summary | damian and you are trapped by the joker. so will batman be able to catch up on time this time..?
warnings | angst, injury, blood, cursing, violence, crowbar and joker. y/n is mentioned as a female.Â
authors note | hi there! english is not my first language, so there may be mistakes, sorry :)) i planned to the second part of this, of course if you want.
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This was supposed to be a simple mission. All you had to do was raid a warehouse where a few incompetent men were going to make a drug delivery.
Thatâs why Batman had only sent you with Damian. Joker was the last thing you expected to find here. He wasnât even supposed to be anywhere near this area.
These were the thoughts running through your mind as Joker walked between the two of you, both tied to opposite chairs, his disturbing grin never fading.
You figured it was a little too late to be thinking about that now.
When you lifted your head, you locked eyes with Damian through the mask covering his own. He was searching for a way out; his calculating gaze moved around the room.
When you noticed him take something from one of the men next to Joker a short distance away, your eyes narrowed even more.Â
What was this clown planning again?
When he finally stopped keeping his back to you, you saw the crowbar gleaming under the light from above.
It looked far more disturbing than the smile on his face.Â
You had heard bits and pieces about his little adventure with Jason.
Joker turned to his men.
âYou wait outside. I want to spend a little time alone with these birds.â
Even his voice had a tone that turned your stomach. From Damianâs scowl, it wasnât hard to tell he thought the same.
Jokerâs eyes lingered on Damian for a moment. He poked his shoulder with the crowbar.
âItâs been a long time since I had a Robin toy. But I guess Bats never has trouble finding new ones to replace them.â
As if something had come to mind, he laughed aimlessly for a few moments.
âItâs like youâre shorter every time I see you. I wonder, do you have a backup too?â
Damian stayed silent, staring him down from under the mask. Joker was the only one here who thought any of this was funny.
Joker finally seemed to realize neither of you were laughing and dropped his expression.
âOh, youâre both so boring⊠You could give Batsy a run for his money. But donât worry, kids, Iâm sure youâll lighten up once we bring a few toys into the mix.â
As he spoke, the crowbar in his hand moved between the two of you like it was deciding, his gaze lingering on you a few seconds longer. He seemed to be thinking of something.
âDonât even think about touching her.â Damianâs quiet but chilling voice cut through before Joker could make a move.
âOoh⊠protective, are we? Then letâs stick with the classic, huh?âÂ
There was a subtle tone of amusement in his voice as he turned his whole body toward Damian.
The disturbing grin on his face widened even further and he raised the crowbar into the air. Your eyes widened as everything seemed to move in slow motion.
Though it lasted only a few seconds.
you saw the boy grit his teeth as the metal struck his chest. He wasnât going to scream in front of him. Exactly like Damian.
Even though the blow had landed on him, you could almost feel the pain yourself. You had always thought it was nonsense when people said twins could feel each otherâs pain â no matter how close you were to him.Â
But you guessed you had to admit they might have been right. Because thatâs exactly what it felt like.
You didnât even know when you started shouting at him.
âLeave him alone! Get your hands off him, you son of a bitch! Are you really so afraid of two kids you underestimate so much that you have to tie them up with heavy chainsââ
You were trying to get his attention off Damian until Batman arrived. If provoking him was what it took, so be it.
It worked; before he could hit Damian again, Joker turned toward you. He let out a sharp breath.
âAre you trying to call me a coward?âÂ
He pressed the crowbar under your chin, forcing your head up a bit more.
âArenât you? Or is it someone else who tucks his tail like a scared cat every time he sees Batman?â
When you spoke in such a confident tone, Damian shook his head behind him as if to say âdonât.âÂ
He knew what you were trying to do, but he thought it was just plain stupid.
Joker laughed at your words, as if you had said something genuinely funny. âWait, I think I get it. Youâre feeling confident because you think Batsy will come for you.â
âI donât think he will. I know he will.â No matter how much you clashed with your father back at the manor or on patrols, he would come. He wouldnât leave you in Jokerâs hands.
Joker smiled. It was definitely not a soft or reassuring smile.
âFunny kid. Your faith in Bats brings tears to my eyes. Once upon a time, this little Robin trusted him that much too.â
âDonât say his name.â You and Damian had said it at the same time. You did this without realizing it quite often; it scared Dick to death.
Joker raised an eyebrow suspiciously, his eyes narrowing a bit.
âA twin thing, huh? Oooh, I think Iâve solved the puzzle. Thatâs fine, I like twins.â
A few seconds later, he added:
âOf course, only when theyâre alone. Which is why I have to make a choice. And I think I know how Iâll choose.â
âEenieâŠâ He pointed the crowbar at your face.
ââŠmeenieâŠâ This time at Damian.
ââŠmineyâŠâ You again.
ââŠmoe.â Damian again.
âCatch⊠a tiger⊠by⊠his toe⊠If⊠he hollers⊠let him go⊠My mother⊠told me⊠to pick⊠the very⊠best⊠oneâŠâ
The crowbar was back at your face.
âAnd you areâŠâ He turned back to Damian. You heard him take a sharp breath.
ââŠit.â
He had decided. That shameless grin spread across the green-haired manâs face.
âNo! Donât you dare!â Damianâs voice came from behind you. Joker let out a small chuckle, and the next thing you felt was the iron striking your face.
âYou know, I like change. I already had one Robin anyway.â
You clenched your teeth. Your jaw was probably dislocated. Still, you forced a smile â the way they taught you in the League, the way your mother taught you.
âIs that all youâve got? Youâre going to need more than that to break meââ
The second blow cut you off mid-sentence.
Still, you kept your head up.Â
After a while, you were only trying. The blows werenât just landing on your face anymore, but aside from the small, muffled sounds escaping your lips, you made no noise.
Behind you, Damian was cursing. He wasnât one to swear often, but his current fury made his words impossible to mistake.
After a while, Joker paused for a few seconds as if catching his breath. He leaned in toward you to speak.
âDo you still think Bats is coming, little bat?â
âHeâs coming.â â it wasnât speech, just a faint murmur barely slipping past your lips. A loud laugh spilled from the clownâs mouth.
It amused him greatly.Â
He placed the crowbar under your chin again. Since you couldnât lift your head on your own anymore, he did it for you.
For a few seconds, he stared at your bloodied face, even through the mask. You could barely keep your eyes open. Your breathing was shallow; your chest felt like it had been crushed.
You couldnât even cough up the blood pooling in your mouth. He liked the sight.Â
But the fact that you still held onto your faith in Batmanâs arrival â that was, admittedly, a little irritating. Still, he didnât care. He was going to break you completely.Â
Then your brother.
Finally, he pulled the crowbar back and stepped behind your chair. Over his shoulder, he looked at the furious boy who was thrashing and shouting in his chair.
âHey, donât get so mad. If you want, you can join her in a bit, Robin.â
âThe moment I get out of this chair, Iâm going to make you beg for death.â Damian muttered under his breath, his voice low but threatening.
âOooh, then I guess Iâve earned it even more.â He straightened up and gripped the crowbar tightly again.
He was about to deliver another blow â until a fast Batarang struck his hand.
When the Batarang hit, Joker staggered back in pain, but as he looked down at the fallen crowbar, that shameless grin appeared again. Even Batman stepping out of the shadows wasnât enough to stop him.
âOooh, thereâs the big bat⊠right on time,â he said through his teeth. With a quick motion, he lunged for the crowbar on the floor.
The chains around Damianâs wrists were still intact, but he lunged forward in his chair. âDonât youââ
Joker grabbed the handle of the crowbar, then quickly moved behind your bound body and pressed the metal against your throat. The cold steel dug into your skin painfully.
âOne more step, Batsy⊠and Iâll pop this little batâs neck like a champagne cork.â His tone was mocking, but the pressure of his hand was real and painful.
Batman stopped. His face was expressionless under the mask, but the tension in his body clung to him like shadows. Damianâs voice was nearly a growl. âLet her go, scum.â
Joker tilted his head. âAw, how sweet⊠brotherly love. But look, little Robin, weâre playing one last game here.â The crowbar pressed harder; your breath hitched.
âIâll let her go⊠but in return, I want a little promise from Batsy.â Batman didnât say a word, only took a slow step forward.
Jokerâs grin widened. âPromise me, Bats, that one day youâll come back to me. One day, just you and me, without your little birds⊠just like the old days.â
Silence.
Damianâs eyes locked on Batman; he shook his head slightly as if to say âdonât.â But without a word, Batman pulled a smoke capsule from his belt.
Joker realized what was happening and shouted, âDonât youââ
In an instant, thick gray smoke filled the room. Visibility dropped to zero. The pressure at your throat suddenly eased. Then someone quickly pulled you into their arms â familiar leather gloves.
As the smoke cleared, Joker was on the ground; Red Robin had restrained him, and Nightwing had freed Damian.
As Batman held you in his arms, he heard your voice. âYou cameâŠâ It was more a whisper than speech, but enough for Batman to hear.
Behind them, Jokerâs voice still rang out from the floor, laughing. âWeâll meet again, little bat⊠and very soon.â
Batman left without a word, but the tightness of his jaw behind the mask made it clear he didnât take the threat lightly.
While the others still didnât make a move to leave, even after Batmanâs exit, Damian looked like he was about to lunge at Joker. Before he could move, Nightwing stopped him by looping an arm around his shoulders.
âGo with them, come on.â He said it softly, leaning slightly toward him. Then his eyes fell on Red Hood, who, since arriving, had done nothing but stare at the crowbar on the floor and the laughing Joker.
His hands were clenched into fists, resisting the urge to reach for his gun. âYou too, Hood.â The kid stayed silent, knowing that if he argued, his anger would turn on Dick. He gripped Damianâs shoulders and steered him toward the exit.
Batman, meanwhile, kept glancing at you as he walked toward the Batmobile. Finally, he heard your quiet voice again.
âIt hurts, Dad.â
You had been with Bruce Wayne for four years, and it was the first time he had ever heard you admit you were in pain.
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Pairing: Damian Wayne x Reader (Platonic), Dick Grayson x Reader (Established)
Family dinners at the Wayne Manor was not uncommon and since being engaged to Dick, your appearance at his childhood home had only increased, not that anyone was complaining, you were part of the family now.
You always looked forward to family dinner, enjoying the huge number of people that attended, the delicious food and the boisterous atmosphere.
You kept a close eye on the door, in a way that reminded Dick of his eager puppy awaiting for him to come home. When the person you were waiting for stepped in, your face lit up and you snatched up Damian into your lap.
He struggled, trying to push you off him but he was hardly any match for your super strength. You giggled, nuzzling your face against the top of his head. The rest of the family didn't even react, hiding smiles and chuckling at your dynamic.
"Why must you do this every time, (Y/N)?!" He whined, struggling to get out of your grip and you shrugged.
"I don't know, I see tiny human, I must cuddle tiny human. It's like animal instinct." You explained simply, pecking his cheek quickly and Damian pretended to give up his struggle and slumped against you like you knew he would.
"Are you comparing yourself to an animal?" Came his judgmental tone and you turned to face him with wide eyes.
"Are you implying that animals are beneath humans and it's therefore humiliating to compare myself to them?" You asked with faux innocence, knowing he'd never bad-mouth an animal.
Damian blushed and avoided your gaze, "No.."
You chuckled at him, "I just love you is all."
"You should feel lucky, lord knows she doesn't give me this much attention." Dick piped up and you stuck your tongue out at him.
Tim shrugged, "It's compulsory for the youngest of the family to get some (Y/N) lovin'. If you hate it so much, just hope that the next kid bruce adopts is younger than you."
Bruce grunted at this and you hid a laugh in Damian's hair.
The baby in your lap huffed as he completely surrendered to you, "The thought makes me sick."
