I'd be lying if I said I've been writing so much, out of the kindness of my heart...I've just had A LOT of spare time. Anyhoo, thankyou to the reviewers in the last chapter especially kaittybee :) And hopefully you guys all like this new chapter...I've been doing some browsing, and I kinda decided to let a little bit of a different side of Dick Grayson show, anyways, next chapter...is gonna be really fluffy :3 (spoiler right there) Anyways, I hope you like it, maybe you won't...haha anyways, review please :) reviews make me very happy, good or bad, cause hey, it means at least someone at the time to read my story...I'm really hoping I don't turn this into another 17 chapter story...But to be honest, I haven't even thought of an ending for this one, I've just kind of been doing alone with it every time of the way! ALRIGHT so, I apolagize for my lame knowledge of gymnastics, but bear with me! Because I tried my hardest :'( Enjoy. Disclaimer: Jessica: I'm running out of witty Disclaimers...I actually have none in mind right now.
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23:00 p.m
Gotham Academy Gymnasium
Omniscient
Barbara would be lying if she said that she just met a side of Dick that she'd seen before. This was truly a side that she never thought he possessed. The cocky play boy's son, disappeared, and instead a real fighter with a killer instinct came out in him, and she wasn't sure if she liked it or not. It started out harmlessly enough, he was showing off, and all as he led her on a grapple hook ride, and let her ride on the back of his bike to get to their school where they would be using the gym as their training facility.
"Barbara, jump higher. If you're going to land that flip, and dodge the incoming bullet, you need to jump higher." Dick's voice echoed in her mind, as she tried to follow what he said, even though her muscles strongly protested. "Ugh, like this okay," he took a running start, coming towards the imaginary threat, and jumping forward soaring into the air and landing back onto the ground gracefully.
"It's not my fault, I wasn't trained by circus folk." Barbara muttered tightening her pony tail.
"What was that?" He snapped, with the sound of irritation in his voice.
"Nothing…" she whispered.
"Alright, then let's try something new, I just want you to come right at me, with everything you got, try to take me down." Dick took a crouched position on a balance beam, staring down at her through his mask.
Barbara huffed trying to catch her breath, "Dick, I don't think this is such a good – "
"It's Robin right now." He said cutting her off, followed by him pulling off his cape, and tossing it over the beam, "now I suggest you give me all you got, or I'll play attack, and you can play defense."
Barbara blinked a few times, and shook her head, before she lunged at him with all she had. Landing onto the beam, with a lot louder of a thud then he did before, and flipping towards him, hoping that she'd cause him to fall off the beam, making things slightly easier, but instead, he grabbed her ankles, throwing her off balance, and causing her to fall onto the mats.
"Ow…" she whimpered, picking herself back up.
"I never said this would be easy Babs," he said offering his hand at her to get back up. But instead she ignored it, and picked herself up.
"Let's go again," she muttered limping on her ankle.
"I think you've had enough for one day…" Robin said reaching for his cape, and fastening it onto his back.
"No I haven't, I said I wanted to do it one more time, so let's do it." She huffed getting irritated with these turn of events.
"Alright, alright." He said flipping his black sweaty hair out of his eyes.
Barbara and Dick circled each other, Barbara trying to find the best way to approach him, and Dick trying to find the best way to defend himself without hurting her.
"Ouch, oh my gosh my ankle." She cried falling to the ground, grasping it in pain.
"Whoa Babs are you okay?" Dick whispered, running to her side, and crouching down to look at it.
"I'm actually, perfectly fine." She grinned, and flipped backwards, hitting him in the chest, causing him to lose his balance and fall back on the floor. Where she then jumped on top of him and gripped onto his arms pinning him to the ground again.
"Wow," he huffed, "twice in one day huh? You must really like being on top," Dick winked at the girl who then rolled her eyes, and slid off of him, to collapse onto the floor.
"Hmm, there's the Dick Grayson I know," she said wiping away the sweat on her forehead with the back of her hand.
"Hey, I told you I was going to be rough on you, and besides this is only Dick Grayson lessons, wait till you get lessons from Bruce Wayne." He smiled, looking over to her.
