digi-gal-rox: next chapter up


CHAPTER 5

"How does coffee sound?" Danny asked. Barbara hesitated. "No coffee?"
"No... coffee's fine... it's just that..." she starred at her wedding ring.
"You're married." he sighed.
"I'm just really confused right now. My husband... he died in the explosion... and I thought my daughter had too, but I just recently discovered that she's alive..."
"But what does this have to do with coffee?"
"There was one point in my marriage, when I began to suspect that my husband was having an affair. With a lady at the local coffee shop..." Danny's eyes fell.
"I'm sorry." she looked at him and forced a smile.
"But I guess I have to move on."
"Well..."
"Coffee's fine."

"Don't." Dick warned.
"Don't tell her of Sally, or that you're alive?" the Question smirked. "I already know that this little fling of yours has been going on during your marriage. Maybe she has always suspected it, but she always stood by your side."
"What are you planning? To stop us?" Dick snorted.
"Just stalling for enough time for your wife to get here. She has heard the entire conversation Mr. Grayson." Dick's eyes widened, as a familiar red-head appeared, somewhat angry.
"Barbara..." he breathed. Narrowing her eyes, she punched him as hard as she could.
"You bastard!" she screamed.
"Aren't you going to do anything?!" Sally cried out at the face-less man.
"I promised Oracle I wouldn't get involved." he shrugged. "Only on her safe return to her daughter." Barbara glared at the couple, grinding her teeth.
"You have some nerves showing your face out here again!" this time he caught her arm before she could do anymore harm. "Let go of me you bastard! Let go of me!"
"Not until you calm down." he said calmly.
"Calm down?! You expect me to calm down?!" she screeched. "I should've listened to her. I should've just let go! But no! I had to listen to-God!" she yanked her arm from him to face the Question, breathing heavily.
"You were all right to begin with." she said between breaths. "Let it be." she glared coldly at the couple. "For all I care the Oracle can tip of some bad guy to kill them. Like they did with my family." Dick's eyes widened.
"James's dead?" the Question paused, pressing his finger to his communicator.
"I'll inform them." Barbara looked at him, quizzically.
"What?"
"They can't find your daughter. It's believed that she was with your father when they were killed." Barbara staggered back, before falling to her knees.
"No..." Dick didn't know what to do. To comfort his wife, mourning the loss of their daughter or not. He slowly stepped towards her, only to be stopped by the Question stepping forward.
"Don't come any closer." he warned, raising his pistol again.
"Barbara I-"
"Don't." she glared at him, her eyes cold. "Just go away."

Shaking his head slightly, Ben wasn't sure if she had made the right decision. Glancing at a seething red-head she slowly approached the hero.
"Barb... are you sure that was the right choice to make?" he asked.
"That bastard faked his death so he could be with her. How can it not?"
"He still is her father." Barbara glared at him. "He's still her family." he paused. "How much does it hurt?"
"So much," the red-head murmured, tears falling from her face. "Why would he do this?" the younger man hugged her tightly.
"I'm not sure," he said soothingly. "But it'll be alright. Everything will be alright."

"You O.K?" Danny looked at her curiously.
"Sorry," she apologized. "I'm just not really in the mood." she sighed, fiddling with her thumb.
"You want to talk about it?" she smiled at him awkwardly.
"You're kinda sweet." she commented. He blushed slightly. She noticed his ring. "You're married?"
"Yeah, but I can't remember who she is." he sighed. "All I remember is a boom from the explosion." she nodded slowly fumming. "What?"
"I may not be any Oracle, but maybe I can help. Me being the daughter of the former police Commissioner, I still have some connections in the force. Maybe they can lend a hand."
"You'll really do that?" he asked surprised. "I was under the impression that everyone here was just plain evil." she chuckled softly.
"Some are still angels, Mr. Mika." her features somewhat softened. "It's the least I could do. Afterall you bought me coffee." he smiled at her, rising from his seat. "There are very few men like you." she said softly. "I just wish that Dick was more like you." the man's eyes widened. Dick?

Sighing heavily, Danny slipped the ring off, observing it. He knew he had someone special in this city. He couldn't remember who she was. But he had no recollection of marriage. He looked at it harder. There was something engraved in it. Obviously engraved by hand. 'Always yours' it read. 'Babs'
"Babs..." he murmured. "Barbara Gordon?" the ring fell, as his breathing started to become heavy. It was all coming back to him now. He was the masked man.

© Copyright 2007 digi-gal-rox (FanFiction ID:542420). All rights reserved. Distribution of any kind is prohibited without the written consent of digi-gal-rox.


digi-gal-rox: that's it for now. happy readings! don't forget to review!