siren beginning chapter 4
The batman brought the girl into his car driving her to the bat cave to be fixed up. A hospital was too risky and taking her home was not an option. Once in the car he told Alfred he was in the way and had someone to be patched up. the little child was brave he had seen her before like his little robin she was fearless and he felt bad she felt forced into this. he had to help her if he could. He got to the batcave and Alfred was waiting there. The old man helped the man behind the mask lay the small child down . They removed Charlotte's cape, gloves and boots as she lay there. Then they ripped her costume a bit so they could patch up her two wounds. Alfred stuck an IV in the girls arm as batman cleaned her wounds seeing they had been lightly poisoned to sedate. Carefully Alfred sew up the wounds until she was fixed. That done Alfred went to see if he could find some clothes for the tiny girl to change into so he could wash and fix her outfit. Charlotte woke up two hours after Alfred left. Batman had entered the house as Bruce to check on his ward as she slept. Taking the IV out of her arm the girl took in her injuries. They weren't that bad but she was still wearing her blood stained girl saw a clean pair of clothes laid out for her. There was a pair of boys black sweat pants and a deep blue shirt. The clothes looked comfy compared to her blood stained costume and she changed gratefully wincing at the pain in her arm and ribs as she changed. That done siren looked around where she was. Easily figuring it was the bat cave she remebered the man had been watching her keeping an eye on her. Wandering around she found the path to the main house. Walking up the steps she heard two people coming down. She ran back to where she woke up sitting silently on the bed. Batman and an old man came down she had seen that old man with Bruce Wayne at the circus that night and on the news and figured he must be Bruce Wayne making robin the boy Dick she felt a connection to. The two saw she was awake and the old man smile saying "well she is awake sir. Shall I fix up that outfit for her?" Batman didn't say anything giving the girl a bat glare that Charlotte stared right back at not scared. The butler came and took her ruined outfit smiling at the child. He did not understand why one so young was caught up in a mess that wasn't their own. He felt bad for the girl just as he did when master Richard found the bat cave and master Bruce decided to train him. He left with the outfit leaving the two alone. The girl didn't back down from the bat glare staring at him wisely so the man gave up shockingly. He said gruffly "you shouldn't be doing this. Not like you are and not alone. You will be killed without help. So you need I stop." Siren shrugged at him she wasn't going to. She felt safest being this figure. Fighting back was what helped her feel strong. Batman could see he couldn't stop the girl so he tried to compromise with her. "Why don't you let yourself have time away and if I cannot stop you maybe the justice league can find you a mentor. I am not promising anything and it may take some time but if you are doing this beyond your father making you, you are doing it better and safer." The girl said in her persuasive tone "I like black canary and sure Bruce." The man had smiled at the idea of Gothams own black canary who had spent most of her time these days at league headquarters. It would be good to get out in the field and train the girl. But when he heard his name he realized his secret was no longer safe. But the girl said to him in her persuasive tone "don't worry I won't tell anybody it's not really my business but the boy you took in. I met him that day I went to see him perform and he wanted me to visit back stage when the show was over. I want to say hi." He knew what she wanted she wanted to make friends with Dick. She was good for a nine year old Persuasive using what she knew. So Bruce nodded leading the girl up into his house. There was a reason his ID stayed secret so no one had leverage on him. He had taken his cowl off as they walked listening to how quiet the girls bare feet were on the floor. Charlotte realized she was wearing Dicks clothes and felt odd. They had connected somehow and she wanted to see him. he was a hero too and maybe could relate. She didn't want to be alone again. They got up the steps and entered Wayne manor. It was large and majestic the little girl had never seen anything like it before. Her mouth was agape as she walked into a fancy sitting room with a fire in the hearth. It looked cozy. Bruce let her sit down before going to get his ward. He knew what the girls life was like that's why he didn't object and maybe robin could have a friend. He went up to the boys room. It was almost eleven but he knew the boy was up hoping that the man would take him on patrol with him. Bruce walked in and saw the boy sitting at his laptop searching stuff. Bruce silently walked up to the boy but the child knew he was there. Turning around he looked at his mentor smiling that smile. "Can I go on patrol?" His mentor smiled and said "brought someone from patrol here." The girl I keep an eye on she's here and you have met her before." The boy raised an eye quizzically. And the man just smiled telling his ward of tonight's events how the girl got hurt but kept going and now there was a new madman in the city. The boy was intrigued by batman's tales of the girl running around the city. He was also happy because seeing her work made it easier for batman to take on robin. When batman told robin the girls request he was surprise and excited surprised batman agreed and excited to see who this girl was. The boy followed his mentor down to the sitting room where Charlotte sat on the couch quietly trying to keep sleep at bay after her fight. She was used to injuries but they still took their toll. She could tell the two were approaching but stayed still waiting. The man introduced the girl to the boy saying "dick this is Charlotte, robin this is…" and Charlotte supplied "siren" with a smile thinking of Roy's nickname. The boy remembered that voice vaguely. It reminded him of a tingling feeling he got once. He walked over to say hi and stopped fighting to keep his jaw from dropping. It was the girl from the circus he had liked and wanted to hang out with before the accident that night. The girl smiled at him and he smiled back sitting down on the couch next to her. When he first saw her she seemed different and even though he traveled the world he had never seen someone so different. She moved to face the boy hiding her discomfort as she did so. Even though she hid it Dick knew she hurt and gently asked it she was ok. She nodded smiling. He liked she was trying to be strong it was cute. She said in her sweet voice that was inviting and cute "so your robin." He nodded and said "so your siren?" She nodded saying "my best friend picked out my name." "My mom called me robin." Dick turned a little sad. Charlotte put a gentle hand on his shoulder a said quietly. " I tried to find you after, I'm so sorry." The sadness Dick had slowly dispersed as the girl spoke. Her voice was soft and soothing pulling him in like the siren she was. He smiled and they had a conversation for an hour and a half more before Charlotte was falling asleep. The two had become friends. Dick had a bit of a crush on her and her on him. As the girl was yawning she tried to get up so she could head home only to be stopped by Alfred who led her to a spare room to sleep off the wounds. The old man liked this sassy little girl knowing she would keep the two he looks after on their toes. Charlotte liked how welcoming the family was to her and how nice. She was content to fall asleep in the soft bed the man had given her smiling. The little girl had no dreams that night sleeping peacefully. She didn't feel alone at the moment but she didn't know how long that would last.