Venus aesthetic above!

Also did anyone put her on Akinator the Web Genius because Samashobaki found her on there and I didn't do it???

~

They all sit down, around the table, staring at me. 

"Kalie I need these reports filed. I'm on my way to the courthouse now. Let's bag us a serial rapist," I say on my way out of the office.

"Yes ma'am," she says happily, taking the stack of papers from me with an enthusiastic grin.

"Carter!" I call out as I stride towards the elevator. One of my new ADA's pops out of nowhere, following me out for the case.

"I really need you all to listen to what I'm saying carefully. You need to take it all in because this is how it it." Jason, Bruce, Damian, Dick, Tim and Alfred glance at each other before looking back at me.

"Mr Grady answer the question," Judge Morales says with finality, staring at the suspect from her seat.

The fat fuck I know raped 8 different women sweats nervously, glancing from me for my question, to Morales. 

My eyes do not leave him as he is on the verge of tears. A breakdown is coming; he's going to start blabbering his insanity like a fountain and I'll have all I need for a conviction and hopefully around thirty years imprisonment.

"I know none of you want me to go back to work. I know you'd rather see me here or somewhere else that's safe. But if I'm going to be the DA that runs from bullets and threats, I'll be re-titled the worst in the world." 

"Nice one. You seem better," Jim Gordon says to me as we stroll down one of the hallways in the courthouse. Two bodyguards remain behind me, watching and waiting for any threat.

"Thanks," I smile, "been two months since I was taken so I'm definitely back into the swing of things." Two months since Ra's and that fateful conversation with my new family.

"Need a lift back?" Jim asks when we get outside. Immediately there is gunfire and I duck buck in through the doors, Jim drawing his gun and myself remembering where mine it.

"I came here knowing that Gotham was extremely unsafe. That's the whole reason I picked this city to help. Ra's and Sukiyo are threats but none of that is a reflection of my work. Quitting or staying away from office is like letting them win."

I press the button on my ring, sending the signal out to one of five as well as Alfred.

"Give it a second," I tell Jim calmly, placing a hand on his shoulder. He gives me a knowing look before three men, tied up in that friendly nylon string drop down at the entrance to the courthouse.

"Commissioner," I nod politely, walking back out inside and over to my limo. My guard opens the door and I get in, ready to get back in and do some more work.

"I'm going back tomorrow. My father is sending some of his men. I don't want the Titans or the sidekicks troubled." Dick goes to interrupt, but I hold my hand up. "I'll need something that will allow me to alert you if I get attacked. Then you can deal with them." 

"Are you feeling better?" Kalie asks when I'm settled back in my office chair, getting to work on my speech for the press conference.

"I'm fine," I grin, knowing that it's true. I've never felt more useful. "Just tired from being here everyday for 8 weeks. Why?"

"Jason," she speaks the inevitable, "he called and said you weren't well this morning. That you were too tired and didn't eat."

"So basically what I'm trying to say is...don't think that my safety is your responsibility. Your responsibility is to this city and this city...well, it needs me." 

"He's worried about nothing," I say dismissively. 

"I know." The familiar voice comes from behind Kalie. She steps aside to reveal Jason at the door, smiling at me. It's the first time I've allowed him to come and see me at work since I went back.

"Hey you," I smile, jumping up and hiding the fact that it makes me dizzy.

"This is what you want?" Bruce asks, seeming to consider my words. Especially the part about the city needing me more than them needing assurance of my safety. 

"How are you feeling?" He asks, wrapping his arms around me from behind. I smile as he presses his face against my hair.

"I'm fine," I say, trying to keep the irritation from my voice. I turn around to look at him. "I'm more worried about you." He hasn't looked well for a while.

Jason has been searching for Sukiyo, trying to get information on Ra's, dealing with Red Hood escapades and barely getting any sleep in the past month.

"This is what I want." 

As I stare back out the window, listening to him talk about the investigation, my mind wanders to the possibilities, if we really beat Sukiyo.

"Something on your mind?" He asks after we both go quiet. I could tell him what I think, but with all this stress now might not be the right time.

"Don't worry," I smile.

