Disclaimer: I don't own them; they belong to Comics and WB. If I were they'd still be on air and Barbara/Helena would be a nice couple. But I don't, so don't sue me, I'm not making any money out of this, just borrowing them for a short while.
Summary : Someone from the past is back in town, shattering the birds' life.
Rating : PG for minor sexual innuendo, nothing graphic. F/F slash so if you are against that or it's illegal where you live, leave now.
Timeline: a couple months after the season finale 'Devils Eyes'.
Feedback: Much appreciated of course.
Thanks: to the cast and crew of BOP to make it such a terrific show.
The End, chapter 1
That was it, it was over.
Sighting the redhead turned her attention back to the screen, scanning every line, making sure all informations were erased. When she heard the door of the clock tower slam hard, she removed her glasses with a shaking hand, then began crying.
After hours of fighting over it, the topic was closed, and with it a good part of her life. She knew it was too late to make things right, but did she really want to?
After all, it was for the best, and even though that's not the issue she was expecting from this conversation, she was almost glad for it. He was right: the girl was free, back in a much-deserved family. Its stability might be discussed but still they were from the same flesh and the same blood was running through their veins.
Coming from upstairs she'd hear light footsteps. "Damn" she thought, Dinah was supposed to stay at Gabby's place for the night. Then tomorrow move into her new place after school. Just great, she must have heard the whole fight with him.
"Dinah?" she called out, rubbing her eyes with the palm of her hands.
Getting no answer, she called again, and a few seconds later Dinah entered the main room, standing behind her. Barbara didn't need to turn around; she'd see her reflection in the now black screen.
"I'm sorry Barbara, I didn't mean to intrude. We have a math exam tomorrow morning and well you know …"
"Gabby ain't majoring in it" finished Barbara for her, her voice barely a whisper.
"Are you ok? I mean..."
Barbara sighed, Dinah still had to learn tact...but she knew she didn't make it on purpose so that half excused it.
"I'm sorry Barbara, maybe I'd go" with that she turned on her heels. Wheeling around, Barbara caught her hand before she started towards the stairs, stopping the girl in her tracks.
"Don't" was her simple query before the tears came again.
Dinah couldn't remember a single time where she'd seen the older woman crying, although she had been living here full time for over 8 months now. Anxious a number of times, mad many more, but crying or on the verge of, never.
It made her heart break to see her like that. Freeing her hand, she crouched by her side, enveloping the sobbing woman in a soft embrace, feeling the tears soaking her shoulder.
How she wished Helena were around. Even if they had some strange ways to communicate at times, they made a perfect team, grown on a mutual respect. But from what she'd heard earlier, they was little chance that they'll ever be in the same room again.
Bruce Wayne was back, claming in the process a daughter he knew he had, but never met. Although part of him might be thankful to Barbara for taking care of her, raising her, he had make clear that Helena had to come with him, wherever that was.
Helena was too happy to be reunited with her biological father, Batman himself, to argue with him; Dinah was sure she didn't realize what moving in the Wayne's manor really meant: no more crime fighting, leading a normal life, go to university, and above all, no more contact with Barbara …
In the last couple of weeks, they barely saw her anymore, she was having a great time being a rich daughter, using and over using her father's prerogatives.
It was all natural, but Dinah couldn't help but resent Helena for her behavior. It was very hurtful towards them, especially Barbara who had put herself on the line more than once when she was a teenager acting up.
Did she consider it as being natural since she was her guardian at that time? Would a normal one hack into police's records to erase fingerprints from files to avoid her being caught and being put in the spotlight? With her meta-human capabilities, they'd never have left her out …ever again…
In her arms, Barbara was nowhere near calming down, and it worried her. Muffled cries and hiccups didn't subside and Dinah feared that she'd hyperventilate or something. But she decided not to move, kneeling instead of crouching to be more comfortable, feeling Barbara clinging to her even more.
Thinking back, she remembered being mad at Barbara after learning that she too would have to move into Bruce Wayne's manor, but after what she had heard earlier, she realized she had no other choice than to obey Bruce's directives. What'd a teacher do against a wealthy and powerful man? Nothing, she didn't stand a chance to be heard.
Was it like that when he trained her all those years back? Were Batman and Batgirl opposite like Bruce and Barbara now? That'd explain some hard attitude from Barbara towards Helena, her overprotection and need to guide her.
End of chapter 1 - Pleae review :)