To Save A Shadow ( A Young Justice/ Dick Grayson story) *COMPLETED*

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      I wince as the doctor shakes his head patting the spot on my head again. I look down and he sets his stuff down pulling his gloves off.

"Alright Miss Hathaway I don't know how this happened and I honestly don't wanna know" he starts looking at all my wounds. "Clean you wounds and the stitches should be ready to come out in a week. Come back or go to your local doctor to get them out!" He says with a smile and I nod. I hop down and pull at my tee shirt. I exit the room and spot Dick. He was leaning on the wall one foot propped against the wall and he was checking his watch. I smile at how cute he looked. His hair was messy and wet sticking to his forehead.

"Hey" I say when I approach him. His whole deminor changes from panicked to worried.

"Arianna thank god, I had to go back to the Batcave and Alfred cleaned me up, I showered and came over!" He was wearing a pair of jeans and a black designer tee shirt with a grey zip up and a leather jacket over it. His tennis shoes squeaked on the hospital floor as he walks over to me.

Since I meet him he has grown over a foot. He used to only have to tilt his head a little down to see me, now he was a whole head taller than me. I reach his shoulder but thankfully I still have a little to grow.

His eyes were soft as he stared at me. "I was so worried, as soon as I took the bomb off and handed it to you I passed out again"

I smile and look down. When I first got Robin out of the factory area he woke up, I felt the bomb and we both knew what we had to do. I distracted the Dr and Robin took it off skillfully. While doing a flip I grabbed it from Robin and while attacking the doctor again I had managed to stick it to him without him even knowing it. Then I detonated it but I didn't think of the blast range and was knocked out.

"Yeah I was worried about you too, when I woke up and was left alone I thought something had happened to you"

My eyes spring open and I frantically look around. Robin was gone and I was in normal clothes. An ambulance pulls up and I was taken to a hospital. I was frantically searching for some memory of what had happened when I felt a buzz. I furrow my eyebrows in confusion and fish around the jacket, I pull out a phone that looked very high tech and was a sleek black design. I open it up to see a message.

From Dick🕶

Arianna, Batman found us and said the EMT's are on there way, he took me but we left you and gave you a magical ring that changed your appearance and made you look like a civilian. It was kinda like a charm, don't take it off til Zatanna can get to you

His hand finds my cheek as he runs his thumb over a cut and I reach up grabbing his hand. I pull it down but keep my hand settled in his. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me close.

"Arianna Hathaway I have the biggest crush on you and I have been trying to tell you forever"his voice was soft and came out in a single soft breath. My heart skips a beat as we pull away. I widen my eyes and he rubs the back of his neck nervously. I smile at him and lift my hand up grabbing the back of his neck. I pull him down and kiss him. It was soft and slow as it was my first kiss.

I pull away and feel a blush creep up as he smiles at me. "I will take that as you like me back?" He says a bit winded from my sudden action. Now thag I did it I wanted to do it again. I giggle and nod at him "Richard Grayson, you are one of the strongest and kindest guys I know. I like you too" I finally say and he rests both his hands behind my head careful not to hit my irritated spot from slamming onto the pavement. He dips down connecting out lips again and this time I sink into his lips. They were soft and warm making tingles run through my lips and into my cheeks. For the first time since I was tortured I felt really truly happy. I was on cloud 9.

We walk side by side out of the hospital. I spot his bike and smile as he hands me a helmet. I slip it over my head and he shrugs off his leather jacket handing it to me. I take it and smile while putting it on. I look up to him and he smirks staring up the motorcycle.

He slips on his sunglasses then his helmet over. He looks back at me,

"Ready!" He asks over the roaring vehicle and I nod. He flips his visor down and I wrap my hands around his chest. His muscles felt good, that sounds weird but it's true. The wind crashes against me as I lean closer to Dick. His body heat warming me.

Before I know it we pull into a zeta tube. We transport back to the cave. I hop off the bike as he turns it off. We aren't actually in the Mountain but the Batcave. I widen my eyes bigger than saucers and gasp. I pull the helmet off and smile wider jumping up and down. I turn to Dick and grab his arm.

"The Batcave!" I whisper dramatically turning 360° and he nods.

"We should go to my room" he offers and I whip my head to him.

"You have a room in the Batcave?" I ask confused and he shakes his head laughing

"Even better" we walk up steps which made me nervous cause they dropped into an abyss if you take a step either way. He hits something and the door slides open leading to a very elegant room. I walk in first and look around. I walk over to a large window and immediately recognize the large fountain. A small gasp escapes my lips as I turn around slowly. Everything clicks together as I breath heavily.

"Batman is-"

"Hello Arianna, Dick" Someone greets causing me to whip around my back facing Dick as there stood the Bruce Wayne.

"Bruce Wayne"