Wings and Wulves.(Nightwing)

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Wulfen was just finishing up on a night of patrolling. Nothing much had happened so he spent more time practicing then anything else. Well that and getting used to Cana which was quite abit harder then getting used to Lupin. A big reason was because Lupin was just a voice in his head. Where as Cana took the form of an attractive woman.... And well.... He wasn't to great with being followed around by a woman that only he could see.

Eventually he made it back to his apartment and decided to wait out on the roof for a while. It was going to be strange going in there without Force being there. He had come to expect seeing her there when he got back. He laughed abit at that thought. He never though he'd be the one to miss having a kid with him. Not because he didn't like kids. But because he never thought he would have a kid in anyway. Eventually he stopped thinking about it and crawled down the fire escape and silently opened his window. He was taking extra caution to make sure he was silent after his encounter with Batman finding out where he lived. He didn't want that to happen again.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

Good timing on that one was on Nightwing side. He heard about Batman's visit. But didn't know much more than that. And after seeing this place, he knew it was Wulfen. As a matter of fact...he knew who Wulfen was as well.

Nightwing stood in the darkness waiting as he had seen Wulfen on the roof. And slipped in before he had.

As the window closed, Nightwing looked over at Wulfen. "So still haven't taken Batman's warning to heart," he said, breaking the silence in the air.

His presents now known by the other at this point. And that was what he had wanted.

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When Wulfen closed the window and all the outside smells had vanished he noticed something off. There was an extra smell. He didn't have time to try and find out what it was before a voice spoke out. Wulfen quickly spun around to see who it was when he saw Nightwing. "Well......... Hi?" He said somewhat caught off guard. That was another thing he would need to work on. He walked away from the window and stopped a few feet away from it. "One. No I haven't. Two how do you people keep finding my place?" He said counting off on his fingers.

Cana circled around Nightwing knowing full well that only Wulfen could see her. "He doesn't seem as bad as that last guy." She commented.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

"First off...Think about it. And second, it's not hard to follow a big wolf looking creature through Gotham. I've tracked Kill Croc before when I was fourteen," Nightwing replied.

He looked over at Wulfen. He knew who the man behind the mask was. And knowing this and where he lived was not a safe thing.

[ciolor=Blue]"If I can and Batman can, then surely others will follow suit,"[/color] he said. He watched the wolf man standing before him.

He glanced around the place quickly and then brought his attention back to Wulfen. "I see you have a photo of Starfire over there. Not a good idea to have pictures like that out in plain view for visitors," he said,

"We can either cut to the chase or I could keep this up all night," Nightwing said as he stood in the dark apartment.

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Wulfen listened to the man as he spoke. He had to admit it was probably something he should truly think about. After all he wasn't really the greatest fighter in the world and there was probably an other way he could help people in Gotham. When he mentioned others following behind Batman and himself at finding his apartment Wulfen sighed. "I should probably find another place to hide eh?" He asked raising his eyebrows behind his mask.

When Nightwing mentioned the photo of Starfire Wulfen got a strange feeling. He looked at the man and narrowed his eyes. He scrunched up his nose and sniffed. "Dick?" He asked. He knew he had smelt that smell before and it was clear the way he mentioned Kory that he knew her and that she was close with her.

"He's cute." Cana said as she took a seat. She was able to see what he looked like behind the mask because Wulfen had seen him without it. 'Not you too.' Was Wulfen's first thought.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

"It's wouldn't hurt to have a hide out some where," Nightwing replied as he stood there.

Dick was a bit surprised over the fact he had figured out who he was. So what was that all about. "How can you be sure who I am? I know you're Victor Grant," he replied.

He didn't break his cool. He could try and throw him off. But it was worth seeing how he found out who he was. Then it would give him a better idea.

Nightwing stood there looking at the wolf man. He seemed a bit off for some reason. Like his focus was else were as well as with their words.

