Disclaimer: I own nothing but the storyline and any original characters, this means that Asteriel is mine. Everything else belongs to DC Comics.
Chapter Eleven
She obviously doesn't want you. You need to just get over her. You're going to be hurt if you continue to be like this. Even if she isn't engaged to Rorek anymore- and you don't know that she isn't- she's probably going to date Malchior. Obviously she doesn't care that the bastard hurt her. Guess the bad boy really does always win.
Robin scowls at his subconscious. His ears catch onto the sounds of fighting. He rushes toward them, praying that his opponent at least gets a good hit in.
What he finds isn't what he's expecting.
The gang members are tied to each other, dangling from the roof of a nearby warehouse. A girl in tight black jeans and a white tank top stands nearby. She's got a cell phone in her hands, presumably having dialed the police.
Her head snaps up when Robin enters, revealing delicate features. Her eyes are clear blue and her hair is comparable to Mercury, also called Quicksilver. Her skin is pale, not like Raven's gray, but pale white. A small line of freckles covers her dainty nose on her otherwise flawless face. She's of average height, an inch or so shorter than Robin himself.
"Who are you?" Robin asks. The girl grins in response. "Hey, Traffic Light, or is it Robin? Sorry, the colors threw me off." She reaches a hand out. "I'm Asteriel, and I guess you could say this lot," she gestures to the tied up and bruised gang members, "is my fault."
"You did this?" Robin doesn't manage to keep the fact that he's impressed with the girl out of his voice. She nods. "Is Asteriel a cover name or your real one?"
"Unfortunately Asteriel is my birth name. Its obscure enough I saw no need to come up with a cover name. I suppose if I had to have one it'd be Quicksilver. Mum always called me that when she was talking to me. She loved my hair color."
Robin takes note of her referring to her mother in past tense, and that she has a slight British accent. They hear the sounds of police sirens coming closer. "So, do you want to be arrested for assault, or praised as a vigilante?" He asks her.
"How about neither? And you and I just get out of here?" She smiles quirkily at him. He raises an eyebrow at her forwardness. Well you wanted to get your mind off Raven. This chick definitely isn't her.
"The carnival's in town."
They walk out laughing.
"So, who's the girl on your mind?" Asteriel asks as she picks at a thing of blue raspberry cotton candy. Robin swallows. Asteriel's first order of business was to make Robin change into civilian clothes. Her second was getting Robin cotton candy. Her third was holding his hand. Her fourth is getting him to open up. Somehow she's managing to get all of this done in less than two hours.
"Her name is Raven."
"Your teammate? She's the sorceress, right? She seems kind of cool, a little too gothic for my tastes."
"Yeah, well, she isn't too gothic for her fiancée or his brother."
"Ooh," Asteriel whistles. "The girl has three guys after her?"
"Maybe just two," Robin says with a soft smile. Asteriel grins widely. "Wanna go ride the rides?"
"Hmm, sure."
"Do you actually have powers or are you like me?"
Asteriel smiles like she has hidden knowledge. Robin raises his eyebrows. Of course she has hidden knowledge, you imbecile. You don't know anything about her! Everything about her is hidden knowledge.
"You could say I'm a mix."
Robin's forehead creases in confusion. "What does that mean?" He asks as they reach the top of the Ferris Wheel. "Guess you'll just have to stick around and find out, won't you?"
Robin scowls as he realizes the girl outsmarted him. She's a lot like Raven you know. She's intelligent and mature but withdrawn. She's a hero that doesn't want to be recognized. Actually, she's a lot like you too. If Robin ever figures out what the voice is that talks to him, he may just consider it his greatest achievement.
It's almost dawn by the time the two are done wandering about downtown Jump City. Asteriel holds a small stuffed animal from the Carnival, and Robin has managed to get his mind off the sorceress at the Tower. They stand on the edge of the city, Robin getting ready to cross back to the island where his team awaits him.
"Same place, same time, tomorrow night?" Asteriel asks.
"Will there be gang members?"
"I don't know. You'll have to come and see."
Robin finds himself laughing as the girl walks off, leaving him to his thoughts. Instead of being consumed by Raven, they're now focusing on Asteriel. He wants to know everything about her, his mystery girl.