Jason smiled, grasping the ruby in his hand. Getting away with the Ruby Red was easier than he had expected. However, the ruby did not come free. Red X had run into Nightwing that night and of course, there was a squabble. "Nothing that I couldn't handle." Jason said quietly to himself, smiling at the memory. As Red X was making his getaway that fateful night, he was knocked to the ground by a familiar body. "Is that for your girlfriend?" Nightwing smirked at him. Jason, still mad over the argument he had just had with Rachel, grabbed the nearest piece of art and threw it at Nightwing. Luckily, it was a large vase that sent Nightwing against the wall. Red X took this opportunity to continue his art rampage, shattering numerous vases and sculptures against Nightwings body. He kicked his motionless body many times before getting on top of him, holding him down by his neck. "Is girlfriend a touchy question?" Nightwing said smiling choking against Red X's hand. Nightwing smiled to mock Red X. It was obvious that the two were both in pain. Nightwing's physically, and Jason's emotionally. Jason balled his fist and gave Nightwing a blow to the nose, shattering the bones, then got up and left. Ruby in hand. The ruby glowed in the dark room. Jason set the ruby on his chest and looked at it as Rachel slept in the next room. He felt as though he was finally getting his chance with her and that everything was looking up. He had a successful Red X mission, and was finally getting somewhere with Rachel. He decided then and there that the ruby was for Rachel. Nightwing had given him the idea, and he liked it. Jason got up from lying on Rachel's couch and tucked the ruby into his pocket. He searched Rachel's cupboards for ingredients for an amazing breakfast, searching for recipes on the Internet from his phone. Next, he walked to Al's jeweler down the block and handed Al the Ruby Red and instructed him to cut the ruby and make a necklace, ring, and bracelet set. . Jason sold Al all his stolen jewelry and gems, so the two made small talk about business and Al's family before Jason left the shop. Next, Jason walked down to the flower shop across the street and picked up some hydrangeas at the florist's suggestion. "Face it, what do I know about flowers?" Jason said jokingly, handing the florist a twenty. "They'll make her very happy!" the florist replied back with a smile. Jason walked back to the apartment. The sun was shining. Birds were chirping. When he got back, he started on breakfast. Soon, Rachel was awake. She was still upset about yesterday, but Jason was able to convince her to forget about it. They spent the entire day together, and Jason felt closer to Rachel than he had ever felt to anyone before. If possible, he had fallen more in love with her. No matter what they did, they had fun and shared laughs. Everything was perfect. And the day continued to be perfect until, a phone call. "What's wrong?" Jason asked Rachel, as soon as she got off the phone. He was worried. "I'm suppose to be having dinner with Richard's parents right now." This upset Jason, but he was convinced Rachel felt something for him now, and had faith she would chose him in the near future. "I'll drive you." Jason offered. Upon arriving to Wayne Manor, was surprised to find Bruce Wayne himself inviting Jason inside for dinner. As soon as he walked through the door he caught brutal eye contact with Richard. Richard's charcoal eyes were piercing, but Jason never let up his stare. Jason examined Richard's hard face. Something had caught his eye. A dent in the bridge of his nose indicating that it had recently been broken. Jason thought long and hard about how just a few nights ago had broken Nightwing's nose, in almost, if not exactly the same spot. "Richard, may I Speak to you?" Bruce spoke up, disrupting Jason's train of thought. After the two left, Jason excused himself. He heard Rachel talking to him, but wasn't listening to her words. All he could think about was mustering up enough courage to put his lips on hers. "Are you listening?" Rachel asked. Jason turned around quickly and tilted his face to match Rachel's. Sparks flew, and Jason knew it. Rachel's eyes flew open and became instantly watery. "How could you?" Richard rushed over to cause a scene, but Jason felt like a million dollars, his heart had won the lottery. The way they kissed, he knew Rachel had feeling for him too. "Just stay away!" Richard yelled. "That's going to be hard because she loves me too!" Jason bragged, he knew he shouldn't, but it felt good having something going his way for once. The door slammed behind him. "I'm on to you Grayson." Jason mumbled under his breath as Wayne Manor disappeared behind him. Some of Jason wanted to let it go, but had he just found out the secret identity of his archenemy? And if he had, how could he use this knowledge against him? He smiled at the possibility that if Richard was Nightwing, every punch that he had used against Nightwing also hurt Richard Grayson. Would this information help him with Rachel? Or did she already know? Is that why he's always gone? "He's probably not Nightwing." Jason finally concluded, there was no way billionaire prodigy like Richard Grayson could be a vigilante like Nightwing . With that, Jason called up Wally to see if he wanted to make plans. Later that night, Richard was leaving Rachel's apartment when he saw Jason walking towards the building's door, laughing. "She finally realized that you weren't good enough for her, finally." Jason laughed at him. "She's mine now Grayson." Richard spat angrily in his direction and got into his car. His heart stopped when he saw a note fastened to his steering wheel. "I know who you are, Nightwing." The car's engine turned over and with speed unknown to man, Richard sped off the street into the parking lot of the nearest liquor store. Please review :)