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Dick sat next to Barbara on the countertop barstools in the Wayne Manor kitchen as they ate the snack that Alfred had prepared for them
He took a bite of his freshly sliced fruit and glanced at Barbara. She was happily talking to Alfred about her day as if she knew nothing. In fact, after their little confrontation that morning she had said nothing to him about the situation again. He hoped that perhaps maybe she second guessed herself and no longer thought he was Robin. It was a longshot, but the thought calmed him. It was batter then thinking about having to tell Bruce he had blown the secret.
"Master Dick" Alfred interrupted his thoughts.
Dick looked up "Yes Alfred?" he asked him
"Are you done with your snack sir?" he asked
Dick looked down at his empty plate "Oh, um yeah" he said taking a long sip of his glass of water until it was empty. He then handed both the plate and cup to Alfred
"I'm done too Alfred, thank you so much. You always know how to pick out the best fruit" she grinned handing him her plate
Alfred smiled "Thank you Miss Barbara, now you two know the drill. Go on upstairs and begin your homework" he ordered
Dick gave a nervous smile
"Of course, Alfred don't worry I'll make sure Dick studies for his test that he has tomorrow" Barbara said hopping down from her barstool.
Dick flashed Alfred a nervous smile before he slid off his barstool and followed Barbara upstairs toward his bedroom.
Dick walked into his bedroom behind Barbara and watched as she sat on his bed and pulled her backpack toward her and unzipped it before looking up at Dick
"Aren't you going to close the door?" she questioned
Dick looked behind him at the wide-open door. They did usually close it when they did homework but he was planning to keep it open today thinking it may cause her to not talk about the Robin situation.
"Oh, um yeah" said nervously
She rolled her eyes "Now come on, we don't have all day and there's a lot of homework we have to do" she patted next to her and waved for him to come
Dick scrunched up his eyebrows, maybe she really didn't think he was Robin anymore. He hoped that was true. He grabbed his backpack and made his way over to sit next to her.
They began doing their work together, she would occasionally ask him questions about a problem and eventually Dick began letting his guard down and did the same.
He was hunched over writing out a math problem when suddenly he was taken by surprise. Barbara lunged forward forcing him back on the bed. In one quick motion, she pulled handcuffs from her pocket and cuffed him to the headboard.
"Babs" he gasped as she held him down
She chuckled "Don't act so surprised Dick" she hopped off him and walked across the room, locking the bedroom door "You knew this was coming" she said walking back to the bed. She crawled in and sat on her knees beside him.
"Now let's start from the beginning, how long have you been Robin?" she asked
Dick pulled against the handcuffs hoping to break loose but to his disadvantage he couldn't. If he had his utility belt he would be easily able to pick the lock. "I don't have to tell you anything" he said trying to stand his ground
Barbara nodded "Your right, you don't. But your forgetting who you're up against" she said smiling at him
Dick narrowed his eyes at her "What are you going to do?" he questioned
Barbara shrugged "Your options are either answer my questions…. or Ill scream" she whispered
He rose an eyebrow "You'll scream?" he asked confused
Barbara nodded "Imagine you in the position you're in now, with me like this" she said moving and straddling his hips again "And I'll scream your name just loud enough for Bruce to hear. He'll run up here find the door locked. Then after he kicks the door down he finds us like this." She said softly placing her hands on his chest and lowering her body slightly over top of him.
Dick looked at her nervously "Alright fine I'll talk! Just get off me." He begged
Barbara smiled and quickly got off him, she went back to her previous position of sitting beside him.
"I started being Robin when I was 9" he said answering her first question
"9?" she asked surprised
Dick nodded "Yup I was the first juvenile protégé" he said proudly "By the way we all prefer to be called proteges rather than sidekicks" he informed her
Barbara nodded "And by we, you mean that group of all the other side…. I mean proteges?" she asked
Dick nodded "Yup that would be them. the team as we call ourselves. Aqualad, Kid Flash and I started it, then soon after was Superboy and Miss. Martian everyone else came along pretty quickly after"
Barbara smiled "That's pretty cool." She thought about how to present her next question "And since your Robin that would make Bruce."
