Bruce sighed as Amelia lay on the floor. Dick had made a point of looking after Amelia like he normally did with his brothers. He was playing with her and Bruce was talking with Alfred.

"Jason and Tim are trying to collect baby things and Lucius is trying to create a cot that's criminal proof." Bruce said. "Once we work out the baby's parentage then we'll be able to return her safely to her family."

"She was abandoned here for a reason." Alfred said, watching as Dick lay on the floor, watching the girl.

He was lying and facing Amelia, his blue eyes staring into hers. Both of them had their arms resting on the floor beside them.

"Maybe she is like the other lost young children who have found a home in Wayne manor." Alfred finished.

Tim and Jason arrived at the manor at the same time. Both climbed off their motorbikes and stared at Lucius' car.

"So you got the call about collecting baby things as well." Jason said with an angry frown.

He produced a bag of baby clothes and teddy bears.

"Which one do you think has been turned into a baby?"

"Probably Dick." Tim said.

He pulled a large rucksack off his back and checked that all the baby food was intact. He guessed that the nappies would be fine in their plastic wrapping but he didn't want his bag to be stained with baby food.

"I wonder who did it." Jason asked as he knocked on the door.

Tim guessed that they would be able to deal with a little baby. No one came to the door but Dick's voice called through the corridor that his brothers should come in and that the door was unlocked. "Not Dick then." Tim said as he pushed the door open.

To both heroes it felt strange. The corridors of the manor reminded them of Damian. Although the memories weren't the most pleasant for the two of them, Damian was still their brother. It was one of the first times they had come back since Damian's death and it left them both feeling a bit empty. Then they heard a noise from the other room.

"She must like your smell, Dick." they heard Lucius say.

Appearing in the doorway, they saw Dick standing there, silently cheering up a crying baby. Tim looked around for Bruce and frowned as he saw him.

"Who is this?" Tim asked, walking in and taking the baby.

The baby almost seemed unsure for a few seconds and then didn't cry, falling asleep in Tim's arms. Dick smiled and took Amelia from Tim. He moved towards a metal frame that soon become apparent it was a cot. He placed Amelia in and smiled as the light that hung over the cot stayed green. Tim looked at Dick and then at the cot.

"That's a great design."

"Lucius made it. It's got a camera in the front. If it sees someone who is deemed as a threat then it closes up and stops them at getting to her." Bruce whispered back, looking back at the baby.

Lucius beamed in pride at the design and Tim saw the small camera in the delicately metal robin that was on the top of the cot, just below the green light. Tim turned back to Dick and repeated his earlier question.

"Amelia." Dick replied with a father-like beam.

Jason slowly moved forwards, seeming a bit scared of the child. He looked at Bruce and frowned. He held out the bag that contained the baby clothes he had collected.

"We have a problem." Jason said.

Bruce opened the bag and frowned. All the baby clothes that Jason had got were for boys.

Amelia had adopted a little blue teddy bear in her cot and Alfred had awoken her from her nap to give her milk to allow Bruce and Dick to move the cot into the nursery. The nursery was the room next to Bruce's. It was easy to protect and fitted with CCTV cameras. Jason and Tim helped Bruce and Dick make the room baby-proof and set up toys. Jason was putting all manner of teddy bears and cuddly toy animals on shelves and on the floor near the cot, while Tim folded clothes neatly into a chest of draws.

"It'll be good to finally get Amelia into a nappy." Dick said.

Already the incidents had been coming thick and fast. Tim looked at Bruce and frowned. While they prepared the room, a couple of things had crossed his mind.

"What are you going to say? To the outside world will Amelia be Amelia Wayne, Grayson, Pennyworth or none of the above?"

"To the outside world, the baby won't exist. This is only temporary until we find her parents or other family. Then the baby will be moving into their care and will be safe." Bruce said, keeping emotion out of his voice.

Dick looked at his two brothers and watched as Bruce left. Tim was about to go after him but his elders stopped him.

"He needs his space." Dick said.

He continued to stack nappies in the corner of the room.

"How do you even use one of these?"

He was holding the nappy up and staring at it. Jason looked as Tim as the younger moved away from the door, his head hanging. He looked at Dick, knowing that if one of his two brothers was going to understand it was likely to be Dick.

"Haven't you noticed that Bruce is the only one who hasn't bonded with Amelia? He even calls her the baby." Tim pointed out.

Dick looked at Jason as they shared a look about what to do. Jason felt tempted to help out but changed his mind and continued to rearrange teddy bears. Any attempt at seeming emotionless and hard-core was lost by the action Jason had lost himself in. Tim let his gaze fall only on Dick.

"Well, Timmy, it's hard for him. He's lost Damian and now there's another kid in his life who he thinks will be in danger if he bonds with them. It's easier for him to keep his distance, at least until he's ready to get over Damian."

"What happens if he's never ready?" Tim asked. "Is Amelia meant to wait forever?"

"Timmy, I don't think that Bruce wants to keep Amelia. He wants to find her parents as soon as possible and make sure she's safe."

It was the night after the storm. Bruce and Dick had been on a long and hard patrol that night. They had been clearing up the mess left by the storm as well as hunting down the criminals who had committed crimes in it's chaos. Both were exhausted but, instead of going to bed, both had other things to do. Bruce sat himself in front of the computer in the cave, working quickly and searching for hospital admittances that might have led to Amelia's birth. Dick disappeared up the stairs and found himself staring at Alfred. The baby was in the butler's arms, silent and content. Dick felt his exhaustion evaporate as he took Amelia in his arms.

"How's my little girl?" Dick asked, cradling the baby close. "Shouldn't you be going to bed?" Amelia stayed silent and Dick took it as a yes. He carried the baby up the stairs.

Dick slowly climbed into bed and laid there for a few seconds. He enjoyed the peaceful silence. Bruce would be coming up to bed soon but Dick knew his mentor would move silently. He began to think about what he would do with Amelia. The rest of the Bat-family didn't know about her but they would soon find out. Maybe he should tell Barbara so she could help them out with the motherly stuff. Maybe he should... Dick was pulled from his thoughts by a whimper that grew into a cry. He sighed and got to his feet. Slowly he went to find Amelia.

It's been a while, I hope this makes up for it.