I've heard people say that letting go is hard to do. And it's true. But the مزید I wandered, the مزید I felt like I had to close something back there. Damn. There was always something. Oh well. Time to end it. I headed back, passing her grave again. I'll see آپ later sis. And I'll bring some decoration for you. I went back. Damn it all. I had never wanted to come back when I left. آپ just have to close one door to open another I guess. When I got there, it was broad daylight. So I hung around until it was well into the اگلے morning. 3:00 a.m. No one would be up. I entered, heading down the hall.
I passed my old room, kicking the door open. It was empty. Good. I walked to her room, opened the door, and closed it once I was inside. I eased onto the bed, sitting there. My eyes changed from their natural blue to a faint gold. Nightmares wake people up. And I was looking آگے to this. Why? She was dreaming of him. Again. I often slipped into her dreams, chasing the sweet things away. Call me a creeper, but it was مزید habit than payback. Except for tonight. This was intentional. And, just I expected, she woke up with fear in her eyes.
“Stay still Blade.”
“Terror?!”
“Hush. You'll only make the fear worse. Now be quiet. Give it a منٹ to wear off.”
She stayed still for a منٹ and I turned the ڈیسک light on. I stared at her, nodding when my little spell had worn off.
“You did that to me?!”
“I had to talk to you.”
“How long have آپ been here?”
“In Happy Harbor? All day. Here in your room? Five minutes.”
“Well...what do آپ want?”
“Did آپ really have to play me like that?”
“What?”
“Were آپ on some sort of high that someone liked you? Did آپ just play around with me because it was easy to do?”
“Terror, you're not making any sense!”
“Really? Well let me put it this way! آپ played with me. I loved آپ Blade and آپ played with me. What I want to know is why?”
“Terror, I....I never played you.”
“So telling me آپ loved me was a game? Were آپ trying to make him jealous یا something? Was I just some toy آپ could dispose of when آپ got what آپ wanted?”
“No! Terror-”
“Save it Blade. The way I see it, آپ used me. آپ used me to get to him. But the worst part is...I let you. Because I wanted آپ happy. Because I thought it would go away.”
We sat there, staring at each other. I know my words sounded harsh. But I wasn't angry. I was broken and there's a difference.
“Terror...I'm sorry...”
“No matter what Blade, I will love you. Just don't expect me to be here when آپ two fall apart. Cause I know it will happen. Going with someone like him, it's just like آپ going with Gage. Look what happened to Gage. That same thing will repeat itself. But just so آپ know, it won't be your fault. Can't help who آپ fall in love with. So thanks. For everything. And about this entire thing, don't go accusing yourself. It's my fault. I let آپ down. Night kid.”
I go off the بستر and shut off the light. I walked out of the mountain. I felt مزید at ease now that it was over. I leaned against the rocks, looking down at the city. I wasn't expecting her to come and run after me. I didn't want her to. I was done waiting for that to happen. I took the پھول out of my pocket. A blue rose. The stem was a dark green and thorn-less, the petals a soft electric blue. I held it and the پھول opened. The center of the rose was bathed in soft light. آگ کے, آگ was on the inside of each petal, but it didn't burn the پھول یا smell like fire. The whole پھول smelled like an ocean breeze, crisp and clean. I remember Sylver talking about these flowers.
She had told me that they are some sort of magic. She was right. This little پھول helps to clear your دل and see whats inside. I found it in the one place it grows. But if I told you, you'd want it. So the place where it blooms is my secret. I had wanted to give it to Blade. Now I just wanted it gone. I dropped it over the edge and watched it fall. Sorry blossom. All that for nothing. I stuffed my hands in my pocket, walking away. No one would care for it. Only someone who has a broken دل can open it anyways. But if آپ want to know, I looked in the flower. And it showed what was in my heart; something I kept telling everyone. The reason I had to stay away from others. Why I couldn't let my walls down any more. What exactly did I see in my heart? A monster.
I passed my old room, kicking the door open. It was empty. Good. I walked to her room, opened the door, and closed it once I was inside. I eased onto the bed, sitting there. My eyes changed from their natural blue to a faint gold. Nightmares wake people up. And I was looking آگے to this. Why? She was dreaming of him. Again. I often slipped into her dreams, chasing the sweet things away. Call me a creeper, but it was مزید habit than payback. Except for tonight. This was intentional. And, just I expected, she woke up with fear in her eyes.
“Stay still Blade.”
“Terror?!”
“Hush. You'll only make the fear worse. Now be quiet. Give it a منٹ to wear off.”
She stayed still for a منٹ and I turned the ڈیسک light on. I stared at her, nodding when my little spell had worn off.
“You did that to me?!”
“I had to talk to you.”
“How long have آپ been here?”
“In Happy Harbor? All day. Here in your room? Five minutes.”
“Well...what do آپ want?”
“Did آپ really have to play me like that?”
“What?”
“Were آپ on some sort of high that someone liked you? Did آپ just play around with me because it was easy to do?”
“Terror, you're not making any sense!”
“Really? Well let me put it this way! آپ played with me. I loved آپ Blade and آپ played with me. What I want to know is why?”
“Terror, I....I never played you.”
“So telling me آپ loved me was a game? Were آپ trying to make him jealous یا something? Was I just some toy آپ could dispose of when آپ got what آپ wanted?”
