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chapter 8
She climbs the vines over to her room
Can i just get some sleep now? Ok i have to take off the hood and glasses and put it under my bed. She does. Ok now, bed.
Knock, knock, knock. Hey Lydia? You awake?
Shoot! Ugh!
She gets up and opens the door.
Hey dick *yawn* you're still up?
Yeah i know it's late.
It's 4 in the morning. It's early now, not late.
He chuckles.
Yep it is, can i ask you a question?
Yeah come in.
He comes in and sits in the pink chair, she sits on the bed.
Ok shoot.
My guess by the odds that alfred stop asking us to hang around at night that you found out.
That you aren't who you say you are?
Yeah. . . i'm not just dick grayson-
You are also robin and bruce is batman.
How'd you know? enless-
Shoot, said too much to quickly. She looks anywhere but at him.
No
What?
your her?
Who?
You know who.
Who?
He sees a piece of purple under her bed
Is that?
She uncrosses her legs and rests her feet on the purple fabric
Please don't tell bruce that i stuff my cloths under my bed
No not that, can i see that?
See what? Dirty cloths under my bed?
Lydia are you the hooded girl?
Hooded what now?
Lydia?
Yes?
I'm going to tell bruce. He gets up and runs down the hall.
Shoot. She chases after him
He runs down the hall but she is on his tail. Then she tackles him to the floor and pins his hands behind his back. And puts her hand over his mouth.
Ok can you promise me two things if i let you go? One we go back to my room peacefully and talk before you tell bruce anything? And two when i take my hand off your mouth that you won't yell for bruce?
He nods
Ok i'm letting go now.
He jumps up and tries to take a swing at her. she catches his fist he attempts to kick her legs she move her leg out of the way, while still holding his fist she cross his arms over his chest kicks his legs out from under him and catches him before he hit the ground.
You lied. And next time, don't pick a fight with a circus freak slash streat rat if you want to win.
When did you learn to fight? Last time checked you were a pro gymnast. But not a pro fighter.
Hence the streat rat part. Now are you going to come with me or am i going to have to drag you with me?
He chuckles. Whatcha think?
I'm dragging you with me.
Woah hey! Dick says as she starts dragging him with her.
(break)
She walks in to her room, lays him on the floor and shuts the door.
ok , just hear me out.
If you knew who we were, than why didn't you tell us? Why the mind games?
The mind games were because i was bored. i-
Bored? So you do stupid things because you were bored?
No, i did-
Is this some sorta sick game to you?! News flash this isn't a game this is real life! I can't-
I wanted to see if Bruce would notice me! *sigh*
What? He says quietly.
I wanted to see if he would notice me. She says just above a whisper.
What? Why? He notice you-
No Dick, he doesn't. He notices the hooded girl. He doesn't notice Lydia Jones, he doesn't notice me. And he only notices her because she annoyed him.
Lydia i'm so-
Please, i don't do well with sympathy. I never have.
I won't tell him.
Thank-
If." he point at the roof. "If you let me train you.
What? She chuckles
I'm going to train you. That way if you get bored again, you can to do it right.
Ha, I bested you.
You... you caught me off guard.
Um hum
Ok training this morning 6 am, Bruce would be at work by than.
Um sure yeah, see you in an hour and a half.
Goodnight
Goodnight dick.
(break)
On the back garden by the woods there was a target and some knives. Dick stode waiting. It was 5:49.
Hey dick-
He turns quickly
Yeah, you have the stealth you need to be a bat, but do you have the training? He says
We are going to find out. She replies
Ok first we are going to see you're knives skills. Take a knife and throw it at the target.
She pickups three one by one she throws them at the target. All three hit the bulls eye forming a small triangle.
good , really good. but it could use some work. Let's move onto hand to hand combat.
What did i do wrong, i know i did something.
Hold a looser grip the knife will go faster, but because of the looser grip it will be a slight bit harder to get the knife to go where you want it to.
I didn't think about that. Sorry dick.
Don't apologize, it's a sign of weakness.
Got it.
Now for hand to hand combat. Try to take me down, i'm going to defend myself. Ready? They both a fighting stance.
Ready.
She tries a right hook he catches it and pushes her to the ground. She tries another right hook he catches it again. She tries a right hook but fakes it and does a left hook successfully catching him off guard and tries to kick his feet out from under him, he sees it coming and kicks her feet out from under her first, he rolls her over and pins her arms behind her back.
