After 2 years of living in the big city of Gotham with his adoptive father. Now he was apparently falling into a depression and self destructive rebellion that he had to be sent away to a small town in Montana. Who was this guy? His is Richard Grayson adoptive son of the millionaire Bruce Wayne. Through Bruce's cold exterior he truly cared for his young son. So here he was in a small house in a town in Montana for a year at the least as decreed by Bruce.

"guess this is a new life I will have to get accustomed to as well." He said to no one in particular as he stared out of his window and into the wide open space of Montana. This was a change that he had to unwilling do and yet he felt a peace at watching the setting sun bring to blaze the blue sky with colors of red, orange, and yellow. Maybe this is just what he needed to get his life back into order.

Sighing in frustration Richard walked to his bed and flopped down on it to stare up at the ceiling. What had happened to him? He was not a rebellious person but more and more the thought of throwing everything away and just living life on the wild side became appealing. After his parents' death he was left alone and lost in the world. Of course he had Bruce but they never have those father-son moments.

"maybe this will be a good thing" he tried to convince himself because if not he would surely go insane.

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"Got some new guy who just arrived today it seems." Jack told his sister as she cooked dinner.

"So what's that got to do with me?" Rachael walked into the dining room with two plates. Her brother and her have lived in a two story, two bedroom house in a small town in Montana. (a/n: couldn't think of a town name so I just might avoid that for a while). Their father had left when Rachael was just 4 and jack was only 7. Their mother had died 8 years later in child birth. Yet she was able to give the baby boy the name of jasper. The baby is 4 now and is yet to know why he has no parents.

"Jasper don't make such a mess. Jack wipe his face he looks like a rodeo clown." Jasper only laughed as jack wiped his face with a smile of amusement.

"You know you used to do the same thing when you were his age" Jack told Rachael as she was setting the table and then her head shot up to glare at her brother.

"I did no such thing." She sat indignant to think she was such a messy and rambunctious child.

"Of course you did, I always had to clean you up and your great messes." Jack reached over and ruffled Rachael's hair to Rachael's distain.

"Stop that let's just eat and then we will find out what to do now that we don't have a baby sitter for this little mischievous kid." Rachael reached over and ran her hand through her baby brother's hair lovingly. She hardly showed anyone her emotions only her family did she open up to. Rachael was still a junior in high school and jack worked to late hours. There had been a neighbor of theirs who took care of jasper until Rachael got home. But now she had moved away leaving them with an I'm sorry and a big problem. Jack, seeing the worry pass through his sister's eyes, reached over to take her hand.

"Everything is going to be ok" with a smile she nodded and they continued their meal.

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"time to wake up master dick" came Alfred's voice as he knocked on Richard's door.

"I'm already up Alfred." Richard answered as he finished getting dressed in a pair of baggy jeans and a red t-shirt with black letters that read 'life is too short so live it up'. He smiled at his shirt, he loved it and it told everyone what he was like and he hoped they got the message.

"breakfast is ready master dick, would like me to drive you to school today or will you be taking the bike?" Alfred was outside Richard's door, the old man had been with Bruce for years and yet here he was still living and kicking. He had asked Alfred how old he was but the old man had only answered 'old enough master dick old enough'.

"I'll take the bike and I'll be down in a minute." Richard shook his head at what he was about to do. Enter another world with complete strangers, all over again.

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"so what are we going to do?" Rachael asked her brother that morning as they ate breakfast.

"I don't know. I could take him to work with me" Jack thought out loud as he finished his breakfast and got up to put his dishes in the sink.

"You and I both know that no matter how much Mr. Jones respects you and likes you he would fire you in a heart beat for bringing in this munchkin." Rachael said this while picking up her plate and walking into the kitchen behind Jack. Then she saw his slumped shoulders and put a hand on one. Then he turned to her with his eyes filled with despair and frustration.

"This should not be so hard. You shouldn't have to worry about this kind of thing" he hung his head as she rubbed his shoulder in comfort.

"Its ok you didn't chose this but you're doing the best you can. No matter what ever happens I'll always be grateful and so will jasper. Don't worry we will find a way to make things work don't worry." She gabbed his chin in her other hand and forced him to look at her. He saw compassion and the never wavering love of a sister.

"Thanks sis." He straightened himself and looked over into the dinning room to see a smiling jasper. "What are we going to do?"

"Well until we can find some one to look after him that is trustworthy then he can come with me" Rachael quickly turned around and walked over to pick up jasper.

"Are you insane? If I can't take him much less can you" she turned with jasper in her arms.

"Do you have a better idea? Besides I know that Ms. Shaylea (a/n: I think this how you spell it.) would love to take care of jasper." Jack stared at his sister for a long moment.

"You are insane but I guess we don't have any other choice." With a sigh Jack gave in and grabbed his keys and headed for the door. "but you know he doesn't like strangers and he has a way of getting away from people and that is going to be your problem and responsibility." Jack warned Rachael as they got into his red 1970 mustang.

"Oh come on what's the worst that can happen?" Jack snickered at the thought that Rachael would eat her words.

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Richard turned into the school parking lot and got ready to face society again. Eyes followed him as he moved his bike around the parking lot looking for a spot. Then he spotted a spot next to a black hummer with people surrounding it. He parked and pulled off his helmet inspecting his surroundings.

"Hey sweet bike dude" Gar, one of the people around the hummer, said as he walked around dick and his bike. "I need to get me one of these."

"please you'd end up in the hospital and there wouldn't be a bike left." Terra, Gar's girlfriend, teased as she threw her legs over the side of the back of the hummer's trunk.

