So here it is!

I personally love this chapter so I do hope you like it!


This is how the week went from thereon for him…

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Saturday

"Please Bruce…" Dick was begging with the biggest and most pathetic puppy eyes that he had ever used.

"No." was the emotionless reply.

"But Bruuuccce," he was resorting to whining.

"No." Bruce wasn't looking at him. If he looked, they both knew the answer would change.

"Please." Dick moved to Bruce's line of sight not letting him get away.

Bruce sighed looking at the pathetic puppy-dog eyes.

"Fine."

Dick wouldn't admit it but he let out a squeal of joy.

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Patrol was busy. Why did all the criminals come out on a Saturday night? Robin didn't get a chance to visit Grace.

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Sunday

Dick decided that Wayne Enterprises was boring. After using wheelie chairs to go down the corridors as fast as possible, he was left with nothing to do.

That is until he saw the people waiting to be interviewed. One of them looked strangely familiar. He looked at the woman on the end for a bit. She had light brown hair and greeny-blue eyes, she was wearing a nice formal outfit that wasn't quite a suit. Dick looked at her for a bit longer trying to figure out who she was when she turned to him and noticed him staring.

"Are you looking at me for a reason?" she asked him. English accent. No. it couldn't be. Grace had said that her mum was going for an interview. But of all places.

"I just think you'll fit right in," he replied giving his best 10-year-old innocent Dick Grayson smile.

"How can I fit in when I haven't got the job?" she asked slightly amused.

"Easily," he replied suppressing a laugh. "By the way, I'm Dick Grayson. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too," she replied not at all shocked, most people were when meeting him for the first time. "I'm Louise O'Hanlon."

"Cool. So when's your interview?" he asked all too innocently.

"In ten minutes," she replied getting curious. "Why are you asking?"

"I just want to know who'll be working here." he gave her one of his nicest grins.

"I haven't got the job."

"Yet," he replied. "You haven't gotten the job yet," he called over his shoulder laughing.

Time for phase two of the plan that formed in his head just as he was walking away.

Taking the elevator up to Bruce's office, he waited for the person inside to come out. When they did, Dick walked in.

"Is something wrong Dick?" Bruce asked looking up from the papers he had on his desk.

"Nothing's wrong at all," Dick replied grinning.

"Then what do you want?" Bruce asked getting slightly annoyed. "I have work to do and a company to run."

"Well… since you asked." Bruce frowned assuming the worst. "There's a bunch of people downstairs about to be interviewed and I just think that one of them deserves the job more than the others."

"Since when did you care about who works at the company?"

"Since I met this amazing woman who deserves the job." Dick was prepared to do the puppy dog eyes.

"Who is it then?" Bruce sighed.

"Louise O'Hanlon." Dick was slightly surprised that Bruce gave in so easily.

"If she is suitable for the job then she will have a good ch…" he was interrupted by the puppy eyes. Dick should have known it would come to this.

"But she needs this job." Dick was enjoying watching Bruce squirm under the puppy dog eyes. Not even the Batman could say no.

"You're determined, aren't you?" Bruce said, sighing as Dick nodded his head fervently. "I suppose I can talk to the people doing the interviews and possibly sway their choices." They both knew the 'possibly' was a lie.

"Thanks Bruce!" Dick exclaimed cheerily all but somersaulting out the office.

Bruce sighed one more time as he watched Dick leave.

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Later that night when Robin saw Grace after his patrol, she happily told him all about how her mum had got the job and how bizarre it was that a company that big replied the same day. Robin just grinned and laughed knowing just how mysterious Wayne Enterprises could be.

Leaving, Robin was glad that he had made his new friend so happy.

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Monday

Ugh, school. Even Babs couldn't make it fun. Being homeschooled in a traveling circus was so much more fun than this. Ugh! Three more hours!

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Gotham at night was like one massive jungle gym, was the thought that went through Robin's head as he flipped and laughed and ignored Batman's instructions to slow down and come back. He was dancing and flying! He was never stopping! This was just too much fun! He would live in the skies like a real Robin!

As he flew and danced through the skies, a tiny, tiny, tiny part of his mind that was deep, deep, deep down in his head in the darkest, farthest and most unnoticed parts of all his thoughts, commented that every time he did a flip, Batman thought of another way to kill him. The rest of his brain ignored that tiny little voice as he leapt off the building yelling on the way down.

"WOOOHOOOO!

Batman growled as he chased after his partner. He was never letting that kid near sugar for the rest of his life.

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Tuesday

Dick had such a bad sugar crash. His head hurt and the stupid sun was in his eyes. He couldn't remember much from last night except some sweets that he had been given by some store owner as a thanks for stopping the burglar.

Dick went to roll over in bed when he realised that A: he wasn't in his bed and B: he was tied to the floor with rope and tape. He was in his room, sure but not actually in his bed. Why was he tied down? He would have to ask Bruce when he got the chance.

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School was still stupid.

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Robin was finishing his patrol when he visited Grace.

"Nah I don't like most American candies," she explained to him passing him the half-empty candy box. It used to be full of different types of candies but half of them were gone.

"Are you sure I can have them?" he asked her unsure.

"Yeah, I don't like them. It was nice of my neighbour but I like the English candy." she tilted her head to the side grinning. "You know, proper candy."

She laughed as she disappeared into her bedroom.

Robin looked at the candy box in his hands and picked one up, opening the wrapper.

10 minutes later.

Batman was once again chasing his partner across Gotham.

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Wednesday

Dick had such the headache! What happened last night. He remembered patrol, Grace, candy and then nothing. Huh, he thought, strange.

At least he was tied to the bed this time rather than the floor. Small mercies. He never did ask Bruce what happened to him the night before.

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Power cut! No school! This was the best day of his life!

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Why wasn't he allowed out on patrol? What had he done to deserve this?

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Thursday

Alfred made pancakes! This was going to be a great day for Dick!

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Worst day ever! They had two exams! School was so useless. He already knew all of this why did he need to be here! Three hours left!

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He was allowed back on patrol again! This day was great! He stopped six crimes and still had time to visit Grace.

"See you tomorrow for the movie night."

"Yeah, the window will be open so just come straight in and leave your shoes by the window. There'll be a mat."

At Robins confused expression she replied.

"I'm not having you traipse mud around my room. Now shoo! I got a bed to be in."

With that, they parted ways.

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Friday

Dick woke up early which just made Bruce suspicious. First, he asks for every Friday night off and then he wakes up early. Something was happening.

After a look from Alfred, Bruce decided not to look into it since it was making Dick so happy.

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Stupid, stupid, stupid school! Just because Dick was a mathlete doesn't mean that he liked school. He was just good at maths.

He had already been told off three times for being distracted and he was only in his second lesson.

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Where was he going? Bruce gave him Friday nights off and he thought Dick was going to friends or something similar. But where was there to go as Robin every Friday that made him so excited?

After another look from Alfred, Bruce didn't persevere with finding out.

Dick was ecstatic. He was running across the rooftops as fast as possible to get to Grace's apartment. She had never said a time so he was just going to arrive at seven and hope for the best.

He swung down the fire escape until he got to her level. Pausing to take a breath, he knocked on the window and went in.


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