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Post by Dick Grayson on May 29, 2013 13:29:39 GMT -5
In the main room of the Wayne Manor, Richard Grayson sat near the window and just looked at the skies, the trees, the outside of the mansion. It's been a couple of months since the night that Dick lost his family at a show featuring "The Flying Graysons", a show that Dick himself was a part of. He was an acrobat performing with his family for many years since Dick was a kid and there's moments that the young man will never forget in his life. But those years are long gone and now, Dick had no family, no more "Flying Graysons", no more of being an acrobat, and all he is now is a normal person. Dick knew something would happen to his family and he should of told them before they died. He should of acted more quicker before the show started and maybe, just maybe, they would still be alive. All of the blame, the person who should be in a prision cell right now, belonged to one man...his name...
Tony Zucco
Dick glared and groaned at the thought of that name. All that man did was harrass, provoke, and try to get Dick and his family away from Gotham. Whenever Dick was finished practicing for the live shows in Gotham, he would see Zucco and his thugs confronting his parents, and if things went out of hand, Zucco would punch John Grayson in the face. Dick wanted nothing more but to defend his parents, defend his family, but Mary Grayson held Dick back because she did not want to his her son make it worse. The thought of Tony Zucco getting away with murder was a slap in the face because there would be not enough proof or evidence. The system failed Dick, the system failed his family and the sytem will continue to fail other people who fall victim to Tony Zucco. Something had to be done, to end the reign of Zucco once and for all. If no one could do it, then maybe Dick could do it....maybe he could kill Tony once and for all...avenging the death of his parents.
But recently life for Dick has been somewhat easier the past of couple of months. Bruce Wayne, billionare and owner of Wayne Enterprise took the guy into his own home, adopting him, making Dick a member of The Wayne Family. At first Dick was shocked and tooken back a bit, wondering why this guy would take him into his family of all people. He barely knew the guy and what Bruce Wayne stood for in life. Dick met Bruce's family and it was like they welcomed him into the fold, well not all of them. There was Alfred, the butler of The Wayne Family, who helped Dick with anything he wanted, you name it. Then there was Bruce Wayne's sons, Alex and James, and Dick liked them but there was James. The kid was stange and just werid, like he had problems or something but Dick would not tell him to his face. Alex's a good kid and Dick likes to hang out with him from time to time. Hailey, Bruce Wayne's wife, was a superhero, so that's all good, right? At least she wasn't someone normal and someone that Dick could look up to.
But then there was Bruce Wayne...and lately...there has been no connection between him and Grayson.
Something was not right with the guy which made Dick question Bruce Wayne's motives if he even had any. Whenever Dick wanted to talk with Bruce, the man was not around for him, even in the night which made Dick curious. Was there something missing here? Was Bruce Wayne afraid of letting Dick Grasyon down for some reason? It bothered him and Dick would be lieing if asked otherwise, not telling the truth. He would ask Alfred where Bruce is and all Alfred would tell him, is that Bruce was out, in a meeting, or out of town. As much as Dick likes Alfred, he couldn't believe him, which led him to have his own investigation and to find out who Bruce Wayne truly is. Dick did not think that Bruce was a horrible guy because he wasn't. He found Bruce to be a good guy, someone who cares about his family, but what about Dick? Why didn't he get any love from him like his REAL family gave him since the year he was born?
Dick walked away from the window and sat on the couch of the main room, leaning his head back, putting his hands behind his head, feeling fed up. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 29, 2013 14:00:48 GMT -5
Hailey Wayne was sitting in her bedroom, a book held softly in her hands. She was reading, an old solder's book that she had had when she was back in the War. Her eyes slid along the pages - she was a fast reader. She was on page 420 of 460, and it wouldn't take her long to read forty pages. Especially in a book she had read more times than she could count. She loved this book. And she always would.
In a few more minutes, she had finished the book. She gently set it down on her nightstand and leaned back onto her pillows, stretching. She had always smiled at how much more comfortable this bed was with Bruce than the barracks beds of the war. She loved this bed, and she loved the other person who slept in it with her. As she loved her two children - James and Alex. She also had a spot in her heart for the boy that Bruce had adopted. Dick Grayson. She loved the boy as if he were on of her own, and nothing would change that.
Now that she was thinking of Dick, she slowly rose from her bed. She wanted to check on him. She made her way down the stairs and into the room she knew he was in. She walked towards him, seeing him looking so sad...She walked to him, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. "Hey Dick....you feeling okay?" She asked gently, keeping her hand softly on his shoulder.
