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Damian nodded before reversing out of your driveway.

You watched the car disappeared towards the city. You weren’t worried about Damian with your son, you were just worried that Dick might see him.

“He’ll be fine,” Babs said behind you.

You nodded, “Steph and Cassie said they’ll meet us at the café. Bella, are you ready to go?”

You heard tiny footsteps coming behind Babs accompanied with giggles. “All set, mama!” your daughter said with her backpack.

The three of you got into the car and went off to have that needed day out.

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Damian parked in front of the door of the manor and got out of the car. John was rambling all the way to the manor and Damian knew he was gonna have a long day with his nephew.

“Oh wow! Is this papa’s house? It’s so big! Can I go inside? When we’re inside, can I eat candy?” John asked so many questions as Damian got him out of the car.

“Yes this is father’s house and yes you can go inside. And as for candy, we’re gonna eat food first before we eat candy,” Damian answered as the two walked up the stairs to the manor.

Just as they got to the top, the door opened and Alfred was there waiting for them.

“ALFRED!” John shouted as he darted and hugged the butler.

Alfred laughed, “Master John! My, you have gotten so big! Are you excited to play with your uncle?”

John nodded with a huge smile. “Uncle Dame promised me that I was gonna have fun. Is papa home?”

“I’m afraid Master Bruce isn’t home, but Master Time and Master Jason are.”

John jumped up and down. “Uncle Time and Uncle Jay! Yay!”

“And what of Grayson?” Damian asked.

Alfred looked at the young man, “Master Dick is downstairs. He isn’t aware you have a visitor.”

Damian nodded and took John’s hand. “Let’s go little bird, we have a lot of things to do.”

John waved at Alfred as he followed his uncle into the living room. His eyes lit up more when he saw what was in the living room.

“Whoa! It’s the Justice League!” John shouted running to the set of toys Alfred prepared.

John grabbed Superman and Batman and started making them fight. Damian sat down with him and smiled.

“Do you think Batman would beat Superman?” Damian asked.

“Yes!” John laughed, “Batman is smarter than Superman. He’ll beat him no matter what.”

“Even if Superman is really strong?”

“Batman is very strong too! Mama says that Superman can get injured by a green rock.”

Damian laughed, “Kryptonite, yes.”

“See! And Batman is smart enough to make a strong suit so he won’t get hurt.”

“Do my ears deceive me?” John heard a familiar voice, “Is that Johnny boy?” Jason asked coming around the corner.

“UNCLE JAY!” John dropped the toys and ran to Jason.

Jason laughed and picked the boy up and spun him around. “Hey slugger,” he smiled, “What are you doing here?”

“Mama and Bella had a girl’s day out with Aunt Babs and the girls, so Uncle Dame said he’ll watch me.”

“You sure you can handle watching a kid?” Jason looked at Damian.

“Tt,” Damian rolled his eyes, “I can handle watching John. I’ve done it before when I visited Star City while his mother was working.”

“Did I just hear John?” Tim came up to them.

“UNCLE TIM!” John moved out of Jason’s grasp and got down to go to Tim.

Tim laughed, “JOHNNY! Hey brother! Look at you! Where’s Bella Belle?”

“Bella went with mama, so Uncle Dame is watching me.”

“Is he now? What are you guys doing?”

John pulled Tim into the living room and sat him down on the floor. “We were playing Justice League. Uncle Dame didn’t believe me that Batman can beat Superman.”

Tim laughed, “The Big Bat can definitely beat Superman.”

John nodded, “Batman is my favorite. I wanna meet him some day.”

Time looked up at the other two who were smiling at the boy. “I’m sure you’ll meet him one day, Johnny. You live in Gotham now.”

“Really?” John’s heterochromia eyes lit up, “Do you think I’ll meet everyone else? Like Robin and Red Robin?”

Jason laughed as he sat on the couch, “Don’t worry, bud, you’ll see them. You never know they might come around to make sure you, Bella, and mama are safe.”

