Another gag… another rooftop conversation… another discussion between Nightwing and Batman… I don't own the characters… Enjoy and Please Review. Wow it gets repetitive. And so it begins (again)…

'What are you doing?' Batman asked his son with some amusement as he ran past and leapt onto a lower ledge.

'Hiding,' Nightwing looked up at his mentor wryly, then back behind him slightly panicked.

'Why?' He raised an eyebrow suspiciously as he knew Dick was up to something.

'Uh… long story.' He looked around into the darkness again, muttering 'Think I lost them…'

'Nightwing.' Batman growled in a tone that meant he should explain himself.

'Umm… well, I…' Nightwing's eyes widened slightly as he saw them coming again. He half heartedly asked in desperation 'Can I borrow the car?'

'No.'

'Damn.' Batman's eyes narrowed at the small curse.

'What it's not like you don't say it. Oh sh…' Batman raised his eyebrows and then looked at the shadows he saw approaching faster from a distance. Nightwing hopped further down the fire escape to near where the Batmobile was parked. Batman remained as a sentry but kept a wary eye on his protégé.

'Alfred would…'

'Yeah, yeah I know…' Nightwing continued forlornly, as if the idea was unthinkable 'he'd stop making me pancakes.'

'He makes you pancakes still?' They had been a favourite with Dick when he was younger but Bruce thought he had outgrown that.

'Yep. Special delivery.' Seeing his mentor's gaze he said defensively 'You still eat them too.' Bruce couldn't disagree, if Alfred stopped making him snacks he'd never eat.

Bruce saw movement out of the corner of his eye and vanished into the shadows, to observe more. He then heard a familiar engine rev down below and rushed to the edge of the roof to see Nightwing driving off with the Batmobile. He unconsciously reached for his remote control beneath the cape but realised Nightwing had somehow swindled it from back in the cave the little- but then he sighed. He had taught him well. This episode did mean, however, he might tell Alfred he was cursing… he smiled at the thought of the dreadful punishment.

The figures Nightwing had been very keen to get away from appeared in the light. Batman would have chuckled. They were his old ex-girlfriends who must have heard his relationship with Oracle probably from Oracle he thought wryly… Barbara did have a bad habit of gloating sometimes. Actually, Batman thought hard, some of these he didn't think Dick had been out with… he wondered if these might be classified as stalkers… there was a couple of them in the group: Flamebird and Argent who were looking quite villainous.

Wait a minute.

Was that Helena?

The Huntress?

Heh. Well Nightwing's been around as much as Arsenal it was bound to catch up with him sooner or later. I thought it would be a fun little way for Batman to find out about Nightwing and Huntress. His face would be priceless…