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Chapter Six: Outing

"Zatanna, we'd like to show you around the headquarters. We've had some remodelling done, so we would like you to see how Zatara Consolidated is now." Clark stood before his step-daughter.

"I'm not really sure I want to own a company..." She mumbled, before finding herself being guided by Roy out of the door and into the car.

"We're planning on naming a new building after John." Sindella spoke as they neared the headquarters.

So soon... Zatanna thought as she nodded. She was shown around various blocks and departments offices and canteens until they ended up in Clark's office. "Ugh, travailler." Zatanna sighed as she sat opposite Clark. He looked genuinely shocked, as if he hadn't already caught on.

"I didn't realise you spoke French, Zatanna." He spoke sincerely.

"I did not realise you wished to sleep with my mother, Clark." She shot back, to the disapproval of Sindella.

Coming out of the office, Roy spoke to Zatanna. "You should value your family. You never know when you'll lose someone... I lost my brother in the army, I know what it's like." While he was speaking, Zatanna thought about her experience while she was away.

"Hey, hey! Get away!" Zatanna pushed the hungry seagulls away from her father's corpse. The life raft had just came to shore, and John was still in it. She lugged the body on her back as she trudged up a hill. As soon as she was in safety, Zatanna out the body down. Just as she did so, an arrow shot her right through the gallbladder.

Bruce stormed through the door of the law firm. "Richard?" He opened the office's door just as his son put the phone down. "You and Cassandra are getting twenty-four-seven protection." Dick almost laughed at his father's paranoia.

"We don't need it." He smiled, and tapped away at his computer.

"Yes you do, the hood is still active; Winters is a dangerous man!" Dick looked at him with an exasperated face.

"You always do this." He sighed.

"What?" Wayne folded his arm.

"Overreact; I know I'm your only child, but does that really mean th-"

"Do you wanna know why you're my only child?"

"Actually, yeah. You never said how Jase died." Wayne exhaled heavily.

"Zatanna killed Jason." He said after a while.

"WHAT!?" Dick raged, crumpling up pieces of paper in his fists.

"He went with her on the cruise. And he died." Detective Wayne finished, leaving his son astounded.

"And... You've kept this from me, why!?"

"I didn't want to hurt you..."

"Well that's all you've done! Just, go." Dick ushered his father out.

"Mr Winters, how may we be of service?" a lady in black spoke.

"Richard Wayne." He slid a picture across his desk to her. "He's meddling in our affairs; kill him." She nodded.

"Yes, sir." She took the picture and looked at all of the details on the back. Marvin grinned maniacally as she left, followed by her triads. Drug smuggling will be so much easier after this...

"Zee, can I talk to you?" Zach sat down on the sofa next to her. "Depends what about..." She muttered, turning off the television.

"What happened to you... On the island?" He looked right at her, intrigued. She sighed.

"No. I'm not talking to you about that. Anything else?" Zatanna stood up, straightening her jumper.

"Come with me." He took her hand and pulled her to the garden.

"That's me... And dad." She mumbled as she gazed upon what he gestured to. Tombstones. "When you were away, I'd come here and talk to you; ask for advice. And now you're home... I feel that I was closer to you then than now." She looked at Zachary as he poked her tombstone.

"I'm sorry, it's just I'm not the same." Zatanna stepped away and waved slowly.

"Zatanna!" He tapped her shoulder and she turned to face him. "You have to let someone in." She nodded and continued to the house.

Knock, knock. Dick opened the door to see Zatanna. "You don't keep your promises, do you?" He laughed sheepishly.

"I, urm. When I was on the island, I vowed that if I ever got back, I'd do this with you... Eat ice cream." She smiled, holding out a brown paper bag with a tub in it. Dick laughed and gestured for her to enter. He sat on his couch and she took out he ice cream, placing it on the table. "I know I didn't keep my promise, I did it to protect you." She tilted her head and looked at him as he dove a spoon into the chocolate dessert.

"Why would you need you protect me? I already know about Jason." Dick folded his arms, looking for an explanation.

"I didn't... Your dad told you, didn't he?" Zatanna sighed as he nodded.

"Yeah... Did you... And he..." She shook her head.

"He insisted on coming, you know how he was with yachts." That made him more secure.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you... My mother isn't happy that I don't want to own the company, I've had a lot on my mind."

After talking a while about that, they moved on to a new subject. "My dad blames himself, not you, you know." They ate more ice cream. Zatanna raised an eyebrow. "Wow." She gulped the dessert down. "Shh. Did you hear that?" Zatanna whispered, putting her bowl down.

"Let's move!" She grabbed Dick's arm and pulled him into the kitchen just as the triads came smashing through the window. Bullets were sprayed, shurikens thrown, punches and kicks flying.

Zatanna blocked Dick for the whole time, not fighting back. The door was kicked down, and Roy shot at the intruders. They left through the window, diving and jumping, just as their leader, Cheshire, went to shoot Roy. Zatanna flung a kitchen knife to intercept the bullet. "Darn." Cheshire spat as she exited. A few minutes later, Detective Wayne entered with a gun. Zatanna had her hands in a surrender position, then had them pulled down by Dick.

"Everyone okay?" Wayne asked, lowering his gun.

How'd you like that? I'm on a schedule now, so I should be able to update once a week! Apart from next week, I'm on holiday. I'll try!

- Chalantelle out! :3