John nodded before going back to playing with Tim who seemed just as entertained as the little one.

“Hey did you guys see my—oh I didn’t know we had a guest over,” Dick said as he walked into the living room.

It was a surprise to see his brothers all together without any fighting or arguing. But it was even more of a surprise when he saw a little boy on the floor with Tim.

Everyone looked up at Dick and the little boy’s two-colored eyes looked at him with curious eyes.

“Grayson, meet John. John, this is Grayson,” Damian introduced the little boy.

“I’m really called Dick,” Dick laughed as he walked up to the little boy, “Nice to meet you, John.”

John looked at Dick who knelt beside him and shook his hand that Dick put out. “Nice to meet you too. Are you Uncle Dame’s friend?”

Dick smiled, “I’m his brother actually,” Dick turned to his brother. “Whose kid is this? Did Bruce unexpectedly have another kid again?”

“Papa isn’t my dad!” John exclaimed.

Dick’s eyes widen when he heard the kid call Bruce, Papa.

“John is the son of a friend of ours. He just recently moved to Gotham with his mother and his twin sister, so he’s having fun with us while his mom and sister are having a girl’s day out,” Jason answered.

Damian’s phone rang and Damian turned to walk out of the living room to answer. Dick looked at his brother curiously before turning back to John.

“How old are you, bud?” Dick asked.

John put the Superman figure he was holding down to show his fingers. “Five. Me and Bell are the same age, but she’s older.”

“Really?”

John nodded, “Uh-huh.”

Damian hung up the phone before coming back to John. “John, your mama was checking to see if you were okay. Are you hungry?”

John smiled and got up to walk to Damian. He took Damian’s hand. “Let’s go see what Alfred made for me,” He said before pulling the older boy towards the kitchen.

“Whose kid is that?” Dick asked again still watching Damian and John until they disappeared towards the kitchen.

“We already told you, Dick,” Tim answered, “I’m going to check on those two.”

Dick turned to Jason who shrugged and got up to walk to the kitchen. He was confused why his brothers weren’t giving him a straight answer.

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It was a couple of hours before the ladies came to the manor. Damian was playing with John in the living room when they came.

“JOHN!” Bella’s voice echoed as she ran towards her brother. “Mama said we can sleepover here! At Papa’s big house!”

Steph nodded, “Bella convinced her, because they’re bored of their house already. Bruce thought it was a good idea. Me and Cass won’t be going on patrol, we’re on babysitting duty with Alfred.”

“Where’s Alfred?” Bella asked looking around.

“My my my,” Alfred laughed walking into the living room, “Miss Bella, you’ve grown just as much as Master John.”

“ALFRED!” Bella shouted with glee before bolting to the butler and hugging his legs. “Did you hear? Papa and Mama said we can sleepover tonight.”

“I did hear,” Alfred smiled as he knelt down next to the little girl, “I have you and your brother’s room ready for you when it’s time for bed. Miss Cassie and Miss Stephanie will be with you guys whenever I need to get things done. If you’re good enough, they might read you a bedtime story.”

“REALLY?!” John and Bella said in unison.

“We’ll tell you the best bedtime story ever!” Cass exclaimed.

The twins cheered and took hold of both Steph’s and Cass’ hands. They were led up the stairs to a room. The two gasped at the room in front of them.

The room was twice as big as their room at their house. Just like their little room, there was a side for John and a side for Bella.

“Do you like it?” Steph asked with a smile looking down at the twins.

“This is so cool!” John said as he ran into the room and towards his batmobile bed. “Look Bella! I’m Batman!” he said with a giggle.

Bella jumped excitedly where she stood before running to the small play castle. “Mama is going to be so happy that we have a room here!”

Steph and Cass smiled. The two were just about to call the kids back from their room to go down to eat when Steph’s phone rang.

“They’re fine, Y/N,” Steph said as she answered the phone.

