Chapter 3: Until Next Time

In front of me stands Gotham's newest villain, his gun outstretched, pointing directly at my head. 

"It's always nice to meet new people in familiar places," Red Hood speaks. He takes a step closer, the cold, metal barrel pressing hard against my forehead. My breathing hitches. Gar still lies unconscious on the ground. If I can keep him distracted, it could give Gar enough time to wake up and help. I'm not strong enough alone to take him on- I'm not even sure the both of us combined could. 

Dick, Dawn, and Kori better be fucking track stars right now. 

He leans in closer. "If you come with me now, I'll think about not putting a bullet through your brain later." He drags the gun down my face and to my cheek, turning the gun so it's side ways. I try to turn my face away, to look at anything else, but he stops me. 

"What are you, a fucking mute?" He scowls, "at least make this more interesting for me." 

He's a child playing with his food, and just like a child, he's as naive as one. My hair a fiery orange, I quickly grab a hold of his gun, melting it within seconds. He reaches down to grab a spare from another holster, but the entire gun is frozen solid. 

"You little bitch!" He connects a fist to my face, sending me flying down to my side. I can taste a metallic tang in my mouth. 

He's full of blood, I think, and I can bend water. 

He pulls back a leg, preparing to kick me in the stomach. Just before hitting its mark, his leg stops. 

The Red Hood grunts. "What the fuck?" I'm heaving every single breath, willing myself to not let go. Bending the blood inside of him, his leg is unable to move unless I command it to. But it's taking all my strength to stay in control, my entire body on the verge of convulsing. I've never blood-bended this much so suddenly before. It hurts so, so much. 

I bring the Red Hood to his knees. Then his hands to the back of his head. Quickly shifting from blood bending to earth bending, I throw as many rocks at him I possibly can with very little to no actual strategy. My only goal is to render him immobile. 

He's on his back now, knees up in the air, feet on the ground. His mask has been chipped away, revealing his face. 

Woah.

He has striking green eyes and full, pink lips. His hair peaks through the slightest bit, brown and fluffy with a small white tuft in the front. 

Stop that! He's a legitimately terrible human being!

"Who are you?" I ask him.

"The Red Hood," he breathes back. 

"No, you're not. Who are you really?" 

His breathing is rapid and without pattern. His hand scrambles for something at his side, but comes up empty. He's searching for something, and he wants it desperately. I collapse on to the ground.

"Fuck off." 

"Jason?" A weak voice sounds. Gar's awake, sitting up with a hand held to the front of his head. He's blinking hastily.  

"So that's your name, Jason? You like betraying your friends and killing people, Jason? Is that who you really are?" I try to stand but fail, my legs suddenly too weak to support my body. 

"You don't know shit about me, princess. I should've splattered your brain matter on this floor minutes ago." He heaves himself up, clutching his side. He limps over to where I lay. 

"Then do it! Kill me where I am!" I stare directly into his eyes, my chin held high. He stares back, breathing hard. 

Damn, those eyes are so fucking green! 

"Elle, they're almost here," Gar shouts shakily. 

Jason cocks an eyebrow and brings his mouth to my ear. "Elle, huh? Is that what they're calling you? Would they still call you that if I were to tell them who you really are?" His breath is hot against my skin, raising the hairs on the back of my neck. 

Heavy footsteps make their way to the cave. 

"That's my cue to leave, Elle." Jason says with a wink. "Next time, you leave with me." Looking away for only a second to check on Gar, I turn back to find nothing; he's disappeared without a trace. 

"Elle, Gar, are you guys okay? Where are you!" Dick yells as he enters the main area of the cave. They all rush to Gar's side, leaving me alone, staring off into space. 

The next time I run into Jason, it better be for the last time. 

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(A/N): 

sorry guys, i'm not insanely proud of this chapter, but i promise it'll all be worth it and full of romantic angst <3

What do you guys think will happen the next time they run into eachother? Lmk ;)

Thats all for now, folks.

<3 M