FISHES AND TRUST

CHAPTER 3

Ashley POV

Just so you know I made my first enemy; the Robin. I didn't know much about him until later. But it's not my fault. He started it.

FLASHBACK

When he attacked me, I swiftly dodged all his attacks. I hit in his vital points and removed his beloved utility belt. I ensured not to leave scratches but, boy was I pissed off with his haughty attitude. I tied him up with a spare whip on a roof and dropped his utility belt quite far from him. Let's just say that when I'm pissed off, I tend to do really mean things. With him on the roof and his utility belt and katana out of reach his was at the mercy of passing villains. When I came back to my senses, I came to release him but by then he was gone. I really feared for the worse especially when I saw a batarang.

FLASHBACK END

But then after two weeks, I saw him and was he very unpleased to see me. He chased me until he was tired and that even took time. It was almost as if he was trained to kill. Either that or he was really pissed off. Well, that was his fault. I didn't leave scratches doesn't mean I didn't bruise him(angelic smile).

Every time I sight him, I just run away with him on my tail before jumping over a building and turning into a cat and hide. Most times, I end up in the dumpster but it could have been worse. Oh wait! It is.

For weeks, we were playing a game of reverse cat and mouse which was wrong because I was the cat and he's the robin. It's meant to be the cat chasing the robin for dinner not the other way around. As if that was not enough for me, Cat Woman was trying to get a hold of me but I kept avoiding her the best way I could. Well, until she finally confronted me.

"Hello, Catgirl.", she purred.

"It's Feline not Catgirl, ma'am."

She rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. I couldn't help but notice that you have been avoiding me. I'm not known for my patience but you seem like a potential ally to me."

"I'm really sorry but my mind has been made up. I decline your offer. Stealing jewels and other valuable stuffs ain't my thing but if you're talking about how to make the world a better place then you can count me in"

All of a sudden, I felt emotional as I remembered that today is the eve of the death of my Uncle Toff. Well, at least that's what I call him. My cat senses where tingling crazy. Then I felt the glare of an annoyingly familiar robin. Cat Woman seemed to have noticed but decided to ignore him.

She huffed as she came closer to me. "You really want to be a hero, don't you, kitten?". She eyed me and said, "My, my, what a hero you'll be. I can already imagine how it'll be" At this point, I was confused.

I gave her a questioning look. "Pardon?"

"People will take one look at you and see me. After all, we are cats and we're rumored to only care about ourselves. They'll never accept you. Consider it, dear."

Consider it. Consider it, she said. Now I was becoming mad. "I would never become like you and I will never care about what people say. The win is that I'm gonna save innocent lives and that's my goal. It's how I was trained by my aunt", I growled.

"Then I must say that your aunt knows nothing about the real world. She is foolish to have raised you up that way. I wonder what happened to your parents to leave you in the care of your lousy aunt", she snarled back.

"They are dead and she's dead too", I whispered as I thought of how she used to encourage me to always do the right thing. One would think that Catwoman would have felt some remorse and left me alone but she was selfish.

"You see. The stupidity of your aunt killed her. If she had trained you like I would, she would be in a better place."

She replied with a smug smile on her face. "I don't have to tell you that its fate. But now, me and you can still be a team. You know the saying that a woman can kill a hundred and two a thousand. Think of it dear".

I became angry and sad as she spoke. "We will be powerful together. We will be unns-".

"Aunty Anna", I cut her short.

"What?"

"Her name was Aunty Anna and she did more than you'll ever do. I never got the chance to know my parents but because of her, I never felt their loss. She cared and showed me a new way to love. Even when her husband died". I began to sob as I couldn't keep it inside any more. "He died trying to protect me and she never blamed me for his death. She just poured all her love to me like nothing happened. I was confused. Did she not love her husband? I questioned her about it and do you know what she told me? She said that it's better to love while there's still life and hold on to the ones that we still have. Do you know where she is now?", I questioned.

Catwoman shook her head.

"I'll tell you. She is six feet under. She is dead and she was killed."