Chapter Eight:

"Ben! Will!" M'gann cried.

Ben and Will looked up at their mother, "What?" Ben asked.

M'gann pointed and the two forks in front of the boys rose into the air, "Forks. You use them to eat."

Ben and Will sighed and grabbed the forks, "Yes mom."

M'gann smiled and turned to Marcie, "Nice trick out there Marcie."

Marcie smiled and took a bite of her cake, "Eh. I've done things like that to Zuri."

Zuri made a face, "Have not! That was so your on the spot thinking."

Marcie laughed, "Ok so maybe it was."

Wally rubbed his rib cage, "That was some kick for on the spot thinking Marcie. I think you may of broken a rib."

Marcie smiled, "Sorry daddy."

Artemis rolled her eyes and walked over to Wally and put her hands on his shoulders, "Oh, Wally. You are fine."

Wally shook his head, "She didn't kick you in the ribs!"

Artemis rolled her eyes, "Just eat your cake."

Wally stuck out his tongue and took another bite of cake.

Hale smiled at Marcie, "You really are a nice leader, letting the losers eat cake."

"Hey!" Zatanna cried from the sofa where she was laying, "Don't start Hale. If your father and mother had been here, you would be the losers."

Hale shrugged, "Eh, I don't know Marcie was pretty smart out there."

Marcie ducked her head, her cheeks growing warm, "Thanks Hale."

Janette rolled her eyes, "If you count hiding behind a tree good."

Zuri bit her lip, "Marcie stole Artemis's bow so you could kick her butt, or you would of been doomed. And Marcie also took down, Dad, Nightwing, Wally, My mom, and your mom."

Janette took a bite of her cake, "Yea."

Zuri shrugged at Marcie.

Marcie smiled, "But I wouldn't have been able to do anything with out an awesome team like you guys."

The team beamed at Marcie and she stood up, "I think we worked really good today guys. And because I'm such a sweet leader, rest of the day is off."

Zuri looked at Marcie, "You aren't serious are you?"

Marcie grabbed her plate and tossed it in the sink, "I am. You guys can have the rest of the day off."

Zuri bent her eyebrows and looked back at the team, "Ok which one of you replaced Marcie?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Zuri, I can't believe you think I'm that mean!"

Vanessa cleared her throat, "Uh Marcie. It's not we think you're mean. But ever since this team has started, you have had us work every day. No stopping, no breaks. Are you feeling okay?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Fine. I'm fine, now if you don't want the break, I can have more practice."

That was all it took, the team jumped up, tossed their plates in the sink and took off out of the kitchen.

Marcie shook her head, "Mean?" She whispered as she straighten the plates in the sink. When she was finished Marcie walked out of the kitchen and down the hallway.

"Yo! Marcie!"

Marcie jumped and spun around to face her attacker, only to find Hale. Marcie rolled her eyes, "Hale! You need to stop scaring the mess out of me, or one of these days, I'm going to hurt you badly."

Hale beamed at Marcie, "Sorry! Sorry!"

Marcie shook her head, "And why are you still here. I said go have fun."

Hale smiled, "Yeah, I know, but are you going to have fun?"

Marcie waved her hand and started down the hall, Hale followed, "I have stuff to do. Can't. Eh, but I guess that's what being leader means."

Hale jumped in front of Marcie, "Being leader never said you couldn't have fun." Marcie looked at him, "Come on we can have fun together. You need to live a little Marcie."

Marcie shook her head and slid past Hale, "I can't Hale."

Hale stepped in front of her again, "Aw, come on Marcie. For me?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Hale. Go hang with your sisters, I have to do stuff," She tried to slid past Hale again.

Hale shook his head, "No, my sisters aren't my friends. I see them at home. And what kind of stuff?"

Marcie looked at her feet, "Papers?"

Hale shook his head, "Liar. You are finished with papers, Nightwing said you turned them all in."

Marcie shook her head, "Nightwing."

Hale stuck out his bottom lip, "Please?"

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Why?"

"Because you never have fun."

Marcie rolled her eyes, "That isn't true!"

Hale frowned, "Please, please, please, please-"

Marcie threw up her hands, interrupting Hale, "Okay! Okay! Just stop!"

Hale smiled, "So do you want to drive?"

Marcie bent her eyebrows, "Drive?"

Hale nodded, "The car?"

Marcie waved her hand, "Oh, I can't drive. Not just because I'm fifteen and would only have a learners permit. But I've never driven a car. You know super speed."

"Oh," Hale said, "Then I'll drive."

Marcie smiled, "That's probably a good idea."

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"So where are we going?" Marcie asked from the passenger seat in Hale's old, beat up truck.

