CHAPTER 10
Richard and Barbara was alone near the elevator door. Helena and Dinah had decided to give them some privacy as they say good-bye to each other. Barbara was not taking his leaving that well at all. "I don't understand why you can't stay."
Richard knelt down and grabbed hold of her hand. "Because my job is not done. Alexander Bane was not the big man. These venom patches was just part of a much larger problem that stretches beyond the New Gotham border. I have to finish what I have started and find this big man and stop whatever he is planning. Afterwards, I make you this promise, I am hanging up the cape forever and I am going to return to New Gotham. I want to be with you, Barbara. I love you."
Richard went to reach out and put his right palm on the side of her face but she twitched and pulled her face away. "I love you too, Richard, and that's why I don't want you to go."
"I will return to New Gotham frequently, you count on that. If not because of my job as Nightwing, then just to come and spend time with you, but once this is all over, I will be back permanently. Will you wait for me?"
Barbara looked down and Richard's heart began to sank. Was this her answer? Was she not going to wait for his return? Was it over between the two of them? Barbara looked back up into his eyes with a gentle, loving smile on her face. "I will wait for an eternity if I have to." She pulled him closer to her and their lips met once again with a passionate kiss. It was the kind of kiss that made both of them to go on kissing forever, and to hold each other into their arms.
After what seemed like only a split second, Richard stood up. "I'll come by for a visit soon. I promise."
"You better," Barbara said with a smirk on her face.
* * * *
Helena, Dinah, and Danielle joined Barbara outside of the clock, looking down upon all of New Gotham. The sun was setting, turning the whole town orange. "So did Richard leave?" Dinah asked.
"He left, but he'll be around," Barbara said, still staring out into the beautiful sunset.
"You love him, don't you?" Danielle asked.
Barbara looked over at Danielle and smiled. "Is it that obvious?'
"Oh come on, Barbara, a crystal couldn't be clearer," Helena said. "It's great that you have found someone to love again."
"I just can't help but feel guilty that it's so soon after Wade's murder. I feel like I'm cheating on him." Barbara leaned back in her chair and sighed. She had unintentionally brought back to her remembrance the tragic memories of her lost love.
"You're not cheating, Barbara. Wade would want you to find happiness again. I have not seen you so happy in awhile. When you are with Richard, we can see the joy inside of you. You deserve to be happy." Dinah said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Maybe I'm making a mistake. Maybe I should let Richard get too close to me. I don't want to see him end up dead as well."
"Wade was not a superhero; Richard is, so he can take care of himself. Don't let fear be the deciding factor in your decision to pursue you own happiness." Huntress replied. That was something Reese had taught her when she had blamed herself for Wade's death.
Barbara smiled as she looked up at Helena. "How are things going between you and Reese? Generally, you've been a whole lot happier since allowing yourself to get close to him."
Helena blushed as she tried to hide her face. "It's true. He means the world to me. He has invited me to his apartment a few times."
"Really?" Barbara replied with a devilish grin on her face. This was a topic Dinah was not about to get into. "Why haven't you?"
"I don't know," Helena shrugged. "I love him, I really do, but I'm just not ready to take the relationship to that level yet."
Barbara could read the look on Helena's face to know that there was something more to it than just not being ready, but she was not going to push her any further. "Well, there is no need to rush. Take your time."
* * * *
Commissioner O'Reiley sat at his desk in his office at the New Gotham Police Department. His office was dimly lit and he had his door shut and his blinds shut to let everyone know that he did not want to be disturbed. He held a small picture frame in his hands. It was a family portrait of Alexander Bane. Commissioner O'Reiley mournfully sighed.
"You have never been very intelligent when it came to the family business, my son, and that was your downfall. Despite your arrogance, you shall be avenged my son. The Huntress will die, I promise you that much. She will know suffering from the same man who broke her father's back long ago. Bane has returned to Gotham, and if I can't see my vengeance on Batman himself then I shall pour out my wrath on his daughter."
THE END
COMING SOON…
LONG AGO, ONE TRAGIC MOMENT WOULD ROB BARBARA GORDON THE ABILITY TO WALK FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE, BUT NOW, THAT GIFT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO HER ONCE AGAIN.
Barbara Gordon regains the use of her legs miraculously, but after investigating, she and Helena believe that Dinah's new boyfriend may have something to do with it. While trying to find some answers, they end up trying to protect the boy from a kidnapper bent on using his powers to heal his incurable disease.