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Post by Dick Grayson on May 29, 2013 14:58:51 GMT -5
Dick felt like throwing something against the wall but he couldn’t do that, it wasn’t in his nature to throw things or just throw a fit in general. That was not Dick’s style at all, his parents raised him better than that as a child, teaching him right from wrong, but did that matter anymore? All Dick wanted to do now was get up, find Bruce Wayne and tell him to his face how Dick really felt deep down, because it was getting ridiculous now. His thoughts were distracted when Dick felt a hand, softly on his shoulder, as Grayson looked up, seeing Hailey of all people. Him being fed up disappeared when Hailey came and Dick just dropped his guard, letting go, because Dick did not have to fear anything from her. Hailey’s a good person and Dick didn’t feel ignored from someone like her. She loved Alex and James, including Dick, unlike Bruce who loved his sons…but with Dick it was like a different story. Dick would not fool Hailey when she asked if he was okay because he knew the answer himself.
“I’m doing alright….I guess”, he answered in reply to Hailey’s question. “I just needed some time to come here you know…just to reflect on everything that’s happen to me lately”, he told her. Dick respected Hailey Wayne and what she stood for, the good old fashion American way. She’s a veteran of World War II, someone who fought, defended our country against the likes of Hitler and other enemies who stood at the opposite of what America should be. Maybe Hailey could go after Zucco and get rid of him? Maybe Dick should ask Hailey….no…what is Dick thinking right now? He shook his head before he looked at Hailey, and asked, “Have you seen Bruce lately?", he asked her. If he heard that Bruce was out or even at the office one more time, Dick would not take it anymore. He had enough of this and all Dick wanted to do, was to pack his bags and just go somewhere else. But where? Dick hadn’t even planned if he left The Wayne Manor completely for good. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 29, 2013 15:47:13 GMT -5
Hailey took a seat beside him on the windowsill. She placed her hand softly in his. She gently kissed his forehead. "Dick, you can't lie to me." she said, leaning against the window. She sighed, looking softly at him.
She looked at him, looking over and out the window. She gently, kissed his head again. "I'm here to talk if you need it." She said, looking at him gently. "Dick, anything you need, I'll take care of it if you need it." She said gently. At his next question she shook his head. "No...I haven't seen him in a few while.."
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Post by Dick Grayson on May 29, 2013 17:48:34 GMT -5
Her hand softly in his, the kisses on forehead, just like his parents would do. His mother would always kiss him on the forehead or on the cheek whenever his mom would sing him to sleep. His father kissed him on the forehead too, so nothing changed on that one, as Hailey kissing him made him feel more relaxed instead of being tensed. She even told him that Dick can’t lie to her, and Dick wasn’t lying to her…okay maybe a little bit. All she was trying to do was help and Dick felt like he was just hiding away the real truth. He never did anything bad, he felt insecure inside, thanks to Bruce Wayne himself. Even Hailey told him that she hadn’t seen Bruce lately and Dick shook his head. Figures, it was like Bruce was there for his children but not enough for Dick. Was the man taking sides and not showing enough love or support for The Flying Grayson? He looks at Hailey and squeezes her hand a bit, the needing of comfort, love and support from the wife of Bruce Wayne.
“Okay, here goes nothing…”, he said to himself before looking at Hailey. “I feel that…Bruce and I are not connecting that well Hailey”, he told her honestly as Dick continued talking to her. “Ever since I came here to the Wayne Manor…after my parents death…you guys have been so good to me. Alfred, Alex, James, and even you have shown me what family is almost about…but the missing piece is Bruce himself. When I want to talk to him, he’s not around and even at night when I ask Alfred, he tells me that he’s “out” or at the company in another “business meeting”, he explained to her as Dick frowned, not feeling happy at the moment but he was not finished. “You know Hailey, we never even have bonding time together as…father and son…which is sad and disappointing…because all I want is his support and love Hailey. I mean is that really hard to ask for these days when you loose your parents and have almost nothing? Is it?”, he said and asked to Hailey, leaning his head to her shoulder. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 29, 2013 23:25:00 GMT -5
Hailey sighed, holding him softly in her arms. She had accepted him as if he was her own. She did whatever she could to make the boy feel accepted. She was here for him whenever she could be. There was very rare moments when she wasn't there for any of her boys, but she tried to be above and beyond for him, he himself having a harder time with everything. She tried her hardest to be there for him whenever he needed her. But his words, his words hit her in the heart.
