Dana hadn't known her for very long, but enough to know Helena would have just ignored her that question, or pretend she didn't hear. She still thought Helena was very rude. She should know that by now.

Helena was Terry's half sister. Both had only found out a short time ago. Although Helena had always known who her father was, she had never thought she could have any brothers or sisters. Terry had never thought that, either.

Her mother was Selina Kyle, and at first, Terry had been afraid Helena might have the same love of stealing as her mother did. Fortunately, he had been wrong. He had never been so glad to be wrong, as he was that time.

It turned out even though she resembled her mother in their like of cats, she didn't have the same liking for stealing. Although she was very attached to the things her mother had stolen. Lady Selina had given them to her.

Helena had given them to Terry in exchange that he posed as Batman for her. Helena did so grudgingly, saying no one would ever have thought to ask for such a high price.

However, Dana thought, Helena was hard to get along with. It could be because it upset her to find that people thought she was like her mother, and liked to steal, as well? But Helena idolized her mother. The only ones who got along with her well, it seemed, where who else but her cats. Or it was just that her mother always spoiled her and let her have her own way in everything.

Then there were her cats! She took them everywhere. At least everywhere she could, if they were allowed. Especially one black one, Adela. She never went anywhere without them. The only exception was any place where pets weren't allowed, of course, which she always avoided if she could help them.

And Dana found them a bit unnerving. They were well behaved, but there was something that made a person feel uncomfortable around them. Maybe it was because Helena treated them so much like they were people, that you always got the impression that they were.

"I don't really feel safe without them."

Helena had explained when Dana had asked her why she took them everywhere with her.

Helena had said Dana was too confident. Dana had asked her if Lady Selina had been just as confident. Dana had only seen her a couple of times, and she really didn't strike her as unsure of herself at all. Right now, though, she herself didn't feel as confident as Helena said she was.

Both of the cats who had gone with her were enormously relieved to be home. One jumping off Helena's shoulders, as she put the other one down. The other ones in the room looked just as glad to see them and Helena.

Dana seemed to puzzle her. She seemed awfully confident. Too sure of herself, Helena thought. So sure, she didn't mind having Terry just…cancel. Or maybe even not show up all together.

She didn't seem to mind. Much. She had to mind something. Even a little? Or maybe it was just that she thought she wasn't worth much? Could someone be worth so little? Could they not be worth anything at all?

Then again, it could be that she was too confident. Or not confident enough. Or maybe she just didn't care at all. Only that could explain her lack of fear?

Mai would never have allowed anyone to stand her up in that way, Helena knew. Maybe she would have stood someone up. But the other way around was just unthinkable.

And I wouldn't, either, she thought to herself.

She knew nothing could have been so important that would have caused someone to cancel on her, much less at last minute, being late, or not showing up at all.

Helena didn't like to think of herself as nosy, but…just like a kitten, her curiosity always got the better of her. There was only one exception to that particular 'rule'.

One thing, which no matter how curious she was, how much she wanted to, she was firm that her curiosity would not get the better of her, and cause her to humiliate herself, but she mustn't think about that.

The less she thought about it, the better, she knew. It was best to just leave it alone, so as to not tempt herself, and there being danger that she may give in.

It was making everyone uncomfortable. She could feel it around the room, as the cats became restless.

She must turn her mind to something else, but the same idea kept coming back. It wandered into her head too often lately, she thought, feeling annoyed.

The real solution, she thought, would be to talk to Mai, say she was already tired of this place, and wanted to go to…she could let Mai decide where to go.

But that would be an easy way out, Helena told herself. And she wasn't one to give in so easily. If it was a battle of wills, the only outcome could be that she won out. Anything else…out of the questions.

That was the way it always happened, anyway. However, this time was different. It was herself who she was battling.