Rachel was awake when she heard the knock at the door. It was too heavy to be Dick doing the knocking though. Rachel sat up.
"It's open."
The door opened and Rachel was a bit surprised to see Alfred walk in to her room carrying a tray with different size mugs on it.
"Good morning Miss Roth. Master Dick was correct is seems; he told me you were awake, how this bond of yours works I will never quite understand. Anyway I have brought you some herbal tea; Richard told how to make it as he said you were rather particular on how to make it."
Rachel took the tea from the tray and noticed that the other mugs were still full. Alfred came to her first. Rachel took a sip of it and noticed how the taste was perfect to her. She smiled at the thought that Dick cared enough to tell Alfred how she liked it.
"I have prepared breakfast for you; it's in the dining room on the table. I'm sure it is much better than anything you'll find in Grayson's… Charming apartment."
Rachel watched as Alfred sat the platter down on an end table and crossed the room to the balcony and opened the shutters. Sunlight flooded into the room.
"A wonderful sunrise; Gotham truly is beautiful this morning."
Alfred walked over and picked the platter back up while Rachel sipped on her tea.
"Well, Masters Bruce and Dick have been waiting patiently for their coffee. I should get it to them before it gets cold."
Before leaving the room Alfred turned to Rachel.
"Master Dick is using the rings in the gym should you like to see him, though I do suggest eating before breakfast gets cold but it is up to you Miss Rachel."
"Thanks Alfred. I'll eat after I get dressed."
"Wonderful, I shall see you in a few minutes."
Alfred left to take the coffee on the platter to Bruce and Dick who were both training in the gym. Rachel changed into regular clothes that were dark colors (obviously, this is Rachel we're talking about) and walked to the dining room to find a very large table with only one plate of food on it. Rachel sat down to eat when she saw Alfred enter the room with another plate of food and saw as he sat across from her.
"As I'm sure you know, Masters Bruce and Dick will not be joining us. You know how Dick is when he trains, nothing but the room he is in exists. So it will be the two of us."
"I appreciate the company Alfred."
"Shall we see what's on T.V? I apologize but I don't know what you like to watch."
"Just the news is fine Alfred."
"Of course. Not one for those cartoons I see."
"No. Those were more of Beast Boy's favorite."
"Ah. Another one of your Titan friends?"
"Well, I never thought I would call him that but yes."
Alfred turned on the news; they were in Gotham so it was GCN.
"This is Vicki Vale reporting Live from the Gotham harbor."
Rachel recognized the woman; Dick used to tell Raven about her and he used to stream GCN from his laptop on the big screen in Titans Tower. A reporter whose sole assignment is to report on anything and everything related to Batman. The report continued.
"As you can see behind me; clean up from Alejandro Rojas' gun running operation continues."
Rachel dropped her fork and her interest in the report peaked.
"After Batman stopped Two Face also known as former District Attorney Harvey Dent from releasing a chemical bomb inside of GCPD headquarters and holding several officers hostage; Batman and the former Robin now known as Nightwing…"
Rachel glued her eyes to the T.V. screen as Alfred took her plate and his and left the room knowing Richard lied to her last night.
"The former Dynamic Duo stopped Rojas' operation and captured over twenty five of his gang members including two of his top lieutenants. Rojas of course is one of the biggest gun runners in the Northern hemisphere. Nightwing is in from Gotham's little sister city from across the bay; Bludhaven."
Alfred walked back in the room just in time to see Raven's outburst of anger. She stood up and slammed her fists down on the table with a loud thud.
"Damn it Grayson!"
A vase on the table exploded sending glass everywhere. Alfred covered his eyes to avoid shrapnel from getting in them. Alfred turned off the television.
"I do apologize for the discretion Miss Roth but I was under orders from Master Dick to not say anything."
"I don't blame you Alfred. When I get my hands on that pretty boy I'm going to-"
"Master pretty boy as you so elegantly put it is in the gym. If you like I could lead you there to speak with him."
"No need. I can find him. And I doubt you will want to hear the words that will come out of my mouth."
Rachel didn't wait for Alfred to respond. She stormed out of the room using the psylink to lead her to the gym where Dick was training.
I still can't believe that damn pretty boy lied to me. And it was so easy for him.
Rachel stood before the door to the gym looking in. She saw Dick moving through the rings with his back facing her. He was shirtless with black track pants on; she could see the sweat trickle down his neck over his back and over his shoulders. Both his legs were pointed out as he pulled himself up holding this position.
