Chapter 18

Barbara's POV
"How could you replace him so soon?" Dick yells, and I try to hold him back.
"Dick, don't blame them. You know how it is." I say.
"We just put Jay in the ground!" He screams.
"Would you please shut up?!" I scream back, angrier than I meant. I cover my mouth with my hand. "Sorry." I mutter.
"Fine. If that's how you feel, I'll leave." Dick growls, the storms out of the cave.
"Dick! Wait!" I yell after him, but he's already gone.
"This is all my fault." Tim cries.
"No, it's not. This is strictly between us. Dick's still accepting Jason's...passing." I say, trying not to cry.

"Hey, Barbara? I kind of need to talk to you." Cass says, walking into the Batcave as I fiddle around with Tim's new R-cycle.
"Sure." I roll towards her.
"So, I got a lead on Slade and my Father. I'm going to be gone for several months. You need to find another Batgirl." She says.
"I understand, Cassandra. I know how much you need to shut down Slade and Cain." I hold out my hand. "But don't be afraid to call if you need help, okay?" Cass pulls me into a hug. "And I want you to help me choose the next Batgirl." She hands me a photo.
"I think she'll be good." I look at it.
"Spoiler?" I question.
"She fights well. And she can solve a crime." Cass protests.
"Find her. Bring her here. Then you can leave." I bargain.
"Thanks." Then she glanced around. "What happened with you and Dick?"
"We aren't together." I growl, looking down. "And I don't want to talk about it."

Dick's POV
I know I'm not being fair. Tim seems like a good kid. And I'm not even sure why I got so angry. I'm going to go apologise to Babs in a second, I just want to check up on Cass. I know she got a lead on Slade and Cain, and I want to make sure that she's okay.

"Hey, Cass. How's-" She punches me out the window, and I fall into a pile of blackberry bushes."Everything..." I mutter, standing up and start walking back to the Manor, pulling prickles out of my jacket.

"Babs?" I ask quietly, walking into the cave, to see Spoiler and Tim standing in front of her. "Uh...hello?"
"Hello." Babs says, kind of coldly. "Okay, Stephanie. The one in the glorified Chirstmas onesie is Robin, and the one with the huge muscles and ego to match is NightWing." I fold my arms and throw my arms up on mock frustration.
"What is this? Abuse NightWing day?"
"I thought that was everyday." Babs says. "Dick, Tim, meet Stephanie. Stephanie, meet Tim and Dick."
"Please tell me you and Dick are dating." Stephanie squeals.
"Um...we..."
"Is that the batsignal I hear? Tim, you should really be going. And look, there's a bank robbery in Blüdhaven. Dick, that's your cue." Then Babs rolls back to the computer.
So much for apologising.

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