Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. This story is strictly fan fiction.
I am aware that Barbara's real eye color is green, but in the Animated Series, it's blue, so don't rant me about it.
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Chapter Six (Beloved):
Bruce loosened his tie as he walked into the Batcave. The past few days were hectic. There were so many parties and so many reporters dying to know how exactly the vigilantes of Gotham and Superman had saved him from the clutches of Ra's Al Ghul, the Demon Head. As for Batman, it's been boring. With Bruce Wayne's kidnapping, it was clear that the cops were ready for anything. No criminal in the right mind would do anything stupid tonight… unless he was the Joker, but the Joker wasn't exactly in the right mind, was he? He walked out of the Batcave and headed upstairs to his room. Dick had stopped by earlier. He wanted to know how it was being kidnapped. A curiosity he must've shared with the others, and he gave an answer that Tim must've overheard and Dick must've told Barbara. Of course, Alfred didn't say anything. It wasn't his nature to be nosy unless one of his friends was in deep trouble.
He found the switch to his room easily. His room was big. He undressed and decided to sleep early. He lay there immediately deciding that sleep would not come. He was used to late nights. He got up, not even bothering to put on his robe. Why bother? No one saw him, or so he thought. He opened the doors to his balcony and decided to look at the bats. He thought about the kidnapping. He thought about why Ra's wanted to kill him. Of course, he knew it was because of him refusing to marry his daughter. He held on to that grudge, even though Talia ignored it. There would be another time for Ra's.
"Thinking about father, Beloved?" Talia revealed herself.
"How long have you been watching?" Bruce asked grimly. God she was beautiful. Her hair glistened in the moonlight. Nightwing's voice echoed in his head, she has a nice rack. He smiled. Good ol' Dick. Always knew what the dumbest thing to say was…
"Long enough. I was waiting when you arrived, but decided not to walk in while you were undressing. I relish the memory." Talia said. Bruce smiled. Thank God Dick wasn't here. He noticed that she was carrying something. No… it was someone. It was Ra's.
"What's he doing here?" Bruce asked. His tone changed into a menacing one. Talia's eyes saddened.
"No matter how foolish I think of my father, he is still my father. I knew you would not help him once you defeated him. I went to him as soon as I heard of Ra's fall. A ninja alerted me. I contacted the bodyguard, Ubu. He recovered my father. Right now he looks after him from afar. I felt his presence would alarm you. However, you needed to see my father alive. He might try to kill you in the future." Talia said.
"There's no might about it." Bruce said grudgingly. Suddenly, his face softened. He suddenly realized that Talia's love for her father was the reason she went after him. It was the same kind of love that made him wish that he could change his parents' fate each agonizing night through his dreams.
Talia realized that Bruce understood. They went inside and she laid the baby on Bruce's bed. She stood up. "It's a pity it did not work between us. If it did, then perhaps you and my father would not be trying to kill each other." Her eyes were sad.
"Perhaps," was all Bruce could say. She walked up to him and caressed her body against his. She leaned forward and kissed him. He kissed back. Their tongues wrestled for a while. The door creaked open and Dick and Barbara stopped. They saw something that they didn't think they would ever see. Tim rounded the corner and saw the sight. Bruce stopped. Talia bolted out the balcony door after taking Ra's and disappeared.
"Well that was nice." Dick smiled. Suddenly, his face became serious. "I'm sorry if we ruined you getting laid." Tim fell down the stairs laughing. Barbara hugged Bruce. Wasn't as good as getting laid, thought Dick, but close enough. After a long talk, they left. No doubt Dick and Barbara weren't done for the night. Maybe by morning, Bruce thought. They'd been through a lot. Tim was like a brother to Dick now. He walked out the balcony half-hoping that Talia was still there. His hopes were quickly diminished. He closed his eyes and looked up at the moon. "Beloved…"