Hale smiled, "To have fun Marcie."

Marcie rolled her eyes, "So did your dad buy you this car?"

Hale shook his head, "Nope. I did. Dad thinks I need to deal with a junk car before a nice new car."

Marcie nodded, "Well, it is a piece of junk."

Hale gasped and rubbed the dash board, "She didn't mean that Lucy."

Marcie laughed, "Lucy, you named your car?"

Hale shrugged, "Yeah, what it's to you?"

Marcie shrugged, "That's weird. Why'd you name your car."

"Because, she is my friend. My baby."

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Okay, so I'm going to have fun with a crazy person."

Hale rolled his eyes, "Ask your dad if he didn't name is first car."

Marcie shrugged, "I will."

Hale smiled, "I bet you he did."

Marcie shook her head, "Whatever. And by the way, are we there yet?"

Hale twisted the steering wheel, "In fact we are."

Marcie looked out the window, "An ice-cream shop?"

Hale shook his head, "Not just any old ice-cream shop! The best ice-cream shop in town."

Marcie bent her eyebrows, "Uh huh."

Hale opened his door, "And this is only are first stop."

"Uh huh," Marcie said again opening her door.

Hale smiled, "Oh come on. Live a little."

Marcie shut her door, "I am. Living."

Hale shut his door and looped around to Marcie's side, "Also, you can get all the topping you want. I love peanut butter ice cream with gummy bears myself."

Marcie wrinkled her nose, "Ew, that's gross."

"No it's really good."

Marcie rolled her eyes and grabbed the door to the shop, "Peanut butter and gummy bears? No thanks."

Hale shrugged, "More for me."
"Hi," The girl who was standing at the counter called, "I'll be right with you, I-" She looked up, "Hale!"

Hale smiled, "Hey there Stacy."

The girl, Stacy, beamed, "The normal Hale?"

Hale nodded, "Yea, but my friend here hasn't decided."

Stacy tore her eyes from Hale and for the first time spotted Marcie, "Hi there."

Marcie smiled, "Hi Stacy. I'm Marcie."

Stacy nodded, "Hale, I'll make your ice-cream while Marcie decides."

Hale smiled, "Thanks Stacy."

Stacy turned to the ice-cream. Marcie smiled, "So how long have you known Stacy?"

Hale shrugged, "Awhile. When her dad worked this place she would hang out here, we met we were just eight."

Marcie nodded, "And did you ever date?"

Hale laughed, "Stacy and I dating? What?"

Marcie looked at him, "Well, by the way she just looked at me. She has a super crush on you Hale."

Hale shook his head, "Does not!"

"She so does!"

"Doesn't! I mean-"

"Hale," Stacy said from the counter, "here's your ice-cream." Hale turned and took the ice-cream from her, Stacy smiled, "So, Marcie, have you made up your mind?"

Marcie nodded, "I'll take chocolate vanilla with cookie dough and chocolate chips please."

Stacy nodded, "Coming right up, but first Hale are you going to pay for the ice-cream?"

"Oh yea," Hale said and dug into his pocket, "Here you go."

(Author's Note: Yea, I know they just ate cake. But Marcie burns calories fast.)

Stacy took the money, "Thank you," Then she walked back to the ice-cream.

Hale spun around to Marcie, "She doesn't like me."

Marcie shrugged, "She does, I know she does. I am a girl, I can tell those kind of things."

"Then why hasn't she said anything?"

Marcie ducked her head, "Because sometimes, girls don't want to tell the guy they like, because they are afraid of loosing his friendship. I mean, they rather be friends then loose that friendship by making everything awkward."

Hale shook his head, "That's stupid."

"But true," Marcie said, "and here she comes, so shut up!"

"Order up," Stacy said.

Marcie took her cone, "Thanks."

Stacy nodded, "You're welcome."

Hale smiled, "Thanks Stacy, see you later."

Stacy smiled, "Later Hale."

Marcie bent her eyebrows, "We aren't eating here?"

Hale shook his head, "Nope, this is just part one."

Marcie licked her ice-cream, "Alright then. Bye Stacy."

"Bye," Stacy said.

Hale nodded and walked out the door, Marcie trailing behind him, "Why couldn't we eat ice-cream there? Isn't it going to melt all in your car?"

Hale shook his head, "No, maybe. But there is a special place I want to take you now."

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Is this more of that having fun stuff and by the way at this place is there going to be a girl?"

Hale turned and gave Marcie an evil eyes, "Just you. And yes it having fun stuff."

Marcie opened the passenger door, "Ugh."

Hale smiled, "That's the sprit Marcie!" He opened his door and climbed in.

Marcie rolled her eyes, "Sure."

And then Hale started the car and they were off

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