6 Ch.6 Trouble

She smiled and walked over to the table. "Thornie! This is Danica, Danica, Thorn Quinzel or is it Quinn?" "Quinzel. But Thorn is just fine." They shook hands but Danica looked indifferent about it. "Ok? You were wanting me to eat with you right?" "Yeah!" "Okay then!" Thorn opened her bag and took out the sack lunch with her name on it. But when she opened it she quickly closed it back up. "What did ya bring?" "N-nothing don't worry about it. I-I'm not hungry. I'm just gonna go outside." Thorn stood back up and left the cafeteria, leaving the bag lunch on the table. Lance walked over to the table and looked confused. "Where'd Thorn go?" "She said outside." "Why'd she leave?" "I don't know. She looked in her lunch bag and just left it here." Lance opened the bag and quickly closed it back, blushing. "Well?" Without a word he picked it up and shoved it into the trash can. "I'll go find her." Lance grabbed his tray and walked out of the cafeteria. A few moments later he found Thorn on the roof and went over to her. "Hey. Hungry?" "No. I'm fine," she said right before her stomach let out a large growl. "Here. Let's eat together. Like old times." He sat down next to her and put the tray between them. "Was it the Wane girl?" "What do you mean?" "I'm pretty sure edible sex items isn't what their chef would pack for you." "Y-you saw?!" She looked at him surprised and embarrassed. "Oh god! Please tell me no one else saw." "I threw it away." Lance tossed a tater tot into his mouth and Thorn ate a nugget. "Thank you Lance." "Don't worry about it." They finished eating and continued to sit on the roof. "I'm sorry for earlier." "Why?" "You asked about my mom and I just brushed you off.." "It's fine." Suddenly Thorn's phone started ringing and she picked up. "Hello? What?! I-I'll be right there!" She hung up the phone and quickly stood up. "I'm sorry Lance but I have to run." Thorn ran to to edge of the roof and jumped. "Thorn!" Lance ran to the edge and quickly looked down in time to see her run to her bike and speed off. "Dear lord that girl's gonna give me a heart attack. Jumping off a four story building.. How's she not hurt?" She sped threw the streets to her mother's apartment and found emergency vehicles everywhere. Thorn jumped off her bike and rushed to the scene. Her eyes grew wide as she noticed that her mother's apartment was on fire. "Mom!" She ran past all emergency personal, ducking and dodging as they tried to stop her and went into the fire engulfed room. "Mom!? Mom? Can you hear me?" Thorn yelled hoping that her mother was hiding somewhere from the flames. A piece of the roof fell and scratched her making a gash on her arm. She flinched but continued to search until she found Harley unconscious under some debris. Thorn pulled the debris off of her as her arm bled and carried her out. As soon as Thorn got out she handed the medics Harley and collapsed onto the ground. A few days later Thorn woke up in a hospital and looked around. "Where am I?" A familiar voice gently greeted her and made her smile. "You're at Gotham Medical Hospital." "Mrs.Wane." She tried to sit up but was only met with pain that made her eyes blur. "Don't move hun. You are very hurt and have been asleep for four days." "Four days? Where's my mom? Is she okay?" Mrs.Wane got quiet and Thorn looked over at her worried. "I'm sorry hun I'm afraid she didn't make it." Tears streamed down Thorn's face and she turned away from Selina. Deep down she already knew that her mother was dead when she found her but hearing it was just too much for her. A few days later Mrs.Wane and a nurse put her in a black dress and wheeled her out of the hospital. "Today is your mother's funeral. The doctor said we could have you out for the day but since your wounds aren't healed you'll have to go back." Thorn nodded and Selina wheeled her into a van. The world passed her by as they waited to be at the church and Thorn felt nothing. Selina looked at her worried but Thorn didn't move a muscle. Thorn's fire like eyes swirled with a bit of black and it seemed to be getting more and more notable which made Selina nervous. The van stopped outside of a large gothic church and Selina wheeled Thorn inside. "Would you like any water or something?" She shook her head and Brent walked over to them. "Thornie I'm so sorry for your lose." He hugged her but she didn't move. Sally scoffed in the distance. "Stupid whore. She got what she deserved if you ask me." Thorn heard her and her eyes flashed. Never once has anything Sally said bugged her but insulting her dead mother was going too far. Sally fell to the ground coughing as Thorn's black ring glowed. "Sally?!" Selina ran over to her daughter and didn't know what to do. "Thorn stop it! You're going to kill her!" She yelled and Thorn snapped out of it letting Sally go. Thorn pushed her wheelchair over to them and glared down at Sally menacingly. "If you ever talk that way about my mother again you will know exactly how she felt when she died." Sally stayed on the ground shaking as Thorn wheeled herself into the steeple. Sad faces greeted her but she ignored them. She was alone. No family, the people whom she considered family were now looking at her like a monster. "But why shouldn't they? I am a monster. A death lantern that can blend into society. A threat to everyone around me," she thought to herself as she got to the front. Flowers were everywhere and Thorn could feel the inside of her nose start to tingle. "Here." Thorn looked up and Lance was in front of her in a black suit that looked tight on him holding out a surgical mask to her. "You're still allergic to pollen so I grabbed you one." She gently took it as tears escaped from her. "Thank you." Lance hugged her and she hugged him back. "If you need anything just ask love." "I'll keep that in mind." The service started and Lance sat next to Thorn for the entire thing. After it was over Selina went over to her. "Are you ready to go to the cemetery?" Thorn nodded and looked over at Lance. "Is it okay if I ride with her?" "Sure. I'm Selina Wane." Lance, I'm Lobo's son." They shook hands and Lance pushed Thorn into the van. After awhile the burial was over and everyone was at Wane Manor. Everyone would tell Thorn how sorry they were for her lose and to hang in there but she could see how fake they were. Lance put his hand on hers and the homicidal rage that she was feeling lessened. "Are you hungry love? Let's get you something to eat."