The rain outside was pounding against the roof, but neither Richard nor Cathleen Grayson noticed in their silent mourning. They had recently been adopted by Bruce Wayne, the prince of gotham, after their parent's tragic death. Bruce, who had also been orphaned at an early age, knew what they were going through and he didn't want them to be separated in foster care, so he had adopted both young children and tried to welcome them into his home. He knew that the kids would have a hard time adjusting, but he was willing to make the effort to bring them back to the smiling kids they had been just three weeks before at the Haly's Circus. Bruce felt terrible for the two children, their identical startling blue eyes were surrounded by irritatedly puffed up skin from lack of sleep and crying. The only difference between the two siblings was their hair, Richard's black hair was a sharp contrast from Cathleen's sun-bleached blonde hair. The two siblings were quite similar in face shape, build, and eye color, and from the front it was easy to tell that they were siblings but from the back their hair made it harder to assume that both children were in fact related. Richard was only eight but he had been very quick to comfort his six-year-old sister whenever tears threatened.

"Master Bruce, I believe it is time that we started to bring these children back to happier states," Alfred stated startling Bruce out of his thoughts. He sighed.

"I believe you are right, Alfred, I have waited long enough and if we don't do anything now, I fear we will never be able to make either one of them smile" Bruce said softly. Neither of the siblings made any indication to show that they had heard the two adults and stayed in their seats staring at their dinners.

One Week Later

The two children had actually been very quick to pick themselves back up after Bruce had sat down with them to tell them that their parents "would have wanted them to be happy and continue to enjoy life." He had taken the kids down to where their parents had been buried because he knew from experience that it helped to voice their thoughts to their parents, even if they weren't actually visibly present. He stood off to the side as the two children talked silently in Romanian. He made a note to try and learn the language so he could converse with them and make them feel more welcomed. He was currently sitting on a bench, but he pushed himself to his feet once he checked his watch. The two siblings noticed and walked back over to Bruce.

"Are you ready to head home?" he asked softly.

"Yes… thank you for bringing us here and taking care of us, it means a lot," Richard answered while his sister nodded. Bruce gave a slight smile and led them back to the car. They talked about the recent escapades of Batman and Bruce was happy to find that Richard thought of the caped-crusader as an amazing hero. Cathleen spoke softly and added that she felt a lot safer knowing he was always there patrolling the streets of Gotham. They talked lightly through the rest of the car ride and Bruce led them upstairs to get ready for bed. After they were ready, he tucked both children in and paused at the door. They had taken to sleeping together, to keep the nightmares away, and he felt very peaceful looking at their sleeping forms. He whispered a quiet goodbye to the two children as he slipped off to the batcave.

It would be later that Richard found out about these nightly activities and became the Boy Wonder, Robin. It would be later still that Cathleen found out about her adoptive father and brother's nightly excursions. Knowing that the two very overprotective males would forbid her from coming into the hero business with them in Gotham, she would go on to create a new alias as the Gray Dove and protecting the city 20 miles north of Gotham, Carricksvile. She took martial arts classes in secret and perfected her every fighting skill as well as acrobatic skills. She would create her own weapons, devices, and costume all without the knowledge of her brother and adoptive father. She would then, for the next few years, pretend to fall asleep; wait until the bats had left; throw on her own costume; take her motorbike up to Carricksvile; and patrol until about four (which was when the bats would return) and head home to make it look as though she had never been out.

Cathleen was always very careful about her hero identity; she had managed to become the unofficial guardian of Carricksvile, she had managed to convince every news outlet to not post any front-page articles about her, and she had managed to do this almost every night without any suspicion from the Dynamic Duo. Though she didn't do it alone.

After Cathleen's first attempts at being a hero had widely different outcomes, her friend Kayla found out and decided to step in. Kayla had light brown shoulder length hair and hazel eyes that showed she wanted to be everyone's friend, but underneath the preppy-girl facade, she had a brilliant mind and was able to hack any computer system and analyze any situation. Kayla became Gray Dove's main asset, with the ability to help Cathleen get to where she was needed and understand any situation, Kayla was Cathleen's "Eyes." The two friends created their own personal earpieces and cameras to help communication between the two become instantaneous. Every night Cathleen would drop Kayla at the "Safe House" which was a couple of rooms in a secluded abandoned building where Kayla used six different computers to monitor the new heroine. Cathleen also kept other supplies at the Safe House for when she was injured, her costume was torn, or her weapons/devices broke.

The two girls would become amazing at their job and eventually ensure that Carricksvile was the safest city in the U. S., an accomplishment which led the two best friends to eventually try to expand their horizons.

A couple of years later

"Come on Dick! We are going to be late for school!" Cathleen yelled. She was waiting in the entrance hall of Wayne Manor with her backpack already propped up on her shoulder. She kept checking her watch impatiently. Why did brothers always have to be so annoying? she asked herself. Most brothers probably aren't crime fighting vigilantes though she contradicted. She had an extreme irritation due to the fact that after five years, Bruce and Richard still hadn't told her about their nightly activities. She knew they were trying to protect her but she hated that they tried to keep this a secret from her, even though she did know their secret identities and only pretended not to know. She was snapped out of her thoughts by an amused voice from behind her.

"You seem to be in a hurry this morning, Cathleen" Bruce exclaimed in an amused tone. She smiled and gave him a quick hug.

"Thanks Daddy, but we are really going to be late if my 'darling' brother doesn't hurry up" she replied tersely. He gave her a knowing smile which prompted her to head out to the limo. A minute later she was joined by her brother. He did not look like he had gotten very much sleep and she frowned as she speculated what was bothering him.

"Something wrong?" she asked kindly. He rolled his eyes and ruffled through his pockets for his phone. She peeked over to look and saw that he was texting Wally. She liked the ginger even if he was a speedster and would probably never actually share his identity as Kid Flash with her. She settled back into the seat deep in thought. She was going to be a freshman at Gotham High and her brother was going to be a sophomore, both she and her brother had moved up a couple grades because of their brilliant minds. She was two years younger than her brother physically but she had ended up only one year behind him in school because she wanted to stay with her friend Kayla. Both girls were eleven but they had moved up to high school after the schools decided they were smart enough to skip up three grades. Cathleen was excited to see her friend since Kayla was the only person she could talk to about her super-hero life.

As the car pulled up to the school, Cathleen jumped out and did a quick scan of the courtyard in front of her. She spotted Kayla and let a grin spread across her face. She hurried over and they dropped into their usual conversation easily.

"How was your night, Kitty Cat?" Kayla asked. Kayla had called her "Kitty Cat" ever since they were ten while almost everyone else called her "Lee."

"Not bad, K, how did you sleep? I heard that last night was eventful?" Cathleen replied evenly.

"We took care of everything in Carricksvile, but I'm getting bored. We should try one of the other cities near Gotham. I mean, there isn't any reason the guardian bird can't spread the love" she said meaningfully. Cathleen thought about this and realized the logic in her statement. As long as I stay out of Gotham and don't do anything big, I shouldn't draw any attention from the Bat and my brother. She voiced her agreement and they switched to other topics as more students arrived at school.

The bell rang and they hurried to their first class: English.

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