Disclaimer:
All the characters mentioned are owned by DCU Animated and/or Warner
Bros. Animation Studios. If I did own them, I wouldn't be sitting
here writing this. I'd be making a Nightwing: The Animated
Series I Will Always Love You
By: Cremosia
A single
tear rolled down Nightwing's cheek and he hastily brushed it away.
It was time.
"Bruce."
Batman looked up from the large
computer in front of him and stared at the dark figure in the corner
of the gloomy cave. Nightwing stepped into the light.
"Dick,"
Bruce replied.
Even though Dick was hiding behind the mask, like
he had done for a long time, Bruce could see the pain in the young
man's eyes.
"I'm leaving for Bludhaven," Dick said
coldly. Bruce didn't respond. His face was cold and emotionless. "I
thought I should say goodbye before I left. I didn't feel like
calling."
"Bludhaven, huh?" Bruce said smiling after a long
silence. "Be careful Dick," he said seriously gazing at the man
in front of him. The man that once was his son.
"I will,"
Dick replied turning around.
He began heading to the exit of the
cave, then stopped. Turning his head in a 90 degree angle, he said,
"Say goodbye to the kid for me, OK?"
Tim was watching
from the shadows. He didn't want him to go. His brother was leaving
without a goodbye. But then again, had any of the Bat Clan been good
at saying goodbye?
The young boy hung his head low and sank
deeper into the darkness.
His finger was raised over her
doorbell. He didn't know what to say. What to do. Maybe it was
better to leave without a goodbye. Didn't he do that once? Didn't
he leave her without a goodbye? How heartbroken was she? Could he
live knowing that he had broken her heart once again?
He was a
coward, not a hero. A hero would not run away from family and a bad
past. Dick swallowed a lump that had been building in his throat for
a long time.
No. He couldn't stay here anymore. The longer he
stayed here, the more pain he felt. She was happy with Sam. Happier
then she could ever be with him.
Barbara was lying in her
bed, trying to sleep. Something kept her awake though. A nagging
feeling. She felt as though she had to be somewhere. With someone.
She heard the familiar roar of a motorcycle engine and she sat
up.
"Dick," she breathed.
He stopped outside of
Gotham. He just wanted to say goodbye to Gotham and all her people.
He removed his helmet and stared at the magnificent city before him.
Yes. It was beautiful.
He turned around. He could just see
Bludhaven on the horizon. Bludhaven needed him. Gotham had Batman,
Robin and Batgirl. It didn't need anymore.
"Were you just
going to leave without saying goodbye?"
Dick spun around and
saw a woman standing by her car. A woman who's long red hair was
blowing in the breeze with confusion in her ice blue eyes.
She
walked towards him. "Where are you going?"
"Bludhaven,"
he grunted. "I belong there."
Barbara frowned. "Dick…"
"Would you ever consider coming to Bludhaven with me?" Dick
blurted out knowing what the answer would be.
"Dick," Barbara
said on the verge of tears. She swallowed. "I love you, and I
always will love you. But I'm in love with Sam and….and I have
responsibilities. Gotham needs me and I can't leave my
responsibilities."
Dick could feel his eyes stinging.
"The
only reason I came back was to salvage what was left of Bruce and my
relationship. And yours and mine."
He paused and stared at her.
Her eyes were watering, just like his.
"But now, now I see that
you have moved on. And I have to go now."
He walked towards his
motorcycle and put on his helmet.
"I'll be waiting, I'll
always be waiting," he said to the woman standing there, watching
her heart break. "I love you."
Without another word, Dick
Grayson disappeared into the horizon.
"I love you too,"
Barbara whispered watching the man she once loved fade into the sun
rise.
Author's Note: Did you like it? I thought of it last night. Don't forget to review!