CHAPTER 57. COURTNEY WHITMORE AKA (STARGIRL) Part one

The alarm blared and Courtney whitmore the world know as Stargirl jumped awake, grabbing at the big clock that had startled her out of her sleep. For the life of her she couldn't understand why her mum had bought her something so deafening. She closed her eyes and continued to lay in her bed, buried under the duvet, listening to the sound of dishes downstairs, and hurried steps in the corridor outside. She'd have to get up soon or she'd be late. Again. But instead she allowed herself to indulge in the feel of the cool, white sheets caressing her bare calves, the warmth of the pillow that was hugged to her chest, and the delicious drowsiness which still loomed over her. Her eyes shot open as there was a single loud bang at the door. It was time to get up. Reluctantly, Stargirl threw the duvet to one side of her queen sized bed, and swung her long, slender legs over the edge. She stood and sauntered her way to her en suite bathroom, tying her dark hair up in a bun as she went. She found herself looking into the mirror, staring at her face and wondering if she looked as tired as she felt. Her bright hazel eyes twinkled back at her, as she leaned in to look closer she could see the green in them. She stroked her jaw; today was going to be a long day. She turned to turn the shower on, twisting the nozzle so it was on the hottest setting and ran her hand under the water; it was cold, but getting warmer by the second. She pulled her tshirt over her head and shimmied her way out of her bottoms, letting both fall to the floor. Standing in front of the mirror again, she examined her naked body, and ran her finger along a faint bruise on her shoulder from when she spared with black canary. Picking up her toothbrush, she squeezed out a pea sized amount of toothpaste and brushed her teeth, spitting and wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. She sighed, and stepped into the now hot shower. Stargirl was a pretty girl, she had eyes that shone, lashes that fluttered and brows which couldn't be faulted. Her full pink lips were home to the brightest teeth, resulting in the prettiest, most tempting mouth you'd ever see. She was owner of a perfectly sculpted jaw too, and beautifully crafted cheekbones that often garnered her many compliments. Her smooth, taut skin was a light shade of olive and her blonde hair, which fell in waves at the small of her back. Standing at 5'5, she was relatively tall, with a slim waist, long legs, plump but slightly pert breasts, and an ass you could bounce quarters off of. She was delectable in every sense of the word, and she was well aware of it. The water pecked at Stargirl's soft skin like hot little kisses, leaving behind a faint trickle of warmth. She washed herself and rinsed off; the shower filling with the smell of the peach scrub she had used. She smelt edible, and the thought made her smile.

As she dabbed herself dry, her thoughts took her to the long day ahead and her smile soon faded. Nowdays She loathed going to justice league head quaters. She hated the whole new training and new recruits then being made to lap it up without question. She hated the rigidity of having a timetable, abiding by rules and structures she didn't fully accept. And she hated the authority nowadays she had to oblige. This often resulted in unauthorised absences, poor punctuality, empty threads from the leaguers . Despite this, Stargirl loves being in the league, she loves the attention and in her mind watching Superman, Wonder woman flew by her side is the one of the best thing that happened to her. Her mother had already left for work, so it added more time onto her journey as she wasn't going to get a ride. But having been lost in her thoughts, she was already close to running late. She opened her cupboard and stared in blankly, lost for a split second before reaching in and pulling out a black crewneck jumper and a pair of black jeans, before haphazardly throwing them on. The jeans hugged her legs and her round bottom, showing off just how toned she was. As she started to carefully apply her eyeliner, she reached for her magic staff and suddenly her costume appeared and she flew towards the justice league

JUSTICE LEAGUE HALL.

bell was ringing to alert the new recruits it was now form time, 'a call to being brainwashed', Stargirl thought. Stargirl lazily made her way through the crowds of the superpowered, nodding and acknowledging the dozens that greeted her. When she reached her form class she sat down at the first available seat near the door, took out her phone and turned it on silent before returning it to her bag. In a nano sec Flash suddenly sat down on the desk at the front with his laptop propped on his knee. He started to call out names as he took the .

