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Ch. 13: Birthday Kiss

Tiffany was sitting on her bed looking at a few books that were in her room. She looked out the window seeing that it was now dark. She knew Alfred would be calling her down for supper soon, so she walked out of her room and toward the stairs, holding a couple of books that she would ask Alfred about.

When she got to the top of the staircase, she heard a boy's voice yelling for Alfred's attention. She stopped and listened to the cheerful voice.

"Alfred, Alfred!"

"My word, Master Dick, what's all the yelling for?" Alfred asked as he came out of the kitchen.

"Bruce woke up today!" he said still a bit too loudly.

Alfred smiled at the young boy and put a hand on his shoulder. "Thank heavens."

"Yeah, I can't wait for him to come back so we can get back to work. I miss the butt kicking, the training, and I hate to admit it but I even miss Bruce yelling at me for jumping into action."

Tiffany lost the smile and now had a very confused look on her face. 'Butt kicking and training?' She listened more intently to see if she could hear what he was talking about.

"And I'm sure Master Bruce misses it as well," Alfred replied chuckling a bit.

"He gave us quite a scare there for a while and just before he woke up, J'onn was telling me that if he didn't wake up soon that he might never had woke up," Diana said.

"Yeah, and if Clayface ever escapes, he better hope that we don't find him," Dick said as he slapped a fist into his open hand.

As soon as he said that, the trio heard a gasp and then something fall. They all turned to the staircase to find Tiffany standing at the top of the stairs with her eyes wide and her mouth open in shock.

Dick's eyes went wide then turned to Alfred. "You didn't tell me she was here."

"I'm terribly sorry, Master Dick," Alfred said as he looked to the younger boy.

Tiffany just stood there in shock. 'He's Robin. I tried to hurt Dick.' Tears started to fall from her eyes and she ran back to her room and closed the door.

Dick ran up the stairs to go after her. Diana tried to follow, but Alfred grabbed her arm before she could.

Diana turned to him surprised. "What are you doing?"

"Let Master Dick handle this," he said as he let go of her arm and walked back into the kitchen.

Diana watched the butler leave then turned to look up the stairs. She sighed and then turned around and went to the living room. 'Bruce is gonna love this.'

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Dick knocked on Tiffany's door for a second time. "Tiffany," he called out getting ready to knock again.

The door opened a little enough to see Tiffany's head as she stood there with tears in her eyes.

"Tiffany, can we talk?" Dick asked her his head sort of hung down not really looking at her.

Tiffany opened the door the rest of the way and went over to sit on her bed. Dick slowly walked in and stood a few steps away from her bed. Tiffany had her back to him, head down, and fiddling with her hands in her lap.

"Tiffany?" he asked finally looking up at her after a few minutes of silence.

"I'm sorry."

Dick looked at her shocked. She was sorry? For what? "Tiffany, what are you sorry for. I'm the one that lied to you and didn't tell you who I really was."

Tiffany turned around and looked at him with a small smile on her face. "You had a perfectly good reason for not telling me. You had a huge secret and I went and eavesdropped, and I really wish I didn't now," she said the last part quieter, almost in a whisper.

"So you're not mad?" Dick asked as he walked over to the bed and sat down beside her.

Tiffany smiled even wider. "No, I'm not mad," she said then lost her smile and looked away from him, "I'm sorry."

"For what?" Dick asked still a bit confused.

Tiffany got up off the bed and walked over and picked up a picture from the dresser. The picture was her and her parents before the fire. "I almost got you killed." She sat the picture back down and turned to him. "You're Robin, the one Clayface was after. Dick, I let you put yourself in danger because of me and I'm sorry, and Bruce..." Her eyes went wide as she just realized that Bruce Wayne was Batman.

Dick looked down when she said Bruce's name.

"Oh Dick, please tell me he's ok. Please tell me he's not dead," she said as she quickly walked over to the bed.

Dick smiled and looked back up at her. "No, he's not dead. He woke up from the coma today and J'onn said he should be able to come home in a few days, but he won't be going on patrol for a while."

Tiffany gave a sigh of relief. She had almost killed Bruce too. She never would have forgiven herself if that happened.

They sat there in silence for a good five minutes before Dick finally stood up. "Well, it's getting late and I'm bushed. I guess I'll see you in the..."

Tiffany stopped him with a kiss. Dick's eyes went wide and he froze with surprise. Tiffany finally realized what she was doing and pulled away a little too quickly. Her cheeks turned bright red and she turned her head in embarrassment.

