As Black as the Night (book 1)

The morning after

Barbara's POV

I pulled into the bat cave and jumped off the bike. Not long after Bruce and dick can in.

"That was so cool," i exclaimed.

"Are you okay," dick asked me.

"I'm fine why wouldn't I be," I asked looking in his eyes. "Ohh the jump over the waste. Oh no I've taken worse falls trust me."

I walked into the costume room and changed into regular clothes before dick could say something else. Once I took off my costume I felt a sharp pain in my torso.

"Oh so that's what you meant," I yelled through the door.

I threw on my plain purple t-shirt and blue jeans and walked out of the room. I grabbed my torso in pain but tried to walk it off.

"Let me see it," Bruce said walking over to me.

I wrapped my arm around is neck as he helped me over to a table. I sat down and winced in pain.

"Lay down," Bruce ordered.

I laid down on the metal table and lifted my shirt so Bruce can examine the wound. I lift my head so I could look at the cut. I could see blood gushing form the wound.

"wow that's gross," I commented.

Bruce cleaned my wound and closed it up and put a huge bandaid thing over it. Bruce and dick helped me off the table and out of the batcave. Dick helped me up the stairs and lead me to the kitchen. I let go of him and walked to the fridge to get a drink. Alfred made me a grilled cheese and left the kitchen.

"Guys I'm not a wounded puppy," I scorned them.

Dick gave me a 'really' face.

"Okay I am but I can take care of myself," I said as I sat down and ate my grilled cheese. Dick sat down next to me and just stared at me. I shook my head and walked to my room. I laid in my bed just wanting them to stop treating my like I'm a little girl. I fell asleep after about ten minutes.

~the next day~

I got up and checked my wound. It's not to bad. I grabbed a towel and took a quick shower before I got dressed for school. I put on Jean shorts and a baby blue tank to and blue high tops. I grabbed my back pack and headed down stairs. I walked into the kitchen and saw dick cooking.

"Funny I didn't know you could cook," I joked.

"Very funny, Alfred is away visiting his sick niece," dick told me.

"awe I hope she gets better but I think I like watching you try and cook," I laughed.

I grabbed the pitcher of orange juice and poured myself a glass and just watched dick cook. Dick handed me a plate with eggs and toast.

"I'm not that hungry," I told him.

"It's not bad," he said eating a fork full.

I grabbed my fork and ate the eggs. They were surprisingly good. We finished the food and drove to school. I got off the bike and winced in pain.

"Barbara, are you sure you can come to school," dick asked.

"I'll be fine," i told him.

I went to grab my bag but dick grabbed it before me.

"I could get that," I told him.

"Sure you could," he replied.

He grabbed my hand and we walked into school. The stairs were a bitch. I leaned on dick to help me up the stairs.

"Do you want me to bring you home," he asked.

"No I put on all of this makeup to cover up the bruises I'm staying. Do you have any idea how long it took me to get my makeup just right," I whispered yelled.

"okay okay," he said defensively.

We walked over to my locker and he helped me put my books in my locker and grab some books.

"Hey babs what's with the shit ton of makeup," Sam asked.

"how did you notice," dick said.

"Well she doesn't really wear makeup but now she is wearing concealer," sam replied.

"I have no idea what your talking about," I lied.

"Really," Sam asked.

Sam walked away and came back with a cup of water. She threw the water on my face.

"Samantha Kyle," I screamed.

"Ha see I knew you were wearing makeup," she said proudly.

My concealer was running and my bruises were showing.

"What the hell happened," Sam asked me.

She looked over and dick and her eyes were on fire. She walked up to dick and grabbed his neck.

"What did you do to my bestie," Sam asked furiously.

"I didn't do anything," dick gasped.

"Sam stop he didn't do it. I fell down the stairs at the manor," I told her.

"Then why did you cover it up," Sam asked still holding dick against the lockers.

"I didn't want you to make fun of me," I told her.

Sam let go of dick's neck and looked over at me.

"Don't be silly. I will always make fun of you but you know it's out of love," she said wrapping her arm around me and pulled me close to her.

"Ouch," I winced.

Sam let go and moved away from me and looked at me like she broke something.

"I bruised my rib," I told her.

"Sorry," she said. "I'm going to leave you be before I break you anymore."

Sam saw Mikey walk past us and she ran after him.

"Great now thanks to sam and her pushy ways I have to tell everyone I see that I was stupid enough to fall down the stairs. Even though I saved you life," I told dick.

"I'm sorry," dick said patting my back.

We grabbed our stuff and headed to chemistry class.

SORRY IT TOOK FOREVER FOR ME TO POST THIS. PLEASE DONT HATE ME.