Chapter 7: Time Apart
Dawn's leaving, Terry thought over and over again as he paced back and forth. I don't think she should leave. I have....so much to say to her. It's like she came in and came out with a flash, and she's gone....What am I going to do without her? I don't know how I'm going to make it. I'm going to tell her tomorrow. I don't care about that moron, Josh...I'll fight for her if I have to. She'll won't leave if I tell her.....
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"Well, I'm outta here..." Dawn said as she got her stuff got together early that morning. "It was good to see you, Dawn..and it was a pleasure working with you." Bruce said to her.
"And I enjoyed every minute of the ride." She smiled. "You guys take care and be careful." Dawn saw Ace, who was sitting there, whimpering because he knew that she was going. She kneeled down and scratched his head. "Don't worry, Ace. You've still got Terry and Bruce that are around...take care of the two, okay?" The dog gave a bark and gave her a lick. Dawn back up and looked at Bruce.
"Where's Terry?" She asked.
"He was supposed to be here." Bruce said. Dawn shook her head. "That's okay. I know this is very rough on him...losing a partner an' all. Probably was too hard to come and say goodbye. Please tell him I said goodbye."
"I promise I'll tell him." Bruce said. Dawn gave him a hug, even though it was a little shocking. I can't believe I'm actually gonna miss him...Dawn thought to herself. "Take care, Bruce." She got her stuff and drove off with her motorcycle, driving to the airport.
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"I hope Dawn didn't leave yet." Terry said as he drove his motorcyle at top speed. Once he arrived to Wayne Manor, he jumped off his bike and ran into the mansion. He busted the doors open and glanced around. "DAWN??" He called out.
"...She left already, Terry." Bruce said, when walking in.
"Without saying goodbye??" He asked.
"She couldn't wait...so she told me to tell you goodbye." Bruce said.
"No...I rushed to see her go and-" Terry said. "...she'll never know..."
"I'm sorry, Terry." Bruce said. Terry walked over to the couch and put his head into the cuishining. I was too late...He thought. She'll never know my true feelings...And it was because I got up too late!! God, I'm sucha idiot!! I just wish I could see her one more time...just once more...
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Dawn was sitting in her seat on the plane, while it was getting ready for take off. She looked outside the window and sighed. "Gotham," She said. "It's been fun.". She watched as people went by to get to their seat, but something caught her eye. She looked down at the empty seat next to her to find a white feather. An angel feather...? Dawn thought to herself. How odd. When did this get here? She looked around to see if something might have dropped it...like a hat or something...but there was nothing around. Dawn used her hand to pick it up, but by the time she got to it, the feather had disappeared. She made a small gasp, but then her eyes went back to their original shape. She noticed a flash of light go through her mind and all of a sudden, she saw Vega's face. He looked like he was very determined to kill, with his claw and all. The vision ended and she rubbed her eyes. I think I'm just tired a little, Dawn thought. I mean, A LOT happened to me in the past week. I must have been thinking about Terry's wings or something...and him....OR MAYBE I'M JUST OVERWORKED! Oi....Dawn, get it together. You're leaving that all behind for your new life. Put these thoughts aside.
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Terry walked into the bat cave with his suit on and walked around. He went to the Batgirl glasscase and touched it. Terry sighed and turned around to find Bruce right in front of him.
"It's gonna be a little lonely in here without Dawn in here..." Terry began. "And quiet..."
"Yes...it will be." Bruce said as he sat down into his usual chair.
"But of course...this is..really good news for her, and it's good for us, isn't it? Dawn won't be in danger and we won't have to worry about her getting herself into any trouble."
"Dawn was always a strong one.....It's too bad that she had to go...but it was for the best."
"It's fine with me now...I won't have to argue with her anymore...and I don't have to keep saving her butt."
"You both did an equal amount of butt-saving." Bruce said.
"I think I'm going to be fine without her..."
"That's a lie, McGinnis.." Bruce said. "You may think that I'm some old geezer that can't see or hear, but I've seen the way you've looked at her. I know you're thinking about her..."
"Give me a break, Bruce. The girl wasn't into me, and I wasn't into her. We had continuous fights over nothing and she became sucha pain at times...!"
"Now you're definitely lying through your teeth. Dawn was never a pain in the butt...you're just making up excuses." Bruce said. Terry looked at him, with nothing else to come back with. He turned away.
