Chapter 1: A Talk

It had been a few days since the Arkham villains had been put back in the asylum. Joker though had to go to the hospital first for his injuries then after he was up again he went to Arkham. Justice was served and most of the small gangs and gatherings were taken to jail and Black Mask was in jail AGAIN. But not all of his gangs were accounted for so when he got back he would still have an empire. Everything and everyone was back to normal. Well almost everyone.

The events of the last week still haunted Bruce and he wasn't doing to well recuperating. When he wasn't on patrol or stuck at Wayne Enterprises he was doing nothing. He drilled himself into his work and didn't give himself a break. He also didn't show up on the Watchtower except for Monitor Duty and once he was done he went back to Gotham. It wasn't health and it was slowly starting to take a toll on Bruce.

The Batfamily, especially Diana and Alfred, hated seeing him like this. But there was nothing they could do. Diana knew she had to talk to him and get him to stop and calm down. But she didn't know how. So she called up Grace Greenway, after getting the number from Alfred, and they agreed to meet up at Pandora's. Grace ordered chicken noodle soup and a salad and Diana ordered French Onion soup.

"You know that's Bruce's favorite," Grace informed her.

"Really? I didn't know," Diana responded.

"Yeah, anyways what's the problem?" Grace asked. "Don't get me wrong it's great meeting Wonder Woman. But why did you want to meet up." Diana sighed.

"You know Bruce pretty well right?" Diana asked.

"Yeah," Grace answered. "I've know him since as long as I can remember. My parents were good friends with his parents. I never met them since they died before I was born but my parents always came by to see how Bruce and Alfred were doing. I didn't really get to know him that well though until years later. When I was nine I went all around the world to learn martial arts and to get an education all over the world. I met him in Japan and for the next three years I traveled with him. Then I had to go home but we were still in touch. A year or two later though I tracked one of my villains, the Teacher, and he ended up in Gotham so we had to work together to find him."

"The Teacher?" Diana asked.

"He's a non-super powered villain who loves showing off how much textbook knowledge he knows," Grace explained. "The only chance you have to stop him is if you're an A+ student. So lucky me I am and I'm nearly done with college."

"How old are you?" Diana asked.

"I'm twenty-one," Grace answered.

"And you're defending a city at twenty-one?" Diana asked.

"Well to be fair it's a small city but yes," Grace responded. "Yes, I am. Anyways, yes I know Bruce pretty well, why?"

"Well," Diana began. "I needed to talk to a female who know Bruce and Selina and Dinah are his exes and I want honesty not bitterness."

"Well, Dinah was in love with him but he wasn't in love with her," Grace clarified. "And she probably still is. But anyways, what about him? Is he okay?"

"Physically, yes," Diana began. "But mentally is emotionally I'm not so sure."

"Did Joker mess with his head again?" Grace asked. Diana nodded. "Well, if that's the case then he's in his brooding mood. And you NEED to get him out of there. It's not pleasant for him or anyone else."

"But how?" Diana asked.

"Well, try surprising him with something," Grace suggested. "A date, a movie, a game. Something. Just try to get him to have some fun." Grace paused and then snapped her fingers. "Hey that reminds me. Me and the J.F are performing a play it's called The Lion King. It's based off of the movie. We were wondering if you guys in the League would come to see it. If you can come, bring Bruce. He liked the movie when I showed it to him when he was having one of his moods."

"That sounds like fun," Diana answered. "I'd love to come."

"Great!" Grace exclaimed. She pulled a few pieces of paper and handed them to her. "Could you hand those out to the others during a meeting or something."

"Sure," Diana responded.

"Anyways, back to Bruce," Grace said. "He'll get out of it if you can get him to smile."

"Thanks, Grace," Diana responded. "I'll be sure to get him to come. O, and where is it?"

"It's on our shuttle," Grace told her. "Don't worry we'll pick you up on the date on the Watchtower. You just have to be at the Watchtower at 6:30 and we'll take you there."

"Sounds good," Diana responded. "Thanks for this talk, Grace."

"Anytime," Grace said.

"O, by the way how are you and Edward?" Diana asked.

"We're good," Grace told her. "We're still dating and such."

"But you want more?" Diana asked.

"No, it's just it's been awhile since it's just been us together on a date," Grace admitted. "Well, anyways he's busy with the play and there's something he keeps wanting to ask me and then he gets too scared and we get interrupted."

"Well, I'm sure whatever it is, is good," Diana assured her.

"Thanks, Diana," Grace responded. Her phone then vibrated. She unlocked her phone and read her text. Her eyes widened. "O, crap!" She put her phone away and grabbed her stuff. "Listen Diana I've got to go. Or I'm going to be late for my next music video." She got out of her chair. "It was wonderful meeting you and I'll see you soon!" She handed Diana her card and then she walked out of the restaurant. Diana then put her dishes where they went and threw her trash away. She then walked to where she had hidden her plane. She then went inside and flew to Watchtower with a smile plastered on her face.

Note: Sorry if this isn't that good. Just I'm trying to start a recovery story and I wanted to bring in the J.F that I had mentioned in Not My Dreams.