Batgirl

My name is Kassandra Cane though everyone calls me Kassie....or that would be the case if I had any friends. I'm the type of person that you would probably never notice. For as long as I could remember, I was just someone who blended into the background. I never had any exceptional skills to speak of, I my grades where average at best and I wasn't much to look at either. Though I never considered myself unattractive, my figure was modest, my skin was pale and there wasn't much I could do with my naturally curly hair. I often dressed in an assuming fashion either. Typically baggy cloths. Very few people ever took notice of me and the few that did tended to pick on me. Even my parents took little interest in my life. They had money though so when I decided to head off to college in Chicago instead of staying local in LA, they didn't seem to have a problem with it. They set me up with an apartment in a nice part of town and didn't make much contact with me outside of that. I feel like I could flunk out of school and they would still pay my bills.

There wasn't much in my life that I got excited about so I often looked to fantasy. I always found joy in comic book superheroes. I just liked the idea of these powerful women with amazing ablities putting on these fablous costumes and standing up to the drik of society. I loved all the famous ones. Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Black Widow and Captain Marvel but my favorite was always Batgirl. Nothing more uplifting than for an average girl than a normal woman using extrodarinary skills fight crime amongst superpowered beings. I found Batgirl so inspiring, I took up various hobbies in order to better myself. I kept myself in decent shape through private exercise, I taught myself some basic martial arts through books and instructional videos, I wound tinker with lockpicking and computer hacking, I'd even take a metal working class, which I used to create my own homemade baterrangs. I even took the time to learn how to accurately throw them.

I learned how to do all this for fun. I never intended to use any of these skills in any compacity. I just learned it all for my own self satisfaction. Then one October, a series of strange events happened. I meant a boy who I seemed to hit it off with. I liked him and he seemed to like me, we went on a few dates and it seemed like things where going to work. We made plans to go to a Halloween Party together so for the occasion, I bought a Batgirl costume. I was hoping to find a full skintight catsuit but all I could find was the sexy version. You know, the one that looked like a tank top with mini skirt. It was a cheap costume too. Made out of an uncomfortable rubber. It came with a flimsy cloth cape and a mask that fit like a swim cap. It had huge eye holes too so it's not like it would hide anyone's face. The only thing the costume didn't come with where boots so I had to buy my own. I bought boots that went as far up my legs as possible. Honestly I felt a little trashy putting the costume on in the dressing room. However, when I looked at myself in the mirror, I had to admit, I did like what I saw. I did a few poses and I thought I looked good. I felt good too.

Sadly, I wouldn't get to wear the costume for it's intended purpose. That boy called off the date just a few days before the party and the day before, I saw him making out with another girl on campus. I didn't even really react to that. I just accepted it and went home. As I laid on my bed, looking at all of my Batgirl memorablity, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. I was looking forward to being my hero, if not for even a little bit. Tired of feeling sorry for myself, I decided to watch some TV. Caught some news of various crimes in the city. Couldn't help but wonder what the news would be like if there really was a Batgirl fighting crime in Chicago. Then a thought crossed my mind.....why couldn't there be a Batgirl in Chicago.

I went to my room and pulled out the costume. Laying it on the bed, I pulled out my home made bat-r-rangs, my lockpick set and some rope that I had to practice note tieing. Some how I was able to get it all into the costume's utility belt. I looked at the costume and sighed. I really wish I had a better costume to wear but it was what I had so it would have to do. I began putting on the costume and thinking to myself regarding what I was about to do. I was a complete nobody putting on a sexy costume to go fight crimenals. It sounded completely insane. And yet, I couldn't shake the excitement I felt. As I stood before myself in the mirror and took a deep breath. "Tonight, I become Batgirl." I said before turning off the lights in my apartment and heading out into the night.