Becoming Batgirl: Barbara Gordan's Diary

January 12

Hello! Another day another update is this for real?!? Thank you for all the lovely comments! They made me happy and gave me the urge to write more ;)

Anyway I guess tatsu has her own show now... I didn't even know about it yet when i started this 

I did however go to Boston Comic Con and getan awesome print of Babs as batgirl in 1887 its soi awesome :D

Disclaimer: Still don't own it still wish I did :(

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January 12

    Before heading to see Tatsu again I went to the fabric store a few blocks down. I spent almost an hour departing which fabrics to get. I grazed the endless walls of material looking for something that could withstand constant wear. I ended up leaving with a sturdy black and scraps of yellow and purple from the discount section. 

    Despite my now considerable lighter wallet I was pretty satisfied with my purchase. As I was walking back to Tatsu's I felt my pocket buzz. Taking my phone out I noticed my inbox had a few meaningless things from from friends. Regardless, I decided to reply as I was walking.

    As i was walking past an alley i heard a rustling sound and looked behind me. Nothing?

    I turned back and suddenly i felt someone grabbing my jacket and going for my pockets. Without thinking I whirled around my elbow hitting him square in the face. Before i coulld even process what had just happened I was blocking a return blow and throwing a punch aimed at his gut. As i hit him I could hear him gasp as I forced the air out of his lungs. He stepped back trying to breath.

    He was an average looking guy with a medium build and brown hair. i could't tell what color his eyes were because they were closed but I did notice her had a long scar near his left eye. He wore a leather jacket with a symbol on it which i could only see part of because his arms were covering it.

    I realized i didn't have time to wonder about it I whirled around hearing more footsteps behind me I turned and saw another guy This one looked incredibly pissed that i had been able to knock his buddy around so quickly. I decided I wasn't really in the mood for a fight. 

  Before he could get to be i grabbed my bag which had somehow ended up on the ground. I turned and I ran as fast as i could and i didn't stop until I was in the back room of the armory hyperventilating on the floor. 

   Tatsu walked in and nearly dropped the box she was holding when she saw me.

"Whoah your a mess." She said trying to find the right words to describe me, "What happened? Did you get hit by a bus or something?" 

    I hadn't even noticed how bad i looked. My hair was a sweaty mess from running and i had a rip in my jacket that must have been where i had been grabbed. There was another small rip in my jeans. Not to mention that my hand was bleeding.  I sighed. 

"Let's just say I think that I proved my own point about people feeling like they can do whatever they want when my Dad isn't around every single hour of the day"

Tatsu smiled a little and said "Well let's get you cleaned up and than we can discuss cleaning up the streets a little bit more."

"Okay, sounds like a plan" I said relived as she helped me over to the sink. 

    I was really glad I had spent money on the fabric because if it could rip easily it would never work. and for this whole thing to go smoothly I couldn't afford to miss the smallest details. 

 A few bandages later I was sitting on one of the tables in the back room. Tatsu handed me the cardboard box she had been holding earlier. 

 "Well, open it!" She said excitedly. 

Removing the tape from the lid I pushed the flaps up. Reaching inside I pulled out a long metal object. It was like a ninja star except it was shaped like a bat. I recognized it as being similar to what Batman used. A batarang. Except it was a dark shade of  purple. A purple batarang.

"Oh it's beautiful" I whispered noticing there were at least five more in the box, "All of them"

"Thanks!" Tatsu said excited,"And that's just the beginning, just you wait"

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I feel guilty about not updating I need to stop being lazy :) 

I also need to stop watching so much TV while I'm writing.....