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Black Rose
    Rose blew an unruly piece of hair out of her face as she cleaned her room. Stupid hair She could hear the buzz of thee city outside.  She looked down from her fourth story window at the street. A tourist busy taking pictures was almost hit by a car. Stupid tourists. She spotted her neighbors walking to the building. “Hmm, neighbors are home.” Shortly after, ear splitting music began to play. Stupid neighbors...We go through this everyday, they come home blast that god-awful noise they call music. Then I ask them to turn it off and of course- they don’t. Rose decided to change the routine and take a walk. She put on her shoes and got in the elevator. The elderly couple already inside smiled warmly at her.
 “Are you going down sweetie?” Rose looked at the woman.
 “Yeah.” Stupid old people. I hate it when they call me sweetie. Two floors down, the elevator came to an abrupt stop, almost toppling the passengers inside. Stupid elevator, better not be stuck. I don’t know how long these old people will last in here. The couple was obviously stunned at what was happening, so Rose shook her head and grabbed the emergency phone, coming in contact with a rather rude janitor.
 “I told you brats! The phone is for emergencies only!” Shocked at how coarse the janitor was Rose was taken aback. “Wait a minute... what are you brats doing in the elevator? I just turned it off....” Stupid janitor!!
 “Oh you turned it off? Well then why didn’t you put out any signs!!!”
 “Calm down, calm down, I’ll get you out of there, it’ll take just a minute.” The janitor hung up. Rose let out a scream of frustration before slamming down the phone. The phone fell off the hook, and the harder Rose slammed it the faster it fell off. Stupid phone!!! She took in a deep breath and gently hung the phone up.

    After finally getting off the elevator, and apologizing to the other occupants, Rose strolled down the street. She stopped to look at a puppy in a window for a moment. A car sped past her, splashing a pool of murky water on her. Stupid car. I guess this means I should go home and change. She turned around and started retracing her steps. She pushed the button at a crosswalk waiting patiently. Another tourist tapped her on the shoulder. “Excuse me, but can you tell me what time is it?” His accent was thick and his English wasn’t very good. Rose checked her watch.
“Two thirty. TWO THIRTY?! Nog is supposed to come over soon!!” Stupid traffic!! Move move!! The stream of cars flowed steadily no with sign of letting up in sight. I don’t have time for this. I’ll just take a short-cut. Rose turned around and followed a side street until she found another main street. She wove in and out of the onrush of people. Someone shoved her out their way so hard, she collided with the cement. Stupid people! As she stood up, the crowd pushed her into an alley. “I can’t believe this!!” She stood up and brushed herself off. She caught a glimpse of a large crate sharing the alley with her. Wonder what’s in it... Curiosity got the better of her and she peered into the crate. “Costumes? There must be a costume shop around here somewhere. Well- I don’t see anyone around...and it IS just sitting here...” A black outfit caught her eye. (Describe outfit here) Reminds me of one of those evil chicks in the Batman comics... A light bulb lit up over her head. What harm could it do? Rose slipped the costume on and grabbed a caveman club out of the crate. She turned back to the crowd on the sidewalk and let out a chuckle. She ran at top speed into the horde screeching. “I am the Black Rose!! Move now, or feel my thorns!” The mass parted in shock. I can’t believe how well that worked... I should use this super villain idea more often.
 “Someone call the police!!”
 “Someone call Math Man!!”
 “Someone turn on the bat-signal!” The bystander that shouted the last remark was shot many unbelieving looks.
 “What are you freaking crazy man? Batman is a comic book character!!”
 “Well- at least I didn’t say Math Man!! Whoever said that must be stupid!”
 “Whatever dude!” By the time the arguers remembered they were being attacked by a new villain, the Black Rose had vanished.