Jones Sparrow

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

He wasn't going to say no to Abbie. He had a lot of reasons to, the most important being that she was the daughter of the man Dick Grayson hated the most... but the fact that he was her only guest and her pleading eyes and the way she helped him during that night got to him. This was a bit of a dangerous decision that he was making, but this was going to be his way of thanking her for a number of things. He gently took the piece of paper from her hand, placing it in inner breast pocket, and giving a soft smile. He spend a few more minutes making sure she was going to be alright, and then he walked out. Now was the more difficult part of the day: being a business man.

---

"What you're asking, Mr. Grayson, isn't quite possible at this time--"

"I think I'm being very reasonable in my plans for this company. The numbers are here, ladies and gentlemen. What's worse, the results of those numbers are all around us in this city."

"Ever since Batman left, crime rates have been in a stalemate, the only large incident was the Two-Face one at the pier--" A shareholder said.

"There have been 17 unsolved kindapping in the past three weeks. Since the Abigail Dent case, that number went down... one." Dick said, standing up, obviously frustrated at the group of old men and women that were apart of the chair. Dick made a large presentation to give to the chairmen of Wayne Enterprises of his plans, but all seemed a bit torn. "I know we are all afraid of what will happen. Burce-- Mr. Wayne is gone, Batman gone, and now everyone's at a standstill. But I guarantee you that crimes are still going. I guarantee you that all the villains Batman put in Arkham will come back and try to take advantage of this city. Commissioner Gordon and his police force is the best this city has ever had, but if they don't get funded, Gotham will go back to the state Bludhaven has been in for years. We need to fund the GCPD, and the institutions that are housing these master criminals, places like Arkham. " Gray said, placing a hand on the table.

Everyone looked uneasy. They were surprised to see Dick Grayson walking in here and promoting to fund crime fighting, actually have a plan, and know what he was talking about. But like a lot of people in Gotham (both good and bad people), they were hesitant. What if they fund something they don't need? Or they don't fund something and the villains all team up to take advantage of Batman being gone? The only one who didn't look worried or angry at Dick was Lucius Fox. CEO of Wayne Enterprises.

He was also the gadget creator for Batman, and now Nightwing. He simply leaned back in his chair, looking down at the statistics and then up at the presentation. "When I first arrived in Gotham, this city was very far from being the place it was today... Crooked cops, politicians, criminals betraying criminals... It was not a great place. When Commissioner Gordon took control things got better, and when funding for the police department started thanks to Mr. Wayne, it was much better. And then Batman appeared and the city was saved. I agree with Mr. Grayson. We need to keep funding the police, we have to keep Gordon as police chief... and I think that Nightwing is here to stay. We should put faith in him as Bludhaven did."

Dick gave a small hint of a smile towards Lucius, and Lucius returned it. The shareholders all looked around, some nodding or shaking their heads to others, until Lucius couldn't take it anymore. "All in favor of Mr. Grayson's plan?" 12 of the 15 people there raised their hands. Dick gave a small pat to the table in triumpth, and Lucius gave a grin. "Looks like we will be following your lead, Mr. Grayson. All you have to do now is address the public."

---

Dick wasn't expecting that meeting to go well. There was countless hours of negotiating, talking, and thank god that at the end Lucius managed to sway most of them. He was not a business man, but he was glad that Lucius was, and was a lot like Bruce and Dick in their views of crime fighting. Now he was able to relax with... the daughter or Harvey Dent. Would he be able to relax? Sure. Dick always kept his cool around bad guys... But depending on certain women he found attractive, that could end badly.

Dick Grayson pulled up to Abbie's apartment in his car, memorizing the address she gave him earlier today. He climbed out of his car, taking his time to make sure his suit was nice, and hair was at least presentable, and then walked in to the lobby to meet up with Abbie.

