WELCOME BACK TO THE WORLD OF BETHANY FORD! BUT EVEN BETTER! :) and more hot Dick Grayson... :) ;)

I just wanted to thank all of those loyal fans who stayed with me, even through the SUPER long break I took from writing this book. I can't do a shoutout like I originally planned to because there were just TOO MANY of you guys that voted and commented and followed! I hope you guys enjoy!

I've missed you guys so much!

*Two years after the fight with Kelli.*

Bethany's POV:

The light was bouncing harshly off the pavement. An aura of power, authority, and professionalism emanated from the large tinted glass building that was glimmering against the sunlight. But despite all of the building's beauty, it was still a kingdom of secrets. After all, this was where my father died. Maybe. That's what we were here to find out.

I took a deep nervous breath. I looked down at my crazy disguise again: a black suit jacket, freshly ironed white blouse, a black pencil skirt (a little too short for my comfort), and black Louis Vuitton pumps that made my feet sweat, and an obnoxious Gucci purse was hanging from my elbow. I felt like I was Barbie dressed as a business woman.

"Ugh, why do I have to be dressed like this?" I breathed into my comms unit. It was concealed with a business looking bluetooth earpiece. I felt like I couldn't breathe right in the pushup bra that Zatanna had dressed me in that morning. I was really hating the fact that Bruce was ultra rich and had entrusted Zatanna to buy me an "expensive business outfit." According to Bruce, everyone that worked at this place was super successful, so I had to wear similar clothing.

"You need to look the part." Bruce's monotone voice floated into my ear.

"In my eyes, she only stands out more." A low voice said near me. I looked over at Dick's towering figure. He was wearing a dark suit, which really accentuated his broad shoulders and fit body. He was lean, slim, and toned, and his muscles were more defined now. His dark hair had grown until it curled at the base of his neck. He towered over me, a figure of pure power and strength. His electric blue eyes were looking me over approvingly. He'd really grown in the past two years.

"If anything," He continued, "She looks even sexier."

I punched him, ignoring the blush creeping across my face. He threw his head back and laughed at my reaction.

"Ew, ugh, yuck! Remember that we can hear you, too!" Tim's boyish voice called in the comms unit.

"Oh give them a break, Robin," Barbara's amused voice sounded in my ear, "They're young and in loooove!" She sing-songed. Her and Tim laughed together. You could hear Bruce's sighs at how childish we all were.

Dick's cocky grin hadn't left his face the entire time. He took a step towards me and put a hand on my cheek, guiding me to face him. He leaned in close, saying, "You do look really pretty."

I took a step away from him, clutching the Gucci purse (that Zatanna had also bought with Bruce's money) tightly to keep from shaking nervously.

"Well, don't get used to it," I managed to say, "I'm not wearing this stuff again."

Dick pouted, "Why not?"

"This is definitely not my style. This is more of Zatanna's style."

"Here let me take your purse. You're shaking. And I'm bored..." Dick haled out his hand towards me.

I extended the purse towards him, and sure enough, my arm was shaking.

Dick looked at me curiously. He knew I was nervous, but didn't ask. He knew I would just say that I was fine. He knew me too well.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Yeah," I mumbled.

Dick put on a fake earpiece over his real comms unit and put a pair of aviator sunglasses on, completing his look. He looked hot. I shook my head. I needed to focus! I tossed my long, loosely curled hair (curled by Zatanna) over my shoulder and straightened up, forcing my nervous emotions down and plastering on my best business expression. Together, Dick and I walked through the large, glimmering glass doors of the Ravens Corporation Law Firm building.

Flashback - Two hours ago

Bethany's POV:

"After two years of research and preparation, we will finally be heading back to Bethany's old world to investigate the scene. Bethany's father worked at a law firm owned by Ravens Corporation." Batman motioned to the big screen in the middle of the main training room.

Around me, the original Team stood in a semicircle around Batman as he gave the mission briefing. M'gann and Superboy next to each other, Artemis and Wally, Aqualad, and me and Nightwing.

Artemis choked on her water and stepped forward. "Wait, hold on." Her familiar long blonde hair tumbled down her back. She crossed her arms, always looking up for a challenge, "Just how big is this Ravens Corporation?"

"Big." Batman replied. "It's the equivalent to our world's Wayne Enterprises."

Artemis' eyebrows went up. "Oh."

Batman turned back to the screen, pulling up blueprints of the tall glass building. "A small team will infiltrate the building undercover. This mission is strictly a cov-ops mission. No one is to engage. Understood?" He peered around critically.

"Okay okay! Let's get this show on the road!" Wally zoomed away and was back in a split second. He had changed into his hero costume, arms crossed. "What are we waiting for?"

Next to me, Dick stifled a laugh and I nudged him to be quiet. In response, Dick hung his arm around my shoulders, smiling down at me lovingly with his blazing blue eyes. My heart never failed to pound anytime he touched me.

"I didn't say everyone was going." Batman said, clearly unamused."Me, Huntress, Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl will be taking this mission."

"What?! So I changed for nothing?!" Wally whined. You would have never thought that we were 18 year olds.

"No problem," Zatanna said on the other side of me. She waved her fingers at Wally and said, "Kcab sehtolc sih egnahc!" She smiled proudly.

Wally was back in his normal civilian clothes in an instant. He smiled back at Zatanna, saying a quick "thanks" before turning back to Batman. "What, you don't trust anyone outside the Bat-family?" Wally joked, nudging Artemis who just looked annoyed at his obnoxious behavior.

