There was a knock at the door a couple day's later as she got up off of the couch. Her shoulder still hurt like hell but she would live through it. Opening the door a lady stood there in a suit holding a little child in her arms. "Hello?" Zatanna asked slightly confused. Dick didn't tell her that there was going to be any visitors. "Is Mr. Grayson home?" The lady asked as Zatanna shook her head. Now this was definitely weird to say the least. "May we come in until Mr.Grayson gets back" the lady said giving her a menacing stare.

The little child was quiet but she was undeniably adorable. There was something off about her though. When she got a good look at her eyes they were a solid emerald green. "What uh what?" She stammered as the lady put the toddler down on the floor. "Its a genetic defect, it doesn't blind her but it makes her look different from the other's" the lady said as Zatanna nodded still confused as to why this lady was here. "I don't mean to be rude but why are you here?" She asked finally.

The lady turned around and placed the clipboard down on the kitchen counter. "This is Mar'i, Mar'i Grayson" the lady said as her mouth hung open for a moment. She had to take all of this in for a minute. For the next two hours she sat on the floor playing with the little kid. "I'm gonna getcha!" Zatanna said chasing Mar'i in circles as the toddler giggled with glee. Dick was currently on his way back as he rode up the elevator quietly. The door knob jiggled as he opened the door and walked in.

Taking his hat off and hanging it on the hook by the door he stretched. "Zee I'm back!" He yelled before hearing awkward coughing. "Mr. Grayson" an unfamiliar lady said holding her hand out to him. Raising an eyebrow he shook her hand. "We have much to discuss" she said as he followed her into the living room. Zatanna was in there on the floor playing with a little girl. Something was off considering the toddler's eyes were a solid emerald green. It was like they were glowing but they weren't actually.

Zatanna glanced over before rising to her feet. "I'll just take her to my room" she said picking the toddler up and quickly vacating the room. "Who are you and why is there a toddler in my house?" He scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "Well Mr. Grayson this is your daughter. Her mother Kori Anders got in an accident resulting in the loss of her memory. You are now to be her caretaker since you're her father" the lady said as his blood ran cold. Bruce was so going to kill him.

The lady continued to talk as he got up and began pacing around. Running a hand through his dark hair he sighed. "So you expect me to just keep her here?" He asked thinking how much shit he was going to be in. It was bad enough that he was not even eighteen yet but to have a kid? "Bruce Wayne signed off on this himself. He wishes to inform you that you will be keeping the child here and to learn from your mistakes" she said before clicking her pen and turning on her heel. "Have a nice day Mr. Grayson" she said before leaving.

At that moment he was just about to faint as he took a seat on the couch. "Dick are you okay?" Zatanna asked walking in with the child in her arms. "So you're not going to kill me?" He asked with his head in his hands. "Nope. Your lucky I had as long as I did to cool down" she said as Mar'i frowned. So far the toddler hadn't said any words. "Anyways I'm going to run a bath for our little guest while you soak everything in" she said before leaving the room. Zatanna's shoulder hurt a bit but she just shrugged it off. Sitting Mar'i on the toilet seat as she turned on the bath.

When it was warm enough she took Mar'i's dirty clothes off and sat her in the bathtub. Kneeling on the floor she watched as Mar'i splashed her hands in the water. Even with her peculiar eyes it didn't matter. The kid was still super adorable. Using her good arm she scrubbed Mar'i with lavender soap and then washed her long dark hair. "What am I supposed to do with her?" Dick asked making her jump slightly. He was leaning against the washroom door frame. "Dick she's your daughter take responsibility for once" Zatanna scolded standing up and grabbing a fluffy towel.

     Lifting Mar'i out of the water she wrapped the kid in the towel and held her. "She's staying here whether you like it or not. Learn to live with your mistakes, god knows I did" she muttered the last part before brushing passed him. "Hey, she can sleep in my room until we get her situated" she said before disappearing into her room. The sun was setting as she walked over and sat Mar'i on the bed. "Stay here" she said before quickly leaving the room. "I need one of your shirts" she said walking into his room.

     Without a second thought he handed one to her. Taking the T-shirt she ripped it in half. "Hey!" He yelled as she rolled her eyes and left. The kid needed something to wear and until they could buy her some clothes she would continue to rip his shirts in half. "Goodnight Dick!" she yelled walking back into her room. This was definitely going to be interesting but it would be a fun type of interesting. Dressing the toddler Zatanna crawled onto her bed and snuggled in under the sheets.

     To her surprise the little girl snuggled into her back clutching the fabric of Zatanna's tank top with her small hands. "Goodnight little one" she whispered before letting her eyes fall closed.

