The Bird & the Blade

Together

    Hunters point of view:
   I sighed dramatically as I spun myself around in the desk chair. I was waiting in Damian's room for him to return. He had appeared a bit after me and was controlled but anger burned on his gaze. He changed into some separate clothes before he said, "I'll be back. Stay here." I would have snipped at me not being someone he can boss around but I merely nodded at her serious gaze and waited.

    While I knew he was doing something about his anger, I hoped he wasn't hurting anyone. Well, if he hurt Kaldur I wouldn't be angry. Maybe disappointed he didn't let me kill him.

    I knew Raven and Gar were currently unavailable much to my chagrin. I wanted to talk with Raven about what she'd felt when Damian got angry. I didn't want her to reveal anything that would expose our secret.

    So I waited patiently. I'd already completed my pre-mission paper work, I finished my book and was even practicing my knife work as I threw them into a board Damian hung on his wall. When I got three stuck in the bullseye though I left them to continue my thinking. I didn't have anywhere to be as I'd already talked with Kory about the incident.

    I thought about the meeting with Kory to occupy my mind. I didn't know how she was going to punish Kaldur but she seemed apologetic for the incident with me. Her face was remarkably gentle as she spoke with me but she seemed to be hiding back some anger about the situation. I didn't comment on it and denied her apology as she wasn't the one to commit the act. Kory was surprised by that before she let me leave.

    I wanted to stick one of the those knives into Kaldur's stupid hand and toss him over the levee but I controlled my anger. I turned to look at the door which was being knocked on. I knew it wasn't Damian and I paused, staying silent. The movement on the other side wasn't small enough to be Raven so I didn't move until a voice said, "Whosever in there, I can hear your heart beat and see you through the door so open up."

   I sighed and walked to open the door for Jon. He raised an eyebrow at my current location before I left the door open and jumped back into the chair. I said to a curious Jon, "Damian was going to lecture me about being thrown off the levee. Went to go talk with someone first. I'm waiting for my scolding." That wasn't exactly a lie but I already had my scolding earlier.

   Jon sighed as he closed the door and leaned against the wall. He sighed before saying, "Just cause he's your partner doesn't give him the right to do that. I'm sorry." I shrugged and said, "Don't be, you aren't the one scolding me. Plus it lets out Damian's temper to scold someone. Either that or he stabs a criminal."

    Jon chuckled before he nodded and said, "Yes I learned that as well. He's a charmer for sure." I nodded but curiosity struck me before I pointed at the photos of Damian. It was from the time I was in Gotham but not with him. He was so young then. We both were. I asked Jon then as I gestured to the photo, "What was he like then?"

    Jon went to look at a photo with a smile before he said, "Shoot that's an old pic. He was taller than me then.  I caught him eventually even though he's still a lanky twig." I smiled at Jon's grin before he said, "Damian was different then. Angrier, more confused. He's calmer now and more sarcastic. Still a bossy pain in the ass sometimes but less so."

    He gestured to the photo and said, "He changed after he cut ties with the group of assassins that are loyal to his mother. It was because of the incident that she planned." I looked at him and Jon frowned before he said, "It's not something I should explain. He only told me because we attended the funeral."

   That got my attention and I sat up so quickly the pictures on the desk shook. Jon smiled sheepishly before he said, "I didn't mean to say that." I glared at him and he rubbed the back of his neck and sighed before saying, "You'll have to ask him for the full story but basically, he was betrayed by his mother who had someone kill him. He was later resurrected and he's changed ever since. He doesn't kill anymore or when he does it doesn't confuse him as much and he isn't confused on where his loyalties lay."