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day.

Alfred who is at the door?

Mr clark sir.

Bruce pinches the bridge of his nose. What does he want now?

He wants to meet miss Lydia.

*sigh* did you let him in?

Yes he is in you study.

Thank you alfred.

(break)

Bruce! Why didn't you tell me, you fostered a little girl?! I LOVE kids. Clark kent asks his best friend.

Because clark, i knew you would act like this. And she didn't have a normal childhood.

Nah, kids love me.

*knock knock knock*

Come in.

Um hey bruce, you left your phone in my room.

Thank you, Lydia-

Why you must be Lydia. Clark says as he quickly stuck his hand out. But the way he did it was really quick and startled Lydia. She overreacted and thought he was coming at her, so she grabbed his hand and flipped him on to the floor with a loud thump.

Shoot.

She runs out of the room, up to her room grabs flowers, her hoodie and sunglasses. She climbs out of the window and onto the yard. And she books it to the end of the driveway.

Back in the manor.

What just happen?

Dick comes running into the room.

I heard a thump, is everything alright? He said.

Dick, did you know Lydia could fight? Bruce asked.

What happened-

Dick, is she the hooded girl?

Dick stayed quiet.

Dick?

yes , but bruce-

Bruce runs around dick and out the door. He heads to the grandfather clock, and sets the time to 10:45. The exact time that his parents died. The clock opened to reveal a secret entrances to the so called bat-cave. he runs down the stairs at two a time. Not once in his live does he ever feel so nerves for the girl- no not girl, her name is Lydia- never has he felt more nerves for Lydia. He stops in his steps… Lydia…

Flashback

hey bruce, can you help me with this? She asked.

No Lydia i have to find the hooded girl.

Who?

My advisers i mean my adviser. And with that he leaves.

Another day.

Hey bruce, my teacher wants to talk to you.

Not now Lydia. I have to find my umm adviser. And he walks away.

a different day.

Hey bruce-

Not now i am-

Looking for your adviser. And she walks away.

End of flashback

Lydia…. I didn't even give her that time of day. No wonder she didn't talk to me. I wouldn't talk to her. I..i have to find her.

Hours later.

Master bruce, i know you want to find her. But you might want to call it a night-

No, i'm sorry. I wasn't there for her, i have to be there for her now.

What bruce nor did alfred know is that a certain hooded girl was in the shadows on the same roof as batman. and even though she didn't know who he was talking to, she had had heard what batman had to say. And in hopes of batman not seeing her, she left the roof before he could find her.

2 hours later.

Master bruce please, it's 4 in the morning. Come back to the manor and get some rest.

I can't alfred, she is only 7. I can't leave her on the streets-

Why not? A voice from across the roof. Batman turns towards the voice.

Excuse me? He replies.

The figer walks out into the light to show that it is her.

Why not? It would be easier for the both of us. I mean you have no clue on how to raise a kid. I mean you are doing a great job with robin, but i...i am a we are different than boys. And it would be easier for me to be on the streets than trying to be this perfect-according to the press daughter. So it would be easier for the both of us. And she turned to leave.

It wouldn't, and i can learn.

I fight, i like fighting.

Than let me teach you, let me train you. To be stronger, better. You could fight with me and robin, and defend gotham. Save people.

And why me? It seems that it didn't matter until you found out who i am. And yes i know you know. And di- robin was person the one who told you.

You notice stuff quickly. That will help make you a great detective-

Oh that sounds like fun, staring at clues all day. Yeah not my cup of tea.

Than be defence, be robin's partner, his back up. Cover him. Make sure that he gets out alive. Than you are fighting for a reason.

Is that really going to be a good enough reason for you?

It will be. I want you to be apart of dicks family, and you're all he has from his old circus life. And i promise that i will never hurt you.

She looks at him, ok. I'll give it a shot.

(break)

But things didn't stay that way, it has been 8 years since that night. I am now 15. I decided to keep the name hooded girl. I haven't seen bruce since i was ten. A lot happened, a lot was said. A lot i wish i didn't say, and a lot i wish i did. When i was nine, bruce fostered another kid. Jason todd is his name. He is a year younger than dick and i. He lived on the streets. Bruce found him trying to jack the tires off the bat-mobile (been trying to get bruce to change name for years with no advil) he successfully got three of the four tires off. Which is surprising with all of the security just on the tires themselves. Bruce brought him back to the bat-cave…

(Break)

The batmobile comes roaring to to the bat-cave.

Ok, i have never once seen him late. Lydia says.

Dick just shrugged.

Batman hops out of the batmobile. "Masks on" they both put on their masks. And Lydia pulls up her hood.

jason, come out now. A kid not older than 8 slowly got out of the batmobile.

Umm batman, who is this? Lydia, now hooded girl. askes.

Jason todd. Caught him stealing the tires off the batmobile.

Soo you brought him here, why? Robin said.

Robin, with me. hoodie watch the kid-

I'm not a kid- jason starts.

You're kidding. Batman.

I don't "kid". He walks away with robin in tow.

