Volume One Old wounds

by xxhanzyxx

The first of my novels based around Dick Grayson and his life in becoming a hero in his own name. After leaving Batman’s side as Robin, the new solo hero sets upon making the world he lives in a better place as Nightwing.

10. Chapter 10

Chapter Ten

RING, RING, RING, RING

"Hello, Wayne Manor"

"Hello, it's Barbra Gordon, is Mr. Wayne around please?"

"Certainly Ms Gordon, I will get him for you now" Alfred replies before putting the phone down and entering the Bat cave.

"Sir, pardon me interrupting your training but Ms Gordon is on the phone for you, seems rather eager to speak to you"

"Thank you Alfred" He replies as he wipes the beads of sweat from his forehead, Alfred nods his head in notification and returns upstairs.

"Hello Barbra"

"Bruce"

"What's wrong? Is your father alright?"

"Yes, yes, he's fine, it's Dick, well I haven't seen him for days now, and we were meant to meet up the day after the police ball… just as friends of course, but well I was waiting there and he didn't show, I tried ringing him and I have left messages on his answer phone but I have had no reply, I was just wondering whether you have spoken to him as I thought, well maybe he was just ignoring my calls"

"No Barbra I haven't, the last time I saw him was that night also, I don't have that much contact with him any more since he moved away. Look I will try to get in contact with him and let you know as soon as I know any thing, I'm sure there's nothing to be worried about okay Barbra"

"Thank you Bruce"

After putting the phone down to Barbra, Bruce sits down at the chair, it's true, the last time he did see Dick was the night of the Police ball, but not there, the last time he saw him was by the docks as Nightwing, maybe, something happened to him down there, Batman noticed the cars pulled up by the docks and thought it to be smugglers and knew that Nightwing could handle them, but what if there was something more to it, what if the people heard the pair quarrelling and went to investigate and found only Nightwing there. The thoughts ran round and round in his head, although they are not on speaking terms no more, Dick is still family and Bruce cares a great deal about him, he would hate to think any thing would have happened to him, he could never live with himself.

"Is something wrong sir?" Alfred could see Bruce's concern.

"Yes I think there might be… Alfred, will you get the bat suit ready, I need to find some thing out, I think I know the reason that brought Nightwing back here"

"Certainly sir"