“Thank goodness,” you laughed, “Please make sure that they brush their teeth before they go to bed. I’ve messaged Alfred a list of things the twins are allergic to before Damian came to pick John up today.”

“You’re such a mom,” Steph laughed.

“Of course, I am,” you smiled against the phone, “Thanks again for taking them. And tell Bruce I said thank you too okay?”

“Did you want to talk to them?”

“Yes please, I just want to tell them good night.”

“BELLA! JOHN! Your mama wants to say good night,” Steph called out to the twins.

John and Bella ran back towards Steph and took the phone. John was the first to talk. “Good night mama, we love you,” he said.

“I love you too, make sure to tell your sister to brush her teeth okay?”

“I will.”

Bella took the phone, “Mama, you should come to papa’s house sometimes, our room is so cool! I bet your room would be cool too.”

You laughed, “I’m sure it will too. Aunt Steph and Aunt Cassie are going to be watching you two, okay? So, if you have a bad dream or anything, just go to them.”

“Don’t worry mama, we won’t have bad dreams.”

“I love you, Bella Belle. You have fun at Papa’s and then tomorrow we’ll do something just the three of us like before.”

“Okay mama. I love you too! Bye!”

Bella gave the phone back to Steph who smiled. “They’ll be fine, Y/N.”

“I know they will. I wouldn’t have them slept there if I didn’t trust you guys with them,” you sighed even more, “Please just stay close to them okay? Bella has been having some bad dreams lately and I’m worried she might wonder the manor if she can’t find anyone.”

“Cass and I will be sleeping in their room just for extra caution. Have you asked her about it?”

“I have, but she’s reluctant to tell me. Just take care of my babies, okay?”

“We will. You go have some rest. I’m sure you need it.”

“Thanks Steph. I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”

“Night Y/N.”

“Good night,” you said and hung up the phone. You smiled as you walked into your office. You sat down in front of your computer and turned it on.

“Good evening Sparrow, it’s been awhile,” your computer welcomed you.

“Good evening Jupiter, connect me to Oracle please,” you said as you typed your password. You waited until there was a ding.

“It was only a matter of time before you came back,” Babs said with a smile, “What brought this on?”

You knew that you promised yourself to get away from the vigilante life, but you couldn’t help it. You were brought up into the vigilante life.

“The same reason why the Titans are here in Gotham,” you frowned as you opened the file that you’ve been investigating.

“The Hidden Creed.”

AUTHOR’S NOTE: And there’s chapter 3 for you. I hope you guys like it. It was a matter of time for Dick to meet the kids or John at least. If you have any questions about the story, just let me know and I’ll answer them as best I can.

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“Y/N,” he said in that soft voice that you fell in love with. He said your name so clearly even as the two of you were fighting to rescue the Titans.

“Not now, Nightwing,” you said as you charged into a group of thugs.

This life was yours and his. This life was what you two had in common.

This was the life that started it all.

“PAPA!” The twins yelled running to Bruce.

Bruce lifted both of them with ease and laughed. “Look at you two! You’ve grown so much!”

The twins laughed as they hugged him. The image made you smile and you couldn’t help but take a picture to capture the moment.

“Where’s Uncle Dame?” Bella asked.

“He’s home right now,” Bruce smiled, “He will be coming around after he’s done with his homework.”

You smiled and walked up to Bruce. You hugged him as best you could with the twins in his arms. “What are you doing here?” You asked with a laugh.

“As much as Alfred wanted to come get you, we have someone else that he had to pick up,” Bruce looked at you with sad eyes, “He’s back in the city.”

You froze when Bruce said that. The only He that Bruce would mention to you is Dick.

“When did he arrive?”

“About an hour before you and the kids did,” Bruce put the twins down, “I told Alfred I would get you guys while he takes Dick to the manor.”

You nodded looking down at the kids. Bella looked exactly like, but her bright blue eyes were her father’s. John looked exactly like Dick, but his eyes were two different colors; the bright Blue of Dick’s on the right and the Y/E/C of yours on the left. These two have been through a lot in your years in Star City, but they always had smiles on their faces.