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When Wulfen heard his name he winced. Of course he had managed to find out who he was. After all he had followed him home. When he asked how he could be so sure Wulfen reached up and touched his nose. "I'm sorry but you have a distinctive scent and I don't think anyone can hide or change they're scent."

He didn't mean to sound confrontational if he did but those words just kinda slipped out of his mouth. He noticed Cana giving him a look that said 'calm down' and he did his best too. After all this isn't how one treats a guest..... Even if said guest is unwelcome. "And we've met enough times for me to pick up on it." He said referring to Nightwing's scent.

"Ask him to sit down." Cana said. "Its only polite." Wulfen glanced over to where she was sitting hoping that she would be quiet before looking back at Nightwing. The entire time he was doing this he was keeping himself relaxed. After all he wasn't trying to appear aggressive or anything. But having someone inside you're apartment that you didn't expect and then realizing that this someone is the guy who has the heart of the girl you're in love with..... It didn't make for a pleasant feeling.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

"Ok, distinctive sense of smell. Thanks for sharing. At least I now know how you figured out who I was," he said crossing his arms and looking at Wulfen.

He was probably giving of just about the same look the Batman could give at that moment. He also felt like Wulfen should take to Batman's words more seriously.

"And it did not take me that long to figure out who you are," Dick replied.

He had noticed Wulfen's tone was going a bit sharp and he knew it. And Dick was satisfied with himself seeing Wulfen a bit annoyed.

He knew his feeling Kory. But he wondered why he would look of in another direction toward a chair.

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"If you can find out how to turn it on and off it'd be appreciated." He said in response to Nightwing's comment about his sense of smell. And even thouh it did help him out quite abit it still had quite a few draw backs. Which is why Victor didn't open his windows that often.

When Dick commented that it didn't take him long to find out who he rubbed the back of his neck. "What gave it away?" He asked. Victor may not have been Dick's biggest fan. But he was willing enough to try and learn from him.

"Now now don't try and best him like that. Its not you." Cana said waving her hand in the air. Victor again let his eyes stray to where she was sitting 'You're not helping.' He thought to her.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

"Well for the whole animal meta powers...it varies. I do have a good teammate that has similarities to some of the powers you have, but they have learned and practiced for years with it. And for you it could be quite different compared to them," he said honestly on the subject.

Nightwing stood there and looked him over. "Well for the last one finding your place by tracking you. But it was all the small stuff along the way in our conversations. I've seen how you've acted around Kory and how you reacted to any time I've brought up Starfire. I know you know about her identity. That's a given considering being friends with her. She doesn't like to lie to people. But she doesn't need to tell me," Dick explained as he stood there.

"You don't become a great detective over night. And I'm sure you can figure out how I got my skill from training with Batman all these years. It's all the small stuff. The reactions, body language, and thought proses. Theses things can all be carried out in a different way or in an acted way. And to be honest, you need to work on finding away to hide that from some people," Dick said. He wasn't trying to start trouble. He was being honest.

There were just quite a few small things he had taken note of over time, Even for Dick at times it was hard to keep his lives separate. But where Dick Grayson was trying to stay out of the public view. Nightwing was bold and not afraid to show off. The one down side to the whole secret identity. Even know with the past of an acrobat, he would never be allowed to show of his honed skills and tricks he could do now as an acrobat unless the people knew him.

And with being around his team, his family, or just Kory...he never really had to worry about that. They knew who he really was. Which was Dick Grayson. And to the public he was just Dick Grayson, but there were a lot of things he would hold back from. But he was just as care free as Nightwing could be with his fun. But there is a difference between going out on a limn and partying and going over the edge and taking risks with putting your own life on the line.

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Victor sighed out of his nose."Thanks" He said after all he may not have really liked the fact that there was something else about the guy that he had to begrudgingly admit Nightwing was better at. It seemed as though he kept finding that this man was going clearly have trouble besting him at. And if he wanted to win Kory over he'd have to be better at him then something...... Actually it was the wolf in him that wanted to be better at this man at something.