Episode 4: Walking on Air
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Richard and Barbara was alone near the elevator door. Helena and Dinah had decided to give them some privacy as they say good-bye to each other. Barbara was not taking his leaving that well at all. "I don't understand why you can't stay."
Richard knelt down and grabbed hold of her hand. "Because my job is not done. Alexander Bane was not the big man. These venom patches was just part of a much larger problem that stretches beyond the New Gotham border. I have to finish what I have started and find this big man and stop whatever he is planning. Afterwards, I make you this promise, I am hanging up the cape forever and I am going to return to New Gotham. I want to be with you, Barbara. I love you."
Richard went to reach out and put his right palm on the side of her face but she twitched and pulled her face away. "I love you too, Richard, and that's why I don't want you to go."
"I will return to New Gotham frequently, you count on that. If not because of my job as Nightwing, then just to come and spend time with you, but once this is all over, I will be back permanently. Will you wait for me?"
Barbara looked down and Richard's heart began to sank. Was this her answer? Was she not going to wait for his return? Was it over between the two of them? Barbara looked back up into his eyes with a gentle, loving smile on her face. "I will wait for an eternity if I have to." She pulled him closer to her and their lips met once again with a passionate kiss. It was the kind of kiss that made both of them to go on kissing forever, and to hold each other into their arms.
After what seemed like only a split second, Richard stood up. "I'll come by for a visit soon. I promise."
"You better," Barbara said with a smirk on her face.
* * * *
Helena, Dinah, and Danielle joined Barbara outside of the clock, looking down upon all of New Gotham. The sun was setting, turning the whole town orange. "So did Richard leave?" Dinah asked.
"He left, but he'll be around," Barbara said, still staring out into the beautiful sunset.
"You love him, don't you?" Danielle asked.
Barbara looked over at Danielle and smiled. "Is it that obvious?'
"Oh come on, Barbara, a crystal couldn't be clearer," Helena said. "It's great that you have found someone to love again."
"I just can't help but feel guilty that it's so soon after Wade's murder. I feel like I'm cheating on him." Barbara leaned back in her chair and sighed. She had unintentionally brought back to her remembrance the tragic memories of her lost love.
"You're not cheating, Barbara. Wade would want you to find happiness again. I have not seen you so happy in awhile. When you are with Richard, we can see the joy inside of you. You deserve to be happy." Dinah said, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Maybe I'm making a mistake. Maybe I should let Richard get too close to me. I don't want to see him end up dead as well."
"Wade was not a superhero; Richard is, so he can take care of himself. Don't let fear be the deciding factor in your decision to pursue you own happiness." Huntress replied. That was something Reese had taught her when she had blamed herself for Wade's death.
Barbara smiled as she looked up at Helena. "How are things going between you and Reese? Generally, you've been a whole lot happier since allowing yourself to get close to him."
Helena blushed as she tried to hide her face. "It's true. He means the world to me. He has invited me to his apartment a few times."
"Really?" Barbara replied with a devilish grin on her face. This was a topic Dinah was not about to get into. "Why haven't you?"
"I don't know," Helena shrugged. "I love him, I really do, but I'm just not ready to take the relationship to that level yet."
Barbara could read the look on Helena's face to know that there was something more to it than just not being ready, but she was not going to push her any further. "Well, there is no need to rush. Take your time."
* * * *
Commissioner O'Reiley sat at his desk in his office at the New Gotham Police Department. His office was dimly lit and he had his door shut and his blinds shut to let everyone know that he did not want to be disturbed. He held a small picture frame in his hands. It was a family portrait of Alexander Bane. Commissioner O'Reiley mournfully sighed.
"You have never been very intelligent when it came to the family business, my son, and that was your downfall. Despite your arrogance, you shall be avenged my son. The Huntress will die, I promise you that much. She will know suffering from the same man who broke her father's back long ago. Bane has returned to Gotham, and if I can't see my vengeance on Batman himself then I shall pour out my wrath on his daughter."
THE END
COMING SOON…
LONG AGO, ONE TRAGIC MOMENT WOULD ROB BARBARA GORDON THE ABILITY TO WALK FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE, BUT NOW, THAT GIFT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO HER ONCE AGAIN.
Barbara Gordon regains the use of her legs miraculously, but after investigating, she and Helena believe that Dinah's new boyfriend may have something to do with it. While trying to find some answers, they end up trying to protect the boy from a kidnapper bent on using his powers to heal his incurable disease.
Episode 4: Walking on Air
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