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     It was Friday which meant they had the exact same classes. Artemis convinced him to take Vietnamese literature class and he convinced her to take a physics class. "This is so unfair you're fluent in Vietnamese" he complained as she rolled her eyes. They were getting an early start to their day by heading to the gym. "And you're not" she shot back while doing pull ups on the bar. Their apartment complex had a gym and a pool and they've been using the gym quite frequently.

     Wally had been complaining for the past hour. "Now let's go take the dog for a walk" she said tossing him a towel as he wiped his sweaty face. "Arty can I have a hug?" He asked with a goofy smile walking towards her. Holding her hand out it firmly rested against his chest. Stormy grey eyes glaring holes into his head. "If you come near me with your sweaty ass I'll flip you" she growled as he smirked. Maybe he thought she was bluffing. As he tried to hug her the next thing he knew he was on the ground groaning in pain.

     Her grey eyes rolled as she placed her hands on her hips. "You always think I'm bluffing Mr. West" she said as he stood up rubbing his pained backside. "Now come on, Brucely is waiting" she said walking forward with her blonde ponytail swishing behind her. Even if she did punish him for his stupid antics he still loved her. Running towards her he smirked wrapping his arms around her. "I love you too" he said as she let out an annoyed sigh. "Stop you're sweaty!" She complained as he tightened his grip around her.

     Finally letting her go he ran for the hills as she yelled. "Wallace West get your ass back here right now!" She yelled as he began running up the stairs. Stifling a dry laugh she took the elevator and beat him there. "You're paying for lunch today" she said as he groaned shuffling over to her. They had an hour break in between their two classes today. Unlocking the door little Brucely waddled over as she bent over and patted his head. It had only been two weeks and the puppy was getting larger by the day.

     She changed out of her sweaty clothes and hooked the puppy up to his leash. "Wally come on!" She yelled listening to her voice echo through the apartment. He resurfaced in a pair of jeans and a longsleeve red flannel. "So Megan texted me that she wanted to have a girls night" she said as they now walked down the sidewalk. Gotham's sun had just risen a mere thirty minutes ago. "And I need to know this why?" He asked as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Yeah that means you're staying at the apartment with Brucely. Don't worry because Dick will hang with you" she said as he frowned.

     A couple hours without his Arty? "But you'll be so far" he complained as she rolled her eyes. Quickly kissing his cheek he smirked and rested an arm around her shoulder's. "When is your girls night?" He asked doing air quotations. Megan had texted her something about Saturday night which was tomorrow. "Tomorrow night. Probably going to a restaurant or something. Its too bad they couldn't get ahold of Zatanna. The girl had been M.I.A for a couple years. "I'm a little bummed that we couldn't get ahold of Zatanna" she said with her shoulder's sinking.

     Brucely began to bark adorably looking towards another dog on the other side of the street. "Brucely sit" Artemis said as the puppy stared at her in confusion. "Its getting late and I'm hungry can we go back to the apartment?" Wally asked as she sighed and picked up the puppy. "You are such a spoiled brat" she whispered patting the puppies head as Brucely licked her cheek. Breakfast consisted of Wally making bacon and eggs. "How do you like your bacon?" He asked as she smirked leaning against her hand.

     Brucely was sitting at Wally's feet waiting for him to drop some food on the floor. "Incinerated please" she said as he burst out into laughter. Scowling she crossed her arms and glared at him. "Hey crunchy bacon is good bacon" she said as he wiped a fake tear from his eye. Breakfast took longer since he kept forgetting about the eggs in the other pan and burning them. "Oh so you've finally managed to make a normal egg?" She asked as he handed her a plate of food. Sticking his tongue out she copied him before he sat next to her.

     When Wally got his food right it actually tasted pretty damn good. "So I'm stuck with Dick or something?" He asked as she gave him a gross look. Taking her hand she placed it under his chin before closing his mouth. "Please eat with your mouth closed" she said shaking off the image of all the food he had managed to fit in there. He gave her a sheepish smile before swallowing his food. "And to answer your question maybe. You'll have to text him to hang or whatever but I doubt he'll say no. I don't think he ever has anything going on in his life" she said as he nodded.

     Even though Dick Grayson was the adopted first son of Bruce Wayne he never did anything. At least they thought that, really he was in a crisis of dealing with his apparent child. Eyes glancing over at the clock her jaw dropped. "We're going to be late!" She yelled scaring the red head so much he fell off of the stool. "Come on!" She yelled pulling him up and throwing him his book bag. Wincing he caught the bag full of textbooks and a laptop. "Thanks Artemis that totally isn't going to bruise me" he muttered watching her run out of the apartment.

     When they got to class a sigh of relief escape their lips. The class was easy for her so she didn't really pay attention. Mind wandering to the girls night that would be happening tomorrow night. She was actually kind of excited.

A/N: Next Chapter will be crazy....

Skycrystal23  ;)