Angelosa begins:

The story of Natalia Todd Wayne

Red Hoods better half

Declaimer: I don't own Batman or Young Justice. And I don't own any of the Bat family except for Natalia.

Author's note: Natalia Todd is my own creation and everything about her is also my own creation.

The Beginning

Chapter 1:

"Remember mama always loves you…forever"

Silence that was until a loud shot broke through the night in the dark city of Gotham. It was normal for the sounds of gun shots, police sirens, and the sound of the Batmobiles tires burning against the grey streets. The Batmobile owned by the famous and feared Batman himself; the vigilantly loved the speed and adrenalin the car gave him.

Batman, the hero of Gotham, gripped the steering wheel tightly as he drove across the city. Next to him in the passenger seat sat a calm and loving teen. Even at ten years old the young Robin, Batman's partner and son, decked the proud green, yellow, and red colors that made up his suit. The dynamic duo were chasing after the Joker, just like they did every night really. Their lead had taken them to the more delinquent side of Gotham, the tracker they had placed on the psychopathic maniac had done an excellent job and now they had him right were they wanted him.

The Joker, along with his brainless henchmen (God only knows why he kept these imbeciles around), stood rather calmly waiting in an abandon warehouse. Yes the Joker was waiting; he was waiting for Batman to waltz in and ~try~ to take him back to Arkham. He knew this time he would win against the Dark Knight thanks to laser beam he had stolen the day before from S.T.A.R Labs; if this didn't take Batman down he didn't know what would.

As if the whole scene was rehearsed before hand the Dark Night and his young protégé came crashing through the window above landing with grace and agility that would have taken years of practice and patients; something both Bats have learned through out their crime fighting years.

Across the ware house in a tall and old looking apartment building a women not within her twenties held two small children; twins a boy and a girl. She stared down at the two one year olds as they lay in her arms, the boy with his black hair and blazing sapphire eyes and the girl oh what a beautiful little girl she was with her red hair and blue sapphire and a splash of violet eyes. The women smiled sadly down at her two beautiful little babies as they reached for the others hand, it brought tears into her eyes as she realized she couldn't keep them or send them to a family that would keep them together. She jumped in alarm when she heard the front door slam open, he was home she could smell the alcohol in the air and when he called out to her she quickly grabbed her babies' bags and the two letters she wrote and walked out into the living room. Head held high and babies tucked carefully in her arms, odd he wasn't on the couch, she heard the sound of gagging come from the bathroom and grimaced inwardly thank god the drinks took their toll on the man. Quickly and silently crept out the door and down the two flight of stairs and out to the streets and walking towards her first stop.

Tears rolled down her cheek in pain as she placed her baby boy in front of the house, they would take care of him…hopefully, and then she knocked and quickly hid behind a phone booth. Not long and an elderly women opened the door and felt her foot tap against something, looking down she saw a baby wrapped in a red blanket and did not hesitate to lift him up and carry him inside into her warm home closing the door shut behind her. The women began to walk again back to her home her little girl cradled gently in her arms, when she reached her street she saw the old warehouse and heard the loud shots and a few pained groans curious she peeked through the glass and gasped quietly, there before her was the Batman and the young Robin and a psychopathic Joker. Punches and kicks flew around; she stood still for a moment as she watched. Finally they dynamic duo had once again stopped the Joker. The women felt her heart swell when she saw Robin smile happily up at Batman and the Dark Knight returning it without hesitation. As she was about to turn to the house down the block she saw him, her so called husband drunk as always stumble out the building calling her name; "A.. Alexandra! Y...You stupid bitch! I'll kill you and those stupid kids of yours if you don't get ya ass back here!" Alexandra panicked she would never make it to the house she had picked for her daughter before he could spot her and possibly kill her in the process. Acting on impulse she gently lay her daughter on the hood of Batman's car along with the baby bag and the two letters she wrote, one addressed to her baby and one to who ever took her baby in, tears falling and heart racing she quickly kissed her daughters head and whispered softly to the little girl, "I love you my sweet Natalia, please forgive me…" Walking away she felt broken she had just abandoned both her babies and she could do anything about it. Walking up to her husband who upon seeing her grabbed her by her hair and dragged her up to their apartment his children far from his mind only the though about how he was going to make Alexandra pay for leaving.

A slap. A punch. A kick. Screams and cries, that's all Alexandra could do. Batman and Robin stared in shock at what or rather who was on the hood of their car. A baby, an adorable little girl, seated on the hood of the Batmobile wrapped in a black blanket giggling and thumb placed happily between her lips. A scream muffled as another punch landed it's self into her side, Alexandra tried to escape but it was useless he was bigger and stronger than her; closing her eyes she prayed a silent prayer that her beautiful babies were safe. Batman stared at the little girl who was now laying in his arms staring up at him in wonder, Robin peek at the little girl then up at Batman the letter that was addressed to them in his hands. Robin spoke looking up at is mentor and adoptive father, "So what now Batman? Do we take her home or send her to the adoption center?" Batman stood silent for a few minutes. Alexandra barley made her way to the kitchen her hand grasping the first thing she found and turning to look out the window with the five seconds she had before he would barge in, she saw the Bat and Robin look at her daughter and before she could see anymore he ran in and lunged at her.

It was a moment that frozen in time four words uttered by the Bat and a knife slicing through flesh strait to the heart, the Bats simple words clear as day "She our family now". Alexandra stared at his shocked face blood trickling down the side of his lips, the knife deep into his heart. She closed her eyes moving away from the body, her own sapphire eyes gazed out the window into the night a small smile graced her lips as the sound of the Batmobile tearing the streets her daughter hopefully tucked safely inside. Whispering into the night before she quickly grabbed her bag and ran out as fast as her legs could carry her away from the house from his head body, her final words echoing into the cool night breeze both children, one tucked in his red blanket in a run down crib and one held against a little Robins chest her little fingers curled around his shirt as tightly as she could their mothers words, words of promise still lingering freely.

"Remember mama always loves you…forever".