A sneak peek at "Pretty Bird"...coming in 2008
“You're just begging for a beating aren't you little girl?” Victor asked in return with an arched eyebrow.
“Okay, less talk more violence.” Bart cheered from the sidelines.
“I wouldn't be too eager for them to finish, Bart.” Oliver told him, “You're next.”
Bart quickly paled at the idea. A good fifteen minute spar ensued between Dinah and Victor before he landed on the mat for the last time.
“Better luck next time, Tin Can.” Dinah boasted before turning toward Bart, “Okay, kid, it's you and me now.”
Bart looked at Ted fearfully, “You want me to die, don't you?”
“No, Rookie, I want you to learn.” He told the young man with a chuckle.
Bart sighed and stepped onto the mat, and seconds later he was sent sliding across it.
Dinah made a motion as if she were dusting off her hands, “Well, that was easy. Next?”
“Don't get too cocky you've still got me to deal with.” Oliver announced.
“You actually think you can take me rich boy?” She asked with a arched eyebrow.
“Don't forget I survived being stranded on a deserted island...I HAD to fend for myself.” He reminded her coolly.
She grinned and crossed her arms over her chest, “So did Lex Luthor.”
The other four men in the room grimaced and looked away from the pair.
“It's on now, Pretty Bird.” He said with a glare as he took a stance in front of her.
“I'm shaking in my fishnets, Green Bean.” She smirked.
He moved to kick her across the chest, and she quickly caught his foot and delivered a kick of her own. Oliver stumbled back ward and quickly regained his footing, but he left Dinah enough time to deliver a spin kick directly to his chest. He regained his balance and caught her foot which turned her own move against her and sent her crashing to the mat. She jumped up immediately after falling, and refocused her gaze on Arrow. She swiped her leg across his calves and sent him falling backward onto the mat, but he gripped onto her arms as he was falling and brought her down with him. She landed on top of him with a grunt.
“Nice move, klutzoid.” She muttered from her position on top of his chest.
He grinned wickedly at her, “I kept you from getting the upper hand didn't I?”
And suddenly they both realized how close their proximity to each other was. Something hung in the air between them. She gulped before finally scoffing and pushing herself up off of him forcefully.