Poisoned Love

By: Freedom98 & NightHawk01

Chapter 1: You Want Him?!

"I'm sorry, Wolverine, but we just don't have anyone else to send." Batman said, his voice devoid of any emotions. His mask of serenity was in every way the opposite of the fuming mutant in front of him. "I'm very sorry." He repeated.

"Listen here, Bub. We had a contract; if we don't get a trainer….we'll sue!" Wolverine exclaimed, snarling at the dark knight.

"Sue me for what?! If I ran out of trainers, I ran out of trainers!" Batman replied, flustered, but he managed to hide it from the seething mutant. Wolverine's eyes narrowed as he looked at the security cameras behind the Bat. There was an array of cameras, each showing a different room or view of a room. His eyes scanned each one until he came upon the one that viewed the training room. There were a few people training but instantly his gaze came upon one. He pushed gruffly past the Bat and went to get a closer look.

The screen showed a young man, no more than eighteen years old, doing flips and other various tricks on rings. Each movement that the youth made was fluid and done with practiced ease. It was like watching one doing a dance. Wolverine was enraptured. Wolverine enlarged the video to focus only this youth.

The youth was on two rings each hand holding a ring. The youth pulled with his arms and launched himself into the air, completing a perfectly executed triple back flip. He landed back down with both arms in the exact same position he had launched from.

"What about him?" Wolverine asked his keen eyes still glued to the security camera screen. The youth swung on the rings, turning round and round, finally holding suspended between the two rings, his arms mocking that as if he were on a cross, he held this position strengthening his arm muscles. Wolverine could tell the strain the youth was hard, as the youth closed his eyes, letting the strain wash over him. He was accepting it, letting it become part of him. He was going to let it come inside and he was going to mold it to the way he wanted. From the way he held himself and the way he trained, Wolverine instantly knew that he was dealing with an experienced fighter. One that knew what he was doing. It was engrained in him, it was part him, it was who he was.

"Wait." The Bat said disbelievingly, putting his arms up accentuating his point. "You're not talking about, Nightwing… are you?" Batman asked bewildered that someone had noticed his former protégé. There were so many other super powered individuals, why would he choose a un-super-powered member to train his band of mutants.

"If you are speaking of the guy that's doing the crazy stunts off the monkey bars and rings, then ya gotta a whoppin' yes." Wolverine replied tearing his gaze away from the screen and turning to Batman. The Bat visibly flinched and was rendered speechless for a moment. Only for a moment, mind you.

"No. No. No. and no! You can't have him, he's not only second in command after me in Young Justice, he's our most experienced fighter AND our best trainer!" Batman exclaimed, agitation in his voice. Wolverine smirked at the Dark Night.

"That's exactly why I want him."


a/n: (Freiheit98) Hi Everyone! This is the story that my sister and I are working on together. Though I am more of a beta than anything else. *frown* my sister is getting to be better at writing than me! We are going to be posting probably once a week or more, so please check us out! My sis doesn't have an account so we both are going to be using mine (Freiheit98). But when she does get an account, her penname also is NightHawk01. She is insisting on talking so i give her the key board...ta ta for now! :D

P.S. if you get the chance check out my other stories (if you are Percy Jackson or Hercules Fan! :D I'm a shameless self promoter :P)

2nd a/n: (NightHawk01) Hey peoples, wassup? Just wanting to say that i did work very, very, very, hard on this, so please no flames, constructive criticism is welcomed with open arms, but no flames if you don't like it don't read it. my sis wants me to stop for now so adios for now.

NightHawk01