digi-gal-rox: well, it's been ages, but finally i've updated! sorri i haven't been updating in a while. with me working more days now, since people are on holidays, it's been kinda argh! but anyways, another chapter for you guys! happy readings! and a happy new year!
CHAPTER 6
"He's the man, isn't he?" she asked slowly. Ellen Yin nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry Ms. Gordon." the asian captain looked away uneasily. The red-head slowly rose from her seat. "The ring could be Mr. Grayson's." she added. Barbara's features turned cold.
"Thank-your for your time, Captain. But I have to be somewhere." without another word she left. Renee entered the office, moments later.
"Should we take the guy in?" she asked. Ellen shook her head.
"She wants to see him again," Ellen responded, "I have a feeling that she wants to know what Mr. Grayson's last words were." Renee hesitated. "What?"
"He's alive. The Question found him, and she was informed. He was with another woman."
"Men." Ellen scoffed disgustedly. "Can't live with them. Can't live without them. And they always end up hurting us, and they don't care at the cost."
Her laughter filled the air. He smiled at her before returning his gaze back to the other.
"You can't hide this from her forever." the woman stated. He nodded.
"I know." he paused.
"I'm not going to say it, but she may. She may say 'It's her or me'. I'm not that type of woman."
"I know. That's why I-" she surprised him from behind. The woman smiled grimly.
"Hey honey." he greeted her. "Where's-"
"She's with her uncle." she smiled, before starring at the woman. "Hi." both couldn't help but notice the change in her tone.
"I wonder how long she's known." Sally sighed, leaning against Dick's back. He nodded slowly.
"I'm guessing a lot longer than we thought." he starred out the window, watching parents and their children rushing to their homes. He knew he had to do something. "I have to go back out there." she nodded.
"I understand." she paused, "And maybe you can find out who this Oracle is." he hugged her tightly.
"You have to go to a safe place."
"I know." she kissed him gently on the lips. "God be with you."
"Danny!" Barbara exclaimed surprised, "What are you... doing here?" the man hesitated before shoving the ring into her hand. She starred at the ring, before recognising it.
"I'm sorry." he mumbled. Barbara dropped the ring, before falling to the ground. "I'm so sorry."
"Where did you get this?" she asked.
"Get back here!" Nightwing hollered, tackling him to the ground. The masked man smirked. "You bastard!" he yelled punching the man as hard as he could. "You think this is a game?!"
"On the contrary, Nightwing. Or should I say Dick Grayson?" the mask man shoved the dark knight off him. "I'm just getting started. So tell me, what will happened if your wife found out about this little fling of yours?" Angrily Nightwing punched him.
"...-the fight went on for a while. I don't exactly recall how I got the ring on me. I found it on me." Danny looked at her hard. "Um...-" she looked at the ring hard, before ignoring it.
"How did you know about it?" she asked, "I mean, why him?"
"Having a closer look at the ring, triggered my memory. Sally... she was my girlfriend." Barbara felt her heart sting, she slowly backed away. "I'm really sorry. I didn't expect things to turn out like this." he paused, "But I can tell you one thing. It seemed that he cared deeply for you during that last fight." she shook her head violently her eyes now tearing.
"No. He wanted you to think that." her voice cracked. "He would invite her to party's. Everyone could see it. There was a way he looked at her, that was different to the way he looked at him. There was more..." she crumbled up. "I guess the only reason he married me was because people said we looked good together." turning her back on the man she retreated into the shadows. She knew what she had to do. She had to go back out there. Out there to fight.
She watched him as he laughed with her. She could feel her eyes stinging. The younger man beside patted her back. She turned away, ignoring the younger man. She still couldn't understand why he did this. Why woud he do this. She heard the younger man gasp sharply. She turned around slightly to see the two in a deep kiss. Allowing the tears to fall from her face, she took off. Without looking back.
She starred at the picture that smiled at her. There was a soft knock at the room door. She already knew who it was. She couldn't stand to see him. Not only because of the fling. But also because of his outings. He opened the door.
"Where were you?" Dick winced at his wife's stiff tone.
"I take it you saw the news."
"How could you do this, Dick?! To us!"
"Barbara, it's just a-"
"Don't act like nothing has happened Dick!" she glared at him angrily. "You promised that you wouldn't go out there again, you said that you weren't going to put your daughter in danger because of that life!" angrily she walked to their room, to continue her packing.
"Babs, don't do this." he begged. "I-" he stopped, noticing young Mary at the door, looking frightened. Zipping her bag, Barbara grabbed the young girl and walked out. "Barbara!" Dick called after his wife desperately. Shoving her bag into the car, Dick noticed that Mary's bag was in there as well. The older woman placed her daughter into the car gently, before pulling the seatbelt over her. "Babs, don't do this." Barbara climbed into the car, ignoring her husband. "Barbara!"
"I won't be apart of this Dick. Not again." the only thing Dick could do was watch his family drive off into the night, leaving behind the life they had built together.
"I wouldn't have it any other way. The kid is good with computers. He can help from in there." nodding slightly, the other three heroes, the Question, Green Arrow and Black Canary prepared to take off. "Anyways, it's about time that the people got to meet the Oracle." The black cladded hero smirked, her two bladed sai's glistened in the moon light, a eye mask clearly visible hiding her blue eyes. Followed by a black cloth covering her entire head, hiding her red hair.
"Let's do this."
He noticed several figure running past the building opposite. Team Oracle, by the looks of it. He narrowed his eyes slightly, clenching his fist. He would've thought that Sally would be on his mind, but she wasn't. It was Barbara. He felt tears streaming down his face.
"Babs..." he murmured, wiping the tears away. So much had happened between them. He never really meant to hurt her. But something was telling hi, the day she walked out was just more that his outings as Nightwing. Than it hit him. She was there. She had always been there.
"Hi-ya!" Black Canary knocked the guy out. Oracle was already tieing up another, nodding towards the blonde hero.
"Go." she informed. Dragging the body away, Black Canary nodded at her before heading into the hall. Oracle tossed the body behind the desk, before bringing her finger to the communicator.
"Clear. Let's do this."
"Need a hand?" she turned around surprised.
"Danny?"
"Please to finally meet the Oracle." he smiled presenting himself. "Thought I'd make amendments." Oracle nodded slowly. "So tell me, what do you have plan?" she starred at him warily.
"Who's side are you on?"
"Honestly? Now I choose the right side. After seeing the reaction of a woman, after the loss of her cheating husband I decided to help her bring back the world she once lived in." Oracle smiled.
"You know?" he chuckled.
"Call it intuition." he responded. "Ready?"
"Yeah."
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