Chpt.21
Lancy slowly blinked her eyes open, feeling pain all over while some other areas felt numb. She could hear the beeping of a heart monitor, then realized that she was in a hospital bed, and not in her home.
Her eyes shifted to see that there was someone sitting in a chair pulled up next to her bed. The girl looked to be about Lancy's age with braided blonde hair and brown eyes.
"W-who-" Lancy coughed, her throat dry and raspy.
"My name is Livy." The blonde girl informed, then slowly poured some water into the girl's mouth, which she eagerly swallowed.
"Are you a nurse?" Lancy questioned, eyeing Livy uneasily.
"No… well… kinda." Livy sighed. "I used to consider myself a nurse." She shook her head. "Forget I said that. I don't work here. I'm just a friend."
"A friend? I don't think I've ever had a friend named Livy." Lancy informed skeptically.
"You do. You just knew me as another name." Livy said with a small smile and Lancy's eyes widened.
"Red?" she whispered.
"Out of the costume, I'm Livy. It's kinda a secret." Livy stated lightheartedly. "Anyway, I'm gonna help you with this burning situation."
"The guy just… came out of nowhere." Lancy sighed. "Last I remember there was nothing but fire. How bad… how bad are my injuries?" Lancy inquired.
"Your injuries are… well they're not really good." Livy said slowly. "The doctors said that you living was a miracle. But they are going to give you an antibiotic to take, and you'll get better." Livy informed, trying to bring out the good side in the situation rather than the bad side.
Lancy glanced down at her body, noting how heavily bandaged things were and the burnt skin that showed from the places on her body that were not bandaged, and tears welled up in the corner of her eyes.
"I.. I guess that modeling job is no longer a possibility." Lancy whispered. "And no man is going to want to sleep with me. Livy, I'm out of a job. I won't be able to do anything."
"We'll think of something, Lancy. But you're alive. You'll get through this and I'll help." Livy stated firmly.
Lancy's hand griped Livy's and she shook her head sadly.
"I-I can't feel that… I can't feel your hand." Lancy informed in a shaky voice as she started to cry. "God… my hands are numb."
"We'll fix it, Lancy. It'll get better." Livy whispered , dabbing Lancy's tears away with a tissue.
"That's gonna cost money, Livy. Money I don't have."
"But I can get money. I have friends in high places." Livy informed, and Lancy chuckled softly.
"You always seem to have friends who can help you." She smiled. "Next thing I know, I'll find out you know Bruce Wayne or something."
"Well…"
"Wait, seriously? You know Bruce Wayne?" Lancy questioned and Livy nodded.
"Yeah, but I don't think he'll be helping me anytime soon. We tend to disagree on some stuff." Livy sighed. "But we don't need Bruce Wayne's help."
Just then there was a knock on the door, and someone questioned,
"Can I come in?" Livy recognized the voice and beamed happily.
"Yes." Livy nodded, and a man entered the room. Lancy noticed that the man was very good looking, and most likely in his late twenties.
"Who are you?" Lancy inquired, looking at Livy for the answer more so than the man.
"He's my Dad." Livy informed. Lancy looked at the man then back at Livy.
"You're Dad?"
"It's nice to meet you, Lancy." Jason informed with a smile. "I promise that we'll do everything in our power to help."
"Thank you, sir." Lancy whispered. Jason grinned, then turned to Livy.
"I have to go, alright? Selina promised to stop by and visit. I told her that you'd want to stay here." Jason informed, looking at Livy, and she nodded.
"Thank you, Jason." Livy grinned, and Jason kissed her on the forehead. Livy knew that Jason didn't drop by quickly just to meet Lancy. He also wanted to see how well Livy was holding up. He was concerned how his daughter was taking her friend's injury.
"Bye Livy." He then looked over at Lancy. "It was nice meeting you, Lancy."
"You too, sir." Lancy nodded, and Jason briskly walked out of the room, off to the streets of Gotham.
"Livy?"
"Yeah?"
"You're Dad… does he know what you do?" Lancy inquired, and Livy nodded proudly.
"He taught me everything I know."
"Is he… is he Batman?" Lancy inquired. Livy was silent, letting the question sink in. She then busted out laughing, holding nothing back. She laughed for a good minute, and she really did need it.
"No." Livy giggled, calming down. "No. He's not Batman. He's a bit more violent than Batman." She sighed. "Speaking of violence… Lancy, the guy who did this to you is dead." Livy informed seriously.
"What?"
"He's dead. He was a crazy man who set people on fire, and I killed him." Livy informed.
Lancy stared at Livy, wide eyed.
"You… you killed him. Like… you shot him or something?" Lancy inquired, and Livy sighed, shaking her head.
"I shot him in the knee caps. I broke his jaw. I cut him up a bit. I dislocated some joints. And I also set him on fire." Livy listed. "And I don't regret it. He could have killed you. And he had killed several other people too. He deserved to die."
"Livy… I don't want to think of that man." Lancy informed, her voice a bit shaky. "Can… can we forget about him? Please?"
"Sure thing, Lancy. Whatever you want." Livy nodded as she gently squeezed her friend's hand.
"Livy, I don't care if your straight. I love you." Lancy sighed. "You are the greatest friend I could ever ask for."
Days passed and Livy never left Lancy's side at the hospital. Lancy needed to stay there for further treatment, and Livy wasn't going to leave Lancy alone.
Selina dropped by and kept both girls company.
"Honey, you've been here for almost a week. You should go and stretch your legs. I'll be here for Lancy if she needs anything." Selina informed, and Lancy nodded.
"You should get out there. I know how you hate staying inside for a long time." Lancy said grinned. She was looking a bit better, but still wasn't too great.
Livy was hesitant about leaving Lancy, but then nodded. She really did miss running around out in the world.
"Alright. I'll be back soon." Livy smiled, then left the hospital.
Livy planned to just go out of the hospital and come back after several hours.
She didn't expect to run into Damian again nor did she count on foiling one of the plans of the Penguin, who felt like he no longer owed Little Red anything.
As Livy felt her back being pressed against Damian's stomach, she couldn't help but wonder how stretching her legs and leaving the hospital resulted in the mess she was in.
And she had no clue how she was going to get out of it.
So right back into the action. The next chapter will explain the chain of events that was summarized in the last portion of this chapter :)
L.L.A.P
~Laces