"hey come on guys at least introduce yourselves before you go talking to the guy." Victor, the owner of the hummer, reprimanded the couple as he walked towards Richard. "I'm Victor Stone nice to meet you" he offered his hand to Richard, who took it and nodded.

"I'm Richard Grayson" he got off and before he could start a conversation a red 1970 mustang rolled into the available spot in front of his. Then out of the passenger seat stepped out a dark goddess, in Richard's opinion. She wore a black and red checkered mini skirt and knee high black boots. A red tank top with a black sweater that only came down past her chest. Her hair was a gleaming purple that fell in waves a little past her shoulders.

"hey Rae" victor called as he waved at her and she nodded his was with a small smile on her face. Then she opened the back door and leaned in just as a man came out and waved at everyone. He had black hair that fell into in shining waves to just above his eyes. He was tall and well build and he looked about 19 or some such. Instantly Richard's hope to get that girl as his girl plummeted.

'she already has a boy' he mumbled to himself and his jaw almost hit the ground when Rachael came out of the back of the car with jasper in her arms. 'they even have a kid?'

"wonder why they brought jasper with them" Karen wondered out loud as she walked up to victor, her boyfriend.

"I don't know" victor had concern in his voice.

"don't you remember that the person who normally babysat jasper moved last week? Now they don't have anyone to look after him" Kori hopped out of the front of the hummer looking at the back of a CD case. (a/n: I know star is not talking like from out of town but I didn't feel like typing like that sorry).

"So what are they doing with him here?" jinx asked as she dragged her boyfriend from out of the back of the hummer while he adjusted his shirt. Her boyfriend is Roy.

"well we'll just have find out now won't we?" with that Roy took off after Rachael and Jack as they entered the attendance office.

"what were you two doing back there jinx?" victor asked as he arched a skeptical brow at the pink haired girl as she straightened her hair.

"well I would tell you but then you would never allow us in your hummer ever again" jinx answered as she smirked suggestively. Victor sighed and leaned against his car and pulled Karen with him.

"hey dude you can chill with us if you want." Victor said as Richard got off his bike and put away his helmet.

"thanks but I got to go get my info from the office." Richard was about to go when another person came out of the hummer.

"you have these classes" phoenix (a/n: this is my character and victor's adoptive sister and although she doesn't matter much I had to put her in there because I just like to do that. She is a hacker, mechanic, architect, writer and just all around smart person. Don't like it, well I'm sorry.) opened the back door to the hummer and stuck her hand out with a sheet in it.

"phoenix you been in the records room again?" victor reprimanded his sister phoenix. He took the piece of paper and handed it to Richard.

"I was bored when Ms. Shaylea left me in her office while she went to call mom. It was when I got caught for bringing down the school block for an hour during study hall." She went back to typing away at her laptop.

"how many times I got to tell you that just because a cute boy asks you to do something you don't have to do it." Phoenix sighed and closed her laptop and hopped out of the hummer.

"what am I suppose to do with myself than?" victor sighed and pulled her to him in a tight embrace.

"what am I going to do with you?" then suddenly the bell rang and everyone began to say their goodbyes and went their separate ways.

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"well of course we will watch after little jasper for you" Ms. Shaylea said enthusiastically as she and the rest of the office staff ohhed and ahhed over the young infant.

"I can come in during lunch and study to take him off your hands for a while. This is also temporary while we find a new babysitter so I hope it won't be bother." Rachael explained as Ms. Shaylea took jasper into her arms and brought him closer to the rest of the women in the office.

"oh its no problem at all he can stay here as long as he needs." Ms. Shaylea said as she handed the child to another women.

"thank you so much Ms. Shaylea. I don't know how we will be able to repay this favor you are doing us." Jack said as he headed for the door along with his sister.

"if there is any trouble you know you can just call me up to here" Rachael smiled at the women in the office and went out the door.

"so you think everything will go by smoothly?" jack asked as he turned to Rachael.

"we will just have to see I guess" she shrugged and turned towards her class and headed for her 1st period.

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"now class please get started on this essay" Richard looked down at his paper blankly. Why did he have to write about himself? Its not like anyone really cared. Sighing he grabbed his pencil and began to twirl it between his forefinger and thumb. Looking around he saw a couple of people from this morning and some strangers. The pink haired girl who was doing something with her boyfriend in the back of the hummer was in the back. The girl who had given him his schedule this morning was sitting to his right since the window was to his left she was the only person next to him.

She was typing away at her laptop as everyone especially the teacher was looking at her with skeptical looks. Soon the classroom was full of noise and chatter. A couple of minutes later Rachael walked in and, after giving the teacher a note, went and sat next to phoenix.

"what are we doing?" she asked phoenix as she sat and took out a notebook.

"write a page about yourself due tomorrow morning" with that phoenix went back to typing away.

"please tell me you aren't doing something that will get you in trouble" Rachael asked as she got out a note book.

"ok I'm not doing something that will get me in trouble." Phoenix and Rachael both smirked at her response. Richard watched this interaction and figured phoenix was a bad girl and one of his type of people. As discretely as he could he ripped out a piece a paper and wrote: hey

The piece of paper fell on her keyboard and she had no choice but to read it. A smirk spread across her face as she read it and looked at Richard out of the corner of her eye. She took out a pen and wrote back: hey how can I help you? Then she tossed it back and went back to hacking into another college system to see what that one had to offer. She had been looking for a college that could offer something more to learn than what she already did, none so far.

Richard looked at the note and contemplated how to answer.

How about we hang out some time. I need some one to help me get along here. What do you say? He tossed it back and brainstormed ideas of how much fun he could have with this ally.