"Andrew, connor, Cairo, Lydia, Stargirl..." He looked up, his gaze meeting hers briefly before going back, "on time today, I see".

Wally west aka Kid flash sniggered; Stargirl rolled her eyes. Barry gave Wally a warning look and she finished the register and went on to talk about the meeting they were to having on Thursday with the government. Stargirl phased out his voice and realising she was hungry, started to think of what she could eat. The bell sounded for first hour and they all filed out the classroom.

Stargirl had first hour free, so she went to the common room, made her way to the back and sat down at an empty desk. Just as she put her bag on the table, Kara skipped over.

"Courtney! What are you doing after today's training? Me and mary marvel are going to metropolis to get some things for Raven's party, you should come with us!" Kara asked to Stargirl.

"Not today Kara, you two have fun though" Stargirl replied.

"Are you at least going to come to the party?" Kara asked.

"I don't know yet, we'll see. I'll let you know, ok?" Stargirl replied.

"Right, ok. What are you doing now? Do you have a free hour today? You could come and get breakfast with me if you want. What else do you have today?" Kara could sense Stargirl's uneasy,"You don't look good, are you ok what happened?"

Stargirl sighed. Kara was always so talkative, though she was perfectly nice, she was just too chipper and cheerful for Stargirl to stand. She interrupted

"Kara Please, I'm really tired, you know what i mean tired human we humans get tired, we are not kryptonians who has infinity stamina, I'm going to nap for a bit now, but I'll talk to you about it all later", Stargirl said to Supergirl, the young kryptonian could feel the little annoyance in Courtney's voice and with that, Stargirl put her head down on the desk, resting it on her arms and closed her eyes. She heard Kara leave, and was left to herself. She heard the door to the door open and close, computers starting up, chairs being pulled this way and that, and the chatter of others. She focused on her breathing, the lull of the fan that came from the computer nearby, until it all became distant. There was a hand on her shoulder, and a ringing in her ear when she finally came to. It was Vixen, the common room monitor, and the ringing was the bell for third period. She'd slept through break. She hauled her bag over her shoulder and half ran to her next class, she could vaguely hear Vixen shouting after her but she didn't stop to make out what it was she made it just in time before Martian manhunter entered. She took out her Laptop and copied the details he was teaching about villains and their weakness on the screen.

Martian manhunter was a very serious man, and taught in a very linear fashion, as he droned on at the class, Stargirl finished the assigned tasks. Freeing her mind of evil mind villains and causing it to ponder other things... What did she have next? Her thoughts were interrupted by Beast boy, who sat on her table.

"Hey Stargirl, how's it going? Are you finished already?" Beast boy asked,

"yep," Stargirl replied without looking up.

"Fuck, you're fast", Stargirl said nothing in return, Beast boy hesitated,

"Ummm, are you going to Raven's party later this week?" Stargirl continued to speak to her Laptop

"Probably not". Stargirl replied.

"Oh... Ok. I thought maybe we could go together..." Beast boy said.

"I'm not going" Stargirl said.

"Yea, well if you change your mind, let me know" Beast boy said.

"Sure" Stargirl replied. Desperate for the conversation not to die, Beast searched for more words,

"Umm, do you, errr... What do you have next?" Stargirl looked up at the young boy for a moment then, biting her lip in thought, she shrugged. She flicked through her planner to check her time table.

"technologies. I have technologies next", she smiled to herself. Assuming the smile was for him, Beast boy perked up and asked

"Is that with Superman or cyborg? I heard nowadays he's a right hard ass", Beast boy said with a smile. Stargirl smiled again but said nothing. The bell sounded, they shoved their things into their bags, and left the room. She had technologies next. With Superman.

It was no secret that Stargirl received a lot of attention, both for her appearance and her allure in her human life. She kept her affairs private; no one knew whether she was dating anyone; no one knew if she'd lost her virginity; no one knew if she went to parties exept Kara and Mary marvel. She was a walking enigma, and it only added to her appeal.

As she walked to her next class, she returned many waves, hi's and hello's. All the boys pined for her, but her for none. The one she ached for was the only one she wanted and couldn't have, the only one who had ever shown any resistance, he was so far out of reach. She walked up the stairs, and entered the classroom. There he was tall, muscular body and wearing a red cape she felt her knees weak.