Neither one of them moved or said a word. Dick took a few steps backwards still looking at Tiffany but stopped when Tiffany spoke up.

"I'm so sorry. I don't know what came over me."

Dick smiled then walked up to her and lifted her chin with his hand. "Hey, it's ok."

Tiffany smiled back at him. Dick continued to look at her in the eyes and then finally stepped back a few steps and turned around and left the room.

Tiffany watched him leave then laid down on her bed.

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Dick ran into his room, closed the door behind him, and leaned up against the door. He couldn't get the smile off his face. 'Shekissedme.Shereallykissedme.' He walked over to his bed and laid down. 'Doesthatmeansheactuallylikesme?' There were a million more questions going through his head and he was no longer tired.

He laid there for a half an hour or better before he finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

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Four days had gone by since Dick and Diana went to see Bruce. Dick went to see him every day of course, but he didn't stay long. Bruce was still recovering and Dick was spending more time with Tiffany after that night.

They were getting to know each other more and more every day. Asking each other questions about each other's pasts, what they would like to accomplish, and Tiffany was asking about what he and Bruce did on patrols.

Dick loved that he could talk about what he did as Robin to someone other than Bruce and Alfred and all the leaguers. He told her a few things that he's never told anyone else especially Bruce.

After a while they decided to watch a movie and sat on the couch. Dick put his arm around her and she snuggled up to him.

About have way through the movie, Tiffany looked at Dick and asked, "So when is Bruce coming home?"

Dick turned from the TV to look at her. "Well, J'onn said sometime tonight if he feels up to it."

"Well I hope that he gets to feeling better soon. Gotham needs the Dark Knight and his amazing sidekick," she said with a smile.

Diana had been staying at the manor with Dick to make sure he was getting along ok. She was walking past the two sitting on the couch when she overheard what they were talking. She couldn't help but listen. She could hear how happy he was telling her about their adventures as Batman and Robin, but she wasn't so sure that Bruce was going to like it.

She was getting ready to go to the Watch Tower to see if Bruce felt up to coming home. She was thinking of asking of him if he wanted to go, but she didn't want to disturbed them. She smiled and continued to head to the Watch Tower.

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The movie had been over for about an hour and Dick and Tiffany were sleeping where they sat. Alfred walked into the living room and turned off the TV and placed a blanket on the two. As he was walking back toward the kitchen, Bruce and Diana walked into the room.

"Master Bruce, it's good to see you again," Alfred said as he came up to Bruce.

"Good to see you too, Alfred," he said with a smile then started looking around. "Where's Dick? I thought he would be here to greet me?"

"They were in watching a movie before I left," Diana replied.

"Were watching a movie, now they're sleeping," Alfred corrected her.

"Them?" Bruce asked a bit confused.

"Yes, Sir, Miss Tiffany has been here for awhile."

"Yeah, and Bruce, there is something you have to know," Diana said as they started to head to the living room to wake Dick and Tiffany.

"What's that?" Bruce asked.

"Well, you see, Master Bruce, we were talking about certain things and well..." Before Alfred finished, Tiffany stood up from the couch and ran to Bruce.

"Mr. Wayne, I'm so sorry about what happened. Please, please forgive me."

Bruce was very confused now. "What are you talking about Tiffany?"

Before Tiffany could respond, Dick also woke up and turned around to see Bruce standing there.

"Bruce! You're home!" he said as he jumped over the couch and ran up to Bruce and about knocked them both down with the impact of the hug.

"It's good to see you to, Dick," Bruce said with a slight chuckle.

They all made their way to the couch and chairs in the living room in front of the TV and sat down. Diana was sitting next to Bruce as was Dick. Tiffany just sat on the arm of the couch next to Dick and Alfred stood behind them.

"Now, Tiffany, what did you mean that you're sorry?" Bruce asked.

Dick's eyes got wide and he got up and dragged Tiffany across the room. Bruce sat there even more confused then turned and asked Diana, "What is going on?"

"Bruce, you're not going to be happy about this, but it wasn't his fault," Diana started.

"If anything, it's my fault, Sir," Alfred interrupted.

Bruce looked over at Dick and Tiffany then back to Alfred. "She knows doesn't she?"

"I'm afraid so, Sir. I hadn't told Master Dick that she was here and he came home talking about how you woke up from the coma and how he couldn't wait to get back to work."