"Richard John Grayson!"
Rachel yelled as she stepped into the room. She encased her right hand in magic and threw an orb of magic at him. Dick spun while in the rings and easily dodged the orb with a back flip. Rachel then caught Dick in the air with her magic and threw him against the far wall.
"What the hell Rachel?!"
"No you don't get to ask that pretty boy. I do!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Pretty and clueless. Here, let me refresh your memory."
Rachel turned on the T.V. in the gym. The scene was the same; Vicki Vale was interviewing one of the officers that was held hostage by Dent.
"The GCPD incident? Batman intervened and disarmed a chemical bomb."
"No, not that."
A few seconds passed they went back to the story on Rojas. Vicki Vale was on screen again.
"Batman and former Boy Wonder Nightwing…"
Rachel snapped her head back and glared at Richard.
"Oh, that…"
"You lied to me Grayson. And damn it I believed you! You said you were going to turn in for the night after you raided the kitchen but you went out as Nightwing without me knowing and without me going with you."
Dick didn't say anything. He just stood up and put a towel over his shoulder and turned away from Rachel. He hated that look.
"I knew you had too much Intel on Rojas last night when you told me about him. I thought you just knew he was in town because of your access to Bruce's files but the two of you were planning this."
"Rachel…"
"Don't, Dick. Just don't"
Rachel turned and walked out of the room without saying another word and without giving a second glance at Dick. He knew the best thing to do was give her space and hope she cools off when she gets angry; her temper was as bad as his. Still, this time it was different than all the others, this time he felt guilty for lying to her. More than that he was angry at himself for lying to her. Dick walked over and turned the T.V. off. He was lucky that Bruce had already left for Wayne Tech; the last thing he wanted was for Bruce to see the two of them argue. Dick heard the door to Raven's room slam shut. She wanted him to hear it. A second later Alfred appeared in the doorway.
"I see that you haven't exploded from her outburst unlike the lamp on the table."
"Yeah, lucky me. I'm sure she wished that I exploded."
Dick was drying himself off with the towel he had over his shoulder.
"You know Master Dick, you should be honest with her, especially now after recent events. She is your friend."
"She's more than a friend Alfred. Rachel may be my closest friend."
"Even more reason sir. She is obviously hurt that you lied to her."
"It's not just that Alfred. I've lied to her before, hundreds of times even but I had my reasons for doing it. She's more upset that I didn't tell her I was going after Rojas."
"Well, perhaps you should go speak to her, apologize."
"I will. Once she stops thinking about tying me to a roulette wheel and throwing axes at me…"
A horrified look appeared on Dick's face.
"Or you know… Emasculating me."
Alfred looked confused.
"I think you are exaggerating, she couldn't possibly be thinking about that."
The horrified look remained on Dick's face but somehow he smirked.
"Oh, she is. I can hear her thoughts because of the bond the two of us share. Knowing her she's thinking about it just so I can hear her thinking about it. She's evil like that you know."
"Well, when you go speak to her maybe if you are honest and tell her about everything, it may calm her faster."
"You mean about the Bat-Family?"
"I do."
Dick took a long sigh.
"Alfie, even when I was a Titan, it took eighteen months before I told Rachel my real name and she was the first Titan to know my identity. And three months after that until I let her see me without my mask and only then did I tell her about Bruce Wayne. Now you're telling me to tell her about the Bat-Family when most of them don't even know who Raven is?"
"I am giving advice on the matter, not giving you direction or orders."
There was a long silence. Actually it was only about five seconds but it felt like a long time. Dick could sense that Rachel was still angry but at least the thought of emasculating him were gone, for now.
"The thought of emasculating me is gone so I'll go talk to her. If I come back all bloody and holding myself you'll know what happened."
"You definitely have a charming sense of humor Master Richard."
Alfred left the room and Dick walked through the halls slowly to talk to Rachel. He was not looking forward to this conversation.
Dick knocked on Rachel's door.
"Turn around and walk away Grayson."
"Rachel, give me five minute to talk and if you still don't want me around, I'll go."
"Okay, Talk."
"Through the door?"
Rachel opened the door with her magic. She was levitating; trying to meditate but was too angry at the moment to have a clear mind.
"TALK!"
"First of all, I don't know how to start so I'll start by saying that I'm sorry I lied. I'm sorry I didn't tell you that Bruce and I were going after Rojas last night."
