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Being the daughter of the good police commissioner, well that's a good thing. Extra protection and she is to be prioritize and in a city like 'Gotham' that's a good thing. But there's also the reason why she got those extra luxury in the first place and she admit that she doesn't like it. I mean who does? She gets to be the target of many hostage situation.

Is sometimes funny to think that the criminals target those events more to Jim Gordon, thus their focus on the man but really, they'll have to think of Robin. She hates being the damsel in distress but she admit that seeing Robin saving her, seeing Robin make her as a priority, seeing Robin deliver all those fury only to soften to check for her injuries, To have Robin then insisted to deliver her safely outside well she can put up with that. She can't denied that she doesn't love it. Not that she would admit it to the Boy wonder.

Seeing a more softer side of Robin that seems to be reserved for her is a nice thing, but she still doesn't like being a damsel in distress. She felt useless and she is anything but that. So she urge Robin to train her secretly until Batman found out and decided with further persuasion, she's making this BatDuo to BatTrio.

Things became a lot better than having to save Batgirl. Is not like he mind saving Barbara in times of troubles, but having her fighting side by side by him. Delivering precise kicks and punches. Seeing her just flow with determination. Well damn, he just can't stop grinning.

Session changes, they got more intimate with each other. Bruce thought that what they have is a puppy crush. He wouldn't admit how much they're in love even though he had seen it. He's more afraid that the commissioner would find out about this or worse, Dick getting Barbara pregnant (which forced him to give him the Talk). But Dick is happy, happier than he ever seen so he can put up with it.

But they got more intimate with each other. They're older sure, more responsible and probably involved in more adult material now than before but still. Is it really appropriate to talk dirty using secret codes that they think Bruce doesn't know about? He's Batman. But Dick look so happy and he's grown up now. He's grown up.

When Batgirl is now officially a member of the Young Justice, Nightwing couldn't get any more prouder for her. Right from the start, They could sense there's something going on between them even though both deny it. The team asked Tim, but he kept his mouth shut.

The Young Justice always have the party every new year. No matter how hard things get. No matter how good or bad the year is, the party will still be held. It is somewhat a tradition, started when Connor admit that he never celebrate Christmas. M'gaan had forced Christmas on him, she deem Christmas as the most fun human tradition.

"Artemis" Barbara knock on the door of the house of her heroine friend. It took a while for her to answer but when she did, Artemis look so tousled up, she has dark eye bag underneath her. "Woah," Barbara snicker "You look like a goddess." She sarcastically said.

"Haha," Artemis dryly laugh and let her in "How are you Barbara?"

"I'm good, Art." Babs give her a tight hug. She miss kicking some major butt with her "Are you joining the new year party?"

"You bet!" Artemis said, finding it accusing that she would ask such thing.

"You better" they moved to sit down at the couch.

"So…how's the team?" Artemis ask. Babs knows she miss the team, She knows she miss the thrill, the andreline, envying what Babs felt every time she dodge a bullet or knock down a thug. But she give it all up for Wally, Babs sometimes thinks if Dick would do the same thing like Artemis for her but found that she couldn't and she won't force him too "The team is good, Art"

Then she asked "How's Dick and you?"

Babs sigh, "I don't know. Friends with benefit I guess?" she wish it's something more but for some reason, to be more than what they are now scares Babs. She could lose their friendship and if one of them fall…she tries not to think about it too much.

Artemis groan "Oh come on! You two can become so much more than that!" Babs knows that. Dick knows that too. But somehow no one is making the move.

"What are you gonna wear?" Babs direct the conversation elsewhere. Artemis shrug "Some dress I supposed. What are you gonna wear?"

Babs shrug "Something Blue I guess and I was thinking exposing my back or a slit on the dress." She smiles at the description she just made. It was better than just some dress.

Though Artemis raise her eyebrow and smile knowingly "Dick always love those kind of dress…" Babs blush.

"But anyway, have you bought the dress?" Babs said no. She doesn't even know why she plan to dress up so much for this. "Now that I think about it, Art. It's a bit overdressed don't you think, I'm just gonna wear some dress like you.." she changed her mind.

Artemis laugh "Oh no you won't! not on my watch!"

Mount Justice

Everyone is having fun on New year. Dick is very much grateful for this tradition. Where else does he get the chance this days to just have fun and not care about anything, say, an alien invasion and real life in general?

Earlier that day, he spend a lot of time in front of his mirror, practicing his proposal to Barbara to be his boyfriend. He knows is probably not the best of time especially with his plan, Babs is going to be so pissed and she probably wouldn't forgive him so he will have to make used of the time he has left with her until that moment. That's why Dick thought that this is the appropriate time to propose to her. They been dodging this in forever, is time to just stop dodging.

But words has been lost like it always had before. All that speeches and trials and groans in front of his mirror prove to be a waste of his time. Cause he can't look at her without looking so dumb and uncool and so uncharming in general.

"Hey"

"Babs" he whispered, voice bordering on lust no matter how hard he tried to not lust for her. Because she's so much more than that to him and she needs to know that.

"So, new year? Brand new chapter right? made any resolution?" Babs start off the conversation.

"Oh no, you know me. I'm not exactly a planner. I let things flow."

"That makes you a pretty bad leader" Babs joke cause to the contrary, he makes a good leader in her thoughts. Dick of course, thinks the otherwise. If only she knew.

"Hey Babs…" He call for her attention, fishing out something from his pocket "We have a mistletoe above us."

But Babs look up and see no such thing. "Oh hold on will you, is supposed to be smoother transition, it got stuck." Babs has to snicker at that. Very smooth, Grayson. But finally he managed to put it up on top of them.

"So now we have to kiss, I supposed?" Babs asked, snickering at the very cliché idea. It's just not him at all, but she doesn't mind the nice change.

"Kiss me if you think I'm suitable to be your boy friend, Make out with me if you'll make me officially your boy friend" Dick doesn't know where this confident is coming from, maybe the alcohol he took earlier starts to kick in but whatever, thank God he's not stuttering, it would just not be cool at all.

"3!" the people in the background started the countdown. "2!" Babs move forward, grabbing him by the collar. Dick tries so hard to just not put his lips over her. "1!" Babs pull him in to give him a full make out session. They can taste the lust but they can also taste something else, something more. It left them breathless, it left them wanting more of it. Cause it's not just lust, it's love they realized. It's always have been. When they broke up, they finally noticed the people looking and cheering, shouting "it's about time!"

"So that's official then?" Dick ask her, grinning from ear to ear. "I'm your boyfriend?" Babs can only nod and pull him in for another make out session again.

What a way to start a year.