So, I don't know if I will be working on this story too much anymore. This chapter is a little weak and could be considered a farewell. For now. I don't know. I'm feeling it much anymore. Don't own.

Dick Grayson was out enjoying a morning jog. Things were pretty stressful right now, so the cool morning breeze and the dim lights were very soothing. No one was outside where he was. Sure, Bruce and Tim were up and training, which meant Alfred was awake now too. But he was alone on the road into the main part of the city.

Still he remained on constant guard. You never knew what kind of wackos you could run into in Gotham. Though the last person he expected to run into was Wally.

"Dick! Dick! Dick!" He slowed down for his friend, a rare and weird occasion for him. "Dude. You could have easily caught up with me."

"I know, but, I can't…Oh gosh…" Wally was just laughing. "Come on. What is it?" The two slowed down, allowing for Wally to calm himself.

"She punched you?" He pulled out a newspaper that had been tucked under his arm, and then started laughing again. Dick froze.

"No. No way they…What!" Smack in the front page there it was. A picture of Barbara Gordon punching Dick. He scanned the article. It was mentioning the charity event that Bruce had held. Talked about the charity and what the decorations and atmosphere was like. Blah, blah, blah.

"The hot topic of the night was the rumor of Dick Grayson, the now legal-aged ward of Bruce Wayne, and Barbara Gordon, Commissioner Gordon's daughter, involved in a romantic relationship. However, in the middle of the evening, witnesses caught a startling sight. Miss Gordon punched young Dick in the face after he had had a conversation with another young lady. Did this result out of jealousy? Whatever the reason, rumors are circulating more than ever. Mr. Wayne took Dick aside to speak to him about something, but then the focus went back to the event."

Dick stopped reading this gossiping trash and gave Wally his best glare. "Sorry, but come on. What was that about?"

"Ughhh. Why? Why? I ask you! Can I just get one break from my embarrassing moments being plastered on the front page?" He yelled out into the air.

"So, let me guess. You said something sexist and Barbara punched you when you least expected it."

"Something like that…" He shied away from Wally's questions. Wally stared at his best friend his eyes suddenly giving away all.

"No way! You did kiss her! And she punched you for running away afterwards! You idiot!"

"I'm not good with girls, okay?" Wally continued laughing. "Why does this always happen to me?"

"I don't know…But you make my job as best friend a whole lot easier."

"Laugh it up and I won't invite you over for breakfast."

"Oh, come on! It's all in good fun."

He didn't say that when they ran into the early morning press. Dick knew it was a mistake to go this far into town.

"Mr. Grayson! Mr. Grayson over here!"

"Who is that?" They started asking each other. "Are you seeing anyone? Are the rumors true?" The two exchanged knowing glances before hightailing it back to the manor, Wally following Dick's speed.

"You know what I don't understand?" Wally asked during their run. "Oh, enlighten me Wally."

"Why in the world is it that the team keeps making it into news?"

"Excellent question. We make it too easy for them. Follow up. You know what I think is going to happen in the next edition of the paper?"

"What?"

"Legal-aged Ward of Bruce Wayne, because I can't just be known as Dick Grayson, is possibly romantically involved with another unidentified man." Wally took a moment to think about it. "Hope they caught my good side for that front page picture."

"You take too much pleasure in this."

Review? I might update sometime, but not often anymore. I'm going to try and work on my other ideas, which are mainly snippets and one-shots. But I do have ideas for some other things. Thanks for reading my first ever multi-chapter fic.

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