Friend or Foe?

Chapter 15

So, I decided to start using last names when in Damian's Pov, because it's his thoughts and perspective, so if he sees someone as a certain name, then I figured I should use that name when using his Pov. Also, in case it's confusing at all, the perspective/Pov is constantly changing. I pretty much just use the Pov of whatever character I think would have the most interesting perspective in that paragraph. Sometime the Pov is more third person rather than a certain character's perspective, so if you can't tell which character, it's probably third person.

Warnings: Injuries (Stab wound on the shoulder, Self-Harm cuts, various bruises, and more), Scars, Panic Attack, Self-Hatred, Depression, Implied/Referenced Animal Abuse, Suicidal Thoughts (very briefly, but it's still there).

amian begins to feel himself slipping, to where he's not sure, but he knows that he has to focus on the mission to keep himself present. Once in the bathroom he locks the door, and then he opens his backpack and pulls out a first-aid kit. He cleans off most of the blood on his arm with water from the sink. He also washes his face down. He then scrubs his arm down with rubbing alcohol before bandaging it up. His shoulder would be more complicated, he'd probably have to wait until he was home for that bit.

It suddenly occurs to him that his uniform is soaked in blood from his shoulder. Shit. He has an extra uniform, but it's back at home. Damn, maybe he should start bringing it to school. He could always keep it in his locker. It's fine... he'll just have to text Pennyworth that he wants to walk home today. He wouldn't want to come get you anyways. He left his phone in the detention bin. You can't do anything right.

Damian takes in a deep breath. He removes his school's suit jacket and button up. He cleans up the blood as best he can before placing a bandage over the cut. It wouldn't do much, but it's enough to get him home so that he can patch it up there. He'll just have to stay away from his family in the meantime. If any of them saw him right now, they'd know something happened. They probably think it was some Gotham Villian; in reality it was a foolish school bully.

Maybe he could find a hoodie in the boy's locker room... just enough to cover him so that he wasn't visibly hurt. He could find a way to explain the split lip on the off chance he did run into someone, but he couldn't explain the blood all over his uniform. He also couldn't let anyone get close enough to smell him. Even if he finds a sufficient hoodie, it wouldn't cover the metallic smell from the blood. He's always been distant, so all he's got to do is get home, stay far enough away until he gets the chance to patch himself up and change.

So he does just that. He sneaks into the boys locker room and easily cracks into various lockers until he finds a hoodie that fits his size, as well as it not smelling horrendous. He then heads to the detention room, stalking near the door and listening in to make sure Mr. Tanner isn't there and that Travis was either still unconscious or gone.

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Tim leans against his car, waiting for Damian to appear from around the corner. Detention ended about 5 minutes ago, but there's still no sign of the little gremlin. Tim sighs, he pulls out his phone and goes to his contacts. He then clicks on Damian's number and presses the message button. He types in, "Alfred is busy, so I decided to come pick you up for him. I'm parked in the same parking lot he parks in.", he sends it.

After another 5 minutes, Damian is still not out and there's no reply to his messages. What the fuck is taking him so long? Tim decides to call him this time. It dials for a while before going to voicemail. Tim sighs, he messages Damian, "Where are you?"

After another 10 minutes, Tim is genuinely starting to worry that something might have happened, but Alfred had told him that Damian occasionally comes out of detention late. Damian often uses the excuse that they held him longer because of his attitude, and because phones weren't allowed in detention, Damian wouldn't be able to contact him. Damian would likely kill him if he just randomly showed up demanding answers, so Tim takes a deep breath and begins to distract himself with some trivial game on his phone.