Hailey kissed his head, gently brushing his hair softly from his forehead. "Dick....I know how you feel...but there are reasons you wouldn't understand. He has duties that you wouldn't imagine, though I can't tell you what. But I'll tell you it's not all meeting and such." She kissed his head again, holding him softly in her arms. "And believe me...you are not the only one feeling his absence." She said gently. She missed him too. He was hardly ever home anymore. And she hated that she couldn't tell him why Bruce wasn't there...
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Post by Dick Grayson on May 30, 2013 1:28:17 GMT -5
Dick felt her lips on his head and holding Grayson in her arms. It reminded Dick of his mother, and how she would rock him to sleep when he was a baby. Hailey was not replacing Dick's mother so he can see that. But the thing is, no matter how much Hailey would try to explain, it made Dick more confused. Reasons that he could not understand? Duties that Dick would not imagine? She couldn't tell him what was going on with Bruce but it wasn't meetings and work. Okay, so it's not work, but what is it? Hailey was trying to protect Bruce, like he had some secret or something else. Why couldn't he tell Dick himself? Was he afraid of hurting Dick? Did it had to do with Tony Zucco?
Then he heard from Hailey that Dick was not the only one he sould feel about Bruce's absence. Dick looks at Hailey, knowing that she's feeling the same thing, she missed her husband. When Dick came into the Wayne Family, he could see that they and Bruce loved each other but with Bruce gone, Dick can now see that it bothers her. "I'm sorry...if I sounding...selfish right now Hailey. I don't want to be the guy that has all of the attention on me...because it's not about me, it's about you, Alex, James, Aflred, and even Bruce too. Mabybe I was just expecting too much from Bruce, like putting everything on the line, or maybe I am just wrong", he told her softly as Dick closed his eyes a bit, trying to block out all of the negativity he is feeling right now. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 30, 2013 11:38:46 GMT -5
Hailey rocked softly with the young Grayson in her arms. She kissed his head again as he spoke. She knew he wasn't being selfish. She knew it was hard to understand. Hailey had known who Bruce was from day one, they had met on a rooftop with Hailey about to fling herself off. She sighed and looked up for a minute, leaning against the window still. She brushed his hair softly with gentle fingers.
"Dick..." She sighed very softly. "You're not being selfish. We've all felt his absence, and in a position like yours, we would all feel the same. Believe me." She said gently, kissing his head again, wishing she could take away all of his worries and doubts.
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Post by Dick Grayson on May 30, 2013 15:44:41 GMT -5
“I’m glad I am not the only one…I just wish he would be around more often…not just you myself but for the others too, it’s just not fair you know”, he said to Hailey, feeling some regret because of his words earlier. Maybe he wasn’t being selfish like Hailey told him but Dick couldn’t agree with her. When The Flying Graysons were at their peak, John and Marry took Dick over the world to many places. Once the show was over, they would take Dick to places where tourists would visit on an everyday basis. As time went by, they decided to settle down the family in Gotham City but what they did not know, backfired on that night when they were killed…all except Dick Grasyon. How could this happen so fast? If only Dick made it in time to warn them about Zucco….that monster…
“You know something Hailey, ever since my families death, all I ever wanted, was to look the man in the eyes, the one who is responsible for destroying everything that mattered to me…Tony Zucco”, he told Hailey as tears slowly started to flow down both sides of Dick’s cheek. “The man is a monster and doesn’t give a damn about anyone but himself…what’s in his best interest at heart….he doesn’t have a heart. It’s full of stone and hate showing no compassion”, he said, as he could feel the rage, the anger inside of him but he couldn’t let that get the best of him. Dick was trying his best but he couldn’t take it anymore as barried his face in both of his hand, wiping away the emotion from his eyes. He cried, letting it out, not afraid of anything or anyone but that’s when he looked up at Hailey.
“Tony Zucco deserves to die Hailey…” |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 30, 2013 16:20:23 GMT -5
Hailey held him. Seeing his tears, she softly brushed them away. She sighed, and looked at her. She felt bad for her adopted son in her arms. She gently kissed his head. "You're a good kid Dick..." She said gently.
She nodded. She knew how it felt to want nothing but revenge. She been in that position several times over. She sighed, and remained silent for a while. She sighed again, wiping his tears, and gently taking his hands from his face. "I understand Dick....and if you need me to do something...I'll see what I can do..." She said softly, kissing his cheek very gently.
