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One Punch at a Time.
Raven bit her lip nervously as her neighbor, and amateur boxer, Jason Peter Todd fought his tenth round.
No, Raven had no clue what was going on, she'd only come because she asked him what it was he did, and he'd offered to bring her. Raven had reluctantly agreed out of a great curiosity. She had never been to a boxing match, only seen them in the movies. And Jason was always so bloody, and beat up, she was just curious what it was he found so appealing about this that made her come.
Jason threw a punch, clocking the other guy in the jaw, the other guy spun and hit the mat, the ref was counting and the time was called. People screamed, Raven just looked Jason over as he tiredly stood there and smiled a bit before he was staggering out of the ring, on his own. Raven quickly slipped through the crowds into locker room after him as she paused.
"Great match Jason, have you thought about my offer?" a smooth voice offered.
"No I haven't, I'm doing just fine on my own, thank you Mr. Queen," Jason said coldly. There was a huff and feet stalking out and Raven nervously peeked out around the corner to see Jason groan as he sat.
"Hey little bird," he smiled at her.
"Hey," she said calmly.
"So how's you like boxing?" he asked and she walked over to him.
"I don't, I don't get the appeal of being beat senseless, and I really don't get the reason for it, but I have to admit, you were good," she said and she started checking him over, feeling his abdomen for internal bleeding as he grunted. His left eye had a cut above which was bleeding again, she had seen a corner person glue it shut, it was barbaric. Sighing she stood.
"Where you going sunshine?" he yawned.
"Well, I'm a nurse, as you know, and I'm going to stitch you up and get you home and take you to the hospital if there are any complications," she stated as she went to retrieve a kit she carried with her out of habit. She'd been a combat medic for the navy before she had completed her schooling and got out to be a nurse. It was a habit of hers to have the supplies on hand.
Walking back to the locker room she paused.
"That was a great fight Jay!" a man grinned, there were two other younger men with him.
"I do wish you didn't feel the need to continue in these ridiculous fights, Master Jason," a calm, British accented voice said.
"Ah, you know me Al, always up for a fight, hey neighbor," Jason smiled at her and she slowly walked forward.
"Everyone this is Raven, Raven, this be everyone," Jason gestured tiredly to the group.
"That's a hell of a greeting, I'm Richard, Jay's older brother," the older man smiled at her as he offered her his hand. She took it and shook.
"Raven," she introduced.
"Oh, that Raven," Dick said wisely and she shot him a puzzled look as she knelt before Jason and started her work.
"I'm Tim, the demon spawn is Damian," the other boy introduced, and she glanced at the youngest here. "He's Alfred," Tim gestured to the older man. "And Bruce couldn't make it."
"Mmm," she hummed and nodded as she started stitching Jason's head up, and she found another cut.
"You're prettier than Jay mentioned," Dick said.
"Shut up Dickhead," Jason snapped.
"Hold still," she caught his jaw and forced him to look at her as she continued her work. finishing her stitches she continued looking him over. She grabbed a light to test his pupil reactions, and she inspected his hands, which while not mangled were still bruised in spite of the padding of the gloves. She stood as she slipped around behind him and checked his back, noticing the scarring for the first time as she did her inspection.
"Well you are alright, Jason, though I'd tell you to go to a doctor I know you won't," she said as she straddled the bench beside him.
"Ha, you know me so well," he chuckled.
"So I'm going to ask if you're coming home with me, or your family," she continued.
"You, do not leave me with these lunatics!" he all but shouted as he looked at her with a wide aquamarine eye.
"You know, we're not lunatics, we're normal," Dick stated.
"You're insane! I'm going home," Jason snapped.
"Is that alright?" Raven looked at Alfred, who was clearly the man in charge of these men.
"It will suffice if you agree to watch after him and not let him get into another fight," Alfred said tartly.
"That was one time," he muttered.
"You need to keep in one piece Master Jason," Alfred said simply and Jason rolled his eyes as Raven found him a hoodie and shoved it at him. Tim helped him into it, and Dick zipped it. Raven carefully tucked herself into his side as she guided him to the car. Damian got the door, though he was glaring like it was the worst thing in the world he got the door. Raven helped Jason into the car.
"Thank you," she said to his family.
"Thank you Miss Roth," Alfred smiled.
"Take care of the idiot," Dick called out as she got in her driver's seat and started her car.
"Saw the scars," he muttered.
"Yes," she nodded.
"Not going to ask?" he hummed.
"No, I know what makes those scars, Mr. Todd, I know very well," she said softly.
"Thanks little bird," he yawned.
"Of course neighbor, and do not fall asleep on me, I can't get you out of my car if you do."
He laughed and smiled broadly at her, his split lip bleeding again.
"I'd never leave you defenseless," he mused.
"I'm never defenseless anyway," she said and pulled her knife.
"Ah, they trained you well, little bird," he said devoutly.
She smiled.
"Thanks little bird," he murmured as they drove to the apartment complex.
That's all for now folks.
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