The Birthday Surprise

Ch. 2: Meeting in the Park

After school, Dick Grayson called his butler Alfred and told him not to pick him up at the school today.

"Why not, Master Dick?" Alfred asked curiously.

"I'm meeting someone at the park at three-thirty, so I won't be there for you to pick me up. I'll find my own way home," Dick answered.

"Very well, Master Dick, but what about the young justice team, don't you have to meet them after school?"

"Yeah, I'll be there as soon as I get done meeting this gi- er – person." Dick didn't want Alfred to know that he was meeting a girl in the park. He might get suspicious and tell Bruce, and that's the last thing he or the girl would want.

"Very good, Sir, I shall inform Master Bruce that you will be a little late getting to Mount Justice today."

"Thanks, Alfred. Oh, and don't tell him I'm meeting someone just tell him that I had a school project to finish."

"Very good, Sir. Good bye."

Dick hung up the phone and raced off towards the park. He had his Robin suit in his backpack and would change right before he got into the park.

When he got to the park, he found a place to change into his costume. He went out and climbed up into the trees. He did this for two reasons; one, so that nobody saw him, and two, so he could keep an eye out for the girl.

A few minutes after he found a good spot, he saw the girl coming down the sidewalk. He couldn't see her very good last night because they were away from the street lights to keep whoever was chasing her from seeing her to easy, but now that he got a good look at her, he was very whelmed. She had long blonde hair that went down to about the middle of her back, a face that looked like it was carved by angels, and the bluest of eyes he had ever seen. She was about the same height as he was, maybe a little shorter.

She walked and sat on a bench, her arms folded over her chest as she waited. Robin just sat there for a few minutes and just watched her. He couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. He finally decided to go down and make himself known.

He climbed down on the back side of the tree then slowly walked around the tree and straight to the bench where she was sitting. When she saw him, she unfolded her arms and greeted him with a smile.

'Oh man, even her smile is perfect,' he thought as he walked toward her. He shook his head to clear that thought from his mind so he could focus on what he was supposed to do.

'Gotta stay focused. Why can't I stay focused right now?'

"Thank you for coming, Robin, it means so much to me," she said as they both sat back down on the bench.

"I was in the neighborhood," he replied with a smile.

She giggled and then got serious again. "Robin, I'm scared. He keeps following me and won't leave me alone. All the way home last night he followed me, I could feel it. You have to help me."

"Who is this guy? What's his name? I can't do much if I don't even know who I'm up against," he said trying to keep his mind in the right spot.

She smiled. "I'm not exactly sure who he is or what his name is because he hasn't actually came up to me as of yet. I just keep seeing him. Everywhere I go he's there, staring at me. I've been luck so far, but it still scares me."

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise." He couldn't believe what he was saying. He didn't know if he could protect her enough, but something inside of him was telling him that he wouldn't let anything happen to him, no matter what happened. "Tell me what he looks like so I can get a picture of what this guy looks like."

She looked down at her hands, which were now in her lap. "He's big and tall and has very short brown hair, so short it's almost not there. He also has a scar on his right cheek that runs down to his chin." She shivered a bit at the thought of him.

Robin saw this and put his arm over her shoulders. "Don't worry, he won't bother you. I won't let him."

She looked up to him and smiled then laid her head on his shoulder.

Suddenly, she lifted her head up and got to her feet in a hurry.

"What? What's wrong?" Robin asked surprised but ready to attack.

"There," she said as she pointed in the distance to a man that was looking straight at them. "That's him."

"Stay here," Robin said as he went after the guy.

The guy saw Robin coming toward him, turned around, and started running. He wasn't going to get caught by a boy.

The girl watched with fear in her eyes as Robin chased the guy out of her line of vision. When she couldn't see them anymore, she smiled, sat down, and said aloud to no one in particular, "Just wait 'til you find out who he is little bird."