The host club room was chaotic, but it was better than the scene outside. Girls filled the room, ready to see everything. They were quiet, but each one of theirs eyes were crazy. The security guards had confiscated all their phones and cameras, so they were all on edge. I sat awkwardly on my couch with Tamaki sitting two inches to my right and Dick about a foot to my left. I wanted to die. I could literally feel the girls breathing down my neck. All the other hosts had cancelled and switched to either Dick or I. In an attempt to make things run more smoothly, Kyouya combined the two of us into one "package" until the hype wore down. Tamaki, however, didn't like that at all, so he was "supervisor" for us. So the three of us sat there, trying to make small talk with the girls sitting across from us. Pretty much every conversation so far was exactly like this one.

"Hi girls. I'm Richard. What are your names?"

"I'm so and so. Are you in a relationship with blank?"

"No. I'm not. Tamaki?"

"Have a nice day ladies. Please collect your belongings on the way out."

This time was different, though. There were three girls. One red head, one with black hair, and a blonde. All three were pretty. The blonde had long hair pulled back and dark eyes. One of the red heads had short, boy-cropped hair and red-ish eyes. The girl with long dark hair had dark eyes, too. They were all stunning. They were older than me so I had only ever seen them once or twice. I looked to Dick, ready for his bored smile or a teasing comment. But he was sitting rigid in his seat, eyes slightly narrowed, looking past the three girls. His hands were clenched in his lap. I looked at Tamaki who shrugged. Okay, guess I was leading this conversation.

"So, ladies, what are your names?" I smiled and tilted my head a little. Classic move.

"I'm Lowelle." The one with the short red hair chirped, a little too over happy for me. "And this is Max," she pointed to the blonde, "and Ky," the black-haired girl. "We're seniors." She looked to Dick who continued to look past them.

"Hello? Earth to Rich? Excuse me!" The blonde was obviously the attitude of the three. He sat up even straighter, if that as possible, and politely nodded to them and gave a slight smile. He began to pour some tea and handed a cup at each of them. Max took a huge gulp, finishing it in one sitting. I looked to Tamaki who raised an eyebrow. "Um, okay. So I know I'm new at this, but shouldn't he be like talking, or flirting or something?" I was getting irritated at the sass. And I'm sure Dick had enough of it, too. "Is it too late to change to the gay brothers?" She laughed loudly while the other two shifted awkwardly, looking at the floor.

"I'm sorry you're not amused by us, dear. But, I am also sorry to say that if you don't keep your words clean, I will have to ask you to leave." Tamaki smiled and nodded his head at the guards who stood behind us. That shut her up.

"Whatever. I just want to ask y'all a quickie than I'll scoot." She looked straight at Dick. "Where in the States are you from? I'm from a suburb outside of Gotham and I swear you look so frickin' familiar, but I can't place you! It's driving me" She paused and waited for him to make eye contact, he glowered at here. "batty. You ever just feel like your batty?" That must've sent Dick over the edge. He stood up and grabbed her by the arm, dragging her right out of the room. Her two friends sat there looking frightened, yet relieved. They looked at Tamaki and I, who sat there in utter confusion.

"What's with your friend? Does she know Dick, er, Richard somehow? I didn't realize we had that many exchange students from the states, let alone from the same area." I looked to the two girls waiting for their reply. They looked at each other before Ky looked shyly up at us.

"Actually, she doesn't really go here. She met us about two hours ago, before the press conference. She threatened to show the school some pictures of me from a party a few months back! What else could I do? All she wanted was to take Abbie's spot in our meeting with you! We had no idea she had it out for Richard, we swear!" Lowelle broke into tears. Tamaki nodded to me then to the door. I nodded back. We both stood, me heading toward the door, him comforting the girls.

I peeked out the door to see if they were still there. They weren't but I could hear them arguing from down the hall. I came to a corner and found a few girls listening intently to a closet door, but they scattered after a good glare.

I leaned into the door, trying to hear the muffled voices. I couldn't make out a lot of it, but I think I got the gist.

"How do you know? What do you know? Who sent you?"

"Take a chill pill, Dickiebird. For one of the World's Greatest Detectives, you kinda suck at it. And here I thought you were some kind of boy wonder or something. I thought I was going to have a real challenge."

"Why are you here, Harley? How'd the joker find me?"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You think that idiot knows I'm here. HAHAHA! As if. Honestly, you're stupider than your wittle daddykins. C'mon, now, puddin' don't know his lefties from his righties, let alone his bats from his billionaires." THUD. "Ouch, you'll pay for that, bat brat!"

"Why are you here?!"

Silence.

THUD.

"OUCHIE! Okay, I was sent here. Like a missionary."

"Mercenary. It's mercenary."

"Whatever you say, sugar. Either way, I'm getting paid the big bucks. I'm going on a shopping spree after this! Mista J is going to love all that things I will get him!" THUD. "Stahp!"

"Who sent you? If not the Joker, than who? ANSWER ME!"

"Not someone from Gotham, that's for sure. Honestly, I've never met him. He did all his stuff over the phone. The only time I ever saw him, he was in a mask, buthe wasn't really there. A hologram or somethin. Tall, thin – WAIT! Why am I telling you all this?"

"Truth serum. In your tea." Pause. "World's greatest detective, remember?"

"You bat brat! But that's okay, you know you look really hot without the mask, and that tie. Lemme just say, if I wasn't already with my puddin', I would be all over you. I mean, we are both acrobats… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE AN ACRO_BAT! That's haha so hahah funny! Hahaa

"Thanks for your time, Miss Quinn. I hope you enjoy your time in the Tokyo jailing system."

"I don't think so boy blunder." BANG BANGBANNGBANG.

"DAMMIT! GET BACK HERE! UGH!"

The door opened right into me. I fell backwards onto my butt, my nose throbbing. Perfect. Dick looked down at me, wide eyed.

"How long have you been there?" I opened my mouth to tell him I heard everything, but I stopped. His conversation made no sense. What was all the talk about bats and detectives? I was confused.

"I just got here. Tamaki spilled some tea and we didn't have any napkins so I went to fetch some. What were you-" I pointed to the door, which he had abruptly closed.

"The bathrooms were out of paper towels. I came here to get some, but they were out." He looked directly at me. He was a really good liar. Like, really good.

"Oh." Awkward silence. "Okay. So what happened to Max? Are you alright?" I rolled back onto my heels.

"Oh, yeah. No it's fine. Just some fan girl trying to find my home address in order to stalk me. It's fine. I have dealt with worse." He laughed, and it didn't even sound forced. Why was he so good at lying?

"Well that's good, I suppose. Wanna head back together?" I pointed in the direction of the abandoned music room.

"Um, actually, I'm not feeling too great. Tell them I went home early?" He smiled at me and cocked an eyebrow.

"Uh, sure?" I waved as he receded down the hallway and out of sight. Dick Grayson just got a lot more interesting.

"Hello, Harley."

"Ack! You scared me, sugar! How did ya get in here? Wait, aren't yo-"

"Listen. I need your help. I wanted to thank you for your help today."

"You, you were the one who paid me and told me the secrets of the bats? But I thought.."

"Yeah, I know, just listen, okay! I don't have much time! What you did today, I need you to do that, but a step up, kay?"

"Whadya mean? What's in it for me?"

"Anything. Trust me, if I had other people to use, I would, but you're my last chance."

"Thanks for the load of con-fi-dence. Whatever, I'm bored and Pudddin's in jail. So, whatcha got in mind, Speedy?"

"Ugh, it's not Speedy!"