Mask off

Warm Welcomes

Damian took a deep breath, everything would be fine. His mother and cousin were going to be here in less than an hour. He could do this! Kamilah and Evelyn went off to Gotham to stay with May for the weekend. Lucy and Nolan were with Lucy's adoptive parents for the weekend, while Sam and Layla were staying at Layla's house. Antonio agreed to stay at an old friend's house, so it was just him, his mother and Mara. He could do this. He wasted time playing on his phone. He called Nolan and Sam for a little, just seeing how they were doing.  He was going to call Kamilah, but a knock on the door interrupted him. He took a second to calm his nerves, before answering the door. 

When he opened the door, Mara and his mother were there. He smiled lightly at them, letting them inside. His mother was still beautiful, Mara was also taller. Mara raised her eyebrow, "Wow, you really haven't grown." Damian rolled his eyes, "TT, you haven't changed a bit." Mara let a small smirk fall on her lips. "Damian, it is good to see you," Talia said with a small smile on her face. Damian smiled back, "Good to see you too Mother." They all sat down in the living room, talking about their time at the league. The conversation slowly started drifting to Damian's family.

It started with small things, "How was Gotham" or "Did you meet the Justice League." Damian would just smile and nod. "Do they know you're alive?" Talia asked. Damian looked away for a moment, "Not yet." Mara snorted at that, "Robin is finally rebbeling?" Damian rolled his eyes, "I'm not Robin anymore." Mara just laughed. Damian couldn't lie, he missed his cousin's antics.It seemed so long since he had seen them last. Mara ended up heading to bed, claiming to be jet-legged. She was staying in Evelyn's room. When Mara was gone, Talia turned to face Damian.

"I have something I would like to give you" She said, reaching into her pocket. She pulled out two rings. Damian noticed what they were right away. "These were me and Evelyn's father's rings" She said as she slid the rings into Damian's hand. She smiled lightly, "I want you and Evelyn to have them." Damian smiled at the small rings. They weren't anything spectacular, two small silver bands with initals on each of them, but they meant so much. "Thank you Mother, I love them." 

Talia smiled at Damian, giving him a kiss on the fore-head before heading to Antonio's room to fall asleep. Damian made his way upstairs, stopping infornt of Evelyn's door. He opened the door and saw Mara sitting on Evelyn's bed. She looked up at the boy, but quickly went back to her phone. Damian walked over to the bed, sitting down on the edge. "TT, I told you it was a bad idea to meet your dad" Mara muttered. Damian just huffed out a laugh, "Yeah, you did." Mara put her phone down, turning fully to Damian. "So, what are you going to do?" Damian just sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I, I'm not sure yet." Mara just laughed, leaning back against the back board.

"Well, you can worry about that another day" Mara said. Damian nodded, "I guess you're right." Mara smiled, "So, how's your sister." Damian smiled, but it quickly fell when she looked at Mara. "Mara, no" Damian said. Mara just laughed, "Calm down, I'm not getting with your sister, just asking how she's doing." Damian rolled his eyes, "Knowing you, I wouldn't doubt it." 

There conversation went on. They talked about anything that came to mind. Damian only left when he realised how late it was. It was just after midnight. He made his way to his room, quickly texting Kamilah goodnight after telling her about the day. He thought about the day, and all of the things that were talked about. It's been six months since his death. Damian really wanted to forget about his death, but he couldn't. Maybe if he would have fought back it would have been different. Maybe if he tried harder, he wouldn't have died. It didn't matter now, he already died. 

With these thoughts still lingering, he fell asleep. He tried not to let his death haunt him, but he couldn't stop thinking about that stupid clown. The clown that lingered in his thoughts. The clown that broke his family. The clown who had killed Jason, and now him.