Welcome to chapter five! Sorry it’s been a minute! Hope you enjoy!
Damian sat at the kitchen counter, quietly observing the trio as they began to cook.
“Okay!” Sam began, “the cauliflower needs to be roasted for the sauce, potatoes need to be peeled and boiled for the gnocchi.”
Danny surveyed the kitchen like a battlefield with what looked like, from what Damian could glean, instinctual observance. As if he expected the fruit to sprout teeth and bite him.
Danny seemed to notice his gaze.
“Uh, I can prepare a spice mix for the cauliflower!” Danny offered.
“Cool” Sam said as she cut the cauliflower into quarters. “What about you short stack?”
Damian bristled at the nickname.
“I am not short, I am the ideal size for stealth.” Damian added a sniff to add to the validity and aloofness of his statement.
To his dismay however he was met with a chorus of laughter and awwws.
“Okay then what should we call you? My name’s Sam!”
“I’m Tucker!”
“And I assume you know my name since you held a knife to my throat lol”
This was not ideal. The goal of this was to scope out Daniel’s allies while instilling fear so that he stops his snooping.
That was the goal.
Not to eat food that sounded delicious.
“My name is Damian Wayne. The blood son of Bruce Wayne and protector of the Wayne family name.”
“…”
“…”
“How very intense.” Danny remarked.
Damian smirked at this acknowledgment, not catching the amusement in Danny’s tone.
“Well Mr protector of the Wayne family name, can you peel potatoes?” Sam asked.
“Yes of course.”
Damian has never peeled potatoes in his life. He’s seen Alfred do it though so how hard could it be?
By the third potato Clark had run out of bandages. Despite his determination to finish his duty was confiscated.
“At this rate the dish won’t be vegan anymore!” Sam teased as she expertly peeled the remaining potatoes.
“Don’t worry man you’ll get a handle on your knife skills!” Tucker said in an attempt to soften the blow.
This comment did quite the contrary.
“My knife skills are superb! My own mother practically trained me since birth to wield a blade! Grayson also complimented my proficiency after I nearly beat him in a sparring match! How dare you imply a lack of skill!”
Damian’s outburst was met with silence and he immediately realized he had said too much.
“Trained since birth?” Sam echoed with concern etched in her face.
“You had to fight Grayson? Like Dick Grayson?” Danny said slowly approaching the boy.
Damian’s face began to resemble a tomato. His temper had gotten the better of him! What about these people made him forget all his interrogation training?
“I… no!” He said shielding his face from their prying gazes.
“That was a lie! I have never held a sword!”
“THEY GAVE YOU SWORDS?!?” They all asked in unison.
“NO!”
The silence hung thick in the air. The only thing that cut through it was Damian’s stomach growling.
This was beyond embarrassing.
“We should just finish this. Damian signed up for gnocchi not an interrogation.” Sam said, causing the boy to sigh with relief.
They returned to their work and the previously easy tone. Complaining about the five page essay they had to write the class of one Mr. Lancer.
“Dude I cannot even begin to understand what he means by ‘the wallpaper represents Amelia’ it’s wallpaper!” Danny began.
“That I understood.” Sam began. “During the time this was written green wallpaper was colored with arsenic. Specifically this was the time where people knew it was poisonous but still used it anyway.”
“What does that have to do with Amelia purposefully destroying all of her relationships?” Tucker said incredulously.
“…”
“…”
“Oh.”
Todd would have gotten a kick out of this conversation.
They finished rather quickly. Setting the table with six place settings.
Damian looked at them quizzically until the front door opened.
“SURPRISE!”
“Oh!” Clark exclaimed startling back into the doorframe.
Damian knew that was a fake reaction. Kent could smell cookies baking in Utah from L.A.
“These are my friends Tucker and Sam! Also we made a thank you dinner for being so nice and welcoming to me and my sister.” Danny finished his sentence rather sheepishly.
“Awww! Thank you so so much! I’m sure it will be great!” Clark said with one of the brightest smiles Damian had seen in his whole life.
Damian had made a very good decision about staying. The meal was very good. Maybe because he felt pride in being a part of making it.
He yawned. No good. His guard was far too low. At this rate he will never intimidate Daniel. He blinked for perhaps a bit to long for the next moment he found himself in his own bed at the manor.
Father must have come to get him.
Curses!
Next time Daniel.
You will rue…
The day…
His eyelids slid shut once more.
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