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Dick

I finally got to the door and yanked it open. I looked and wait, what? No…no, she can't be here, I left my past in Gotham and that is where it should have stayed!

Roy

Who rang the doorbell? I thought that maybe Robin might need some help so I started down the stairs. As soon as I got ¾ of the way down I heard Robin speaking to someone in a hushed voice. I inched most of the way down and looked towards the door, no one had noticed me… yet. Robin was ushering a girl about one year younger than the rest of us inside. She had brown hair and pale skin; the look on her face was a mixture of relief, fear, and surprise. Then Robin said in a harsh voice, "What where you thinking in coming here? How did you find me?"

"Dick, is that really you? What did you do to your face?" was all the girl said in a low voice as she reached up to touch his face. She never got that far though, because he roughly slapped her hand away. The girl jerked her hand back and gripped it close to her chest. Her eyes went wide and she looked like she was about to cry.

"Now answer me," he said, "What in the name of all things good are you doing here?"

"Well, we…we really need you back home, we need your help."

"This is my home now."

"But, Dick, we're your family!"

"Just go home!"

"But, it took me three days to get here, I took a train. The last train already left, I don't have anywhere to stay!"

"Well call Brucie; I'm sure he has some sort of connections. You could sleep on the streets for all I care, just get out!"

"He doesn't know I'm here."

"So you snuck out?"

"Yes," she whispered and she looked down obviously embarrassed and somewhat ashamed, "I had to find out what happened, why one of my best friends just ran away." Robin began to laugh somewhat cruelly.

"You're stuck then aren't you? Too bad I can't help you!"

"Dick…" the girl whispered, "what happened to you?" the girl was crying now.

"Leave," was all he said. The girl looked at him for a moment, turned around, and stepped toward the door shoulders hunched. She looked so defeated, as if all her beliefs had been crushed with that one simple word. How could Robin do this? This girl had come to him in obvious need and he had just blatantly turned her down. I couldn't just let her leave; Jump isn't the safest city.

Charlotte

I should have known this was a stupid idea; obviously Dick had changed and moved on. I feel so humiliated; I thought I could trust him to help us. I guess you really can't trust anyone but yourself. No, don't think that way, I trust my family, I trust Bruce, he's been like a second father to me, he knows how hard my life is right now. Now, Dick's right, I should call Bruce, but I just can't. He trusted me and I let him down, I can't come home empty handed, even if it means sleeping on the streets for a couple nights.

Dick

She was finally leaving, thank God no one heard us. I almost feel bad. Yes, she was a good friend, but now I have new good friends. Obviously she really cares about me. Sadly, she needs to come to terms with the fact that I left. I'm saying goodbye to my past. She was my last tie. Now, nothing is standing in my way.

"Hey, Robin, what's going on?" Speedy said. Then he saw her and he did a double take. He looked back at me. "Who's she?" he asked.

"No one," I said.

"Really?" he said, he looked at her and walked up to face her, "Who are you?" She looked at him then at me, she had tears in her eyes. She opened her mouth to say something, then closed it and shook her head.

"I'm…going," was all she said.

"No, really, what's your name?" Speedy asked. She looked at me. She was asking me to reconsider. Would I?

"Her name is Selene," I said, she looked at me hopefully,

"Sadly, she was just leaving for Gotham." She looked back at me then and when she did she looked so hurt. This is how it has to be. I just have to keep telling myself that until it sinks in.

"Really, Robin, why don't you let her speak for herself," Speedy said in a rough voice, I guess he saw her look at me, "Do you need a place to stay?" he said in a softer voice.