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In the front hall standing in a line was Bruce, Dick, Jason, Tim and Damien; in that orders, with Alfred standing in front of them like an officer in front of his troops.
âNow, when Ms.Marinette arrives there will be no inappropriate language, no crude gestures or noises, and there will be no interrogation. Â Do you gentlemen understand?â
âYes Alfred.â Was the group response, Damien felt that he should add something.
âI would never behave in such manner in front of Marinette.â
âSo youâll do it behind her?â Tim prodded.
âNo! Of course not Drake, Marinette deserves a gentleman.â
âSo youâre going to look for one for her Baby Bird? Â Is that why youâre bringing her here, to introduce her to us?â Dick teased looking over to the youngest. Â Damien growled at Dick.
âBoys please donât get into a fight, Alfred just cleaned and we want to NOT look like idiots for our guest.â Bruce interrupted.
âI donât think we have to worry Bruce, anyone that the Demon Spawn brings here is probably just as rude and demonic as he is.â Jason shot at Damien.
âShut up Todd, Iâm not demonic and neither is Marinette.â
âYou can be a bitâŚrude little D.â Dick pointed out.
âIâve improved Grayson, unlike these two.â Damien nodded towards Jason and Tim, who were trying to guess what Marinette looked like.
âHow much do you want to bet this girl has piercings Timmy-Boy.â
âPiercings, no, leather, spikes and combat boots? Totally, Jason.â
âBoys!â Bruce yelled, getting their attention.
âThat is rude and uncalled for, stop.â
âAw, come on Bruce you canât honestly believe thatâŚâ
Alfred cut Jason off by clearing his throat.
âWhat did I just go over Master Jason?â
âIndeed, now Ms.Marinette will here in just a moment and I want you to at least pretend to be respectable young men.â
âThere she is now, if you would please wait in the living room, I will greet Ms.Marinette.â Alfred announced.
âHow does he do that!?â Everyone muttered as they walked to the living room.
The Wayne family was sitting around in various spots when Alfred brought in a young girl wearing a sky blue sun dress, with a light gray cropped jacket (Which, unknown to them had a hidden pocket for TIkki), wearing light gray flats, carrying a medium sized box.
âHello everyone Iâm Marinette Dupain-Cheng, itâs nice to meet you.â Marinette introduced herself.
Damien was the first to respond, the other left mute at what they were seeing.
âHello Marinette Iâm thrilled you come.â
âHi Damien, Iâm happy you invited me.â Marinette said turning a bit shy.
Burce was the first one to snap out of his haze.
âHello Marinette, Iâm Bruce Wayne, welcome to our home.â
âPlease call me Bruce Marinette, I want you to feel welcome. Â Let me introduce the rest of the boys.â Burce started, turning towards the other three boys in the room.
âThis is my eldest, Dick.â
âYou.Are.So.Cute.â Dick said in rhythm of him bouncing on his chair, making Marinette blush, Damien grit his teeth, and Bruce sigh.
âMy second eldest, Jason.â
âBlink twice if youâre here against your will Sweet heart.â Jason winked, Damien was now gritting his teeth and glaring, Bruce plowed on.
âAnd my second youngest, Tim.â
âYouâre cute, and calm, and not glaring at everything. Â Youâre Damienâs girl! I canât believe it!â Tim stressed as he pulled his hair with both of his hands. Â Damien was now giving out a low growl; Marinette decided it would be best if she stepped in.
âItâs nice to meet all of you, but Iâm not here against my will and Iâm not Damienâs g-girl.â Marinette started strong and finish faintly. Â A secret smile was shared between Bruce and Alfred, Bruceâs attention was then drawn towards the box Marinette held.
âDid you bring something Marinette?â
âYes, I brought some Macrons that I hope everyone will enjoy.â
âYou didnât have to bring anything Marinette.â
âMaster Damien is correct Ms.Marinette, this was not necessary.â Alfred added.
âI didnât have to, but I wanted to, so I did.â Marinette chirped opening up the box show them whatâs inside.
Inside was 15 macrons, each styled after a member of the Bat-family.
âI hope you donât mind if they are decorated after Gothamâs heroes.â Marinette questioned. Â The male were gathered around the box in stunned silence, when Dick broke it.
âIâve never seen anything like this around Gotham before, and there is a lot of bat-themed stuff out there.â
âThatâs because I made them!â Marinette cheered.
âWhat?!â was the group response.
âYou made these Marinette? These look better that any other Bat-themed cookie Iâve seen before.â Bruce praised.
âThese look marvelous Marinette, but where did you make them? Â Your hotel room doesnât have a kitchen.â Â Damien asked, unaware that his brotherâs will be teasing him about know what Marinetteâs hotel room looked like later.
âI asked the hotel kitchen staff if I could. Â They said yes, but only if they could have the left over cookies.â
âWhat flavours are they?â Jason questioned, Marinette began her answer.
