside seeing her in a slightly better mood but she was zoning out, playing with a tennis ball like a really bored or frustrated kid. He stepped back and just watched for a little bit longer, and when she left he followed her. Her spirits seem to rise as the night surrounded her, making him grin, she looked beautiful in the moonlight. She finally stopped on a rooftop and he went to approach her, but then he showed up for a third time. Nightwing was seriously getting on his nerves. He pulled out his sniper rifle from his bag to get a better view at the pair. He saw him reach for her and he couldn't hold back anymore. He pulled the trigger, aiming straight for the boy wonder's head, he should really think twice before touching his girl. But then she saved the pretty boy, he wanted to try again but Blaze shot a glance in his direction and he didn't want both of them seeing him, so he ran off again. He thought he would find her again, but he didn't expect to see her for another couple nights and that pained him a little. Then he heard the o so familiar sound of her lightening telport crack against the sidewalk and his body moved on it's own, running towards her. She wasn't facing him so that gave him some time to compose himself and put some slyness in his voice.

"Looking for someone" he asked, smirking.

She flipped around fast almost blinding him again, but then she seemed entranced by him for a moment as well.

"Not you" she played, making his heart beat faster.

"That's to bad, I"d love to dance."

"Like you can move much in that biker outfit, though I do say I like the change of style Hood."

Blaze moved around Jason as she checked him out. He watched her with a grin, glad to see she had changed her mind without even realizing.

"Really? Some people say I'm missing the cape" Jason said.

"The cape gets in the way" Blaze lips curled.

"In the way?" Jason questioned.

He turned a little for she had stepped somewhat behind him now and caught her looking at his ass, he got what she meant now. Jason smirk grew under his helmet but then he wondered..

"Wont your boyfriend get mad at you for checking me out?"

Blaze shook herself away and blushed a little as she leaned against the wall behind her.

"Now why you have to bring him up, we were having such a good time" she breathed out.

Jason turned and stood in front of her again, watching her even more closely. She let out a deep breath, and seemed to be shaking away some sadness before rising her head and meeting his eyes.

"He'd want me to be happy now that he's dead, so it's ok to look" Blaze finely answered.

Jason stared at her, she had thought he was talking about himself, but he wasn't.

"Really he looked pretty alive to me" he said, jerking his head towards the roof they were on minutes ago.

Blaze stared at him confused, then it hit her and she burst out laughing surprising him.

"Nightwing isn't my boyfriend!" she answered in middle of laughing. She breathed a little, letting the humor move on then spoke again. "I mean he's good looking, but god no, not in a million years. We're just friends."

"You looked pretty chummy to me" Jason growled a little.

"You jealous?"

Blaze slinked up to him pushing her body against his, making his heart race , god he had missed her touch. Her hands rested against his chest but then she pushed him away with quiet some force.

"You don't even know me!" she yelled, it still had a seductive tang to it, but he could tell she was a little angry.

"True, so then you gonna take me down?" Jason asked, pulling out a pistol and twirling it along his finger.

"I loved to test you out, but you escaped" Blaze grinned.

The anger had left her but she also wasn't in the mood to play anymore. Jason got her meaning, twirled his gun one last time then slipped it back into the holster.

"Maybe next time, thanks" he grinned, then ran off.

Blaze let out a deep breath and relaxed against the wall again. She hadn't teased in a while, it felt good, maybe even a little to good, but part of her still hated it. Five years wasn't enough.

Blaze got home that night with a little rush still filling her up. Donald watched her as she tired to tire herself out by running through some training simulations. They were in the basement that she had filled with a couple punching bags, bars, mats and a small track. She did a couple flips, jumping up to a bar at the end, then swinging into a mannequin, but when she went to land her balance was off.

"Are you alright mistress?" Donald asked, walking over to her.

She nodded her head standing, then grabbed the towel and water bottle from him.

"I just...my mind's somewhere else" she hid.

"You know if you share it would help."

Blaze shoved out a sigh after taking a couple more sips of water. She walked over to a target that was kinda burnt a little and started shooting out some lightening.

"I know, it just make me feel... weird."

She fired a couple more shots, actually missing her mark before giving in.

"I met a guy."

"O, how very exciting."

"You don't have to pretend all interested. Besides, it was the Red Hood."

"OOo I heard about him, quite the bad boy. Especially if we are comparing."

"Were not, and sometimes I swear you are more of girl then I am."

Donald laughed at that and Blaze joined him, for she knew he only put the giddy hint in his voice to amuse her.

"You should know better then to fight when your emotions are jumbled" he said.

"I know, I just thought flying through the air would clear my mind" Blaze groaned.

"Maybe a heist would do better, a normal one. You know you haven't gone anywhere in while."

"I guess, there just hasn't been much to take."

"Well you can no longer use that excuse my dear."