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I walked into the kitchen the next morning, in sweats and a t-shirt after my shower.
"Hi Renee," Dinah and Ollie smiled at me.
"Hey," I replied, mindlessly going about my breakfast routine.
"Artemis should be here soon, so eat quickly," Ollie said, just as the doorbell rang.
"That'd be her," Ollie grinned, going to greet his niece. I quickly finished my breakfast, before loading the dishes into the dishwasher and going to meet Artemis.
Artemis was a girl with Asian features, grey eyes and, strangely (due to genetics), blonde hair.
"Hi," I smiled, walking up to her.
"Renee, right? Good to finally meet you, I'm Artemis," we shook hands.
"But we've met before," I said, before slapping a hand over my mouth.
"Sorry, my photographic memory means I know who you are..." I mumbled.
"Wait, so you know I'm Artemis, Green Arrows protégé?" She asked, taken aback.
"Yeah..." I trailed off, before running a hand through my hair.
"Cool, so I don't have to hide it. Can I see your dress?" Artemis changed the subject, and I pretended not to notice.
"Sure, you can see Dinah's too," I smiled, leading her up the stairs.
"Urr, you have any clue where we are?" I asked Artemis, looking around.
"No, I don't come often enough," Artemis shook her head.
"Hmm," I bit my lip, before accessing my photographic memory that remembered the tour of the house.
"This way," I pointed forward, and started walking.
"I envy that memory of yours," Artemis looked down at me, smiling.
"Losing control of your body for the majority of three months? No thanks," I shrugged, turning into my room, where Dinah was waiting.
"What took you two so long?"
"We got lost," Artemis shrugged.
"Shall we start?" I smiled. My life seemed to have been changing, I no longer had anger issues, they went with the brainwashing, and my understanding of emotions is still nil. I feel like things have changed for me. I have time, I have happiness. What more do I want? Oh yeah, friendship.
"Don't we have to go downstairs now?" Dinah asked. She was in a long black strapless dress and 3inch heels, her hair straightened and loose around her skull.
"He's your boyfriend," Artemis pointed out. She wore a long dark green one shoulder dress, her hair elegantly done up with a few curls framing her face.
"We should have been downstairs a couple of minutes ago," I sighed, resisting the edge to tug my hair uselessly. I wore a brown dress that matched my eyes, and had ruffles running down the skirt that barely passed my knees. My green waist length hair was curled into ringlets that had partly came out, so my hair was straight until it hit my shoulders, where it curled in on itself.
"Come on then," Dinah led the way out the room. As Artemis and I followed, we both hissed the same thing.
"I. Hate. Heels."
The ballroom had been changed spectacularly. The normally cold room was now bathed in golden light, bright colours all around trying to make the best of what they have. People had started entering already, and it was hard to believe the party was thrown for me. But, the majority of people were here for business bonds, but whatever.
"A friend of mine should be here soon," Artemis said to me, as Dinah went off to socialize with her boyfriend.
"Cool," I nodded, looking around the hall. Suddenly, a hush fell over the hall, everyone turning to the doors. The girls were giggling amongst themselves, the woman pulled their dresses down to show as much cleavage as possible, and the business men straightened their suits.
"What are they waiting for?" I leant closer to Artemis.
"Not what. Whom. Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, the latter is my friend," Artemis whispered back.
"OK, I thought you called him an annoying twerp earlier though," I hissed back.
"No, that's Wally, another friend of mine. Baywatch, is the annoying twerp," she corrected.
"If I didn't know better, I would say you two were dating," I grinned at her.
"Shut up," she exclaimed, shocked, but she couldn't hold the blush from her cheeks.
"You like him," it wasn't a question.
"Maybe," she muttered, avoiding eye contact. I sniggered at her, attempting to hide it behind my hand.
"Hi," came a male voice from behind me.
"Dick!" Artemis stepped round me and they hugged.
"I'm Dick Grayson, Renee, right?" We shook hands.
"That's me," I smiled.
"Renee, this is my friend Dick, Dick, this is Renee," Artemis introduced us.
"So, how are you enjoying your adoption party?" He asked me.
"Practically everyone's here to create business links, not to celebrate an adoption," I shrugged. I hadn't really wanted a party to start with.
"Fair," he chuckled.
