WChapter 4; Getting to Know the Enemy
By lunch Jessly had pushed away everyone who wanted to befriend her. Truthfully, she didn't know how to be friendly or nice, and that's why her and Damian got along.
They didn't speak much, but when they did it was about thingsfifteen year oldswouldn't normally talk about.
Jessly sat down outside, looking at Damian who was reading a book, brow creased in concentration.
"Damian." She said, getting his attention amidietly.
"You should eat sow thing or you'll faint. Don't want to distrupt Daddy Wayne during a meeting, do you?" She joked, but she knew how right she was.
She could tell Damian and his father were the same in almost every way. She could tell they were both stubborn, and inclosed. Damian had told her his father was in a lot of meetings or always out, but he also told her that there was those days he would
/stay home at night and play a movie, and get their butler to make popcorn.
Her heart had warmed. She wished that her family could be like that. It was just a dream, because she was the Clown Princess, and she didn't get any second glances or proud pats on the back or movie nights.
Damian grumbled but opened his lunch and started to eat, looking at the bare table in from of his new 'friend'.
"Aren't you going to eat?" He asked. She looked away.
"Unlike you- with a butler to make your meals- I don't have food in my house." She said, recalling that her mother was gone until dad got herback and she went shopping for food.
Damian stopped eating and looked through his lunch bag. He pulled out threehandfuls of snacks and food before setting it down on the table. "Then it's a good thing Pennyworth packs lots."
Her dad still wasn't home by the time she arrived at the end of the day. She switched on the TV and watched the news. Her dad was the top story.
"The Joker and Batman on the fight again." Was the headline.
She heard growling and looked at the hienas. Right, they had to eat. She went to the meat fridge- meat just for the animals- and pick up two steaks before throwing them at the pets.
She wanted to leave, join he fight or run into Damian again. Dosomething, because she was bored. And she was glad that Damian let her eat his food, because she was damn right hungry again.
The next day at lunch they talked more. Damian had noticed she didn't have a lunch again and had went through his bag and pulled out a paper bag full of food for her.
"I asked Pennyworth to make extra, just in case." He explained, closing his book and focusing his attention to her.
She nodded and started to eat.
"Damian! Hey Damian! Guess what Ifound out!" Aboy with brown hair had run up to their table. Jessly looked at Damian who had a look of annoyance onhis face.
"What do you want Travis?" Damian asked.
Travis looked between the two and held his hands up. "Wow sorry dude. Didn't know you and the new chick were hanging out. Chill man." Her eyes hardened when he called her that.
Her head snapped up and she stood, slamming her hands in the table. "What did you just call me?" She demanded.
"I-uh, I-" he gulped and looked to Damian for help, but he was just sitting, eating and looking at his book like this was normal.
"Nothing." He finally managed.
"That's what I thought." She sat again and continued eating her sandwich. Travis shook his head.
"Any ways, Adriane just dumped her boy-friend. And word onthe street is that she's interested in a little someone I know." Damian looked up, unimpressed.
"I do not care, Travis. This was just a waste of time. Adriane can date whoever she wants, I still don't care."
"I think you should dude. She's going after you! Man, I envy you hard." Damian's head shot up. Jessly tried not to laugh as he spat words at Travis, making him run scared.
Damian sighed. "I'm guessing you dorm like this 'Adriane'." Jessly noted, chewing slowly. He nodded.
"Hate her more than anything ever." She nodded.
She realized that there was so much she didn't know about this boy and remembered a game she had heard of; twenty questions.
"Wanna play a game?" She asked. He looked back up from his book, closing it slowly.
"What kinda game?"
She smirks wickedly. "Twenty question."
After going over how to play and the rules they started.
"What's your dad?" She asked.
"A billionaire who runs Wayne Corps. and Tecs." She nodded, realizing now that she had to answer the question.
"Mines... Not around a lot. And- well he's not the best, but he's a dad I guess, and that'sbetter than nothing, right?" Damian nodded.
"Siblings?" He asked.
She looked away, remembering the events that occurred just last week. "I had a little brother once." She whispered, remembering every detail about the day.
"What happened to him?"
"He died." She said bluntly, looking up at him. She shrugged. "Only last week, just a few months old. Whatever though I guess. Things happen. Sicknesses exist." She plaid it off, a little bit of psychotic coming out.
He nodded. "I have three brothers. All adopted. My second oldest almost died once, but he lived. Like you, said; sicknesses exist." They were both lying through their teeth, telling half truths.
She nodded. The game went on and they found out plenty about each other. It was when lunch was over that he looked at her and grabbed her arm.
"Do you want to eat at my place tonight? Pennyworth makes plenty for everyone." She nodded, absent mindely before walking to class.
"Meet me by the front doors!" He called back. She nodded and continued on. She was eating at the Wagne Manor tonight. A place she thought she'd never go to.
