THE

FOSTER FATHER

SUMMARY….

As a child, young Bruce Wayne vowed to avenge his parents' death and strike fear into criminals' hearts. When a young 12-year-old Richard Grayson parents was murdered too, Bruce Wayne took him in as a foster son. But when social services come one day to deliver some news, Bruce and Dicks relationship might just be torn apart.

CHAPTER ONE-IN THE BEGIGNING

"Awwwwww! Do I absolutely have to?!" Dick said.

"Yes. And you're not getting out of it!" Bruce said. Dick rolled his eyes. He hated going to school.

"But I know the criminals are going to be all out today! Wayne Industries is getting a machine that can transport anyone to their exact location!"

"Yes but, I'm sure the Batman can handle it himself then." Dick turned around and humphed. Everything was always ruined because of school. "Now march to the car and Alfred will drive you." Dick got aggravated and just did what he said.

When he got to school, it was five minutes before the bell rang. He hurried quickly and cursed for getting into an argument with Bruce. He absolutely hated when he did that. It's just that he guessed since he was stuck with Bruce till' he moved out, he was pretty much Bruce's kid. He threw his book bag in his locker and went to his first class. He scampered into Mr. Leslies room #112. And just in time to.

"Well class, I want you to pass up your two page report about your greatest hero." Dick was excited. His was about two people. If you could guess, Batman and Robin. He did a four-page report about it. Twice the credit. It wasn't that hard, since he was Robin. He was worried about his best friend Rick though. He wasn't the smartest cookie around. And wasn't much on doing assignments that required writing. Especially if it has to do with one to how ever many pages. "Now, I will call on a persons name to read theirs if they like." He started in alphabetical order by first name. Ally to A.J. to Bernie to Beth. Cally to Casie to Damien to Derrick. Finally to Dwayne. Dwayne Leslie was Mr. Leslies son, and he was a bully, to Dick. He tried to brush it off, for he knew he could easily beat him up. But it was hard when he constantly did that. And to make things worse, Rick tried to be cool and be like them. Dick was afraid he was going to lose his best friend.

Dwayne stood up and took his paper. He cleared his throat, and smirked at Dick.

"My hero is Bruce Wayne." Dick gagged himself. Now he knew why Dwayne did that. Give a little evil smirk. He just wanted to barf on him. "Bruce is my hero because he puts people in shame. He knows how to strike a nerve and make him cry like little babies. I just laugh at Bruce when he does that. But it is so funny that's what makes him my hero." Dick was getting more and more frustrated as he went on. "And the number one reason why he is my hero…" He paused and looked at Dick. "Because he foster homes a low life loser. Richard Grayson." Dwayne went on about how Dicks parents died and how sorry Bruce was to him. So he gave him pity. Dick was getting aggravated with this joke. He didn't like how his arch enemy knew so much about him. He clutched his fist to hold back the range that was inside of him at that moment. "And as my report ends about how muck Dick Grayson is a loser in so many different ways, and how much Bruce Wayne sucks, I give you this phrase, Dick Grayson is a very very very very very low life loser. Thank you." Everybody in the class including the teacher laughed. Dick was getting made fun of and the teacher was laughing. Dick had enough.

"How can you be laughing! He is making fun me, my family, Bruce Wayne himself! The man that makes Gotham city run! What is wrong with you!?" The teacher glared at Dick.

"Richard, you do understand I could get you suspended for that outburst. I suggest you don't do that again." Dick looked away. He couldn't understand why the teacher would let Dwayne get away with that, even if he was his kid.

"Sorry, it won't happen again." He sat down and glanced at Dwayne who was just smiling back at him. The teacher went on with the assignments and finally got to the R's. It would be Dick then Rick. Mr. Leslie hesitated to call on Dick's but did so. He grabbed his paper then went to the front board. He cleared his throat, "My hero is two people. They are Batman and Robin; the boy wonder." People chuckled. "They are normal citizens at day, but at night, they are warriors to defeat crime. Batman is the leader and Robin is the-"

"LACKIE!" Dwayne shouted out. Dick hated getting called a lackie.

"Is not!"

"Is to! Everybody knows so. Who agrees with me?" Most of the class raised their hand. "See, theirs proof."

"That's in their mind set. They don't know Batman and Robin."

"And like you do!" Dick didn't say anything. "How do you know so much about them anyways? If I didn't know any better I'd say that you were Robin." Dick was quiet. He had revealed to much. "Nah, your weaker than Robin."

"So Robin's strong?"

"No, your just really weak." He laughed. "You know, I kind of feel sorry for you. I mean you're just fostered, Bruce is waiting for some one to get you out of his hair. Once you're gone he'll forget all about you, he won't even know you existed. He-doesn't-care-about-you." Dick clutched his fist and punched him right in the stomach. Dwayne fell to his knees gasping for air. Spitting on the floor. Dick glared down at him.

"Say that again and I won't go easy on you next time." He said in an evil tone. Mr. Leslie came to Dwayne's care and stared at Dick.

"You will pay the consequences! I'm notifying the police and principal, Jerry go call 911! You are going to be in a lot of trouble!" Dick looked around and ran out the door to his home. He never wanted to go back, never again. He wanted to stay away from there forever. He sobbed all the way home. Till' he was safe at home.

CHAPTER 2-THE TAKING