A/N: Disparage means to underestimate. :)
GOTHAM CITY
JULY 14, 2010
12:13 EDT
I blew a lock of my hair out of my face, hands in the pockets of my shorts. At times like this, I was kind of glad that I lived in the east coast. It didn't get that hot in the summer, well, in New Jersey at least. I was guessing it was in the low to mid-eighties right now.
I was on my way to Central Gotham Park to meet up with Dick, who had gone to see Wally earlier this morning. We were supposed to meet up at 12:15, and I was running a couple minutes late.
I took a shortcut, which obviously wasn't my best choice, because it was through an alley. But whatever, not like I couldn't handle it.
I placed my phone to my ear, letting it ring.
"Hey, where are you? Walls and I are already at the park and we were at Central City a quarter of an hour ago," Dick greeted me.
"Hey, V!" I said with fake enthusiasm. "How are you? I'm great, thanks for asking. Anyways, I'm running a bit late. I'll be a couple minutes late."
I heard Dick laugh on the line and shook my head.
"Lookie here, fellas, a stray kitten," I heard a voice that resembled nails on a chalkboard say.
"V, what was that?" Dick stopped laughing abruptly.
"Nothing, Dick," I replied easily, turning to see who was approaching me. "Call ya back, kay?"
"V, don't you–" I touched the end button and slid my phone back into my pocket.
"Can I help you," I wrinkled my nose in distaste, "gentlemen?"
"How cute!" one of the guys smiled, showing his yellow, slightly decaying teeth. "The kitten's pretending to be a tiger."
He reached for me, but I stepped back. "Don't touch me," I narrowed my eyes.
"Fiesty," another chuckled. "I say we teach her some manners, yeah?"
"In broad daylight?" I asked, propping my hands on my hips. "Jeez, are you all stupid?"
This seemed to tick them off, and they charged at me. I jumped out of the way as one attempted to tackle me to the ground, before I pushed myself off the shoulders of one of the others, kicking another in the face.
The one I kicked hit the alley walls roughly before falling to the ground unconscious. That made the other four really pissed, because they ended up coming at me with fists. I slid underneath one of them to get out of the circle they were going to enclose me in and tripped him, making him land head first on the ground.
Within five minutes, all of them were on the ground and I picked up my bag, which had fallen in the small fight. Before I even saw them, I felt their presences. One was one I could never mistake, and another I was quite familiar with.
Wally and Dick looked with amused faces at the thugs that were on the ground, either unconscious or groaning in place.
"Never disparage V," Dick chuckled.
"Noting that," Wally grinned, nodding his head. "C'mon! You probably worked up an appetite! Let's go get some pizza!"
I rolled my eyes and semi-jogged over to the two before we headed off to get some lunch.
A/N: Open up for suggestions! Ahah. I'm actually somewhat out of ideas so I'm using a dictionary and thesaurus. x] Or you guys can just drop a comment! :D