No matter how old I get, the Wayne manor door will always be monstrous to me. It takes me back to that moment when I was ten and my father had first taken me here. He assured me that I would love it here, because really what little princess wouldn't love playing in a castle for the day, but to this one I can't get over that overwhelming feeling of being inferior.

Or just a 'whelming' feeling as Dick would say.

"Ah, , you're early! Master Dick hadn't been expecting you until thirty minutes."

"Hey Alfred, yeah I know I'm sorta early. I was just too excited to wait!" Actually I'm early for another reason, something to do with getting out of eating M'gann's experimental cookies.

It was about forty minutes into the lesson when Dick became impatient. I don't blame him though, I had managed to hit everything BUT the target. The few times I shot the wall made me thankful that we decided to practice inside.

"Okay, Barbara, just focus again. Relax, let out a breath, and shoot."

Miss.

"Lower your elbow. Okay, good! Now shoot!"

Miss.

"No! You raised it again at the last second! Keep it low!"

Miss.

"Not that low!"

Miss.

"Stop! Okay, hold on," Dick walked up to my back and grabbed my hands.

"Dick, what are you-"

"Just follow my body motion..." I could feel the warmth of his breath sprawl across the skin of my neck, he positioned my body along with his to the correct stance.

"Breathe in..." He whispered, I wish I hadn't. He smelt dangerously good and with him so close, I couldn't help but blush at the entire situation.

"Relax...aim...now shoot..."

My arrow hit surprisingly close to the bullseye. I heard him softly laugh from behind me and in his regular voice, which sounded incredibly loud so close to my ear, he said,

"Good job, now try it without my help."

He stepped back and everything felt too cold, part of me missed the warmth but the other part was counting its lucky stars. I tried it again, the correct stance this time, and once again I hit close to the bullseye.

"Wow Babs, you're a natural!"

"Are you being condescending?"

"No, I am seriously impressed right now."

He had good reason to be. A week later at the competition, Artemis had to drop out because she broke her hand punching a wall, and somehow I managed to win.

I won.

I WON.

I haven't been able to wipe the smile off my face since, with the concert only two days away.

I would like to dedicate this chapter to shadowneko003 :) Thank You

Sorry this one isn't very long, the second chapter is actually geared towards Dick's side of the story. And yes, I decided to write it! It should be up in a couple days.