The strong hand wrapped around mine guided me into a soft seat of some kind. I could feel him step back before he pulled the blindfold from my eyes.
"Tada!" Dick presented the inside of a Jetstream, probably one of Bruce's, "Happy Birthday, Babs."
"Where are we going?" I probably sounded like a little school girl, but I hadn't traveled since I had returned to Gotham a little under four years ago.
"Wherever you want," Dick grinned. I smiled and leaned in to give him a kiss.
"Well," I said, "I remember a nice restaurant in Paris,"
"Oh?" he said.
"Yea," I said, running my hands down until I was loosely holding his jacket, "If I recall correctly it's next to a nice hotel that over looks the Rive la Seine."
"Sounds good to me," Dick grinned, and motioned to the Captain, who nodded and disappeared into the cockpit. "We won't be disturbed until we land."
"Wonderful," I smiled, kissing him again.
It had been three and a half years since we kissed on New Year's Eve, confirming our relationship to all of Gotham. In that time, I had moved with Dick to Bludhaven when he took up the Nightwing mantle, and retired Nightingale to focus on my information-gathering skills, which I used to help Dick when he went out on patrol. Bruce had found a new Batgirl and Robin, Cassandra and Jason, respectively. I often sent them information, as well as training techniques.
I still picked up the mantle every once in a while, when I was needed, but mostly, Nightingale had been put to rest. I was now the Oracle, information-broker extrordinaire. I took a moment to look at the ring on my finger, announcing that I was the fiancé of Dick Grayson, heir to the Wayne fortune. I thought of the necklace resting neatly just below my collarbone, and the silver belt around my waist, what my lasso had transformed into after my last night on the job, verifying who I once was.
My life began the day I met Dick Grayson, and I knew that when it one day ended, I would still be with him.
Life was good.
Thank you so much to everyone who read this. I started this story years ago, and I've rewrote it a few times since, but this is the only version I've been infinitely happy with. I plan on writing Memiors for the other superheroines as well, such as explaining what happened in Gotham during Barbara's absence, how Kara became Supergirl, and how Cassie coped being thrown from the ancient traditions of the Amazons into the ultra-modern Gotham City. Hopefully I can get those out soon!
Thanks again!
