This chapter is about the 7 days Dixie must go through. It will also be explained in the chapter. She's also part of Talon, the only thing different is that instead of trying to force her into the court. He is there right beside her to help understand having Talon blood and limitations.

Chapter 5- Comfort to Relieve the Pain

Bruce

The next month made her anxious. She explained to Bruce one day about her history, the history she knows. She told him of her sicknesses from birth. She has severe anemia, but she was injected with an electrum serum to make her better. This made her body different. Saying that a lot of procedures should be done if sicknesses were to occur. But injuries and cuts were not a problem for the electrum to take care of. This forced Bruce to call her grandfather and teach Leslie and him of the procedures. Which made Leslie laugh and William Cobb to snicker at the panicked look Bruce had on his face. By the end of the month, it happened again.

She stayed at home and cursed inwardly at the serum for not doing anything. She hung out on the sofa by the fireplace. Waiting for Bruce to come home to spend time with her. She was secluded on the middle couch, the tv on top of the fireplace. "Alfred…" She murmured in a sleepy daze. Her eyes are dry from all the crying and her hair is a messy frizz. She was lying down with her stomach on the cushions. Sighing in relief when the position made the pain lessen. Her eyes were droopy and fluttering, the pain made her energy levels crash down. She couldn't remember when she blacked out, but she could remember in her dreamless sleep the warmth that wrapped around her. When she woke up, she was still on the sofa, but she was on top of something. The tv is turned on and the news was reporting something. Fingers tapped against the glass touch screen, making her eyes snap open. Abruptly sitting up from the most comfortable position, she was face to face with her guardian Bruce. Bruce wordlessly petted her head making her settle back down on his chest. "How long..." She mumbled; her voice was not in its usual quality making her whisper. "Around 3 hours." He whispered back, making Dixie giggle at his antics. Her giggles mad him warm and happy. Chuckling back at her, ruffling her hair as she tried to swat it away. Alfred just stood by the archway smiling so genuinely rare. He had snapped a photo minutes after Dixie slept.

"Usual." Dixie said before she was off to dreamland. Bruce just smiled as the message was loud and clear. "Make this the days we spend more time with each other when we're too busy." He kissed her on the crown of her head and turned off his phone. He just continued to comb his fingers through her hair, content in this lovely quiet night.

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Cackles rang throughout the whole city, scaring the shit out of those who dare go out. As the thugs by the warehouse jolted in surprise and started abandoning their goods. A figure dropped down on the ground and didn't hesitate to slam the thug's head on the ground. Robin looked at the other thugs as Batman knocked out the others. Robin then zipped towards Batman and hugged him. Letting his cape encase them both in darkness. Then left to stop crime as usual.

Jason

It was a few days after Bruce took in the new next-to-be Robin. Bruce left for an emergency meeting and Alfred was nowhere to be found in the manor. Dixie came home this weekend with a present in her bag. When Jason opened it, it was a newly designed Robin outfit. Though he was ecstatic, he noticed his sister's pale skin. Sweat dripping down her face and her posture hunched, looking as if she was in pain. It wasn't long before Dixie fell forward, her eyes rolling back.

Jason caught her before she fell and even though he was small, he could handle her with no problem. Dixie, in short, was in pain and was trying to suck it up. Jason managed to lay her down on the sofa before darting off somewhere to find Alfred. Dixie lays motionless on the sofa as the pain ripped through her body like a hot knife. It felt like hours when Jason came back with 2 mugs of hot chocolate and a few small bars of chocolate. Alfred came with blankets and a hoodie.

Though this maybe inappropriate for Jason, he still helped the English butler in changing his sister. They helped her remove her police uniform and put on new clothes. Alfred left to prepare 2 meals while Jason left to get a bucket of water and a towel.

"What happened to her?" Jason asked Alfred who was keeping him company. Jason put his now clean plate beside Dixie's full one. He dipped the towel again in cold water and squeezed the water out and placed it on her forehead. "She is going through her monthly period." Is what Alfred said chuckling quietly at the pink tint on his cheeks. He then bade them goodnight and left, trusting his fellow pseudo grandson to take care of his pseudo granddaughter.

Dixie was wakened up by a light shake, snapping her out of her dreamless state. When her vision took in the dull yellow light emitted by the fireplace. But one thing she cannot forget is when her blue eyes met blazing blue-green ones. "Ja…son…" She whispered, before Jason opened his mouth, he was pulled in. "Wha- Wai-! Dixie!" Dixie grabbed Jason at the front of his shirt and pulled him to her side. EH squirmed for a moment before giving up. Dixie was falling asleep with the added warmth by her side. "Will this make you feel better?" Jason asked and Dixie murmured a 'yes' and a 'thank you' before passing out again. Jason followed next and it was a memorable sight that Alfred took a picture and Bruce just ruffled their hairs before going to sleep on his bed.

Tim

It was a little surprising to see his big sister home. But it wasn't surprising that settled in his stomach, it was fear when he saw her on the couch. He rushed to her side, dropping his bag by the entrance of the living room. He darted to her side and felt for a pulse and a temperature on her forehead. He started to panic when she was so pale.

He got his shit scared out of him when Alfred placed a hand on his shoulder. "Master Timothy, I would suggest calming down." Tim then started to ask him questions of why Dixie wasn't in the infirmary. He bombarded Alfred with so many questions he couldn't keep up with it. He just raised a hand to answer his question. "She is merely going through a biological process." Tim shut up and blushed so hard, Alfred refrained himself from laughing at the poor child. "If you would like to help Mistress Dixie, I suggest you help me if you'd like." Though the embarrassment is still evident on his face, he managed to give a small nod in return.

