I can't believe it. I am hanging out with ORACLE! True, she is babysitting me because Bruce got sick of me interrogating him, but still!
Barbara was in the food court of the Gotham mall with Emma. Babs had ordered some low carb good for you food, and Emma was chowing down on a very big, very fried, platter of chicken strips and fries. Babs shook her head.
"How can you eat that and still stay in shape?"
Emma looked down at herself and smirked.
"One of the perks of being a Council favorite. I stay the same size, shape, height, whatever, and I age slowly. As a result, I always am given the Kiddie menu in restaurants."
Oracle laughed. Other then begging her to introduce her to Babs' dad, Emma had quit fangirling and defiantly started letting her true self come through.
"How'd you get in the superhero biz?"
Emma's smile slide off her face. She closed her eyes for a second, as if contemplating something. Finally, she opened her eyes and looked Oracle in the eyes.
"I was given powers by the Council. A week later, my best friend was in an accident and gained the ability to control fire. My sister has studied martial arts and gymnastics her whole life, is like crazy smart, and a computer hacker. Put all that with fact I'm a huge hero-enthusiast, and you get what happened. There wasn't any superheroes before us, but now I'm in charge of an international group of heroes, and leader of a small team in Coco City."
Oracle nodded. She felt bad pumping this girl for info, but could see what Bruce saw. This girl was hiding something.
"No boy friend?"
Something flickered in Emma's eyes, quickly disappearing. She shrugged.
"I hate sounding like Batman, but he's right. Relationships are deadly in our line of work, especially those within teams."
Ah, fudge, Emma! Why not tell her everything?!
Babs caught that little slip up. "No one said anything about inter team relationships…"
Emma laughed, nervously.
"Ummm, how are you and Nightwing doing?"
"Don't change the subject."
"Oh, you guys broke up again. Sorry."
"Tell me and I won't tell Bruce."
"Drop the subject and I'll give you a list of all his ex-girlfriends."
Babs shook her head. It was a tempting offer, but when she caught a piece of interesting info, she became determined to know the whole story. She gave Emma The Look. The Look a librarian gives a kid when the mis behave. Emma sighed.
"He's an ex-mercenary."
Babs chuckled. "Some how I can't see that."
"Well, I can't see you dating Blue Beatle, but you did that."
"Touché."
"Anyways, it'll never happen, he's just like Bruce when it comes to relationships, and I wouldn't endanger my team by getting involved with a team mate."
And there is the whole Council saying I can't fall in love with a human or major calamity.