Dick shook his head "If you already know the answer don't make me say it" he informed her not wanting to be the one that straight out said Bruce Wayne is Batman
"Batman," she finished her sentence
Dick nodded
"How did you get into it; how did you get him to let you be Robin?" she questioned
Dick sighed "Well Alfred made Bruce tell me he was Batman about 5 months after I moved in with him. He was gone quite a lot at night and working in the Batcave during the day. I got curious and one night while Batman was on patrol I waited till Alfred went to bed and snuck out of my room and into the cave. Even back then I had awesome computer skills, I could get onto the Batcomputer and soon realized Bruce had been tracking my parent's killer Tony Zuko. He was confronting him that night. I knew I wanted to help. So, I ran up to my room scavenged around threw on a red hoodie, a pair of green basketball shorts and black tennis shoes. Then I remembered I had to protect my identity so I took a pair of swimming goggles that had a really dark tint to them and put them on." He explained
Barbara let out a giggle imagining Dick in the outfit
He grinned "I know I probably looked ridiculous but in my 9-year-old mind I looked like I was ready to go fight crime. Anyways, I went to where Batman's computer said he was. It was an old theater, I hid up in the rafters of the stage and looked down to see that Zuko had managed to tie Batman up and was getting ready to shoot him in the head. I dropped a sandbag on Zuko just in time and knocked him out, jumped down and picked the gun up. I held it in my hands and looked my parent's killer in the face. Next thing I knew Batman was standing beside me. He rested a hand on my shoulder and says, 'Do what you feel is necessary' in a calm tone. I emptied the gun and threw it down. I looked at Zuko one last time before walking away. Batman called your dad and he was arrested. That night after we got back to the cave I was expecting the worse. But to my surprise Bruce offered me to become his protégé." Dick finished his story with a smile
Barbara grinned in thought "Wow that's a great story"
Dick nodded "Okay next question"
Barbara smiled "Can I join?"
This took him by surprise "What? Babs it's not that easy. Being a superhero isn't like a school club it requires excessive training and trust'" he told her shaking his head
Barbara tilted her head "I've been in gymnastics and Martial Arts for 11 years that has to count as some form of training and you trust me, right?"
Dick sighed "Of course I trust you Babs, and yeah that is pretty good experience to begin training but….."
"Please, you can train me. It can be our secret. At least until you think I'm ready for Batman to know." She pleaded
Dick sighed "Fine, I'll think about it. If you let me go. My arms are getting sore" he squirmed
Barbra grinned and took the key from her pocket. She undid the handcuffs setting him free.
Dick slid off the bed and Barbara followed
"Thanks for telling me everything Dick it means a lot" she said putting her books back in her backpack
Dick nodded "I'll be honest, it's nice having someone who knows, especially that someone being you"
Barbara grinned and slung her backpack over her shoulder walking toward the door
"I do have one question for you though" Dick said stopping her in her tracks
She turned to him, signaling for him to continue
"Earlier this morning you said Robin is now your old crush, why the change of heart?" he asked stepping toward her
Barbara shrugged "Because I figured out you were him silly" she said as if it was obvious
Dick smirked at her and continued toward her "Well if we are counting Robin as me and if I'm doing my math correctly we've kissed 3 times now and all 3 times you were the one who initiated the kiss" he told her
Barbara rolled her eyes "Please, the first time was over 2 years ago and it was a party game, and the second and third time was strictly investigation purposes" she informed him
Dick grinned "Okay" he quickly pushed Barbara back against the wall and kissed her lips "But I can't let you be in the lead" he placed another quick unexpectant peck on her lips "Now were 3 to 2 Babs, and I'm in it for the win" he stepped back and quickly made his way for the door
Barbara narrowed her eyes "I'm going to kill you Grayson!" she said loudly chasing after him
Dick let out a cackle "You'll have to catch me first"