okay... i admit it. i have been skipping my chances to write. BLAME MY MOM! just joking BLAME DRAWING! the pencil just makes me look at it and want to draw something wonderful... ANYWAYS, here is the next chapter of this story! APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE

DISCLAIMER: you know the drill, if i owned batman comics then i would be sued for putting the guys in skimpy bathing suits. but that's just me ;)

"Thank you for the dance, Mr. Grayson. I will look forward to another dance this evening."

with that he went out and up the stairs.

And then all of a sudden, he heard the entrance door open, and the sound of terrible laughter, the awful, cackling laughter of triumph, the laugh in his memory that scorned his mind...

the Joker.

"THE FUN HAS ARRIVVVVEEEEDDD!" shouted the Joker as he entered the huge ballroom with his goons surrounding the entrance/exit doors.

Barbara knew that voice: The joker. AUUUGGGHHHHH, why now! just when she was about to go and change into some sexy pieces of clothing and surprise her boyfriend up in his bedroom...(If you know what i'm talking about *wink wink*). BUT THE JOKER JUST HAD TO COME RIGHT NOW.

slightly panicking, Barbara stayed a low profile and tried to be seen by the Joker. If he saw her, then she would most likely be kidnapped because she was the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. Everyone knew she was his daughter, much like how everyone in Gotham knew that if you messed with batman then you'd have a batarang shoved so far up your ass that you'd taste metal for a month. It's not that she didn't know how to handle herself when she was being kidnapped: of course she could fight. But it was the fact that one: she'd cause so much attention, two: if she was kidnapped then even with batman, there would be a possibility that she would never see daylight again.

Those weren't the main problems though. The problem was that she was currently Barbara Gordon, not Batgirl. If she was, then there would be no problem in facing the Joker other than the civilians in the room.

Then Dick came into her mind. What if he was taken down while he was upstairs? Have they already infiltrated the rest of the manor? Did they find the Bat cave? Questions came in rushing into her mind before she could even register half of what she was thinking. All she could do now was stay low and hope that her dad or BATMAN would come to the rescue. So she sat there, praying that the latter part would happen.

Joker walked up to the cake table and tried the frosting of one of the cakes.

"HMMMMM...needs some salt. HARLEY!" he called her name, in a sickeningly sweet tone.

"Yes puddin'?" she said in the same sickeningly sweet tone as she came bouncing in with her hyenas not far behind.

"This place is boring me out. not to shabby. but the foods tasteless and NOBODY'S DANCING!" Joker screamed and everybody gasped. "please do something about that darling or one of your hyenas gets it." he states taking out a gun and pointing it at the animals behind her.

Everyone gasped, including Barbara.

But Harley just lifted an eyebrow and then shouted "START YA DANCIN' OR MISTAH J'S GONNA GET REAL MAD"

but nobody danced, they were all terrified to move.

Joker, unimpressed and slightly irritated, looked around. "If everyone's afraid to dance then i'm going to start. but i need an excellent dance partner." he smiled, yellow teeth showing out to everyone. The girls backed away slowly. Barbara just prayed that he didn't notice her. But she couldn't get everything she wanted, could she? Harley just batted her eyelashes, hoping the Joker would pick her.

"Harley! GET THE MUSIC GOING!" he shouted back as he looked around for a suitable partner. Then suddenly, as if on cue, music started playing. Shit. The music just had to be perfect for the rumba. Hopefully, Barbara thought, Joker won't know how to dance that.

Joker's eyes suddenly met hers, and he grinned a grin so wide it would make the cheshire cat proud.

"AHHHHH, Ms. Gordon i didn't know you were at the party. You look absolutely lovely in the dress by the way. Did anyone accompany this beautiful lady to the party?" he asked her, his eyes flashing in delight at her discomfort.

SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT was all she could think.

Barbara swore in her head. She swore at the Joker, at Harley, at her Hyenas, at the guests, at Bruce Wayne, at the music, at the food, at the lights, at the gods, at HER BOYFRIEND!. hmmmmmmmm, maybe she shouldn't really be swearing at everyone-. then her train of thought was cut when the Joker pulled her into a dance. And yes, he knew how to dance.

Barbara tried to turn away and run but the Joker was quicker than she.

He whipped out a knife and slowly brought it to her neck as if daring her to move any further.

She wouldn't admit it but she was scared. Being batgirl, there were always risks to take. But this situation, being there as Barbara Gordon and not as Batgirl scared her. That she may not be able to help anyone, not even help herself.

Suddenly the dance was interrupted by the sound of a batarang breaking Joker's knife into half.

She smiled. Finally, the bat and his boy wonder have finally arrived. But when she looked up, she did not see the usual huge black bat scowling in all his broody anger.

Rather she saw a young man dressed in a leotard with a V shaped blue stripes leading all the way down to his middle and ring fingers.

Barbara had heard of him before but didn't believe that it was true. Who was he again?

His clearly well toned set of muscles were very defined and rippling. His mask covered his eyes and his black hair slightly a mess on his head. A smirk grew on the face of the young vigilante upon looking down at the scene.

Barbara had seen him before. Blue, black, and ... A pair of escrima sticks?

Suddenly it clicked in Barbara's head. It was him, she thought.

He was the new protector of Bludhaven, ally of Batman, and member of the Teen Titans.

He was Nightwing.

AND NIGHTWING COMES TO SAVE THE DAY! WHOOT WHOOT!

just some clarifications: Barbara knows that Dick was Robin but NOT NIGHTWING.

hello my fellow authors. long time no update. hehehe. sorry 'bout that. :)

my laptop was under repair because it kept shutting down, and it is still under repair right now. i was unable to retrieve the file before i sent it to be fixed. i'm typing on an Ipad now and i'm rewriting the story. i promise that i won't abandon this story.

so... THANKS TO ALL WHO STUCK TO THIS STORY. it's really appreciated.

Btw, you can send me ideas for the next chapters if you want 3

Thank you again AND STAY WHELMED.

- your admirer from afar ;)