I'm sorry! I meant to update yesterday, but it was mother's day (in Britain) and I couldn't, also I swear fanfiction hates me... So, I only own Renee and the plot.
"Are you Renee?" A blonde man stood in the doorway of one of the many rooms of the mansion.
"How many other girls do you know with hair that grows naturally green?" I know I shouldn't have been so sharp, but hey, he walked right into it. He looked taken aback for a second, before smirking.
"She'll fit right in," I narrowed my eyes at his statement.
"This is Ollie, my boyfriend and Green Arrow," Dinah placed a hand on his shoulder, and I nodded, before following them up multiple flights of stairs to a large bedroom.
The walls were a pale cream colour, and so were the bed sheets, curtains, lamps, alarm clock and fluffy rug. The furniture was a dark wood, and the two doors a pale white. One door was the one I was walking through, the other, I supposed, led to a bathroom.
"This is your room, we can change everything if you'd like," Dinah suggested as I walked over to the large bay window. The view was a beautiful one, the entire Star City spread out before me like a chess board.
"I love it," I breathed, turning round and smiling at her.
"Shall we leave you to it?" Ollie asked, leaning against the doorframe.
"OK," I shrugged, even going so far as to smile slightly in his direction.
They turned and left, closing the door behind them. As suspected, the other door did lead to a bathroom, containing a bath, separate shower cubicle, toilet, sink and mirrored cupboard. I walked back into my room, and sat on the bed. There was a gentle knock on my window.
"Robin? But it's not even dawn in Gotham," I said, opening the window to let him in.
"Nah, I pull all nighters all the time. Plus I got some sleep when you were staying at the Batcave," he chuckled, jumping onto my floor.
"Still," I rolled my eyes, and sat back down on the bed.
"You really do have fast healing," he said, surprised. I hummed in agreement. I was too tired to stay awake for long. The sun was about to rise and I hadn't had a good sleep for three months. I lay back on the bed, and Robin sat next to me.
"How're you enjoying it here so far?" He asked me.
"Ollie's an idiot, Dinah's nice," I shrugged, opening one eye. He twirled a chunk of my hair round one of his fingers.
"Just because I hate my hair now doesn't mean you can rub it in my face," I slapped his hand away.
"Nah, I think it's cool. I don't know anyone else who's hair grows green," he chuckled at my reaction.
"It used to be blonde, kinda like a muddy colour. I didn't really like it, but I'd do anything to have it back," I sighed. I suddenly sat up.
"What date is it?" I asked.
"September the 14th, why?" He replied, stunned by my sudden energy burst.
"It's my mum's birthday," I sighed, curling in on myself. He put an arm round my shoulders.
"I'm sorry," he whispered.
"It's OK," I bit my lip gently.
"Now leave, I'm sure Bats is looking for you and I need sleep," I pushed him away in the direction of the window.
"Bye, sweet dreams," he grinned, before jumping out my window. I smiled slightly, before climbing into the soft bed, and falling fast asleep.
"Morning Renee," Dinah smiled at me as I entered the kitchen, after 10 minutes of searching for said room.
"Morning," I yawned, still tired.
"We need to get you some clothes, necessities, and a nice dress. We're having an adoption party for you, don't know why it's just something you apparently do if you adopt someone," Dinah shrugged, handing me a plate of salad. I thanked her, glad she knew of my eating habits. I munched quietly, watching Dinah move around the kitchen.
"Can I borrow something to wear? Just for the day I mean," I asked, when I had finished my breakfast.
"Sure, come on," I followed Dinah up the stairs. She handed me blue jeans, a white blouse and a hair tie. So I showered and dressed quickly, borrowing Dinah's hairbrush before tying my green hair up in a ponytail.
"Ready?" She asked. Luckily, I was her shoe size as well as only being slightly shorter than her, so borrowed a pair of black flats too.
"Yeah," as soon as we stepped out the front door, camera flashes went off in our faces.
"Dinah! Renee! Tell us your views on the adoption!" And other variable shouts came our way. We quickly ducked into the limo, no clue why we had to travel in this, not answering any questions.
Why are they like that? I thought to myself. As I said earlier, thinking out loud is a bad habit of mine.
"It's their jobs, I don't really know, but it's their jobs to get information," Dinah shrugged, and I nodded. I was surprised about how much of the world I had missed in my time away. Times had changed, but I supposed that was because I was part of the richer side of life now. We drove in a comfortable silence, music filtering quietly through the speakers. My thoughts turned to those of my mother, surprising her on her birthday every year had become a tradition, one dad and I loved to keep too. And I'm pretty sure mum never rejected the idea either.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Dinah broke me out of my trance.
"It's my mum's birthday," I sighed, and she leant towards me.
"It's hard, I know, but you have me, and Ollie, and Robin, even Batman seemed protective of you, which is weird unless you're secretly Robin. Is there anything you want to do? To celebrate?" She looked at me sincerely.
"Mum would want me to live normally, but how about we go out for lunch?" I smiled.
"Sure," and before I knew it, the limo pulled up outside Star Mall.
I placed my bags on the floor of my room. It had been a tiring day, and I was pretty sure I had never shopped so much in my life. I couldn't wait to wear my dress tomorrow at the party, and apparently Ollie's niece, Artemis, was coming over. Another thing I was slightly worried about, was making a good impression. Dinah told me Bruce Wayne, and his ward Dick Grayson were coming.