Daniel

I woke up in a real bed, covered in bandages. I saw Abby at the end of my bed, sitting in a chair, actually sleeping. It is quite rare for her to sleep. I think her record of staying awake is 3 weeks without caffeine. Her nightmares are vivid and she wont really tell me what they are about. I was trying to remembered I got here, when the door opened.

"your up" Damian said glaring at me.

"where"

"Gotham" I glared at him, he elaborated after a minuet," a safe house, i am not disclosing the specifics of our location"

I nodded, knowing this would be all the answer I would get. I looked more closely at Abby, there were tears tracks.

Sighing I asked," how much did she tell you" I sat up slowly, out the window it was daylight, probably noon.

"how she got her name, Daniel" he emphasized my name

I glared at him. I wanted answers but I didn't want to let him know that. I started to get out of my bed, a wave of dizziness hit me.

"don't" a new voice said, I didn't recognize it. A man appeared from behind the door. He was tall, perhaps 6'2, broad shoulders, and physically intimidating. He had blue/ green eyes, pure black hair except for a streak of white like Ab's. I would put him in his mid-twenties. I held onto the bed, prepared to defend myself.

"you need to rest" the new man said.

"how long have I been out"

"around 10 hours" Damian said

"who are you"

"Jason" the man said. I stared, there was no way this was him. But the description Ab's gave me was dead on, expect for the age. Then I noticed Abby was starting to shake, I knew what that meant. Our bag was next to us on the floor. I unzipped it, and grabbed the cooking spoon. I managed to get it in her mouth.

"your are going to want to cover your ears" I stated, doing it myself, sitting closer to her

"why did you do that" Jason asked

"just do it"

They did just before she screamed. Man she can scream. Her head came up looking around, then I put my hand on her shoulder. When she looked at me, it took her a monument to recognize me. Breaving heavily, she slapped me.

"what was that for" I yelled

"if you ever do that again Daniel, I swear -"

"What the heck was that scream" Jason yelled

I looked at her, she nodded. I sighed," we will explain in a few minutes. She just needs to calm down." They definitely weren't satisfied with my answer, but they left just the same. Closing the door behind them. Then I just held her, saying "you are not there." She kept shaking her head.

"We need to get dressed" I finally said.

Sniffling she said, "they left you clothes. You want to clean up first?"

"I don't know if I can" I chuckled.

She helped me to the shower, placing clothes, fresh bandages, and towels on the sink.

"I will be outside, call if you need help."

I nodded. Once she left, I got and stood in the shower. Letting the hot water soak me. I remembered last night. Some fat, weird bird looking man in a black suit had stabbed me, then Abigail dragging me. Damien in his costume, and Abby not trusting him.

When I got out, and dressed I found her on the bed, staring at the wall. Her hair was still a mess. There was rope holding it, as I am fairly sure she's never had a hair cut because the few times I have seen it down, it's longer than her. I guessed I knew what she was thinking about, how much she has gone through, and -

A knock from the door, Jason stepped in.

"Aren't you kids hungry?"

"yes, we will be out in a minute." I said, Abs didn't move. I grab her arm and lead her out to the kitchen.