Leo Joins the Bat Brigade

A Golden Opportunity

A/n: Hey guys! Been a while, hasn't it? Sorry about that hehe. But hey, now you know I'm still alive lol. Oh, btw, I left some fun lil surprises at the end of each chapter that my friends and I have been working on, so if you haven't already, go ahead and check those out! Be sure to let me know what you think!

Per Bruce's request, Jason took Leo on a tour around the mansion. Leo didn't think that he was too unhappy about the inconvenience, quite the contrary, honestly. The man seemed to welcome Leo's presence with open arms, asking him questions (mostly about how he managed to pull the ultimate prank on Batman of all people as well as singing his praises about Leo's genius when pulling the feat).

"I have a question." Leo piped up after a while.

Jason led the pair to a halt in the hallway, "Yeah? What's up?"

Leo pulled a handful of wires out of his toolbelt to fidget with while he spoke. "Why do you hate Batman so much? I mean- not that I think you hate the guy, but you don't really seem to like him. Wait- no, I mean- I just noticed that you haven't really said anything nice about him- but you didn't say anything mean either! You just seem to be happier than most other people would be when hearing about my pranks. I mean-" Leo sighed, running a hand down his face in embarrassment. "I dunno. "

"No, I get it." Jason said reassuringly, "My feelings towards the Bat are a bit... complicated. He hasn't exactly done me very many favors."

Leo furrowed his brow in quiet contemplation. Jason was obviously leaving out details here. Whatever, Leo said to himself, it's none of my business anyway.

"Hey!" Jason exclaimed, jarring Leo's thoughts, "What are your thoughts on motorcycles?"

Leo felt grateful for the subject change. "They're cool, why?"

Jason grinned and gestured for Leo to follow him, and they both went back the way they came as Jason led them out to a garage filled with several fancy sports cars. Leo gawked at the sheer number of them, only having seen a lot of the models in catalogs and magazines. Jason paid them no mind, however, and led him over to a more empty corner of the garage where a motorbike stood surrounded by tools and various parts that had been taken off.

"She's not much right now, but I'm working on fixing her up and giving her a few upgrades," Jason told him.

"That sounds fun. I can help you." Leo backtracked. "I-I mean- if you want me to, that is."

Jason looked at him. "Of course, you can help. It's hard to find people who like getting their hands dirty with these kinds of things. How much do you know about motorbikes?"

"I'll admit, I haven't worked with motorbikes very much, but I'm pretty good at picking things up."

"Great! You can come by when I'm down here and help me out whenever you feel like it. We could finish the tour now if you want, or we could just play video games or something."

Leo decided to just go for the video games. After all, He wasn't really planning on staying here for that long anyway... right? He never did stay long when it came to foster homes after all.

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Leo laughed as Jason groaned in his defeat, sinking further into the couch. They had been there for almost two hours and Leo had been absolutely pulverizing Jason in nearly every game they played. Jason had been astonished to learn that most of the games that they were playing were all new to Leo, who somehow miraculously managed to learn the ropes of each game he played within minutes. It was as if he were blessed with godspeed brains or something because Jason doubted Leo's skills were even humanly possible, a fact which he voiced to no end.