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Could Marian get any more adorable? She was practically jumping out of her skin, her eyes were wide and excited, and her determination to get a foam finger, he could have practically turned in to a puddle from her cuteness. She skipped off to the gift shop, and Robert put his hands in his pockets and smiled at her. He would often think about what a date would be like with Marian. Or what it would be like to just spend time with her outside of work. It was better than he imagined, even if this was a not date and would not end with a kiss goodnight (or will it? No, don't think like that, Locksley. You're already getting more time with her than you deserve). Before he caught up with Marian he felt his phone vibrate. Little John... Was everything alright?

"Yeah." Robert said, putting the phone to his ear. "Guess who's making an appearance today at your ball game. Governor Lyon himself." Little John's voice said. Robert gave a sigh and looked away from Marian for a second. "Are you trying to ruin this moment? I've literally dreamt about taking Marian to a Yankee's game forever! You're just the anti-Cupid." Robert announced. "Look I'm not saying that you should ruin the game by announcing who you are and robbing everyone. I'm just saying you can probably get information off of him while you're there. If we want to pull off this grand heist you've been planning--"

"I'll see what I can do. But Marian comes first." Robert said after a moment of silence. Then he hung up, and walked over to where Marian disappeared to. Robert gave a genuine grin when she saw she had two foam fingers and a stunning smile. They made it to the counter, and as his hand touched his pocket, Marian already pulled out her wallet. "Alright, but I'm buying the beer." Robert said with a soft smile. Robin laughed and took the finger, placing it on his hand. "You're right, and I think the beer is... That way!" He used the giant foam finger to point in the direction, giving a laugh as the two headed for the counter. It's been a while since he's been at a ball game, and now he was here with the girl of his dreams (on a not date he keeps reminding himself), and now luck has it that he should also try and steal from the Governor of New York. A risky gamble... And he was debating on whether or not to test his luck...

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

Her words were kind and flattering, but he didn't really agree and yell "thank you!" Bruce Wayne was a man similar to Dick, but he has done so much more. Suffered so much more, was so much more. A lot of people said that to him though. He was like his son... Again he should take that as a compliment, but after all he's done so far as the new protector, he didn't feel like a Bruce Jr.

He gave a soft smile and nod thanks, and he stared down at the hand that grabbed his. It was still soft and warm after spending weeks in the hospital. He hesitated on her offer. He knew who she was, going out was dangerous now, with the possibility of Harvey making an appearance... But her eyes begged him. And after hearing he was the only one to visit, Dick gave a smile and nodded. "I have a speech to give to a bunch of executive funders. I can pick you up later that night at 6?"

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

Dick laughed at her comments, and smiled softly as he looked at her half tired. Of course she wasn't sleepy, she was tired of being in that room. Dick could relate in that sense. Her arms were still bandaged, her cuts and bruises from that night were no longer visible. "That pool match will have to wait. challenging someone when they're not at their fullest." At her comment of him looking better in a shirt and jeans he gave a laugh, looking down the the suit he had on. "You think so? I had a meeting earlier today, I don't think all the shareholders at Wayne Enterprises would have liked seeing me walk in in a pair of jeans." Dick said with a smile. When she talked about him being her first visitor, he was surprised. With all the socializing she has done he was expecting a lot more people would have had the decency of showing up to see her friend. "People definitely care." Dick said with a nod, then taking a short pause.

"Ever since I heard the news about the whole situation you were in I've been busy. Bruce was a strong voice it came to crimes. He lost his parents to a mugger when he was a little kid, and did his best to make sure other people didn't have to experience that. Since he's gone now a lot of people have been trying to do what he's done and well.. I never wanted to be cast in Bruce's shadow, and try to be exactly like him. No one will be... But when it comes to keeping people safe and making sure everyone goes home at night without fear they will be attacked, I don't mind putting on this suit and fighting for this cause. I'm far from a business man or politician, but I think this is something I can do. I'll make sure stuff like this never happens to you or anyone else again."

