Gemini stayed quiet throughout the ride, a lot on her mind. By the time they got to Lori's apartment, she wanted nothing more than to fall asleep where she stood. "It's a nice place." She said, walking in. It occurred to her that she still needed something to drink after losing so much blood, but she was too tired to care.

The place was big by apartment standers. "I know it's big but my grandmother passed me half her money so I bought this." Lori looked around. There was a sofa, tv, kitchen with stove and fridge, a separate bathroom off of the bedroom and a large closet. On almost every surface there where pictures of Harley and her or her and Clark. There was also plenty of clippings from Gotham mostly of Harley's adventures as well as folders for each of the villains she had come across on top of a pile of folders sat a fat gray cat with black marks and blue eyes who looked grumpy. "Oh I see you choose to appear." Lori smirked and feed the cat handing Gemini a glass of juice. "This is Athena, shes a street cat I feed.''

Gemini took the juice gratefully, smiling at the grumpy-looking cat. "Nice to meet you, Athena." She said, then made a sound like a purring meow. Talking to the cat directly.

The cat huffed stuck her nose in the air and lifted her tail. She jumped down to her food and began to eat turning her body so that her butt was facing Gemini. "She's not very friendly." Lori chuckled. "She's just a old grump."

Gemini chuckled. "I'll say. You should have heard what she just called me." She said, shaking her head. "Can't imagine where a cat would learn a word like that." She raised an eyebrow at Lori.

Lori blinked then smirked. "She does hang out around a lot of families she could have learned it anywhere." she opened the couch up. She got blankets and a pillow for Gemini. "Here you are."

"Sure, of course." Gemini chuckled. "Thanks." She said, taking the blankets and arranging them. She paused a moment. "You know I wasn't kidding right? About the cat. I talked to her. I can do that. Talk to animals."

"Oh I believed you I'm just saying she could have learned what she said from any number of people." Lori chuckled and then yawned. "Night." she headed into her room and flopped down slipping into an uneasy sleep.

Gemini nodded, looking relieved. That was the first time anyone had ever believed her about that power. "Night." She replied, laying down on the couch. She was asleep before her head hit the pillow.

Lori woke the next morning to a cat kneeding her arm. "Ow." she pouted then rose. "Alright I'm up." she yawned and went out to the kitchen. She feed the cat and opened the fire escape so that Athena could leave whenever she decided. She then got dressed before starting breakfast.

Gemini woke up much later than usual, feeling muddled and strange. After blinking the blurriness from her eyes, she remembered where she was, and realized that she was ravenous. The smell of food cooking brought her shuffling to the kitchen.

"Morning." Lori smiled at her as she placed a plate of french toast on the table. "Eat up."

"Morning." Gemini mumbled, stretching and yawning. She sat down and grabbed some of the French toast. "This is great, thank you." She said, taking a bite.

"Your welcoming." Lori joined her at the table. "I was hoping to go dress shopping if you where up to it."

Gemini nodded, her mouth full at the moment. She swallowed a couple times. "Sure, I'm up for it. Do you mind if I take a shower first, though?" She was still in her clothes from the day before, and they had blood on them.

"Sure. You can borrow whatever you like from my closet." Lori smiled trying to think of what Bruce might like to see her in. She shook her head and scowled.

"Thanks." Gemini said. She didn't notice Lori's odd behavior as she went off to take a shower. About fifteen minutes later, she returned wearing jeans and a simple t-shirt, her hair still damp and the wrapping gone from her nose.

There was a small fire in the fireplace and all the pictures of her and Clark where gone. "Ready?" she turned to look at the girl letting the fire wink out as she headed for the door.

Gemini glanced at the fireplace and made a sympathetic face. "Yeah, let's go." She said, following Lori to the door.

They got to the mall and Lori began to look around picking out a few dresses she held them up. "Which one?"

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Gemini deliberated for a moment before pointing at the purple one. "That one. It compliments your hair and eyes really well." She said. Then she picked two out and held them up. "My turn, which one?"

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"I like the black one." Lori held up both with a frown. "The green may not look good with your hair. If it was a little lighter it would be perfect. Try it on and we can see how it looks with your hair."

Gemini nodded and took the dresses into the dressing room. She came out a few moments later wearing the green one. "I think you're right, I look like a Christmas tree...or a forest fire." She said.

"It looks OK." Lori insisted examining her. "But I would go with the black one."

Gemini nodded. "Agreed, black it is then." She said, returning to the dressing room to change back into her regular clothes. She hung the green dress back up on the rack and turned to Lori. "Now we just need shoes to match."