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Chapter: 11

Nina woke up late, it was the first time she ever actually got to sleep late in a while. It was amazing to feel well rested, no stress to get some food on time, no worry about training or studies, she knew where Nick was and she was with her father. It was a great feeling, one she hadn't felt in a while. She lay in her comfy bed, not wanting to move and enjoying the fact that she didn't have to move or get up or kill some innocent zealots.

Eventually she did get up, only because she was hungry. While she was eating she was greeted by the calls of Bruce and Dick for Katherine. Damian had disappeared into the cave...not saying a word. Whatever has gotten into Damian, it was concerning Nina. They were considerably closer than she and Katherine were in the sibling department. Suddenly Bruce appeared in the empty dining room,

"Nina, have you seen Katherine?" he asked, Nina shook her had, swallowing a piece of waffles,

"She's gone father," she said, the word 'father' sounded foreign and strange in her mouth as she said it, but she still used it nonetheless...at least she didn't call him Bruce like Katherine did, "She said she would leave in the morning and she did," Bruce sighed, seeming defeated,

"I tried," he said,

"Then try harder," Nina responded, "Don't just mope and whine about being a bad father out of an attempt to allow ourselves to leave the Shadows on our own, do something to differentiate yourself from that title. Don't just abandon us all over again," she added, getting up and clearing her place. Just because Nina chose not to do what Katherine did, being mean enough not to give Bruce a chance, doesn't mean Nina would just let him off disregarding the fact that he wasn't even in their lives and made no attempt to know them, trust needed to be earned, not given. That and the child in her...what little is left at least, is still angry with him for leaving them with Ra's and their mother. Talia did take some part in raising them, coming for visits with their little brother that he would hardly remember, but it always rounded back to the empire Ra's wanted.

Leaving the dining hall, Nina headed to the Batcave, determined to spend the day in solitude, just until Katherine came back or Nick called. They had been going out on their own more and more, Bruce didn't even know...which was fine with Nina. It would be awkward to be confronted by him about dating and such.

Entering the cave she found Damian destroying a dummy or two or three, turning he saw her and stopped his attacks. He then started up the stairs she'd just came down, "Still ignoring me?" she asked when he was halfway up, he didn't respond. Sighing she went to the computers. She spent a few hours reading every case file ever solved by the Batman, starting from when he first started out up to having Damian as Robin and Dick as Batman. She even read the encrypted flies, she probably shouldn't have read those, but she didn't want to just stop.

Nina had photographic memory, so she remembers everything she sees, hears or reads...an advantage she has over her sister and why she was so immersed and excelled in her studies and fighting. Katherine was slightly degraded by Ra's and the rest of the League for having dyslexia, it interfered with her ability to keep up with Nina in fighting and learning. Not only that but it fueled a part of her meanness towards her sister. Nina's mind was always in order, remembering and analyzing everything she sees, whereas Katherine struggles with things that most assassins would find easy, that's why she tries so hard to please and to be perfect,

"You've been down here for hours Miss Nina," Alfred said, coming down,

"I know,"

"Don't end up like you father, glued to that computer like it's your lifeline,"

"I won't. I was just brushing up on some case files from before," Nina said, getting up and cracking her back, it was tense from sitting so long,

"It's nearly dinner," Alfred said,

"Then I'd better...well I was going to say get dressed, but these are the only clothes I have,"

"Don't worry...I'm sure you'll find time to go shopping,"

"I...guess," Nina said, heading up the stairs, considering if it was weird that she's never gone shopping before in her life.

After dinner she followed her father down to the cave, trying to convince him that she should go out on 'patrol' or at least to find Katherine and try to convince her to give Bruce a second chance,

"Nina I've told you that you are not to go out into Gotham at night,"

"It's not like I haven't done it before! Plus we could find Katherine!"

