This came to me when I was on the bus on my way to somewhere

I love Batman and Stephanie Brown has been my favourite Character alongside with Jason Todd so I thought I could write something.

The plot line is Stephanie returning to Gotham with a surprise for the Wayne family.

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I dont own any of the characters.

I hope you enjoy it

5 years since she had been in Gotham, leaving behind the man she loved and the family that had been good at times but then bad on a few occasions.

She had quite a nice life away from the city that belonged to Batman but things had started to turn sour after a while, she couldnt hold onto a job for than a week because her main prioty's were looking after her son and with no money coming in, she couldnt afford the house then her 5 year old son was getting into many fights at school which soon got him kicked out and no other school's would take him, he sure was like his father.

So it meant there was only one place that would accept her and her son, and that was...

Gotham City.

Stephanie had caught the early train, all she wanted to do was return home and leave the place that did not welcome them anymore but being homeless without a job, was bad.

Where would she go when she arrived in Gotham?

There was only one answer, she could not believe that she had to call them, Stephanie had left on a sour note with them and her son's father but she had good reason's. Feeling a little tug on her coat sleeve, she looked down with a smile at her son.

"Mommy are we there yet"he said with a little yawn.

"Soon Todd"she replied as she picked him up and placed him on her lap.

After an hour, the train had come to a stop, now they were back in Gotham. Carefully picking up the sleeping boy, she soon made her way off the train. It was so busy, how could she forget Gotham was always like this, smiling she made her way around the people and towards the phone booth. By that time, Todd had woken up so she placed him down, going through her pockets. She took out the right amount of change then placed it in, picking up the phone, she dialed the number she could remember hoping that they hadn't changed it.

Hearing it ring, she let out a sigh of relief.

"Hello this is Damien speaking and who may this be"

"Its Stephanie, Damien"

She couldnt be more happy that it was Damien that picked up, it would still of been fine if it was Alfred but the others not so much, Stephanie could here the gasp and it brought a smile on her face.

So the little boy wonder didnt forget about her.

"As in Stephanie Brown, the batgirl to my robin at one point"

"Yes this is fatgirl"she said rolling her eyes.

"Oh my god, Stephanie, its so good to hear from you. Its been five years and now we get a call, explain?"

"Damien I need your help, ive landed myself in trouble"

"What did you do Brown?"

"I have no home, no money and nowhere to go, I thought maybe returning Gotham would be a good idea"

"Your coming back"

Hearing the excitement in his voice, made her feel so welcome, Damien didnt have a grudge against her and that was all she hoped for.

"Damien, Im already in Gotham"she said smiling.

"Well stay there, Im coming to get you"

She could hear him running around and gathering his shoes, keys and coat. Laughing slightly to herself, she looked down to Todd who was curious about the person who Mommy was talking to.

"Im at the station on fifth street, ill see you soon Damien"

And she hung up just before he could reply, Stephanie crouched down and began to do up Todd's coat. The season they had arrived back was winter and the weather in Gotham could really get back, seeing someone else needed to use the phone, she and Todd moved out of the booth and towards the exit. Breathing the air in, she picked her son up and smiled. Ignoring the shouts, the cars and the people, Gotham was a pretty sight when it snowed. She could see Todd was enjoying it because where they had lived, it never snowed.

Getting tired of standing, Stephanie sat down and cuddled to Todd, at one point someone threw a penny at her thinking she was homeless well she was but that wasnt the point.

"Stephanie!"

Hearing the call of her name and that familiar sound, she stood up and followed it before she could see a tall teen. His eyes lit up when he saw her and he ran over, bringing her into a hug, she wrapped her arms around him and smiled.

"Damien, im so glad to see you"

"Like wise"he replied grinning then he noticed the small boy in her arms, it kinda reminded him of a photo back home but shook his head, he nodded to him.

"Ill explain later but can we please get out of this cold"Stephanie said.

"Of course"he replied.

Damien led the pair towards his car and opened the back door for the little boy, Stephanie had decided she wanted to ride up at front but first she placed the small blanket she had in her bag over Todd, the small boy smiled at her before laying down. Once she was in the car, Damien started the engine and off they went towards Wanye Manor.

