Save Your Sin || Dick Grayson [2]

13| Murder on Halloween Night

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The nights had turned to a bitter cold as winter drew closer, and standing on an open rooftop was not an easy task. Though this was the best of the two options that Selina had offered as looking for information within Gotham's underground didn't seem very appealing considering the circumstances. Everyone was on edge since the murder of Carmine Falcone's nephew, Johnny Viti, a couple of nights ago on Halloween.

The nature of the murder resulted in many of Gotham's villains to be a suspect only for the odd placement of the jack-o-lantern, a handgun, and a baby bottle nipple at the scene of the crime. Whenever a new player was on the board everyone was eager to learn more and decide if they were going to be a threat to their own criminal reign.

Now as I watched Jim Gordon, Batman, and Harvey Dent from the rooftop of a building across from the GCPD I wondered just how close they were to finding this new killer. It was interesting to see the city's District Attorney with the other two men who usually worked so closely together, but it was clear that the only thing they had in common was their desire to rid this city of corruption. 

A small sound snapped me out of my thoughts at the same moment that a small object imbedded itself in the binoculars that I was holding. The golden R gleamed from the neighboring light as I removed it from the binoculars. Really this was no surprise to me as it was what Selina and I were hoping for, and there was the subconscious knowledge that he wouldn't hurt me. "I was wondering where you've been." 

I turned around to meet the familiar eyes under the Robin mask realizing that it had been a while since we had seen each other. Four months staying out of any noticeable trouble meant that neither Batman or the Falcone family could find Selina and I. Since the murder of  Johnny Viti all eyes were on Gotham's notorious villains as they all expected on of us to be the killer. The recent escape of multiple Arkham inmates made some villains obvious suspects. "Don't tell me you've missed me Boy Wonder."

"You knew I'd be keeping watch. You knew I'd see you. What is it you want this time?" He said instead dismissing my words as he stepped closer. There was a clear stiffness in him that was unusual but I also recognized that whatever was occurring inside his head really shouldn't be of any importance for me. I was only here to carry out my part of the plan. 

"I have no desire to help. But I might be able to be helpful." I stated as I looked down at the R and running a finger along its sharp edges. There was something ironic about Batman and Rabin carrying around lethal weapons like these and swearing by a no kill rule. 

He looked skeptical and rightfully so, because after everything why would I have any desire to help? To him I was just another one of Gotham's many criminals and looked to  cause the same level of destruction and chaos as the others. "And in return?"

Slowly reaching over I placed the R back in its place on his chest before looking up and meeting his eyes. "Maybe someday I'll need help. And you can return the favor."

"No promises."

"I'll take my chances." I replied dismissively knowing that the possibilities of me ever asking him for any kind of help or favor were slim. The only thing that I wanted was for him to think that I was doing this out of self interest and not some underlying need to help. I was here to give Dick the information that Selina and I had been collecting on Falcone for the last couple of months. We were able to uncover many of his dirty secrets, but failed to find anything that linked the man to Selina. The chances that Carmine Falcone was Selina's father were slim yet the seemingly obvious truth didn't break Selina's determination. "Now listen closely, all you need to do is follow the money."