She hasn't seen the team in years. There was one she was positive she would never see again. She was now working for Wayne Enterprises as Fox's helper. Bruce knew who she was but hadn't told anyone, oh and Fox knew but that was it. She was now known as Rachel Roth although Bruce constantly called her Rae. She laid in bed thinking about what needed to be done at work. She sighed and stood up getting ready for work.
She arrived a little early and was looking through her purse for her phone when she bumped into a man. He was tall, black hair and blue. I know you're wondering how she noticed all this is such short time, she was trained by Bruce to notice everything. "I'm so sorry that's what I get for walking and not looking." All he said was "It's ok." She walked around him heading for Fox's office. She didn't notice that the man was staring at her.
Fox had her check on normal projects and then classified which Bruce didn't know about cause if he did he'd flip. Raven or Rachel did use to be a bad guy after all, her team didn't like it but hey a girl does what a girl's got to do. This usually took hours but Fox was with her today, "the boss' son is here today." Rae rolled her eyes, "Oh goodie." Fox smiled, "So how are you and Roy?" At this she stopped and looked at the old man, "There is no me and Roy."
"Well I've heard different, Rae." She sighed, she hated when both men got involved in her love life or lack of. "Bruce, Roy and I went on one date. That's all." Bruce walked around to look at her. He noticed today her black hair was pulled into a loose pony-tail with bangs that framed her face. She wore a black pencil shirt and a deep rich silky blouse without sleeves. Her eyes were lined and stood out even more so when she smiled which is what she was doing at him.
He pulled her into his arms, "I believe this is called sexual harassment Bruce." All three laughed. "Alfred wanted to know if he should set a place for you." She handed Fox her clipboard, "No not tonight. I've got work to do." Bruce looked at Fox, "not for me." Rae shook her head as Bruce leaned in to make sure no one could hear, "Does Batman need to be ready to go tonight." Rae laughed, "No not that kind of work." She held up her fist and Bruce got it, "Okay just don't mess up that pretty face." She slapped his hand away that he had put on her chin.
As she headed to her car she didn't notice the man she had bumped into this morning watching her. She went home and changed into a black T and a pair of tight but comfortable jeans plus black light weight boots. She grabbed her keys as pulled on her black leather jacket. Once she got to Grit she walked around taking everything in and taking notice of major players. She finished her round and headed for the bar. Murry the bartender put a beer on the counter without a word.
She drank her beer waiting. He thought she hadn't noticed that she had a stalker. So he watched openly and he could see that she had changed. She wasn't scared of her emotions anymore. Her hair and eyes were darker but still had brightness to them. He had seen her talking with Bruce and Fox and the way she laughed and smiled at Bruce made him jealous. It was a rare thing to see her do those things but she freely did it with his father and his friend.
He knew they both had grew up that they were no longer the same teenagers. They were adults and things changed like names, hair, and feelings. Tonight thorough he wasn't Robin or Nightwing, tonight he was Richard. And he was going to watch his friend/enemy cage fight.