Hey ya'll thanks for the reviews! Well, here's chapter 18… Enjoy!
Chapter eighteen: Bruce's Secret
Xavier Red roared and leaped onto his bed. 'How could he?' he thought while looking at the picture beside his bed. It was him, Bruce, and Richard. He yelled and smashed it away.
"No one does that to my family, NO ONE!"
Kori Anders woke up early the next day. She sighed as she got out of bed. 'I had the strangest dream ever…' she thought. She remembered everything that took place last night and sighed.
'That was wonderful!' she thought dreamingly. As she was about to walked out of the room, she spotted a toad.
"AAH! TOAD!" she screamed and jumped onto bed.
"OOF!" came a sound. Kori's eyes shot open and got out of bed. Richard Grayson sat up rubbing his head.
"What hit me?" he asked. Kori stood there eyes wide. But then, the toad croaked.
"TOAD!" she screamed and jumped up and down. "Get it out!" she pleaded. Richard rubbed his eyes and saw the toad.
He sighed and walked over to it. "Come here, did that mean witch hurt you?" Kori stopped jumping and frowned. "That's a good toad…." Richard said as he picked it up. He gave Kori an evil grin and walked over to her.
"What are you doing?" she asked. Richard grinned evilly and showed the toad to her.
"Aah! Get it out!" she shouted running away from Richard and onto her bed. Richard laughed and got rid off the toad.
Kori then realized something. Richard was standing there bare-chested. She gulped. Richard smiled and the toad and walked over to Kori.
"What?" he asked looking at the staring Kori.
"It wasn't a dream…" she said. Richard stood there confused.
"Huh?"
"Did we…" she then looked at her finger and smiled.
"It wasn't a dream… Are we together?" she asked Richard. Richard sighed and walked over to her.
"What do you think?" he asked pointing to his bare chest. Kori giggled.
Just then, Richard's phone rang. "Hello?" no reply.
"Hello?" still no reply. Richard frowned and looked at the number.
"Hello, Xavier?" no reply. He frowned harder and looked at Kori.
"Grayson…" Xavier said.
"What happened man?" no reply. Richard waited patiently.
"Come to the office now…" he said and that was it. Richard sighed and wore his shirt.
"I need to go…" he said.
"Come for dinner?" Kori asked sweetly. Richard smiled and kissed her forehead.
"Alright…."
Barbara Gordon watched as Xavier frowned hard. She smiled and took her cell phone. She walked outside.
"Hey sir. Plan was backfired but I have something else…"
"You told Xavier?" the voice came.
"Yup…"
"Good…" Barbara smiled and hung up as she heard Richard's voice.
"Hello, Richard…" Barbara said smiling the 'you're in big trouble and I like it' look. Richard glared at her and walked in.
"Good morning, Victor…." She said walked away. Victor looked at the Babs and frowned.
'What's she up to…"
Kori Anders waited patiently for Richard to come. It was seven o'clock and still no Richard. She decided to call him.
Richard Grayson sat in the park sad. 'Bruce…Why?'
Flashback
"Hey, Red…What's up?" no reply. Richard sat down and waited. Xavier was watching the sun through the window and sighed heavily. He turned around and his face was furious red. Richard knew this wasn't good.
"You liar!" he shouted. Richard's eyes shot up and gave Xavier a confused look.
"I lied about what?"
"Don't play dumb, Grayson!"
"Seriously…" Richard said standing up. "What's going on?"
"YOU! BRUCE! Both are big fat liars!"
"What!"
"You stole this company from me!" Richard went furious.
"Now when did I do that?" he asked. "I took it after Bruce's death!"
"Exactly, Bruce's a liar and stealer! He stole this company for my dad and killed him!"
"What? Bruce's isn't a murderer, Red!" Richard was now fuming.
"He is! He killed his best friend to take this company!" Red shouted banging the table. Richard sat down and was speechless.
"He never killed… I don't believe you…" Xavier punched Richard and blood formed in Richard's mouth.
"I'm taking back this company…" Xavier said and walked away. Richard sat on the floor, shocked.
End Flashback
Richard reached Bruce's grave and kneeled down. Rain began pouring.
"Bruce, was all that true? Did you kill Red's dad?" Richard sighed knowing he won't get a reply.
"I don't know what to do now, Bruce… Your company's going down the drain because of me…I never knew Red's dad truly was the manager… Did you kill him?" Richard got up and walked away.
"I'm lost…" Just then, his phone rang. He looked at the number and shut his phone. He couldn't see her. not now.
Kori Anders waited for Dick to arrive for two long hours. Kara and Ryan went out dinner with Galfore and Lana while Rachel went to see Garfield. Kori was left waiting there with no company.
Richard didn't reply her calls and she was getting worried. She decided to wait another hour.
Barbara Gordon walked into an empty dark room waiting for someone.
"How did it go?" the man said. Barbara nodded her head and walked to him.
"Richard took it hard…." She replied. The man smiled and laughed.
"Good…."
"Sir, was it true?"
"No, Bruce didn't kill Red's dad…I did…."
"Then, who killed Bruce?"
"Your dad…."
"Dad?" Barbara gasped. "He's alive?"
"Barely… Bruce attacked him once and he went extremely weak… Your dad managed to kill Bruce before he passed out. Now he will die soon…" Barbara fumed and punched the wall.
"Bruce…."
"Yes, Batman…."
"But if Bruce's Batman, then…"
"You're ex-fiancée was…."
"The bird-boy, Robin… Heard he returned to steal…"
"Not anymore, Robin's gone now… But he will return after Red becomes manager…"
"How do you know?"
"Cause he's extremely free…. Like a bird….."
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