A/N So turns out being bedridden is so not fun, but look how much free time i have, so i wipped this up for you all. Let me know how to feel about it and if you like it then i will continue.

Before Bruce adopted him Dick hadn't really spent much time with people his own age, apart from one person that even now years later, Dick still thought about.

Cassandra Candilight, she was the same age as Dick and was the only other child in the circus, she was a gymnast but she also had a hand in magic. No one had ever worked out how she did the tricks she did. Not even the magician of Haley's Circus.

Dick thought about her from time to time, her strange pink hair her freckles across her nose her deep brown eyes. And how they had not really got on at all. They had teased each other and fought as young boys and girls did. He didn't have a picture of her, and she left the circus not long after the accident.

He never saw her after that. Until today.

Robin was in the kitchen at Mount Justice, it was the teams day off and they were spending it hanging out and watching TV. While Megan and Connor were choosing a film the news was quietly humming away.

"And now news from Gotham, a group of villains calling themselves the Falling Grace movement have murdered 11 people. All of which members of the Haley Circus". There was a crash from the kitchen, everyone looked round to see Robin had dropped the tray he had been carrying and was staring at the TV his eyes wide behind his sunglasses.

"You alright Robin?" said KF, Robin said nothing, still in shock.

"The Falling Grace movement delivered a list of 2 people who they will be targeting next" 2 pictures came up on screen. 2 people Robin recognised to be a younger picture of him and the last picture he knew to be taken of Cassandra.

"The young Richard Grayson, son to the 2 trapeze artists who lost their lives to an accident 6 years ago and Cassandra Candilight also a member of the Circus though her movements are yet unknown".

Suddenly the teleporter announced Batman's arrival; he took one look at Robin and walked straight over taking his sons shoulder in his hands.

"Robin get your stuff" the young bird didn't move his eyes still on the TV "Turn that off" Kalder did as asked as Batman turned back to the Boy wonder.

"Robin, listen to me, get your stuff were going home" finally Robin seemed to understand the words being said to him and he quietly walked out of the room.

"What's going on Batman?" asked Megan but the older man shook his head. He couldn't answer them without giving away Robin's identity. He looked over to Kid Flash; he knew Robin had told him his name and so hoped the young speedster would be able to ease the teams suspicions.

Robin came back into the room with his bag, he still looked like he was in shock, the Batman wrapped and arm around him and drew him under his cap to serve as some protection from the prying eyes of his team mates.

When they left all looked towards KF, he was the closest to Robin, had known him the longest. Surely he knew what was going on in the young hero's mind. But the speedster held up his hands in defence, he knew Robin was Dick Grayson but the repost that had been on TV about his parents was new news to him.

Back in the Batcave as soon as they stepped out of the tube Dick's legs gave way.

"I got you kid" said Bruce carrying his son to the entrance and walking into the house placing him on one of the comfy couches.

"Master Bruce, Master Richard" said Alfred coming into the room just as Bruce knelt down in front of Dick, taking off his sunglasses he saw the tears that were about to spill over.

"There all dead" he whispered as the tears pooled over. Bruce wrapped his arms around him as he cried the wounds of his parents death's being brutally ripped open again.

They stayed that way for a while, the small mismatch family that they were, all broken but all pieced back together with the help of the other.

"I've got to find her" he said when his tears finally stopped.

"Who Master Dick?" asked Alfred now sitting next to the boy who in turn looked from his father figure to his grandfather figure.

"Cassandra"

A/N So there is the first chapter, i hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you think and i'll write the next one. and if you want to know why i am bed ridden the check out my story "Like Father Like Son" and I have explained. until next time TTFN. Karin x