"You really think that I'm good enough for Bruce to train me?" Barbara grinned.
"I think you have some potential…but I don't know, It's up to Bruce," Dick stood up and grabbed Barbara's wrists pulling her up. "I'll talk to him tonight."
"Alright," She smiled, and stood up.
"Next on the training list, I actually want to see you show off, try to make me amazed, show me your non existing gymnastic skills." Dick raised an eye brow at her.
"Nonexistent? I did them for 7 years, how can you not remember me showing off to you all the time?" she smiled and playfully punched him in the arm.
"Oh I'm sorry, but circus folk like me, think cartwheels aren't much of a big deal." He winked, and began to tumble.
Barbara stood there, with her arms crossed, leaning against the balance beam, trying not to look too impressed. But honestly, she couldn't help but be surprised with how much he could actually do. Finally he ended with a back flip.
"There's a reason why they call me the boy wonder," he grinned, "And I do all of that, while looking remarkably gorgeous at the same time," Dick huffed and bent over a bit to catch his breath.
"You know, I figured a guy as cocky as you, would get beat up on the field a lot, with that attitude." Barbara smiled, pulling herself up onto the balance beam, and gripping onto the bottom, pulling herself into a hand stand.
"Believe it or not," he started, "that cockiness, actually helps, a lot," Dick reached for the rings above him and pulled himself up. "I learned that technique from Kid Flash,"
"Whoa, you know Kid Flash?" Barbara gasped, landing from her hand stand and falling to the mat.
"I know many superhero's, like Superman, Miss Martian, Superboy, Aqualad," Dick grunted, pulling himself into a few flips, while gripping onto the rings.
"Impressive," she muttered, "so does this count as gymnastics?" Barbara, winked and fell forward onto her hands, twisting her body as she tried to preform as many front flips, back flips, and aerial's as possible.
"Hmm," he questioned, letting go of the rings and landing to the ground gracefully. "Now, try my famous double backwards summer salt." He laughed.
Barbara completed a back flip, then threw herself backwards again, tucking her legs in, completing 2 backwards summer salts, but again landing quite loudly.
"I suppose that was alright, you really need to work on your landings though…a villain in China heard that thump." Dick smiled at her.
"So, you think I can do it? You think I can be batgirl?" She huffed tiredly.
"I suppose so, but like I said, Bruce and I need to talk it over," Dick pulled out his grapple hook, aiming for the sky light in the gym, and offered and arm out for Babs. "Well, I think we're about done for today, are you coming?"
3:00 a.m
Wayne Manor (Bat Cave)
Omniscient (Dick's P.O.V)
"Bruce, believe me, she's an amazing pick, not only would she do well patrolling in Gotham, but if we even let her be on the team, she'd do great." Dick pleaded with his masked mentor, who as he predicted was against the idea of a 'Batgirl.'
"Richard, I've already told you no, multiple times," Bruce turned from his gaze at the Bat computer to look at the teenager. "Are you sure, this isn't just some scheme to spend more time with your girlfriend?"
"Firstly Bruce, Barbara is not my girlfriend, she's my best friend, and secondly," He replied un doing the laces on his boots, "I actually think she has some potential, if you even let her train with you for one day, you'd see that."
Bruce pondered the thought for a few moments, "Last question Dick, have you thought of the risks?"
Dick paused, "What risks?"
"Consider this, you're putting Barbara in danger, you've known Miss. Gordon for how many years? I'm sure you care for her in some sort of way, I'm only saying no because I know you wouldn't be able to handle this, on an emotional level if something ever happened to her." Bruce stood up from the chair and made his way to the Bat Mobile. "I'll leave it to you Richard, if you think you could handle the thought of Barbara getting killed on the field trying to protect some stranger's life, you may bring her here." And with that, he exited the cave.
Dick walked towards the Bat Computer chair, and plopped himself down. 'What if I did lose Barbara," he thought to himself, 'Why didn't I think of this before? I got all her hopes up for nothing," he took off his mask and threw it on the nearby table. 'I can't let her go through with this.'
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