No one had to ask him if he didn't like the idea of another sibling or of someone else getting your undivided attention. It was obvious in the way he burrowed his reddening face in your neck.
Requested by Anon - Can I have a batsis x batfam where batsis gets grounded then sneaks out for a halloween party and the boys have to get her back before Bruce finds out? Please and thank you!!!!!!!
***
âYou are grounded, young lady,â Bruce said sternly, pointing to the stairs that led up to the manor. His lips were a fine line, steel in his eyes. âGo to your room now.â
âAll I did was what you taught me to do!â Your throat burned as you screamed back at him. Tears barely held at bay. âWhy donât you get your head out of your ass and realize it already?!â
Bruce snapped, rage bubbling to the surface. âI didnât teach you to get yourself killed! Now go to your room and donât come out until I say so! No patrol, no friends! School and your room, thatâs it!â Bruce reached out to grab your arm, but you jerked away and ran up the stairs. Tears ran down your cheeks, wanting to say you hated him, but you held it in.Â
A loud bang sounded behind you as you stepped out into his office. You swore, kicking the grandfather clock door closed. âTT, whatâs wrong with you?â Damian asked, peering inside at the noise. He had been sent to bed before Bruce laid into you.Â
âShut up,â you choked, pushing past him to go to your room. Embarrassment and rage at the unfairness of it all stayed with you even as you slammed your bedroom door shut.
***
Days passed so slowly. Your father didnât speak to you and you didnât speak to him. Alfred brought you meals and tried to play peacemaker. He insisted you take the first step, but you refused. Why did you always have to be the bigger person when he was the adult? He was the one being unreasonable.Â
âStop it,â Damian demanded as he marched into your room without knocking one evening after school. You were doing homework, minding your own business with your headphones on.Â
âStop what?â You took off your headphones with a sigh. âAnd knock first.âÂ
âYour fight with Father is going on long enough. He is temperamental and now he wonât let me go on patrol.â He crossed his arms as he stood in front of you. His nose wrinkled. You wanted so badly to reach out to boop it, but knew he would just explode.Â
You shook your head and turned back to your calculus homework. âIâm not apologizing when heâs being a dick.â
âHeâs not a Dick. Grayson would have come talk to you by now.â Damian snarled when you chuckled slightly. âI will call him.â
âCalling Dick wonât help. He canât get Dad to be rational no more than we can.â You waved your hand, dismissing Damian. âNow please leave. I got to finish this homework.â
âTT,â Damian huffed and stomped back out of the room. He slammed your door behind him, making you jump.Â
Swearing under your breath, you got up from your desk and went to your closet. You leaned against the doorway sadly, eyeing the Padme Amidala Halloween costume you had bought with your friends. The whole group decided to go as Star Wars characters. You were all supposed to go to Violet Crowneâs Halloween party. It was the biggest one of the year.Â
Of course, you wonât be able to go. Alfred was following your fatherâs orders even if he didnât agree. You sighed. Suddenly, you had a rebellious thought. Why couldnât you go to the party? You could sneak out and your friends could pick you up just outside Wayne Manorâs gates. Your dad would be none of the wiser. Itâs not like he checked on you. He just trusted Alfred. You smiled and went back to your homework.Â
***
âBatwoman has the city taken care of. I need you here to watch over (Y/N) and Damian. (Y/N) is grounded and should stay in her room. Damian should at least be in the manor. No patrol,â Bruce ordered as he pulled on his cowl. Dick crossed his arms, unimpressed.
âRight and why are you punishing your children?â Dick bit his lip when Bruce brushed past him to head toward the batplane.Â
Bruce grunted, opening the batplane and climbing into the cockpit. âIâll be back tomorrow at the earliest. Apparently, there is some kind of magic crisis due to the Halloween season. Zatanna asked for my help.âÂ
Dick frowned at him. âOkay, Iâll ask again. Why are you punishing your kids? I mean I have to uphold it, so I should know what itâs about.â
Bruce narrowed his eyes, flicking a few switches in the cockpit. âMan-Bat is on the prowl. I want them kept out of it. Batwoman will call you if she needs help.âÂ
âYou wouldnât need me here if it was just that.â Dick pinched the bridge of his nose. âJust tell me, Bruce.â
Bruce grunted in response, closing the cockpit. Dick stepped off the platform and watched Bruce take off and fly away. âIâll just have to ask Alfred,â he mumbled, rolling his shoulders to relieve the tension. Dick headed up into the manor and searched around.Â
Damian was painting in his room, grumbling softly to himself. Dick left him alone. He didnât need paint thrown at him again. Damianâs door still had the paint splatter from last time.Â
Your door was firmly closed. Dick bit his lip and knocked gently. âIâm not hungry, Alfred,â you answered through the door.
âIâm not Alfred.â Dick chuckled as you opened the door. You glared at him. Dickâs heart skipped a beat in surprise.Â
âDamian called you, didnât he? Well, you can save it. Iâm not apologizing.â You started to shut the door in Dickâs face, but Dick quickly inserted his foot in the doorway.
âWait, Damian didnât call me. Bruce did. Iâm here for a visit while heâs gone,â Dick said quickly, holding his hands up in surrender.Â
Your eyes widened. âDadâs gone?â You reopened the door. âAwesome.â You walked out of your room and started downstairs.Â
âHey kiddo, whatâs going on? Why are you grounded?â Dick asked, jogging to catch up to you. You ignored him and entered the kitchen. Alfred looked up from his recipe book. He frowned slightly at you, but didnât say a word as you got yourself a glass of juice.
âNothing. I just sit in my room and go to school.â You took a sip of the juice, eyeing Dick carefully. âHow long is he going to be gone?â
âA day. Heâll be back tomorrow.â Dick blinked when you walked past him and went back upstairs. He started to follow you, but stopped himself. Clearly, you werenât going to explain either. Like father, like daughter. He looked at Alfred helplessly.
Alfred closed the recipe book with a sigh. âMaster Bruce and Miss (Y/N) had a disagreement about a situation on patrol. Miss (Y/N) jumped after a suicide victim with no regard to how they were going to save them. Master Bruce had to step in to catch them both.â Alfred shook his head, moving to take some ingredients out of the fridge. âThey argued for hours in the cave, screaming at each other. Eventually, Master Bruce grounded her and they havenât seen nor spoken to each other since. Itâs been a week.â
Dick ran a hand through his hair. âGreat.â He whistled. âSo the only reason he called me home was to babysit?â
Alfred shrugged his shoulders. âPerhaps, Master Bruce didnât give me his reasons.â
Dick bit his lip. âOkay, guess this will be a fun night. I was hoping we could watch movies or something for Halloween?â
âThat would be a good idea, Master Dick.â Alfred perked up. âMaster Damian hasnât enjoyed the strain between Miss (Y/N) and Master Bruce. I know Miss (Y/N) is getting restless. Any activity would be good, plus some family time might help soothe the situation.â
Dick smiled in relief. âIâll call the others and see if theyâll want to come over too. Itâll be good for all of us.â He took out his phone to make the calls while Alfred began to prepare food for the last-minute party.
***
You wore a pair of old jeans and a sweatshirt. The costume was safely tucked into your backpack. Your hair and makeup was done. You opened your bedroom window, pausing to eye the pillow lump under the covers. Hopefully, no one would check on you.Â
Just as you were about to climb out, a knock sounded on your door. You swore under your breath. âYeah?â you asked.
â(Y/N), weâre having a movie night. Come join us,â Dick said, trying the door knob. Luckily, you locked the door. You sighed in slight relief.Â
âIâm not feeling well.â You coughed, face burning at the lie. âI think Iâll just sleep.â
âReally?â Dick paused for a long moment. âOkay, can I get you anything?â He sounded disappointed. Your heart ached a little, but it would have felt worse to miss the party.Â
âNah.â You coughed again. âI just need to sleep it off.âÂ
âCome down if you feel better or if you need anything, okay? Weâre here for you, kiddo. Donât forget that.â You held your breath until you heard him walk away.Â
âThank you,â you whispered to yourself before climbing out the window and scaling down the side of the manor. You had done it before, but never in the dark.Â
Your heart stopped when you suddenly lost your footing. You gasped loudly, luckily finding your footing again before you ended up dropping the last two meters. Holding onto the side of the manor for dear life, you stopped, listening to see if you were heard. Only the sounds of the night reached your ears. You sighed in relief and made your way to the ground.
Safely on the ground, you glanced up at your window. It was still open so you could get back inside when you made it back. You saw the headlights of your friendsâ car from the road. You quickly ran off into the night, ready for a fun time.
***
âShouldnât one of us check on (Y/N) again? At least bring them some medicine and water?â Tim asked once the first movie was done. Cass, Damian, Duke, and Dick were sitting around the den with snacks all around them. Tim was sitting at the small desk in the back, working on his laptop.Â
âI will go.â Cass stood up and walked out silently.Â
âI hate that sheâs sick. She needs something fun after Bruce locked her in her room for so long,â Dick said after a moment as Damian happily stole the remote from Duke to choose the next movie. âI canât believe Bruce is being so stubborn about this.â
Tim snorted. âPlease, he was like this with all of us too.â He glanced at Dick, shaking his head. âRemember when he fired you from Robin when you got hurt by Two-Face. I know he almost banished me a few times too.â
âYeah, he took me off patrol for two days after I disobeyed orders by going down a side street instead of the main road.â Duke shivered, taking a handful of popcorn. â(Y/N) is just too stubborn to apologize.â
âTT, that is true.â Damian chose an old samurai movie. âIt doesnât matter if you mean it, just say it to please Father.âÂ
Dick coughed. âYou shouldnât do that. I mean Bruce has a point, but the avoidance of each other is the problem...â He stopped when Cass ran into the room.
â(Y/N) is gone.â She held up your phone. âPillows were under the blankets and window was open.â
Dick swore under his breath, jumping to his feet. The others copied him except for Damian who didnât seem concerned. âEveryone suit up. We need (Y/N) back here ASAP. If Bruce finds out she sneaked out...â Dick shivered. âWe donât need this argument between them worse.âÂ
âIâll let Al know whatâs up,â Duke said, running out of the room.Â
Tim closed his laptop. âIâll see if I can pick up her trail on the cityâs cameras. Cass, why donât you call Barbara and let her know (Y/N) is missing?â Cass nodded and left silently with Tim behind her.
âI knew I should have insisted on seeing her when I knocked,â Dick mumbled to himself, running a hand through his hair.Â
âTT.â Damian waved his hand. âYou are just a simpleton, Grayson. Thatâs one of the oldest tricks in the book.âÂ
Dick narrowed his eyes at Damian who kept his attention on the television. âDo you know something?âÂ
Damian glanced up at Dick. âTT, this is your problem. Youâre our babysitter, at least according to Father.â
Dick grabbed Damianâs arm and pulled him up. âIn that case, youâre coming with us to search for your sister.â Damian growled as Dick pulled him from the room.
***
You laughed as you were spun around the room by a guy dressed as Anakin Skywalker. He had found you and asked you to dance. You couldnât say no, simply from the coincidence alone.Â
The party was a lot of fun. There was some under-aged drinking, which you avoided to be the sober driver home for your friends. Lots of dancing and mingling. You let yourself go and enjoy. It was the first time in a week that you had fun.Â
âCan I get you something to drink?â the guy dressed as Anakin asked with a smirk. You nodded, catching your breath as you left the dance floor.
âYeah, just a water. Thanks.â You smiled, leaning against a wall to rest. He left after he squeezed your hip. You sighed as one of your friends joined you on the wall. She was dressed a cute R2-D2.Â
âWell, heâs hot.â She giggled, face flushed. The beer in her hand half gone. âLucky you, all I get are the nerds chasing after me.â
You shrugged. âWell, you can have him when he comes back. Iâm not that interested.â You glanced around the room, freezing when you caught a familiar blonde woman in the corner of the room. âIâll check in with you later.â You left your friend and made your way across the room to the blonde.