âThe Batman ones are a black-berry, the Nightwing ones are blue-berry, the Red Hood ones are spiced dark chocolate, the Red Robin ones are mocha (Because, I heard he likes coffee), and the Robin ones are strawberry.â
âWow, this must have taken you awhile to make.â Dick commented.
âIt wasnât hard, my family owns a bakery in Paris, and so Iâve had lots of practice.â
âWait! Youâre cute, sweet, bake AND you STILL like Damien??!!â Tim just couldnât understand! As Tim was having a brake-down, Jason was reaching for one of the cookies; only to have his hand slapped away by Alfred.
âNow Master Jason these macrons will be save for after dinner.â Alfred scolded taking the box from Marinetteâs hands.
âEveryone please make their way to the dining room dinner is now ready.â
Alfred walks to the kitchen leaving the boys to bring Marinette to the table.
âHow did he do that?â Marinette asked, and everyone answered.
Alfred brought out a delicious meal of roasted chicken and steam vegetables, with a garlic toast side. With the main meal out of the way, they felt they should let their meal settle before having cookies and decided to get to know Marinette better.
âSo Marinette, what are you interested in doing, Damien had mentioned you like designing.â Bruce began.
âI do, just recently I finished a project for Jagged Stone andâŚâ
âYou are THAT Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the one who made Jagged Stoneâs âHard Rockâ Album cover and famous Eiffel tower glasses, and inspired Clara Nightingale to change music video, at 14! And most recently just made both their outfits for the World Wide Music Awards?!â Tim exclaimed pointing at Marinette.
âJason!â Bruce managed to cut off the swear word before it left his mouth.
âI loved Jaggedâs suitâ Dick reminisced fondly, Jagged Stone was very popular in the Wayne house.
Damien just stared in wonder at the girl sitting beside him, she has already achieved great things, but is still humble, not bring it up unless someone asked her first.
âThat is very impressive Ms.Marinette, I look forward to seeing your designs in person one day.â
âThank you Alfred.â Marinette managed to squeak out.
âYouâre welcome, now I believe it is time for cookies.â Alfred returned to the kitchen to bring the box out and giving everyone a chance to calm down.
Cookies were brought out and everyone grabbed one, with the exception Marinette saying she already had plenty of cookies. Â Bruce and Alfred had Batman cookies, Dick; Nightwing, Jason: Red Hood, Tim; Red Robin, and Damien; Robin.
In synchronous, everybody took a bite.
Marinette fidgeted nervously in her chair, waiting for a reaction.
âHoly Sh-âJason was cut off again by Bruce.
âJason! But, these are fabulous cookies Marinetteâ
âAgreed Master Bruce, I must get your recipe Ms.Marinette.â
Tim was just staring at his cookie, like it could answer all his questions.
âMarinette these taste as fantastic as they look.â Damien complemented.
âThank you Damien, your opinion means so much to me.â Marinette smiled at Damien, she then continued.
âDid save one of each to leave on the balcony for Gothamâs Heroes (I hear thatâs popular). Â Do you think they would like them?â
Bruce froze and recovered.
âIâm sure they would love them just as much we do.â
The evening went on and soon it was time for Marinette to leave.
âIâm sorry to say that I have to leave, but I should get back to the hotel before it becomes too dark.â
âIts fine Marinette, Iâd rather you get back safely more than anything else.â Damien assured.
Marinette then turned her attention to everyone else.
âThank you have having me, it was great to meet all of you, and I hope you enjoy the cookies.â
âIâm glad you came to visit Marinette, I hope to see you again soon.â Bruce nodded.
âYeah come by again little Lady and bring more cookies.â Dick grinned.
âAny baked good you bring will be welcome here Pixie-Pop.â Jason smirked.
âYes welcome to come by again.â Tim distracted by his phone said, causing Alfred to shoot a sharp look at him.
âI hope you enjoy the rest of your evening Ms.Marinette.â Alfred said in farewell, holding the door open her.
Marinette got in her ride and drove away; a new topic came up from Tim.
âHey Brat, what kind of ring do you want to get Marinette?â
âWhat?!â Damien turned his head so fast, itâs miracle he didnât snap his neck.
âHey! Â You found a girl thatâs cute, sweet, bakes, started/runs her own business at 14, and can tame your sorry butt. Â The smartest thing to do right now is keep her, now what kind of ring.â
âChoose pink diamonds Tim, she likes pink.â
âOn a silver band, that would look nice.â Dick inputted.
âHey Demon Spawn.â Jason called drawing Damienâs attention.
âHow do you know what her hotel room looks like? Â Were you spying on her?â
âNO Todd! I would never do such a thing!â
âRrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhtttttttttâ Jason dragged out.
As the bickering continued Alfred and Bruce stood off to the side, and sighed, both knowing something was going to get broken before patrol.
That was Dinner at Wayne Manor
Later that night Marinette left a box of Batfam themed cookies on her balcony, with a note saying;
âThank you, for all that you do. âMarinetteâ
The next morning the box was empty and a new note was left behind.
âWe do what we can, thank you for the cookies, theyâre great.â It was signed by all of them.