“We’ll be okay. We might not be visiting the manor anytime soon, but we’d love for you and the boys including Alfred to come over to our place,” You said looking up at Bruce.

He smiled, “Let’s get you guys home and settled. Alfred went over yesterday to make sure everything was where they needed to be.”

“Bruce, you know you and Ollie didn’t need to build me a house just on the outside of Gotham. We would’ve been perfectly fine with an apartment in the city,” you said as the four of you walked towards his car.

Bruce laughed, “Dinah threatened us to make sure her grandbabies were safe, so the house is better than any apartment.”

You laughed and shook your head as you buckled the twins in the backseat and got into the passenger seat after.

Bruce got into the driver’s seat and you drove off into the city.

No matter what anyone said, Gotham was a beautiful city. Even with the crimes happening around every corner, the city was just beautiful, especially at night.

Nights were the most dangerous, but also the most beautiful. The nights were always your favorite part of being in this city. Back then, it was because you could sometimes catch a glimpse of the vigilantes you knew too well. Now it was because the city just sparkled in its nightlife.

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The lights of the city disappeared after a few minutes and you were met with the suburban part of Gotham. You looked at the houses and thought all of them were cute. The neighborhood seemed like a great neighborhood for the kids. Bruce pulled up to a cute white two-story house with red shutters and a blue door. In the driveway was an SUV.

“You and Ollie seriously didn’t need to buy me a car,” you shook your head in disbelief as he parked, “I could’ve managed.”

“Like I said, we wanted to make sure you’re settled. And your mother scares us.”

You laughed as you got out of the car. You opened the back door and smiled. John was sleeping while Bella was dozing off but trying her best to stay awake.

Bruce opened the back door behind his side and got John out while you picked up Bella.

“Are we home, mama?” Bella asked as she leaned on your shoulder.

“We are, baby,” you kissed the side of her head as you followed Bruce to the front door.

You rolled your eyes when Bruce opened the door and you were greeted with an alarm system.

“Really Bruce?” you laughed, “Wayne Enterprise alarm system? Let me guess, Timmy designed this.”

Bruce laughed as he pressed a switch to the turn the lights on downstairs. “When he found out you were coming back to work for Lucius, he wanted to make sure the three of you were safe. However, he said it doesn’t mean just because you have a high-tech alarm system that they won’t be coming around during patrol.”

You laughed even more as you walked up the stairs with Bruce. You followed him to a bedroom. When he opened the door, you nearly broke down in tears.

It was beautiful and perfect for the twins. Each side was designed for both of them. John’s side was decked out in superheroes, but the most prominent one was Batman, his favorite of all the Justice League. Bella’s side was decked out in everything princess related.

“You two overdid yourselves,” you laughed putting Bella down and tucking her in.

You leaned down and kissed her forehead, “Good night baby.”

Bella mumbled before turning and snoring away.

You walked up to John just as Bruce got up. You leaned down and kissed your son’s forehead.

“Night mama,” your boy mumbled.

“Good night baby.”

You walked out of the room with Bruce but didn’t close the door entirely. You walked with Bruce down the stairs towards the kitchen.

“You can thank Damian for the designs on the kids’ walls, he wanted everything to be perfect and didn’t want anyone else to paint the murals,” Bruce said.

You nodded as you got two glasses and filled them with water. “Is there a reason why Dick is back?” you asked looking up at Bruce who sat on one of the barstools.

“There’s a huge case that the Titans need help with and unfortunately they traced the organization somewhere here in Gotham. He’s going to be here for as long as the case goes on.”

You frowned and nodded, “I guess that means I won’t be making an appearance to the manor any time soon. I can’t stop my children from going there because they missed everyone.”

Bruce nodded, “I know you’re worried that Dick will see them and it’ll click that they’re his children, but you know he’s going to find out eventually.”

