AN: Here is the second installment of Back to Where I'm Needed. Hope you enjoy it! And, of course, I don't own DC or anything famous.

Robin, now Dick Grayson, arrived at Wayne Manor's gates late the next day. He walked up to the door, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door. The door opened to reveal Alfred, who smiled when he saw the teen.

"Welcome back, Master Richard."

"Good to be back, Alfred. How's everyone doing?"

The old butler sighed. "Miss Gordon is still recovering. Still no sign of Master Jason. I do worry about Master Timothy, though. He hasn't come out of his room in days and will only talk to me and Master Bruce."

"Would it be okay if I saw Tim?" Dick asked. He wanted to see his little brother.

"Oh, I'm sure it'll be alright, Master Richard. Go on ahead."

Dick gave a small smile and ran down the hall to see his brother. Alfred watched him go, smiling sadly. "I hope it helps." he muttered.

Dick came to Tim's door and knocked softly on the door. "Come in," said a muffled voice.

Dick slowly opened the door. "Hey, Timmy."

"Dick?" came a timid voice.

"Yeah, Tim, it's me." Dick sat on the bed beside his brother. He pulled him into a soft embrace.

Tim gripped onto Dick like he was afraid he would disappear. "I missed you."

"I've missed you too. Listen Timmy, are you alright? I heard about what happened."

Tim shook his head slightly. "No," he said, honestly. "I have nightmares. He's there, laughing. The laughing just rings in my head. And I–," Tim shuddered. "It hurts, Dick." A few tears trailed down his cheek. "Why'd you leave?"

Dick stroked the boy's hair, trying to calm him down. "My team needed me. But that doesn't matter right now. The important thing is I'm here now and I'm not leaving again."

Tim looked up at him. "Promise?"

Dick smiled softly, "Promise."

Tim hugged his brother tighter and Dick held on just as tight. Dick knew the Joker must have done a number on Tim. Alfred's letter didn't exactly go into detail about what had happened to Tim, but his brother seemed worse then Bruce after Jason had died. And Bruce was pretty messed up after that. Only difference was that Bruce became more violent while Tim retreated from the world. Dick knew he wasn't always there for Tim, but he was here now. After Jason's death, he had told Tim they would see each other again soon. Now, he felt that he hadn't kept that promise. Dick glanced down at his little brother. He won't be leaving him again.

"Tim," a voice came from the doorway. The boys turned to see Bruce. "Alfred says its time for dinner."

Tim glanced at Dick for a second before getting up and squeezing past Bruce to meet Alfred in the dining room. Bruce and Dick watched him go.

"That's the first time he left his room in a week," Bruce muttered. He turned back to his eldest son and gave a rare smile. "It's good to have you home, Dick."

Dick returned the smile. "It's good to be back."

"Tim seems happy to have you back," Bruce noted.

"Really?" Dick managed to ask with a straight face.

Bruce chuckled softly before a serious look crossed over his face.

"What?" Dick asked, wondering what was bothering his mentor.

"Have you seen Barbara yet?"

Dick felt his stomach drop. "No, I came straight here. I was planning on seeing her tomorrow. Maybe we could all go. You know, as a family," he said the last part quietly. He had more or less reconciled with Bruce when he returned to Gotham for Jason's funeral, but all the bridges between them weren't exactly rebuilt.

To his surprise, Bruce nodded. "That sounds like a great idea. I can take tomorrow off and we go over to see her. It'll do Tim good to get out of the house."

"Whoa, Bruce. I just got him out of his room. What makes you think he's ready to leave the house?" Dick asked, teasingly.

"Well, I would like to think he'd want spend time with his brother," Bruce wore a smile that would look out of place on the Batman's face. "Now come on, let's see what Alfred for dinner. I bet it's something good."

"Promise?" Dick joked as he got off the bed and walked towards the door.

"Promise." Bruce chuckled again as Alfred politely reminded Dick not do backflips down the hallway. Again.

And that's it for this chapter. The next one will include Babs and the fate of her as Batgirl. Anyway, please review! No really, they make my day. Review.