"When do the lies stop Dick? You lied when we were Titans; you lied to me when I first showed up in Bludhaven and again last night. I'm starting to wonder if you are even capable of telling the truth."
Then it hit him, he was becoming Batman. Always deceiving everyone or lying to keep them safe, trying to keep them out of the loop, ignorance was bliss right?
"Rae…"
Rachel stood and turned around, stared at Dick. She knew him; he called her Rae to create an emotional response, a good emotion. He thought it would help cool her off but it only made things worse.
"Don't 'Rae…' me Dick. I want a straight answer."
"I can't give you one."
Rachel took a pause, she knew what she was about to say. Something she could never take back once she said it but she needed to say it.
"I was wrong about you Grayson. I've been trying to be optimistic, trying to convince myself. Telling myself that it wasn't happening but I was wrong…"
She didn't know if she could finish her sentence.
"I was wrong. You ARE becoming Batman."
Dick took a step back. He didn't know how to respond to Rachel. How would anyone respond? He thought he had gotten out of Batman's shadow, all those years ago only to turn into him. He had been fighting his whole life to distance himself from the Batman, but when Rachel told him, he couldn't face her. Dick turned and walked out of the room without a word, he didn't even look at Rachel. He slammed the door as he left the room; Wayne Manor was always quiet but it seemed like it was now abandoned.
Gotham City
North Docks
1:00 A.M.
Nightwing stood on the very edge of a crane, a sudden misstep or a less than perfect shift of weight and he would plummet towards the ground. He was looking at a small screen that showed a signal from the tracer he shot at the container the night before. Raven was with him but the two of them hadn't said a word to each other since Dick said he was going out to find the last shipping container while Batman worked a lead on the other side of Gotham; Killer Croc was stealing prescription steroids from pharmacies throughout the city. Raven understood why the two of them were silent but she hated it when he ignored her, made her feel like he didn't care about her. She tried to break the silence.
"Nightwing…"
"Don't Raven. I get it."
Nightwing just stood there with that look on his face, the same look he had as a Titan whenever they had a mission. That look, Raven hated it; the look of having all of the world's problems on his shoulders, the personal drive, the one that made him look like Batman. Dick put a finger to his ear.
"Copy that Batman. I found the warehouse, the tracer signal is coming from inside but I don't see Rojas. I'll keep an eye out. Yeah she's with me. Really, you're still on that I thought I told you she's… Tomorrow? Everyone is in town…?"
He smirked.
"That sounded painful, have fun with Croc. Nightwing, out."
Rachel waited for Dick to give her an update.
"Funeral is tomorrow, the whole Bat-Family is in Gotham."
"That's not much of a notice for a funeral. Especially last minute."
Nightwing was still mad at Raven, she could tell. She had calmed down but as soon as she said what she had she regretted it. Raven knew he wouldn't take it well. Dick spoke up.
"Look, We'll talk about the funeral later but right now, we have a gun runner to grab."
"Right, so what do we know?"
"Rojas got a shipping container away from us last night; he specifically targeted this one so it has to be valuable to him, or very important. Either way, we need to grab him and see what is in the container, and then turn it over to Gordon."
"So how do you want to play this?"
"Take out the guards, isolate the container, and then find Rojas. One of these guys has to know where he's hiding. He won't be far, that container is worth too much to him."
At that second Nightwing began to run across the arm of the crane; he dove off the edge to a free fall for a split second before shooting a grapple line to the warehouse. Raven followed by levitating; soon they were both standing on the roof of the warehouse looking through the window on the roof of the building. Guards were patrolling in two's, moving shoulder to shoulder. There were only about ten of them, smaller number to attract less attention.
Rachel was the first to speak.
"Five guards around the container, five more patrolling the perimeter moving two by two, one providing over watch from the walkway on the left."
Nightwing spoke.
"Rojas is sitting in a car outside the warehouse, away from the action but has eyes on the whole time."
Raven looked over to where Nightwing was looking; she could see the car. It was heavily modified, blacked out rims and windows, no vin numbers or license plates for identification. Reinforced body and frame and bullet resistant armor and windows. There was a whole in the roof that a fifty caliber machine gun would come through.
Nightwing pulled out both escrima before he spoke.
"You take down the ones near the container, I'll stop the patrols, then go after Rojas while you get in that shipping container. If it's a bomb try to contain it with your magic until I get a good look at it."
