Chapter 14

When I had returned that evening two weeks ago, an argument was already in place. My parents seemed to have forgotten my mistake, Jordan already gone and the henchmen tending to their wounds. The argument as between my parents, my mother wanting to move location seeing as how the Bats knew but my father did not care and wanted to stay here. I wanted no part in the silly scuffle and went straight to my room for a well deserved shower.

Everything went back to normal after that and I went on more missions with my father. Except Jordan hasn't spoken to me since and I've been considerably more ruthless and violent. In my family, this is considered a good thing, but I don't believe that considering that it is centered on me kissing Nightwing. I've tried to not think about it, but every night it would invade my dreams along with the beautiful smile of Dick Grayson.

I have to admit that I do miss him and I want to spend some time with him. My back collapsed and I fell to the bed, the plush duvet catching my fall and my blonde hair sprawling around me. Why does being evil have to be so damn difficult? Or maybe it was just me? Either way, right now sucks and I want to opportunity to laugh.

Then my phone began to buzz and the grin planted on my face was immediate when I saw Dick's name as the caller ID. I answered ecstatically. "Hey there, pretty boy. What's up?"

I heard him chuckle lightly on the other side. "Aw, it sounds like you've missed me. Are you doing anything right now?"

My interest peaked and I could feel my heart flutter. "I'm free for as long as you want."

A pleased groan was audible. "The things you do to me… But today I want to hang out with you. Take you on a proper date. Is that okay?"

"That sounds wonderful. Do I need anything? And where do I meet you?"

I could hear a silent cheer and I laughed at his boyish excitement. "Wear a bikini under your clothes and meet me at the closest college to the park in half an hour. I'll see you soon, beautiful."

The line went dead and I leapt up immediately, bee-lining for my toothbrush and comb. I tried to keep my hair impeccable, trying to avoid a brush and use a comb. There's some unnecessary information but I disregarded it as I contemplated what to wear. By the time I finished scrubbing my mouth, I decided to wear Dick's shirt that I still had and just some high-waisted shorts over my forest green bikini.

My black flats also seemed appropriate and I slipped them on before heading out my door. I ignored my parents, bickering over some plan and went straight for the main entrance when someone gripped my shoulder. Through pure instinct, I crushed their fingers and flipped them so their back landed on the floor with a crunch. I let go when I noticed it was just a henchman. Obviously he changed his mind about speaking to me because he scurried off quickly and I shrugged as I went out the door.

It was a warm day, warm enough for swimming and I briefly wonder if this is why Dick asked me today. That was the obvious answer but I didn't dally on the thought because I was too excited to even comprehend much anymore. I walked past the park which had become so unusually influential lately and didn't even glance at the space where I had kissed Nightwing. Since I passed the damn place, my pace had picked up and before I even recognized it, I had arrived outside the main building of the college. I hope this is the right place.

I waited for about five minutes, trying to look inconspicuous without having to look at my boring phone, until I saw people start to file out of the doors. Most gave me curious looks, but some girls did glare and a few boys whistled in my direction. I smirked to myself at their futile attempts and then I noticed a raven haired mop bounding towards me. Dick had the biggest grin on his face and I was taken by surprise when he swung his arms around my waist and spun my around in a tight hug. My giggle was automatic and Dick didn't let go of my waist when he put me down. Instead he just cheered brightly, "Hey there."

"Hello yourself." His gaze travelled down my body, I think to approve of my outfit and when he figured out the shirt I was wearing, his grin widened somehow.

"I'm glad that you like it, love." He tugged on the low collar, bringing my body closer to his and I managed a deep red blush as I snuck my arms around his neck. It was unusual behavior for me, to show public displays of affection, but I didn't care.

After smiling at me for a moment more, Dick's hands moved so one gripped one of my palms and slightly pulled me towards the car park. There my gaze landed on a blue motorbike and it was hard to contain my drool; it was beautiful and I could not stop staring. "Well, hello baby…"

Dick laughed at my reaction before taking the two black helmets off the handle bars and handing one to me. I looked to him in disbelief. "You have a motorbike, but Alfred drives you around?"

He shrugged before gesturing for me to get on and I did after a moment's hesitation, not trusting Dick's driving. Dick sat in front of me so I could wrap my arms firmly around his waist and briefly a memory of our night together re-surface and I gently brought my nails across his stomach. He growled at me before starting up the bike and heading out the gates.

We rode through the fine parts of Gotham and I took a moment to admire the structure of this section. All of the homes and buildings in this area were extremely large and homey, mostly cream colored with many people around donning smiles and waving to everyone they passed. Briefly I wondered what my life would be like if I was born into a different family, but I abolished that idea quickly because I loved my life, no matter the danger and consequences. I wouldn't change a thing; and I certainly wouldn't change having met Dick Grayson.