The journey from the station to the Wanye Manor had been quiet for Stephanie had fallen asleep, Damien could see that this had been the first time she had gotten some good sleep and it made him think, what had happened to her, he looked back to the small boy in the back. He was awake and was looking back, Damien wondered who this was, did Stephanie save him from someone but the small boy did really remind him of someone.

"Are we nearly there?"

"Yeah..."Damien said unsure.

"Todd"he replied.

Nodding, Damien looked at the front, he could see the manor now and smiled then he saw the other car in the drive way, Alfred was home. Pulling up by the other car, he gently nudged Stephanie while Todd opened the door and climbed out. She had asked him if they were there yet which he nodded to so she undid her seat beat and climbed out, she took hold of Todd and followed after Damien.

"Alfred!"he called out.

He heard footsteps and smiled as the bulter had come out of the kitchen, he greeted Alfred then motioned for the other two to come out of hiding, Stephanie was very nervous but seeing Damien's smile. She took a deep breath in and stepped out, Alfred wondered who Damien was looking but when that stepped out, he was shocked however a big grin made its way upon his face.

"Stephanie its good to see you"

"Alfred Ive miss you"

She had placed Todd down and moved over to the older man, giving him a hug, Alfred looked at Todd then looked at her. Stephanie knew it was time to explain who this was so she motioned the small boy over.

"Hello Im Alfred, who might you be?"He asked.

"Im Todd"

Asking everyone if they wanted a drink, Alfred returned to the kitchen while Stephanie and Damien sat down on the sofa in the living room. Todd had walked into the kitchen with Alfred saying he wanted to help, he was glad to have some help from the small boy but he reminded him of someone. Todd had gotten bored so he asked the older man if he could explore slightly which he got a yes, smiling he ran out of the room.

He was looking at the photo's he had found, Todd knew his mommy told him not to go through other people's stuff but it had been opened and he loved looking at photo's. Flicking through them, he noticed something, there was a photo of him but he had never been here before so he placed the others back and made his way back to his mommy, wanting answers.

"So Todd?"Damien asked.

"I knew you would go straight to that"she replied with a smile.

"You can tell me Stephanie"

Letting out a sigh, she looked Damien in the eye and told him.

"He's my son"

Shock was the expression that was upon Damien's face, he didnt think of that as a possible answer for the boy didnt look like Stephanie at all but when he thought about it more. Todd did seem to have her ears and that nose, they both heard the cough and turned around. Alfred had heard it all and was surprised that she was now a mother, he walked over to them and placed the tray down, he handed her the tea with a smile.

"Thank you"she said.

"No problem at all, may I ask where is Todd's father"Alfred asked.

Damien wanted to ask that as well, if Stephanie was in trouble where was the father, shouldn't he be helping out as well. She took a sip of her tea, the warm feeling was good then she placed it down.

"He doesnt know about Todd, he wanted a life that I couldnt place Todd in"she explained.

She wasnt ready to tell them who the father was yet, soon Todd came back running in with something in his hands. Alfred handed him the orange juice which he replied with a thank you, the small boy gulped it all down and turned to his mommy.

"What is it Todd?"she asked.

"Why do they have a picture of me"Todd asked.

This surprised the three so Damien asked for the picture and Todd handed it to him, she knew it wasnt her baby boy but his father when he was younger. Stephanie picked up her tea again, Damien was surprised by the photo, indeed the two looked the same but it was an old photo. He knew Todd reminded him of some one, he handed it to Alfred and the older man looked between the photo and Todd then he looked to Stephanie.

"You were with child before you left Gotham right?"

"Yeah"she replied.

"The father liked the action of Gotham and fought a lot with people"Alfred said.

"Yes"

"Mommy dont be sad"Todd spoke as he climbed onto her lap.

He didnt mean to make her sad, he regretted finding that photo now, she smiled at her son. Damien asked for the photo back which Alfred nodded to, he showed the photo to Todd.

"This isnt you but your father when he was younger"Damien explained.

"Really"he asked.

"Yeah, he grew up in this house"

The small looked at the photo, he was happy that he looked like his daddy, taking the photo into his hands. Todd wanted to meet his daddy but mommy explained to him that the man wanted a different life that she and him couldnt be a part of. Damien looked at Stephanie but she was looking at the photo as well.

A younger version of Jason Todd.

Todd's father.

First Chapter done

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