"Got it, what's the signal?"
Nightwing looked over with a smirk.
"This."
Nightwing shattered the glass with an escrima, threw a smoke pellet and jumped into the building without giving a warning to Raven; she was used to it though. Raven jumped down into the thick smoke and heard gunfire in the distance, then she heard Nightwing's thoughts; Ha! Too slow! Raven smiled at the sign that he was having fun. Then she got serious and made her way to the guys guarding the container, the first one was easy; he was in a panic jumping at shadows. The smoke still lingered as she moved towards the second; she threw a bolt of magic sending the gun flying then flipped the guy over her shoulder with a judo throw and brought her knee down onto his ribs cracking them and knocking the guy out.
The smoke had almost all but cleared when the remaining three saw and opened fire at her, she side stepped and hid around the corner of the container pressing her back flush against the metal and waited as one of the guards approached where she had moved. Before he could turn the corner Raven reached an arm out, lifted the gun and kicked the guy in his stomach knocking the wing out of him. She jumped and brought her knee up to the guards jaw; he was out before he hit the floor. Quickly Raven put up a barrier before the remaining two sent a hail of gunfire at her. The guards emptied their clips and had to reload, that's when Raven dropped the barrier and charged them. She jumped and drop kicked the guard on the right knocking him down and sending the gun flying. She stood up just as the other guard finished reloading and threw him against the container. The guard against the container threw his weapon at the one who Raven had drop kicked who was standing and ready to fire. She jumped into the air and kicked off the container with her right foot while connecting with a kick to the guards temple knocking him out. She levitated after connecting with a kick and used her magic to force the metal of the gun to bend and twist around the other guards' wrists making his hands immobile. She swept the legs causing him to fall hard to the ground. Raven then tied his legs together with a magic band.
Raven used the psylink; "Nightwing, you there?"
She heard the sound of a machinegun firing; a big one.
"I'm a little busy here! Be there soon."
Raven looked over the container, it was a dark green color with some wear and tear. She walked to the other side and saw in big white paint a W logo with Wayne Enterprise written beneath it. The container was made by them; she tried to open the container but it was an electronic lock required a password and if the password was wrong magnetic locks would seal the container shut permanently until a Wayne Tech technician did a security over ride. Raven waited for Nightwing to finish before contacting him.
She could still here the fifty caliber gun firing wildly and without control, then there was a buzzing sound and the gunfire ceased. A few minutes later Nightwing came walking over with a still conscious Rojas cuffed at the feet and wrists thrown over his shoulder. he dropped him on the ground next to Raven who was sitting with her back against the container and her hands on her knees. Raven looked up at Nightwing who was wiping sweat from his brow. He looked around and saw Raven's handiwork; the guards were all knocked out but they were now all tied up and grouped together to make it easy for GCPD to pick them up. He had that smirk on his face and heard his voice in her head through the link.
"Damn, nice work."
She blushed.
"I learned from the best."
Nightwing directed his attention to Rojas.
"All right Alejandro, I only want to ask you once. What's in the container?"
Rojas answered in a thick South American accent.
"None of your damn business you Batman wannabe."
Rachel knew he wouldn't like that answer, she also knew that Alejandro was about to be in a lot of pain. Nightwing shot a line to the ceiling causing Rojas to be strung upside down swinging four feet off the ground. Nightwing swung out with his forearm striking Rojas' right side causing him to scream in pain.
"When I get down you're dead Nightwing! You and the damn bat! I have a hell of a lot more guys and we'll hunt you two down!"
Nightwing looked at Raven and smirked.
"Why do they always have to give the I'm going to kill you speech and the whole you don't know who you are dealing with BS?"
Rachel smiled.
"Makes them feel powerful or in control, your standard Napoleon Complex. He's probably acting so tough because he's lacking in other areas."
Raven winked at Nightwing then held up her pinky and flexed it a few times.
"Bitch! I'll kill you too!"
Nightwing kicked Rojas' left side harder than he should have. Raven could see his rage building after that comment.
"Threaten her again, and I swear that you'll have fewer fingers when we're done here tonight. Now what's in the crate?"
"I ain't telling you a thing."
Rojas spit out blood onto the ground. Nightwing was losing his patience, not that he ever had any. Nightwing punched Rojas' right side again, this time a little lower. Raven could hear the bones cracking and breaking.