When Dick explained how he had figured out who he was Victor nodded it was understandable. Again he may not have liked it much but he had to admit Dick had a point. He probably did need to do something to hide who he was. There was one thing he could try...... But it was dangerous and he was afraid of it. He could let the Werewulf come out slightly... But he was afraid if he allowed it to exhibit some of its behavior then it would come out completely and change him into something he couldn't control.

Then his thoughts changed slightly at the mention of training with the Batman. "So tell me. Is it a good thing when he tells me that 'he'll be back for me'?" He asked with a slightly concerned tone in his voice. He wasn't actually thinking of his jealousy directed to Dick. At this moment he was genuinely concerned at what that prospect could mean.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

Dick looked over at the wolf man, well Victor. And the question he had asked over Batman. He looked at him for a moment and then the place.

"That all depends on what you have been doing at night out on the town," Dick started.

Bruce could be a bit cryptic at times. And not having been there when it was said was sometimes a harder guess depending on the person. And seeing as this person was Wulfen..It depending on his work and most likely a warning to turn back now before it's too late.

That and Batman wasn't one for letting others mess up all the hard work he has put into this town. It would only take the smallest mistakes by one person to see a fire in Gotham. It had happened before. And an amateur vigilante was a walking time bomb.

One wrong move and they take others down with them in their fight. And can throw everything off balance.

"Was there any more to the meeting than him glaring at you and saying this? Because Batman won't usually warn a person of him coming back for a visit. If he thought you were screwing anything up he probably would have been more along the lines of he's watching you kind of warning," he replied.

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Wulfen thought back to that night. Which wasn't too hard seeing as it was only a few nights ago. "Well I can't really tell if he was being quote 'friendly' but he did say something about 'being in too deep' before he said he'll be back." He explained after a moments thought. "And that's about it." Now that wasn't completely true, he just didn't really want to tell Dick about Force. Partly because of didn't want to possibly get Force involved in something she didn't want to be involved in, and partly because he was still somewhat jealous of Dick.

'Tell him the rest." Cana said getting up from her seat and walking back over to Dick. "The cutey should know." She added as she circled Dick once again.

He sighed abit after he watched Cana move around some. She was alot stranger then Lupin.... At least from Victor's point of view. 'Will you stop doing that?' he mentally said towards Cana before turning his attention back to Dick. color=888888]"Well also he....... I guess you can say he 'adopted' a little girl that had been staying with me at the time."[/color] He confessed.

[Dick Grayson - Nightwing]

"Let me tell you this as long as he isn't threatening you with more than that...I think your safe to bet he isn't about to put you in a body cast," Dick said to Victor.

He glanced over in the direction Victor looked off to. He still wondered what was up with him. But he wasn't going to say anything yet.

What ever was with this guy was none of his business unless it became a part of something.

But at the next bit of news...he was almost stunned. Though did not let it show. His mind racing. But he was silent. The silence around them so thick it could be cut through.

How could Bruce do something like this? What was he planning on doing? What had he done? Had she found out the secrets? Was it just a cover to take her some where else? Was he really losing? Was it really worth giving away all the secrets they had? What was going on?

Dick was over thinking it. He looked to Victor. "Any reason for that," he asked.

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Victor sighed when he heard that he might be pretty safe. "Ok then I think I'm safe then." He said as he rubbed his chin.

He thought about why Batman would have taken Force with him. He glanced over to Cana She shrugged. "I don't know why he would..... Maybe he wants a daughter?" She commented.

"Well I don't know why he wanted to take her." He said after thinking. "I guess he had a reason. But I just had the feeling that he didn't like me that much." Then he looked around. "Maybe he thought she deserved a better home then this." He commented waving a hand around pointing out the fact that his apartment wasn't the flashiest one out there. Not quite spartan in style but very basic when it came to most luxuries.