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“ so you can’t come ?” Dick questioned zatana , trying to hide the joy in his voice .
“ I can but John really needs my help and I shouldn’t keep him waiting for me so long “ zatana answered , “ tell Bruce that I’m really sorry but I promise the second I come back I’ll pay him a visit “
“ it’s fine z, Bruce of all people would understand how important a mission is , don’t stress it and have safe a mission alright ?” Dick comforted with that charming smile of his and after zatana finally said her farewell and ended the call dick couldn’t contain his happiness and started jumping and smiling on the spot in front of the bat-computer.
Skipping to the med bay with a big smile on his face which got bigger when he saw the source of his happiness.
On the med bay table sat a little boy , little eyebrows furrowed into a cute little pout on his chubby face , wearing a shirt obviously twice his size , tiny feet hanging in the air .
Who knew that Bruce would be this cute ?
“ any hope with zatana ?” Bruce asked , his voice high and childish ,but still dick can sence the Batman tone in his speech.
“ sorry b , she has a really really important mission she needed to go to you understand “ dick got closer to Bruce with the intention of pinching his round cheeks but decided against it when the former adult cute frown got deeper .
( dick wanted to pinch his cheeks even more but didn’t want upset the baby more )
“ just my luck “ Bruce said angrily “ a stupid magician decided to play with a book he doesn’t understand and look what happened that little-“
Dick wasn’t focused on Bruce’s words right know , he was busy looking at Bruce’s little puffed up face and his tiny arms crossed making him even more cute reminding him of Damian .
But he was brought back to the real world when he heard someone quivering,
He looked down onto Bruce to see the boy hunched down , his hands have turned into tiny fists and his entire body was shaking which caused dick to rush to him and hold him in his arms
“ what’s wrong Bruce talk to me ?” Dick asked gently as he gently rocked the little boy hoping he won’t notice in his distraught state ,
Bruce then revealed his little face which was red and had tears running on it , and to see hi- the baby in such state broke dicks heart .
“ this - is stu-stupid body… c-can’t handle a bit of stre-ess ….and frustration “ Bruce said between tears, and trying to hide his face in dicks shoulder .
“ aww Bruce it’s fine if you want a cry you don’t need to hide it “ dick cooed to Bruce and started stroking his back in a comforting manner ,
And that when ho noticed that he can feel Bruce’s bones sticking out of his body .
“ Bruce when was the last time you ate ? I can feel your bones !” Dick exclaimed as he started heading to the kitchen in the manor .” I ate before patrol …..” Bruce defended himself grumbling form dicks shoulder.
Dick made a disproved sound and went to open the fridge door , and he honestly shouldn’t be surprised with what he saw …..
“ b ! It’s empty what the hell were you eating this week ?” Dick sat Bruce down on the table , the boys face still red and puffy .
“ I don’t remember well …..” was Bruce’s defense,
Dick knew that after Alfred’s death Bruce wasn’t going to be the same , he never is after anyone’s death but losing his father and caregiver would been , everyone missed him but still dick hopes that Bruce would learn to take better care of himself…
He’s too scared to saw what the rest of the manor looks like at this rate ,
“ all right it’s decided your coming back home with me “ dick left no room for argument in his tone as he picked up Bruce again but that of course doesn’t matter to Bruce ,” I don’t need to go with you dick I’m fine and you don’t need to carry me “ he huffed and his little fists were hitting dick back with all its power expect they weren’t doing much in sitting him free .
Dick ignored him as he put Bruce in the back of his car and fastened the seatbelt, and made a mental note to remind himself to get Bruce a booster seat ,
“ dick just let me go ! I can take care of myself !” Bruce protested as he tried to open the cars door to no avail, “ I just want make sure that you’ll be alright b , being a little kid in all alone in the manor isn’t the best thing ever believe me I know , plus we need to get some food into your little tummy “ dick said in a happy tone as he flashed Bruce a comforting smile .
“ don’t patronize me dick ! And get me out !!!”
“ aww he sound like Damian !” Dick thought
Bruce started trying to open the door with more force but it was proven difficult due to the magic of children safety locks , and the fact that he is also pretty tired ,
Dick kept looking at his cute little bat playing in the backseat, although he had a long day and should be taking a little nap so dick put on a little lullaby hoping to sooth Bruce to get some sleep .
Bruce felt himself get more tired by the second,
He refused to believe that some lullaby actually made him more sleepy , he’s the Batman god dammit , he trained himself to fight hypnosis and made himself immune to all kind of poisons , he won’t let some childish tone get to him !
Before he knew it Bruce was fast asleep, a small line of drool coming out of his mouth .
Dick stopped driving just to take a picture of him .
Finally , reaching his apartment in bludhaven while carrying Bruce in his arms ,
He put his little baby on the couch still sleeping and gave him a little kiss on his fluffy black hair,and then went to make his Little bat some macaroni and cheese and pour him a glass of orange juice ,
A perfect meal that his perfect boy would enjoy with his daddy!
Whether he wants to or not ……