Nice on trying to catch me off guard, next time be quicker
They go around a few more times before they call it so the can get ready for school.
That was better than i thought it would be.
She punches him lightly in the arm.
Hey i just kidding. Now i have a question for you?
Ok shoot.
Do you want to be apart of this business?
She thinks about it for a minutes. "Yes."
Why?
I want to prevent what happened to me from happening to anyone else
Ok than, we need to talk about your ID.
Ok what about it
You will spend most of your time as you vigilante person so you need to make your id not like the vigilante you.
So Lydia Jones and my vigilante person have to be oppestits.
Yes.
I can do that.
What's your plan?
Lydia Jones is about to become a girly girl.
(break)
Lydia's pov.
Being a girly girl can't be that hard. Right?
She opens her closet.
Ok i have a school skirt i can wear instead of pants. That should make me look like a girl. And i have a hour and 20 minutes to straighten my hair and do my makeup. That is a girly thing to do. Right? Oh and my glasses came in, (blue half rimmed and the compliment her face) i can wear those and wear contacts when i have to wear something to cover my eyes.
(break)
She is wearing a pleated, blue and green, skirt a white dress undershirt and a blue Blazer, with a gotham academy logo on her left side. As for shoes she is wearing black 2 inch heels. She has her hair pulled back into a half up with a few hairs to framer her face with her half rimmed blue glasses and light makeup style.
Alright i think i look like a girl. Let's get down to breakfast.
(break)
Downstairs.
She walks into the kitchen.
Good Morning guys.
Dick looks up morning Lyd-. His mouth drops
What? She asks
He just stairs.
What i believe master dick is trying to say is that you look nice. Alfred said.
Why thank you. I think i can pass as a girly girl. She replies.
Appsolutely miss Lydia.
Lydia can i have a word with you? Dick asks.
Um sure.
(in a different room)
If you want to do this, you don't act like the hooded girl when you are supposed to be your id.
Yeah, didn't i tell you? Alfred found out on like day one.
So he knows?
Yep. now can i have some breakfast before we have to head out for school?
Yeah
(break)
After school.
Lydia was looking down the whole trip back to the manor. And as soon was they got back to the manor, she ran up to her room. What she didn't know was that bruce got off early today and saw her run, so he decided to check on her.
*knock knock* Lydia can i come in? As he opens the door
No bruce don't come in- she says but she isn't quick comes in and sees a nasty bruise on her right eye.
Lydia what happened? He says as he approaches her
She backs away "Nothing, we had a art make up today, and today was shading."
That looks offly real. He goes to her desk and grabs a makeup wipe. "Here wipe it off"
Why?
Because i am your current legal garden and i don't want to see you look like that.
She takes the wipe and quickly wipes the eye that isn't bruised so that the eye liner would come off and then taps the bruised eye and hands the wipe back to bruce,.
See makeup.
What i saw was that you wiped the eyeliner off you're left eye than pretended to wipe you right eye.
You know, my other foster parents wouldn't of noticed that. She sits on her bed.
So i am going to ask this again, what happened?
Nothing i can't handle.
It doesn't look like it. I can't help you if you don't talk to me.
Listen, i know that you have only fostered me for publicity, and that doesn't offend me. i can play the role of the loved foster daughter in front of the cameras, so you don't have to pretend to actually like me if you will foster me for just 11 years. Deal?
He looks taken back, "excuse me? I am afraid i don't understand, you think i only fostered you for the publicity?"
It doesn't bug me, so don't worry about it.
Hold up, let's back this bus up for a minute. Lydia do you know what self respect is?
Yeah.
Because it doesn't sound like it.
How would you know that? You don't even know me.
I know you.
No bruce you don't. What is my favorite color?
He stares at her.
My favorite dessert? How about what i did in the circus?
I-i don't know
It's fine i am not a very noticeable girl. So i am used to it. And as for the bruise, i just need to learn to control my mouth, ok
No Lydia that isn't ok. Who punched you?
Nothing i can handle it!
Lydia Jones. this isn't ok!
He puts his hands on her shoulders. But he see that doing so was a mistake, as she flinches and looks like she is bracing herself for a punch. And all of the anger he felt doubled, but he knew he needed to watch his temper to not scare her off.
Lydia, are you alright?
Master bruce! Someone is here to talk to you.
Coming. We will finish this conversation later, ok?
Just go.