“No! Terror-”
“Save it Blade. The way I see it, آپ used me. آپ used me to get to him. But the worst part is...I let you. Because I wanted آپ happy. Because I thought it would go away.”
We sat there, staring at each other. I know my words sounded harsh. But I wasn't angry. I was broken and there's a difference.
“Terror...I'm sorry...”
“No matter what Blade, I will love you. Just don't expect me to be here when آپ two fall apart. Cause I know it will happen. Going with someone like him, it's just like آپ going with Gage. Look what happened to Gage. That same thing will repeat itself. But just so آپ know, it won't be your fault. Can't help who آپ fall in love with. So thanks. For everything. And about this entire thing, don't go accusing yourself. It's my fault. I let آپ down. Night kid.”
I go off the بستر and shut off the light. I walked out of the mountain. I felt مزید at ease now that it was over. I leaned against the rocks, looking down at the city. I wasn't expecting her to come and run after me. I didn't want her to. I was done waiting for that to happen. I took the پھول out of my pocket. A blue rose. The stem was a dark green and thorn-less, the petals a soft electric blue. I held it and the پھول opened. The center of the rose was bathed in soft light. آگ کے, آگ was on the inside of each petal, but it didn't burn the پھول یا smell like fire. The whole پھول smelled like an ocean breeze, crisp and clean. I remember Sylver talking about these flowers.
She had told me that they are some sort of magic. She was right. This little پھول helps to clear your دل and see whats inside. I found it in the one place it grows. But if I told you, you'd want it. So the place where it blooms is my secret. I had wanted to give it to Blade. Now I just wanted it gone. I dropped it over the edge and watched it fall. Sorry blossom. All that for nothing. I stuffed my hands in my pocket, walking away. No one would care for it. Only someone who has a broken دل can open it anyways. But if آپ want to know, I looked in the flower. And it showed what was in my heart; something I kept telling everyone. The reason I had to stay away from others. Why I couldn't let my walls down any more. What exactly did I see in my heart? A monster.
Sneak Peek Part II
Revenge یا Redemption
"This Way!" Revenge yelled.
I followed, ducking into a closet. My yellow/black cape swished behind me and exposed where we were.
"Tam! Ogan'!" a voice yelled.
The Russians brought their guns to برداشت, ریچھ on the wooden door and fired. Revenge leaped in front of me, taking the shock and damage of the bullets. But fifteen AK-47s firing into his chest managed to knock him out.
The Russians busted open the door and knocked me down with a رائفل to the head. One pointed his gun at me.
"Ostan'sya vnizu malen'kaya devochka!" he yelled.
I struggled to think, the blow to my head had me in a daze.
"C'mon Barbara! Think! You're in Russia! Batman taught آپ this much."
After a bit of thinking, I managed to translate it into 'Stay down little girl'.
The اگلے time they کہا something, it was easier to translate.
"Voz'mite ikh s losifom!"
Translation: Take them to Joseph.
The Red Army Rises:
Part II Revenge یا Redemption
Revenge یا Redemption
"This Way!" Revenge yelled.
I followed, ducking into a closet. My yellow/black cape swished behind me and exposed where we were.
"Tam! Ogan'!" a voice yelled.
The Russians brought their guns to برداشت, ریچھ on the wooden door and fired. Revenge leaped in front of me, taking the shock and damage of the bullets. But fifteen AK-47s firing into his chest managed to knock him out.
The Russians busted open the door and knocked me down with a رائفل to the head. One pointed his gun at me.
"Ostan'sya vnizu malen'kaya devochka!" he yelled.
I struggled to think, the blow to my head had me in a daze.
"C'mon Barbara! Think! You're in Russia! Batman taught آپ this much."
After a bit of thinking, I managed to translate it into 'Stay down little girl'.
The اگلے time they کہا something, it was easier to translate.
"Voz'mite ikh s losifom!"
Translation: Take them to Joseph.
The Red Army Rises:
Part II Revenge یا Redemption
*heroes walking down red carpet*
“Ready to see the inner sanctum?” GA asked
“Born that way. Oh there ain’t no other way, baby I was born this way, I’m on the right track baby I was born this way!”
*enter Hall of Justice*
“Quick debrief to discuss the coincidence of four ice villains attacking on the same day. We shouldn’t be long” Batman said
*computer scans Leaguers*
“That’s it? آپ promised us a real look inside, not some glorified backstage pass” Roy says angrily
“It’s a first step. You’ve been granted access few other’s get”
“Oh really?! Who cares what side of the glass we’re on?”
“Roy, آپ just need to be patient-“ Green Arrow starts
“What I need, is respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, TCB! Ohh!”
*Roy struts out*
“Roy is secretly a black woman. That explains so much” Ollie muttered
“Ready to see the inner sanctum?” GA asked
“Born that way. Oh there ain’t no other way, baby I was born this way, I’m on the right track baby I was born this way!”
*enter Hall of Justice*
“Quick debrief to discuss the coincidence of four ice villains attacking on the same day. We shouldn’t be long” Batman said
*computer scans Leaguers*
“That’s it? آپ promised us a real look inside, not some glorified backstage pass” Roy says angrily
“It’s a first step. You’ve been granted access few other’s get”
“Oh really?! Who cares what side of the glass we’re on?”
“Roy, آپ just need to be patient-“ Green Arrow starts
“What I need, is respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care, TCB! Ohh!”
*Roy struts out*
“Roy is secretly a black woman. That explains so much” Ollie muttered