Found by the huntress 5

Chapter Five: Letters and a First Date

Friday, June 18th, 20XX

Helena has been living with Jason for a month and two weeks now, and they have been in Metropolis for a month and six days. They spent that time working out, doing light sparing, and working on their new costumes and gear. They finally finished their new equipment yesterday, and thanks to the medical tech Luther kept in his safe house Helena was able to get x-rays of Jason's wounds and declared him fully healed yesterday. Tomorrow they would begin hard training both to get used to the weight of their new gear and to get used to fighting together as a unit. Tonight was special as even though they have been going at it like horny teens, this be their first official date, and Jason was taking her out for dinner and dancing at a place Lex recommended. The man had taken a liking to them over the past month. He liked that they were always polite with him, and they even had him over for diner as he was their host, which was the polite thing to do. Yet, they also did not mind telling him when he was doing something foolish.

They chose the date for their first date carefully as Superman; AKA Clark Kent, would be out of Metropolis for the night baring catastrophe; Clark and Lois were meeting Bruce and Selina for their bi-monthly meet-up. The couples meet on the first and third Friday of the month, with the first being in Metropolis, dropping their kids off at the other's home. Jason did not like Clark's son Jon being near his Little sister Anna, knowing the girl has a bit of a crush on the boy. However, according to the grapevine Diana Prince, her husband Steve Trevor, and The Curry's were joining the outing so Jon's attention would be taken by Yara Far. Also in attendance were be the girl's adopted sister, four-year-old daughter Hippolyta Trever and three-year-old Andrina "Andy" Curry. Given the addition of a few more kids, Tim and Stephine would be there too.

Jason and Helena had also devoted some time to move around their funds stored in several alias accounts over the last month all over the place, creating dummy accounts and shell corporations before depositing it into their current alias's accounts. So now flush with cash Helena decided splurge spend some of her money on a new tailor-made dress. Despite their first encounter, Helena and Mercy had hit it off, and the woman had taken Helena around shopping, including the best dressmaker in Metropolis. The dressmaker made the dark purple Italian silk halter top style dress with a small belly window and a slit up one leg to allow freedom of movement and show off her legs. The had been color-matched to the amethyst cross navel piercing set on a silver chain that matched her that she had the dress and matching dangly earrings she found at a lovely little jewelry store.

Helena did not enjoy going clubbing (despite going out clubbing with the Birds a few times). She preferred going out with her friends to a small bar if she wanted to drink with company, and she liked Heavy metal to classical music. Helena loved slow dancing has been looking forward t for the last two weeks. She had gotten a haircut this morning and was sporting a bob now. She was also a bit nervous about going on an official date with Jason. She spent the last two hours doing various ladyscaping tasks before she had slipped on her dress. She put her hair up in an up due and was now finishing up applying her makeup. She and Jason had agreed to get ready in different bedrooms to make it seem like he was picking her up from her apartment.

Helena's letter to Little H

I love you, you little food thief you. However, I can't do things the same way your daddy does when it comes to vigilantism anymore. If you choose to go into the family business, you need to do it his way because it is better than mine. However, I am not wired to let the bad guys live. Doing it my way makes ME the bad guy, and it would do the same for you. I will never cook for you again if you do things my way.

I will love you always, Big H.

…

Jason is smiling, standing in just a pair of boxer briefs in front of the mirror, his well-sculpted body on display for all to see. He had gotten a haircut earlier today, and now he was finishing up shaving with the straight razor he made, check in the mirror to ensure he had no whiskers left. Jason had just finished applying an aftershave balm. He had spent the last hour doing manscaping his chest hair was neatly trimmed. He had just a tiny amount of the cologne he likes on. Lex was kind enough to give him the name of his tailor and even got him an appointment to have a suit made, you can say a lot about Lex, but the man knew who the best in his city were.

Jason slipped on the tailor-made charcoal gray slacks that hugged his butt just right yet did not restrict his leg movements and looped the new black belt with high polished bronze fittings before pulling on the Silk burgundy button-up tucked into his shirt. Then he put on the matching tie before pulling on the matching suit jacket and put on the antique bronze cufflinks he found at a little antique shop. He then pulled the bouquet of purple Gerber daisies he picked up well, getting his haircut as he had left them in a vase well getting ready. Time to pick up his date. He sets the vase on an end table on the way to the master bedroom.

