Under the Bat Wing :: Railover85

[KingCrowley]

Young ten year old Damian had been living with Bruce, Dick and Alfred for around four days now. He'd not really settled in as well as expected, and he couldn't be trusted alone in a room with Dick either, especially after what happened. Damian was down in the Bat cave, thinking about how his Mother had basically just given him away, how his Father didn't really want him around, and how much he resented Dick for being Robin...even though he wasn't the blood son.

Everyone else was upstairs, enjoying Alfred's dinner. Damian hadn't felt like attending. He might seem emotionally detached, but deep down he was hurt to know no one would want him there. Damian cast his green gaze over to his Father's prized Bat mobile and frowned.

He could drive, he knew how. He had told Bruce that over and over. The ten year old got up from the chair and walked over to it. He could take it, he could drive out of this miserable city...and track down Deathstroke, after all...the guy killed his Grandfather.

Damian got into the car and switched on the engine. He was a little short so he had to pull the seat forward to be able to reach the pedals. He put both hands on the wheel and drove out of the Batcave, no remorse for his actions at all.



Upstairs, Bruce, Dick and Alfred were enjoying a great meal of chicken lasagne. Bruce had tried to coax Damian into joining them, but the child wasn't keen. Alfred wasn't all that fond of Damian, so he hadn't really wanted him there in the first place. He would probably say something stuck-up and order him around, even with Bruce in ear shot.

Upon glancing up, Alfred noticed how Dick was avoiding a few of his vegetables, he rose an elderly brow and cleared his throat to get the teen's attention. Dick had never been one for eating his greens, Bruce hadn't pushed the issue with Dick, but Alfred had. He remembered sitting at the table for three hours once, waiting for Dick to finish his veg.

Alfred was strict, British and determined. He loved Dick, he was like a Grandson to him, but there were times when he tested his patience.

"Richard, I did not cook those vegetables for you to gawk at. Now stop playing with your food, and eat them." he ordered in that crisp, British tone.

[batmanfan76]

When Bruce found out about Damian, it was one of the biggest shocks of his life. Talia never once mentioned it in their many meetings in the last 10 years, and neither had Ra's. He thanked the Gods that he had Dick, because otherwise this would be going a lot worse... And with how it has been going that's saying a lot.

Damian reminded Bruce so much of himself at that age. He was alone, socially detached and a bit of a brat. But sometimes the best remedy for that is time alone to grasp the situation. But Bruce, being Bruce always staid one step ahead.

When Damian came into the manor, Bruce re-activated all the former "child alarms" he made when Dick came. So when Damian took the Batmobile, Bruce got an alert. He groaned before standing up, "Alfred, I have to go take care of something. I'll be back within the hour," He said before going down to the cave to track his runaway-son.


Dick had no problem with Damian not joining them. He was annoying and nothing but a spoiled twerp. He sat at the table with his father and pseudo-grandfather, and for the first night in a while he was having a good dinner with his family.

That was until all he had left was his vegetables, and he just sat there playing with them. He knew Alfred would say something, and when he did he sighed, "I ate everything else Al, can't you let it slide just this once? Please?"

[KingCrowley]

Obviously, being ten years old, Damian didn't get very far before he was pulled over by a police officer. The child wasn't happy and reiterated that he knew how to drive. Of course, he couldn't give anything away about why he had the Bat mobile. "Stole it." he lied, "It was parked up near a bank." he added, so as to cover his Father's identity. The officer's knew he was Bruce Wayne's son.

He was taken down to the station and made to sit while the head Officer called Bruce. By the look on his face, the conversation was pretty heated, no doubt Bruce was going to be furious with him for stealing his car.

The phone soon went down and the Officer looked over to the boy, "Your Father is coming to get you, and he's not happy."

"I don't care." Damian sighed.



Alfred noticed the alarm going off on Bruce's watch and nodded his head when Bruce stood and mentioned that he needed to go take care of something. "Of course." he answered and then looked over to Dick, scolding him for not eating his vegetables. When Dick tried to get around him, Alfred just narrowed his blue eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. "No I cannot. I did not let your Father get away with not eating his vegetables, and I'm not letting you get away with it either."

"Now you can either sit and eat your veg now, or we can sit here all night." he warned him, prepared to do that over again, because he usually won. "They're not going to hurt you, Richard." he sighed.

"It's just a few green beans, carrots and swede." He felt the need to mention. "And they are good for you, too."

[batmanfan76]

When Bruce got the call, he was almost relieved the police found him. At now he wouldn't need to chase the boy all of Gotham City. While he would have rather had anyone else find Damian, at least he was found before he was injured or killed, and Bruce knew exactly where to find him.

He went and got in one of his cars after talking with the officer on the phone, and drove to the station. On the way he thought of all the things he would need to discuss with Damian. This was not the way he would let his son be, and their 'talk' was going to teach him one thing or another, whether Damian liked it or not. And knowing past experience with Dick, he wouldn't.



Dick tried to hide rolling his eyes when Alfred mentioned his father's youth and how the veggies wouldn't hurt him, "I know they won't HURT me Al, I'm not a little kid anymore. They are just gross and they make me gag...." He sulked into the chair, "What even ARE swedes anyway??"

Dick could play at the game. For once he was determined to outlast Alfred, if for nothing else than to prove he COULD do it.

[KingCrowley]

Damian wasn't really sure why Bruce was coming to get him. He knew that the man didn't want him around, but all the same he probably didn't have the gall to leave a kid with nowhere to go, and plus he'd want to kick his ass for stealing the car. Damian had never really known parental love. He'd never been told he was loved, he'd never been hugged. He didn't know that someone could love him the way every other child was loved.

