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Anywhozzles, enjoy Nightwing's POV for the prologue/half of chapter 1!

1.Prologue-Nightwing

I had thought it would be a normal night. Well, normal for Dick Grayson. Boring banquets, having to act charming for a few hours, then movies and pizza with Tim and Bruce. Eh, maybe just Tim. Then it turned out Gotham needed the Bat Family, which is also normal for me...well, Nightwing.

We were on patrol, Bats and Robin were on one side of the city, and Batgirl met up with me on the other. We all stopped a few robberies, mugs, and at least two kidnappings. After that it got pretty quiet. So I didn't think much of it when I first saw it. Just a shadow. At first I thought nothing of it. When I saw it again it looked different. I guessed it was a person, and set down my sandwich as I leaned forward. It was a girl. She was walking very slowly, yet she looked like she was out of breath.

She probably ran here…

Suddenly her head shot up and she ran again. I didn't have long to guess what she was running from before I saw them. Three men, three drunk men by the looks of it were walking in the same direction. I quietly slipped away, following as discreetly as I could. By the time I got there they had cornered her. I saw her being pushed to the ground as they laughed. She was curled up in the fetal position, staring blankly at a wall. It didn't take long to take them out, really. I mean, they were drunk. Three minutes tops.

She looked really scared, and tried to shrink back against the wall as I came closer. From where I was standing I couldn't see much, but I could tell her clothes were torn and ragged. I briefly wondered how long the had pursued her.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." I spoke as gently as I could. She peaked out from behind her hands, taking a brief peek before hiding again. I offered a smile. "Are you okay?"

She nodded, risking a longer glance at me. She looked suspicious, and terrified at the same time.

"Looked like you hit your head pretty hard." I reached a hand out and she flinched. "I just ne to be sure, okay?" She hesitated, then nodded. I wa able to see all of her clearly. Dirty and bruised, skin and bones, fear and defiance. I didn't dwell on it too long and occupied myself with a cut on her arm. "I'm Nightwing by the way." I said, filling in the silence.

"From the Justice League?"

I glanced up at her upon hearing her voice. "Actually, I'm from the Team." I grinned. "The younger generation of heroes."

"Oh." I inwardly chuckled at her light blush.

"You have a name?" I asked, looking back at her cut.

"Yes." She murmured.

I looked up at her after a moment passed. "...Would you mind telling me?"

She seemed to think for a minute before answering. "Kori." She didn't say her full name.

Smart. I looked down to hide a smirk, and noticed the bruises on her legs. "Do you need help getting home?"

What she said next shocked me. "I am home. This is where I live." She kept looking away. "So...thanks anyway...um, could you get them out before they wake up?"

"Of course…" I glanced back at them. Would more come later on? Has this happened before? "You know, I'd feel better if you were in a safer place."

Kori shook her head. "I don't have anywhere else to go."

My mind raced to find a solution. "What if I came back to check on you?'

Her eyes widened. "You don't have to-"

"I can bring food, if you want." I interrupted. "Would you like something now?"

She looked at me. I mean she stared into my eyes for seven agonizingly long seconds. Then she nodded, seeming satisfied with her decision. I held out a granola bar, which she timidly took from me, then proceeding to examine the wrapper.

"It's not drugged, if that's what you're thinking." I chuckled.

She threw an icy glare my way, tore the wrapper off and took a large bite. Her eyes widen upon tasting it, and I wondered how often she was able to eat.

"Do you know who those men were?" I asked, trying to get more information.

"No." Kori said around a mouthful of granola. "But they've done this before. Tried to rape me."

I gaped at her. She looked at me weird, then her eyes darkened as she turned away, mumbling something like, "I know I don't look like much…"

I panicked. "No, I didn't mean-" Then I paused as I recalled her answer. "They've done this before?"

She nodded.

"Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"No one would have cared." She whispered.

I felt horrible. "Have they gotten you before?"

"No. I always outran them. Until tonight…" Her voice shook the tiniest bit on that last part.

"Well, I don't think they'll be coming back anymore." I said lamely.

She nodded, refusing to meet my gaze.

"I have to go." I said, standing up. "I'll be back. I promise." I could just barely hear her mumble something that sounded like "sure." I told myself that I would come back and keep coming back until she could stand on her own.

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