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

The news spread quick about the events that happened that night. The Police Commissioner being kidnapped as well as Abigail Dent, the shooting commotion at the pier, the police squad all going to that location. The rumors spread that The Electrocutioner was the one behind it, and Two-Face came in to claim his territory. Most of the people thought it was the pier district, but it was something much more valuable to him. Dick was under extensive care for the past few days himself. After making sure the commissioner was alright and they had Buchinsky, he made it to the bat wing and collapsed. He had bruised a couple ribs from the gunshot he suffered. Lucius was already on the clock working on a more stable and durable suit for the masked hero. His whole body was a mess after the amount of electricity he had in his body that night. He major burns in his legs, and forearms. The only cure for this? Lots of liquids, lots of medicine, and lots of sleep. While Nightwing was recovering for those few days Tim patrolled the nights as Robin, making sure the city was alright. So far Two-Face hasn't made an appearance again, and the city has gone quiet after that eventful night.

Although he was supposed to rest, Dick tried many times to get up and see his capabilities, but the ribs seemed to be a problem. State of the art medicine thanks to Wayne Enterprises helped a lot. After what felt like a lifetime, he was able to at least go out and walk, but not dawn his suit. That, and Lucius was still working on the new suit. Abbie eventually responded to his text, but he never did. Mostly because his confirmations were true, but also he had to know how to approach this.

---

There was a knock on Abigail Dent's hospital door, and a nurse walked in. "Miss Dent, you have a visitor." She said with a smile, and inside came Dick Grayson. His black hair was neatly done, he wore a black suit with a blue tie, and he held a vase of flowers. "Hi." Dick said with a smile, placing the flowers gently on the table next to her. "How're you feeling?" Was the only thing he could really ask at this moment.

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

"In case you forgot, Miss Anderson, my middle name is rowdy, loud, and obnoxious... Knowing my dad that actually wouldn't surprise me if that really was his first choice." Robert said with a grin. Sure, he hated his dad, but he could still smile at it. "and as for the food it wouldn't be a Yankees game if we didn't get the beer, hot dog, fries combo. This not date will be a total time for relaxation. Go all out girl." Ray said with a laugh. The drive didn't take much longer, and as he was parking Marian was nearly jumping out of her seat. He looked over at Marian who was looking at the stadium. Could this woman get any more adorable? When commenting on this being her first time, his jaw dropped. "What?! Your first time?! Oh I might have to make a citizens arrest on your dad for never taking you to a ball game! A true anti-patriot crime." Robert shook his head in fake disappointment.

When approaching Marian he wasn't expecting her to take his hand... so it was only normal for his brain to explode and his heart to soar as she rushed towards the ticket booth. She grabbed his hand and he felt like he was a puddle... God help him. He threw out the occasional sorry as car horns blared at them for rushing in front of them. Before he knew it his hand felt a bit cold and they were in line for admittance. Marian was hopping up and down out of excitement, and Robert's heart was melting. What he wouldn't give to kiss that woman right there and then.

With a mental sigh of that thought never happening, he gave a smile to the woman in the booth and handed her the tickets. They were in. "Alright, first things first: We need to get you a foam finger stat! Then some cold beers!"

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Robert couldn't help but smile at her comment on walking, giving a shrug. "Be careful what you wish for, we can always ditch the ride and ask your neighbors if we could borrow their kid's bike." Robert said jokingly. He didn't know how well this night will turn out, to be honest. It could end in a lot of bad ways, but there were the good ones, and so far it wasn't turning out so bad. She turned around to lock her door, and Robert couldn't help but look at her. Could you really blame him? He backed away slowly, and made his way towards the car where he opened the passenger side door for her to climb in to. Upon receiving a thank you, he nodded, with a smile stuck on his face. "Of course." He replied, closing it before climbing in to the driver's side of the car.

Her next comment made him laugh and shake his head as he started to pull out and turn onto the road. "Funny story actually. While rummaging through your garbage the other night I heard you talking in your living room about how much you love the Yankees to one of your friends. So I bought some tickets from 'Rip-Off Rick' and here we are." Robert said, obviously joking.

