Alright, I know this chapter is kind of short and not very important to the plot, but i needed it. Father's day is coming up and i just needed to write this chapter. Beware of fluff.

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So... if you're still reading this, "ON WITH THE CHAPTER!"

Chpt.10

Athena woke up in the middle of the night, sweat dripping from her forehead and she was shaking.

The girl looked over at Ralph.

"I know, you don't have to tell me, I should have never tried to swim." She whispered.

She dreamed that she was in the ocean again, except there was no one there to pull her out of the water. She was being dragged down by somebody. She couldn't get a good look of his face, but she could see a head of short dark red hair attached to the body dragging her down.

She tried swimming to the surface and trying to get out of the man's hands, but it was no use. She couldn't get out of his grip. She looked down pass the man, and saw that he was dragging her into a white room on the ocean floor. The incinerator room.

Athena was surprised she didn't wake up screaming, but she was still so shaken that she couldn't get back to sleep.

She quietly stood from her bed and walked over to grab her CD player and headphones, grabbing her Elvis CD as well.

"When you're weary

Feeling small

When tears are in your eyes

I will dry them all" Athena smiled slightly, calming down to the sound of The King's deep soothing voice.

"I'm on your side

When times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down."

Athena liked this song. Granted, she liked all of Elvis' songs, but she always had a place in her heart for this one. Bridge over troubled water.

Once the song ended she took off her headphones and sighed. Her heart was beating at its normal pace again and her tears were dried.

She laid back in her bed, still awake, but feeling better. She then heard something blast off in the Mountain and she figured that the team was going on a mission somewhere and either took a jet or the Bio ship.

"I hope they'll be alright." Athena whispered. She always worried when they went on Missions. Mainly because they could get hurt, and she didn't want any of them getting hurt. Even La'gaan.

She let out a heavy sigh, but sat up when she heard her door open.

"I was just checking up on you. I didn't expect you to be awake." Informed a deep voice, and Athena smiled slightly at the sight of Batman. One of her fathers.

"I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep." She informed. Batman nodded and soundlessly moved to the side of her bed, then sat down on the chair from her desk.

"How has your stay here been? Have you been getting enough sleep and enough to eat?" he questioned, and Athena nodded.

"I like it here. M'gann is an awesome cook, and if I don't get enough sleep, that's mainly my fault." Batman's features were softer when alone with Athena. He still looked serious, but his jaw wasn't tightly clenched like it usually was.

"Have you been having Nightmares?" Batman inquired, and Athena looked down at the ground with a small frown.

"Yes." She whispered, and Batman placed a hand on her shoulder.

"We won't let anything happen to you, Athena. You're safe here with us." He informed in a soft voice. Athena looked up at him and smiled.

"Thank you, Batman." She then giggled. "Nii-san took me to the circus today." Her eyes then widened. "I mean… Nightwing. Nightwing took me to the circus today." She informed quickly, and Batman looked at her with some surprise.

"Did you just speak Japanese?" he questioned, and Athena nodded.

"Sorry. I've been trying to stick with English for a while. I didn't mean to slip." Her voice was very apologetic.

"No, it's alright, Athena." He said calmly. "But, did you call Nightwing brother?" Athena looked down at her lap.

"He told me when we were swinging on the trapeze that you adopted him. And since you're kind of my Dad, that would make him kind of my brother. And also Nightwing was really nice to me, and he reminds me of those nice brothers in books. So I think of him as a brother." She informed.

Nightwing is the brotherly type. Batman thought to himself, but then mentally reviewed her sentence.

"Wait, Nightwing took you onto the trapeze?" he inquired, and Athena nodded.

"Yeah, it was a lot of fun, and he made sure not to let me get stuck when hopping swings." She informed casually.

Batman wasn't sure if he liked the fact that Dick decided to throw a little girl on a trapeze, but he was proud how she enjoyed it. He couldn't help feeling proud.

"What else have you been doing around here?" he questioned, and Athena talked all about her stay there. She talked about Mal and the Disney movies, and her love for music, and how she liked Wolf, and how she liked the beach.

Batman listened as the girl talked, and his heart ached slightly. He could mentally hear her voice in the future. He could picture it by just tweaking it slightly, giving it an older tone. Her voice, was the younger voice of his mother's.

Batman didn't care who else was involved. She was still his daughter. He was debating with himself whether or not to invite her to stay in the mansion, but he noticed how she talked about the team and the beach, and he knew he couldn't take her away from Mt. Justice. Maybe when she was older, but not when she was still getting used to everything.

As Athena talked, he noticed her yawning, and her eyes blinking slowly.

"Elvis is an amazing singer." She said with a yawn. "His voice is really…" she yawned again. "Nice."

"You should get some rest." Batman said gently, as he pulled the covers up to cover the her body, due to her kicking off the blankets in her Nightmare.

"Thanks for checking up on me." Athena whispered, and then closed her eyes, letting sleep take her away.

Batman silently exited the room, but paused in the door way, whispering,

"That is what Fathers do."