"This is why I'm here." 

~

"How's everything going over there?" Caelan asks Tim, watching him on the screen of her phone as she jogs down the stairs.

"Pretty good. Your sister's working like crazy. Think she missed it," Tim answers, half focusing on the files in front of him, half focusing on his long-distance girlfriend.

"Well if Sky-Venus isn't working she's drinking," the pretty girl laughs, Tim smiling.

"Where are you?" He asks curiously.

"Don't tell Venus but we've had a couple of attacks here. My father's just being cautious, sending me and some of my cousins to different safe houses at a time," she explains.

Tim nods, glancing at the screen, to realise she is frowning. Feeling guilty he puts his pen down.

"Sorry, I-"

"Shh," she interrupts, pressing a finger against her lips. Concerned, Tim shuts up, watching her carefully as she glances around the bare living-room-like space.

"Yevgeny?" She calls out to, Tim guesses, her main guard. No answer comes, only silence in the wake of an answer.

Worried, Tim puts his hand against his ear where his com is.

"Yevgeny?" Caelan calls out, standing up. She flips the camera on her phone and Tim finds himself looking at a closed door. The two clicks of Caelan removing her gun from its holster sounds.

"Cae..." he says quietly, seeing her reach for the handle.

"I can look," she says softly, closing her eyes when her hand brushes the door. Using her power of touch, she searches for what's on the other side.

An empty hallway that should be full. This is lamented to Tim, who starts to radio Venus so that she may warn her father.

"I think there's a presence in this room," he hears, realising Caelan is talking to him and the presence itself. On his screen he can only see the empty, warmly lit room.

Tim's heart is pounding, out of a new type of fear.

"Come out, now!" The mob daughter shouts, getting no reply. Things seem almost calm, like Yevgeny and the other men are just outside.

"Are you sure someone's there?" Tim asks.

Caelan begins turning around, "I thought I heard- Blin!" 

All Tim sees before Caelan swears and drops the phone is a pale face come at her. He hears her scream and is left with the black of the camera face-down on the floor.

"Asian! Four men, teenage girl! Purple hai-" The connection is lost immediately and Skype hangs up with a final blip. 

Tim already has Venus and Bruce on call.

~

"Will you stop?" I scold Jason softly, reaching over to calm his tapping hand.

He gives me a small smile, lacing his fingers in mine and looking up at the sky, sparkling above us as we sit on the rooftop of my apartment, legs swinging over the side.

"You're still tired," I say, leaning on him.

"Yeah," he yawns, "but I'd go weeks without sleep for a moment up here with just you. Or, ya know, something romantic like that."

I kiss his cheek in response, the chain around my neck reminding me how far we've been. 

"Remember when you hit me in the face and I beat you up?" I smile lightly. He laughs, drawing me closer and continuing the game.

"Remember when we tried to bang in every room of the apartment?"

"Remember when we were both pretending we weren't thinking about each other, only to literally crash into each other on the footpath?"

"Remember when your friends walked in on us the morning after?"

"Remember when you were about to lose your shit at Bruce and all I had to was touch your hand?"

"Remember when we put up the Christmas tree 1am in the morning, just cause?"

"Remember when you whispered ana bahebek into the dark and I heard you?"

He doesn't say anything, turning to look at me with sleepy eyes. I smile back. This is mine, in front of me. This person is all mine and he's the sweetest person on the planet right now.

Gently, Jason holds my face in his hands, leaning forward and pressing his forehead against mine.

I close my eyes for a second. Jason. Through this shit storm of kidnappings and killings and fighting he's always here to hold at the end of the day.

"Ja ljublju tebja," he whispers softly. I love you, in Russian.

He's mine.

"I love you too," I laugh, throwing my head back whilst managing not to throw myself off of the side of the building.

Just as I lay back onto the concrete, I hear my phone buzzing from the side. Jason knows to wait, asI reach out and get it in my grasp.

Tim. I press answer and put the phone to my ear.

"Hey, what's-"

"Caelan was kidnapped while we were skyping!" He shouts.

Jason and I share a look before we're both up and racing off. If that bitch has taken my sister, it's really time for her to die.