"There was a client I had that worked at Yankee Stadium, and he gave me a couple tickets for this game as a thank you... And I remember a few years ago, there was that huge court case involving the pitcher for the Yankees, and I remember you freaking out about it, and being a huge fan girl and trying to record the case so you'd get the chance to meet the guy." That happened years ago, not many people would remember that, but Robert did. "That and you have a game day calendar, Yankee coffee mug you keep your pens in, and depending on whether or not they win, you come in to work the next day happy or extremely pissed. A lot of people took the hint and kept away from you when they lost, but I guess I never figured it out." Robert said with a small smile. It was Old Robert's job to mess with Marian, an elementary school way of showing feelings for someone. It never ended well for him.

"Today will be a good day, though. The Yanks are on a streak recently, and everyone's voting for them to win. It'll brighten the mood on our post game dinner that I'm not taking you to." Locksley's green eyes shined brightly as they drove, his tone casual and "matter-of-fact". It truly was going to be a good day.

Nightwing: The New Knight(EasilyAmused and Jones Sparrow)

Dick laid motionless on the floor, feeling the unconscious body of the electrocutioner by his side. He was running out of time. He could hear Dent's footsteps pacing the place. He probably had his silver revolver, glaring in every direction, waiting until the smoke cleared. If Dick didn't do anything soon, Gordon will die, the electrocutioner will die, and Nightwing will probably follow suit after being tortured... But then he heard fighting. Did Gordon have an advantage? Was he winning? Will he have to tell Barb the bad news? He couldn't tell. He was sure he could get the upper hand on Two-Face. Take the main boss hostage, and see how that goes-- Someone tripped on him! He was now being pulled up by his suit, which was impressive considering her condition, and before he could make a sound she seemed to know what she was doing.

This was a true test, as she put her arms behind her back, went up close to his body, and made him hold out his weapon to her neck. A fake hostage situation. Could he trust Abbie? She didn't seem like a horrible villain when they were playing pool days ago in Wayne Manor, she seemed a bit clueless about her father's true identity, but then again she could also have the same condition as her adoptive father, multiple personality syndrome... Was he going to take these odds? Yes. One of Bruce's rules: When an opportunity opens, take it. there will never be a time where you can't think you way out of a situation.

The smoke was clearning, and Nightwing was now playing along, the electrocutioner still on the floor, his escrima sticks against the soft skin of Abigail Dent. Her sobbing was convincing, pleading to her dad. Nightwing glared at the hideous man, who for a while looked at his daughter miserably with a broken heart, wanting to hold her and make everything alright... But then that changed quickly. "Killing isn't the way you do things, Nightwing. You don't got the balls." Two-Face snarled.

Of course he was right, he would never kill anyone intentionally, but Dick didn't hesitate, he didn't move his weapon away, instead, he ignited the sparks off the tip (they weren't lethal, and not close enough to shock her), making Abbie and Two-Face jump a bit. "Still a gambling man, Harvey? Not good having that habit... Let the Commissioner go. And Buchinsky. I'll give her back." Nightwing said, trying his best to hide that small amount of fear in him, staring down the man that traumatized him. There was a pause that felt like eternity, Nightwing's arm was wrapped around Abbie, his weapon still near her neck, her sobbing quiet but still there. Finally Two-Face spoke. "Fine. But give me the girl first."

"What's the matter? Don't trust me?" Nightwing asked, hesitating a moment before letting her go, Abbie seemed confident in the way she stood, saying he meant it. Call him crazy, but he let go of her on that instinct alone. Harvey Dent embraced his daughter gently, looking at her up and down to see if she was injured anywhere else other than her arms. When Nightwing moved away and looked down at the Electrocutioner, he heard the magnum revolver click. Dick turned to see the infamous coin in one hand, and the revolver in the other pointed at the unconscious villain. "he doesn't walk away from here with a little negotiation. We're going to let fate decide..."

