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Dick had recently moved to the manor after the…accident. You may wonder why his name is still Dick. Well from a young age everyone at Haley’s would call him dick and he seemed to enjoy it more than his real name. Nicole. Nicole Johanna Grayson. He hated it. Why couldn’t his full name be dick. Why did he…have to be born a girl?.. Would this new family accept the name dick? Or just call him Nicole?
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“Master Bruce are you prepared for young Nicole’s arrival yet?” Alfred said knocking on Bruce’s door.
”Be out in a minute Alfred!” Bruce let out a long breath looking one last time in the mirror. Why did he decide to take this kid in. He has no idea. He just couldn’t watch this kid feel what he had felt all those years ago. But he’s ready to meet his daughter.
Even if she isn’t ready to meet him…
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Dick arrived at the manor in a car with the nice lady who says Mr Wayne wanted her to bring Dick to the manor and meet there. She does keep calling him Nicole though which is a bit annoying dick thought quietly to himself. Dick knew that it wasn’t this lady’s fault. Dick only internally refers to himself as a boy and has made no effort to ask her to call him Dick. The lady let him out of the car and led him to the front door of the massive estate. Dick said under his breath “it’s like… a million times bigger than me!” The nice lady patted Dick softly on the head smiling.
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Bruce heard the doorbell ring when he exited his room and hurried down stairs. Alfred was waiting at the bottom of the steps for him. They quickly hurried over to the door and Bruce opened it slowly… then he set eyes on the same child from that day… he vowed in that moment to help her in anyway he could and be the best he can.
Nicole peered up at him nervously fidgeting with her backpack handle “H-hi Mr. Wayne! I- uh… I’m Nicole!” She said not so confidently. Bruce raised an eyebrow but smiled, thinking she was just nervous.
Ms Smith, aka the nice lady. Said to Bruce with a smile “Nicole is very well behaved and has been excited for this moment for a while now. As you know she’s still not the best with English, but I’m sure you guys can help with that.” Nicole looked to Ms Smith then back to Bruce nodding fast, and starts jumping up and down with excitement.
Bruce smiles and says “Of course I have already enrolled her in a top school. And hope to help her learn at a good pace.” Bruce then bent down and offered a hand out. “No need to call me Mr Wayne. Call me Bruce…or Dad if you like.”
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Dick stared at the hand for a long moment. He looks and sounds nice enough. He also hasn’t done anything mean…I guess maybe he really is as good as people say.
Dick cautiously put his backpack down and reached a hand out slowly taking his hand. After a little bit more of Ms Smith and Bruce chatting she handed him Dicks bag and said “If you need anything we are always a call away.” Bruce nodded slowly. Dick said “Bye, bye, nice lady…” he waved slowly as Ms Smith smiled at him and left.