My grip tightened and I noticed one of his arms let go of the handles to squeeze my fingers reassuringly. I smiled and rested the helmet against his back, finding comfort in his warm body as we rode along; no words needed between us. My eyes remained closed for the rest of the time and they re-opened when the bike came to a halt and I looked up to see the beach. It was just a beach, but an esplanade with shops, restaurants, park and a movie theatre with an arcade. In other words, the perfect place for a first date. It was so cute and cheesy, I almost had the urge to add some crackers.

I climbed off the bike, taking in the surroundings still until Dick's fingers threading into my hand distracted me. His face showed excitement and my smile was permanent. "Would you like to go for a swim, Charlotte?"

I nodded eagerly and he pulled me away from the beach and I frowned until he saw this expression. "We can't go swimming without towels, love."

Dick was right and I chuckled at him as he pulled me into a quaint tourist shop that had something of everything. He quickly located the beach towels and pulled off two cute striped ones and went to move towards the counter until his eye caught something else. I looked in the same direction and spotted a Polaroid camera that he began to beeline for. I didn't even have time to protest as he took it with the towels and some sunscreen he grabbed too, up to the young cashier whom sighed at Dick in admiration. I scowled, but I was ignored as she scanned the items and even then had the audacity to try and speak to him. "Very nice choice, sir. This latest Polaroid technology is waterproof; only just released on to the market."

Before Dick could reply, I hissed at the girl. "Oh isn't that fascinating. Now please hurry up, we have other things to entertain ourselves with."

The girl looked hurt and rejected, but I didn't care. Dick sighed and gave the girl an apologetic smile before taking the bag and we left the shop. We were walking towards the beach, no longer holding hands until he finally spoke. "That was very rude of you, Charlotte."

"She was undressing you with her eyes, Dick." I remained expressionless, back to the way I was before Dick and I met.

He stopped me walking by stepping in front of me and softly grabbing my palms, the shopping bag dangling on his wrist. One of his hands let go to stroke my cheek gently and I sighed at his touch. "One of the many differences between you and that girl, Charlotte, is that you can undress me and touch me. Don't be jealous when I only have eyes for you."

Instead of snapping at his remark at being jealous, I blush at how cute he was being. He basically just told me that he like liked me and the butterflies flittering in my chest were impossible to ignore. My mood perked back up magically and I leant forward to give him a little Eskimo kiss. He returned my grin and laced his hand with mine and we resumed our path to the beach. Once we got there, we picked a spot that we could easily watch from the ocean and stretched the towels out. Dick pulled his shirt off, already in board shorts, and fiddled with the camera while I pulled my clothes off to reveal my lovely bikini and rubbed sunscreen into my ghostly white skin.

Dick called my name and when I looked at him, his face was beaming as he took a photo of me, and the paper printed out. He shook it so the image would form. I laughed at his excitement and got up so I could go into the water. However my actions were disturbed as Dick scrambled to his feet and swung me over his shoulder. People were beginning to stare as I drummed my fists lightly on his back, trying not to laugh as I yelled at him. "Richard Grayson, put me down!"

I didn't realize we were in the water when I said this, so I was surprised when he threw me in, following with a little dive. I came out of the water, spluttering and brushing my hair out of my face. Dick arose in front of me, shaking his hair like a pup and moved his hands around my waist under the water so I was pressed up against him. My hands rested on his shoulders and I was sure that my skin was slimy from the sunscreen but he didn't seem to mind.

We were just relaxing in the cool water, staring at each other with goofy grins and just living in the moment. Then Dick shifted his hands from my back down to my legs where he hoisted my thighs up around his waist and began to move further out to sea. Once we were deep enough that Dick's shoulders were only just popping out of the blue water did he kiss me. It was a sweet kiss, not like the one's burning with lust back at the mansion, but one that had unspoken emotions poured into it and chick flick producers would cry over.

It was over too soon as he shifted back just enough that our forehead's remained touching. "Charlotte, to be honest I'm really nervous right now and it's because of what I'm going to ask you."

My mind began to swim with all the possible outcomes of this and I began to speak when his finger moved to shush me. "You are one of the most beautiful, tough, bipolar, fun, incredible and downright perfect girls I have ever met. You can be cold and cruel which I don't mind or you can be as sweet as sugar, but either way I've never been so attracted to a girl. I've also never really gone for a blonde before, it's always been red-heads but you're different and that's probably the most wonderful thing of them all. You are different and I want to be greedy and keep you all to myself so no one can take you away. Charlotte, please do me the honor of being my girlfriend?"

