It was the day of the concert and I was panicking. Well, only on the inside. My game plan was to shake her hand, introduce myself, and then ignore her for the rest of the show. She was supposed to be sitting with the intro band so that was good, that meant she was going to be hanging out with us backstage during the show. Looking in the mirror, I smoothed over my domino mask and flashed myself a smile. Nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about, nothing to worry about-

"You're on in fifteen. Superboy wants me to remind you that you are playing the piano for the first piece."

"I know, tell him to start feeling the aster!"

Damn piano, everytime I play it those damn memories come rushing to me. I don't want to think about those kinds of things right now, but I do. Why can't I get my mothers face out of my mind?

"Dude, you okay?" I heard Wally's voice from behind me.

"I'm fine. Is it intermission already?"

"Yeah...have you seen Barbara yet?"

"No, why?" Wally laughed like he just remembered an inside joke, he gave me a sorry look and then said,

"Just don't trip."

I didn't understand what he was talking about so I shrugged it off as a 'Wally moment' and went back stage. Running my game plan through my mind, I went to the changing room where she was supposed to meet us. I opened the door casually and once I saw her my mind went blank.

Who put her in THAT? Who made her look like THAT?

I'm pretty sure I can't even shake her hand if she looks like that.

"Oh you must be Robin! My name is Barbara."

"Um...yeah. Nice to meet you." She took my hand into her pretty ones, smiling at me as she shook it. What was I doing? I quickly mentally composed myself, this was JUST Barbara Gordon. I heard Wally and Connor holding back their laughter behind her.

"Did everything work out between you and the girl you sang to the other night?" She asked me sweetly, I half wanted to laugh myself. I wonder what would happen if she found out she was being this sweet to Richard Grayson and that the girl I sang about was her. For some reason she just suddenly felt to close and I was standing here for too long.

"I gotta go."

"Hey wait-" I couldn't hear the rest of what she had to say, because I closed the door on her face.

I ran to a place where I could clear my head, I felt bad for being rude to her it was just, well...

"I'm such an idiot!" I said to myself, "I can't believe I just left like that! I'm an idiot!"

"Excuse me?" I looked up quickly to see it was Barbara, I looked everywhere but at her. I'm pretty sure my self control is on the fringe right now, why was I panicking so much?

"What do you want?" Oh, that came out way more rude than intended.

"Sorry, I just wanted to apologize-"

"Whatever, I don't want your apology." Damn it! That sounded rude too! Before I could apologize myself, she stormed over to me.

"Hey! Look, I said I'm sorry, you don't have to keep being rude to me!"

Too close, too close, too close, too close,

"Look me in the eye and let me apologize to you!" That was it. My mind went Jurassic Park on me. I'm pretty sure I just grabbed her shoulders and kissed her though. All I could

process was one thought,

She kissed me back.

How my hands went from her shoulders to her waist is a mystery, but the next thing I knew she was gently pushing me away.

"Wait," she almost whispered it, "I don't know you, why are you-"

"Yeah you do," NO NO IDIOT, "I'm sorry, please don't tell anyone." I left so quickly, my mind was in a scramble. Telling her she knew me was just an instinctive reaction, why did she have this power over me?

I entered the stage, I had to announce to the world a lie about how I was rejected when I was just kissing her.

"The last time I played this song, it was for a girl that I loved. Now though, I know she doesn't feel the same. So I want to sing this for everyone who has ever had their heart broken," My fingers strummed over the chords as I started to sing. At that moment it felt like this was the saddest song I had ever sung.

I really shouldn't have given her an archery lesson.

"Oohhh, when I'm around you I'm predictable

Cause I believe in loving you at first sight

I know it's crazy but I'm hoping to..

To take a hold of you

Could this be out of line? (Could this be out of line?)

To say you're the only one breaking me down like this

You're the only one I would take a shot on

Keep me hanging on so contagiously"


This was more of a chapter for Babs part of the story, I feel bad for Dick though :( especially with what I am going to have happen in chapter 4...
Well, anyways! Any questions? Comments?