Barbara watched the computer as she felt Helena walk up behind her.  It had always been like that.  She never heard Helena but she could always feel her, even when she was asleep.  She knew Helena watched from her bedroom door while she slept, wanting to protect her.  “You were quiet on your way back.  Something wrong?”  Barbara turned around just in time to see Helena shrug, her face not showing any surprise that Barbara knew she had been behind her.

            “I’m just tired I guess.”

            “Helena,” Barbara said, trying to get her to open up.  She tried to show Helena all the love and compassion she had for her in her eyes, but Helena wasn’t looking her in the eyes.  Something was wrong.  Barbara watched as Helena paced around the Clocktower fro several minutes before she hopped on top of the desk, her face a mixture of emotions, tears forming in her eyes.

            “That little girl was scared of me.”  Barbara nodded, finally understanding what was getting under Helena’s skin.  Helena had been looking for a kidnapped little girl and when she found her, the girl was unconscious, possibly dead.  Helena got pissed and started beating the kidnappers within an inch of their lives, and then the girl woke up.

            “Helena, *well darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable*.  But you don’t let that darkness control you.”  Helena shook her head.  Barbara sighed and forced Helena to look at her.  “Helena, you may like to think that you’re some badass and that everyone thinks that, I did to, but when I first met Bruce, and begged him to train me, you want to know what he said?  *He said he could see right through me.*”

            “Barbara, but you, you could never be evil.”

            “Helena, that only because I have you hear to stop me.  I’m always scared that something will happen to you and *I wrap my fear around me like a blanket.*  I let it fester and I’m afraid that will be my end someday.  Without you, I don’t know what I’d do.  You think you’re bad?  Please.  *Lightness has a call that’s hard to hear*, but that’s why you have heightened senses, so you can hear its call.”