Ok, listen i come for the streets. My dad is a dirtbag that beat up me and ditched my mom and me. My mom died because the insurance wouldn't approve the medacien she needed. I don't need some help from a privileged-

Feelings is mutual. She says as she walks back to the bat-computer. "And i'm not privileged"

You are definitely privileged. You're the daughter of batman-

He's not my father.

Wait your parents have a louded you to run with batman a robin!

No.

You're parents-

"My parents were murdered when i was five, i wasn't able to save them. Cps sent me to another family who constantly beat me and reminded me that i wasn't worth anything. Even chuck me through a window because a gave money i earned to a kid who live on the streets. When they found out the police knew, they stabbed me in a attempt to kill me. And they committed suicide. " she turned to him. " i. Am. not. Privileged." she turns back to her work.

He looks at her…. "Ok you win the worst childhood award".

She smirks. "your isn't to bad either."

Were you ever on the streets?

Yes and no. i never lived on the street. But i used to run the streets when i could. Ran into a gang or two or thirty-eight.

So you got in to a few fights.

Just a few. Giving you the heads up because you aren't acting like a jerk. Batman will most likely offer to train you to fight with us.

Wait, i almost jack his tires and now he want me to fight with him?

I wouldn't hold my breath if i were you.

But you just said-

I know what i just said. But you never know when it come to batman.

He chuckles. "Got it" but would we get along?"

Weapons or clues?

Weapons. Why?

She turns to him. "We will get along just fine"

(break)

And we did. Dick was wary of him, but they become great friends. They over time they like to pull pranks, their main target…. Me. but that was cool, cus i would get them back. Eventually alfred band silly string, water balloons, and shaving cream from the pranks. And anyone caught using them for a prank was grounded from patrol.

Those were the good times, dick change his persona to nightwing and jason took up the persona robin. so to speak. Things didn't stay all fun and games. A mission went wrong. Batman didn't have the proper information. He did know that it was an ambush. So neither did jason and i when we went in. we fought them off for a while, what we also didn't know is that the joker would be there. Last thing i remember from that fight is the joker ejecting jason with something before i blacked out. Batman band me from helping to find him. And batman didn't get there in time. Jason "died". I failed him. Batman never let me forget…

(break)

Alfred comes down into the batcave.

Hey alfred.

Oh hello miss Lydia. I didn't think you would be down here.

Bruce is trying to keep me off of patrol for the last two months. So i am going to be ready to go before he is.

Maybe master bruce is just trying to protect you. He doesn't want the same thing that happened to- he pauses.

She turns towards him.

To master jason, to happen to you, miss Lydia.

No that's not why i won't let her go on patrol. Bruce says as he walks into the batcave.

But why bruce. I am the only one with field experience to assist you in the field. Lydia reasons.

Alfred. Go finish dinner.

Alfred doesn't say anything. Just turns around and walks to dinner. But first walks he walks past Lydia and whispers "he has been drinking, he isn't sober-"

He's drunk. And hasn't been sober since the …. Accident. Lydia whispers back. Alfred nods and walks away.

She sighs. So why won't you let me go on patrol?

I can't trust you.

You've got to be kidding-

You failed him, you will fail me. You made him leave.

I was not the reason wing left- she starts angrily.

He puts a finger on her shoulder and shove slightly. "I had control of everything before you came along. " *shoves her again* life was great before you came *shoves her*

Bruce, you're drunk you're not thinking straight- she tries.

Don't you dare tell me how i'm thinking. You know nothing. (he gets leans down to her face) you don't know what i lost. So. get. Lost.

That was it. Lydia had enough.

Know what bruce. You're right i don't know what is like to lose a foster son. But i do know what it is like to lose a brother. and what you haven't realised is that i'm still here. Jason is gone. And dick left, but i'm still here. Please stop acting like i'm not!- what she didn't know was that bruce is on a short fuse.

He runs at her before she realises. Grabs her by the throat and shoves her against the wall. And lifts her three feet off the ground.

You do not talk to me like that again, am i clear?

She doesn't respond so he pulls her back and slams her against the wall again.

Am i clear?

She nods. He flips her on to the devices table.

She gets up and runs out of the bat-cave. As soon as she gets to her room, she quickly changes in to some jeans, a t-shirt, and she grabs a dark red hoodie. She leave her phone and anything that can track her on her bed. She scribbles on a note "i'm sorry alfred" and leaves it on her bed. She flips up her hood and climbs out of the window. She had a plan, since the first time she stayed there. If anything went south she would head for darkcoda city. Gotham city has two sister cities, Bludhaven city, and Darkcoda city. All three cities are the bats domain. And everybody in the justice league knew it.

Batman usually doesn't go through Darkcoda a lot do to the fact that he thought it's a lost city, beyond saving. Lydia thought otherwise. She would go through that city when she need to clear her head. She like darkcoda. More then she liked gotham. So that's where she was heading. and she left.

(break)

And i didn't come back for 5 years. I only came back because i had to. It turned out that while i was gone bruce adopted five more kids,... and then went on a mission that got him killed. But that's not why i came back…

(break)