"OK....I'll admit it...I lied."
"You sure could have fooled me." Bruce grinned.
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"Welcome, Dawn!" Jane Carter said as she invited Dawn inside the house. "We've been expecting you for quite some time!" Dawn walked into the enormous house and looked around in amazment.
"Hello..." Dawn said, with her attention being withdrawn to the house.
"How was your trip?" Scott Carter, Jane's husband asked. "It was long, but it was okay overall."
"COOL! My new sisters' here!!" A little boy said as he ran into the hallway.
"Dawn, this is Tommy." Jane explained. "Nice to meet ya!" Tommy said as he shook her hand. "Now, come on now, Nick! Get down here!" Another boy walked down with a groan. He was about thirteen and had a real attitude.
"Dawn, this is Nick...He's a little cranky now so, don't mind him..."
"All right." Dawn said. "Please to meet you, Nick."
"Psh. Whatever." He said. Dawn gave a small frown, but ignored his mood.
"Now, Dawn...Elliot will show you to your room and will take your bags. We'll give you a little time to rest before we have dinner. That's at five." Scott explained.
"All right..." Dawn smiled. "Thank you." Elliot, the butler, came into the room and took her heavy bags and went upstairs. Dawn walked upstairs with him, looking at everything possible. All she could think of was how pretty everything was. Once she got into her room, She awed in surprise to see how pretty it was. It was a cute room and it really brightened things with the large window. Elliot placed the bags on the floor and left the room, quietly closing the door behind him. Dawn plopped onto her new bed and sighed in relief. What a day...She thought. I hope Terry got the message from Bruce. Dawn got back up and opened up her suitcase. She started to put things away into her dresser and closet, neatly hanging things up. She left some things in her suitcase because she was too tired to put them away and she went downstairs. Dawn walked downstairs and walked into the dining room to find the rest of her new family there.
"Dawn, how good of you to join us." Scott said. Dawn slowly walked into the room and got into her seat.
"We hope that you will enjoy living with us." Jane said. "It's nice to have someone like yourself over."
"Yeah!" Tommy replied as he ate his ravioli.
"I thank you..." Dawn said. "All of you."
"No need to thank us, dear. It is a pleasure to have you." Jane said. "This is your home now and we hope you're going to be comfortable."
"I am." Dawn said. It's nice to have a real family again, she thought.
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"Goodnight." Dawn said to her new parents. She gave them a hug and walked upstairs. Once she got int to her room, She went to her window and opened it up for some air. Dawn went to her bed and laid back on the pillow. She put her hands behind her head and stared up at the cieling. Suddenly, the stack of pictures she had of her friends scattered a little on top of the dresser. One of them got away from the deck and flew off it and blew past Dawn. She watched it fly by and land on to the floor. Dawn got up and kneeled down to pick it up. She flipped it over to see that it was a picture of herself and Terry together.
"That's strange...why did this picture...?" Dawn began, until she saw another vision. It was Batman and Batgirl fighting together, side by side. They looked very good together. Dawn shook her head and looked back at the picture again. "Please....not again...I don't want to go back to that again....." She then saw an image of a sad, and depressed Terry, looking right at her. A tear ran down her cheek, sighing, "Terry....."
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"Everythings' quiet." Batman said as he looked around. "There's absolutely nothing around."
"It's another slow night...what can you do about that?" Bruce asked.
"Go home?" Batman asked, hoping that he might say "yes".
"....I don't think so. Vegas' still out there and we can't really take a breather until he's gone." Bruce said, and Batman let out a sigh. "Hey, you can't blame a guy for trying."
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Dawn was taking a nice hot shower that night, hoping it might help her relieve her stress. I don't have to worry about any of that stuff ever again. No more of Hamilton School, no more stupid classes, NO more Nash, and most importantly, no more Vega..or Terry..I won't have to worry about any of those things ever again. Terry was soo....aggrivating....I'm so glad he's out of my hair. She was washing her hair when she got a flashback.
