Sorry for not updating for awhile. I got some writers block.

L.L.A.P

~Laces

Athena stood on the rooftop of Ramon's house, looking out at Gotham city. Ramon was downstairs asleep. She was staying in the guest room at his house while the League was on a mission.

When Athena couldn't sleep, she liked going on the roof and relaxing. She and Ramon would sit together on the rooftop all the time and talk about the stars that they couldn't see due to the smog. She also sang when Ramon drew on the roof as well.

The roof had a calming effect on Athena. She could never explain why the roof had that effect on her.

A guest of wind pushed her black hair into her face, but she wasn't irritated by the action. Athena simply giggled and pushed her hair back into place. She figured she could be out of disguise since she was on the rooftop at night. It wasn't like someone was going to see her.

Athena was just about to head back inside when she heard something out of the ordinary. It sounded like an engine and somebody running on the rooftop. And the sound was getting closer and closer to her.

Athena looked to her right to see a woman dressed all in black with a man flying after her wearing a grey suit with a jetpack.

She recognized the two as Catwoman and Firefly

The rest happened so fast that Athena couldn't process it. Her image blurred, she felt pressure on her shoulder. Something hard was pressed up against her head. She couldn't feel the ground beneath her feet.

"Hand the cash over, and the girl won't get hurt." Firefly stated in a threatening tone as he pressed the barrel to his flame thrower harder against Athena's head, trying to get the girl to whimper. However, she didn't make a noise.

Firefly had a strong grip on Athena, and was hovering over the roof with the girl in his arms.

Catwoman looked at the Athena, then at Firefly.

"Do you really want to be responsible for letting a little girl die?" Firefly questioned and Catwoman started to drop the bag that was slung around her shoulder, full of cash.

"The bag's all yours. Let her go." Catwoman stated.

Athena was surprised by the villain's kindness. She thought all bad guys were supposed to only care about themselves. However, Catwoman was willing to keep her out of danger.

Before Firefly could make any move toward the bag, Athena elbowed him harshly in the gut, knocking the air out of him. He dropped Athena onto the roof as he curled over, clutching his stomach. With Athena's strength it felt like he had been hit by a small truck.

Athena wasn't quite done with Firefly when she touched the rooftop. She grabbed his foot, dragging him down, and punched him in the face. She was holding back her Super strength, but it was still a hard punch that connected with the man's jaw, knocking him out.

She tried to focus on not letting herself get too excited, knowing that if she did, her hearing might become sensitive.

However, she did get an adrenaline rush when she was fighting. And she loved it.

"Wow. What kind of karate have you been taking, Kitten?" Athena turned around to see Catwoman with an approving smile on her lips.

"Um…" Athena's adrenaline rush was gone, and she was suddenly conscious with the fact that she wasn't supposed to be seen by people while out of disguise. Her panic rose as she couldn't think of anything to say to the woman. "I…" she then blurted out what was on her mind. "You're not supposed to see me like this." Catwoman cocked her head to the side.

"Now, why's that, Kitten?"

"It's just… I…"

"Athena!" it was Ramon's voice from his house. "Athena, are you up on the roof?"

"Sounds like your friend's calling." Catwoman informed as she picked up her bag. "I'll talk to you later." With that, she was running off.

Athena sighed, and ran back to Ramon's house.

"Sorry Ramon. I just got distracted on the roof." Athena apologized, however, her mind was more on Catwoman than Ramon.

What did she mean 'talk to you later'? Am I going to see her again?

~*~*~*~*~*~Several weeks later~*~*~*~*~*~

The contact with Catwoman was the last thing on Athena's mind. Instead, the Wayne Gala was the first thing on her mind. No Cadmus people or Lex Luthor or anybody else that Athena knew of would be attending.

But Athena knew that there were going to be reporters pestering her and old ladies pinching her cheeks. She could only find comfort in the fact that Bruce and Dick had to suffer with her.

