Batty Advice

Gingers

"Batman!" Barbara yelled through the Batcave.

"Batman!" M'gann yelled psychically.

"Batman!" Wally yelled in the Mountain.

"Bruce!" Roy said, shaking the mans hand.

They were in Wayne Tower, where Bruce Wayne was working for once.

"What can I help you with, Roy?"

"I need some advice. On girls. I thought about going to Ollie, but you know how he is."

"Of course. What can I help you with?"

"What do you do if there's a girl you like, but you don't have the same values?"

"You're talking about Jade."

"How'd you?"

"I know all. Now, you can't change her. Trust me, I've tried. All you can do is get her to change herself. If she loves you enough, she'll change for you. I mean, look at Selina"

"She's a villain."

"Not always. Only when her strange obsession with cats gets in the way. Otherwise, she's very reliable."

"So you think Jade can change?"

"I'm sure."

Later that day, Bruce was hit with a wave of psychic energy.

"Batman!" the voice cried.

"Miss Martian?" he questioned mentally.

"Oh good! I found you! I wanted to talk to you really quick, can you spare a minute?"

"I'll meet you in Gotham Square in half an hour."

Thirty minutes later, Bruce Wayne strolled into Gotham Square in dark sunglasses, hiding his eyes from view. He scanned the square, then focused in on a girl sitting on a park bench. He then walked over to her and sat down.

"Hello Megan. How's it going?"

"Batman?" she questioned.

"It's Bruce. What did you want to talk to me about?"

"I needed to talk to you about Connor."

Bruce raised his eyebrow inquisitively.

"Its just, La'gaan asked me out, but I still have feelings for Connor, and I don't know what to do."

"Shouldn't you be talking to Dinah about this?"

"She's off world right now. And I heard from Superman that you were good at giving advice."

Bruce mentally added kill Superman to his list. "So, you want to know what to do about La'gaan and Connor."

Megan nodded. Bruce sighed.

"You need to figure this out for yourself. Tell La'gaan that you're not ready to move on if you're not sure. Talk to Connor, he might feel the same way. It might be best just to step away from it all and try looking at things from a different point of view."

"That's actually really helpful, Bruce."

"Glad I could help."

Megan walked away, and Bruce decided to go home. He was tired of putting on a show for everyone. He decided to go down to the Batcave and investigate a robbery that had gone on at a local lab.

When he got to the Batcave, he found Barbara sitting in front of the Batcomputer.

"What can I do for you Barbara?" he asked.

She jumped. "I didn't hear you coming Bruce. I was actually waiting for you to come back."

"Well, what do you need?"

"Advice. You see, Dick and I have been getting close lately, and I don't know if it's really right."

"What do you mean by right?"

"He's younger than me, by quite a bit. And he's dated almost every girl on the team. And several in school. I just don't know what to do."

"I'm going to quote from one of Dick's favorite shows when he was a kid. Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy. Just go with it and see where it takes you."

"Thanks Bruce. I need to leave. Dad's expecting me for dinner."

She ran out. Bruce took the seat in front of the Batcomputer. He had just started working when he got a message from the Mountain that he was needed there.

He suited up quickly, and zeta'd over to Mt. Justice. There, Wally stood, waiting for him.

"What's the emergency?" he growled.

"I need help."

What was it with everyone asking him for help lately? He had a feeling it was Dick's fault, but he wasn't completely sure. "With what?"

"It's Artemis. I think that since M'gann dumped Connor, she's thinking about leaving me and I can't deal with that right now."

"So, you think Artemis is going to leave you for Connor."

"Yeah!"

"And you want me, of all people, to help you."

"Kinda…"

"You should just talk to her. She's the only one who can put our mind at ease. You kids really should learn to talk to the people you care about rather than ask me."

He turned, his cape flaring out dramatically, and he went home. It was time to return to what was his true talent. Creeping around in shadows.

This one hit me in class and begged to be written. Sorry if Bats is OOC, but it's kinda hard to make him hard and uncaring when he's dishing out advice.

-Shadow