Christmas Eve

Gotham City

11:45 PM

Batman was standing on a roof top across the street from an apartment building, he had his binoculars trained on a window of an apartment. He sensed Nightwing coming up behind him, "Is it some new bad guy that you have been stalking for the past few nights." Nightwing asked, Batman looked at him then back to the window. Her name is Terry Ward she is a first year law student, she interns at the Gotham City Public defender's office. " Batman said. "Is she a threat?" Nightwing asked , Batman shook his head no, " She lives in that apartment with Jason. They have a pattern, routine it's normal." Batman told Nightwing, a shocked look crossed Nightwing's face. "Jason goes to work at 6 gets home at 5:30PM. He starts dinner, 6:00PM she comes home and starts to do the dishes as he is done using them. 6:30PM they sit down at the bar and eat, 6:45PM they clean up the rest of the dinner dished. They watch TV till 7:15 then she goes down the hall while she is getting her text books Jason is putting his Red Hood gear in a duffel bag from his hiding place under the floor. She comes back he kisses her good bye she tell him "Be careful." she sits down at the bar to study and he leaves for his second job that she thinks he has. She doesn't know that he is the Red Hood." Batman stated. Nightwing took the binoculars from Batman and looked into the window, he saw a woman's back as she was closing her books and putting her stuff away "Red Hood is not going to have a good night." Batman said, Nightwing looked away from the window at Batman "Why?" Nightwing asked. "He hasn't been on the streets in about a week. That's how long it took the toxin to get out of the system of Scarecrow's victims." Batman said, "The attack on the court house for him to escape. That's why you gave the Scarecrow an extra beat down, you broke bones." Nightwing commented. Batman nodded, "She's going to find out, that could break Jay's progress." Nightwing added. Batman smirked "What?" Nightwing demanded not thinking this is funny at all, "She already knows, the be careful has a double meaning. Jason sometimes forgets when he is injured to put everything away so, she picks it up before he wakes up and puts it in its hiding spot." Batman said. Nightwing laughed, "Let's go see if Red Hood needs help."Nightwing said when he stopped laughing. The left the roof and headed for the Narrows.

12:00 AM

Christmas Day

By the time they got to the Narrows all they had found was a bunch of gang member in crumpled heaps on the ground and no Red Hood. "At least they are still breathing, maybe she is good for him." Nightwing stated, Batman and Nightwing decided to patrol more in the Narrows, get the guys that Red Hood missed. "Where's Robin?" Nightwing asked, "He decided wanted to help Alfred with dinner for tonight." Batman said. "Sounds like he is growing up." Nightwing commented, "Alfred said that you were bring someone to dinner." Batman said as they made their way back to the Bat mobile. "Ya, she's in my physics class. She kept saying no to me when I asked her out and finally two months ago she said yes." Nightwing said, Batman nodded. They both got into the Bat mobile and drove back to the cave, when they got there they were greeted by Damian. Nightwing smiled at him as he got out of the Bat mobile. "Hey Dami what's up?" Nightwing asked as he took off his mask to become Dick. Batman followed suit. Dick, Bruce and Damian went upstairs to find Alfred. "Pennyworth told me to inform you that he got Todd to come to dinner tonight, I do not know how." Damian told them. Dick laughed, Bruce and Damian left him in the study.