However, Bruce didn't seem like he disliked the Gala, and Dick actually seemed to ham it up, so Athena didn't think they were suffering quite as much as her.

Alfred had put her into a blue long sleeved dress and had done up her short curly brown wig to look fancier.

She was hot and itching all over. The dress was itchy, the wig was itchy, her eyes were slightly irritated due to her newer brown contacts, and the entire building was hot.

"How is it living in Wayne Manor?" the reporter, Vikki Vale, inquired.

"It's wonderful. Can you please stop asking me questions?"

"People on the streets say that they think they see you with a boy your age who looks Mexican. Is he a friend of yours."

He's Puerto Rican and it's none of your business! Athena thought, but she tried not to lose her temper.

"No comment." She stated, and walked away from the reporter. She was hoping to find Dick through the mob of people. When he wasn't chatting it up with younger women who swooned over him, he talked to Athena so she didn't feel so lonely and out of place.

"Hello Kitten." Athena froze in her place. That voice was familiar. She looked up to see a woman with short jet black hair and piercing green eyes. She was gorgeous.

And matching the voice with the woman's body, there was no doubt that she was Catwoman.

"H-hello." Athena stuttered.

"My name is Selina Kyle."

"Hello Ms. Kyle. My name is Athena." the girl stated, trying to sound professional.

"Nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you in the Newspapers." Selina informed as she directed the younger girl into a less crowded area. "Tell me, Athena, do you enjoy sitting on rooftops." Athena didn't say anything, but the silence answered Selina's question. "You have a little secret, don't you?"

"Don't you have a secret too?" Athena questioned, and Catwoman shrugged.

"Most people know who Catwoman is. I'm just out on good behavior." She smirked. "So, what's with the…" Selina tugged on her own hair.

"I can't tell you." Athena informed honestly, but her hands were shaking. Selina noticed how nervous Athena looked and her face softened.

"Kitten, do you really think that I'm going to try to expose you for looking different and hanging out on rooftops?" Selina questioned in a low voice. Once again, Athena was silent.

"You helped me. I don't show spite to people who do me favors." She smiled a genuine smile at Athena, and the girl couldn't help but return it.

"Ms. Kyle." Selina looked up and there stood Bruce Wayne. He didn't want to sound rude while fronting his playboy persona, but he was immediately concerned for Athena when he saw her talking to the woman.

"I see you have met the newest addition to my family." Bruce nodded. Athena looked up at Selina, anxious to see what would happen. Athena knew that if Selina hinted at seeing her out of disguise, she'd be in trouble with Bruce.

"Yes. She's a charming little girl." Selina nodded. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say that she was your actual daughter." She added with a smile, then looked over at Athena. "I'll talk to you some other time, Kitten."

With that, Selina walked off to mingle with some other people.

"Are you alright?" Bruce inquired, and Athena nodded.

"Yes. I'm fine."

"What did she say to you?"

"She…"

"Brucie!" a high shrill voice screeched and some single woman was hanging over Bruce Wayne, and the matter was dropped.

Dick spotted Athena, and quickly was at her side, directing her away from Bruce as he tried to sweet talk the woman hanging all over him.

"Hey, Athena, let's see what type of finger food Alfred has going around." he grinned, and the two walked off to find Alfred.

~*~*~*~*~*~Later~*~*~*~*~*~

"So you met the Catwoman?" Ramon questioned, and Athena nodded.

"Yeah. She seemed pretty nice, but she saw me as… me. She saw what I look like." Athena said in a whisper.

"Did she threaten to tell anyone?"

"Well… no. She actually said she wouldn't."

"Then I wouldn't worry. Selina's a nice woman." Athena raised an eyebrow.

"Have you ever met her?"

"Well… she and my mom are sorta friends."

"Friends?"

"Yeah. I dunno how it happened, but my Mom and Selina are good friends. She has dinner with us sometimes."

Athena felt a bit more at ease. Friends of Ramon were definitely friends of hers. However, Athena always wondered how Ramon's mom and Catwoman became friends.