I decided to confront Dick myself. So when I got to Wayne Manor, my courage started to slowly disappear. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...before I could stop myself, I was ringing the doorbell.
"Ah, Ms. Gordon, what a surprise. Master Richard is up in his room, shall I get him for you?"
"No that's fine Alfred, I'll go up to see him."
I probably stood in front of his door for about a good ten minutes. Was this really a good idea?
"Okay, Babs, you can do this!" I said to myself. I grabbed the door handle and swung it open,
"RICHARD GRAYSON I HAVE COME TO CONFRONT YOU ON THE MATTER OF YOU IGNORING ME!"
"Uh...nice to see you too Babs." He was sitting on the middle of his bed in the splits, in the splits, with a acoustic guitar and notebook. The look on his face was pure surprise, did I catch him at a bad time?
"Oh, sorry I didn't mean to, um, yeah, I'll come back later..."
"No-wait! Barbara, don't go!" He quickly got up, tossing his guitar on his bed, and running to me. He pulled me over to his window sill, then started awkwardly paceing in front of me. I smiled at his antics. Sometimes Dick Grayson was too cute for his own good.
"Okay, look...I'm sorry if it seems like I've been ignoring you. It's nothing you did! In fact it's something I did and, um, well, I just want to make sure we are still friends."
"Of course we are! I was never mad at you, I can never be mad at you!"
"Wow, really? Okay, that's good to hear. " He sat down next to me again, noticeably calmer. He leaned against the window, closed his eyes and let out a sigh. I bit my lip, should I tell him?
"Hey, you can keep a secret right?" My question made him laugh,
"You have no idea."
"I, sort of, maybe, possibly, kissed the Hunk Wonder." I couldn't say his name, I was too nervous. Dick opened his eyes, looking into mine. They were too serious for his naturally joking self that I felt like I wasn't even looking at Richard Grayson.
I felt like I was looking at Bruce Wayne.
"You mean Robin? From Young Justice?"
"...yes...what should I do?"
"Forget about it."
"I can't!"
"You're going to have to try, you are never going to see him again. Even if you do, he can't date a fan."
"You know what, you're probably right. I have nothing to worry about! So...what were you doing when I came in?" Dick got a goofy look on his face, his cheeks turned pink and he sat up straight.
"Oh, um, you mean with my guitar? Just, you know, guy...things."
"Do you do these 'guy things' very often?"
"Only when I'm having a bad day...I just like writing my thoughts down and usually it just turns into a...guy thing." He smiled at me, I smiled at him.
"Will you play it for me?" His smile vanished and he looked at his guitar,
"Well...I'm not the best singer ever. Actually I kind of suck."
"I highly doubt that, you are perfect at just about everything. Please?" I looked him in the eye with my best attempt at a puppy dog face. I guess it worked because he let out a small laugh and said,
"Alright, but don't judge me! Actually I wrote it for a piano so we would have to go into the other room."
"I don't mind."
Dick sat in front of the piano, cracking his knuckles. He started to play the first few notes on the piano, when he stopped.
"You know, this isn't a good idea."
"Come on Grayson, you are already here and you have everything all set up. Just forget I'm here and play."
"Oh...fine."
He started to play again and when he started to sing...my heart melted.
"Falling a thousand feet per second, you still take me by surprise.
I just know we can't be over, I can see it in your eyes.
Making every kind of silence, takes a lot to realize
It's worse to finish then to start all over and never let it lie.
And as long as I can feel you holding on. I won't fall, even if you said I was wrong."
His voice strangely reminded me of Robin's from Young Justice, and if he could hit every note Dick could actually be really pretty amazing. Looking at him, Dick suddenly seemed very, VERY, attractive. I felt myself turn red when our eyes met, everything around me turned blank. It was only me, him, and the sound of his beautiful voice.
"I'm not perfect but I keep trying cause that's what I said I would do from the start.
I'm not alive if I'm lonely, so please don't leave. Was it something I said or just my personality?
I'm not perfect but I keep trying cause that's what I said I would do from the start.
I'm not alive if I'm lonely, so please don't leave. Was it something I said or just my, just myself?
Just myself? Myself? Just myself?"
He got up from his spot on the piano, stopping his playing. He kept singing though, I didn't mind. Walking up to me, he put his hand on my cheek, his blue eyes leaving me little to think about.
"I'm not perfect, but I keep trying."
And then Richard Grayson kissed me.
"I love you Babs..."
The song is Perfect by Hedley
If I was Babs right now, I would feel like a dude magnet. First Robin, then Jason Todd, now Dick Grayson? She considers Jason to be a friend and Dick is...well.
Thoughts?:)