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Jason's Letter to Dick Grayson

Golden boy, yes, I am alive, yes, I am a killer, yes I tried to kill Batdad. Now that Helena has explained to me far better than the emotionally constipated Jackass just why it would be too easy for him to kill the Joker, as you guys have had to pull him off Joker many times, I will not be trying to kill him again. You, on the other hand. Well, you know I used to have a crush on Babs, so I am informing you If you Break Babs heart again, I will kill you. (baby voice) Yes, I will, yes I will =)). Here's a housewarming gift for the two of you, Jalapeño seeds, to replace the plant Helena informed me you killed. The second page in this envelope contains detailed instructions on how to care for them, memorize them follow them, and keep her happy.

Your deadly Killer of a brother

Jason Todd: The Red Hood.

Chibi style drawing of Red Hood giving a double bird salute to (Dick) here. With a speaking bubble: Helena knows I had a crush on Babs.

…

Jason quietly muttered to himself nervously as he walked to the master bedroom and nocked. Why was he nervous? He has been going down on and having sex with Helena for a month and a week. For Batman's sake, he is living with the woman. Why is he so nervous? He was not this nervous jacking the Batmobile's tires. Hell, he was not this nervous before he got into the fight with Bruce that reunited him with Helena. He was not this unsettled on his first date, his first 'lesson' with Shiva, nor his first time with Helena. Actually, he was excited as fuck his first time with Helena. When the fuck did he start knocking on the master bedrooms door? The door opened, and his jaw dropped when he saw Helena as it was the first time seeing her in the dress she bought for their date.

"To the most beautiful," Jason quotes Homer as he stupidly holds up the flowers.

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Helena's letters to Barbara and Dinah

(A photocopy of the photo booth strip Helena and Jason took together when they were 13 down the right side of the letters)

Babs/Dinah, I will always consider you and Dinah/Babs my best friends and as my family regardless of how future meetings go. Remember way back that first Valentine's day we spent together after Babs/you found those gold bars with a bottle of Champs champagne and a box of chocolates when we got around to talking about our first big crushes, no surprise Babs/You was Dick Grayson (Babs letter only: congratulations on moving in with him.) Dinah/Yours was shockingly Bruce Wayne, yet I refused to tell you who mine was but did agree, and I told you a bit about him, how he saved me during the massacre, got me a fake passport for me, and got me to my uncles in Italy. I get the feeling you guys thought he was some rich kid.

This is him, Jason Peter Todd. Well, he became a rich kid after Bruce adopted him. At the time, He was not a rich kid at the time, and he pulled a lot of questionably legal jobs to get the money needed to get me that passport and three plane tickets. Two first-class tickets to Italy and one coach for him to fly home. My uncle was appreciative enough to upgrade his ticket to first class on his way home. We had kept in touch, and the last email I got from him was on April 26th, 20XX informing me about how his mother was alive, but the Joker had her. Tell anyone this, and I will kill you, but I cried for days when I learned Jason was murdered two days later, and yes, I smacked the dingbat for not telling me he was brought back to life sooner.

I returned to Gotham to kill those behind my family's massacre and kill The Joker for killing Jason. So, it should not surprise you why I am leaving with him. I also just can't stand doing things your way anymore. I hate letting those who sell poison to kids violate and abuse women and children, commit multiple murders, and murder for hire. However, I agree it's good for the families of victims of serial killers to be given closer. But for victims of these actions knowing your assailant is dead brings a feeling of relief and safety. However, I was taught that when you see evil, you aim for the head. I hate having to wing these monsters, and although it may make you two hate me, I will not be winging them anymore.

Love always your sister from another mister

Helena Janice Rosa Bertinelli

(Dinah' letter only) Ps: I get why Barbara, Selina, and Stephanie do not complain about their Hero's the same way you do about Oliver, Dinah. Jason ate me out to six orgasms that turned my knees to jelly for an hour and a half front and back. Jason was 'trained' by Shiva but said Bruce and Selina gave him tips, and the talk after the first booty call he interrupted on pleasing women (yes, both of them), he interrupted. Yes, if the other bats are half as good as Jason, you should be jealous. Yes, he is enormous, and he knows how to fucking use it, I can't walk as I write this letter, and he got to put it in front and back after I took it down my throat. (Tongue sticking out emoji) It's time to tie your man down with your trusty fishnets and make him learn how to please a woman with his tongue.