"I've trained them to work together and I've trained them in the art of covert operations myself." Batman replied.

"But we've been training together as a team for about two years, too!" Wally countered.

He had a point, but Batman didn't respond. Instead, Batman glared at Wally, as if to dare him to continue talking.

"Okay, okay! Geez..." Wally mumbled, "It's like he's burning my soul..."

I couldn't have agreed with that statement any more.

Back to the present

Bethany's POV:

Right as we entered, we were met with a fierce wall of security. Dick emotionlessly put my purse down on the conveyor belt and it went through the security machine. It came out onto the other side, not raising a single bell. I walked through the metal detector quietly and no alarms went off.

Ahead, there was a security guard who was taking fingerprints and asking questions to whoever passed. Behind me, Dick passed through the metal detector safely.

I flashed my fake badge in front of the security guard and placed my hand on the handprint scanner. No alarms went off, so I continued towards the elevators, Dick noiselessly trailing behind.

We walked over to the elevators and Dick pushed the up button and we stepped into the waiting elevator.

"Whew, that was nerve-racking." I managed to say as the doors closed. Dick just looked over at me curiously.

"How do you feel about coming here?"

I carefully peeled off the plastic sticker from my hand that I had put on earlier, which allowed me to have fake fingerprints. "I'm anxious. Nostolgic. Slightly paranoid." I sighed. "But most of all, I'm ready to get some answers."

We arrived on our floor and Dick led the way to the balcony overlooking the lobby and the entrance of the buiding. The lobby was a mess, with so many people walking in and out of the building.

Batman entered the lobby dressed in a formal and expensive looking suit and a pair of new glasses. The way he walked and the way he held himself as he walked past security held me in awe. Who knew he could be so professional?

A slim woman and a broad shouldered man walked towards Bruce and they shook hands. I couldn't make them out from up here.

"Who was that lady and that man?" I asked Dick. We didn't turn away from the balcony because we were still looking for Tim.

"That was a one of the businessmen of Ravens Corporation and his assistant. I think they'll be talking business with Batman." Dick replied.

There was the droning of Batman talking with this man and his assistant in the elevator, but I ignored it, focusing more on the approaching group of kids coming into the building.

"There's Robin." I pointed down to the doors again.

A school of middle school looking kids walked in, all in matching blue t-shirts. Tim walked in, a black baseball cap pulled over his dark hair, wearing jeans, and a matching blue t-shirt. He trailed near the back of the group of kids, unnoticed. They were taking a tour of the famous Ravens Corporation building.

"Huh," Dick said next to me, a smile in his voice, "He looks scrawnier than usual, doesn't he?"

"I can hear you, you know. You're wearing a comms unit." Tim's voice drawled dryly.

"Oh, must've forgotten." Dick said lightly.

I shook my head. Boys.

The elevator dinged and my heart stopped. Dick stiffened.

"So you see, Mr. Wayne, we take our company very seriously." A female voice floated over to us. I sensed the three people heading towards us.

I couldn't help it. I turned to see who it was. Who was this lady was that was talking to Bruce and what did thus businessman look like? Would they have known my father? Curiosity got the better of me.

The lady was nearing six feet tall. She wore gray striped business pants, pointy-toed black pumps that were higher than mine, and a low cut white blouse that revealed an eyeful of cleavage. Her long cocoa hair was in large waves that gracefully tumbled down her back and over her shoulders, almost reaching her waist, and her skin was an exotic mocha brown. She was the definition of exquisite beauty and elegance.

But something was off. There was a familiar air about her, but I couldn't quite remember where I'd seen her before.

The man with broad shoulders had waves of power and authority rolling off of him. He looked a little older than Bruce, but just as firm, and he was close to seven feet. He was huge, his arms as burly as Dick's and Bruce's combined, and his eyes were cold and powerful, demanding attention. I felt like I should have been bowing to him or something. His suit looked equally as expensive as Bruce's. He was raw powerful.

The three of them continued walking towards us, heading to the offices further down the hall behind us.

"So can you tell me about some of your best products, Mr. Ravens?" Bruce asked.

Wait, did he just say Ravens?! As in the Ravens that this entire corporation was run by?!

"Please," Mr. Ravens' voice boomed, demanding to be listened to, "Call me Drexel."

Now, I really felt like I should be bowing to him. This guy was freaking the Drexel Ravens!

"We have this 3D bioprinting machine that prints out hearts and brains by..." Drexel Ravens droned on in some kind of science language that I didn't even try to understand.

The beautiful lady looked at me and I met her eyes. I froze as recognition burned at the surface. Her perfectly dark arched eyebrows scrunched together and she blinked at me, as if she were trying to place where she'd seen me before. The lady slowed down to stare at me for so long that she started to trail behind the two business men.

"Jayden, are you coming?" Drexel had turned around and was waiting for her to catch up.

She shook her head and turned back to Drexel, flashing perfectly aligned teeth in a beautiful smile, "Of course. Sorry, sir."

Bruce looked back at me questioningly, but I shook my head.

The three of them continued their quest to a meeting room further down the hallway, leaving me wondering what had just happened between me and this Jayden lady.

Okay, I'll be posting my next chapter either late tonight or tomorrow! So stay tuned! And push that vote button, will ya? It keeps me going through my life... :)

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