Nightwing's armor couldn't take another hit, it would pierce through and do some serious damage. There was nothing he could do unless he wanted to kill both of them right now. So he watched hopelessly as Two-Face flipped his coin, caught it, and looked down. A short pause occurred, and then he lowered his weapon. "Next time fate won't be on your side, Boy... Remember that."

Harvey started to walk away with his Daughter, and when they left, Dick fell to his knees and sighed heavily. That was a tough one. Both physically and mentally. He was now left here with a knocked out villain, a warehouse of goons, and himself. That was until Commissioner Gordon came out of hiding, putting his weapon away (he took it off a henchman's unconscious body). "I was going to shoot if he tried anything..." Gordon said, looking at the masked hero. "You look like shit... My boys can handle it from here, Nightwing..." Gordon said gently, patting him on the shoulder.

"I'll wait until your backup arrives, then I'll head out... They didn't get you bad, how're you holding up?"

"As an old man and veteran of being yours and Batman's janitors, I'm holding up fine. I've been through worse."

"That's true... Thanks, Jim."

Spider-Man: Childhood Friends (Jones Sparrow and EasilyAmused)

Kingpin... This guy has been here for this long and Peter hasn't heard a single thing about the guy? Peter has dug in to the criminal world for about two years now, and the beginning of his crime fighting career (some would say his vigilante days) he went to a lot of places hunting down every lowlife thug he could find, and the name never popped up... Was he around that time? Was the the one that hid his Uncle Ben's killer from him and the police? If that was the case, he would love to meet this Kingpin guy more than ever. Before they left the rooftop Daredevil said something to the two, but Peter felt like it was more towards him.

"Don't let this be personal." The man dressed as the devil said. Spider-Man didn't look at the man, he simply shot a web towards the buildings, and the two heroes were off. The young man had a lot to think about as they swung towards the Empire State building, and while Lexi took off her mask, Spider-Man kept his on. He looked down at the city, listening to Lexi's comments. "I'm not sure... But if he is truly as dangerous as Daredevil made him sound, taking out his support will be the first step. Knowing our luck, we'll come face to face with the guy sooner or later." Spider-Man said with a shrug. "He can't possibly be worse than the people we've fought before, right? Plan sounds good, but we should probably take a photo shoot for the Bugle tomorrow, they probably wouldn't like it if I came in tomorrow empty handed."

----

Peter had the photos in his hands of BlackCat and Spider-Man from last night, and showed up at Lexi's house. A short conversation with the Rogers' and Lexi's Uncle Matt, and they were off to the Daily Bugle. The place was as busy as ever, reporters, newspaper editors, photographers, the sound of keyboards clicking and conversations filled the room as soon as they stepped in. Peter pulled Lexi close to him as a cart full of newspapers came rushing down the hall, almost hitting her. "This place probably has more traffic and deaths than rush hour Downtown..." Peter said with a smile, leading his girlfriend towards J.J. Jamenson's office. As they did they looked around the area, seeing any potential break in points, escapes, exits, you know, the essential stuff.

They made it to Betty, the receptionist's, desk and she looked at Peter with a smile. "Hey Pete. Might not want to go in there, Boss is kinda in a bad mood." Betty said with an eye roll, then making eye contact with Lexi. "Ooohh, and who's this? Your girlfriend?" She asked with a smile, before any of them could respond Jamenson's door burst open, made direct eye contact with Peter, and pointed at him. "You, Paul! You're fired!" He screamed, thought about it for a second, then shook his head. "You're the Web Head photographer right? What do you have for me? Who's she?"

Peter held up the pictures of the two heroes. "I have a few from last night, and this is my girlfriend Lexi Ro--"

"Is she a photographer too?"