“I know he’ll find out. He’s a damn detective raised by the greatest detective, so I have no doubt he’ll find out that he has children,” you replied.

Bruce stood up just as his phone went off. He looked down and saw who it was. “Duty calls. If you need anything just call any of us.”

You nodded as you followed Bruce to the front door. “I will. If Dami or anyone wants to visit let them come when Dick isn’t around.”

Bruce nodded. He put a hand on your shoulder, “It’ll be fine. The kids are gonna love Gotham just like you did. And by the time you know it, Dick will be back in Bludhaven.”

You smiled and nodded once more before Bruce kissed the top of your head and walked out of the house. You closed the door behind you and the alarm system armed itself immediately.

You walked up the stairs and opened the doors to find a guest room, a bathroom, an office, and last but not least your bedroom. You sighed in relief as you plopped down on your bed. You were about to doze off when your phone went off.

You groaned and looked at the number.  You around in your bed to lay on your bed and answered.

“A little birdie told me you were back in town,” Barbara said with a laugh on the other end.

You laughed, “Which bird?”

“Damian. He was so excited about the twins coming that he couldn’t contain it while was talking to me during patrol. How long you here for this time?”

“Until Lucius gets tired of me.”

Barbara laughed even more. “I’m glad you’re back. The girls and I have been bored without you.”

“I came back to work in a basement, Babs. I let go of the whole vigilante thing when the twins were born.”

“Doesn’t mean that we won’t be able to pull you away for a girl’s day out. Cass missed you the most while you were away. She didn’t speak to Dick or Kori for an entire year after you left abruptly.”

“Oh no. Did she really?”

“A lot of them did, but Damian and Cass were the worst of it. Bruce made sure not to have either of them and Kori or Dick on the same team whenever there’s a big case, because it was just horrible.”

“What else happened during that first year I left?”

Barbara pondered as she watched the boys patrolling on her computer. “Well, Jason moved back to the manor after the incident. He’s still working with the outlaws, but he had to take up the whole older brother thing after Dick left to Bludhaven.”

“How about Timmy?”

“Tim went on with his life. A lot less sleep after you left though, but he continued working.”

“How about you, Babs? Still being the brain of the patrol? Any lucky guy sweep you off your feet yet?” You smiled.

“You know it, sister. These boys would be completely broken if I wasn’t there after you left. And no, no man has swept me off my feet. Enough about me, tell me about you. How was Star City? Are the kiddos excited to be going to school at Gotham Academy?”

“Star City was good. Dinah and Ollie didn’t want me to go on patrol with them or Artemis, because of the whole being pregnant thing, so it was boring but still good. I worked as their computer mastermind, but I also worked in an office which was boring. As for the twins, they’re excited just to start school in general. Bella has been telling me since she could talk that she wanted to go to school. John is a bit more reluctant, but still excited though.”

“I’m excited to see them. Let me know when you’re free and I’ll come over to visit,” Barbara said with a sigh.

“How about this weekend? I know Damian wants to spend some quality time with John so Bella and I are free,” you laughed, “Knowing Jay and Timmy, they’ll be joining in with Damian.”

You hear Barbara laugh, “This weekend is fine. Anyways, I’ll talk to you later Y/N, it seems the boys found something big.”

“Okay. Tell them to be careful for me.”

“I will. Good night sweetie.”

“Night.”

You hang up the phone and put it on the bedside table before turning to look up at the ceiling. You sighed and turned to the side that you always slept on. It was something that never left you when you disappeared from Dick’s life. You always slept on the left side, because Dick was always on the right side. You covered yourself with the blanket and snuggled into it.

Tomorrow, you start your life back in Gotham and pray that a certain blue bird didn’t figure out that you were here.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: And there’s chapter 2 for you! I hope you guys like it. Again, if you want to be tagged for this series, let me know and I will tag you for the future chapters. Also, if this chapter gets 5 reviews, I will preview Chapter 4 after putting out Chapter 3.