âHonestly, you should try it. Waffles and chicken. Who would have thought?â the blonde laughed. The others looked at her like she was crazy. You tapped her shoulder and the others quickly made their escape.
âSteph, what are you doing here? This is a high school party.â You crossed your arms.Â
She snorted, turning to reveal her Sailor Moon costume. âIâm investigating. Besides, I should ask why you are here? Arenât you grounded?âÂ
You bit your lip. âMaybe, but Dadâs not in the city at the moment.â You glanced around and gestured for Steph to step outside with you. She followed with slight disapproval.
âIsnât that costume a little too revealing for you?â she asked, frowning. âYou donât want to get that kind of attention.â
âI can take care of myself.â You rolled your eyes, shivering in the cool air. The backyard deck was less crowded. Most of the people were over by the pool and the hot tub. âSo what are you investigating?âÂ
Steph zipped her lips. âNope. This is my case and you are grounded.â She checked her phone. âOh, and it looks like everyone is looking for you too.â
Your heart skipped a beat. âEveryone? Including Dad?âÂ
She opened her message app. âI donât think so, because Dick said they have to find you before Bruce gets back.âÂ
âCool.â You sighed in relief. âWell, donât tell them Iâm here.âÂ
Steph sighed. âCome on, donât do that. They already asked if I know where you are.â She swallowed hard. âIâm lucky I even got into this group chat at all. Everyone avoids me except for Cass since Tim and I broke up.â
âThey donât avoid you.â In all honesty, you werenât sure if they were avoiding her on purpose or not. You werenât, but you didnât try to understand the rest of the family. âSteph, please.â You pouted your lips, giving her your best puppy eyes.Â
She crumbled in seconds. âOkay, okay. I didnât see you here and you didnât see me.â She crossed her arms. âBut promise me youâll check in with them soon? At least let them know youâre safe.âÂ
âI will.â You waved, heading back inside the party. âHappy Halloween.âÂ
âYou too, (Y/N).â Steph waved back before going to join the teens by the pool. You shook your head, heading back in to find another dance partner.Â
***
âBabs, did you find anything?â Dick asked with a hint of panic in his voice. He and Damian were on a rooftop over the movie theater on Miagani Island. Dick remembered you talking about going there with friends once. Maybe you went again?
âNo, nothing on cameras. No police reports.â She sighed through the comms. âTim hasnât found anything either.âÂ
Dick groaned, glancing at Damian who was looking at the theater with mild interest. âDamian and I will check out the theater and see if (Y/N) is in there. After that, I think weâll check her friendsâ houses again.â
âIâve already been to all of them. Nothing. None of them are at home and all their parents just say they are at each othersâ houses,â Duke added with a yawn. âAre we sure (Y/N) isnât at a party or something?âÂ
Dick froze. âOf course.â He pinched the bridge of his nose. âSheâs at a party. That explains the sneaking out and her friends being AWOL.âÂ
âTT,â Damian crossed his arms. âProbably Crowneâs party. It was all over school.â
âIâll check social media,â Barbara said with a sigh. â(Y/N) doesnât have her phone, but Iâll check her friendsâ.âÂ
âGood.â Dick turned off the comm. He glanced at Damian to find him still watching the movie theater with interest. âCome on, D. Letâs go check it out. Maybe we can come back tomorrow?â He dropped down. Damian blinked, huffing before rather eagerly following Dick down.Â
***
Things were starting to blur together. You shouldnât have drank the punch your friend gave you once you came back in after talking to Steph. Dancing away, you lost track of whoâs hand was on your hip and just focused on the music.Â
Responsibility flew away from you. You werenât going to be good anymore. Just live your life, who cares what Dad thought? Rebel.Â
Suddenly, you found yourself in a bedroom with Anakin Skywalker again. He was kissing you, hands wandering. You let him, enjoying the closeness and the excitement that came with it.Â
Suddenly, he disappeared. You gasped, blinking several times to find Steph kicking the boy out of the room with the full power of Sailor Moon. âWhat the hell?â you asked, feeling like you just resurfaced after being underwater for so long.
âCome on, (Y/N). You need to be sober and get out of here,â Steph said, slapping your cheek. You flinched, gasping as you touched your cheek. It worked, you felt more awake now.Â
âI only drank one glass of punch.â You rubbed your eyes, getting to your feet. Steph reached for your costume, readjusting it for you.Â
âDonât worry, it wasnât the punch.â Steph cupped your face to look you in the eye. âYou okay?â
âIâm okay.â You blinked, rubbing your eyes again. âWhy do I need to leave?âÂ
âYou just do. Iâve already called Tim.â Steph took your hand and led you out of the bedroom. She stopped in the hallway when downstairs went silent. âCrap.â
Your eyes widened as Steph pushed you back into the bedroom and shut the door. âWhat was that?â Your head started to throb.Â
Steph smiled sheepishly. âYou remember I was investigating? Well, I think I might have found it.â
âFound what?â Your eyes widened. âSteph, my friends are down there! Whatâs going on?!âÂ
âHush.â Steph put a hand over your mouth. âYour friends are fine, just unconscious. I found out through my contacts that Mad Hatter was going to use the party to find a new Alice. He had mind control devices in the music.â Steph held her breath when she heard someone come up the stairs. She grabbed your hand and pulled you to hide in the closet. âHe brain blasted the room once he found an Alice. Since we werenât in the same room as the stereo, we werenât affected.â
You blinked, trying to catch up. âSo Iâm not drunk.âÂ
Steph shook her head, pressing her finger against your lips. âNo, youâre just under the influence of the music.â She pulled ear plugs out of her ears. The person who came up the stairs went back downstairs. âYouâll be fine. Stay here.â She slipped out of the closet, leaving you behind.
âLike hell.â You followed her. Steph glanced back at you before rolling her eyes and shrugging her shoulders. The two of you went to the edge of the staircase and peered down through the railing to see Mad Hatter and his hired men walking around the unconscious bodies of the teens.
âWhere is she?!â Mad Hatter screamed, kicking one of the fallen teens. âI want my Alice! Where is my Alice?â
âDo you know who he thinks is Alice?â You frowned, your headache getting worse. Steph shook her head and pulled out a domino mask. She handed it to you before slipping on one of her own. You put it on with shaky hands.
âYou go left, Iâll go right. Move fast.â Steph winked at you and hopped over the railing. You followed her, stumbling slightly from the pain in your head. However, you caught yourself, knocking out the two hired goons on your side quickly.
Mad Hatter clapped his hands. âAlice, there you are,â he said, pointing to you. You felt sick to your stomach. âWhat a disguise, I almost donât recognize you, but you canât fool me.âÂ
âLights out, crazy.â Steph came up behind him and elbowed him in the face. Mad Hatter stumbled back, holding his nose. You took the opportunity to nerve strike him. He fell unconsciousness, landing on his face. âGood work.â
âThanks, you were good too.â You smiled at her. The pain in your head was still pounding away, but you had to admit you missed crime fighting. You glanced around at the fallen teens, going to check on a few of your friends in the corner. A shiver went up your spine at the idea you were Mad Hatterâs target and he would have gotten you if it werenât for Steph.
A motorcycle sounded from outside. You perked up. Steph peeked out the window, sighing in relief. âItâs just Tim. Go with him. Iâll call the cops and take care of this mess.â
âI shouldnât leave my friends,â you said, sighing when you found a steady pulse for each one.Â
â(Y/N), you got to go. Youâre grounded and the longer youâre out, the more angry your dad is going to get.â Steph pulled handcuffs out of her bag and cuffed Hatterâs hands around his back. âIâll make sure theyâre okay. Text them, say you left before everything went down.âÂ
You sighed, hearing the motorcycleâs engine turn off. Tim would be inside soon. âThanks for everything, Steph. I would be...well, worse off if it werenât for you.âÂ
âYouâre welcome.â She grinned, going over to give you a flying hug. âWeâll have to meet for waffles once youâre sprung. I think we could team up some more.â She pressed her cheek against yours. âIt would do you good to get away from the big bad bat. Heâs such a downer all the time.â She tapped your nose as she pulled away. Your lips couldnât hold back a smile.
â(Y/N)?!â Tim shouted from the front entry. He sprinted into the room before skidding to a stop when he saw you and Steph surrounded by unconscious people. âWhat? Is that Mad Hatter?â He gaped at Steph. âWhat are you doing here?â
Steph rolled her eyes. âIâm finishing my investigation.â She spun around on her heel, nose in the air. âNow Iâm calling the cops. You take (Y/N) home now.âÂ
You went to Tim and took his arm. âCome on, we handled it already,â you said firmly. Tim followed you, shaking his head.Â
âYou are in so much trouble. Dickâs worried sick, Iâd hate to think what Bruce will do when he finds out.â Tim eyed your outfit and took off his coat to hand it to you. You rolled your eyes and slipped it on.Â
âI donât care what Dad has to say.â You walked down the front steps, sirens blaring in the distance. Tim climbed on his bike first, getting settled before you climbed on behind him. âAnd I didnât know Mad Hatter was going to attack the party. Steph saved me.â
Tim grunted. âRight. Hold on.â He started the motorcycle and took off. You sighed, resting your cheek against his back. Tightening your arms around his waist, you tried not to think to much of what could have happened.Â
***
You stepped through the door of the Manor only to be trapped into a breath-stealing hug from Dick. âDonât you ever do that to me again!â You choked as he spun you around.Â
âYouâre killing me, Dick.â He stopped and let you go, but gripped your shoulders.Â
âLook at me,â he ordered, forcing you to meet his eye. You felt your bottom lip tremble slightly. His eyes looked deep into your soul. âNext time, you talk to me and never leave your phone behind. If Steph wasnât there, you could have...â Dick swallowed hard. You wondered when he had been updated on the situation. Barbara probably told him. Steph would have bragged to her. âI know you can take care of yourself, but we canât back you up if we donât know where you are.â
Tears burned your eyes, but you blinked them away. âIâm sorry,â you whispered. Dick pulled you into another hug. You hid your face into his shoulder as a few traitorous tears escaped.Â
Dick rocked you gently. âYouâre safe, thatâs what matters.â He rubbed your back. You heard Damian huffing from somewhere nearby before he mumbled about emotional women. Tim slipped around you and Dick and dragged him out of the room.Â
âDoes Dad have to know?â you asked, sniffling once you had the courage to pull away.Â
Dick wiped away your tears with his thumb. It reminded you when you were little and he caught you crying after Bruce missed your birthday. âNo, he doesnât have to know.â
âWhat do I not need to know?â Bruce asked suddenly. You and Dick froze before turning to catch Bruce standing in the entrance hall. He frowned, wearing a black shirt and sweatpants. By his wet hair, you knew he had been home for some time if he already showered.
Dick took your hand. âYou said you were going to be home tomorrow?âÂ
Bruce glanced at his watch. âIt is tomorrow.â He narrowed his eyes at you. You pulled Timâs jacket tighter around you to hide your costume. âMy office. Now.â He turned and left you behind, knowing youâd follow.
âThanks for trying,â you mumbled to Dick before dragging your feet.Â
âBe honest with him. He loves you, kiddo. Donât forget that.â Dick squeezed your shoulder, letting his hand drop once you stepped out of his reach. You took several deep breaths to stay composed.Â
Damian waited outside the office doors. âGood luck.â He smirked.
âShut up.â You punched his arm hard. He winced, growling at you.
â(Y/N).â Bruce frowned at you through the doorway where he was seated at his desk. It was going to be one of those desk talks. You hated when he did that to you.
