I counted to twenty until the door finally opened. A familiar brown haired man appeared from behind it, smiling.
"Erica, nice to see you!" Chris greeted, motioning inside. "Come in!"
"Thanks," I muttered, following him to the livingroom. Usually, Annaliese would be 阅读 magazines there, 或者 Victoria would be painting her nails.
"Where're the girls?" I asked awkwardly, forgetting the reason why I came here.
"Anna's working late, and Vicky's attending a 篮球 game. Do 你 need anything?" he asked after I looked around the livingroom.
"Oh, I just... wanted to know... how 你 guys were doing, after 你 know..." I felt my cheeks burn.
He smiled encouragingly. "We're working on it. I've fulfilled my promise already."
I raised an eyebrow. "Really? You're married?"
Before he answered, a pretty blonde woman with blue eyes entered the room with a cookie tray.
"Erica," Chris scooted over as the lady sat down. "This is Sabrina, my fiancee."
She shook my hand. "Nice to meet you, Erica." She handed me a cookie.
"We're still trying to find a house," Chris confided. "Dad's really picky about the kind of houses we live in."
I laughed. "I guess he is. Your house is very lovely."
I watched his brown eyes linger to Sabrina's blue ones, and a happy feeling crept up on me. When was the last time I had actually had a 日期 with Robin? I remembered his 17th birthday part a few weeks ago...
Suddenly, I heard shouting in my ear.
Sabrina jumped. "What was that?"
"Sorry," I muttered apologetically, and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Erica, we need 你 back at base immediately," Aqualad 说 in a panicky tone. "We need to get to Gotham Cemetary as quickly as possible!"
"I'll meet 你 there," I told him, and hung up. Chris looked at me, worried.
"What's wrong?"
"I have to go," I said, gulfing down my cookie. "The team needs me." I 说 good-bye, then hurried back to the cemetary, wondering what they wanted with me.
I found the team surrounding Jeannette's grave in defensive positions. Most of the Justice League was patrolling the cemetary with grave expressions.
"What's wrong?" I inquired as I caught up to them.
Megan's green skin looked pale. "Darkseid is coming... he wants to take Jeannette's powers!"
"But she's dead!" I intervened. 或者 was she?
"He seems to think he isn't!" her mouth was set in a straight line, quivering.
Robin looked at me suspiciously. "Where were you?"
"I was just here," I replied, looking for the Dark Knight. "Where's Batman?"
He reluctantly pointed to the gate of the cemetary, where 蝙蝠侠 stood, brooding. I ran toward him, pushing away the fact that I was almost as tall as him.
"Darkseid's after Jenny?" I prompted.
He nodded. "Like you, he thinks that she's alive. We're not taking any risks, so we're staying here for the night."
"Wait... how did 你 know--?" I started.
"The computer reported your research to me," he 说 casually. "Either the League hasn't been updating, 或者 Jeannette Thomas is not dead."
超人 landed in between us. "The city's preparing for evacuation."
It's this serious? I walked back to where the team was standing, fearful.
"Megan..." I asked slowly, "Who IS Darkseid?"
She shook her head, looking at the sky.
"Erica, nice to see you!" Chris greeted, motioning inside. "Come in!"
"Thanks," I muttered, following him to the livingroom. Usually, Annaliese would be 阅读 magazines there, 或者 Victoria would be painting her nails.
"Where're the girls?" I asked awkwardly, forgetting the reason why I came here.
"Anna's working late, and Vicky's attending a 篮球 game. Do 你 need anything?" he asked after I looked around the livingroom.
"Oh, I just... wanted to know... how 你 guys were doing, after 你 know..." I felt my cheeks burn.
He smiled encouragingly. "We're working on it. I've fulfilled my promise already."
I raised an eyebrow. "Really? You're married?"
Before he answered, a pretty blonde woman with blue eyes entered the room with a cookie tray.
"Erica," Chris scooted over as the lady sat down. "This is Sabrina, my fiancee."
She shook my hand. "Nice to meet you, Erica." She handed me a cookie.
"We're still trying to find a house," Chris confided. "Dad's really picky about the kind of houses we live in."
I laughed. "I guess he is. Your house is very lovely."
I watched his brown eyes linger to Sabrina's blue ones, and a happy feeling crept up on me. When was the last time I had actually had a 日期 with Robin? I remembered his 17th birthday part a few weeks ago...
Suddenly, I heard shouting in my ear.
Sabrina jumped. "What was that?"
"Sorry," I muttered apologetically, and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Erica, we need 你 back at base immediately," Aqualad 说 in a panicky tone. "We need to get to Gotham Cemetary as quickly as possible!"
"I'll meet 你 there," I told him, and hung up. Chris looked at me, worried.
"What's wrong?"
"I have to go," I said, gulfing down my cookie. "The team needs me." I 说 good-bye, then hurried back to the cemetary, wondering what they wanted with me.
I found the team surrounding Jeannette's grave in defensive positions. Most of the Justice League was patrolling the cemetary with grave expressions.
"What's wrong?" I inquired as I caught up to them.
Megan's green skin looked pale. "Darkseid is coming... he wants to take Jeannette's powers!"
"But she's dead!" I intervened. 或者 was she?
"He seems to think he isn't!" her mouth was set in a straight line, quivering.
Robin looked at me suspiciously. "Where were you?"
"I was just here," I replied, looking for the Dark Knight. "Where's Batman?"
He reluctantly pointed to the gate of the cemetary, where 蝙蝠侠 stood, brooding. I ran toward him, pushing away the fact that I was almost as tall as him.
"Darkseid's after Jenny?" I prompted.
He nodded. "Like you, he thinks that she's alive. We're not taking any risks, so we're staying here for the night."
"Wait... how did 你 know--?" I started.
"The computer reported your research to me," he 说 casually. "Either the League hasn't been updating, 或者 Jeannette Thomas is not dead."
超人 landed in between us. "The city's preparing for evacuation."
It's this serious? I walked back to where the team was standing, fearful.
"Megan..." I asked slowly, "Who IS Darkseid?"
She shook her head, looking at the sky.