Chapter 18 Stake Out
Damain's POV
The time for me and Raven to work together again had come. She was waiting in the same spot as she did last time, and I drove up to her.
"Hey there, Raven", I greeted as I got out of the car.
"Hey there, Damian", Raven greeted. "So, what are we doing tonight?"
"Tonight we will be staking out another potential illegal dog fighting ring", I revealed.
"Great", Raven said. "Then let's get to work."
...
On top of a rooftop, I was looked at a garage door on the street below with a pair of high tech binoculars.
"What are we doing up here", Raven asked.
I then handed her my binoculars and pointed to the garage door.
"See that garage door over there", I asked. "I have intel that suggests that an illegal fighting ring may be there. But we need to confirm that before we can do anything else."
"How do we confirm that", Raven asked.
"We wait to see if anyone comes."
...
We had been waiting for an hour, and nothing had happened.
"Well", Raven started. "This is…exciting."
"No matter what job you have, there are going to be times where things are boring", I pointed out. "Even this is no different."
"You've got a point there", Raven said.
Then, she looked at the streets below, and smiled.
"You know", she started. "Gotham actually looks very pretty from up here."
"I've actually drawn some landscape portraits of Gotham before while I've been on patrol or doing a stakeout like this", I revealed. "It's a great way to pass the time."
"Do you have them here", Raven asked, and I nodded. "Can I see them?"
With this, I took out my sketchbook from my bag and gave it to Raven. She flipped though it, and smiled
"Wow. These are pretty good."
After saying this, Raven seemed to think of something else.
"Hey, Damian", she started. "How long have you been drawing for?"
"Since my first year of middle school", I revealed. "For the first art class assignment of the year, the teacher asked us to draw a portrait of her. After class, she asked me to stay behind. I did, and she told me that she was impressed by the quality of my drawing. She stated that I had a natural talent, and that I should develop it further. I usually wasn't interested in that kind of thing, but I was curious, so I asked my father to buy me some basic art supplies. I then started reading books and watching YouTube videos on how to draw, and it went on from there."
"So did you learn all of your drawing skills by yourself", Raven asked.
"No", I replied. "About a month after I started drawing, father commissioned an artist to paint a family portrait. While he was there, he saw some of my art, and suggested that I attend the art class he ran. He ended up being my least favorite teacher at the time."
"Really", Raven asked. "How come?"
"Before him, everyone praised my art skills", I revealed. "He, however, was very critical of my art. It made me angry, but that also encouraged me to improve my art and proof him wrong."
"And did you ever prove him wrong", Raven asked.
"No", I replied. "Eventually, I ended up quitting that art class."
"You quit", Raven asked. "Why?"
"Because my teacher asked me a question I couldn't find a good answer to", I revealed.
"What was the question", Raven asked.
"What is your purpose for creating art?"
I'm sure that Raven wanted to ask me more about this, but before she could…my communicator suddenly went off.
"Robin, this is Oracle", I heard. "Do you copy?"
"I copy, Oracle", I replied. "What's the situation?"
"There's a high chase robbery going on right now", Oracle revealed. "And they should be heading past your location at any moment."
As soon as Oracle said this, I suddenly heard sirens. I looked down at the street below, and saw a car speeding past with a police car hot on its trail.
"Yeah, I think they just passed me", I revealed. "Don't worry, Oracle. I'm on it."
"Thanks, Robin", Oracle said. "Backup should be on its way. And be careful, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. I will", I said. "Robin out."
With this, I ended the call and looked back at Raven.
"Sorry, Raven", I apologized. "I'm going to have to cut this stakeout short. I have to go stop a high speed chase."
"You stop high speed chases too", Raven asked in shock.
"I stop any type of crime that I can", I revealed. "Anyway, I'll see you around."
"Wait", Raven said suddenly. "Let me help you!"
"You want to help me stop a high speed chase", I asked.
"I've got a few tricks up my sleeve that can come in useful", Raven stated, before holding out her hand. "Grab my hand."
"Why", I asked.
"Just trust me", Raven said.
"Fine", I said, before grabbing her hand.
Once she did, she used some type of magic, and we both began to float on the air!
"Woah", I said in shock. "Is there anything you can't do?"
"I've got my weaknesses", Raven replied. "Now, let's head after that getaway car!"