hey there, just wanted to say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DRAGONGIRL!

wow, this is really short, a little less than 400 words. sorry!

disclaimer: i don't own ANYTHING in the one-shot. not even The Nightprowler. she belongs to my best friend, dragongirl, whose birthday is tomorrow.

Sitting on the edge of the cliff, The Nightprowler stared up at the sky, contemplating her life up until now.

Before this had all happened, she had been normal. Short, spiky blonde hair and blue eyes. A sense of sarcastic humour and a sharp tongue. But her friends all knew that she was harmless. Besides the fact that she had a tendency to bite and scratch.

But now, scaly skin, large wings that got in the way, claws and fangs, and two different eyes. One was human, normal like before, but the other, red, deep red. The pupil was slit, giving her a terrifying appearance.

Plus, a tail that could break concrete. She was a walking tank, something that was created to destroy. But she fought back. Becoming The Nightprowler, she became a vigilante. Fighting to protect the city of Chicago. Fighting to protect everyone.

And now, oh what she could do. She could fly, she could go toe to toe with Superboy, chase down Kid flash, but sometimes… she had to wonder, what would life have been like?

"Prowler?" Kaldur called from the trees.

"Over here Kaldur." She rasped. Oh yeah, and her voice changed too. Taking on a different tone it was no longer childish and pixie-like. She wasn't 'Lucky-lucky' anymore.

"I expected you would be here. Away from Wally and Artemis…" he trailed off, sitting down Indian-style next to her. "What are you thinking about, if you don't mind my asking?"

She flapped her wings slightly, giving all the explanation needed.

The two sat in silence for a long time, enjoying each others company. His webbed hand covering her scaly one, as they watched the sun set.

"Hey Aqualad?" she asked.

"Yes, Prowler?"

She smirked, spreading her wings out. "You wanna go for a swim?"

"I'll race you." He smiled back at her a dove off the cliff towards the water.

"Hey, no fair!" she yelled back before diving off the edge and swooping up in an arc, carving patterns in the clouds. She could hear him calling her in. smiling once again she dove down, folding back her wings and picking up speed.

she's so OOC. she's normally snarky and sarcastic, but i made her seem so... vulnerable...

anyway, i ship these two together so hard. She wanted Prowler to be with Superboy, but my obsession with supermartian made her go with Kaldur. plus, Kaldur's so much better for her.

so, please review, to say happy birthday or just to tell me anything i could improve on.

~Shade