Jason pulled on his tie losening it around his neck, that was torture!He had never worn a suit and after today and after that grusome partyof Bruce`s he never would! It had gone on for three hours, people talked about themselves, money, or what they did for a living. A few of the men sat around the bar while women were scatered about spreading gossip and pulling his cheeks.

Like he said...torture.

Bruce knocked on his door, "Can I come in?"

"Sure, just promise I wont have to go threw that again." Jason gaged throwing his jacket in the laudury basket. Bruce chuckled, "Dick never liked them either, do you want to stay in the rest of the night or do you wanna help me on patrol?" he asked.

"Do you have to ask?" Jason smirked, they left the room and headed down to the cave, "So where are we going?" He asked after he had put on his mask.

"You mean where are you going, you can patrol up north, and if you still have some enrgy left you can head over to Young Justice."

"Your letting me patrol alone?" He asked, Batman nodded, "Just dont die." he ordered.

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Robin lept over the large blob and threw his trazer, and activated it even before he hit the ground. Clayface roared angerly at him and used the last of his streagh to lung at him before turning into a pool of clay.

He coughed up clay and ruffled his hair, he didnt want to get up yet, no matter what. He could still feel sleep weighing on his shoulder.

"Robin."

Jason pressed his com, "Yeah Bat?"

"Two-Face escaped Arkham."

"What?!" Jason growled, "How?"

"Prison riote, he escaped in the garbage shoot during then."

"I`m on it." Jason growled getting to his tired feet. "No, I got this one." Batman said.

"But-,"

"I`ll locate him, but i promise, I wont make a move without you." Batman promised. Jason smiled and set out again. He was just about to head to the closest when he heard a series of gun shots.

It only cam from a few houses down in a small ally, he just saw three men run off. One man with the gun stopped and Jason saw the long tatto along the side of his face before the man raced off. He was about to follow them when he saw the two other people on the ground.

In Gotham small gang disputes were normal, not unheard of, over looked. One man was a bit chunky with holey jeans, no hair and a grey dirty shirt, he knew before he looked at the other man that they wernt probably even gang members, they jut chose the wrong ones to rob.

Robin looked at the other man who was leaned up agint the wall, his chest rose quickly and harshly, blood seeped like a river from his chest. The man`s hair fell in his face but Robin didnt need to move it to see the man was crying.

"p...p-please...help...me." he sobbed. Jason sighed and sat down beside him, he ripped a peice of cloth from his cape and ripped open the boy`s shirt. It was easy to see, he wasnt going to make it but he couldnt just not do anything.

"Dont worry, your going to be okay." he lied. Jason tried to patch the wound and the boy didnt flinch. Jason just glanced at the man`s face but he ended up pushing hair from his dirty face, to meet tear filled brown eyes, "J-james?" he stuttered.

"Y-You...Know me?" He asked, Jason scooted closer and really tried to plug the open wound.

"James you dumbass, look what you did to yourself." he said he started to wrap his chest tightly to slow down the bleeding. the blood still seeped threw and stained Jason`s gloves to the point where he could feel it on his fingers.

"James, wha were you thinking?" he growled.

"J-Jay?" He asked. "This is funny...you never...thought of...the bat...and now, your `is sidekick."

"Yeah it`s hilarious," Jason growled, Jame`s eyes started to closed and jason pulled his head to his forehead and slapped his face gently, "Man, come on, look at me, focus."

"You go...far...man, can you do me one thing?" James asked.

"Anything, your my best friend." he sniffled.

"Get me...his autograph." James said, Jason pulled back and sat with his back to the wall, his should bruching Jame`s, "Yeah, dont worry dude, I can do that."

James head laid on his chest, "Cool."

He put his arm around Jame`s shoulder and waited, blood dripped from his friends chest onto his own and on his leg. Jason took a deep breath and coughted, "Jame`s"

"J-Jame`s?" he said holding back his tears. "No." he sobbed quietly gripping his frinds shoulder and holding his closer to his chest as if his quiet sobs would bring James back.

"Ja-James, wake up." he cried brurrying his face in Jame`s dirty hair. "James, come back."

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When he got back Jason wasnt home, and Alfred had no radio contact with him since a few hours ago. Bruce sat at the computer for only twenty muinets before decideing to go and look for the boy, but he didnt have to. The Zeta beam glowed and Jason walked in.

The look on Jason`s face made the cave get colder and colder with each step the boy took.

"Jason, are you okay?" Bruce asked.

"Yeah, fine." he smiled, "I`m just really tired, I`ll talk to you tomorow,ok?"

"Sure." Bruce nodded, "Good night."

"Night." Jason said walking over to the stairs and into the manor.

Bruce knew he had to go and see what was trobling Jason, but he just could find his feet to go up and comfoort the boy. What ever happened, he was Okay. Bruce vowed to interigate Jason about it in the morning but now he would let him sleep. he had a criminal to find.

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Jason heard the soft click of his bedroom door as he closed it, it was as if a signal was sent to him. At that moment his knees lost their perpose and he colapsed and started to cry into his blood stained hands Bruce had failed to notice.

So far everyone was dieing around him, it was horriable, why not hurt him? First his Dad, then his mom, now his oldest friend. Who next? Dick? Bruce? Alfred? Batgirl? those were the only family he had left. And he couldnt help think, was he going to lose them to?

He got to his feet changed out of his clothes and walked into the bathroom, he turned on the shower and sat down with his back to the wall. Steam rose around him and tears continued to fall from his already swollen and puffy eyes.

"Sir?"

Jason snapped his heaqqd to his bathroom door when he heard Alfred walk into his room. He swiftly used his foot the slambed the bathroom door shut, "Go away Alfred...I`m taking a shower." he lied.

"Do you wnt me to wash you suit?" he asked threw the door. Jason thought of the blood and clay on it, "No, I`ll do it."

"If you sure."

Alfred left and Jason ran a hand threw his hair, right now, all he wanted to be, was alone.

A/N: poor James. Poor Jason