"By my count, I still have nine more ribs to break. How much pain you want to endure is up to you."
Raven used the link.
"Nightwing enough! He clearly won't tell us. We can turn him in and the GCPD can crack this thing open."
Rojas broke Raven's concentration.
"Damn it let me go."
Nightwing released the line causing Rojas to fall onto the ground. Nightwing grabbed him and threw him against the container. That's when they both heard it, a faint whimper caused by fear. Nightwing dropped Rojas as Raven and Nightwing locked eyes. Raven had a look of horror on her face.
Nightwing broke the awkward silence.
"No… It can't be. You hear that? Faint whimpers, hushed whispers, muffled crying."
Raven sensed them but didn't want to believe it.
"I can sense them…"
"There are people in there!"
Nightwing ran to the front of the container and stared at the electronic lock.
"Ha! Good luck getting in hero! Electronic lock by Wayne Tech. best money can buy. You get the password wrong once and the box seals for good!"
It was Wayne Tech; of course it had a weakness that Batman knew how to expose so of course Nightwing knew as well. Nightwing typed a combination and the container opened. They both stood in shock at what they saw; a group of fifty or sixty girls who couldn't have been any older than Nightwing or Raven. All of them had a bar code tattooed on their left arms and they all looked starved. Raven looked the most disturbed.
"They're… they're… all female… Please tell me it's not what I think it is…"
Nightwing didn't want her to see this. Sure they had seen something like this in Jump City once or twice but there it was one or two people, nothing of this quantity.
"Well… it's that or something else but something tells me it's what we are both thinking."
Raven looked at the girls in the shipping container and examined them. They all looked starved from being at sea for weeks; some of them had bruises or lacerations. Raven knew that Gotham was darker than Jump City, but she never imagined this. The sight of seeing the girls made her horrified. Nightwing was placing a call to Commissioner Gordon when Rachel lost her temper.
Her temper rivaled Dick's but she was better at controlling it than he did, she had too. Her powers were uncontrollable if she went into a rage. Raven closed her eyes and clenched her fists; trying to calm her emotions with no avail. She tried to fight the anger but it swelled inside; building until it finally burst; her demon blood taking over. She screamed as magic swirled around her creating a vortex of energy. Raven's eyes snapped open revealing her four demon eyes glowing a reddish orange color. Her cloak opened and her hood lowered showing her long black hair blowing uncontrollably from the swirl of magic energy. As she flew into the air her demon tattoos began to show on her body and glow red. Black lightning bolts began to strike the ground in front of her. She turned her gaze to Rojas who was in a panic.
"You will never hurt a living soul again as long as you live or I swear to Azarath I will haunt you for eternity!"
As she spoke there was an echo of Trigon to her own voice. It was almost as if he was there speaking with her. Rojas was petrified with fear, staring at Raven in her demon form. Raven grabbed Rojas with a magic arm and dragged him closer to her; Rojas fighting as best he could but tied at the wrists and ankles he couldn't do much. The cuffs Nightwing used to bind him snapped and flew off due to the shear amount of energy Raven was releasing. Rojas was screaming and clawing at the ground trying to get away without any success. The arm dragged Rojas into a black barrier Raven had created; that's when Nightwing came running over.
"Whoa Raven! Control yourself!"
"Why?! This bastard deserves everything he's getting. Those girls were innocent; they had lives, and families!"
"Rachel! Don't make this another thing you'll regret!"
He called Raven by her name, he made it personal. She knew what he was talking about and started to regain control. Her eyes went back to normal as she lowered back down to the ground, the vortex of black energy stopped; as did the lightning. Her demon tattoos went away as she closed her cloak; the black barricade went away to reveal Rojas in feeble position. He was pale and shaking violently muttering something in Spanish.
"Los demonios estan por todas partes."
Raven started to walk away; back over to the girls in the container who saw the whole display. They went into a panic as she approached them. She tried to help but all they did was back away deeper and deeper into the container. Raven walked away and waited for Nightwing to finish. After a few minutes Nightwing came walking over with a concerned look on his face.
"Rae, you okay? You put Rojas into a near catatonic state. He won't react to outside stimuli."
"He deserves it."
"Do you know what he's saying Rae? He's saying The demons are everywhere." What the hell did you do to him?"
Rachel had a cold emotionless expression on her face.