You rolled your eyes and marched inside, shutting the door firmly in Damianâs face. Closing your eyes, you took a deep breath. âJust donât yell, okay?â you said, opening your eyes and moving to take a seat.Â
Bruce flinched slightly in surprise. You almost smiled at the knowledge you caught him off guard. âWhat happened tonight?â He leaned back in his chair. His hand folded under his chin, expression unreadable.Â
You swallowed hard and wished you could just sink into your chair. âI sneaked out to a party.â You bit your lip when he didnât react. The silence weighed heavily in the air. âI...I was safe. Steph was there to help me.âÂ
Bruce frowned. You swore the temperature in the room dropped several degrees by his look alone. âThe business with Mad Hatter. You were there?âÂ
âNot on purpose. I was only at the party.â You had to look out the window behind him. Stay calm, donât start yelling or crying. Be rational like he wants you to be. You hoped he didnât know you had become Mad Hatterâs target.Â
âSo you sneaked out of the house, went to some party and almost got kidnapped by the Mad Hatter?â He got to his feet. âYou disobeyed me, disrespected Dick and Alfred, went out without your phone, and almost got yourself killed?â You gulped, Barbara must have told him everything. This family was the worst.Â
âYes, but you were being unreasonable.â You got to your feet, eyes still focused above his head. âI was trained by you. Yeah, sometime I make reckless decisions, but I can handle myself. I would have saved myself and the jumper that night if you wouldnât have stepped in so fast.â Your eyes finally dropped to meet his gaze. You stuttered. âGoing without my phone to the party was a mistake. I was lucky Steph was there, but I wouldnât have done that if you didnât ground me.â
Bruce stood up. The look in his eyes sharpened. âDonât you dare tell me I shouldnât be able to ground you when you almost got yourself killed.â You flinched when he leaned toward you. Bruce blinked in surprise, his expression softened. âI canât lose you, (Y/N).â
You felt a tear trail down your cheek. Quickly, you reached to wipe it away. âDad, I need you to trust me.â
âI do.â His voice dropped to a whisper as he came around the desk to stand in front of you. He hesitated a moment before placing his hands on your shoulders. âDo you know how scared I was that day when you could have died before my eyes? How terrified I was when I got a report from Barbara about tonight?â
His grip tightened on your shoulders. A sob slipped out of your mouth. âIâm sorry.â
Bruce pulled you into his arms. You buried your face into his chest and let yourself cry. He gently moved to sit down in the armchair with you on his lap. You havenât sat with him like this since you were little.
Time passed. You kept your face against his chest even when Alfred opened the door and offered hot chocolate. Bruce accepted it with a soft thank you. Alfred left quietly. You lifted your face from Bruceâs chest, ignoring the wet spot you left on his shirt. He handed you a hot chocolate. Alfred added marshmallows to it. You smiled a little at the sight.
âNo more parties,â Bruce said softly. You looked at up at him, opening your mouth to speak. He held up his hand. âNo more parties, because you are grounded from them. However, I want you to know I trust you, so weâll start patrolling together again.â
You felt your mouth pull into a smile. âReally?â You took a sip of the hot chocolate. Bruce nodded, studying his own cup of hot chocolate. Alfred added marshmallows to his too. âThey arenât bad, Dad.â You giggled, happier than you had been in a week.Â
âIf you say so.â He took a drink, smirking slightly at the sugary taste. âAnd I donât like that costume.â
You blinked before glancing down. With everything, you had forgotten you were still in your costume and Timâs jacket, which had fallen open to reveal the full thing. âDad, Iâm not a little girl anymore. I can wear stuff like this.â
He grunted, sitting back in his chair. You relaxed against his chest. Both of you enjoyed each otherâs company in rare silence.Â
âThe hell you mean Iâve been dead long enough?!?!?!?â I exclaimed.
âYup! Now letâs go and save the world!â Death shouted.
Save the world? What the hell is going on??!?! I stood up and followed âDeathâ into a different scene. This time, a city was burning. Everywhere I would turn to there was flames and destruction. But what really got my attention was that Cass was with Clayface, and he didnât seem himself.
âWhatâs going on?â I asked Death.
âSooo this evil version of Timmy showed up and claimed to be from the future, and some new bad guys showed and began to turn your dadâs new group of heroes against each otherâŠâ
âThat still doesnât explain to me whatâs going on with Cass and Karlo.â (A/N: Clayface for anyone who doesnât know his real name.)
âJust keep watching.â
Clayface turned to his old self just for a bit then he started to go back to clay. It was noticeable that Cass was upset. I mean they are best friends, but I still donât understand whatâs going on.
A/N: To understand whats going on with this scene read Detective Comics (2016-) #973.
Batwoman stood on top of a building aiming the gun her father gave her before she left to protect what she could.
âCassandra I want you to close your eyes.â
âBatwoman?â
âClose them NOW.â
Batwoman took her shot, shooting Karlo in the head. Cass screamed in horror as she saw her friend get shot. I stood there in shock. Now I understood whatâs going on and why they needed me. I only hope itâs not too late.
âSomeone please remind me why weâre in Nanda Parbat?â Jason asked pointing his guns at several assassins.
âTo prevent my mother from reviving Y/N using the Lazarus pit,â Damian replied while kicking an assassin.
âAwww demon spawn has feelings!â Tim exclaimed.
âShut it, Drake. And besides, sheâs the only person I tolerate in this family,â Damian retorted.
The boys fought their way onto the island. Knocking out ever assassin in their way. Once they managed to enter, they made their way to the room where the Lazarus Pit was located in. Chanting could be heard from down the hall the boys were in. The ritual of revival has begun. All four boys ran down the hall hoping that they werenât too late.
Taliaâs guards lowered y/nâs body into the bright green pool. As their body was a couple inches away from the green substance Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian burst into the room startling everyone in the room.
âNO!â All four boys yelled as the guards dropped their siblingâs lifeless body.
Everyone in the room took up a fighting stance and readied their weapons for an attack.
âHow could you!â Damian exclaimed.
âI only whatâs right my son,â Taila explained.
Before any of the boys could say something bubbles began to rise in the pit. At first, it was just a couple and then the bubbles became a swarm. Falling and rising.
âIt worked.â
âSo?â Death asked me.
âRight, what do I need to do?â
âNothing! Just wait.â
âWhat do you mean just wai⊠AGH!â
I felt a sharp pain in my chest. It felt as if my heart was about to explode.
âWhat⊠Wha⊠Whatâs goingâŠonâŠâ
âOh, what you are feeling is the pain of being revived through a Lazarus Pit,â Death calmly explained.
The pain began to spread all over my body. I fell to the ground and screamed. Everything burned. After a minute the pain started to leave. I slowly sat up and looked for Death but she was gone. The pain immediately returned, only this time it felt as if I were being crushed by a heavy object. I let out a blood-curdling scream as I fell back onto the ground. The pain worsened as time passed. I started having trouble breathing. I began to lose focus. I closed my eyes and let the pain consume me.
pairing: Batfam x Toddler!Batsis [batmom persepctive]
relationship: Family
With their eyes fluttering open slowly in order to adjust to the steady stream of light that was radiating through the large bedroom windows of the room that belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne. As [Y/N] slowly adjusted to the motions of being awake once again after what seemed like a long nap she was meet with silence.
There was no sound of the bodys fighting, nor were there screams coming from the youngest of the bunch, Bruce and herâs four years old daughter [Y/D/N], and while,to some, it would be a blissfull sensation, being in complete silecne, to [Y/N] it was concerning.Â
Quickly she shuffled out of her bed, slipping her slippers on and wrapping her house coat around her body as she went out in search of her children and husband as the late afternoon sun lit the hallways and rooms that she searched.Â
She had checked almost everywhere, the game room, the movie room, the living room, the library, the office,she had even searched the cave! Yet, there was no signs of her boys or baby girl. Of course, there was still one place she had yet to check that she hadnât checked because she didnât think that there was any reason for them to be in there.
And yet, here she was, standing in the doorway of her daughter room looking out to the scene in front of her. There sat her children and husband, these reltively big men (beside Time and Damien) with their knees scrunched up to their chest as they sat at [Y/DN]âs coffee table. All the boys faces were colourfully decorated with fake tattoos and fake diamonds that were stuck to their skins, on their bodies, were frilly princess dresses that were just a tad to small on them as they all belonged to her daughter.Â
A small chuckle left [Y/N]âs lips and the small noise made all heads turn towards her, the boys with looks of horror on their face at being caught dressed as princesses, while her daughter simply produced a smilethat was large and toothy before running to her mother and wrapping her arms around her knees. âMommy! Weâre playing pretty princesses.âÂ
[Y/N] bent down so that she was eye level with the girl and widened her eyes to appear excited while a smile spread across her face. âWow. You are such a pretty princess.âThe grin on her daughters face widened as she looked back at her brothers and father, whoâs eyes still relfected horror but their mouths twisted into a smile as [Y/D/N] turned to face them.Â
âWhat about them ommy? Are they pretty princesses as well?2 Looking up to her boys, a smirk on her face as she took in their slightly disgruntled, but all arouhappy to be with their sister, look, she let out another chuckle. âOf course they are. They are the pretieist princesses.âÂ
As [Y/D/N] looked back to her mother, the boys glared at their mother, with Damian and Jason sticking their tongue out like children, and Bruce simply smirked and rolled his eyes  at his wife.Â
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Prompt : What will you find first Jason or darkness?
A/N : Grammar⊠yup.Â
Pairing : Jason Todd x Reader ft. BatFam
Song : Begin The End
Warnings: Â Swearing, blood, mentions of death, angst (not to cry)
Chapter 1
And I don't enjoy to watch you crumble
I don't enjoy to watch you cry
Bruce looked at the paper Alfred gave him, it was a place, maybe you were there. He was on the Batcave in front of his big computers when he received an incoming video. He didn't actually opened it, it opened itself, he was about to close it when he heard a laugh.
"Batsy, Batsy! There you are!" The joker said, his face not at the camera.
"Joker, what do you want?" Bruce said with a stern voice, (Thank God he was wearing his Batman suit).
"I want you to look at my masterpiece" He heard him said and soon his face appeared.
Bruce didn't said anything, he was watching the pale skin of the clown on his screen with repulse and a frown.
"I'm not talking about me darling, don't look at me like that" The joker said with a laugh and soon the camera was on Jason.
Bruce tried so hard not to jump on his seat and yell Jason's name. Hi balled his hands into fist as he slammed them in the keyboard in front of him. Jason was unconscious, tied up to the roof, he was covered in blood and Bruce heart ached, he looked like the first time he, died.
"Let him go, Joker" Bruce spat with anger.
"Common Batsy, for the old times" The Joker said with another laugh "But if you want me to let him go I'll do, but then you better talk with Scarecrow" Joker said with a smirk.
"Explain Joker" Bruce said, anger making his blood boil.
"You see. I have your pretty Robin here, but Scarecrow had your lil' black Batsy, oh I forgot! Your other birds are coming, so, How many birds those Batman had to lose to finally kill me?" The Joker said with a dark laugh.
And then Bruce realized, everything was a trap. Joker knew you would do anything for Jason, and your family will do anything to protect each other. Everything was planned, he had everything under control, but what exactly does he wanted?, Batman to kill him?.
"What exactly do you want, Joker?" Bruce said with a stern voice.
"I want to take everything away from you, I want to watch you crumble, I want to know the man behind that mask" He said with a dark frown and dark eyes as a evil smile made its way on his lips.
And after that the video of Jason and the Joker disappeared, seconds after a video of you appeared on his screen. It made Bruce's anger increase, he saw bruises on your visible skin, you were no longer wearing your helmet (but you still had the domino ), you were bleeding badly and you were tight to the roof too.Â
He watch you open your eyes and fight against the chains, he tried to call your name but you didn't heard him, so he just watch you. Screaming, yelling, fighting, blood ran down your wrists as you try harder to break them, and then the gas appeared, he heard your voice said ânot againâ . He watched you cry and it aches him to looked at you like that, and he knew, he couldn't stay there and watch you like that.
