Demonfire: Welcome to the Family

Chapter 15

Damian pov

I wait outsider of the school impatiently, constantly looking at my phone. Mary was supposed to meet me here so that I would know when to call Alfred to come. But it was an hour past school let out and she still wasn't here.

I shifted my weight as the school doors opened. I turned my head in the direction, but it was simply a teacher walking out. I recognized her as one of Mary's teacher and waved her over. She saw me and walked toward where I was standing.

"Is there anything I can help you with Mr...," she started, waiting for his name.

"Damian Wayne, and would you happen to know where Mary Grayson is at?"

"Mary Grayson?"

"Yes," I said, getting aggitated by her incompetence.

"She didn't come to my class today," she said, looking confused, "did she not tell you?"

"No, thank you for your assistance," I said as I walked off.

I began walking home rather than to call Alfred, I didn't like talking to people while aggitated. How dare she simply leave? And no one told me? Surely they could not have forgotten me?

When I arrived home, I opened the door, half expecting her to be sitting on the couch, awaiting my lecture. How unrealistic of me.

Not seeing her, I walked upstairs and knocked on her bedroom door.

"Mary, I have you know that i waited for you for an hour!" I yelled, which was quite petty, but I brushed that thought off.

"Who are you talking to?" asked Jason wh on happened to be within hearing distance.

"Mary, she left me waiting at school without telling me that she had checked out!"

"She checked out?"

"What d ok toy mean, of course she did, none of her teachers have seen her since third period!"

"Well she hasn't been here..."

"What do you mean?"

"Mary didn't come home."

"Then where is she?"

"I don't know, go ask Dick."

"Ask me what?" Dick said as he reached the top of the stairs.

"Where is your daughter Grayson?"

"What do you mean, she was supposed to ride home with you!?"

"Calm down, I'm sure she just went to hang out with some friends," Jason said, waving his hands as if he were calming a screaming child.

"Grayson spawn has yet to gain friends here," I replied, adding fuel to Dick's worry.

"Tough," Jason said, forgetting the larger problem at hand.

"Where is my daughter!?"

"I don't know!?!" Jason and I yelled simultaneously.

"She was supposed to be with you Damian!"

I stood there, taken aback. Grayson had never yelled at me so seriously. It made a place in my chest tingle. But then my anger took over.

"She never went to any of her classes!"

"Why didn't you call me!?"

"I THOUGHT YOU KNEW!"

"I DIDN'T!"

"THAT'S NOT MY FAULT!"

"What is going on up here?" Father said, coming up behind Dick.

"Your son lost my daughter!"

"Who?"

"Damian!"

My father uncharacteristically put his hands on my shoulders and stood behind me.

"Damian is not an adult, nor her parent, why are you blaming this on him?" he asked in a half-monotone, half-angered tone.

"He was supposed to call Alfred as soon as she was done with class!"

"I waited for an hour before one of her teachers told me that she hadn't been in class!"

I heard Dick mutter something before running downstairs and grabbing his car keys and phone.

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Mary POV

I hadn't bee nen to my mother's grave since the funeral. It looks like some of her old friends decided to visit periodically. There were fresh flowers there.

As the wind blew my hair around my face I could smell the salt and the sea. It was home here. I thought back to everything that I had done with my mother in my entire life.

Swimming, hiking, skiing, skateboarding, museums, gardens, aquariums, and more. She had wanted to show me the world. Our world, as she always put it. She always said that the best way to find home was to follow your heart. I felt tears trickle down my cheeks. I let myself cry. She wouldn't have wanted me sad, but she wouldn't have wanted me to hide either.

I'm sorry mommy.

I didnt mean to forget.

I didn't mean to leave you here all alone.

I love you mommy.

I pulled my knees to my chest as I felt every hurt in my heart from the past months come pouring out of my eyes. I didn't care if anyone saw at that moment. All I cared about was her. The one who loved me more than anyone ever will.

I wanted to let the world know how unfair this was. Neither if us did anything to deserve this. I hated the world for taking her from me. But I hate myself more for hating the world that my mother loved more than anything.

I rubbed my head taking deep breaths. I was getting a headache. The again, I think I deserved it.

"Would your name happen to be Mary Anders?" asked a deep voice from behind me.

I jumped, startled. I turned and looked up at the man who had come up to me unexpectedly. He was very tall. Probably almost seven feet tall. And muscular, although he was entirely covered in a gray tracksuit. Overall, he looked intimidating.

I swallowed, remembering his question. "Yes sir, that's me..." I replied shakily.

The man smiled fondly and I was no longer afraid. Tears welled up in his eyes as he looked at me.

"I knew your mother when we were teenagers," he said. His voice was oddly soothing.

"Did you go to the same high school?" I asked. My mom never really talked about her younger days. I never really asked.

"I-uh, no," he said. He looked thoughtful for a second before pulling the hood off of his head.

Beneath was a face mostly made up of metal and it glistened in the bright California sun. I screamed and jumped back, completely startled.

"WHO ARE YOU!?!"

The man looked a bit surprised at my outburst. The he just chuckled. I backed away slowly.

"I'm Cyborg, I was a member of the Teen Titans, like your mother."

"The what!?!"

"Teen Titans," he replied calmly.

"What is that!?!"

"It's-wait, you don't know?"

"Know what!?!"

"About heroes, about Starfire, about Tamaran?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I gotta make a call."

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A/n
Sorry this took so long. I took on an extra workload this week.
I will be doing a part two to my last oneshot and it should be up soon.
And I was thinking of doing a story about Damian and his daughter. Idk, would that be too much? Tell me in the comments. Ciao.