"She was at the top of the steps and she overheard everything we were saying," Diana said trying to explain further.

Bruce didn't say anything, just stared at Dick and Tiffany talking on the other side of the room.

After another few minutes, Dick and Tiffany came back over to where the others were and Tiffany went up to Bruce.

She looked back at Dick then back at Bruce. "Mr. Wayne, I... I have something I need to tell you."

Bruce looked up at her, his face completely black, giving her the famous bat-glare.

"I know yours and Dick's secret," Tiffany said quickly and fidgeting.

Bruce just stared at her and Tiffany started to back up.

After a few more minutes, Bruce stood up and looked toward her. "I know." He walked past them and headed upstairs.

Tiffany looked at Dick surprised. "He knows?"

"He is the world's greatest detective," Alfred said walking with Diana to the front door to show her out.

Tiffany watched them leave then turned back toward Dick. "Ok, he didn't look to happy."

"Give him time. He's just got to get used to someone else knowing that we're Batman and Robin," he said as he walked with her up the stairs to their rooms.

Bruce opened his door enough so that he could see out, but they couldn't see that he was watching. He watched as they stood in front of her room. Dick looked toward Bruce's room and Bruce just smiled. Somehow Dick always knew when Bruce was watching. Bruce closed the door.

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About two weeks later, Bruce still hadn't quite warmed up to the idea of Dick and Tiffany being in the same house. So he started digging around to see if there were any of her relations around.

After he found enough information, he decided to tell her the next morning at breakfast. Once they all got seated and started to eat, he decide that it was the right time.

"Tiffany, I have been looking for any kind of family of yours that live here in Gotham."

Dick and Tiffany both stopped eating and looked at him a bit surprised, Dick with a look that said 'You're doing this on purpose.'

"And?" Tiffany asked a bit curious.

"I found out you have an aunt that lives in an apartment in the suburbs of Gotham. Her name is Maggie Mod," he said before he took another bite of his scrambled egg.

Tiffany's eyes got a bit wider and smiled as she looked toward Dick then back at Bruce. "You mean I still have family alive that lives here in Gotham?"

"Yeah, I called her last night and she said that she would love to have you live with her. I told her that we would drop you off around noon today, so I suggest you go and pack after you get done eating."

"Thank you Mr. Wayne. Oh thank you so much. I didn't think I had any family that lived around her. I mean I knew that my parents had a few brothers and sisters, but they didn't really talk about them too much," she said getting very excited.

She quickly finished her breakfast and ran up to her room to start packing. Dick just sat there and pushed his food around with his fork.

"Dick, is everything ok?" Bruce asked as he took the last bite of his egg.

"Fine," Dick said not too happily and got up to leave.

"Dick," Bruce said. Dick stopped and turned around. "You can still see her and hang out, but I don't think it's such a good idea that you two are under the same room together."

"Whatever," Dick said annoyed and left the room.

Bruce sighed and picked up the paper that was sitting next to his plate and started flipping through the pages.

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At noon they arrived in front of the Kozy Kloset Apartments.

"You know, I don't remember any apartment building called the Kozy Kloset," Dick said as he got out and helped Tiffany with her things.

"They've been building for quite some time now and just opened recently," Bruce said as he too grabbed a couple of Tiffany's things.

An older lady about in her forties came down the stairs of the building and walked up to the trio. Tiffany and Maggie stared at each other for a few seconds then Maggie smiled and knelt down in front of Tiffany.

"My you look so much like my sister." She then pulled Tiffany into a friendly hug and said in her ear, "I can't wait to get to know you." She pulled away and held her at arm's length and continued, "I am not your mother and I'll never try to replace her, but I promise that I will take care of you."

"Thank you," Tiffany said and then turned to Dick as Bruce and Maggie carried Tiffany's stuff up to the apartment.

"Dick..." Tiffany started but Dick interrupted her with a kiss.

When they pulled away, Dick smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. We'll still get to see each other, and I'll try to escape the Bat to come visit every once in a while." He smiled as he said the last little bit.

Tiffany smiled back then pulled Dick into a hug that she didn't want to get out of, but when Bruce and Maggie came back down she knew she had to let him go.

"Catch you tomorrow?" Tiffany asked.

"You bet," Dick said with a smile.

Maggie came up behind her and placed an arm around Tiffany's shoulder and they both watched Dick and Bruce get into the car and drive away.

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