Alright, this time the story is told from various points of , it is set three weeks after the Intruder chapter. Don't forget to review!

-Reaper

October 28, 2016- Gotham City

~Suzanne

Jean was typing frantically on her phone when she suddenly slammed it down and jumped on the table.

Jaime, who had fallen asleep, fell off the bench with a squeak of terror and Jannet dropped her apple.

" Did you just-?" She started.

"Why are you stepping on your phone?!" She continued with a terrified expression.

Jean ignored her and pointed someone in the crowd. It was lunchtime at school, and, well, everyone was freaked out.

"Walker!" Jean screamed, as if trying to get more attention. Janet grabbed the corner of her shirt and pulled her down.

"The poor thing!" She exclaimed as she bent over Jean's phone. "Look at it! Abomination! Sin!"

Jaime made a feeble attempt to climb back on the bench, while mumbling something in Spanish. Suddenly, a large figure started at us, slowly and with confidence.

" Walker!" Jean yelled again but decided to just wave this time. Jannet was too busy crying over the phone to sense the huge African American guy who had walked up to us.

"Must you really be that loud?" Walker asked as he bent over the red head.

" You haven't been in school for over a month!" Jean complained as she glomped him. Walker sighed as he turned to me.

"Hey Suze. Saw your brother yesterday." He said as he sat next to Bart, who had been staring at the phone all this time with a shocked expression.

Jean elbowed Janet in the gut. She turned to Walker and nodded.

"You saw Garret?" I asked. Walker raised his eyebrow." Yeah?"

"What's up with him, anyway?" Jean asked as she examined the phone's damage." He didn't come to school yesterday."

Janet nodded.

"He was supposed to drive me to the movies on Saturday." She added.

"Yeah, he took off Friday night." I admitted. Jean made a sound through her nose as she bent over to me with a grin.

" Oh-la-la! Garret has love affairs?"

I shook my head. "It's got to do with the Collars, actually. They say he defaulted on his payment and they agreed to let him work it off."

Jaime blinked a couple of times. " The Collars? It sounds like a gang…"

"Uh, not to interfere or anything, but I think your friend's had a heart attack." Walker said as he waved his hand in front of Bart's face.

"No, no, I'm fine…" Bart whispered weakly with the same expression.

"Oh! Right! Walker, this is Bart and that's Jaime. They transferred here two weeks ago." Janet said as she slapped her hand against her forehead. Walker nodded to Jaime and turned back to me.

" What do you mean 'work it off' ?"

" I don't know. He hasn't contacted me either." I said and looked at my lunch bag.

"Are the Collars a gang?" Jaime repeated a little louder. As if on cue, the four of us brought our indexes to our lips and went 'shush'.

"You don't just say that out loud!" Jean said in a hushed voice.

"So, they are?" Jaime insisted.

"Kind of… I mean as far as I know, they're pretty much alright… My brother bought his car from them, but couldn't pay all of it off, so they make him pay for it in small amounts each month. Guess this month's volunteering."

" Wouldn't say that." Janet stated, earning weird looks from everyone but

Jean. " What? It's not like Black Mask hasn't made every single gang his bitch." She explained slightly offended. "Well, that's a possibility…" Jaime muttered to himself. "But the Collars aren't a 'main branch' gang, so Black Mask wouldn't be that interested in their earnings." He concluded.

"And you know this because…?" Jean smirked and leaned into him.

"Er… CSI: Miami?" Jean leaned back into her seat with a soft frown.

~ Bart

Suzanne had rushed back to her foster house, leaving the rest of us to walk home.

Jaime wanted to start keeping tabs on Jean too, but was first going to contact Aqualad.

Personally, why bother with her? Janet was much more interesting to spy on, but that was my opinion.

Janet tripped on her feet and literally started falling in slow motion. Jean, who was standing right next to her at the time, caught her bridal style.

"Looks like I saved a princess!" Jean announced, still holding Janet.

"How about a kiss, my fair lady?" She thickened her voice and leaned in.

"Hell no!" Janet screamed, face flushed.

"Well, then…Walker!" Jean called to her large friend who was standing furthest away from everyone in the group. Walker unfold his arms just in time to catch the petite brunette.

"Don't. Ever. Do. That. Again!" Janet hissed and grabbed her backpacked from Jean. "You know you like it." Jean teased. Janet proceeded to do the walk of shame and lead the group on.

"Are you always like that?" I asked Walker, fearing the answer.

" No." I sighed." It's worse." He started walking again like nothing happened.

" I don't like this gig anymore." I stated as Jaime walked next to me.

" I never did." He deadpanned.

~Jaime

"Miss Martian, I can't talk about this to anyone except Aqualad." I repeated annoyed.

"I'm sorry, Blue. Aqualad is on a mission with Artemis and Superboy. If it has to o with your mission, then proceed as you believe right."

I sighed. "Okay, but one last thing. Is Robin there?"

"On a mission with Batman in Paris. Batgirl too." She added. "Alright. Thanks."

The comm. link emitted a static sound now.

"The Jean is hiding something." The Scarab stated, as if trying to comfort Jaime.

"I figured as much. Question is what." I muttered to myself.

"Perhaps the Jean was also one of the abductees. The Reach collected runaways and according to police reports from precisely five months ago, she had run away." The Scarab reminded.

"You think she's a meta-human, like Static?" I concluded.

"You cannot know for sure until you have evidence ,Jaime Reyes."