"Rose, I look at you and I think you're a lot like me. There are these things I have to do. Not want but have to. I can do them alone but I bet whatever it is that's in me is in you? and I don't want you to get hurt."
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Chapter 6
Take Me Back To The Start
"So you and Dawn?" Rachel trailed off, now completely aware of the history of the two. Rose sat in the chair, looking down at her book, choosing not to listen.
Dick stood up, finishing tucking in the sheets neatly for Rachel, raising an eyebrow at the younger girl. "No"
"You realize it's impossible to lie to me, right?" Rachel now raised her eyebrow at Dick.
a second passed by of the two staring at each other, playing a game of bluff with the other. Rose watched the two which made her instantly giggle at the scene in front of her. "when we were kids" Dick mumbled, knowing he had lost the game against Rachel.
"Four years ago, not really just kids" Rose smirked at the boy, giving him a shrug in response to the glare she got. "There were 6 of us-"
"You can stop there" Dick warned the girl, who rolled her eyes in response. "Time for us to head to bed"
"Why did you hurt her?" the two adults heads turned to look at the teen.
"I didn't mean to" Dick sighed, he had felt guilty about it, but there was someone else for him. Rose watched the boy who was obviously uncomfortable with the questions. "get some rest" Dick and Rose turned, making their way out of her room, closing the door behind her.
"Wanna go have some fun?" Rose turned to look at the boy who raised an eyebrow at the girl " follow me" Rose smirked grabbing her backpack off the ground and making her way to the door.
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Dick watched Rose pulled her arm back, she gripped the bow with one hand and the arrow with another, she let go, the two watched the arrow fly into a wooden pole on the roof of the building across from them. Rose turned giving Dick a wink as he shook his head at her cocky attitude.
"Can't be that hard if you can do it"
"You can try if you'd like" Dick shook his head at the girl, she called his bluff. "Would you mind, grabbing the arrow" Rose gave the boy the saddest eyes, trying to convince him which in response made him shake his head. The boy backed up far enough that he needed to make the jump, running and jumping to the building across from them. He turned back blowing her a sarcastic kiss which now made her roll her eyes. The two mostly communicated by sarcasm, not much more.
Dick handed her the arrow which she put back in her quiver, She pressed the button on the side of her bow, making the pieces attach so she could put it in her bag.
"Rose" Rose turned her head to look at the boy "What happened to you?" Rose had left Dicks life after the accident with the Joker, she moved to Detriot after the accident, Bruce had helped her get there. Dick had no idea about the Joker and Rose didn't want him to know, she was weak during that time, she was a coward.
"I should ask you the same"
"Don't try to change the subject Roseline" Rose looked up at the boy, shaking her head in response.
"I'm going to bed Richard"
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Rose laid still on the couch, staring at the roof of the apartment. She listened to the police sirens from outside, she wished she would have taken the second blanket that Dawn offered to her. It was cool in the small home. Suddenly a loud beeping came from the side, curious to see who was calling at this time she rolled over. The brunette looked at Dick's suitcase and let out a sigh. Dick moved from the recliner he was cuddled up in and onto the floor in front of the couch, he pulled out his phone, Rose leaned over and peered over the boy's shoulder. She looked at the caller ID.
"Why's Alfred calling you at this time? oh, that's why" Rose's eyes widened at the amount of 0's in that money transfer.
"I'll leave you to it"
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Rose laid on the couch her head buried into the pillow well the blanket wrapped around her body, it was one in the afternoon, but she was tired and there was nothing else to do in this place except for sleep. She listened to Dick type away on the computer, Hank was at work, and Dawn and Rachel were out doing something, Rose didn't know and truly didn't care. Rose let a sigh of disapproval as Dick kept whispering and typing away at his computer.
"Can you not Richard, for the love of god-"
"What's with those scars on your arm and back?" Rose stayed silent, Richard was always a snoop and she should've just left her hoodie on while she was sleeping.
"Checking me out while I'm sleeping Richard?"
"Don't change the subject this isn't funny Rose, what happened to you? Why did you move?" Before Rose could even reply, thankfully Dawn and Rachel walked through the door giggling away. Rose and Dick kept eye contact, until Dawn made her way into the kitchen sitting beside Dick.
