DC Series Book Two
"Whoa." Tim snorted as he looked at the expression on Barbra's face.
"Can you not look happy that we just got our asses handed to us?" He asked. Barbra tried not to blush but it was kind of hard since the butterflies in her stoma...
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『chapter xiii: A FLOWER THAT BLOOMS IN ADVERSITY』
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Ever since Barbra had solved the cover up of Josh Hanson's murder, she had been getting more calls to her landline in her office. Barbra was only one person though and she found herself telling people she would have to get back to them about whether she thought there even was a case to back up a person's claim. Although, she used different words than 'I don't think what you're caliming is valid, let me get back to you.' Barbra had had to call Jason Bard to ask how he sorted through cases which ended him telling her that he took every case, big or small, and had learned to prioritize them based on severity of the case, how recently it had occurred, etc. After the call, Barbra felt more determined than ever to help the people of Gotham, whatever the cost to her own personal life and Bat persona. Her P.I job was just as important as Batgirl but maybe it was time to hang up the suit.
After all, Barbra still hadn't told Bruce about her last encounter with Azrael, despite promising him that she would.
Barbra still hadn't wrapped her mind around any of it though. According to Dabria and the boys, they had seen Azrael on occasion but he hadn't attacked them. It was usually one of them who made the first move and usually, Azrael would just leave once he had been spotted. Barbra wondered what he was thinking, planning. Why hadn't he made a move against Dabria again? Why hadn't he tried to kill her when she was wounded, weaker and holing up in the mansion? Bruce had upped the security measures, sure but was he not determined to kill her at any cost? Was he having second thoughts? Had Barbra's talks with him managed to break through to him somehow? This seemed unlikely. The way Azrael talked about killing people he had known for years made Barbra think he didn't exactly have feelings anymore.
Regardless, Barbra still hadn't told Bruce and now, a week after the incident, it felt too late to bring it up.
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"So are you going to come by?" Tim asked as Barbra sighed, sorting through police files on her desk of a case she was currently working on. It had been two weeks since her encounter with Azrael, two weeks since she had downed her suit and Tim was trying to convince her to get out of the office and let off some steam. Barbra had to admit, she was pretty frustrated at the moment.
