Three days passed, and it was the nerd's birthday. Freddy had told Selina he would be spending the day with his family, but there seemed to be an almost solemn look in his eyes.

      Maybe he wanted her to be with him for his birthday too? No, that was stupid. She was thinking too much into things again.

      Turns out, no one really went to the warehouse the thief was staying at. Which was perfect since she could hide all her cash in one of the loose floorboards and leave her comic books there rather than to keep on carrying them around.

      It was getting dark, which was what Selina preferred when she went out on her walks. Darkness. It was easier to pickpocket people that way. But she wouldn't really be pickpocketing anyone today. Only breaking into a house.

      No biggie.

       Sure it might've been a bit creepy to break into her friend's house, but she sure as hell wasn't ready to meet his large family yet. She was barely comfortable around just Freddy. The teenager might suffocate if she met everyone else. So breaking and entering would have to do.

      The house was empty, presumably because the whole family had gone out for her friend's birthday. Woah. Selina was. Ever gonna get used to calling that dork her friend. That was terrifying. But as she looked at the house, she knew it'd be easier to get into now that no one was inside.

      The catlike girl climbed up a tree skillfully, hoisting herself up before looking around. She peered through one of the windows once she was high enough and was relieved to see a Superman poster. This was the one. So she dangled off the tree, hanging on by only one hand before slowly managing to open the window.

      Freddy really needs to learn to start locking his windows from now on.

      Selina pushed herself in, stumbling on a used shirt on the ground but quickly regained her balance. She looked around the room, a light smile dancing on her lips.

      Different superhero posters hung along the walls and comic books were strewn across his floor and bed. The thief walked closer, looking at the baterang replica he had resting on a shelf. She rolled her eyes, her distaste for Batman strong within her, but felt the toy against her finger. It was sharp, she could definitely stab someone with that.

      Cool.

      Selina spent the next hour going through all of his comic books, reading them while sitting criss crossed on his chair before she heard voices downstairs. The family must be home. Hurray.

      It was another few minutes before she heard the familiar uneven steps that belonged to Freddy. She smiled, not bothering to move when the door open and he let out a high pitched shriek of surprise.

      "Happy birthday, Freds." Selina said with a sly smile, putting his Wonder Woman comic down and turning her body a little more to face him.

      He had a hand to his chest, trying to calm himself down as he stared at her with wide eyes. He looked around to make sure his family didn't hear him and closed the door, limping toward her. "How-wha-how the hell did you get in here?!"

      The catlike teenager lazily pointed towards window. "You should learn to lock your windows, kiddo. It's not that hard to climb a tree and hop on in here."

      Freddy stared at her in shock, looking like he had about a million things he wanted to say at once but nothing came out of his mouth.

      "You've got a lotta things in here." She said simply, leaning back as she gestured to his comics and then at the replica of the baterang. "I can't believe you actually have that junk. What a nerd."

      "God, what do you have against Batman?" He asked her, propping a hand on his hip.

      "Who said I had anything against Batman?"

     "Every time you look at anything remotely related to Batman, you look like as if you just caught a whiff of dog shit."

      "Probably because he is shit." The older girl whispered under her breath, making his jaw drop.

      "Are-are you serious right now? Batman is not shit!"

      "Oh hell yes he is! Like, what are his superpowers again? Nada. He's just rich, boo hoo!" She rolled her eyes, leaning against the chair.

      He limped towards his bed, sitting down on it and resting his crutch on the wall beside his bed. "You sound like you have some personal vendetta against him."

      Maybe she did, now that she thought about it. He fought horrible criminals when he should've killed them. And with all that money, why not help out the homeless kids in the Narrows? She didn't get it.

      But Freddy didn't know that and certainly didn't need to know, so Selina shrugged her shoulders up and down before changing the subject. "How was your birthday anyway? Did anything special?"

      And so the superhero fanatic seemed to forget about their banter and went on and on about his day. The type of cake he had-triple chocolate flavored-, all his presents-most being superhero related, of course-, and they went out to a pizzeria-he ate pepperoni pizza.

      Not like Selina was actually paying attention or anything.

      She had no idea how long they were talking for, maybe hours, before Freddy tried to hide a yawn behind his hand while he was mid talking.

      "It's getting late, I should probably head out anyway." The curly-haired girl told him as she moved to her feet, fighting down a giggle when Freddy let out a little whine in protest. "You've had a long day, Freds. Rest." She lightly pushed his chest down to his bed, making him chuckle.

      "Cat?"

      "Yeah dork?"

      "Thank you for coming." He smiled at her, that sweet smile that made something inside of her very soul flutter and made her regret lying to his face.

      What the hell was he doing to her?

      Selina chuckled, playfully flicking his forehead, making him pout. "Yeah, no problem. I'll see you around, kid."

      She made her way to the window, opening it before turning her head to look at the brunette. "Next time, lock your window."

      Freddy leaned up on his elbows to look at her, making eye contact. "What if I don't wanna lock it?"

      That bold question caught her off guard and her face felt almost warm. Her mouth was slightly open agape before turning away, pushing her body out of the window. "See ya, Freddy!" Was all she said before jumping off.

      She landed on her feet, pushing aside some of her dirty blonde curls before looking up at the open window. Freddy was standing over it, his eyes wide but a huge smile on his face. The thief waved teasingly at him before running off.

      How did it get to this point where the young teenager grew so comfortable with that boy? She wished she had an answer to that. The only thing Selina knew was that this wouldn't be the last time visiting Freddy through the window.