"Afternoon Stargirl" Superman said with a smile, she did her best not to grin, instead letting a small smile form at the corner of her mouth which he couldn't help but notice and admire. She said nothing in reply, only looked up at him through her long lashes, holding his gaze for as long as she could stand to. He broke first and cleared his throat before taking a few steps back, and she bit her lip as she turned away to find her seat.

Superman went about setting the tasks for the lesson with some of his kryptonian technologies, and how to operate them when he began to explain the process. As she drew, she thought of Superman, occasionally looking up from her paper to watch his hands move as he gestured, his lips as he spoke. He was so beautiful. He had thick raven hair that looked soft to touch, to hold, to pull... His eyes glinted with a boyish charm, they were bright blue but deep, looking into them made you think he knew something you didn't. His lips Rugged but with a smile that would melt your heart, a mischievous grin only rivalled by a toddler. He was sexy and endearing all at once, and towering over most at 6'3 he was a sight to behold, she know he is married yet she wanted him.

The room went quiet, and she looked up again to see what had happened; the class was getting on with the tasks. She watched as Superman took his own seat. Her eyes following him as he moved. Continuing to doodle, she smiled to herself, revelling in his perfection. He looked up to see everyone with their heads down, scrawling away. His gaze fell on one particular student, her pen wasn't moving as fast, and it seemed to follow a circular motion instead of horizontal. He watched her for a while longer.

Her elbow propped up on the table, her face resting in her up turned palm. Her long blonde hair settled on her shoulders. She was biting her lip as she looked at her Laptop, and for a split second he envied her that, because he wanted to bite it too. He clenched his jaw and looked around the classroom at the other students before checking his email. When he looked up again, most of the students were done. He stood and started to call on others for answers,

"Shazam, what's phantom zone?" Slightly unsure of himself Billy answered and Superman nodded his head at him before calling on another one. As he listened to the next answer, he noticed that the girl who caught his attention before was still busy at her Laptop, hoping to catch her out he called on her next,

"Stargirl, what is phantom zone?" Superman asked, without looking up or even hesitating, Stargirl gave the correct answer, and Superman turned to someone else. The bell rang and the others rushed out to get their lunches. Superman went around his room tucking in chairs and collecting loose sheets. When he turned around he saw Stargirl propped up on a desk at the front, doing something with her phone.

"Waiting for Hawkgirl?" Superman asked to Stargirl.

"yep," she replied. she looked up before looking back down though she didn't see. Hawkgirl was the head of training the new recruits fighting, she had taught Stargirl fight 3 years before she started being Stargirl, they were on very good terms.

Hawkgirl would allow Stargirl to stay during her free times and through lunch if she wanted to, she would sometimes even let her sleep in the training period if she was especially tired, and would write her notes to get her out of other classes if she was in a bad mood. Hawkgirl strolled into the classroom,

"Hey Courtney, staying out of trouble?" Stargirl laughed

"Of course" Stargirl replied with a smile. Hawkgirl didn't stop and continued to walk to the back of the room.

"Hungry?" she asked Stargirl,

"always" Stargirl replied. Hawkgirl held up an apple and a packet of crisps, Stargirl pointed to the apple, and Hawkgirl threw it at her for her to catch.

"Kal do you need anything?" Hawkgirl asked Superman looked up,

"No I'm good thanks" Superman replied and with that she left the room. Superman watched as Stargirl took a bite of her apple.

"You're always eating something healthy". Superman said with a smile.

"Oh?" she said.

"Yesterday it was that green slop they sell as a smoothie, today it's an apple. You don't like crisps?" Superman said.

"Out of the two I preferred the apple" Stargirl said with a smile.

"And if you could have chosen anything else from our canteen?" Superman said.