"I made him see what he really was. All his crimes, his past mistakes, all the guilt he suppressed. I brought them out of the deepest corners of his mind and turned them loose. And I may have given the form of demons."
Nightwing had a worried look on his face.
"That's dark. Even for you."
Nightwing looked around and could hear the sirens of the approaching cruisers.
"Come on, we should be gone by the time they get here."
Wayne Manor
4:03 A.M
Raven was asleep by the time Dick was out of his costume. He had also swung by the cave to pick something up and let Batman know that Rojas was taken care of.
"Have any trouble with Croc."
"Twisted my knee on a recovery after I got thrown through a wall but other than that none at all. He was bigger and stronger than last time though. Probably a payoff from all those steroids. And he had a tail."
"A tail? That is new."
"He doesn't have it anymore though; I tore it off when I interrogated him at Arkham."
"That'll tech Croc. I'm going to check on Rae before I turn in; Gotham did a number on her tonight. I'll see you later Bruce."
"Hold up, Dick."
"I just heard from Gordon; he said Rojas is in a catatonic state and was almost too scared to answer his questions."
Dick sighed.
"Yeah, Rachel may have lost her head and scared him pretty badly. She was really upset at finding the girls locked in a shipping container."
"There's more. The girls said that Raven turned into some kind of monster. And Rojassaid that the girl was Cambion. Cambion is a South American legend of the female offspring of a demon and a human. "
"Yeah... Raven turned into her demon form. She only does it when she gets very angry."
Bruce had that look on his face; the one that Dick understood. He wanted the entire explanation for her behavior.
There was another sigh. He didn't want to tell him about what happened when they were Titans, he never told the others but now he had to.
"When we were Titans, she was captured by Brother Blood and the Church of Blood which is a cult dedicated to Rachel's father; Trigon. He wanted her because she is Trigon's daughter and wanted to marry her and conceive a child with her that would be the perfect offspring of human and demon."
Dick's voice got low and sincere.
"She was almost raped because I wasn't fast enough; not good enough. After a week I rescued her from him just as Brother Blood was about to…"
He had a disgusted look on his face but kept going.
"Just as he was about to Perform the Ritual I rescued her. So yeah, she's a little sensitive on the matter. I never told the others what really happened, didn't want them to worry. And I cared about Rachel too much to say anything."
Bruce nodded his head that he understood.
"I'm going to go check on Rae now, I'll see you later."
Dick took the elevator up to the Manor and walked through the quiet halls to Rachel's room. She was fast asleep, still half wearing her cloak as a blanket. Dick took the cloak off; folded it and put it on the desk in the room. He then pulled the blanket from the bed over her. He put a hand on her forehead and she almost seemed to smile; like somehow in her sleeping subconscious mind she knew he was there. Dick walked out of the room and turned around and looked at her again when he heard Bruce's voice.
"You love her, don't you?"
Dick wasn't expecting to hear Bruce say those words. He looked over to see Bruce coming down the hall watching him. Dick didn't know what to say, he almost considered lying to Bruce but Dick knew that Bruce already knew the truth. He decided to tell Bruce the truth.
"When we were Titans, I was the only one that truly understood her. When she wanted to be left alone I made sure no one bothered her. When she needed a shoulder I was there, when she needed a friend who would understand and not judge her, I was there. I was the only Titan that truly understood her. She never pushed me to reveal my identity. I did it when I was ready and when I knew I could trust her. When I needed a friend she was there. When I obsessed over Slade and locked myself in my room for a week she got me out. When I doubted myself she never did. When I became Slade's apprentice and fought my own team, she never gave up on me. She led the team in my absence and followed me to Tokyo when I exiled myself. So yes, I love her more than anything."
"Have you told her?"
"No."
"You should let her know how you feel."
Dick looked over to Bruce.
"Why? Look at the life we lead Bruce. Do we really deserve a chance at that kind of happiness? I mean look at you and Zatanna? And I know you and Talia are at odds since she took over Ra's position as head of the demon but you still care for her. What would you do if Zatanna was hurt or killed?"
Bruce looked away. Dick had a point, but so did Bruce.
"Zatanna and I rarely see each other with her always being on assignment with the League and me always in Gotham, but at least we try to make something out of it."
"Rae and I agreed not to get attached or involved with each other for the sake of the team. Things haven't changed."
Bruce had that classic serious look on his face.
"Wrong, Dick."
Bruce walked down the shadowy hall and disappeared.