Bio!Dad Bruce

Chapter 8

That night all the bats were out. Trying to find Talia, and keep her from killing Marinette. Sure the teen had tried to kill all of them except for Damian and could have a temper worse than Bruce some days, but that didn't mean they wanted her dead. They searched every inch of Gotham, moving faster than they ever had.

The bats were so wrapped up in finding Talia, that they forgot what civilians seeing them like this would think (or seeing them at all bat sightings are still really rare). The GCPD got a lot of concerned calls that night, asking if there'd been another mass Arkham escape.

As night bled into the morning, Batman, Nightwing, Redhood, Red Robin, and Robin were all forced to admit defeat for the night. Talia would make her move soon enough and they needed to be ready when she did. What none of them expected when Alfred came to collect them for breakfast, was to see Marinette, Selina, and Talia at the table chatting like mothers and daughter.

Dick was stuck between being elated at seeing Marinette open up to someone, and being horrified that it was Cat Woman and an assassin. Jason decided to roll with it and get his new favorite sibling into as much mischief as possible. Tim rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating again. Damian kept a tight grip on his sword in case his mother made any attempt at an attack. As for Bruce? He took this as a sign that Marinette really was as bad as he feared (No! You sorry excuse for a detective!)

But Alfred was never one to let them just stand and gawk at something, so he ushered them all to their normal seats before serving breakfast.

The three ladies continued on as if they weren't being rudely stared at until Selina turned her head to Bruce and said, "So darling. Did you know that Mari here is a fashion designer? Quite a good one too. I was just telling her how she should make her own dress for her welcoming gala, only to find out you hadn't even planned one for her yet!"

Bruce cleared his throat uncomfortably, "Yes. Well. I wanted to make sure that Marinette was completely settled in before hosting another gala and throwing her into the deep end."

At this, all his children turned to him with the most deadpan expressions. Ones that clearly said, 'No one here is buying your b.s. so come up with a better reason.'

Surprisingly it was Talia who got the attention away from Bruce, "Well, I for one am grateful that Bruce has waited so long. Because now I can join Damian and Marinette for this gala."

Bruce found himself wishing that his coffee cup held something a little stronger than coffee. And Tim was making sure his hadn't been laced with some hallucinogenic drug.

Marinette shared a smirk with Damian when no one was looking. This was going to be so much fun.

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A fancy party! Who will be invited? Will old enemies from Marinette's past show up? 

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