Innocent (A Treacherous Novel)

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Gotham City, New Jersey

July 6, 2004

"What the fuck did you do to her Bruce?" Dinah yelled, looking upon the Wayne patriarch with nothing but pure unbridled rage. "Go ahead and fucking say it out loud because Ashley was very fucking clear on what happened when she called" Dinah yelled, her usual ocean blue eyes became the color of the sea during a storm as her rage fueled the energy of the room, and the Bat was forced to attempt to calm her down while her husband currently did nothing to help the situation. Ashley smirked as she looked upon the sight as Dinah began to look like she was about to attack Bruce. Dick looked wide-eyed at the scene and took a step back while Oliver tried to restrain the Canary as the situation got worse but was left with a bruise as she fought as out of his grip. 

"Dinah this feels like an overreaction" Bruce said as Dinah got up in his face. 

"Overreaction?" Dinah questioned, almost as if she was stunned before letting out an angered laugh. "What you did to her was an overreaction" Dinah said and stomped on his foot before kneeing him in the stomach and threw him across the room. "You don't take a girl that just had her fucking leg fractured by a crazy ass clown that's been needing to be permanently put down for years out to the woods to kill wolves only to be attacked by a bear and a Falcone all at once, you ugly rat bastard" Dinah yelled and kicked Bruce against the wall. "You know that's fucking child abuse?" Dinah yelled. 

"Dinah this is domestic abuse-" Bruce began to argue after he grunted from the impact or Dinah's boot.

"Don't you fucking 'Dinah' me, Bruce Thomas Wayne" Dinah said angrily. "If there was anyone in this god damn room that has the ability to kill you, it's me and I fucking will" She said and angrily poked him in the chest. "If there is one more slip up, even one more small tiny bruise on Ashley I swear to God she will be in Star City with me!" She said. 

"Dinah-" Bruce began to say again. 

"Shut the hell up, Bruce. I'm speaking and we are not having a fucking conversation because you currently have no space nor right to talk unless you want to be castrated right here, right now" She yelled, her usually tamed hair was now a mess and her not fixing it was a sure-fire sign that she was pissed and not giving up any time soon. 

"Aunt Di?" Ashley asked. 

"Yes, baby?" She asked sweetly and calmly as she looked at her niece. 

"Can I sit down? My leg is killing me" Ashley asked, adding fuel to her aunt's flames as her father glared at her. 

"You shouldn't even have to ask" Dinah asked. "Why the hell would you do that to her? Making her ask to sit Bruce, what the hell?" Dinah yelled. "In her own home, you've been making her ask to sit down?" She questioned in disbelief. "You are such a piece of shit father" She said, unimpressed, and laughed in shock. "I should beat the shit out of you right now" She said, looking the Batman up and down and was obviously unimpressed. "You know what?" Dinah asked rhetorically, but for once Bruce didn't answer. "Ash go pack a bag, you're coming back to Star until dear old Dad gets his shit together" Dinah told her. "And Dick?" Dinah asked. 

"Yes?" Dick questioned with a small voice, not wanting to further anger the Canary. 

"If you need a break from him, you are allowed to come" Dinah said. "You don't have to come today either if you don't want too and you can stay as long as you need whenever, I'll gladly give you the choice to join us any time" She told him and patted his shoulder. "You kids don't deserve this shit" She said. "Come on Oli, let's get her ready to go" Dinah said and took Ashley's hand and led her out of the room. 

"Well, now you've done it" Dick told Bruce with a disbelieving snort and went upstairs. He knew from this point forward, Bruce's attention would fully be on him and he wasn't sure he was completely ready for that.