It had been three weeks since the so-called "Suicide Squad" saved the day from the Sorceress and her brother and not much has changed. At least, not for the prisoners at Belle Reve. Sure, Deadshot could see his daughter, Harley Quinn got busted out by the Joker, and KC got his flatscrean, but not much else changed. Captain Boomerang was still yelling in his cell, and El Diablo, aka Chato Santana, still sat in his tank. Not to mention the fact that they now use Harley Quinn's old (and repaired) holding area as a social spot for the inmates, minus Captain Boomerang every couple months when he attempts to escape.
That is, until I came to end up at Belle Reve.
I'm Sofia Marie Gonzales, also known as Aquarius. I was caught trying to steal the Hope Diamond when my partner ratted me out. I'm 5'3, 130 pounds. My measurements are 44" 36" 46". My hair is dyed blue, but the black roots are growing out. My eyes are dark brown with flecks of blue and my skin is lightly tanned.
Anyway, I'm stuck in Belle Reve. Fan-fucking-tastic.
"Hey, señorita, time to go meet the other scumbags." The voice on the opposite side of my door punched in the code to the door, opening it.
I got up from my cot and walked to the door, my hands in front of me as he put on the cold cuffs that held my hands against my chest to keep me from punching the guards. Again.
"This way, girlie." He led me down a few hallways before stopping at a door and punching in the code.
When the door opened and they took off my cuffs, I looked in, seeing a runway about twenty feet off the ground, below there were some couches and a tv. I was the first person there, so I walked to the stairs leading down from the platform the door led out to.
I guess they figured that they would go slow with introducing me, make sure a fight wouldn't break out or something, so I reclined on the couch watching tv for a bit when the door opened again and Deadshot walked in. I guess they told him what's going on since he didn't seem surprised to see me.
"So you're the newbie? Aquarius?"
"Yeah. Sweet beard Deadshot."
"Thanks. So what you in for?"
"Partner ratted me out in the middle of stealing the Hope Diamond."
"Damn. Hate when that shit happens."
He sat down on an adjacent couch, watching the tv when the door opened again, this time KC strutted in before stopping when he saw me.
"Who're you shorty?" KC's voice was deep and rumbly, although the slight surprise was evident in his voice and reptile-like face.
"This is Aquarius. She's cool." Deadshot glanced up at Killer Croc before looking back at the tv.
"Hey," I waved to him, slightly intimidated.
"What's good?"
"Not me bro, that's for sure!"
Croc smiled at that, leaning against a wall. "Boomerang comin'?"
"Nah. He punched some guard again. Saw it happen on my way here." Deadshot rolled his eyes, obviously annoyed with Boomerang's lack of control of his temper.
About twenty minutes went by before the door opened again. El Diablo stepped in, surprise clear on his face when he saw me. He looked at both Deadshot and KC, both of whom nodded in approval of me. I was sitting up by that point, unable to stop looking at his tattoos. He walked down the steps, looking around for an empty seat, but there was only one. Right next to me. He sat down and I could feel the heat radiating off of him.
"I'm Aquarius."
"Diablo."
"I never would've thought that!" I joked, indicating the tattoo on his jaw. He smiled, a little sadly though as he tried to cover the tattoos along his arms. "So you're the pyro?"
Diablo nodded, a bit ashamed.
"That's badass. Wanna see something really cool?" I grinned wickedly, all three guys curious. "Watch this" I splayed my fingers on my right hand, and water from a nearby glass came up in a thin stream, almost like a snake as I made it weave between my fingers without ever touching my skin. Then, the water turned into a ball and froze in the palm of my hand. I stood up and bowed to each of the three men, each with wide, surprised eyes.
When I sat down, I saw that Diablo was blushing slightly, but I pretended not to notice.
The door opened again and one of the guards announced it was time to eat. We each got handed a tray of food, Dead getting porkchops and rice, KC getting an entire cooked pig, Diablo pico de gallo, and I got a pulled pork burrito. As we ate, I noticed Diablo glancing at me every once in a while.
When Dead was done, he got up and headed to the door, saying he was going to his daughter, nonchalantly nudging Croc and glancing at us. KC got up too, saying he was bored, then winked at Diablo, who glared at the two of them.
As the door closed behind them, I could see from the corner of my eye that Diablo was staring intently at his empty plate.
"Would you like me to go to where they were sitting? Give you more room?" I asked Diablo, unsure how to break the silence.
"No! No, it's fine, I don't mind, señora."
I held up my left ring finger "Señorita. I'm not married." He blushed deep red, obviously embarrassed. I blushed too, I couldn't help it, it was actually kind of cute.
Suddenly, an alarm started blaring, and Diablo groaned, leaning back.
"What? What's going on?" I looked around, confused.
"Lockdown. Boomerang must've gotten out."
"Great."
We sat there for a while, the siren too loud to even talk. After about ten minutes it shut off, but a red flashing light was on, signaling that the lockdown was still in effect.
"How long do these usually last?"
"Depends on how far Boomerang got." Diablo sighed and got up.