BLUDHAVEN (Nightwing Fan Fic)

Chapter 26 (EDITED)

~~SCARLETT~~

The computer monitor blared telling me someone was at the front door, I clicked a few buttons I saw Dick standing there out in the open. I didn't want to see him not after everything that happened this past two weeks I just want him to leave me alone. But I knew he wasn't leaving not until he tried to talk me out of my plan of going after Desmond again. There was a small intercom on the side of the door frame, I clicked a few buttons and activated the com.

"What do you want?" I asked seeing Dick look around then he saw the small camera that was in the corner of the roof.

"Can we please talk?" he begged looking at the camera almost like he was looking straight at me as I groaned softly before clicking a few buttons unlocking the front door. He walked into the house, I followed him with the multiple cameras my father placed for safety. I clicked a another couple of buttons opening the secret door, he turned seeing the hidden door open and moved towards it. I heard him coming down the steps as I turned slowly to face the stairs seeing him come through the shadows. 

"If you came here to stop me then just turn around and walk away because I'm going after him tonight...I'm stopping this once and for all." I answered Dick pulled his mask from his face placing it onto the nearby table.

"I figured that I wouldn't be able to stop you but I really just wanted to apologize for what you overheard before." Dick started I knew he meant when I overheard his conversation with Barbara about their past relationship and engagement.

"I know that Joker shot Barbara...that's why she is paralyzed...you blamed yourself for not being there to save her...you still love her...I get it." I exclaimed the look in his eye told me that there was something else that he wanted to tell me.

"Yes I still care about Barbara but she made it clear that she wanted me to move on like she did, except it hasn't been easy for me. That was until I met you..." Dick started I bit onto my tongue and looked away not sure what to say about that.

"So what? You were tracking me down thinking I would lead you to Desmond, pretended to care about me then you what...started to develop real feelings for me?" I answered coldly seeing the pain in his eyes, Dick looked away from me then looked back at me.

"I know it sounds farfetch but it's true..." Dick replied I sighed when he began looking around the whole area seeing the lab behind me. I watched him move around me to turn around while he seemed to scan everything around him. "What is this place?"

"My family's lab...they built it way before I was born...they never took a break from work so they built a place they could continue their work." I exclaimed Dick turned to the case that had the uniform my family was creating and what I finished earlier.

"What's this?" he asked I moved towards him keeping both of my arms crossed against my chest when he looked at me then back at the suit.

"It's an experimental suit my parents were creating in hopes to stop Desmond. It's a micro exosuit to fit around the wearer's body and it is bullet, knife and burn proof. The bullet proof vest is just for precaution and it is capable of holding the weapons that my parents created over there." I explained seeing Dick looked impressed and moved towards the lab looking at all of the weapons displayed. Before he could say anything I heard a small blare onto my computer, I took off running with Dick behind me as I skidded in the chair clicking on the keyboard. "It's a video message...from Desmond."