Batman's Daughter ¹ ☾𝐃𝐂 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐒☽

Chapter Sixteen: Haley Bros. Circus.

Barbara's POV
"Why don't we play a game?" Steph asked.
"Like what?"
"How much we know about the family."
"I'll go first." I offered. Tim and Steph waited for me to answer as we stopped at a red light. We quizzed each other on general knowledge.

Dick's POV
I was the first one there. I looked around. A flashback of my time at the circus. The day my parents died. They performed their show. My mom tried to grab my dad's hands but then they were on the floor covered in blood. Dead. Leaving me an orphan at 12 years old.
"Dick!" I turned around and smiled at Babs and kissed her.
"Ew! Guys get a room!" Steph exclaimed. We rolled her eyes at her and waited for everyone else.

Cassandra's POV
We pulled up and me and Helena got out of the car. Jason getting out a couple of minutes later.
"Hey!" I said smiling.
"I'm sorry to say this Cass but what's with all the black?!" Steph exclaimed as Babs glared at her. I sighed.
"It's all I could find!!!!" I shouted at her. She just shrugged and I rolled my eyes and we all waited for Bruce and Selina to come.

Helena's POV
My eyes grew wide. Wow!
"Excited?" Dick asked me coming over and leaning on Jason's Ferrari. I nodded enthusiastically. Dick chuckled at me.
"What?" I asked a bit annoyed.
"Nothing. It's just cute how you reacted!" He explained. I rolled my eyes at him. He smiled wide at me.
"You've got your mother's sass." He commented then Dad pulled up with mom. No one moved. I looked at everyone confused.
"Kate and Bette may be a little late so we can go." My dad explained to everyone. Kate and Bette are coming?! Yeah! I thought as we headed off.

Bette's POV
I waited impatiently for my aunt. I swear she takes so LONG!!!! I honk several times!!! She finally comes wearing some professional pants, a shirt and some brown boots. My eyes grow wide.
"Aunt Kate we're going to the Haley Bros. Circus. You know that right?" I ask her looking her outfit up and down in horror.
"Oh I know," she says getting into her red Fiat, "I need to go to a business meeting first." She said calmly. I was about to protest but then just slouched.
"Don't slouch, it's not ladylike." Aunt Kate said as we drove off.

~later that evening~

Helena's POV
Today was fun! We went everywhere. The carousel, the Ferris wheel. We saw all kinds of stuff too. A snake dancer, a fire breather. I didn't see any acrobats though. Hmm...
We went into the last tent. The main attraction. Was it acrobats? Nope it was clowns! I didn't get it! I thought all circuses had acrobats. I then noticed a blue old poster on the wall: "The Flying Grayson's." Wait Dick's last name is Grayson! Is he connected to these acrobats somehow?

Barbara's POV
I noticed Helena looking at a poster.
"What are you looking at Helena?" I asked her. She pointed to the poster.
"Who are the Flying Graysons?" She asked. I now realized what that poster was. Helena knew that Dick was an orphan. She knew most things about us, but we never told her about this.
"We'll explain it to you when we get home." I said to her. She nodded still suspicious.

~end of show~

Barbara's POV
We all got out of the tent and left.

Dick's POV
I didn't go home just yet. I went to that poster of the Flying Graysons, there was a picture of my parents that the circus put up. Since then they never showed acrobats in this circus again.
"Hi mom, dad. I miss you two but I am in good hands with Bruce. He had a daughter, Helena. She's really sweet and kind. Jason is ok. He and Cass are dating now. They actually compliment each other really well. Tim and Steph are dating now too. Barbara is still fighting for Justice. You- you would have liked her. Bette and Kate are fine. There coming around more often now. Anyway that's a brief summary of what's going on. Goodbye. I- *tries roll down his cheeks.* I love you." I whispered my goodbyes and left them in peace at the place that they knew as home.

~Wayne Manor~

Dick's POV
I came to Wayne Manor to find Helena sitting on the floor waiting for me.
"Helena? What are you doing down there?" I asked her.
"Who are the Flying Graysons?" She asked her face growing serious. I sighed and explained to her the story from the beginning. The feud between clowns and acrobats. Between the Lloyds and Graysons. The story over a stolen horse before World War 1. I explained to her everything about what happened and how they died.
"I'm sorry." She said as I concluded my story and she hugged me.

Helena's POV
It was dinner time and we all sat there. Bette was complaining on how she couldn't come to the amusement park. After dinner Alfred was clearing plates and Cass offered to help. I stood up.
"I have an announcement to make!" I said loud enough for everyone to hear.
They all looked at me.
"After a lot of thinking I have decided to, stay here temporally." There was a big silence. I looked at my mom. She stood up and came over to me.
"Just promise me you'll visit ok?" She asked. I nodded and she smiled and kissed my forehead.

~later that night~

Bruce's POV
Everyone left. Tim, Steph, Cass and Helena went to bed and I stayed up and worked, then went to bed.

Author's notes
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