Broken (Jason Todd x OC)

13. Fostered

=--Dick--=

She didn't come back after she ran.

I tried running after her, but two people blocked the way. 

"Where did she go?" I ask myself while reviewing the cameras from tonight.

She jumps onto the dumpster, then into a fire escape and is gone. She gets picked up on a couple rooftops, but they seem random. It looks like she was just randomly running.

It has been a couple hours, and I have been on the computers the whole time I have been here. She was last seen heading near an apartment building, but I doubt she is there.

She doesn't have money. Also, they probably don't take walk-ins.

"Give it a rest. She will be back by morning." Bruce puts a hand on my shoulder making me look at him. 

"Yeah. You're right. I guess I just don't want to mess this up." I try not to sound so sad while telling him, but fail.

I finally got my sister back and she ran away.

"Goodnight Bruce. Night Alfred." I head to my room, and before I walk in I peak at the door behind me and sigh. 'Please be back by morning.' I think one last time before closing my door and going to bed.

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=--Allison--=

Creak. "Shit." Creeeak. 

I wake up and jump off the couch, looking for any danger. I see the man from last night with one foot ahead of him, the other on the ground, hands up to keep steady, looking in my direction. I assume behind the mask he probably has wide eyes right about now.

I drop my stance and head towards the kitchen to get some water.

'You could've exited through the window." I let him know after taking a sip of my water and putting it down.

"I was hungry. Ain't exactly got the best living arrangements right about now." Was his reply as he dropped his awkward position and made his way over to me. 'You ain't scared that I will kill you?" He suddenly asks out of the blue.

"Not necessarily. I mean, it would be disappointing, yes, but nobody is going to stop you. It ain't like I got someone go avenge my death either." I joke while filling up a glass of water and passing it to him. I start to make some toast, that being the only thing I can find.

After that we just sit in silence, listening to the toaster tick. Eventually, the timer goes off and I get our toast out. 

"What you want on it?" I open my small fridge to show him the options. I take some butter to put on mine

"Butter is fine. Thanks." I butter mine then pass the supplies to him and walk to my room. I get ready for the day, choosing to once again ignore the fact there is an armed assailant in my home, eating toast.

Once I am dressed I take a small backpack and go to my safe. I enter the code and look inside.

My old life.

There are some guns and knives laying around the sides, but those aren't important.

What is important, however, is the costume.

Black and kevlar suit.

I have my black mask and of a pair of advanced sunglasses.

I pull it out and stuff it in the bag. I have a feeling I will be needing to use it once again.