Super Secrets

Bruce

I walked out into the hall to see Lily leaving Zena's room with her hands full of books.

"Ready to study?" I asked and she smiled.

"I already finished for today." She said in a rush and handed me a paper before rushing past me and into her bedroom. I raised an eyebrow as Dick came out of Zena's bedroom.

"You helped her again?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yeah she was in some kind of rush and math was frustrating her." He said leaning aginst the door jam.

"How's Zena?" I asked and he looked down.

"Same as always. Heliconia came and braided her hair but other than that nothings changed." He said and I looked past him at the girl laying on the bed. We had traded out her bloodied clothing for a hospital gown and the girls handled any bathing she needed.

"Can I see?" I asked and he moved aside. I was no medical expert but after fighting crime and being wounded, you pick up some things. I looked down at her. He had a waterfall braid in her half length hair that curled around her shoulders. I followed down the bed to arms. It had not been long since she was awake and she was already loosing a lot of weight. Her arms and hands became skeleton like even when we fed her more healthy foods. I had a nurse coming every week to take care if her but she recommended taking her to a hospital where she could get real help. I sighed as I kneeled beside the bed and held her hand in mine.

"It's light." Dick said and I nodded.

"Call the nurse. Ask her if it would be okay to start feeding her four times a day." I said and he walked to the phone. While he called and speak with the nurse, I pulled the box we stored of medical supplies from under the bed. Pulling the stethoscope out I put it in my eyes and put the other side to her chest. I could hear her lungs inhaling and exhaling. As I moved up I could hear her heart beat. It was normal and I pulled off the stethoscope and put it in the box.

"She said it would be fine as long as she is not throwing up or choking on it." Dick said walking over to us.

"Then we will start tomorrow with small meals." I said and he nodded. I turned and left the room, slowly closing the door as I watched him sit in the chair next to the bed and open a book. I closed the door and made my way downstairs to find Heliconia sitting in the livingroom watching television.

"Good morning Master Bruce." Alfred said placing my coffee before me. I waved it off and looked at him.

"Good morning Alfred." I replied watching Heliconia from the livingroom.

"She seems to be doing better." He said taking the coffee away.

"Yes." I said and he watched as well. We watched as the TV said something and she giggled.

"She got a job." He said and I looked at him with a raised brow. He explained and I laughed before looking back at her.

"She's barley the age of a senior in high school. How is that going to work?" I asked and he shrugged.

"I have a feeling it will work out. She is a very bright girl and she is teaching a field she would know better than anyone." He said.

"Well except Ivy." I said and he shook his head.

"Poison Ivy couldn't teach a class. She is too crazy." Diana said as she walked in the kitchen and handed Alfred her mug.

"When did you get here?" I asked and she sighed.

"Lily asked me if she could come over. She didn't tell you guys?" She asked and I frowned.

"No she didn't even ask." I told her and she crossed her arms.

"She's coming to hang out with Bobby." She explained and I felt something in my chest tighten.

"Hey Diana!" Lily said walking in. My jaw dropped as I looked over my granddaughter who wore a dress with tights, a sweater and a scarf.

"Diana go say Hi to Heliconia please." I said and she gave me a look before I looked at her. She went into the livingroom and Alfred disappeared in the pantry.

"Lily come sit down." I said to the fifteen year old and she came sitting down.

"Why didn't you ask me or your grandpa to go to Diana's?" I asked and she looked down.

"I asked mom." She said and Leaned past her looking at the seventeen year old next to Diana on the couch.

"Lily, I know she is your mother but she is pretty much the same age as you." I began and Lily looked up at me.

"I know you like spending time at Diana's house but I don't like the idea of you spending time with a boy." I said and her face began turning red.

"I don't think I'm okay with you going to Diana's house. I'm sorry." I told her and she stood looking at me.

"But he's my friend!" She yelled and I felt shock fill my emotions. Lily was a calm girl I had never heard her yell unless it was loud or she was fighting a villain.

"Calm down." I said instinctively. Diana appeared in the doorway from behind Lily.

"I want to go!" Lily stomped. I felt myself becoming frsustrated.

"What's going on here?" Heliconia appeared in the doorway beside Diana causing Lily to look their way.

"Grandpa won't let me go to Diana's house because I didn't ask him." She said and Heli crossed her arms.

"That and I don't feel comfortable with her hanging out with a boy." I explained and Diana crossed her arms.

"I understand that but that's my boy." Diana said. My frustration began boiling at the top and I stood up.

"Lily you are not going. Go to your room." I said and she instantly broke down, running past Heliconia and Diana.

"Diana I apologize but I don't feel comfortable with any of the teenage women in this house spending time with boys." I said and Diana let her arms go to her side.

"I understand but I watch them." She said and I shook my head.

"When this blows over we can figure out a way for them to hang out here." I said and she nodded before mouthing sorry the Heli and walking to the entry before leaving.

"What the hell?" Heli cursed tapping her foot.

"That is my daughter you just made cry." She said and I looked at her.

"Lily is a young girl just like you. I wish you could have waited to have children but since you could you can't see." I said and she gasped.

"I can see perfectly fine, Dad." She said and I clenched my fists.

"She is a teenage girl, just like you. What do you think is going on in her head when she is going to see a boy?" I asked and Heli rolled her eyes.

"She is not thinking that way!" She yelled and my frustration filled over the top.

"You are not a fit parent. I am going to have a talk with your father!" I yelled and Heli's eyes filled with tears.

"I can't believe you would say that." She growled stepping forward.

"Not only is my daughter green and can't attend school to make normal friends but when she does make friends you banish her from seeing them!" She yelled and my jaw dropped. I went to say something when Heli turned and ran up the stairs. Alfred magically appear back at the bar with water. I took a sip of it and sat at the bar.

"What am I going to do with these girls?"