The video was still on in one screen as he searched the place on the paper with the origin of the video, it was on the same city at least, each point far away from each other, but he knew where you were. He looked at your video when he heard a loud sound, you broke the chains, he watch your movements, you stand up, you were walking, barely, and then you screamed as you fell once more on the floor. Â You tried to get up over and over again, until you found an exit.Â
Bruce sighed in relief, at least Alfred was right, you were strong, you didnât gave up that easily, but, where were you going?.
Make no mistakeÂ
Make no mistake
"Are you sure this is going to work, Tim?" Dick asked as he looked at the building.
"Well, if it doesn't then... then we can figure out what to do" Tim said with a frown.
"Tim, get need something that it's a 100% not a 50%" Damian said with a scoff.
"Well, sorry, but any plan could be a 100%, so better go with this, now lets go" Tim said with a roll of his eyes.
Tim and Cass entered from a forgotten entrance first and then Dick, Damian and Steph from a window in the opposite side of the building. They turn their comms as they made their way to look for you.
They walked in the hallways without making a sound, it felt weird and uneasy, something wasnât right, but how could it be?. They walked and walked and the thing they only found was Jason's helmet and then they heard the sound of the door closing behind them, seconds after a gas appeared and they fell on the floor, it was slowyly painful, nightmares the their worst fears came in their own visions until they got lost in the darkness of unconsiuoness, same happened with Damian, Steph and Dick.
Jason barely opened his eyes, he was tired even after being unconscious for hours. His whole body was aching, Joker had beat the shit out of him over and over again, he couldn't move at all, first he tried to protect himself and he succeeded but then, the Joker kept on playing dirty with the fucking gas, he was tired physically and psychologically, he couldn't tell what was real or fantasy anymore, he had seen you and the whole family die over and over again in his mind, he had dreamt about you, you felt so real, but right now he didn't know if that fragil figure shaking his shoulders was real.
"Oh my God, Jason" you said with a sob as you tried to broke his chains.
How you found him?, Why wasnât anyone around the room? How did you manage to walk? You donât had any idea, the only thing you knew is that you were in the same situation as Jason, you knew you may had some broken bones, but when you found Jason you couldn't help it. You actually didn't knew if that was the real Jason, the gas made you saw a lot of shit, so right now, you didn't knew what was happening. But this Jason looked exactly like yours.
"Jason?" You said once more, you touched his cheek and his saw you, his eyes full of pain, that couldn't be a vision.
You don't know how you did it, but you broke the chains of Jason, you tried to grab his body so he couldn't hit the ground. Thank God the gas effect was losing it effect, at least on you, but you couldn't hold your tears of sadness more, you looked at Jason's body, he was barely alive, you though it may be the last time you see him so you cried more and more, until he touched your cheek.
"My belt" he said in barely a whisper, still you understood.
You searched for his belt and you found some medicines, because, Batman really thinks about these situations at least. You tried to clean Jason and after some time you began feeling better, Jason maybe wasn't going to die, but now you need it to figure out how to get the fuck out, you were looking at every single spot on the room, maybe something that could help you or-
âYou cameâ Jason said with a tired voice as he placed a hand on your cheek.
You looked at him, he was smiling and your heart melted, after everything that has happened, he was happy to know that you went after him and in the same time it ached you, how could he have a single thought about you leaving him?
âI could never leave you Jay, I canât lose you againâ you said as your voice broke, you couldnât help to remember the first time he died.
You leaned and kiss his lips in a tender way, you wanted him to know that you loved him now and always, he smiled on the kiss and your heart hammered inside your chest faster than ever.
The kiss ended when you heard voices in the hallway outside the room, you helped Jason to stand up, he could walk, that was good, really good, you scanned the places faster as you heard Scarecrow's voice by the door, finally you both climbed to the ventilation duct and you hide there.
Scarecrow and other guys entered the room and when they didn't saw Jason there, they left, but you heard him said 'Tell Joker we gotta move quick with the others, now!'
âothers?â you thought, seconds after you realized, well, fuck.
Jason couldn't help it but stare at you as you looked at the room. You went after him, you were all bruised and hurt because of him, you really loved him. He gave you a small kiss on your cheek and you looked at him.
"Jay, they had our family" Jason looked at you and without more conversation you knew what you had to do.Â
Look me in the eyes, say that again
Blame me for the sorry state you're in
Bruce was on his way to help his family when another upcoming video made its way.
"Baaatsy!" Joker heard again the Joker's annoying voice.
"Guess what? I may had the answer after all! Seven birds!" The joker said and Batman saw the video.
Five different cameras in different rooms, in each one of them a Robin tied to the roof, all of the unconscious, and a bomb tied to their chests.
"Leave them alone!" Bruce yelled in anger.
"Ups! can't do that, but you could totally play a game! Which one should blow first?" The Joker asked him with a giant smile.
"Your count is wrong Joker, where is Black Robin and Red Hood?" Bruce asked trying to win more time for the Robins.
"Those two lovebirds? Well Batsy, It wouldn't surprise if they are dead now, they breathed a lot of gas and you can guess the rest by looking at this" The Joker said and he show Batman a crowbar.
Batman couldn't answer when the video began to glitch until it disappeared, and he went full speed towards his family.
"What the heck? I was enjoying that!" The Joker scoffed when the screen said 'Lost Signal'
"Anyways, Where are the other two?" The Joker said when he turn around to see his crew, and none of them answered.
"Two! Just Two! Find them now!" The joker commanded once more.Â
"His going to arrive in less than 10 minutes" The Scarecrow said.
"What about the bombs, are they ready to go?" The Joker asked with a smile.
"In 20 minutes, clown." The Scarecrow said while looking at the screen.
"Good, good. Finally, without all the Batfam outside Gotham, we can succeed" The Joker said with a laugh.
"And, we can kill them now, easily" the Scarecrow said with a dark chuckle.
"How many gas you put on them?" The Scarecrow asked when he saw the deep sleep in each of the robins.
"I don't know, a lot" The Joker said with a laugh.
What they didn't knew is that you and Jason hacked the cameras so they were looking a infinity loop. You found the Robins and you disabled the bombs, you told them to play along, Joker and the Scarecrow need it to think they were winning. You left the Robins and you waited.Â
It's not my fault if you can't comprehend
That tonight's the night that we begin the end
"Why windows?!" The Joker laugh as the Batman landed on his feet right in front of him
"Where are the Robins?" Batman asked as he grabbed the clown by his throat.
"Tick-tack in their chest" The Joker said with a smirk.
"Cut the shit Joker, What's the plan?" Batman asked the Joker, closing tighter his hand.
"Now!" The Joker shout and something sting Batman's neck, even that needle passed through the thick suit making Batman release the Joker, seconds before, gas appeared, Batman tried to put the lower mask but he couldn't.
"Tsk, Batsy, I though you knew how to deal with these" The Joker said with a smile before everything turned black.
He opened his eyes just to find himself in the same way as the other's. Fucking great. He was alone in a room but with a giant screen in front of him, the same video as before. He was going to yell in anger until he saw something, the way the robins moved their head... it wasn't an actually On Air video, he didn't say anything as the Joker may his way into the room.
"Let me tell you my plan Batsy in a simple sentence. Gotham will die today" The Joker said with a laugh.
"So everything was your plan, bringing everyone here so you could do all of these?" The Batman said with a stern voice.
"Well, my plan was to turn your lil Batsy into something darker, but I didn't knew she had the balls to go after him, so I made other plan and Ta-da" The joker said as he pointed to the Robins.
"So you kill us, and? you win? Gotham will be chaos... as always?" Batman said with a lack of surprise, he knew the Joker will lose his shit.
"As Always?! I will make chaos bigger, not only we will free the gas all over that goddamn city Batsy, not only they will see their blackest fears alive... villains are going to leaved Arkham, we will rule Gotham and there will be no one to save them!" The Joker said with anger and a scoff.
"You know, you plans always fails, Joker" Batman said.
"Not this time, I have everyone here, I can kill them in seconds!" The Joker said, his expression full of joy.
"Do it then" Batman said.
"What?! You actually want me to blow your birds?!" The Joker said with a laugh.
"I want to see if you have the guts, clown" Batman said.
"Of Course I had the guts, do you remember Jason?, do you remember the first time I blow him?" The Joker said with a laugh, remembering that day.
"But this time will be better" The Joker made a signal with his fingers and the lights turned on.
All of them were actually in the same room, all tied up with his mouths covered, except for Y/N and Jason.
"You'll see each other blown and Gotham death in first row!" The Joker said with a laugh as he walked away from him.
"So, why don't we begin with the little one" Joker said as his finger pointed to Damian.
Damian's eyes went wide as he struggled with the chains that held him tight on the roof. Everyone started to fight against the chains even Batman, The Joker was laughing hard and then he stopped.
"What didnât you blow?!" The Joker said after he realized that the bomb failed.
"The only thing blowing tonight it's you, fucking McDonalds clown!" You said as you kick his fucking face.
When the fuck you arrived? no one knew, but that kick was amazing.The Joker released the control from his hands as he saw you once he was on his foot again.Â
"So here you are" He said with a smirk "You came to see the end of your family?" he asked you with that insane smile.
"I came to see your end" You said after you began punching him again, this time was an actual fight.Â
Scarecrow appeared with more man as they made their way towards you and your family.Â
"Now Red!" You yelled and the chains of the robins broked (not Batman's one) they removed the bombs from their chests and they began to fight against the Jokers and Scarecrow's mens.Â
Jason appeared seconds before fighting against Scarecrow, the whole family was fighting against them, but you were only focused on the Joker, of course his mans made their way towards you, but common, you where the Black Robin, you beat the shit out of them.Â
Your brothers helped Bruce with the chains and he looked at Jason, he saw the Scarecrow unconscious on the floor, the Robins were winning and then he saw you, up fighting the Joker, you were fucking tired of that fucking clown, you wanted him dead.Â
"Pudding, all of this just for a man?" he asked you, cleaning his bloody face with the back of his hand.Â
"I can ask you the same" you tell him with all your anger as you make your way again towards him.Â
He tried to press his fucking flower again but you ripped it of his suit.Â
"What? You need your toys to fight me?" You told him with a dark smirk, thing that he did too.
"You should be the disappointment of your family" He told you as one hand made it's way to his back, which you didn't see.
You were a little taken aback, that question was always inside your head for different reasons, you had fail the code, you had kill people, you had made terrible decisions, but one thing you were sure, you did it because of your family.
In those seconds the Joker grabbed the knife he was hidden and the tried to stab you, but thanks to Cass, you knew a little about body language, so you knew he was going to do something before he made that move.
You grabbed his hand as you punch him mercilessly on the face, he was laughing as the maniac he was, but you couldn't stop, memories about Jason, how he died, how broken you was, how bad he had hurt your family, you just wanted him dead.
And then you grabbed his knife, ready to stab him when a wand grabbed your wrist. you looked at the gloved hand, Batman's hand.
"Stop" he said as he moved you aside, but you fight against.
The Joker was getting unconscious as he saw you and Bruce fight, he laugh as blood ran from his eyebrows, nose and mouth.
"No, I can't! and you can't protect him!" you told yell at him.
"It's over Black, we need to go and -"
"And disable the bombs? we did, not thanks to you, actually you haven't done anything but keep protecting him?! Why we can't end this?!" you yelled at him again, this time Bruce was getting annoyed.
"Because it's not right! You don't undestand, you are to young to do it" Batman told with a glare.
"Understand?" you asked him with a frown,
"What should I understand? That I have to keep him alive so once again he try to kill everyone?!, Â for him to kill Jason again?!, Â so he can kill every single one of us until there is no one else to save?!" you yelled at him, you felt anger tears on your eyes but you didn't cry.
