Echoes of the Heart (Mari McCabe, aka Vixen)

"The Justice League watches from above..." The gruff voice of Bruce Wayne could be heard as he swung through the buildings of Gotham City with his grappling hook. Following right behind him was a fellow team member of the latest team of heroes. Mari McCabe, also known as Vixen, was flying right behind him. Ironically, he had heard the word 'Bat' before she seemingly began to fly without even needing wings. "That is not good enough anymore"

"This team can barely stand to watch each other, Batman" The dark skinned woman spoke, noticing just as the man landed softly over the roof of a two story house. She followed him, repeating the same actions he had done. She landed on the roof, the totemic power of the bat fading away as soon as she landed there. "It's a powder keg"

"One I can't afford to have explode" Batman stated, his eyes staring through the night. His eyes searched for any sort of crime that may be happening right at that moment, ignoring the glance that he was currently getting from the short black haired female that was with him at this moment in time. "And with my help, it won't"

"But there's never been a Justice League that didn't end up fighting each other" Mari stated as a matter of fact. She could still remember the last fight the Justice League had with each other. There were many friendships that were broken that day. The resentment ran deeper than what she would expect, but that was human nature. There was nothing she could do to change that. "How are you going to stop that?"

"People need to see that heroes are human like them, Vixen" Batman stated, his answer very simplistic yet complex at the same time. His mind was already thinking of various ways to let the team stay functional for as long as they were needed. And he knew that their job was only beginning. "That they can also be like us... We had never tried to portray that before, which is why I am confident in this team"

Vixen stayed quiet, glancing at the man in question. He was looking at her with the same expression that he had seen the man before. The same expression, a never changing visage that could still penetrate even the soul of anyone who was in front of the Dark Knight.

"So, is that one of the reasons that you picked me to be on your team?" Vixen asked, actually curious as to why he looked for her. While he had explained his reasonings to her, she could feel that there was something else to just that he needed her in the team because of who she is.

"You know why I-"

"Humor me, Batman..." Vixen interrupted the man in black. Her eyes picked up just how his mouth made a slight twitch at being interrupted. She smirked at his reaction, actually enjoying his slight annoyance at her words. "Why did you really want me on your team?" Her eyes were looking straight at his face, her almost cat-like eyes looking at the Dark Knight with unflinching focus. She probably had a flicking idea of what was really happening through the mind of the hero. But she needed her confirmation. "I know that-"

"Because you are the only one I trust" His voice rang through Gotham, his eyes catching just how Mari stiffened at his sudden words. It was something that he purposely left out of their conversation days ago. "Atom, Frost, Lobo, Black Canary, Ray... From them I only trust in Canary, and even then I wouldn't hold my breath with her" His voice, commanding as ever, was running on its own. He could see just how Mari McCabe changed her position slightly, her whole body looking straight at him. "But with you, Vixen? I know who you are and what kind of hero you want to be. That is why I trust you and why I needed you on the team"

Vixen was without any response, just deciding to move her face to the right, feeling just how a bit of warmth began spreading against her cheeks in response to his words. She would never admit it aloud, but his words impacted her greatly. To have the trust of the Dark Knight to such a degree was a feat of its own. She later smiled, her dark tinted lips creating a small smirk in return.

"I see..." The dark skinned beauty whispered through the wind, her short but frizzled hair moving in waves. She activated her powers once more, deciding to use the totemic powers of the bat once more to be able to reach the roof of the house that Batman was standing on. Before he could even notice, she was already in front of him while kissing his cheek. Her eyes could still see the expressionless visage of the man across from her, the facial expression of the Dark Knight never changing throughout their conversation apart from the small twitch at being interrupted. "Then thanks for the vote in confidence, Batman"

"Of course" Batman answered. She immediately saw the movement of his hand towards his grappling hook, with the Dark Knight already on his way to their next location. She shook her head slightly, looking at the man grappling through each post that he could see. She sighed lightly, jumping off the building and start to fly right behind him while still maintaining the totemic powers of the bat.

"You are a very interesting man..." Vixen's smirk widened slightly, her immediate interest piqued even further by the answers she had to squeeze out of the Dark Knight. Her eyes didn't leave his body, outmaneuvering obstacles thanks to the echolocation powers that the bat normally had thanks to its biology. She needed to get to know the hero better, to see if she could manage to discover even just a tad more about him. "And I will enjoy every second of it~"

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