Chapter 1
Titans Tower
Donna threw another punch at Dick Grayson, who quickly dodged it and tried to follow with a right hook. She was faster though, and with a few precise swings she managed to knock him face first onto the training mat again. This time, Dick stayed down, gasping for breath. "How about we just call it a draw for today?" She scoffed. "Sure, Boy Wonder. If me kicking your ass 10 times in a row counts as a draw, sure..." Dick chuckled as Donna pulled him back up to his feet. Then, the front doorbell rang.
"Oh, I think that's the new guys," Dick smiled as he quickly hurried over to the panel and pressed the button to allow them in.
She still didn't understand. "Wait, why do we even need to be part of a team to begin with? We both do fine on our own. You're training under Bruce's wing, and I've been trained by Diana. Doesn't that make us strong enough?"
Dick sighed. "Donna, for the last time, trust me on this. Being part of a team is just as important. It lets us form close bonds with others, and make some of us a little more...social." As Donna stood in front of the lift, the doors opened and a tall brute of a man walked up to greet them.
"Hey, how's it going?" The man gave Dick a quick fist bump before extending his hand to Donna, who shook it. "Donna Troy, right? Hank Hall." Donna hadn't even noticed the woman behind Hank until she stepped into her view.
Then, in that moment, when she caught sight of her angelic, blond-white hair and her chiseled face, Donna froze as she felt a wave of shock go through her body.
The woman greeted Dick with a hug, before turning to Donna with a friendly smile that made her forget how to breathe for a moment.
And at that moment, only one thought remained in her head.
Wow.
"Hey there. You must be Donna. I'm Dawn." As Donna took her hand in a polite handshake, she felt another surge pass through her body. She opened her mouth to say something back, but...
"Uhhh...hey. Hi. I mean..."
What the fuck is wrong with you, Donna? she cursed herself inside her head. Don't act stupid now.
"...it's really nice to meet you," she finally managed to blurt out. The confused expression that came over Dawn's face made Donna panic internally, for reasons her poor mind couldn't even compute in that moment. Then, an amused, but warm smile spread over Dawn's face, and Donna felt nothing but relief at that point.
"Alright then," Dick said, clapping his hands together, "let's get you two settled in, and show you around the place." As Dawn and Hank walked away, Donna felt herself snap out of a trance.
Whoa, that was a lot of emotions, in a really short time, she thought.
The next day, Donna and Dawn were in a sparring session. Sweat dripping onto the mat, Donna took a moment to admire her opponent. Dawn had a smile as sweet as sugar, but when it came to fighting, she was tough as nails. She swung another punch at Dawn, only to be grabbed by the arm and flipped over, landing on her back with a thud. That move took the breath out of Donna, leaving her dazed and breathless.
Dawn's beautiful face came into view. "Hey, you okay?" she smiles. "I, uh...I did not see that coming," Donna groaned as she clutched her head. Dawn laughed, but not in a mean way.
Hearing her laugh sent Donna into a daze again, as her vision started to blur more until Dawn was all that she could see.