Bruce looked at you in silence, we didn't know what to say, to he said once again, 'Don't do it'
"You don't have any idea of what it was to lose everything, you don't have any idea how it feels to being close to your nightmares again, and It's not my fault if you can't comprehend why I'm doing this. But Iâm not letting MY family die" you told him in a stern voice.Â
When you looked back at the Joker he wasn't there any longer, wait?! what?! how?!, he ran away, but how?! You were more than pissed, you were close to end everything until Bruce stepped inside.
You turn in your heels once again to look at Bruce, but in a swift motion he placed a syringe in your neck and in seconds you fell to the ground.
seen this film before. didnât like the ending (part 2)
part 1, part 2
pairing | platonic batfam x bat!sis!reader
summary | damian and you are trapped by the joker. so will batman be able to catch up on time this time..?
warnings | angst, injury, about death, ptsd, y/n is mentioned as a female
authors note | a second episode that isn't too long. i still hope you like it
also votes and reblogs appreciate
word count | 2,6k
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Your eyes were closed, your breathing steady but weak. At that moment, you were unaware of anything happening in the world. But someone was watching you from just beyond the glass: Damian.
The others stayed further back in the clinic hallway, yet they too could see your body sleeping, marked by bruises, through the glass.
Finally, Damian broke the deadly silence of the corridor.
âWhat are you going to do with Joker next?â Before Bruce could respond, he added, âYouâre not just going to lock him up in Arkham and leave him there again, are you?â His eyes left you for the first time as he spoke.
He glanced at his father for a moment. Bruce said nothing, but Damian had already received enough of an answer from the silence.
âSo youâre just going to lock him in Arkham. Fantastic.âÂ
His sarcastic tone prompted Dick to intervene before he said something he shouldnât. Straightening up from the wall he leaned against, he tried to sound like a small child:
âD, donât think about this nowââ
Damian cut him off.
âDonât think about what, Grayson? That man, despite everything heâs done, still walks around unpunished. For years.â
âOur job isnât to punish them, Damian, itâs to hand them over to justice.â When Bruce finally spoke, Damian rolled his eyes.
âBelieve me, justice doesnât work on Joker. Weâve seen that already.â
When Damian noticed Bruce was about to intervene, he raised his hand, stopping him quickly:
âHe killed Todd, and you did nothing. You just locked him in Arkham. He escaped, killed again. You caught him again and âhanded him over to justice,â guess what happened?â
âHe escaped again. This time he almost killed my sister. And you didnât even take a single step forward. That man can still threaten her with ease, and you do nothing.â
By the end of his words, Damian was unconsciously stepping toward his father, while Bruce stayed silent, letting him release his anger. No one except Dick even tried to intervene.
Jason thought the boy had a valid point. Even if he hadnât said it aloud to Bruce in a long time, his anger toward Joker still burned inside him. And he knew it would never truly fade.
Tim, on the other hand, was exhausted. He didnât have the energy to step between father and son. These arguments happened often, and he had anticipated todayâs explosion, so he just continued watching you from where he was.
âDamian, I know youâre angry, but this isnât the time. Do you think Bruce wanted this?â Dick asked. Damian rolled his eyes.
âI didnât say that, Grayson. Donât twist my words. Iâm just saying Joker shouldnât be let free.â
Finally, Bruce rose from his chair and approached his son:
âWeâll talk about this again when youâre calmer, Damian.â His hand lightly brushed Damianâs shoulder.
Damian didnât pull away from the touch but nodded.
âMy feelings about Joker wonât change. No matter what.â
*****
The hospital room lights were dim, and the soft beeps from the monitors punctuated the silence. Damian sat with his arms crossed, shoulders tense.
His gaze was locked on your face. Occasionally, it drifted to the monitor, as if checking your breathing.Â
Even though your vital signs were stable, the fact that you still hadnât woken up scared himâthough he wouldnât admit it. Damian Wayne Al Ghul, was afraid for the first time.
As a child, he had never run into his motherâs arms fearing monsters under the bed, but now, he wanted to.
But unsurprisingly, his mother wasnât here.Â
Only his father, whose presence they had learned about years later, was.
His thoughts were pounding. Or maybe it was just exhaustion. The hospital room door creaked open slightly, and without waiting for a response, Alfredâs head appeared through the gap.
âMaster Damian, you should rest and go home. Gotham isnât waiting for you to catch up.â
âThis is my home,â Damian thought. Then, without raising his head, he replied with a single word:
âIâm not leaving.â
Alfred took a deep breath, approaching him cautiously, hesitant to touch him.
âEven father went on patrol, right?â
âYes, but thisââ
âHe goes, I donât.â
The determination in his eyes made Alfred realize it was pointless to argue further. Still, in a gentle voice, he continued:
âIf anything happens, Iâll let you know. But you need to close your eyes and rest properly, sir. Youâre exhausted to the point of collapse.â
Damian murmured in a low voice:
âWhat if she wake up and donât see me by her side? Iâm staying here.â
Alfred paused for a moment before nodding slightly and leaving the room, closing the door silently.
That night, Damian stayed upright in his chair, resisting sleep. He leaned toward you occasionally to check your breathing. His fingers brushed yours lightly, and when he felt your warmth still there, he relaxed slightly.Â
He wouldnât rest until he saw you awake.
*****
By early morning, Bruce had returned from patrol and was dressed in regular clothes. He found himself in Dr. Leslieâs clinic. Sitting in the chair by the window, the two shared a moment of silence.
Father and son had sworn a silence together. Damianâs eyes were only on your sickbed, though Bruceâs fleeting glances occasionally found him.
Bruce Wayne, known for his confidence, felt unsure even to start a conversation with his youngest son. He knew Damian was only acting out of tension and anger, and wasnât taking it out on anyone elseâbut still wondered if there was a shred of rightness in the boyâs feelings.
Your eyelids resisted opening as if weighed down. The first thing that reached your ears was the slow, rhythmic beeping of the monitors through a loud ringing. Your throat was dry, and even breathing caused slight pain in your chest.
Slowly, as you opened your eyes, the harsh white lights of the ceiling hurt them. You blinked several times until your surroundings gradually became clear.
Beside you, Bruce sat. His dark suit wrinkled, his tie loosened. Elbow on the armrest, chin resting in his hands. Lines etched deep into his faceâtraces of sleeplessness and worry.
Next to him, Damian sat in a chair, neck slightly forward, arms crossed. Trying to stay stiff, but his eyelids drooped from exhaustion.
Noticing your movement, Damianâs head shot up, eyes fixed on you. â(Y/N)âŠâ he whispered, his voice softer and lower than usual.
With that sound, Bruceâs gaze also found yours. He rose immediately and approached, expression stern as ever:
âYou scared me.â His voice low, serious.
Damian stepped forward toward you. His expression seemed to want to say something, yet every time he opened his mouth, it closed again. He swallowed, turning his head. Words werenât his strength, emotions even less so.
When your lips parted, the only word you could manage was:
âWaterâŠâ Your voice raspy.
Bruce wasted no time, bringing a sip from the bedside cup to your lips. His hands, careful and tentative as if handling a fragile porcelain doll, kept your head upright. His gaze never left yours.
âNo patrols until youâre fully healed,â Bruce said, putting the glass back and folding his arms, showing he didnât want this to be an argument later.
âAnd even when you are healed, you wonât go anywhere alone for a while. Understood?â
Before you could protest, Damian interjected:
âFather is right.â
It was as if he wasnât the same boy who had argued with his father days ago. He added shortly after:
âYou are my family. I wonât let this happen again.â
His voice was soft, barely audible, but both of you heard it. A slight tremor at the end was noticeable.
The room fell silent. The rhythmic beeping of the monitor, the drip of the IVâŠ
No one wanted to break the silence. But Bruceâs large, calloused hand reached out and carefully ruffled your hair.Â
As if silently thanking you for being alive, proud of you.
Soon, hurried footsteps echoed in the hallway. Seconds later, the door opened. First in was Dick, holding a large cup of coffee. His dark shirt was plain, hair messy, as if heâd rushed here.
Seeing you, he froze for a few seconds, then a small smile tugged at his lips. He quickly reached your side.
âYouâre awakeâŠâ His warm older-brother tone filled the room. He set the coffee on the table and leaned slightly toward you.
âDonât ever scare me like this again, okay, little bird?â He tried to make it sound like a warning, but it only came off as gentle.
You wanted to laugh, but you werenât sure you could. So you just smiled faintly.
âCanât promise,â you whispered.
Not long after, Tim entered. He had files in his hand and, unsurprisingly, a coffee as well. Seeing you, he set everything down on the table near the door.
âI spoke to the doctor about your condition. He said you should wake soon,â he said, lowering his voice, âAlso, if you even think about putting yourself in danger like this again, Iâll chain you. Same goes for you, Damian. Iâm not joking.â
âTry it, Drake,â Damian said, his challenging voice narrowing his eyes at Tim.
You felt the need to intervene.
âActually, Dad planned this. Also, can you ease up on the overprotection a bit? If you push too hard, Iâm afraid itâll be impossible to go on patrol again.â
âThat doesnât sound too bad,â said Jason, who had entered last.Â
He paused in the doorway, eyes scanning you head to toe. Hidden anger lay beneath his eyes, but also a glint of relief.
Normally, Jason couldnât stay serious for long, but now he was almost silent. His expression was graver than usual.
âYou fit the bed⊠just this once,â he said, walking slowly to stand behind Damian. âNext time, no one will find you like this. I wonât allow it.â
You remained silent. You didnât even need to speak; just their presence and the fact that you were still here was enough.
*****
A week later, when you were discharged, returning to the manor was relatively quiet. Bruce made no public statement, and Alfred escorted you straight to your room.
During the first few nights, Damian would go to his room, but in the early hours youâd notice the door creak open. Silent footsteps moved across the room, settling at the edge of your bed, waiting a few seconds before curling silently under the blankets.
This used to happen occasionally. Sleeping together wasnât unfamiliar. But this time it became a routine.
A routine neither of you voiced aloud. The other family members had noticed Damian was often absent from his room, but no one cared.
Sometimes he murmured in his sleepâhis usually furrowed brows remained knitted even in slumber. He unconsciously held you tightly.
A few times, you saw him wake in sweatâclearly from a nightmare. But he never spoke of them, about what or who. When asked, he would simply say, âKeep sleeping, itâs fine.â
One night, well past midnight, you awoke with aches. You must have forgotten your last painkiller. Looking at the nightstand, you met an empty cup, frowning as you propped yourself up.
At the far end of the large bed, Damian slept, wrapped in the blankets like a life preserver. He was in a deep sleep, his face finally appearing relaxed after days.
His furrowed brows softened; his face bore the innocence of a child. You gave him a small smile. Finally, he could rest.
Even if he never spoke of his nightmares, you could tell from his murmursâand you hated seeing him blame himself.Â
He was your brother; he didnât have to be your guardian. Being your brother was enough.
Exhaling silently, you carefully got out of bed, your feet moving softly across the cold floor. The chill was momentarily jarring, but still pleasant.
When you went downstairs to the kitchen, you saw a large figure at the counter, back turned. Jason was pouring a glass of milk. Black T-shirt, hair slightly messy. He turned when he heard your footsteps.
Seeing you, he raised an eyebrow slightly.
âGetting milk at three in the morning, little bat?â You leaned on the counter with a faint smile. âJust getting water. What are you doing here?â
Without asking, he retrieved a glass from the cupboard and poured water from the bottle.
âCanât sleep. My mind⊠a little busy,â he said, handing you the glass.
After murmuring a quiet thanks, a silence settled. The only sound in the kitchen was the rhythm of Jasonâs fingers tapping the counter.
