Falling Out

Kevin was driving all the way to Gotham. The drive took him a few days, as this was from Bellevue, all the way to Gotham. He would take the occasional rest when nighttime hit. Soon, he made it to the sign that said, "Welcome to Gotham City!" Kevin wasn't sure where Wayne Enterprises was, so he assumed Bruce and his confidant Alfred were at Wayne Manor, so Kevin used his GPS to look for the manor. But before I tell you that story, I have to tell you this story.

Barbara Gordon, the Batgirl, had been dating Dick Grayson, former Robin, and now Nightwing for many years. What Barbara didn't know was that Dick had been gassed by a nano-gas that made him hallucinate Deathstroke. During that time, he rehabilitated in the Titans Tower, and Starfire was by his side. Kori had developed feelings for Dick, and he chose Kori over Barbara. That's right, Dick Grayson had an affair with Starfire behind Barbara's back, and cheated on her! Dick tried to hide the truth from Barbara, but the thing is, you can't hide a bombshell like that from the Commissioner's daughter.

As Kevin drove to Wayne Manor, he didn't know Bruce and Alfred were at work. The only people at the manor were Dick and Barbara. And she was pissed and hurt, a bad combination for her. They were arguing about Dick's cheating. Barbara growled and crossed her arms, glaring at Dick furiously. "You are a lying, cheating, asshole! Something I'd never thought I'd be saying to you..." she said with venom. "Yeah, well you're one to talk!" Dick snapped back, "Last I recall, you and Bruce hid the truth of you being Batgirl from me!"

 "You lied to me about being Robin for years, Dick. Don't you dare come at me with that, this is different. This doesn't have ANYTHING to do with our other lives. This had to do with you cheating on me!" She spat at him. "Well you were never there for me when I was hallucinating Slade kicking my ass!" Dick yelled, "I almost died through that hallucination. Kori was there for me! You weren't! And excuse me for not knowing she had a crush on me! What was I supposed to do, not reciprocate her feelings?!?!?!?!" 

 "YES! You're my boyfriend! If you liked her we could have talked about it, broken up on good terms!" she countered, balling her fists. Her glare deepened as she huffed, wanting to cry. Her throat hurt but she refused to cry. Not now. By then, Kevin was outside. "Well I have more faith in Kori than I do with you!" Dick hissed. Barbara was fuming. "More faith in Kori than me..." she trailed off, turning red. Not as red as her lovely hair. The scowl on her face was more vicious than ever. If she was a werewolf, she'd maul him alive. Dick smirked in a mean-spirited manner and said, "As for the 'you're my boyfriend' sentence, you can replace are with were! We are -" Before Dick could finish his sentence, someone knocked on the door outside. Dick didn't know who knocked, but now was not the right time for this. He scowled and walked to the door, muttering, "I'll get that..." He opened the door, and saw this young man with a yellow shirt, mahogany sweater vest, blue jeans, and red sneakers, he had light brown hair and dark blue eyes. This was Kevin Beaumont.

 "Yes?" Dick asked nonchalantly. "Hi, is Bruce Wayne here?" Kevin asked in a curious, but friendly tone of voice. "No, he's at work..." Dick said, wondering who this guy was. "What about his confidant Alfred Beagle?" Kevin asked. "It's Pennyworth," corrected Dick, getting annoyed. Barbara made her way over to the door to see what was taking so long, when she saw Kevin. "Who are you?" she asked in an unusually angry tone. "Oh, where are my manners?" Kevin chuckled, "I'm Kevin Adam Beaumont." He offered his hand in a handshake. Dick didn't shake Kevin's hand, and he coldly said, "Charmed." 

"Do you know where Mr. Pennyworth is?"asked Kevin. Dick looked at Barbara with a look that said, "Can you believe this idiot?" She scoffed at him, but giving an obviously fake smile, said, "No. We don't, sorry." She then closed the door. "Really?" she hissed in a lowered voice. "Like I was going to say, we are done!" Dick hissed quietly, "Kori's in love with me, and I will not ignore her feelings! It's over, Barbara!" Kevin, unaware of the argument, said behind the door, "Are you two acquainted with Mr. Wayne? If so, can you please call him and tell him I want to speak to him?" 

