Title Navajo Dreams

Author Kim

Summery What if...Bruce Wayne raise Roy Harper.

Dc owns all charactors

part7

Batman sat quietly peering over the side of the warehouse, unmoving...staring intently at the alley below.

"How much longer?" Robin whispered quietly..for the fourth time.

"I don't know..we have to wait and see..They might not even show tonight." Batman said patiently, again.

Batman sighed...It had only been two weeks since he had agreed to take the boy with him on patrol once a week...And he was already losing his patience...The purpose of tonights mission was to follow up on a drug drop that had occurred the previous night at this building... Batman was sure the pickup was tonight...but occasionally, some dealers had been leaving the pick ups for two or three days in an effort to confuse the police and avoid possible detection. Batman had brought the boy with him to teach him the importance of waiting patiently..so far that patience was wearing thin.

"So do you think they'll turn up soon?" The boy asked again..as if rephrasing the question might lead to a different answer.

"If I knew when they were going to turn up..I would have arrived just prior to them doing so..not hours before." Batman growled in a low voice that sent shivers down the boys spine.

Robin sat back, he'd given up on looking over the edge long ago..after all Batman was watching, and Robin figured he'd tell him if anyone turned up..No point in both of them getting cricks in their backs from leaning over the edge.

Robin pulled out a Batarang, and began to use the edge of it to scrape away at the cement on the roof of the building... attempting to carve his initials in it.

"Stop that." came a low growl.

Robin put the Batarang away, and sighed deeply..and loudly.

"The idea is that you will learn to sit still and be quiet." Batman said, useing the low voice again .

Despite the threat the voice carried..The boy chanced a reply.."I've been sitting still for two hours.." he whined quietly.

Batman turned to look at the boy."No you haven't...you've wiggled and fidgeted and lay down and sat up again...that is not sitting still." This time exasperation was evident in his voice.

Now it was Batman's turn to sigh loudly..This was only the second time they'd been out and already Batman was beginning to wonder if the boy was learning anything he was teaching him.

"Ok, ok..I'll try harder." the boy said.

Batman turned back to the edge and resumed watching the alley. All was quiet.

"Batman?."

"What now." said Batman, whirling around.

The boy whimpered slightly and said "I have to pee."

Batman sighed again...Then stood up. "Come on...I think we've both had enough for tonight." he said as he walked towards the fire escape...He really hoped the boy was learning at least some minor thing from him...though he was beginning to doubt that.

They climbed to the ground, and Batman waited patiently as the boy relieved himself around the corner of the building...Suddenly a car turned into the alley..Batman ducked around the corner next to Robin..out of sight from the occupants of the car, and peered back intently around the corner.

"Are they here?" Robin asked.

"Yes they are..Now is the time that we apply those rules we talked about...No matter what happens you stay here...And you WILL be quiet." Batman said in a voice that dared the boy to challenge him.

Robin looked at Batman and nodded...He knew when to speak and when not to.

Batman who was watching the car and not looking at the boy..didn't see the nod."Did you here me...speak up so I know you understand." he whispered firmly.

"Yes...I heard you." the boy whispered back...sheesh, he thought..One minute he wasn't allowed to speak.. the next minute he was..then he wasn't allowed to again..It was tough figuring out this crime fighting stuff.

Batman stiffened, recognizing one of the figures getting out of the car...the guy had a record as long as his arm..Batman had been after him for a long time..He counted three men.."Wait here" he said to the boy..Then quietly, blending in with the shadows, he moved towards the men.

Robin watched, fascinated as Batman moved..barely visible among the shadows cast by the building...Batman, reaching the corner near the men, crouched ready to spring..Then as two of the men approached the hidey hole where the dealers had secreted the drugs the previous night...Batman leaped...The men yelled and scattered...Batman knocked one thug out instantly by slamming him head first into the wall..whirling around he took another down with a well aimed Batatrang...The other man ran off to the opposite side of the building and out of sight..Robin continued to peer around the building.. but stayed still and quiet as he had been instructed..Batman moved to the front of the building and out of the boys sight...He sighed..there was nothing he could do now but watch and wait...he wished he could see what was happening.

Suddenly there was a noise behind him...He whirled around only to be stunned by a solid punch to the face...he staggered back briefly.. the thug grabbed him by the hair and spun him around to face the wall..before wrapping an arm around the boy and holding a knife to his throat.

The thug turned to face the direction he had come from..Just as Batman ran around the corner. "I take it this Brat has somthin to do with you?" He snarled. "Don't come any closer...or he's a gonner." The goon pressed the knife harder against the boys throat.

Robin could feel the cold metal against he skin..he could feel his heart racing...not from fear, but from shock..He stayed as still as he could..His mind raced through the things Batman had been teaching him over the last few months...

"Let him go." Batman growled menacingly.

"Back off." the Thug yelled. "Go back the way you came...go on ..That way." the man nodded towards the direction he wanted Batman to go..and moved his hand slightly.

Robin felt the knife move away from his skin only a little...but enough..Suddenly he brought his elbow down hard into the tugs stomach..the goon groaned and leaned forward slightly as the knife flew out of his hand..Robin spun around and kneed the thug in the groin...as the thug doubled over Robin slammed his knee into the thugs face knocking him unconscious.

Robin turned to smile at Batman..then winced and rubbed his knee.."That hurt." he said indignantly. "You never told me it would hurt when we practiced it." he added.

"Does it hurt more than having your throat cut?' Batman asked moving in the cuff the man.

"Don't know..I've never had my throat cut before." shrugged the boy.

Batman stood..then reached out to gently touch the boys chin..looking at the vicious bruise that was forming on the side of his face.

Robin grinned..."And it hurts more than that." he said.

Batman ruffled the boy's hair...maybe this would work out after all...Maybe the boy would learn..He'd certainly put all that practice into actions tonight.

"Come on then son...lets clean this mess up, and go home." he said.

End part 7