"Erm, no but--"

"Then why's she here? This isn't a fieldtrip, Parker!" Jamenson said, snatching the pictures and walking back into his office. "Good work! Talk to Joe about the check!" and he was gone. Peter gave Lexi an apologetic smile, and Betty sighed. "don't worry about him, he's always like that. The first month I was here he fired me and rehired me four times before lunch. He's extremely stressed today, the Mayor elections are starting up again, and he usually spends this time trying to get his son into the running. You know his son's the famous astronaut right? The really hot one." Betty started to say dreamily. Peter mentally vomited. "An Astronaut huh? neat... I'm gonna show Lexi around if that's alright, then pick up my check."

Betty nodded. "Totally fine, Pete. I'll talk to ya later." She said in her thick Brooklyn accent, giving a smile to them as the two walked off. "As you can tell, J.J. is a lovely fellow. I could never guess why anyone would try to kill the guy..." Peter muttered to Lexi.

Robin Hood (EasilyAmused & Jones Sparrow)

Although Robert had a lot on his plate, he obviously thought of Marian. When he got home he knocked on Cassie's door. "Hey." Robert said as he walked in. She was on her laptop, her face glared at him for a second before going back to the screen. "Silent treatment eh? I'll play along." Robert gave a fake glare and crossed his arms, occasionally glancing at her then at the ground. He made "hmph!" noises when their dark green eyes made contact until Cassie couldn't take it any longer. "You're such a dork." Cassie said with a very small hint of a smile as she looked back at her laptop.

"Hey, silent treatment's over." Robert replied quietly. Before he could say anything, Cassie spoke up. "Do you know what they say about you?" Cassie asked, looking at her Uncle. Robert tilted his head a bit, his eyebrows scrunched together. "What?" "Do you know what our family says about you every family reunion, or get together, Christmas?" She asked with a bit of anger in her voice. "Granpa always says that he hopes you learned your lesson. People call you the disgrace of the family. They joke about how you were probably sleeping in a gutter in New York defending people in court for free." She said bitterly. Looking up at him again. "I would get into fights with our relatives. I knew you weren't a disgrace... You were my role model for the longest time. You rarely showed it, but you're smart, and brave, and you cared about people more than money."

"Before I came here I thought I'd find you as a bum living off some dude's couch scraping by for money. Now I'm sitting in a guest room in a nice apartment, where you're not only a lawyer, but now a infamous criminal doing more for this city than anyone... Why didn't you ever visit? Why didn't you come to a family reunion and prove to everyone that you weren't a disgrace? That you know what they've been saying and they are dead wrong? Why dress up and rob from people every night?"

Robert wasn't expecting this kind of lecture from Cassie. Ever since they were kids they were close, and although the thoughts came to him when he first was broke, he never thought about what his family thought of him. "Because... Robert Locksley had nothing to prove." He finally said, giving her a small smile, patting her leg.

"When I was beaten, when I went bankrupt, and got fired, I looked back at what I did, and I didn't feel regret a single action I did... Well, a few things I regretted with a beautiful blonde but that's not the point. If our family couldn't respect the sacrifice I made, then to hell with them... But I'm very glad you still had faith in me. I wondered if anyone still thought about me back home."

"My dad still likes you too, you know. And Gray and Vic." Cassie said with a smile. Gray and Vic were cousins of theirs. "And I bet Grandma would have missed you the most..." Cassie said looking back down. "You think so? I bet she would have killed me herself if she found out I got shot." Robert laughed, then loosening his tie.

"Look, Cass. When I started this whole Robin Hood thing, I didn't think I'd be doing it for long. I did it to get back at a group of very bad people at first, and when I saw how much it impacted the place, I had a fantasy of helping. This isn't the only way to help out, especially for most of us. This is such a dangerous thing to do, everyone who joins knows the price they'll pay if we are caught. We don't do this for ourselves or the thrill of breaking the law... We are people who have no other options and are very very very good at stealing from people who don't deserve it. You've got a whole life ahead of you, Kid. Recent events have made it very difficult for us. We could go down at any minute, and I really don't want anything bad to happen to you. If you still want to stay with your Uncle Robin for a little while, I'd love to have you, but no Robin Hood business for you, and you gotta update your parents on how you are." With firmness in his voice, Robert nodded, and although Cassie wasn't really happy with the news, she made a nod.

