Chapter 1
Trip to the Circus
NO POV
"Hey Bruce," I said walking into the CEO's office in the Wayne Enterprises tower.
"Hey Selina, what brings you by," Bruce asked.
"Well I had nothing better to do so I decided to come on by to see my boyfriend," I replied.
"Well then, make yourself comfortable," Bruce replied with a rare hint of happiness in his voice. I walked over to a seat beside his desk and sat down. I kissed him, and then he went back to work. I eventually began to doze off and fell asleep. I woke up about an hour later. "C'mon Selina, we have our date to get to," he said with a smile.
"Alright," I said while getting up. "Where are we going?"
"I had a ball that I needed to attend to so that is the plan,"
"Please can we not go to that?"
"Selina, I have to go to this, even though I don't want to. So if you can find literally any more interesting than going to freaking Lex Luthor's so-called charity event I will do it," he said. Selina giggled, "I literally have no idea what happened but I'll take it. Haly's circus is in town this week. We could go see that."
"Okay let's do it," he said after kissing Selina.
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Bruce's POV
I saw them fall. I heard the sickening snap of the rope. I heard the crowd scream bloody murder. I heard the way the kid sobbed. I feel like I have just failed. I became Batman to make sure that this kind of event never happened again. But it just happened right before my eyes, and I feel terrible about it. I sprint out of my seat and eventually get to the bottom of the tent. I stop in front of the youngest Grayson. He was small in age and height. He was around 3 foot 6 and had raven hair. He also had the brightest pair of blue eyes you would ever find on a child. He seemed to study Bruce for a moment. He suddenly threw himself into Bruce's arms sobbing uncontrollably. Selina got there right after that and hugged Dick from the side they sat there like that for a while.
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Bruce's POV
"I am going to adopt him," I said.
"Good Master Wayne. He needs some stability in his life after an incident like that,"
"I am not going to let him become like me,"
"I don't think that anyone will ever be like you Master Wayne,"
Bruce remembered his conversation with Alfred after he decided to adopt the kid, who's name was Richard Grayson. That is why he was sitting in this old, run-down, crappy building listening to this woman bitch about how bad of a child Dick Grayson. "He is a thief and a gypsy. Why would ever want to adopt a kid like that."
"We share life problems. And I don't believe that this kid can ever be as bad as you make him out to be. Just let me adopt him and I'll this so-called bad child off of your hands,' I replied.
"As much as I would like to get rid of that stupid gypsy, I can't give him to you because of your history," she
"Are you fucking kidding me? You would think CPS would be happy to have a kid get adopted. Buuut I guess not. I'll be back asshole."