Anniversary piece for the death of the Graysons. I'm writing this all on my phone because of computer troubles, so I apologize for any errors. The chapters also aren't going to be that long, but I hope you like it anyways.
I don't own YJ
Enjoy!
Dick Grayson stood in his newly made uniform, curtesy of one Alfred Pennyworth, with his right hand raised into the air and his left resting on the book in Batman's hands. He didn't know what book it was, the cover was a plane black and free of any identifying features. More than likely it was just a formality. Personally Dick thought that the candle on the table beside them was a little overdramatic. Don't get him wrong, as a performer Dick loved to be dramatic, but the damp cave and ever present squeaking of bats was ambiance enough. The candle just seemed plain silly.
"Do you, Richard Grayson, swear to fight with me against crime and corruption, never swerving from the path of righteousness?" Batman asked, his garbled voice low and serious.
"I swear," Dick answered immediately.
"Do you swear to uphold justice and defend your city to the best of your ability?"
"I swear."
"Do you swear to follow the one rule that, above all else, all heroes must follow?"
Batman's only rule. Do not kill. Dick thought he had proven that rather nicely when a month ago, just before Batman had accepted Dick's proposition of joining him as partner, he had rescued Tony Zucco from falling to his death. The former mobster had killed his entire family, but Dick had saved him.
"... I swear." He hoped that Batman would mistake his hesitation for nerves.
"Dick, from today onwards, you will join me in a lifelong crusade. Batman and Robin together will be the protectors of Gotham. Are you prepared for everything that will entail?"
"I am." There was no hesitation this time. Dick knew that he was ready. He had known since first pulling together a patchwork costume and slipping out of the manor in the dead of night.
He also knew that he should have let Zucco fall.
Just a short little intro.
'See' you next time!