"Katherine's fine and as much as I would like her here in my sight, I need to find her on my own so that I can convince her to trust me enough to stay. Plus I can't keep track of two loose cannons while watching my back and your brother's," Nina huffed,

"So you're just going to leave me here all by myself? What if some assassins come to try and take me back?" she snapped as Damian marched down to change into his suit. Bruce seemed to consider what she said, then he looked at Damian,

"Damian you're benched for the night," was all he said,

"What!" Damian demanded as their father drove off, "Thanks a lot Nina!" he snarled,

"I didn't know he was going to do this! What is your problem!" Nina yelled, kind of wishing Alfred was here to stop them from fighting, "Is it because I come back from the dead or the Lazarus Pits thing? Because you haven't said a word to me from the time I've been here! I don't understand, didn't you want me here? So we could be a whole family, minus Talia?" Nina demanded, Damian sighed,

"You're right, I have been ignoring you...and I am sorry for that...it has nothing to do with the fact that you come back to life, you can't help that...it's just what Katherine said...it's true...I didn't experience what you two did...I didn't live with grandfather...I lived with our mother...who even though was harsh, did give her care with love...I feel guilty because of that," Nina sighed,

"It's not your fault, and don't take what Katherine says to heart...she doesn't mean half the things she says...even if they're true...she just does that to mask her own hurt and betrayal with anger and major hostility. Why were you ignoring me before?" Damian looked down as if embarrassed,

"I thought that since you were going to live here father would just pay attention to you and only you...I thought I'd be forgotten...it's stupid," Nina smiled,

"It was, do you really think father would just forget all about you? You're his Robin...although right now I think Katherine is much more of an attention hog than I would be since she insists on ditching us and being on her own. He's more worried for her than anything...he doesn't want her rage to consume her...or for her to kill Jason," the two stood in the cave, listening to the occasional screech of the bats above,

"So...what do you want to do all night?" Nina asked,

"Well eventually sleep..." Damian stated, rolling his eyes,

"Sorry...we kind of have insomnia," Nina said,

"Since when?" Damian demanded,

"I don't know...it just sort of happened," Nina said,

"...so...want to spar?"

"Sure," Nina replied, walking over to the mats.

. . .

Bruce, now Batman took off into the night, driving towards a location Gordon had just been radioed to, it sounded important. He knew Nina was worried for her sister, he was too, but he couldn't have someone so used to killing as their primary go to defense lurking around the city...not yet. He would try to turn off their killing instincts...if Katherine would let him...and train them, he knew they would eventually find their way into the streets of Gotham, but he needed to make sure they were ready to do good in the city, not wrong.

When he arrived at the destination, Gordon was there along with other squad cars and policemen/women. Batman knew to expect everything this city threw at him, but he was shocked to find Katherine pinned to the wall by knives. Intellectually, he knew she wasn't really dead and could come back, but he felt the worry and anxiety any parent would feel if their child had been hurt,

"Don't know how this happened," Gordon said, following Batman's gaze, "Wrong place wrong time?"

"I don't think so," Batman said, coming back to reality where no one knew Batman had any kids and therefore he shouldn't stare shocked at the murdered girl, "The injuries weren't just the ones that killed her, there are others. They were thrown with great precision,"

"She must've bled out, horrible way to die," Gordon said,

"They're all horrible ways Commissioner," Batman replied, Bruce was angry, he needed to get Gordon and his men out of here so Katherine doesn't end up waking in a morgue, plus he needed to find out who did this to her, "Gordon, I need you and your men to clear out,"

"Why?" he asked,

"Because I said so," Bruce growled, using his best, as Dick would say, 'Batman voice.' It must've worked because Gordon nodded seriously and started getting everyone to leave.

As soon as everyone was gone Batman walked over to Katherine and pulled the knives out, catching her as she fell loose. He then sat there, with his daughter in his arms and waited for her to wake up. A minute passed, then another, then two more...Batman frowned, it hadn't taken Nina this long to return to the living. Something had to be wrong. Bruce looked her over, trying to find something that was stalling her way of coming back but there was none. He was trying not to panic until he remembered that she had bled out mostly before whoever attacked her killed her...whatever allowed her to come back to life was in her blood and right now, she didn't have enough of it.

