Chapter 28: Commitment
"Oh my God! I cannot believe that we have to stay in the stupid mountain for the rest of the week!" Artemis yelled as she watched M'gann mix the ingredients together. I laughed.
"Get used to it, because if you keep up with this 'hero' stuff, I can assure you that some late nights don't involve sleeping in your own bed." I said.
"In what way are you implying that, exactly?" Roy asked as he walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. I rose my brow.
"In PG way, mind you." I said. "Maybe you should start thinking that way, too." Roy laughed.
"And why would that be exactly? For all I remember, you're the one bringing up all those things in our camping trip."
"Oh, dear, did I not tell you? It must've slipped my mind. You see, when I meet new people, like you for example, I always have this impulse to test them on how their brain works. And instead of knocking them out and hooking them to an expensive machine, I've learned that it's quite easier to keep them conscious while you talk to them in reverse-psychology." Roy rolled his eyes.
"I don't think anyone in this room understood anything you just said."
"I did." Robin said as he turned around from his video game with Wally. I smiled.
"Thank you. And I will be taking my twenty-thousand dollar check now." Roy glared at me.
"In your dreams, Doctor." Roy said. I rolled my eyes.
"Anyway..." I turned back to M'gann. "What are you making, exactly?" I asked, staring at the awkwardly colored blob of tan in M'gann's clear bowl. She smiled.
"Cookies. Haven't you made them before?" I sighed.
"No. I don't really have time to make anything other than usually dinner."
"I'll teach you!" M'gann said.
"I think I'm good. I have no motive to make sweets. But thanks for the offer."
"Oh my gosh! I just had a brilliant idea!" Raquel suddenly said. I rose my brow.
"And what would that be?" Artemis asked. Raquel smiled brightly.
"Since we're going to be stuck here...all night long, we could play games, you know, like the ones we did while camping." I choked on the water I had been drinking.
"I don't like that idea." I said. Roy leaned on the counter and looked at me.
"Afraid?" He asked, smiling. I glared at him.
"No, it's just that I'm a very private person, if you haven't already noticed." Roy raised his brow and shrugged as he walked back toward the living room type area.
"Don't worry, Sarah. We won't ask that many personal questions." Zatanna reassured me. I smiled and sighed.
"I should probably go set up my room for the night." I said, trying to get out of the awkward situation. I could feel Zatanna's eyes on me suspiciously.
"Well, I'll come and get you when dinner's ready." M'gann said, offering me a smile. I smiled back and walked toward my room. The door closed behind me as I sat down on the bed. I sighed.
I was very happy for Zatanna's kind words and her understanding of part of what I felt, but I was slightly pissed off for the fact that I was being dragged back into this. Honestly, if it were my choice, I'd be out of the cave faster than Wally, but Dinah's agreement dragged my back down. But the worst part wasn't the dragging down, it was the commitment. I was being dragged down by the commitment. The commitment that made me befriend the team. The team that was supposed to be my enemies.