Beauty and the Marksman Jason Todd x Reader

Chapter 9: Meet Up

Y/n's POV

I was perched on top of a gargoyle, waiting for the time to hit 11 o'clock.  I looked at the rose in my hand with the note on it and smiled down at it.

I looked out at the city and I hear Nightwing calling me in my com.

"Nightwing to H/n." I hear him spoke.

"H/n here." I pressed on my com when I spoke.

"Gang of thugs just rob a bank and are at crime alley now. Meeting you there now."

"Alright. On it. See you there." I pressed on the com again.

I look at the time.

10:50pm.

I let out a sigh that now I have 10 minutes to meet him there sharp.

"Damn these thugs better not give me a hard time." I said to myself as I took out my grappling hook and shot it up as I swing myself to Crime Alley.

I jumped to the rooftop next to Crime Alley and I see 4 thugs with duffle bags full of money and smiling of joy with the money.

"Oh shit! We're gonna be rich!" One of the thugs say with a black hood on.

"Hell yeah we are!" The other thug said with a gray hood on.

"Wait, what about the Red Hood."

I paused as I continued listening.

"What the hell is he gonna use this money for huh? A new mansion?" The other thug said with black hair.

"Yeah but the Red Hood. Would he kill us if we ended up keeping it for ourselves?" The other thug spoke with blonde hair.

"Psh. Like hell. Probably gonna buy new guns to blast new heads or something." The thug with black hair said, counting the money from his hands.

"Yeah but-"

A gun shot was heard and a hole was hit into one of the thugs forehead and blood started coming out and falls backwards. Dead.

The thugs began to start scrambling the money and quickly putting it back inside the duffle bags and more gunshots heard.

'What the hell?' I thought

All the thugs fall to the ground dead. I looked around to see someone who was responsible for the shootings. I began walking backwards.

As I walked backwards, someone grabs me by my upper arms. I gasped and I elbowed whoever and I released myself and took out my w/o/c.

"H/n! It's me!"

Nightwing groaned, holding onto his side. I sigh in relief and I put my w/o/c away.

"Seriously, Nightwing? Don't do that then!" I snapped at him turning away and walking to the alley and jumping down from the rooftop, to where the thugs bodies are at.

"Well I'm sorry!"

Nightwing jumped down and landed beside me.

"You were getting freaked out for a moment and I'm guessing all of this" Nightwing mentions at the bodies "is all from the Red Hood and I'm guessing that."

He looks at the rose that's still on my hand. I look at the rose and smiled.

"Well, maybe he's not bad. Maybe a chat he wants."

"H/n, listen. It's all an act. Understand that. He could be wanting to use you to get to Batman."

"No, it's not. I'm meeting him up at" I look at the time and I realize what time it was. "oh damnit! I gotta go!"

"H/n! Wait!"

I couldn't listen anymore.

I have to see him.

I already took out my grappling hook and I started swinging myself to his location where he wanted me to meet him up.

I landed safely at the clocktower looking around if I see him.

I look at the time.

11:00pm

Where is he? Was I too late? Is this a trick?

So many thoughts were going around in my head not sure what to do. I let out a sigh and I was about to turn and leave.

"You made it."

I froze from the sound. I turned around and there he was.

Red Hood

Leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.

I gave him a soft smile and I took out the rose and put it in front of me.

"I see you got my gift. Y/n."

"I did."

Red Hood uncrossed his arms till he was only a few feet away from me.

"I did. Jason Todd."