"I'm gonna go get a drink," Artemis said slyly, walking away from us.
"Does she know you're Robin?" I turned to Dick.
"Wondered if you'd figure it out," he smirked.
"That's not answering my question," I crossed my arms.
"No, she doesn't. And you can't tell her," he said warningly.
"Fine," I held my hands up in mock surrender. Just then Artemis came back with 3 glasses of sparkling water, handing one each to Dick and I. We thanked her, and sipped in silence.
"I like your hair," he eventually said.
"I hate it," I glared at him.
"Nah, it's cool. I don't know anyone who's hair grows green," he poked my temple, and I slapped his hand. I'm pretty sure the majority of females around my age were glaring daggers in our direction, but whether at me or Artemis I wasn't sure.
"Shall I leave you two lovebirds too it?" Artemis interjected, her eyes flicking between the two of us.
"What?" I gasped, gobsmacked.
"Like you know anyone else here," Dick chuckled, avoiding the question.
"Well, I'm walking away," she turned on her heel, but before she even took a step, I played the crush card.
"Go West," I called after her. She turned around, white as a sheet.
"You wouldn't," she breathed. I just smiled, and sipped my drink.
"Fine," she sighed, standing beside me.
A crash echoed round the room, mixing with the sounds of people screaming.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Harley stepped through the window, "I present, Mistah Jay!" She gestured grandly, and I raised an eyebrow as the Joker stepped through, acting like he owned the place.
"Oliver Queen?" He asked, as said man stepped forward.
"What?" He asked, staring up at the psychopath.
"Give me Renee," Joker hissed. My whole body stiffened, and everybody in the hall turned to look at me. Artemis and Robin had already slipped off, Dinah was gone and Bruce Wayne, who I supposed was Batman, was nowhere to be seen. I stepped forward hesitantly, playing the part of a frightened 13 year old.
"Hello Renee, long time no see!" He cackled at his sentence, as though it was the funniest thing in the world.
"You remember when I tortured you for three days? That was hilarious! I mean, I'm super glad I gave you speedy healing because now I get to start again!" At his words, dozens of clown masked men leaped out of their hiding places just in time to combat the recently arrived heroes. I felt arms wrap around me, and instinctively I stamped on their foot.
"Ow, Renee," Robin hissed.
"Sorry," I replied, letting him pull me up to the rafters.
"Good luck," I hissed, just before he jumped down and kicked a goon in the face. Scanning the room, noticing all the civilians had gotten out, I saw Harley was nowhere in the fray.
"Hello, Rennie," came her voice from behind me.
"I really hate that nickname," I sighed, sinking into a fighting stance.
"Tut tut tut, I taught you fight, remember," she smiled.
"I can try," I shrugged, before running at her. I flipped over her head,which in heels on rafters is not fun. She slashed her knife at me, catching my forearm before I kicked her off the rafters, sending her flying into Joker, leaving them both unconscious. Robin grappled up to meet me on the rafters.
"Where did you learn that?" He asked me.
"Harley taught me," I shrugged, watching as my cut scabbed over and healed, leaving a slight blood stain in its place.
"C'mon then," Robin said, after making sure I was fine. He wrapped an arm round my waist and we grappled to the ground. Hitting the floor, my foot wobbled in my kitten heels, and I fell.
"Careful," Robin said as he caught me.
"Thanks. And if I never have to wear another pair of heels again, yes Canary this is for you, it will be too soon," I sighed, removing said death implements from my feet.
"Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to bed," I walked upstairs, before quickly showering and slipping between the sheets on my bed. A slight tap of my window made me groan.
"This better be good, you got me out of bed," I threatened the Boy Wonder and Artemis as they crept into my room.
"We came to see if you're OK," Artemis said, hooking her bow over her shoulder.
"I'm fine, don't worry," I smiled slightly.
"In that case, I should head home," Artemis did a two finger wave before climbing out my window, into the night.
"So, Dick," I said, putting emphasis on his name, "I'm guessing you had another motive to still be here?"
"Yes, actually," he smirked.
"Batman was going to ask you, as he already has Dinah and Ollies agreement, if you would like to join our team?"
"Do you really need ask?" I grinned, "now out, I need sleep," I shoved him out the window. He was a bird, he would be fine. But, sorry for the fangirling, I'M JOINING THE TEAM!