They arrived in the kitchen and prepared a small meal for both Tim and Dixie. As well as hot chocolate for the youthful souls in the manor. He then prepared a 2 small plates with brownies and fruits and a small fork. He handed the 2 cups of hot chocolate to Tim and led him to the living room with his other hand carrying the tray of dishes. They set it down on the coffee table and Alfred ordered Tim to get a basin of water and towel.

With that, Alfred taught the 3rd Robin just like the second Robin of what to do. From preparing hot chocolate to the chicken soup and the types of chocolates she likes. He then left them both alone for the day. Tim frequently changing the towel's water and checking his sister's temperature.

When Dixie woke up, she found her brother by her side the instant he heard her groan in pain. "Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded with a smile. "Do you want a hug?" Even though the pain was clearly unbearable through her face, she managed to open her arms. Tim's eyes glimmered with so much joy that she internally held her heart at his innocence. He climbed on the couch and lied down with his back facing the ceiling. He tucked his head at the jugular of her neck and shoulder and let his breathing even out. Making her relax and fall asleep once again.

The chicken soup long gone cold and forgotten but the memories are stored in a photo album.

Cadence

Even though he wasn't here to stay most of the times, Cadence knew what to do. He asked Alfred one day on what to do in case he was not here. That time came when Alfred left yesterday for a family emergency and he found Dixie on the sofa groaning in pain.

He tried to remember all the things Alfred taught him and the things he need to gather. He gave her a hoodie, hot chocolate and even managed to not burn the kitchen down. She woke her up to eat and she was grateful. Minutes later she woke up and stumbled her way to the bathroom with the help of Cadence. She vomited everything she ate as Cadence held her hair and readied a wet towel. She coughed and panted when she finished letting out the contents of her stomach. Cadence wiped away the remains at the corners of her lips and then led her back to her place on the couch.

He then ran back to the bathroom to wash the rag and came back. He wiped the sweat and tears off Dixie's burning face. He placed it on the coffee table with the cold hot chocolate and an empty bowl. He then shook her before she even slept and pointed to the spot beside her. Even though Cadence was short, Dixie was also short. When the message was clear, she scooted as much as she can for Cadence to fit in.

That night, Dixie and Cadence was oblivious to the scene in the real world as Alfred took a picture of the memory for his scrapbook.

Seth

Seth at first panicked, but when Alfred hooked him in on the ropes of taking care of a Grayson in pain, he had no problem doing it.

Though this one was tougher than what the others have experienced. This month was ruthless, she couldn't move no matter what. Every movement she made would feel like she was getting shot at multiple times. Her head felt like it was about to explode, and she couldn't understand why it felt like a hammer digging into her skull. The slightest movement felt like hot lava needles on her muscles. She was crying when she was awake and when she was sleeping. They sent sympathetic looks at Dixie who waved them off and croaked out a 'goodbye' before they left.

Even though Dixie never asks for help or neve shows any sign of 'weaknesses.' Seth knew what to do. He prepared beef noodle soup with ginger tea to accompany it. He also managed to find Alfred's hidden cookie jar and placed 2 on one small plate. He then placed it all on the table and went off to get a basin of water and a towel. He then raced to the kitchen when he heard the kettle whistled as soon as it was ready. He got a hot compress and filled up half with boiling water and the other half with tap water.

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When Dixie woke up, he met with the manor's dull light. The hot compress that sat on her abdomen relieved the pain. She slowly got up and saw the covered bowl and glass on the coffee table with a note. She picked it up and read it out in a whisper, 'Hey, Sis! I hope the hot compress made you feel better. Mom tells me to make her one when she goes through her monthly. But! I managed to find a bowl that doesn't cool down that fast, even a mug! Hope you enjoy it! Left the manor around 5,' She looked up at the grandfather clock, 6:22 pm it says. She reads the rest of the note, 'A hang out with my friends, see you at dinner! -Seth.'

She just put down the note and drank the warm ginger tea, enjoying the cool breeze that slipped through an open window.

Damian

In this case, it happened when Damian started living with them for a week.

Damian and Dixie or in this case, Robin and Batman were patrolling for the night when Scarecrow's thugs came into the view. They managed to stop the drug bust but… It didn't help them when the pain struck her when she fended herself from a thug. She screamed in pain but masked it as a war cry, struck the thug on the balls and grabbed Robin. Left the building, not caring about the other thugs that were still there. Robin yelled at Batman for leaving the scene so quickly but all Batman- no- all Dixie could feel was pain.

She dropped Robin off on the rooftop and told him, "Call- GASP- c-call Agent- PANT- A." She panted and gasped at the pain and groaned at the pain that filled her abdomen. Robin nodded and called Agent A and told him the situation and the state of his mentor. With a quick reassurance, the call ended. "Batman, Agent A is sending the Batmobile in a minute." He just groaned back in response but the sounds of the wheels screeching against the road overtook it.

When they got home, Damian was also taught the ropes of taking care of his big sister- AHEM Mother AHEM-. Then with the 7 nights off they had, it was spent with Damian being a little tsundere little brother that Dixie didn't point out.

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Footsteps made it's way over to the lump of blankets on the expensive sofa. Its steps were light and steady, but it made the floorboards creak with each step. When the footsteps stop and took the blanket off the lump. Revealing a sleep Rachel 'Dixie' Grayson. She fluttered her eyes open, groaning at the dull light on her eyes. She felt arms under her legs and around her shoulder, in a bridal position. She blinked away the black spots that danced around her vision to see the person who was carrying her. "Bru…ce…" She mumbled as he laughed wholeheartedly tickling her. She giggled quietly before whimpering in pain. "Just like old times?" Dixie whispered. "Yeah, like old times, just father and daughter bonding." Bruce whispered back, going inside his bedroom for cuddles and talking. Father and daughter moment.

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