"Hey, Zatanna."
"Megan, Raquel. Please, come in."
"Thank you." -The girls go and sit in the living room.
"How are you feeling?"
"Yes, girl. How are you holding on? Big opening tonight."
"I'm really nervous but excited at the same time." -They start noticing Pocus jumping around the house like crazy.
"You are gonna crush it!"
"Shh. Not so loud. Dick is sleeping."
"Isn't kinda late for him to be in bed?"
"Yes, but he has been overworking himself with Nightwing, Detective's Academy, Gymnastics and helping me out with everything for the show. He needs to rest."
"He truly is the Boy Wonder…"
"Yeah. He has been truly amazing with all this."
"Zee? Why is Pocus jumping around like this? I have never seen her so energetic and she's truly energetic." -Zee picks the bunny up.
"She's excited. It's her big opening as well."
"And still with all this jumping around the house…Zatanna still is the bouncing queen in here." -Zatanna turns beet red with the comment from her boyfriend.
"Dick! Why are you awake? You need to have some more sleep." -She gets up and close to him.
"Morning! Megan, Raquel."
"Hi, Dick"
"Go back to bed."
"No, it's your big opening and I'm here to make sure you have everything you need today."
"What I need, it's for you to sleep." -She pushes him back to her room and closes the door.
"Zatanna, why…?" -Zatanna lifts three fingers and starts a countdown.
"1"
"2"
"3" -She opens the door of her room.
"Richard John Grayson! What do you think you are doing?!"
"Zee…I-I-I am just stretching before bed…" -There was Dick with the window open and with one leg out.
"I guess I gonna need to do something to get you to sleep…girls give me one second." -She gets in the room with Dick.
"Wait! Dick! This is supposed to be about you get some sleeeeppp!"
"Today you are the headliner."
"Good. Your tongue feels so-so-so g-g-goood. Ah! Ah! Ah!"
"Zatanna! You forgot to put a spell" -The girls were flustered hearing her friend getting eaten.
"Dnuos ffo!"
"Thank you!"
"Do you think we should go and get something and get back here?"
"You know how they are."
"Yeah, but wasn't him tired?"
"It's Dick."
"You are right, Raquel. Let's go for Donna and Tula and get back." -The girls went for their missing Atlantean and Amazon friends. I took them two hours to get back. They open the door with their emergency key.
"Yes! Yes! Ahhhhhh! Mmmhp"
"Didn't you tell us that she made a spell?"
"Yes, but if she lose focus the spells stops working…"
"We are going to be late and she's going to get all stressed out."
"She doesn't sound stressed to me." -After a few more minutes the moans stopped.
"Shouldn't someone call her and tell her that we have to get going?"
"Fine. I'll do it. Zatanna! We are going to be late!"
"Shit!" -They hear some stumbling and Zatanna whispering something.
"Sorry, I-we got a little carry away." -They all turned beet red watching the magician with her messy hair but a happy face.
"Zee…"
"What?"
"Your hair is a mess and…and…cough* you are leaking…." -Zee goes crimson red and does another spell.
"Teg Aremac Ydaer!" -And in a blink of an eye, she was like new.
"For the gods. I just got traumatized for life."
"Let's better leave and never talk about this ever again."
"Wait! Let me say goodbye to Dick."
"Zatanna. If you get freaky again with him…I'm force bubble both of you and keep you apart from each other for a month."
"I just don't want to go without saying…good…bye…" -She opens the door of her room and realizes that he's long gone.
"From where he gets all that energy?" -Zatanna sighs
"Let's go"
"Miss Zatanna. Glad to have you here. We have everything ready to go." -Leila, Zatanna's assistant for the show, approaches her and handles a cup of coffee.
"When did you? How did you?" -The girls were shocked how everything was perfect.
"Mr. Grayson give us a very, very detailed list for us to follow and Sir. Alfred was here moments ago helping us to get everything ready and he does an amazing tea." -Figures, Dick won't stop overworking himself to make her happy.
"I don't know what you did to him in the morning, but you'll need to do so much better after what Dick just did for you."
"He is truly devoted to you."
"C'mon. I still need to do a check up."
"Dr. Fate."
"Nightwing."
"I came here to bargain."
"What could you possible offer a lord of order?"
"I have a couple of ideas under my sleeve…"
"I'd save both of us time. The answer is NO!"
"C'mon. Don't be like that. Her father needs to be there."
"The world needs Fate."
"Agree but she needs her father as much…don't you think so Nabu? I know your story and what happened with your father, wouldn't you agree that a parent can make all the difference?"
"Where is he? Why isn't he here? What if something happened to him because of his sleep depravation? I need to look for him!" -Zatanna was pacing like crazy. She peeked through the curtains and saw the empty space that was meant for her boyfriend.
"Zee. Relax, he's going to be in here in any minute."
"But Artemis- "
"Bird brains would take the whole ass league on his own for you. Don't worry." -Artemis was beyond worried, she knew how overworked her friend was.
"He should be here in any minute. He wouldn't miss your presentation for the world."
"I hope—Dick!" -Dick was arriving backstage with the girl and was tackle by her girlfriend.
"Sorry for running a little late."
"I was about to hunt your ass down." -Artemis tells the boy.
"Where were you?"
"Getting you a present."
"What…?"
"Piccola."
"Daddy?" -With tears in her eyes, she runs to hug her father.
"I miss you so much Zatanna."
"But how?"
"We will leave you guys to it." -Dick pecks Z's cheek and with Artemis they both left to their seats.