(a similar letter is left for Selina)

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'God, he looks yummy in that suit, oh,' Helena thinks as she sees first Jason then the flowers in his hands. This is the second time he got her flowers before a date. On the sort of date they went on when they were thirteen, Jason bought her a single rose before they went to the boardwalk at Gotham peer. Helena had pressed that rose between her collection of Black Widow comics and still had it today.1

"Thank you. You were quoting homer right." Helena says with a light blush and a shy smile as she smells the flowers. Jason has always loved to see that smile on her face.

"Yes, and I do not need to be tempted by gifts to say you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met Helena," Jason says with a blush and a smile. Helena just blushed a bit brighter. On the way out the door, the pair stops by the end table. Jason left the vase he kept the flowers in, and Helena unwraps the flowers and puts them in the vase. Their destination is The Cello, a fine Italian dining restaurant located in The New Troy district of Metropolis.

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Jason's letter to Selina

Thanks for looking out for me as you did when I was Robin, the lemonade, and thank you for being there for Bruce when I died. Bleated Congratulations on marrying The Jackass, and congratulations again on your first child. I wish I could meet little Helena, but I doubt Bruce wants me around. I saved Anna because it was the right thing to do, and I knew she was my sister through Bruce adopting me. I do not regret killing the scum that shot her. Despite beating the hell of Tim, I would not hurt my sisters. Well, I did kick the shit out of Tim. I did that to test him to see if he was worthy of the mantle he took up with my 'death.' Tell him he is. The little cut I gave him on the throat was just to induce panic in Bruce.

Your son (it's strange to write that but in a good way) Jason Todd.

…

Jason would pull out Helena's chair for her as they are seated. Helena, hungry for seafood, went with two servings of Acqua pazza well; Jason got three plates of chicken ravioli in a rich garlic parmesan cream sauce (and a mint for later) both enjoyed a glass of wine with their meal. Helena steals one of the ravioli and ends up consuming a plate of that as well. For dessert, they each got a piece of cassata siciliana. By the time they finished eating, the Band has started to play.

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Helena's Letter to Stephanie Brown (on the same stock as Babs and Dinah's)

Quirky girl, don't follow my example, I took all the extra gadgets out of it, but I am leaving you, my car. No, I will not tell you what I am driving around in now. The pink slip is in the glove box with your name on it. Like I told Babs, Dinah, and Selina in their letters, Jason is the first boy I had a serious crush on. He saved my ass from the massacre and got me out of the country to my uncles near Mount Etna. You need to keep being a vigilante using Barbara's or Selina's methods. That is the right way to be one. My methods are the wrong way, and my hands were stained with blood long before I became a vigilante. Your hands are still clean, and you need to keep them clean.

Stay Quirky, Quirky girl

Helena Janice Rosa Bertinelli

(PS: Keep kicking Tim's ass, the bats need their asses kicked by their women, it keeps them grounded.)

Similar letters are left for Anna and Cassandra, although they get Helena's spicy chicken curry recipe.

…

"Well, Miss Bertinelli, may I have this dance?" Jason asks with a charming smile as he pops a mint in his mouth then holds out his hand.

"Yes, you may, Mr. Todd," Helena says before she pops a mint herself and takes his hand.

Jason leads them to the dance floor. Jason and Helena show of there athleticism and dance training regardless of what is playing. They spend the rest of the night on the floor, lost in their own world. The Band had taken it a fun challenge to try to trip the couple up. The other patrons, owner, and even when they can, staff watch in awe as the couple dance. The staff gets larger tips than on a normal night. Impressed at the end of the night, the chef/owner, an avid fan of competitive dance. She refused their payment, saying their performance on the dance floor was payment enough. Jason leaves a 3000$ tip for their waitress. The Nineteen-year-old was two months pregnant, and the money was a godsend. Jason and Helena continue dancing in bed.

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Jason's letter to Bruce

Hello, Dad its Jaybird, I don't really know how to put this, so I will just be blunt. Helena explained to me why it would be too easy for you to kill The Joker. I know it's not for lack of trying that you have yet to kill the Joker. I am glad you have not dirtied your hands with that bastard's blood, and I forgive you for not killing him. Keep your hands clean for Little Helena's sake.