Finally, you broke the silence.
âYou thinking about him? About what happened?â Even after knowing Jason for years, your voice was cautious on this subject.
Even if you knew what Joker did to Jason, youâd never heard him speak of it directlyâonly overheard from Dick. Youâd never dared to ask.
Jason glanced at you, his eyes lingering on the bruises on your face before looking away.
âIf I said no, you wouldnât believe me, right?â
You nodded. âYes.â
He exhaled and set the half-full glass down.
âThis isnât a topic I enjoy discussing. What happened, happened. I died, came back. Iâve moved on.â
âDoesnât sound like youâve really moved on.â You added after a pause. âAnd you donât have to move on, you donât have to be strong.â
Jason glanced at you.
âIs that why, when you wake from nightmares, you throw yourself onto the balcony to hide? Youâre playing the tough, fearless kid. Trust me, we notice.â
You stayed silent for a few seconds. Once again, you hated being in a house surrounded by outlaws. They always knew the little things you thought went unnoticed. You included.
Apparently, nothing could be hidden in this family.
âYou got me. But you canât escape by pointing arrows at me.â
âAlright, little detective, let me go now. Does it still hurt?â Jason had evaded the subject, but you didnât press. If he wasnât ready, you wouldnât upset him over his trauma.
So you adapted.
âA little. But itâll pass.â
Jason tilted his head slightly, looking at you. âSometimes you annoy me, but Iâm glad to see you okay, little devil.â
For a brief moment, you frowned.
âHow many more names are you going to give me?â He shrugged before taking another sip of milk.
âI donât think any of them are wrong.â
âYouâre annoying, Todd. Goodnight.â You started to leave when Jason put a hand on your shoulder to stop you. His arms wrapped around you, pulling you close to his chest. You froze.
It was sudden. And embraces, apart from the occasional ones with Damian, werenât something you were used toâexcept for Dickâs random stickiness, which you mostly didnât consider real hugs.
But it was less uncomfortable than you expected; even comforting. Short but tightânot too long, but warm.
Finally, you pulled away without meeting his eyes. Jason, without speaking, tilted his head slightly.
âGo upstairs. If Damian wakes and doesnât find you beside him, heâll wake the entire manor.â
You gave a tiny, almost imperceptible smile and nodded. As you returned, you saw Jason still leaning on the counter, finishing his milk.
When you went upstairs, Damian was still in deep sleep, one arm stretched toward the side of the bed where you should be, unknowingly seeking your warmth. When you you curled up beside him, his arm instinctively wrapped around your waist, seeking the warmth he had been missing.
Your last thoughts before sleep took you were simple but profound: none of you would ever be alone again.
Warnings: Injuries and blood. Drugging, Trafficking and sexual assult but these are not the main themes.
Word Count: 4.9K
Summary: You realize you have a lot to learn about yourself outside of your little brother, Damian's, shadow.
A/N: Was originally gonna make this a Dick Grayson x Reader but realized it would be weird cuz of mixed families and stuff. And I don't wanna be pushing the boundaries of incest.
Growing up in the League of Assassins meant a lot of things for you. It meant that you were raised to be powerful and commanding. It meant you knew how to kill a man in 47 different ways and counting. It meant that you were raised to rightfully think that you were the best.
Although for every good thing there was always cons. Your schedule was rigid and your peers were unfeeling. Your mother most of all, but that didn't stop you from trying to win her affection. It was the reason why when your little brother was born you felt threatened.
That was until you met little Damian. Your mother had handed him to you with a smile of pride that she never showed you and you hated him. But then you saw his precious little face, a nose tinier than a button and adorable lips that were curled into a pout. He was so beautiful.
Since then, you put any differences you might have had with your mother behind you. According to Raâs it would have been a mistake to show Damian such tenderness, to teach him about loyalty to your heart, instead of without it.
But Talia couldn't ignore the tug she felt in her heart seeing you and Damian together. You still worked hard, harder than she had ever seen before, now determined not to show that you were weak and have them take your brother from you. Damian followed your example, training to her approval, however taxing it was for him.
And more importantly, Damian loved you. You were the first woman he had ever loved and he was smart enough to know that would never be a mistake. You were his shelter in a storm, his fire in the cold. You were the best sibling that anyone could ever even dream of.
But then you had to part. At age 10, Damian went to live with his father, Bruce Wayne. You had never met the man when he was with your mother and you assumed you wouldn't need to, he wasn't your father.
Both you and Damian didn't want to leave each other. You'd miss your little brother and you'd miss the feeling in your chest whenever you'd look at him. Damian would miss home; he would miss your presence and he would miss the familiarity. But he couldn't stay.
That's something you learnt at the League. Damian couldn't stay, with you. He was meant for bigger things than you.
Another thing you learnt was that you didn't have to stay either. You wanted to see the world, see what everything else had in store for you. And your mother, bless her, gave you her blessing.
Of all the things the league taught you, there were things they missed out on. And a part of you was thankful for that. Because you enjoyed the feeling of wide-eyed wonderment when you stepped into a train station for the first time ever.
You had never tasted a chocolate muffin before, you realized as you stuffed your face at a local bakery. Coffee and chocolate muffins went well together. You liked sweet things better than spicy things, you noted when you didn't enjoy the tteokbokki you bought at a Korean food stall.
People were kind, not foolish. They smiled at you when you came in and genuinely asked you where you were headed. Like the woman you met on the tram who was heading to Washington DC. Even through the short ride, the two of you had bonded and she had left you with her phone number and a promise that if you were ever in DC, you would ring her up. Diana was trusting, too trusting. You could have assumed it was because she was stupid, but you wanted to believe it was because she was smarter than even you.
Some people were kind like her but of course, some were impolite and pig-headed. You of course didn't waste any time putting them in their place. Maybe that was why you shouldn't have any faith in humanity.
But isn't humanity just the thing you should be putting faith in?
It was fun at first, discovering new things, seeing how people really lived outside of books and things taught to you back at the League. You knew everything, you weren't naive enough to be oblivious but reading about something was miles apart from actually experiencing it.
After a while however, you got lonely, it was a huge world with people constantly moving and you've come to realize that unless you're with somebody, you can't really move from your place. Instead, you'd be stuck watching all of them. So, you sought after your brother.
It was easy enough to track Bruce Wayne, he lived in a house large enough to be seen from outer space. Getting to Gotham took longer than you expected. Time passed so easily when you didn't have a purpose but now that you had somewhere you needed to be, the train couldn't go any slower.
Gotham City was less gloomy than people made it out to be. The sun was shining and the city was bustling. In some ways, it seemed a little homey. Maybe that was because you didn't have to worry about someone hurting you. If anything, they should pray that they don't choose you as their next victim.
Of course, you could've gone to Wayne Manor and introduced yourself civilly but you wanted to see Damian more than anything and didn't want to delay it any longer. And more than that, you wanted to see Damian is his cute little school uniform.
That's what led you to wait outside of the well-reputed Gotham University, waiting patiently for the bell to ring and students to file out of it. You already knew that they wouldn't come out singing like in the movies but a very small fraction of you still hoped.
Your heartrate increased with every passing minute, excited to meet your brother after nearly a year of being apart. Eventually, the bell did ring and students began trickling out of the doors, looking like bumble bees, excitedly zipping around and talking to their friends.
'Would this have been my life if I was never born in the League?' You wondered, looking at a girl who was animatedly chatting with her friend, arms interlocked as they moved towards the parking lot where their parents were waiting.
When you finally saw Damian, you suddenly felt out of place. Like an outsider watching someone else's brother when you saw his eyes lock onto someone in the commons. Even though you weren't on the school campus, you could still recognize who it was.
Richard Grayson, oldest son of Bruce Wayne, waiting to pick up your little brother on a motor cycle.
And for the first time in your life, you experienced insecurity, watching them greet each other like brothers. The feeling was sour and you wondered if it was a mistake coming here, thinking that you still had a place here.
It was true, people didn't move from their place unless they had someone to go with. You hadn't felt fulfilled like that since your brother stopped being at your side. He was everything you knew. It was just your mistake for thinking that in the year apart your brother wouldn't have found anyone either.
***
"Drake, pull up the security cameras from today at my school parking lot." Damian ordered, stepping into the Batcave.
"No 'Hello', no 'How you doing?', it's always 'Tim, do this' 'Drake, do that'," Tim commented sarcastically but still pulled up whatever he needed, "And then as soon as I give you what I want, you're going to forget me again. And not even visit the kids."
Dick spared him a laugh at his dramatic scene, ruffling his hair as greeting and then turned his attention to the screen. The footage was played at double the speed until Damian's eyes locked onto just what he wanted to find.
It was just for a second, when Dick's motorcycle had zoomed past but that was all he needed. Damian had seen your face and it wasn't any mistake, he'd know you even if he was blind. Even though he was so sure it had been you, he still couldn't hide the way his body froze, eyes wide when he saw your face.
It was the same face he'd see every night before he went to bed and the very first person he wanted to see every time he woke up. Your image was what came into his mind when he thought of being nurtured, when he thought of being safe.
There was a time when he was younger, too young, there was a thunder storm. He doesn't remember much from the night, just hiding his face against your chest and you wrapping a blanket around him. His mother trained him even harder the next day, until he almost dropped but he'd never forget curling up to your warmth. Not even now, when he knew that thunder storms were the least of his fears.
It was as simple as that. With his father and brothers, he didn't have to worry about looking weak, he didn't think of love as a weakness, rather he considered it as the fuel behind strength. Yes, his father taught him well. And now he would show you just how much he's grown. So, you can be proud of him.
"We need to find her."
"Why? Who is she?"
"My sister."
***
Of all the things you wanted to experience, visiting a bar was one of them. Was the air really enough to intoxicate you? Were you really going to lose all sense when you stepped into it? Would be able to drink your troubles away?
You were sorely disappointed. The alcohol didn't taste good, it burned when you swallowed it and made your tongue feel fuzzy. The music was so loud that your brain began throbbing against your skull to the beat of the song.
Men were picking fights and women were having fun but even then, you couldn't find it in yourself to get up and actually have fun. I mean, how were you supposed to? How was cosying up against a drunk man supposed to make you feel better? How was getting lost in throngs of sweaty people who didn't know what personal space was meant to improve your mood?
If anything, it just reminded you of just how pathetic your life was.
You were realizing you had no purpose. Damian was all you had known for years now, knowing only to protect him with your life and love him with your heart. Who were you without him? What did you like? What made you happy outside from your duty at the league?
A man knocking into you brought you out of your thoughts, which had been happening all night. Except this man stopped in front of you and gave you a smile that turned your stomach upside down.
"Sorry about that pretty lady, let me buy you a drink to make up for it." He spoke with a voice that was trying to be smooth but instead sounded like metal scraping over each other.
"No, thank you." You said sharply, not yet done with your Manhattan anyway. You were barely enjoying your time here as it was and you were sure another drink wouldn't change your mind.
"Not a fan?"
You shook your head at him, choosing to humour the man.
"Then let me buy you another one, if you don't like it then you have nothing to lose."
You pretended to giggle at him and he swelled with pride. Did he think he was winning?
"One Boulevardier." He told the bartender who nodded and began preparing the drink. Until it was ready, you indulged the man in front of you who reeked of cigarettes and alcohol.
He placed the drink in front of you and if you hadn't known that it would burn going down and turn you into a shell of yourself, you might have been curious to what it tasted like.
"You see that dude over there?" He nodded to a man standing in the other corner of the bar and you turned to look at him. Another man, covered in tattoos who didn't look any different than the one standing behind you.
"He's my pal, owns the bar. Ask him and he'll hook you up with free drinks tonight. For a price, of course."
You turned back around to face the man and out of the corner of your eye saw something dissolve into your drink. It was only for a second but you saw the last remaining grains turn invisible and you definitely noticed the way the once steady drink was now swirling into a vortex in the middle.