"Oh, and guess who's going on a not-date with Marian this saturday?" Robert said with a stupid grin on his face, Cassie's eyes went wide. "You asked her out?" She asked. "Well, no... She asked if she wanted to not do something sometime, and I invited her to not go with me to the Yankee game.... And she hasn't replied yet but you know. I always have you to take if it doesn't go well." Robert said with a shrug. Cassie looked very confused. "So... you're not going with her?" Robert nodded with another smile, and that made her even more confused. "I'll order some pizza for dinner then we'll watch that one Ninja Warrior show thing John keeps telling me about, sound good?" The green eyed man asked as he stood up and walked for the door. "Sure." Cassie said, putting her laptop away. Robin smiled and left the room. He fixed his relationship with Cassie, now he just had to figure out the next big heist for the Merry Men, get rid of these hospital records, and not freak out too much about how Marian was going to respond to their Not Date.

---

The next day was nerve racking. Not only did constantly try and look around for Marian, but Guy decided to work the case in his office today. They couldn't find the hospital records. Robert gave the story of how he accidentally dropped the papers last night and the janitor must have threw them away. He wasn't happy, and the more he lost leads the more he became more cautious and smart. He did a background check on the janitor to make sure, and even gave a skeptical look to Robert, so most of the day was them going over and over what they know and don't about this Robin Hood. They had a whiteboard, police reports, sketches, and Robin would very stealthily take a part of evidence, or make up a convincing story to change a feature on the sketch or last known location. It was exhausting, especially with a bullet wound in your torso.

"Hey." Guy said in the middle of their cases. "You know Marian Anderson, right?" He asked, leaning back in his chair. Robert shrugged and nodded. "I've worked with her in the past, yeah." He said casually, taking a sip of his cold coffee.

"I think she likes me." He said with a nod. Robert almost spit his coffee all over him... But didn't. "Is that so?" He asked, a bit of poison in his words. Guy nodded. "Yeah, she's been asking a lot about the case, always getting in close, laughing at my jokes... I don't tell her much obviously, but I enjoy her company." He said with a grin. Robert tried very hard to force one.

"Well she is very passionate about this kind of stuff... Just be careful man, her brain is just as beautiful as her face." Robert said with a grin, getting back to work.

Their shift should have been over soon, but he had a feeling he was going to be stuck here for a while. His sleeves were rolled up, his hair messy, coffee cups on the table as the two paced and talked about the whole "firefight" that went on two days ago, when a knock on the door was heard, and Marian's head popped in. Robert stopped and looked at her, and his heart nearly exploded as she pointed to him and demanded him that he won't be late. Robert gave a nod and salute to her as she disappeared, and although Robert was very happy, he only told Guy that it wasn't a date or anything, and Robert enjoyed the look of relief on his face, and the reality of what was going on.

---

Robert Locksley pulled up in a gray BMW, for today's occassion he wore a blue Yankee's jersey, some worn jeans, Nike sneakers, and a baseball cap (mostly used to try and catch a homerun later!). A perk about running around being a thief in the night: he was in very good shape. Robert walked up to the front door of her house, and knocked loudly, putting his hands in his pockets as he waited for a response. He looked at the view of Manhattan from her house. Such a beautiful city, and yet it was going through some hard times. He heard the door open to see yet again the angel that was Marian. His brain rebooted for a second before giving a grin.

"Hey, not here to pick you up right at 5 o'clock. Just like I promised." The man said with a grin. "You look... stunning." Saying that was an understatement. To avoid the awkward moment he put himself in, he motioned over to the car. "My friend let me borrow his ride for the day, he's the only man I know that owns a car in this city. Hope you're ready for this not date, I have a feeling it'll be better than the first."