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Post by Dick Grayson on May 31, 2013 21:13:52 GMT -5
Hearing Hailey call him a good kid, Dick smiled a bit, feeling her fingers of taking away the pain. Her still holding Dick in his arms reminded him of how Mary would do it. It did not matter how Hailey held Dick or trying to take the pain away from her. Where did she get this love from? Well of course, she got it from her parents, duh. Dick has always been a good kid growing up and yes, he may have made some mistakes. Including on where he stole from someone, but Dick could not remember who it was, only the scolding that his parents gave him. They even grounded him, a day he will never forget. “Well…you are a good person too Hailey. You are a good mother and I can see it when you interact with both James and Alex. They are fortunate and lucky to have you here on this Earth”, he told her as he smiled a bit again.
He rubbed his noise before he heard Hailey talk about that if he needed anything, she can see what she can do. Dick thought about it, scratching his chin about what to do next. “Well if anything I want revenge on Tony Zucco…I want him to suffer the way I suffered when I lost my parents…I want him to feel the pain for what he did, including those that worked with him. None of them deserve to live Hailey, those that work for Zucco. All they are doing is selling their soul for Zucco and a life they take is one them, including Zucco”, he told her and Dick felt good talking about it, the hate for Zucco and him suffering, imagining Tony in a pool of blood…but wait, what was he thinking about just now? “But is it worth it? Is revenge worth dying for?”, he asked Hailey, listening to his adoptive mother. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on May 31, 2013 21:32:30 GMT -5
Hailey smiled faintly, kissing his head softly. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm your mom too." She smiled softly, kissing his head again very gently. She loved him like she loved James and Alex. They were her boys, all three of them.
She looked at him again. "Dick...do you want me to take care of it?" She asked gently. She would find a way if he needed her to. She could go to SHIELD and request a mission to take them all out. It wouldn't be too hard for her. Get a mission and take him and his goons out. She would defend her family at all costs.
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Post by Dick Grayson on Jun 3, 2013 14:55:58 GMT -5
Hailey asking Dick if he wanted her to take care of Zucco was a bit surprising to Grayson. He knows that his adoptive mother is a superhero, a legend among legends, but her getting involved in this could get a big risky. “Are you sure about that Hailey?”, he asked her as he looks up. “I mean don’t get me wrong, I know that you are a superhero, you’ve done so much, even sacrificing, risking your life for this country. You are one of the people now that I have looked up too…but are you really sure?”, he said and asked to Hailey, still unsure if she should be involved in Dick’s thirst for revenge against Tony Zucco.
“And then you got Alex and James, they need you as well Hailey as their mother…even I need you”, he admitted to Hailey. With Mary, Dick’s mother dead, all he had was Hailey as his mother, someone who was not replacing Mary, and with that made Dick even think about it more. “And then there’s Bruce, your husband, shouldn’t he know about this?”, he asked her. Bruce and Dick so far haven’t developed that kind of relationship and even though it was frustrating to Dick, Bruce loved Hailey. Bruce would not want his wife to get involved in this at all. |
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Post by Hailey Heart on Jun 3, 2013 16:07:55 GMT -5
Hailey nodded as she looked at him. She nodded gently and kissed his head again. "You're family. We do this to protect each other. Family." Hailey said softly, looking at him. She kissed his head again, meaning every word she had said. They were family now, no matter what. She didn't care what the risks were. This man, Zucco, hurt her adopted son. She would help if she could.
"It's not like I'm gonna leave and not come back." Hailey said softly. She looked at her boy in her arms. She gave his head a quick kiss, smiling softly at him. She shrugged off what he said about Bruce. "What he isn't here for he can't really stop." She gave another shrug.
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Post by Dick Grayson on Jun 9, 2013 12:07:40 GMT -5
"Well even if he's not here he could know about it" , Dick told her about Bruce. Hailey's husband wanted to bring Dick in to have a home and all, but was that it? And did he even care about his family and the people he cared about? Dick wouldn't judge him, because from what he's heard, Bruce has been through a lot in his life. The billionare playboy was reckless and irresponsible as the critics would say but Dick didn't really belive that. If Bruce ever came back, Dick would have to let him know about what happend...it was all too much.
"I...I need to think about it Hailey", he told her. "I appreciate what you're trying to do but everything is just going to fast for me. I mean I lost my parents, I come here and now I am a part of The Wayne Family", he said to her. In his head, he was thinking about all of those events and how Dick was here at this moment, with someone who wasn't biological but his adoptive mother. How could someone like Hailey care about him or even love him? "But thank you Hailey, for looking out for me. If you didn't come in, I would probably smash some things around...but that wouldn't be good", he said with a weak chuckle. |
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