"Dawn! The coach has been looking all over for you! You better get onto the softball field before he gets really angry!" One girl said to her.*flash*
"Dawn, do you wanna get together Friday night?" A guy asked her. *flash*
"No way, Trevor! She said that she was going to my party that day, right Dawn?" Another girl said. *flash*
"Did Bruce talk to you? He said he couldn't get a hold of you, so I thought I'd come and tell you that he needs us." Terry said. Dawn shook her head of the memories. "It doesn't exist anymore...Batgirl is dead. They're all memories from a pastlife...." Dawn said, denying to herself that she never knew those people. Dawn wanted to be happy, and she felt it was best that she left everything she knew behind her in order to start her new life. But her biggest problem of all was that she couldn't get Terry out of her mind. Why can't I get him off my mind? She asked herself. It's like he's been indented into my brain for life....I know he was a good friend, but why is it like this...? THE JERK!!!
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"Man, am I tired..." Terry said as he got into his bed. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. He groaned. "If that's Matt, I am going to kill him..." Terry got out of bed and rubbed his eyes. Once he opened the door, he stood there in shock. I don't...believe it...The person who stood in front of him was Dawn. "Dawn?! What are you doing here?? How did you get in here??"
"Shhh..." Dawn replied as she put her finger up to his lips. "I let myself in...." She whispered as he closed the door behind her.
"What are you doing here?" He asked again.
"I needed to come back to Gotham..." Dawn replied. "And do you know the only reason why I came back here?" She asked as she got close to him.
"...." Terry shook his head. "It was because I missed you.." She replied. "I just couldn't bare the thought of not being around you, Ter...I've never told you this, but when I was here earlier, I fell in love with you and now, since you're not dating anyone, I just can't help it...I have such urges to kiss you-!" She continued as she leaned in fast to start to kiss him passionately on the lips. The weird part for Terry was that he couldn't help but to kiss back. He got closer to her and began holding her close , running his hands down her body. Before the two even knew it, they were right on top of the bed, still kissing each other. Terry opened his eyes, and suddenly, he saw that Dawn had disappeared. He looked around but, only to find that he was back under the covers of his bed. What was that? A dream...Terry frowned, smacking his forehead. I can't believe I dreamt that..! That was so weird...but...great...all at the same time.
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Dawn was standing outside on her porch just staring out into space. She had another vision of Vega, this time, it seemed a lot stronger. Dawn held her forehead and closed her eyes.
"I can't take it. Why....Why do I keep seeing it?" She said to herself. She heard someone walk in and sit down by the door. Dawn looked over to find that it was Nick.
"I never get bored of watching you..." He said. "You're crazy."
"Yeah, well, you couldn't possibly understand what I'm going through..." Dawn replied, returning her sights to the view.
"OH! I can't take it anymore!" He began, trying to sound like her. "WHY...Oh WHY do I keep seeing it??" She groaned at it, feeling a little annoyed. So this is how Terry feels with his brother, She thought to herself. She got up and walked away, trying to go back to her room, but then she got another vision of Vega and she ended up grabbing onto the chair. There must be something wrong, Dawn finally thought. If I keep seeing him, then....he must be still alive?? No way! I killed him...he fell off a very high building... there's no way he could have survived that....still....
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"There hasn't been any record of anything going on lately..." Bruce explained to Terry. "It's been quite unusual that there hasn't been anything strange....Hmm...Terry?" He turned around to see Terry sitting on one of the tables in the back. He was staring out into space, thinking. "Terry..!" He finally looked up at Bruce to see him very disturbed,.
"Sorry Bruce. I wasn't listening." Terry said.
"Terry...." Bruce began. "Please stop thinking about Dawn for one second."
"I'm not thinking about her...She's gone, with a better life and I don't have to worry about how she's doing." Terry explained.
"Fine." Bruce said turning back to the screen. He knew he was, but of course, Terry was in denial. "Now then, suit up, and get out there so you can go patrol and-" Suddenly, there was a sound of a crash. The two turned around to find that it was Vega, and he had broken through to the inside of the cave.
"Vega!" Terry said, astonished.
"Hello...Batman..." Vega grinned and attacked in his vicious matter. Terry dodged out of the way and then came back at him with a few punches. Vega took him by the hand and threw him into the glass cases. Bruce tried to come at him, but Vega slammed him back into the computer, knocking him unconscious. Terry stood up weakly, and then charged at Vega again. He was never able to get a hit off him and it just felt like it was getting harder and harder. Vega kneed him into the stomach and chained his hands and feet together, taking Terry with him.