"Drink up, princess."
You smirked. Tonight, might be fun after all.
***
This was boring.
You had been pretending to be unconscious for about 40 minutes while these men drove you to some undisclosed location. Their conversations were unbelievably dry and it's not like you had anyone else to talk to. Everyone else who might have been even mildly interesting were knocked unconscious.
Eventually they pulled up to some sort of holding facility and if your assumptions were correct then this would be a midpoint before they sold all the girls here to some sort of pimp.
Once they lugged you off the truck and threw you into a room with so many other people, you could hear their breathing did you open your eyes. It seemed like this was some sort of abandoned butcher or meat factory, judging by the ominous hooks hanging above your head and the metal walls. The door had been bolted shut, the only way to look through it was a small glass window.
Only after you finished taking in your surroundings did you even look at the other women who had been trapped in the room along with you. Your stomach turned.
There were so many unsuspecting faces who looked like they didn't sign up for this. Half of them looked under the influence of something, sweating profusely even in their sleep, faces scrunched up in pain. The other looked like they were forcibly taken, bruises covering their skin, hair and clothes in disarray and more than half of them had either a black eye or a swollen lip.
Maybe it was their fault for not being trained, that's what someone at the league would've said. But isn't it their captorsâ fault for misusing their training, their strength, for something as vile as this?
You decided to wait, you couldn't assume that this small group of girls was the only one in the confines of the building. How many more were here?
You weren't feeling overwhelmed, not at all, not with the weapons that were littering you. A kunai hidden is either of your boots, throwing stars in your pockets hidden underneath your vest and a war fan in your pocket. You could handle these clowns without even looking up.
But it wasn't your life you were concerned about. It was the lives of these underaged, vulnerable girls who had fallen prey to these monsters.
While you were waiting a couple of the girls started to wake up. Some were still heavily drugged, still groggy when their eyes fluttered open and unable to focus onto anything. Others shot up straight as an arrow and began crying, screaming, begging for them to let them out.
They were ignored, by both their captors and you. Why try and reassure then when you weren't sure what was going to happen. More importantly, why throw off the monsters lurking outside the door that there was one woman who hadn't been phased.
Instead, you just stared blankly, trying to get comfortable and hear anything through the walls. Eventually, you heard the sound of footsteps coming towards the room. You covered the lower half of your face with a scarf, making sure that anyone who left here alive today, wouldn't be able to remember your face. Whether it be as a saviour or their punisher.
The girls whimpered and curled into one another, crying quietly and you felt sympathy. There was no way they'd be able to move forward from this without having fear stab at their heart with every step they took. You could only hope they had something in their life that would make them feel safe.
For tonight, you'd be that for them.
A few men opened the door with a cruel smile, stepping inside for a second before bolting it shut. They flaunted guns and other weapons to the girls, finding pleasure where there should be compassion and worry. You were disgusted watching their smirks twist maniacally when the girls cried harder seeing them brandish their weapons.
One of the men stepped forward and grabbed the girl closest to him who begged and cried to spare her. His disgusting hand might as well be made of acid because you almost felt the sick burn when it snaked between her legs and copped a feel while she sobbed and screamed, trying to fight him off.
You grabbed one of your weapons and returned their sick grins with one of your own.
It was going to be hard to cop a feel when he can't feel anything.
You were going to break each and every bone in his hand to ensure that.
***
"Can I borrow your phone please?" You asked the bloody and broken man by your feet. He glared at you and spat blood on your boots, unable to do anything else. You sighed and faked a pout.
"Is it here?" You wondered, holding the dirtied boot over his ribs and his eyes widened, catching drift of what you were about to do. You rammed your foot into his broken ribs, courtesy of yourself, and he screamed bloody murder. Music to your ears.
"Apparently not. Want me to check your pants?" You asked, raising a brow and he frantically shook his head, using whatever strength left to pull out his phone from his pocket and you smiled, thanking him quietly.
"Now, let's hope that one blow is enough to put you out of my misery." You sang, punching him right in the face and he passed out. Lightweight.
You took a look around the place, seeing bodies littered over the place like confetti. Blood was scattered on the ground and you're sure if people looked hard enough, they'd find someone's teeth. You on the other hand looked fine.
You sat on the floor, crossing your legs comfortably, tired after the fight and dialled a number onto the phone.
"Hello, police?"
"Yes, how can we help you?"
"Well, there's a sex trafficking scam going on at my location. Quite shoddy but they have a number of women trapped here and it would be nice if you could send backup to have them escorted home safely."
"A sex trafficking scam?"
"Well, it could be just a regular trafficking scam but I'm not too sure."
"All right, I'll have someone check it out."
"Good, and I realize you might get a lot of calls like this but please don't talk to me like I'm an idiot. Tell your people to send a couple of ambulances as well, you'll need them."
"Of course."
You could only hope the person on the other end of the line would eat their words when it was on the front of the newspaper. For now, your work was done.
In the meantime, how were you going to get anywhere from here? Where even were you? Was there anyone even conscious here who could give you directions? Or would you have to call the police again to find out where to go?
Not that you'd wait long enough for them actually arrive here. You'd return to the bar way before that for another drink. Maybe now you'd actually be able to enjoy one.
Just as you were about to leave, you heard a creak coming from the other end of the warehouse. It echoed through the halls and you leapt to your feet, soundless moving to hide in the shadows and pulling out a kunai.
The footsteps that followed it were light and airy, barely even touching the ground. They were trained, whoever they were. You kept your ears open in order to hear something.
"Whoever was here was trained." You heard someone comment.
"Are you really that stupid, Nightwing? It's obvious that my sister was the one who took out this ring and reported it." Came the snappy reply back and your breath caught in your chest. Make no mistake, that was your brother's voice.
"We must find her."
He was actually looking for you? He knows you're here? You're not entirely surprised, you haven't exactly been careful or stealthy when it came to concealing your face around Gotham. A mistake on your part but you couldn't have been more relieved.
You still remained quiet, not wanting to disturb the flow, not wanting to interrupt. You had the mind of a soldier but when there was no one to follow you seemed more like a sheep. It made you feel slight shame, that you were unable to stick up for yourself despite being so many things.
Maybe, the league wasn't the best thing for you.
Immediately you scraped the thought from your mind, berating yourself for even thinking that. The league had given you everything, everything you were today was because of them. You were strong and calculating, the leagues proud soldier.
You were proud of your roots, thankful that you grew up to be the person you were. They had given you everything, and your brother was just one of the gifts that you had been blessed with in your life.
"Damian." You spoke softly, stepping out of the shadows. His head snapped towards you, eyes widening when he took in your form. It really was you. His sister.
Damian wasted no time in bounding towards you and you knelt down to meet his eye level, catching him with open arms. A part of your heart sang when you realized he was still small enough to fit in your arms. He still held you close. He still loved you.
"I've missed you, Ya Amar." You spoke softly, cradling his head that was buried in the junction of your neck.
"I as well, Okhti."
***
Damian was ecstatic that you were in Gotham. Of course, it didn't look like it to anyone but everyone who knew him well could tell that he was happy that his sister was home with him. He didn't wait for even two seconds when you got to the Batcave (much to Bruce's surprise) to show you all his pets.
The next few days would be considered the best of his life.
Damian wanted to be as close to you as possible, sitting near you during meals, training with you, talking with you, even going as far to sneak into your temporary bedroom at night for cuddles. He certainly got more comfortable showing affection since the last time you were around.
He showed you his hobbies like painting and sketching and you were impressed. He had the skills to be doing something like this? Damian had picked up many new talents and many new stories since you last saw him and he was eager to share them all with you.
The next few days would be considered the worst of your life.
You had found Damian now, so why didn't you still feel fulfilled? Why did you feel like something was missing? Like this wasn't meant for you? Why weren't you satisfied?
Why did you feel envious that Damian got to experience so many things? Why did you feel resentment against him when you realized you never got the same things he has?
Your life felt like it amounted to nothing.
You loved your brother but so far you had just been living for him. And now that you realized there were parts of the world that you wanted to see. There were thoughts in your mind that were of your own and desires that you didn't have to explain to anyone. As long as it made sense to yourself.
And you realize one thing with an aching heart.
You couldn't stay here in Gotham.
"Does Damian know?" Bruce asked you one day when you had asked him a favour. Bruce so far had been a little cold and unfeeling ever since you had met him in the Batcave uninvited. His feelings towards you got more negative when you gave an offhanded comment about how you thought he was taller. But he was the only one you could ask for a favour. He was the father to your beloved brother and you could only hope he would offer you the same consideration.
You had asked him for a flight to Washington, to see if Diana really meant what she said. To take a leap of faith for the first time in your life.
You shook your head no, "Not yet. I'm hoping he will take the news well. It's not like I'm leaving forever. I justâI need toâ" You trailed off, unable to find the right words.
Bruce nodded, "I understand. Just tell him before you go. I don't think I've ever seen him this happy before."
"It makes me feel worse." You admitted, feeling a little guilty. How could you not feel happy at your brotherâs happiness?
"You need some time to figure out that your world is yours. No one else should determine how you feel about yourself."
"You are very wise," You said softly, "Thank you."
***
"I love you dearly, Damian." You tried to coerce him from his room where he had locked himself in only 5 minutes ago. No doubt he was sulking since he found out that you would be leaving for DC in two daysâ time.
"If you did, you wouldn't be leaving!" His voice was muffled, as if his face was buried in his pillow or even Titus. You had been trying to coax him into open the door for 20 minutes now and had multiple offers from Grayson, which you turned down.
"Oh, for the love ofâDamian Wayne, you open this door right now!" It was silent for a moment before you heard the lock click open and took that as the indication from him to step into his room.
It was large and from the moment you stepped in, it was easy to tell the space was his. There were swords mounted on the wall, paintings on the wall adjacent to it. His desk was tidy and in the corner of his room, there were multiple easels and sketch pads.
Damian was sulking on his bed and you sighed, feeling guilty. You sat beside him and ran your fingers through his hair. Even though he was upset with you, he still sank into your touch, feeling comforted by mere contact.
"It's not forever, Damian. Wherever I'm going, I'm going to come back. I just need some time to myself." You tried to explain.
"But why!"
"The league taught me well, Damian. But it taught me to live like a soldier, but not as a person. There are so many things that I don't know about myself. What do I like? What do I want to do with my life? And I need to figure it out for myself."
"Why can't you do that here?"
You gave him a pained look and realization dawned on him, "Because of me."
"Damian, in the time we spent apart you learnt so many things about yourself. That you like animals, that you like art. There are so many blanks in my life and I need the distance to figure it out. I need to understand myself." You explained wistfully.
It was true, there were so many blanks in your life. You didn't even know what food you liked better, what hobbies you enjoyed. You wanted to experience new things, without the influence of Damian, without relying on him. And more importantly, you were scared you would put Damian above yourself time and time again.
It was all you knew. Damian was worth more than your life, worth more than your heart. But if that was true, you wanted to know at least what your heart was worth to you. If you didn't hold any value to yourself, it would be foolish to think you would to anyone else.
You needed the distance. You needed something new. You wanted to dive into uncharted waters and figure out the magic for yourself, without anyone to help you.
"It's not forever," You reminded gently, "I'm going to come back, I can promise you that."
Damian began leaning until his head was settled in your lap and you chuckled, gently scratching his scalp and he nestled into your belly. Hard to believe this was the same boy who left only a year ago. You wondered if you would change as much as he did or if you were stuck in your ways now.
"Okay," He said, voice muffled and you smiled, "I hope you find what you're looking for."
"Thank you for your blessing, Ya Amar. It means the world to me. I love you; you know that."
"I do." He said, now wrapping his arms around your waist, "I love you too."