"Your boyfriend, Richard. He has been going with Nabu at least once a week to tell me all about you and he convinced him to let me out for the weekend to be with you."
"How did he?"
"By swearing he will give him not peace until he complied." -She laughs at her boyfriend techniques.
"He certainly picked a thing or two from his time with you."
"Hey!"
"I'm so happy to be here and proud."
"Daddy! You gotta perform with me and…"
"No, this is your moment. Your time to shine like I know only you can."
"But…"
"No buts and dazzled your audience." -He kisses her forehead before going to his seat next to Dick and Bruce.
"We have full house for this show! Are you ready to start Zatanna?"
"Thank you for this Richard." -Zatara was seating next to him.
"It was my pleasure."
"Raeppa!" -The gorgeous raven-haired girl appears from the smoke.
"Thank you all for coming and hope you guys have fun. But before starting this show…I want to thank the two most important men in my life…my dad and my boyfriend. This show is for you. And without further ado…let's make some magic!"
"Zebra, you are amazing. I'm happy to see that you surpassed me at that young age."
"Don't say that, Daddy. I still have a long way to go."
"But you are giving giant leaps. You are such wonderful and look more like your mother everyday." -She buries herself in him.
"Have you seen Dick?"
"He wanted to give us sometime alone and he invited me to stay at your home."
"I'd love that. I want to show you our place and…?"
"And?"
"Aren't you mad that I live with him?"
"I'm not thrilled about it but he's such a good man. I'm happy that you find a good man but don't tell him that. I have a reputation to maintain."
"Thank you. He has been nothing but amazing with me."
"Let's call him. He must be dying to see you."
"Sure"
"Richard!" -Dick came to the backstage.
"Zee. You are amazing, you are asterous, you are magical!" -She spun her around before leaning foreheads. He was about to kiss her but remembers that Zatara was there.
"Hey, sir."
"Richard"
"Hey! Kiss me!"
"But your da—" -She gives her a quick kiss on the lips and Dick was beet red and starts to scratch his head awkwardly.
"Dick. He knows that we live together…"
"Still seems inappropriate it."
"I'd let it slide for this time."
"Let's go to a restaurant to celebrate and keep giving compliments to the greatest woman alive."
"Sounds good to me."
"Richard, you should have let me pay." -They were discussing in Chalant's home.
"Dick, I could have easily pay for the dinner."
"Or me." -Zatanna was worried for his overworking boyfriend.
"How can I do that? This is our first dinner together as a family."
"In that case, thank you, Richard. Bruce, Alfred you raised such a nice gentleman."
"Let me get some coffee."
"I'd assist you."
"Nonsense. You are our guest, Alfred." -Zatanna went to the kitchen but no before kissing Grayson.
"Richard. As Fate and Bruce and Alfred have told me about your economic struggles."
"There's no economic struggle."
"But you are juggling with multiples activities and helping her out with her performance. Please, allow me to contribute with your home."
"No, sir. We decided to take this step together and we will manage."
"And I respect that but please. Allow this old man to help with his little girl happiness."
"You been here is more than enough. I have never seen her so happy."
"Don't sell yourself short. She's happy at your side."
"Baby. Why don't you go to sleep? You are exhausted…"
"Yes, Dick you need to rest."
"I'm fine."
"Richard John Grayson! Go to bed or so help me God." -Dick get out of the couch and made his way to the bed.
"Don't worry Richard. Her mother was just like that with me." -The original boy wonder face planted bed.
"I heard that you adopted another child, Bruce."
"Jason, he was at the performance, but we got him to the house before dinner. He needs to rest, or he isn't dressing up as Robin."
"I see. And how did Richard take it?"
"No so good. I should've asked him if it was okay to let Jason use the Robin name. After all it's the name her mother gave him."
"It was hard for him, but I manage to calm him down before talking with Bruce. Now he's happy to have a little brother."
"Thanks for that Zatanna."
"No need."
"How long are you staying with us Zatara?"
"Nabu gave me the weekend and after that…I'm afraid that he will only allow me to stay one hour per year."
"But Daddy, it's not enough time."
"I know but we must be grateful with Nabu for giving us this opportunity."
"I miss you so much."
"And I miss you too but now I'm more relieved seeing that you are in good hands."
"I must say that in all my years I have never seen a couple with such affinity and love."
"Agreed. They are not the jumping flirting kids that you once saw, old friend."
"I can see that. Why don't we go to sleep? And we pick an early morning"
"But I'm not tired…"
"Zatanna you just did an amazing performance…don't worry, I'll be here in the morning."
"Then we better take off too. Why don't you come to the Manor tomorrow?"
"Sir, I'm sure that Mr. Zatara would like to spend every moment with the young Miss."
"We'd love that."
"Thanks for coming to my show and for help me get the place…"
"No need to thank. We are a family."
"And it was a quite the spectacle. Looking forward to the next."
"Dad. Do you want me to get you anything?"
"No, go and get some rest. We'll talk in the morning."
"But…"
"Zatanna."
"Fine. But we are doing all kind of things tomorrow."
"I'm looking forward to it. Now go, your husband is waiting for you…"
"We-we are not married yet."
"With that ring you might as well be. I love you, Zatanna. I'll see you in the morning." -Zatara went to the guest room and Zee went to bed and saw Dick fully clothed knock down.
"Sehtolc ffo! Etativel!" -She leaves him in just boxers and readjust him in the bed before climb on him.
"I evol ouy, Yob Rednow." -She kisses his jaw.
Snore* -His snores were like a lullaby for her and fell in a deep slumber in his arms.
