A/N I hope this chapter is good, I have had this planned out for ages. I hope i got my point across alright.
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Time skip – 1 Month
No one's pov
6 missions that was what the girls had been on since they had officially joined the team a month ago. But they girls had only gained more popularity with the people but they didn't want it. Well, Jess at least. At school Alice talked avidly with Lizzie about the heroes, and who their favourites were. Lizzie's new favourite was Flare which kind of annoyed Alice, so the girls now spent their breaks and lunches debating who was better out of the new duo. Being Storm herself, Alice had loads of points to make about why she was better. She quite often won with Lizzie caving in but on occasion Lizzie would say something that would make the tables turn.
Jess was starting to trust the team a whole lot more. She was actually really good friends with some of the older girls but she would still try and keep her distance from Nightwing and Robin. This just annoyed Nightwing because he wanted to know why.
The girls were hanging out with the rest of the team in the common area. M'gann decided it would be a good idea to truth or dare. The girls obliged, one more than the other.
After a few rounds, consisting of Alice having to sit on Impulse's lap for 15 minutes or until someone said the word penguins. Robin acting like a game show host and Karen having to tell everyone her first kiss, much to Mal's disgust, Nightwing got the chance to ask and he chose Jess.
"Jess, truth or dare?"
"Um, truth I guess,"
"What really happened to your mum? I've got a feeling it and your hate of heroes are connected?"
For a minute Jess just stared at him, her breathing getting heavier and faster before her expression hardened into a glare.
"I'm not, ever, going to tell you that. You, and I mean all of you can't know. If she," Jess pointed at her sister, tears starting to well up in her eyes, "doesn't know you won't know, and she won't know while we are still on this team. I thought you had more sense, obviously not. So I'm done, don't you dare follow me Alice," With that Jess stormed out the room, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Over the course of the day people tried to get her to leave her room, but none of them could and she shouted at almost all of them if they talked to her. Even innocent M'gann. Alice had texted Daisy and Jenna, and Jess's phone had been going off since. She ignored them and put it on silent. The day consisted of Jess, regretting shouting at them and wanting to attack Nightwing. But by 5 'o clock that had all gone and she just wanted to cry.
Nightwing's pov
Nightwing really regretted doing that. He let the detective in him take over. Which for him was a really bad idea. If he had waited until Jess was ready to tell him then it would be a lot better. He thought if he found out, she would be less cold towards him or he could learn more about her.
He really wanted to do something, let her know that he was sorry and that she could trust him.
At 6, she still hadn't left her room and nobody dared to take her any food for fear of the whole mountain burning down. Knowing what she could do Nightwing knew it was for the best. But he decided to risk it, take her some food and try and make it up to her.
He walked down the hall, starting to regret the decision. But he knocked on her door all the same and when there was no answer he stepped in.
"I brought you some food," He said walking over to her desk and putting the plate of food on it. Jess looked up from her knees, where she had been leaning against the headboard of her bed, crying.
"What are you doing here?" Jess questioned him wiping her eyes. Her voice was weak and although she tried to sound angry it didn't work.
"Bringing food, we don't want you starving,"
"No, there's another reason," Jess was studying his face. Nightwing sat facing her on the bed.
"I came to say I was sorry. You didn't have to tell me, you still don't, I was out of line when I asked. I just want you to know that you can trust me, even though you hate me, you know me a lot better than you think,"
"Thank you, and I'll tell you, not because I like you but this is to see if I can trust you because if this leaves this room, you will not realise I have done anything until you wake up in Australia covered in bruises and wearing a pink dress." Jess was deadly serious, and attempting to glare at him but in the state she was in it was hard.
"Consider me warned,"
"Ok, so I was 7 when it happened. Alice had just turned 2. I don't know how but this man, he took our mum. Locked her up somewhere, in warehouse. They wanted money, gold, and jewels. We knew this person was dangerous, knew he liked to experiment, Dad never told me who he was but I know he was a danger to us. So dangerous that Batman had to get involved," Jess said his name like it was a bad taste in her mouth.
"He tracked her down, found where they were. But he had a choice, attempt to stop this man or save our mum. I suppose he though the man was more important. You see, this man, he had hidden a bomb in the warehouse and there was only enough time to go after him. The bomb went off, blowing up the entire warehouse, my mum still inside. Batman was chasing the man at the time. He didn't even catch him," Jess started crying again.
"I wouldn't care as much if he had been caught. But because this man, this killer is still out there and Batman didn't really make any difference to the world, my mother died. A life lost, that could've been saved if he wasn't so damn selfish, but he is, so he let her die," Jess looked at Nightwing for a second to see his expression trying to show no emotion but you could see he was completely shocked, sad but also you could see him trying to work something out. Jess continued her story.
"Anyway, dad has now forgiven him, but I don't think I ever will. Just the fact that he doesn't even care that he's the reason she died. He's just a selfish jerk and he will never get my forgiveness. He lost my mother to better himself," Jess looked up at Nightwing again. This time their eyes locked. They just stared at each other. Both trying to work out what the other was thinking.
He leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. She kissed back before realising what was happening.
"I can't believe you did that. You know I have a boyfriend. Just like the Bat. You're a jerk. Thinking you can get whatever you want. Well news-flash for you, you don't and never will. I can't believe you. You might've just ruined my relationship,"
"I don't think that's possible," Nightwing murmured.
"What?"
"I said, I don't think it's possible,"
"And why would that be?"
Nightwing didn't say anything else, he just took off his mask and revealed his light blue eyes.
It took a moment for it to register with Jess but when she realised she acted on instinct and slapped him on the cheek, leaving a bright red hand mark.
"What was that for?"
"That was for lying to me and not telling me who you were," Jess started to smile for the first time since the incident. She leaned in and kissed him.
"And that?"
"Was for being there for me, and finally telling me who you were and letting me know you can trust me,"
"And I know you can trust me, what you told me was pretty big, but mine is big too. You can kind of work out who the rest of the clan is now,"
"Yeah, I can. Don't worry, I won't tell, but will happen with us?"
"Well, we keep dating as we were but we keep it secret between us at the mountain. Sound good?"
"So, sneak around when you are Nightwing and hide from the paps as Dick Grayson?"
"Pretty much,"
"I can deal with that," She smirked at him and once again he kissed her.
This line break is so awesome, all other line breaks are jealous
Back at the bat-cave, Nightwing was going through the files on the computer. Batman had some restricted files that as a kid he had respected enough to not go through. But now he needed to know, he needed to see the file that concerned Jess.
Batman walked into the cave at 2 in the morning.
"What are you doing?"
"No, I'm not going to answer that, you need to answer my question. Who is Gloom?"
I am putting a poll on my profile concerning the end of the story. I'm not going to say how, but if you could do it for me it would really help.
Also I can tell you now this story will definitely have a sequel. I have asked about it and all my friends said I should. I have a basic plot but no name yet. Once, i have a summary for it, I will post it it at the end of one of these chapters and hopefully come up with a title, maybe with your help.
