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Full circle (Tim/Damian brothers)

"Give it back here, demon spawn!"

Jason took a deep breath, closing his eyes for just a moment as he sat at the kitchen table. All he wanted was a little peace and quiet while he drank his coffee. Was that too much to ask?

"Come and get it. You can't catch me."

Apparently it was.

Jason opened his eyes and sighed again, turning to look at his two youngest brothers arguing over who knows what. "Both of you stop and come eat your breakfast."

Tim glanced over, but his eyes were immediately back on Damian when the younger boy straightened himself and looked at Jason, glaring slightly at his elder.

Tim took the opportunity to rush at him, grabbing whatever it was he had taken and pushing Damian to the ground in the process. "Ha! Got it."

He stuck his tongue out at Damian as he held the item high in the air. Parading it around in triumph over Damian's head. "Guess I did catch you."

"What's going on in here?" Dick walked in, still looking half asleep with his hair sticking up everywhere as he rubbed his face and headed towards the coffee maker.

Tim was about to answer when he heard a sniffle and looked down, seeing a grin on Damian's face before the youngest stood back up and ran over to Dick, grabbing onto him.

"Timmy pushed me down." He pouted his bottom lip out and whined softly up at Dick who in turn immediately picked him up and looked at Tim. "Tim? Did you push your brother?"

Tim gawked at them both, still just standing there with his arm stretched out above the place Damian had been just seconds before. "What? He's just being dramatic. I was just trying to get my toy back."

Jason sighed heavily and got up, placing his mug in the sink before looking between Dick and Tim. "Okay, that's enough. Tim, you pushed him down. Bottom line. You need to say sorry."

Tim looked at Jason, glaring at him as Dick cuddled Damian and soothed him. "What? Seriously? He provoked me! He made me-"

Jason put his hands on his hips. "Made you what, Tim? Made you physically hurt him? He's five, Tim and you're twelve. Say you're sorry."

Tim grit his teeth and clenched his fists, but finally looked at Damian and took a deep breath before mumbling out an apology. "Sorry."

Damian sniffled and nodded, laying his head on Dick's shoulder. "I forgive you." Dick smiled and kissed Damian's head then looked at Tim. "Thank you, Tim."

Tim just sighed, but nodded as Jason walked over and ruffled his hair. "Come on Timbo, you did the same exact thing to me so many times. He's just a kid. Try to cut him some slack."

Tim looked up at Jason, remembering all the times he would run to Dick and tell on Jason. It made him grin and he nodded. "Yeah. Okay, Jay."

Jason smiled then looked up at Dick, winking before he walked out of the room. Tim watched him then looked back at Dick.

He figured he'd still get a lecture or something, but when Damian giggled and reached for Tim, both he and Dick were taken back.

Dick set Damian down and watched him go to Tim, hugging himself to Tim's side as he smiled up at him. "Love you, Timmy."

Tim couldn't help but smile. Completely forgetting how mad he just was at his baby brother. "I love you too, Dami." He wrapped his arm around him, pulling him a little closer.

Damian giggled again. "Wanna play?" Tim laughed a little and nodded. "Yeah. Sure." He looked at the toy still in his hand and sighed a little before offering it to Damian.

Dick just smiled happily at them, leaning against the counter as he sipped his coffee. "Brothers." He chuckled to himself, remembering exactly how Tim felt when Jason did that same to him with Bruce

Sometimes things really do go full circle.