"Mmmmm..." Stargirl paused and looked thoughtful, she then looked up and as her gaze met his, "a banana" she said silkily. His throat caught and she watched him swallow. Stargirl smiled a small coy smile and lowered her gaze back to her phone and took a chunk out of her apple. Superman shifted, feeling slightly uneasy, had she really just looked directly at him and said that? Was she really just a fan of fruit, or had she meant something else? He felt a twitch in his groin as an image of Stargirl made its way into his mind. She was on her knees, looking up at him through her lashes with those big eyes in her blue eyes just as she had done earlier, only, her mouth was full, Probably oneday he will make her his bitch. Superman paced to the back of the room and pretended to look through some books. Hawkgirl then re-entered the room with a stack of papers just as the bell started to ring. Stargirl and Superman both watched her as she came in, somewhat expectantly.

"What do you have now?" The warrior woman asked looking at Stargirl.

"Alien languages" Stargirl replied.

"Well you better get going, Scott free isn't in the best of moods and I don't think he'll appreciate you waltzing in late again today" Hawkgirl said to Stargirl with a smile, she waited for Stargirl to move. Stargirl hopped off of the desk and picked up her bag, tucking her phone away into it, "got it". As she moved toward the door, she stopped abruptly.

"Superman?" Stargirl said with a smile, He looked at her, slightly bashful about before but still curious as to what she was going to say now that they had company. "Do you think I could come and see you after you finished? There was a chunk of today's thinks that I just didn't get".

She knows Kara is going tobe in Raven's Party, and Diana is in Themyscira, He stared back at her, trying not to gawk, there was no way this girl was stumped by anything he'd taught today. Hawkgirl watched him, amused.

"Sure," Finally, he blurted out a single word and nodded his head. Stargirl left for Scott's class.

Hawkgirl was right about Scott free, he was in a piss poor mood, and was struggling not to take it out on the class. It didn't bother Stargirl much, Scott wasn't necessarily a bad person, but he wasn't someone Stargirl could take seriously either, her mind suddenly shifted to Superman. She thought of him biting and kissing at her neck greedily... Then pictured him above her, hovering slightly, thrusting and grunting as sweat dripped down his brow'. She closed her eyes and bit her lip subconsciously, taking in a deep breath before slowly letting it back out.

"Superman!" she heard. She snapped out of her lustful stupor and tuned into where she heard his name. It was two tables in front, to the left. Megan and Raven were giggling and whispering to one another. Stargirl strained to listen...

"He's so hot, did you see him today!" Raven asked to Megan,

"YES! I think he has extra smile on his face today which is so hot" Megan said with a smile

"I know! I wanted to die!" Raven said, " Wonder woman is so lucky having him as her husband,"

"I know! I wish I could be in his class, you're so lucky".

"You have no idea, I mean he looked right at me today, I couldn't even, like, I almost died!"

"Oh my god, fuck. I'm so jealous".

Stargirl had heard enough, bored she went back to reading the excerpt in front of her, reading but not digesting, as she instead contemplated what exactly she was going to do after this.

SUPERMAN'S ROOM,

Meanwhile, Superman sat in his room chair behind his desk, spinning a pen between his fingers, deep in thought. What was she playing at? He'd known Stargirl to be a little flirtatious with him, and had even picked up on the little innuendoes she would drop, but they were usually so subtle, it could have just been in his head. But this was coquettish. He put the pen in his mouth and his hand on his head, trying to collect the thoughts that were hurtling through his mind. Why did he agree to see her after training? He knew she didn't need help with anything, surely... He brought his hand back down and removed the pen from his mouth, spinning it again, watching it make each rotation, his mind spinning with it, he love to fuck her but with all the girls running around for his dick, he didn't want any loose ends running around and ruining his plans.

'Don't worry she is probably not interested in me?' he thought to himself, but then he thought of the way she'd looked at him, taking him in with her eyes, letting her mouth curl into a smile. It definitely wasn't in his head. He felt a familiar twitch and repositioned himself; he was suddenly nervous. Whatever she planned to confront him with after today's training, he would be prepared for, he would not lose control, and he would not bite any bait. Though he longed for just that. The bell rang for a final hour that day, letting everyone know that the last hour had come to an end, and that today's training was over. Superman sat back in his chair, and put his feet up on the desk; trying to relax. He could hear the hustle and bustle of youngsters in the corridor outside, eager to get home. Twenty minutes had passed before the noise started to die down slowly. He stood and opened the door to his room, looking around outside, there were still a few of them is leaving to go home. He closed the door and looked at the clock again, 3.30pm. It had been thirty minutes since the bell had rung.