"You have some nerve to break up with me after YOU cheated on ME!" She whispered viciously and jabbed a finger at his chest. She heard Kevin's voice and glared at the door. She then whipped her head toward Dick. He opened the door and asked, "Why do you want to speak to Bruce Wayne?" 

"It's a family matter," admitted Kevin. Dick rolled his eyes and mumbled, "Come on in. I'll call Bruce." Kevin went in, and shut the door. Dick went to call Bruce. Barbara laughed incredulously. "Really?!" she shouted after Dick, crossing her arms. She was extremely pissed off and wanted to punch him in the face. Her throat hurt like hell, and her voice was getting sore. "Was it something I said?" asked Kevin as he looked at Barbara, almost scared of her. "It wasn't anything you said," she assured him. This Kevin guy seemed nice. Dick called Bruce and said, "Yeah, Bruce? Some guy wants to speak to you. His name is Kevin Beaumont. Yeah, Beaumont. White guy, tall as me, light brown hair, blue eyes. Okay..." He hung up and said to Kevin, "Good news Kevin, Bruce and Alfred are on their way home. Bruce doesn't want you leaving this house." 

"Dick. Other. Room." Barbara interrupted, pointing at the kitchen. They walked there, and once Babs closed the door, she snarled at Dick, "Some nerve. You know, I'm not even surprised anymore. Go ahead and run to your little alien princess. Hell if I care!" 

"What are you gonna do?" Dick asked, "Have Daddy arrest me or taze me?" 

"I wish, but I don't need my father to do anything for me. You of all people should know that!" she growled, glaring at Dick, she balled her fists again, her nails pressing against her skin, turning them white. "You missed a rare opportunity to call me a dick," teased Grayson, "if you or Bruce need me, I'll be at the Titans Tower." He turned his back, ready to walk out. "Rare opportunity, my ass!" Barbara huffed, "Go ahead and get out. I don't want to see you." She pointed at the door. "Way ahead of you, doll," taunted Dick as he got out of Wayne Manor. Before he left, he pointed at Kevin and said, "You stay here." Dick then left, riding his motorcycle. Barbara sat down and put her face in her hands, she hated that she wanted to cry so badly. Her throat hurt more than ever and she felt horrible. She shouted in frustration against her hands and leaned against the counter. Kevin looked around the manor, admiring the view. He walked in the kitchen. "I'm going to assume that dude's name is Dick," said Kevin, "but I didn't catch yours." 

"I didn't throw it," she replied, "look Kevin... I need to be left alone for a while, okay?" Barbara took a deep breath, trying to calm down. Kevin raised his hands to show no signs of hostility and said, "No need to tell me twice. But might I suggest something? Whenever  I'm mad, I usually scream or hit a pillow." Barbara nodded and said, "Thanks." Kevin then walked to the portrait of Thomas and Martha Wayne, the couple that would've been his grandparents. Meanwhile, Barbara found a spare pillow lying around, huddled up into a corner, sitting silently. She covered her face with a pillow, as did her red hair. She reluctantly cried out her anger, the pillow muffling her angry sobbing. She was definitely going to punch a scumbag as Batgirl tonight. After awhile, Barbara stood up to leave but ran into Bruce. She hid her damp face from him and reached for her bag. 

"Oh, Barbara... I didn't mean to surprise you like that," said Bruce. He did notice the tracks of her tears. "I won't ask," he whispered, winking at her. Barbara muttered a small apology and shouldered her bag. She had a dead shot look in her eyes, clearly angry, and crying. "Thanks for not asking," she muttered, and walked away. Kevin walked up to Bruce and asked, "Mr. Wayne?" Bruce looked at Kevin for the first time and replied, "Mr. Beaumont."

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