Batman left the location with Katherine in his arms hurrying to the batmobile. He needed to get her to the batcave, and fast, otherwise she may be gone for good.

. . .

Nina was so confused when her father came in early for the night with Katherine in his arms that she lost her spar with Damian, although he looked equally shocked to see him as well,

"What are you doing back so early father?" he asked, Bruce didn't respond instead he placed Katherine on the medical bed and started searching for something,

"Um, father?" Nina asked, confused, "What are you doing?"

"She needs blood," he said,

"Huh?" both Nina and Damian asked,

"Whatever allows you and Katherine to come back to life is something that's in your bloodstream...something undetectable. I found her dead in Gotham, basically bled out which means she doesn't have enough of what's in her system to come back to life," he said,

"Then you can't use just anyone's blood, you have to use mine," Nina said, sitting in the seat next to her sister, "Is there a time limit or something?"

"I don't know," hearing Batman say that is a scary thing, but he started the blood transfusion nonetheless and they waited.

Nina was worried, Katherine had said she tried everything to see how far their limits would go, but she had never bled herself out, there was no way of telling that she would come back at all. Not only that, but they didn't know how much blood she'd need to come back to life. There was no time to figure any of this out...so they waited.

Finally, Katherine's eyes flew open and she started coughing, trying to get some air into her lungs,

"What are we vampires or something?" she asked after eyeing the blood going into her veins. Bruce took the needles out as Katherine sat up,

"Who did this to you?" he asked,

"Sid," Katherine spat,

"Sid?" Nina echoed,

"Who's Sid?" Damian asked, glaring at how Katherine and Nina said the name with such malice.

"Sid was one of our training instructors. He hated us, we hated him,"

"I thought you didn't hate him?" Nina asked,

"He killed me, things change," Katherine said, getting off the cot,

"Why would he come after you?" Bruce asked,

"Oh, he thought I was good ol' Nina," Katherine said, "Why don't you ask her," Nina bit her lip,

"I kinda conned him into helping me get out of the League's palace. He's probably angry with me because I lied...sorry Katherine," her sister rolled her eyes,

"And this is exactly why you two need to stay here. No running away or patrolling," their father said,

"I didn't run away! Besides, how long are we going to hide from him. He's ruthless when it comes to someone he wants dead. Congrats on ticking off the world's most murderous assassin Ni," Katherine sneered,

"Yes. You did run away and as a result you would've stayed dead if I hadn't found you when I did. You need to listen to me. You may not like it, you don't have to like it, but you are staying here, it's for your own good. I will find this Sid guy and get him behind bars or at least out of the picture, but until that happens, you will stay on Manor grounds. Is that understood?"

"Like I really have a choice?" Nina stated, crossing her arms, "I've been listening to you more than she has. Plus, Sid can be a seriously scary person when he's mad...I don't really want to face him even if I can come back to life,"

"Well I'm pissed that he killed me-!"

"Then that's a perfect reason to listen to me, stay here and be safe for once,"

"Ha, safe...we ran away from assassins, when will we ever be safe," Katherine sneered,

"She does have a point," Nina stated,

"Then you have no reason to leave...Katherine, just stay," Damian said,

"It's better than hiding out in the cold," Nina reminded her twin,

"Plenty of things to train with and explore," Bruce added. Katherine looked from Nina to Damian to Bruce, debating whether staying was worth stopping her anger towards Bruce. Finally she sighed and crossed her arms,

"Fine, I'll stay," she stated. Nina smiled because that meant she wasn't truly that angry at their father.

A/N: New chapter tomorrow! Also the first chapter of my sequel for Things to Remember will be posted sometime tomorrow!

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