A/N: I really wanted to try to write a Jason/Stephanie story even though sadly I already have a few stories that I need to update Asap but I just had to write this down, but again I do have a few unfinished stories so if no one reviews, likes or favs the story I`ll just either put it on hold till I finish my other stories or take the story down. Anyway hope you enjoy please Review and PEACE! :D
"Let me just say I find it completely sexist that I always end up being bait." Stephanie hissed quietly into the mic even though it didn't help as he voice echoed along the circular sewer ways, along with the sloshing sound the knee high water made as she made her wall down the dark tunnel.
"Bait doesn't complain." Robin pointed out, "Hmm, maybe Drake would be better suited in this field then you fatgirl."
"Okay, I`m gonna pretend I didn't hear that last word only because unlike so many people I may or may not value your life, but if you keep calling me Fat girl you're going to be dead bait, second I`m not complaining…just pointing the facts out." Steph replied her face contorting at the sight of rats scurrying away from the light that was emanating from her belt.
"Point them out later, were working." Batman said, "We have to make this quick."
"Yeah yeah yeah." Steph sighed, "I`m in position now." Steph pulled out the IV and brought a batarang across the thin plastic making sure the thick red liquid didn't coat her gloves.
"Here killer killer killer." Steph said to herself quietly as she poured it into the water. In the now few seconds she had left Stephanie went over the plan. Killer Croc, a giant Crocodile man beast thing had escaped from Arkham, the problem was -other than the fact Arkham probably had the highest rate of escaping villains- was that Two-face had some type of gang war down here and blew a few important tunnels, so Bruce Wayne- secretly Batman of course -paid for the repair, Croc had escaped while workers, precisely 13 workers were down here, Croc wasn't one for hostages so like Batman said, this had to be quick. They probably wouldn't even know these people were down here if Bruce wasn't a complete workaholic and decided to put cams in the sewers after Two-face decided to set this place on fire.
"Hmmm?" Batgirl blinked looking around, "Did it work?"
She didn't get to hear Robin`s snarky reply as at least 200 pounds in thick skin rushed into her and threw her back a few yards.
Steph flipped back spitting out sewer water, and pulled out two batarangs and threw them just in front of Croc, it hit the water blinding him just in time so she could grapple just above the creature and throw her knees into his jaw.
"Oh ow, ow, ow." Steph whined painfully as she landed behind Croc, and the searing pain and the knowledge that croc had a really hard skin sunk in, specifically in her knees and lower legs.
"STUPID BAT!" Croc hissed throwing his arm back and hitting her in the waste. Steph her head connecting with concrete, the shock plates took most of the shock but her eyes blurred over a bit making her slower then she would have liked.
"YOU WILL MAKE A GOOD SNACK!" Croc yowled towering over her jaws wide and gaping.
"Eat this!" Steph yelled throwing the smoke pellets into Croc`s mouth and jumping away as they burst in his mouth making the croc cough and sputter.
Steph shrugged and ran forward pulling her grapple wire around Croc`s hand and pulling it behind his back. She hit the water, still holding the wire as she slid between Croc`s legs and out the other end. Steph pointed the grapple gun at Croc`s barred teeth and pulled the trigger hitting him in the eye.
Taking the opportunity she let go of the wire flipped onto her hand, hitting Croc in the face again with her heels before she flipped back to her feet and threw explosive pellets over his head making rubble crash on his head.
Steph narrowed her eyes pausing, waiting for Croc to get up, to do more but the beast was slain and down letting her know she could calm down. Even though the feeling, maybe over adrenalin or just her girl brain, was going crazy, a good crazy. The same crazy she felt when she used to disobey people just to keep doing…this.
"Okay." Steph sighed whipping her cheek with the back of her hand, even though her glove was just as soaked from the nasty water.
"You guys get the people?" Steph asked, "Can I stop being bait now?"
"Yes Batgirl, wait till we get there before you decided to run off though." Batman said into the com. Steph rolled her eyes but acknowledged Bruce with a yeah before walking over to croc and grabbing her grapple wire, they weren't cheap.
She pulled on it and suddenly soothing hit her gut, she felt something warm on her stomach and she couldn't breathe, god her mom was always telling her to pay attention.
IT only took her horrid senses and observation skills to push herself up on her elbows coughing and choking on the water that felt like slug in her throat. Then there was a hand on her shoulder, something that made her feel more uncomfortable then the growing sting in her stomach.
"Steph, Come on get up." Tim ordered, Steph didn't need to be told twice but the act was a little pain full.
"Ouch." Step moaned trying not to notice Tim was still two close to her to really be comfortable with. Maybe she was over reacting, or not. Her love life, which wasn't Tim, she`d know that long enough, wasn't her problem right now.
"What happened, I think I died a little bit." She muttered looking at the blood on her suit.
Tim wasn't amused, nor was Batman or Robin. "Red Robin arrived just seconds after Croc got free of the binds and threw you." Bruce stated.
"Oh." Stephanie nodded, Tim nudged her forward a bit with his hands on her shoulder, "I`ll get her to Alfred and then back home."
"Good, but I'll need you two to come to the cave tomorrow." Bruce informed them.
Steph let Tim Lead her out till they were out on the streets, he was still leading her and she was already a little ticked about the fact Croc had retaliated and she wasn't ready, great, another reason for Bats to think she wasn't good enough to do this.
So having someone, who she`d had a very weird relationship with was only making her feel more and more incapable, especially now they were headed to his bike, hell no!
"Wait, No, I`ll follow, I`ve got my ride just over-."
"No, I told Batman I`d get you to Alfred, your ride will be fine Steph." Tim said. Stephanie pulled away frowning, "No, I`m fine see, walking talking, all the important stuff, it looks bad but, it`s just a flesh wound, I`m fine. And I don't need you to help me when I`m perfectly capable of doing things on my own." She shot at him in annoyance, was she maybe being harsh, yes, but Tim was acting like he knew her, his protectiveness was just not needed tonight.
Especially after she was just used as bait. She felt like crap and didn't need Tim`s protective attitude.
"I`m Leaving." She hissed and stormed off to her bike seeing a hard night in her future.
"Steph." Tim said grabbing her wrist as she turned to leave, she looked over her shoulder at him not noticing her hands ball into fist, "Your hurt, and I`m only trying to help, so please drop the hard ass act for a moment and let me help you."
There it was, those damn eyes, that look, she`d fallen for that face more than once and that's what threw her off so many times. At one point she thought she loved Tim, that maybe this could be a real thing but no, there were too many problems to face and Tim had tried more than once to get her to quit being Batgirl, and Spoiler.
Said it wasn't safe. It was a recurring habit to fall and hope Tim caught her but more than once he wasn't there so why should she be? When he`d probably just head back to Wonder girl again.
She didn't need it. Not again, she wasn't going to fall back into the routine of maybe us when she knew there was no longer nothing there.
"No," She said hoping to god her voice didn't crack, "Tim you're not my father, you're not my caretaker and you're not my boyfriend so quit trying to be and know I`m fine taking care of myself, I don't need your help."
She ripped her hand away and started towards her bike, with all intention`s in asking Alfred for more than a little medication for the "pain".