dont worry guys, im back! sorry it took so long to post. i was visiting my grandparents who aparently dont have internet. lets have a little look see to find out who Jamie gets to meet today!

to Tempest, Chance and Athena: i need back stories my friends! if you wanna be in here you gotta give me somthing to work with. Chance i have your broad over scope of your story but how bout some details! and Athena, dear, anything at all would be helpful, cause i cant put you in till i know somthing. and Tempest... eh whatever i'll just talk to you tomarrow.

read on!

Chapter 10

That night, after everyone else had gone to bed in the house, I slipped out onto the roof of the back porch by climbing out of the spare bedroom window. I would go out and lie on the sloped roof and just look up at the stars. My life had been so busy lately that those were the only moments of peace that I could find. I had on black sweatpants, a red undershirt and a black zip up hoody. The nights were getting colder as winter approached but the jacket was all that was necessary. I put my hands behind my head and closed my eyes, letting the night air wash over me. As my muscles finally relaxed I heard the clanging of metal trash cans, then an "oof!" of someone getting hit. Even in my moment of peace, crap still happens.

I rolled into a sitting position and looked around. I couldn't see where the disturbance had come from so I stood up to try and get a better look. Realizing it was probably coming from in the front I shape shifted into a cat and leaped onto the main part of my roof. Down the street to the left, a man had tripped over the trash can on the side of the street and was currently lying on the ground; scampering to get back onto his feet. Running from the right side of the street came none other than Robin, the Boy Wonder. I watched in wonder as Robin catapulted himself at the guy using his bo staff and landed on top of him. They grappled for a moment under the street light before the guy Robin was fighting got the upper hand and clubbed Robin on the head, dazing him for a moment. He grabbed Robin and twisted his arm behind his back; even from this distance I could hear the pop of his shoulder dislocating. He cried out in pain and twisted out of the man's grip and backed away cradling his right arm with his other hand. The guy jumped at him again and somehow managed to get him tied up with his hands behind his back and took his utility belt.

I made a split second decision and jumped down off my roof and landed on my feline feet. As I ran toward the dueling duo I changed into a big black dog and tackled the man down to the ground. I stood on top of him snapping at his face with my lips curled back exposing my mouthful of sharp teeth. He tried to protect his face with his arms so I sunk my teeth into his forearm. He let out a howl of pain and knocked me upside the head with his other hand; I went sprawling onto the pavement but wasn't hurt. He scrambled to his feet and took off running down the street. I ran after him and snatched Robin's utility belt from his hands, then turned and ran back to the bound Robin.

I placed the belt In front of Robin, backed up a few steps and sat down.

"Thanks, Mutt. Can you do any other tricks?" Robin asked rolling into the kneeling position and shaking his head in attempt to clear it.

I woofed quietly and wagged my tail. Robin smiled and waited for the apparent dog in front of him to roll over or chase her tail or something; so when I stood up and shifted back into my human form with my hood pulled low over my eyes so he couldn't see my face, he just looked at me with his jaw practically on the ground.

"That was whelming…." he said weakly.

"Need a hand?" I laughed, enjoying his surprise.

"Who are you?" Robin asked, keeping up with his distrustfulness.

"Someone who's trying to help."

"And does that someone have a name?"

I hadn't thought of a name to go by. I hadn't needed one before because no one ever knew that I was really human if they saw me before as an animal. "Shift," I spouted. Sure, that'll work.

"Shift? Original," Robin said sarcastically. "I'll stick with Mutt."

"Sure, whatever. Now would you like help getting your hands undone or not?

"Uh… yeah… sure…"

I walked around behind him to see what his hands were bound with. Zip ties, tightened so much that I couldn't even fit one finger into the loop. I pulled my pocket knife out of my pocket and slipped the blade inside and cut through the plastic tie. Robin's arms swung to his sides and he winced in pain.

"Your shoulder?"

"How'd you know?" he asked as he rose to his feet.

"I watched him twist your arm around and I heard the pop."

"Where were you?" he asked cradling his right arm to take the weight off his shoulder.

"Around," I said nondescript. "Who was that guy?"

"His name is Zeek. He's a mobster with an attitude."

"And pretty good right hook too." I reached down and picked up his utility belt and held it out to him.

"What happened to your hand?" he asked, noticing the scars on hands.

I dropped the belt and pulled my sleeves down to cover my hands. "Nothing that you need to worry about."

We stood there awkwardly for a few seconds till Robin said, "You should be careful walking around the streets with no shoes on, there might be glass or nails." Apparently he had noticed my bare feet as well as the scared hands and was concerned for their wellbeing. Charming.

"You should be careful walking around the streets period, there are mean people that dislocate little boys' shoulders," I retorted.

My comment caught him off guard and he quickly changed the subject, "So do I get to see the face of the girl that rescued me?"

"Only if I get to see yours," I responded dryly. The street light overhead cast a dark shadow onto my face, so Robin couldn't see that I was smirking under my hood.

"Fair enough," he shrugged. "I guess I'll see you around, Mutt."

"Why, planning on needing rescuing again? And what about your shoulder?"

"I'll get it fixed at the Batcave." Robin threw down smoke pellets that I hadn't realized he was holding and I jumped backwards and turned into a black rat, realizing he was making his signature escape. He laughed his slightly crazed laugh that I had always heard about and I darted out of the circle of light of the street light and out of the cloud of smoke (I'm really sick of smoke let me tell you). From this size and vantage point, I could see Robin now perched on top of the street light but he couldn't see me. I looked at his masked face and saw him looking around, confused. I guess I just pulled a "Robin" on Robin. When I was sure I was far enough away, shifted back into a human and laughed my own slightly crazed laugh, just loud enough for Robin to hear before I headed back home.

I hopped my fence and walked to my back porch. It was too late for me to go in through the back door, not to mention it was locked so I turned into a little black gecko and shimmied my way up the wooden post supporting the porch roof. I slipped back inside through the open window and went back to my room. I had finally gotten to talk to Robin. I smiled as I crawled into bed. Not only had I talked to the Boy Wonder but I had made a name for myself. I smiled even bigger, technically I had made two.

ok well the end was kinda cheesey but whatever, it finished the chapter.