I do not expect you to forgive me for how I will be handling the monsters of the worldlike The Joker. Yes, the victims of serial killers need closer. However, the victims of rape, abuse, those who have had their loved ones killed by gangsters with enough juice to game the system, those who take money to kill the innocent, those who sell poison to kids deserve to feel safe. Felipe Garzonas really did trip that night. However, I could not meet your eyes because I wanted to be the one to have ended him and was mad that God had taken that away. Gloria Stanson made me realize that the victims of these people deserve to feel safe and know that they will not be hurt by that person again. That's why I have chosen to be the one to give them that assured safety. Dad, like Helena B. I feel that when you see evil, you aim for the head.

I know you have likely seen the copy of the photo booth strip in the letters Helena left her friends. In my room, the closet under the third floorboard is loose, hidden there you will find my copy. Helena Bertinelli likely confessed to you in her letter addressed to you that she was willing to work using your rules until she could get an invite to the cave. She wanted to slip a program into the Batcomputer so she could loop the camera you have in Joker's cell so that she could kill him. Helena B. is also the girl I told you bits and pieces about over the years, my first crush, and I just may love her. She was the person you caught me sending emails to over the years.

Well, I am getting too sappy here, so I am just going to say that you are truly the man I consider my father,

Your loving son,

Jason "Jaybird" Peter Todd

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A month and a week ago at Wayne Manor

Bruce had just deposited his past-out wife in their bedroom. He had something in his hand as he entered Jason's room. He Switched on the light to Jason's room for the first time in ten years. The room has been unchanged since Jason's death. He approached the closet setting down the object in his and found the loose floorboard, which he pried up with a conveniently placed batarage. He found the photobooth strip of Jason and Helena at the age of thirteen. He revealed what was in his hand, a small picture frame with a plastic insert that would fit the photo stirp. With a small sullen smile, he slipped the strip into the frame and replaced the floorboard. Bruce left the room and brought the picture frame into what was his father's study and was now his study. Over the years, Bruce had added photos of his kids on his desk. On the antique oak desk are a photo of each of his kids, one form when he first took them in one current picture, and a family portrait

On the wall behind the desk are a series of photographs, going from left to right. The first set of photos are of his parents. The first is from when Thomas and Martha Wayne started dating. Above it is this photo is his parent's wedding photo, and under it is the last photo they took together before their death. Next is a picture of Alfred Pennyworth with his longtime lover Leslie Tompkins from when they first met; above it was a recent photo of them at the opera.

The next set of photographs are himself and Selina from when they made their first attempt at a somewhat normal relationship a try, The Long Halloween Case god; they were so young. Under it is a picture of them together at the Annual Justice League barbecue, which was taken just before Jason's return(and where His baby girl stole her mother's stake off the girl). Above the first picture is Bruce and Selina's wedding picture, Bruce in his best formal wear of the time, and Selina is in a stolen wedding dress.

The next set of photos is of his cousin Kate Kane with her girlfriend Renee Montoya, the first being from before their first breakup. Above this picture is another photograph of the couple together on their current vacation in Israel. Renee had just popped the question to Kate, so Bruce knew he would be adding their wedding photo to this wall soon.

The next series is of Dick and Barbara, both of them fifteen, they had fallen asleep on the couch in the Gordan family living room during an all-night cramming session. Under it is a high-quality printout of the selfie, they took in front of their new home in Lacey, New Jersey, a small town halfway between Gotham and Blüdhaven. Bruce knew it was now only a matter of time until he would add their wedding photo next to his and Selina's. Next to it was a photo of Tim and Stephanie Brown, age thirteen, taken at their first unmasked date at Toney's Italian restaurant. Under the picture is a photo of Stephanie and Tim taken at the same barbecue as his and Selina's.

Bruce hung two new nails, and he moved the pictures of Tim and Steph over one nail. He dreaded the day he would have to put up the pictures for Cassandra, Anna, and Little Helena. However, today Bruce has a happy smile on his face as he completed his little family mural by hanging the photo booth strip of Jason and Helena next to the photo of Dick and Barbara. Bruce knew he would have to wait a while till he could get a more recent photo of them together. But for now, he is content that he finally has a picture of his second eldest son on this wall with his girlfriend.

To be continued same sappy time, same sappy channel