He sat and waited, wondering if Bruce would just show up to tell him to pick a cell for the night. It wouldn't surprise him, Bruce didn't exactly like him, after all. At least, that was what Damian thought.

But, he did like Bruce, he was a cool hero and seemingly nice.


Alfred sighed, "Well you are acting like a petulant five year old, Richard Wayne." he scolded and kept his narrowed gaze on the teen, listening when he explained that vegetables were gross and made him gag. "They're good for you, Dick." he reiterated and sighed when the boy decided he was going to be stubborn and try to outlast him. Alfred knew he'd fail, he always did.

"Very well Dick, if this is what you want, then we'll sit here until you eat those vegetables. However, if we're still sitting here by your bed time, you will be sitting VERY uncomfortably after that, do you understand me?"

Dick was no stranger to a good, firm spanking across Alfred's lap, after all.

[batmanfan76]

Bruce arrived 15 after his phone call. He walked in and was brought straight to the holding cell Damian was waiting in. It was sad, he thought, to see the poor 10 year old in a prison cell. It wasn't his fault, well not most of it. It wasn't his fault his mother is who she is, and didn't teach him right from wrong. And since he's been here Bruce has been stand-offish towards him - especially since the first incident with Dick.

He took a deep breathe, and moment before approaching Damian. He gave the boy a firm, stern glare, crossing his arms over his chest, "Would you care to explain yourself, young man?"


From all his years of training with Batman, and all his battles with villains of all shapes and sizes, he had never once beaten Alfred in the game of longest wait. Dick was determined to win this time. So he smirked and leaned back in his chair. Every once in a while he took a sip of his water but other than that, he didn't move.

Until Alfred mentioned going to bed uncomfortable, then he started to squirm. But he didn't want to give in yet, he always gave up before 10 minutes (except that one 3 hour stint).

[KingCrowley]

Damian looked up when Bruce showed up, the kid didn't look haughty or bratty, he looked like ...any ordinary kid would in that situation. When asked to explain himself, he glanced over to see they were alone, so he could say the truth. "It is what it is, Father." he answered, "I stole the Bat-mobile, I planned on leaving and taking down Deathstroke. I didn't think you would mind, you don't want me around anyway." he explained, hanging his head a little at that.

"I know you don't like me, so I thought I may as well leave, and get the revenge my Grandfather would have wanted. I had no other means of transportation."


Alfred eyed his 'clever-dick' Grandson and kept his arms crossed over his chest, he wouldn't lose. He never lost when it came to something like this. He had the determination and will power to out last any strong headed teen. He noticed the way Dick squirmed at the mention of being uncomfortable, and simply smirked some. Oh there were ways of making Dick want to leave the table, no matter what - even if it involved vegetables.

"So, why don't we talk about school?" he suggested, "About the girls you take an interest in? And perhaps I can even talk to you about safe intercourse?" he smirked a little more. "Well, it begins like this......"

[batmanfan76]

Bruce started to say something to lecture the boy on how dangerous what he did was, when the last statement caught his attention. Did his son truly think he didn't care for him? Had he been that awful of a father this whole time? He looked perplexed for a moment, trying to find the exact moment when Damian could have come to this conclusion before asking, "Damian why do you think I don't like for you?"


Dick thought for once he could do this, it was going well for the most part so far. But then he saw Alfred smirk, and knew he was done for. The moment he started to talk Dick started to sweat. And then when he starting discussing girls and... that! Dick gave in.

"ALFRED! Stop OK! I give in I'll the stupid veggies just stop talking!"

[KingCrowley]

"I don't think that Father, I know that." Damian corrected and folded his arms over his chest, "You weren't thrilled when you found out about me, and you only took me in because I had nowhere to go. You're very distant with me, even Mother could stand to be in the same room as I was." he sighed and looked down at the floor again, trying not to get to upset. What had he expected anyway? A Father who would.....love him?

That was a child's fantasy. It would never happen.

"Let's just get this beating over with, you can take your car, and I'll find somewhere else to go." He said, getting to his feet. "Do you want me to remove my shirt, Father?"



Alfred had to chuckle when Dick couldn't take his talking. "Watch your tone young man." he warned though not too seriously. When Dick said he would eat the veggies, Alfred wordlessly motioned to the plate with said vegetables on it. He stayed sitting where he was, waiting for Dick to eat them so they could both move on and progress with life.

After all, it was already nearly seven o'clock. "Come along then, eat up." he hurried the teen, "You have homework and you'll need a shower." he reminded the teen.

"Oh and your Father wants me to trim your hair."

[batmanfan76]

Bruce listened to him explain his reasoning and when finished simple shook his head. The boy was young, so it was easy to understand how he misunderstood his initial reaction, "Damian, I was shocked when I found out about you. Your mother hid you from me all your life without any hint of your existence. It is hard to find out such news and I didn't take it as well as I could have, for that I appologize."

He was equally as shocked though when Damian thought he was going to beat him. Had Talia done that to the boy?! How much DIDN'T he know about his short life? It seemed after all of this they would have to talk about what happened before he moved to Gotham, "I am not going to beat you Damian. I would NEVER beat you, you are a child and need guidance. It is my job to give you that guidance, and discipline when needed. We can discuss this more at home."


Dick gave him a tired look and ate the vegetables as quick as possible, in around 5 awful bites. He swallowed the last bite and gagged, "Disgusting!"

When Alfred mentioned homework and showering, Dick rolled his eyes, "I know the nightly drill Alfred, I'll do it all I promise." But when he mentioned a hair cut, the boy reached up to his hair, "No way! I like my hair long like this!"