He went back to his desk and sat down, distracting himself with things set out on the table before him which he then organised. 3.50pm, She wasn't coming. Slightly disappointed, he resigned to the thought. He kicked back in his chair again, but this time managed to genuinely relax, He took out his phone and replied to messages that were received during the day time,

he then started a game of Subway Surf; something his cousin had downloaded. Just as he was about to complete the daily challenge, there was a knock at the door. Superman sat up, uncertain of who had knocked, he clenched his jaw slightly, but relaxed again, and responded to the knock with a loud

"Come in". Half expecting to see another justice leaguers and half expecting to see the cleaning lady, when he saw her open the door slightly to look in; he stood up. Every fibre of his being was suddenly on edge. She came in and closed the door behind her, before turning to face him once more.

"Stargirl, you made it" he managed. It was silent for a few seconds before she responded

"Yea, I'm sorry, I was held up in Alien languages." Stargirl said to him. They looked at one another, neither leaving the others gaze. It was tense and uncomfortable. Stargirl stepped back to lean against the wall, dropping her bag to the floor, she looked at Superman and smiled. It was a smile that instantly put him at ease, and he relaxed, sitting back down.

"Alright, let's get to it, what didn't you understand today?" Supermann asked to Stargirl, the blonde woman laughed softly and smiled, sinking further into the wall.

"That's not what I'm here to talk about". Superman shifted,

"Alright, what DO you want to talk about?" the dark haired kryptonian asked.

She shrugged.

"truth" she replied. He hesitated,

"About what?" Superman asked.

"I know you are married and my best friends cousin... But you know i feel a certain way about you, and I think it's mutual" Stargirl said to the kryptonian.

"I'm not sure I know what you mean". the kryptonian replied.

"I know I'm 10 years younger than you, but I'm not oblivious. I've seen the way you look at me when you think I'm not paying attention, I know where your gaze falls" Stargirl said to him. He acted like feeling uneasy, the kryptonian shifted in his seat.

"Stargirl... I don't think we should be having this conversation," Superman said.

"Because...? You think I'm not mature enough? Or you think I'd pose as some sort of threat?" Stargirl asked. He sighed deeply.

"No, you're very mature for your age -" Superman said. she was about to interject but he stopped her, "and I don't mean that in a patronising way, you're more mature than a lot of people I know. You're incredibly bright and talented, and to top it all off you're stunning". Looking slightly jaded, she waited for him to say more.

"But you're also young, and also i am married humouring this conversation would be a massive breach of trust on my part. If it were under any other circumstance, then we could definitely talk about whatever it is you think you know. But for now, you're young, you're beautiful, and intelligent, I suggest you set your sights on something more appropriate" Superman said. He waited for a response. Stargirl wandered over to the front of his desk, looking around and taking in her surroundings. She bit her lip momentarily before exhaling, and breathing

"fine". She picked up her bag, and left. Superman was left dazed and confused, he'd expected more of a fight, but was met with complete apathy and indifference. Feeling proud of himself, and oddly let down, he packed up his things and went home.

Stargirl went straight to her room when she got home. Dropped her magical staff onto the floor and sat down on her bed, before letting herself fall back onto it. She stared at the ceiling, biting her lip, and raised her right hand to open the wallet she was holding. She pulled out the drivers licence and stared at it for a while. Looking at the picture on the card; she sighed, before tracing her fingertip along the letters.

"Clark kent, gotham, .". She read his address. She sat up and reached for her phone, looked up for a moment before making up her mind. Her resolve set, she flew towards gotham.

Gotham.