I was utterly dumbfounded. Sure I've been praised and rewarded for achievements throughout my life, but no one has ever cared about me this much and thinks this way about me. This difficult, gorgeous, stupid boy has crossed my borders, bombarded my life and treated me like a princess; not like an evil heart-breaking bitch that I truly was. I feel that even if I was to brutally murder someone in front of him, he would still think highly of me and that's not a bad thing. This could get him killed easily but I am too selfish to waste an opportunity as good as this. Hopefully one day when I do tell him of my heritage, he might consider joining me in my tyranny. With no obvious doubt circling in my mind did I answer, "I would love to."

If I had thought I had seen him at his happiest, boy was I wrong. His kissed me quickly with a grin still in place, then tried to spin me around in the water which he learnt to be more difficult than it seemed due to the water pressure. I was giggling as he stopped spinning and so I splashed water into his face. We continued like that for awhile; fighting, stealing kisses and just being so cheesy until our fingers got pruny. Then we got out to dry, Dick shaking his hair near me and I squealed.

I threw his t-shirt over my head and my shorts in the shopping bag, knowing that the day was far from over and I was still wet. Dick threw his shirt in the back too, not needing the cover and I was secretly grateful because he has an incredible body that he should show off. He asked me to follow him and I did, clutching the camera and I went to take a photo of him walking away. When it printed did I noticed the fading pink graze on his back that was obviously from a big gash. I became suspicious so I thought I should ask. "What's that pink line from?"

He paused for a moment, trying to reminisce. "Well, if you heard about that bank explosion awhile ago, I was there. I was trying to run from the explosion but a plank had hit me."

How the hell did I not see that before?! Especially when we were naked? Wow, I guess that I'm not as observant as I thought. I shrugged it off, moving to him so we could hold hands and walk but my mind was still drifting to that day. It was the one when I kidnapped Robin… Oh, that reminds me. I have to ask Dad why we had the damn boy in the first place. But anyway, I don't remember seeing any bystanders fleeing during the explosion, let alone someone of Dick's attractiveness.

We came into an ice-cream shop and I as automatically scanning through the flavors. Dick was patiently waiting for my decision and then the watermelon flavor caught my eye and I told him what I wished for. This first date was absolutely brilliant and I wouldn't want to be doing anything else and certainly be with anyone else. Today is perfect.

Third Person

Babs walked into the Batcave in search for Dick but couldn't seem to find him anywhere. She was still fuming after Batman told her that Charlotte was really Mercy and wanted to confront the boy about her. Barbara knew that the girl was bad news, but she didn't realize that she was the spawn of the Joker.

"Dick? Are you here?" Babs had even tried to call him, but his cell was turned off. Odd. The cave was eerily quiet until she heard the computer working away at something. She made her way down the stairs in curiosity until she had spotted Wonder Woman seated at the computer. The Amazonian Princess didn't even look up at Barbara's arrival as she seemed to be furiously watching the technology.

"Hello, Diana. Are you okay?" The Princess finally looked up and smiled at Batgirl, but it faltered and she sighed.

"No, I'm not Barbara. I'm really worried about Bruce. He's fretting over Dick like he's a 3-year-old and is making me do his research while he looks through the boys' room. I mean, we were going to go on patrol together because I haven't seen him in ages but now…" Wonder Woman's face was ashen, tired and looked as if she was about to give up on Bruce.

Babs began to fume as she had never seen the Amazon look this way. It was all because of that worthless girl. "That son of a bitch."

Diana looked up curiously and Barbara bared her teeth in anger. "Dick has been seeing this girl Charlotte, who was rude, cold and doesn't treat him right. Then Selina Kyle told us that she is actually that new villain Mercy, daughter of the Joker. Although Dick doesn't realize this and Bruce wants him to figure it out himself. I think that's madness and I want to expose her for the evil she-devil she is."

Wonder Woman's eyes widened and she suddenly felt sorry for Bruce and Barbara. Because of Dick's ignorance and feelings, a villain is being allowed to roam around scot free while he admires her. Diana couldn't help but relate how men's thoughts are clouded by women to her mother's beliefs of men.

"You know what, Barbara? That's where Dick is now, I bet. With her. Next time she appears as Mercy, we'll expose her together. For the sanity of Bruce and Dick." Barbara smiled; finally that little whore was going to get justice.

Okay a few things.

1. I am so so so so sorry for taking so long! I'm on holidays now, so I hope to be uploading a lot more.

2. I'M SORRY FOR MAKING BABS A BITCH BUT IT JUST WORKS.

3. Omg, that fluff. They were being so cute and they're finally together! (Sorry Jordan/Charlotte shippers)

3. On that Jordan note, guess who's going out with the real Jordan... ME! YAY! Sorry ladies ;)

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