Out of everyone who could have been sitting across from Selina and Bruce, Roselyn would have never guessed Barbara Gordon would be sitting on the couch with a cup of tea in her hands probably prepared by Alfred. Her eyes went wide because she assumed the woman Selina had mentioned would have been someone she never met before. She was confused and slowly made her way into the room with Tim's support. She stood nervously with Tim there and he held her hand. She was thankful he was there with her; she hoped she didn't have to give up her friendship with him since she had no idea what would happen to her. "Roselyn," Bruce said and stood. "I think you and Barbara have met before." The eleven year old nodded and politely smiled when she was spoken to. Selina stood and put a hand on her shoulder.

"She wants to adopt you," Selina said in a low voice to her. Roselyn's jaw dropped in surprise. Why would Barbara even consider adopting her? It didn't really seem like something she'd be interested in. Then again, Rosie didn't really know her that well; it just didn't seem like she'd care enough about her to take her in and provide for her. Tim released her hand as Selina gently ushered her forward. "Go on." Roselyn stepped forward and stood in front of Barbara.

"How have you been doing?" Barbara asked her.

"Okay," Roselyn said, unable to tell her the truth.

"You're sad, aren't you?" Barbara gently put a hand on her arm. "I know I can never replace Poison- I mean, Pamela. But I hope you can maybe be happy living with me. Would you like to give that a try?"

"So I can stay here in Gotham?" Roselyn asked her. She was afraid she might have to leave since Ivy had to reside in Arkham. She was surprised she'd be trusted to stay away from her if she ever broke out. Then again, Ivy didn't seem to want to mess up Roselyn's chance at having a good life and willingly agreed to all terms as long as she was taken into a loving home.

"Of course. You'll still go to the same school, too," added Barbara. "I have something for you." She reached for an elongated box which was on the side table. Roselyn sat beside her on the couch, accepting the box. She held it in her left hand and carefully lifted up the lid. She placed the lid on the other side of the couch and gasped when she saw the white gold heart shaped necklace laying inside the box. She carefully lifted it up and held it in her hands.

"It's a locket," Barbara explained. "I just want to make sure you know that I will never replace Pamela in your heart. Or whoever it is you decide to stay with, if it isn't me."

"A locket?" Rosie queried.

"The heart opens up," Barbara said. She gently took it from Roselyn and showed her how to open it. Rosie took it back and opened it up herself. She gasped when she saw what was inside. The locket held a picture Harley had taken of Rosie and Ivy at the aquarium when they were in the penguin exhibit. Ivy had bent down so their faces were the same height, cheeks touching, and both smiling with pure happiness. Roselyn's eyes teared up before looking up at Barbara.

"Thank you," Roselyn said in almost a whisper. She closed the locket, held it in her fist, and put it up to her chest. "It means a lot." She wasn't even going to ask how she got the picture. "You'll really take me?"

"I'd be happy to adopt you," Barbara smiled.

"Okay," Roselyn nodded. "But why me? Why not some other kid who needs a home?"

"Well, why not you?" Barbara answered smartly.

"Because I'm not all human; I'm part plant," Roselyn reminded her.

"I think that just makes you more special," Barbara replied. "I think you deserve a chance, don't you?"

"It would be nice," she agreed. "But are you doing it because you feel sorry for me? Because I don't want you to do that and ruin your life and everything."

"Roselyn, you will never ruin my life. You're actually going to make it a lot better," Barbara explained. "You're a very sweet girl and I don't want you to have to go somewhere new, either. I think we're going to have a lot of fun together."

"We can get ice cream from the ice cream truck when it starts to drive around?" Roselyn asked suddenly. "I always wanted one of those weird ice creams."

"Whatever you want to do," Barbara laughed. Roselyn smiled before throwing her arms around Barbara. The woman hugged her back and seemed to be surprised at Roselyn's sudden burst of happiness. Roselyn still had some trouble with her emotions as she'd react quickly to certain things. This had never been a problem until she decided not to be so withdrawn. When she had the opportunity to feel actual emotions when Pamela took her in, she didn't know how to deal with the overwhelming feelings. She never had a chance to be happy before, or be so upset that she didn't know what else to do other than throw a tantrum when she was being taken away from Ivy. But in time, maybe she'd learn how to deal with her emotions. It hadn't been easy growing up socially neglected to the point she had never felt happiness or had an opportunity to truly be upset or angry. In many ways, she was starved from crucial development in her early life. The only reason why she could speak well was because she listened well to adults and the other kids. She would practice the new words she learned with her plants in all of the gardens she visited throughout her life. In this way, she was thankful she was a hybrid.

"Can we go to a museum? Pammie took me to one of the art ones before but I really want to go to a history one," Roselyn looked up at Barbara and smiled. She was excited that Barbara was the one who wanted to adopt her. She wouldn't question it anymore since she had been one of the few people in her life to treat her nicely. Actually, she had been one of the first people ever to seem not afraid of her. She didn't even flinch when she was near her and that meant a lot.

"How about this? You start up school again next week. If you try your best in school, we will go on a weekend," Barbara compromised. Apparently, Barbara valued school and education just like Ivy did. Roselyn had a hard time understanding the importance of it, but she guessed she couldn't escape everything she didn't particularly like.

"Fine," Roselyn sighed. This made the adults laugh. Roselyn looked at Tim so he could clarify as to what was funny, but he shrugged since he was unaware at what had just happened as well. "Thanks for my locket," Roselyn said once the chuckling stopped.

"You're welcome. Want me to help you put it on?" Roselyn nodded. She turned her back to her and let her clasp the locket around her neck. She turned back around and looked up at Barbara.

"You have to promise me something if I go with you," Roselyn took a deep breath.

"Anything," Barbara urged her to continue.

"You have to promise me Batman won't come and take me away from you," Roselyn said and tried not to form tears in her eyes. "I don't want him to come back. And I don't want to see him. I don't want to be taken away again," Roselyn couldn't help but let a tear fall down her cheek. The room went silent for about a minute. She felt Barbara put a hand on her shoulder and bring her in for a hug.

"You won't have to see him again," she assured her. "You'll always have a home with me, I promise."

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