It was just after 6.30pm she landed on gotham, and she called a taxi, the taxi arrived, the driver said hello and she said hello to the driver before introducing herself and confirming her destination. The driver put on the radio, and they rode the rest of the way not saying a word to one another. Stargirl looked out the window as they started to approach Superman's home, she knows Superman is alone in his home. It was beginning to rain. She watched as the water started to hit the window, watching the little droplets of rain race one another down the glass. She looked at her phone, it was almost 7pm. They pulled up to the tall apartment were Superman lived, she tucked her blonde hair into her jumper, and thanked the driver. Pulling the jumper up over her head slightly, exposing some of her lean stomach and back so her hair wouldn't get wet, and went into the rain and towards the huge building. She entered the lobby and fixed her jumper, untucking her hair and letting it fall down her shoulders and back again. She stood in the lobby for a few moments, then took out the licence and looked at it again, ""she thought. There were two people behind the reception desk a man and a woman, both looking at her curiously. She heard the woman say "Would you like any help?"

Stargirl looked up at her and smiled softly as she said "No thank you",

the strange woman beamed back at her and continued whatever she was busying herself with before. Courtney whitmore made her way to where the lifts were, and pressed the arrow which pointed upward. She looked around and saw six lifts, three to her front and three behind her. There was a 'ping' noise and the lift to her left opened. She stepped in, for a minute not knowing which button to press. The doors closed, and she examined the buttons a little more carefully, they ranged from 1 to 40, she pressed 39, and the lift started to move. After thirty seconds she reached the 39th floor, and followed the signs which pointed to and finally came to the door she was looking for. She looked at her phone, it was ten past seven. Putting her phone away, she stared at the door, bit her lip, and knocked.

She heard movement inside. A key turned, and the door opened. She was met with the sight of Superman wearing a grey hoodie and white shorts, his raven hair was slightly messy and he looked much sexier than he looked in his costume. He was looking back over his shoulder at something Stargirl wasn't aware of. As he turned to face her, his mouth fell open slightly. She raised an eyebrow at him, amused as he tried to find his words.

"What are you doing here? How did you -" Superman asked. Stargirl pulled out the wallet from her back pocket and held it up for him to see. "You stole my wallet?"

"Borrowed" Stargirl said. Superman was beside himself and completely taken aback, he stammered a little before saying "What the fuck?" in disbelief. Stargirl smirked,

"you said under different circumstances, we could talk, this a whole other context". Dumbfounded, Superman again struggled to find his words. Stargirl looked behind him to see floor to ceiling windows which overlooked gotham's bank. It was dark out now, and it was raining heavier than when she arrived. She broke the silence,

"can we talk?" Stargirl asked.

"No! You need to go home!" he exclaimed. She glanced behind him again, and wore a look of worry on her face,

"It's pouring and it's dark and i know Superman wouldn't let some young girl suffer in the dark".Stargirl smiled. She is playing a dangerous game she know that, if Diana findout about this, she is probably dead, if Kara then she never heard the end of the story, she always loved playing dangerous game. She stared up at him in the same fashion she had done countless times before. He couldn't resist,

"get in" Superman invited her in and he stepped aside to make way for her to enter. Superman lived in a really nice flat, with high ceilings, minimalist furniture and a contemporary feel. She wondered how he could afford to live in such a place on a Reporter's salary but then again she knows Diana is rich so. She held out the wallet for him to have, and he snatched it quickly. Stargirl rolled her eyes and turned away from him to go and sit down on the huge L seater sofa, it was low set and she sank into it. The TV was on but Superman soon muted it, and sat down on the opposite two seater, he watched her, still not knowing what to say.

"Are you just going to stare me at all evening?" Stargirl said.

"You shouldn't even be here". Superman said. Stargirl bit her lip,

"I'm sorry, I know it's out of line but I really wanted to speak to you" Stargirl said.

"Why? All you're doing is making trouble-" Superman said.

"I'm not maki- I wouldn't make trouble for you" Stargirl suddenly replied. He watched her closely, she was quiet. As he knew her, Stargirl had a slight superiority complex, and why wouldn't she? She was attractive and brilliant. But as he looked at her now, there was no show of any such arrogance. In fact, it was the opposite, she looked almost timid.

Part 2 is coming Soon