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23. To everyone here you are a Ghost

Mykie's P.O.V

"It was one thing to have the Damian look alike in the cave while we tried to help him get his memories back. But having him walking around the manor is like seeing a ghost. It's already ripping my heart out of my chest and it hasn't even been 24 hours. It feels like it did back in high school right before we learned about this stupid fucking bond. I still feel the pull every single time I am near him, the need to be close to him; and I can't give in no matter how much I want to. On top of all my feelings I have to see how it's affecting my little girl. She doesn't understand why the man that looks like her daddy isn't her daddy, not yet. She's too young to understand what is going on. And it breaks my heart." I rant to Jay keeping my head down allowing my hair to cover my face. 

"It's okay kid. You feel what you need to. No one blames you for hurting. You married the guy and had his kid. We understand what you're going through." Jay reassures me and he stands up. "Come on. Lets go home." He calmly insists holding out his hand for me. I stand up from the gargoyle and take his hand. As I step down I begin to get woozy and start falling into Jay. He grabs onto my sides to keep me from falling off the building. That's when he notices what's wrong. 

"Oh no you don't. You're not passing out on me. Hold onto me." He tells me soothingly as he picks me up. He pulls out his grappling gun and shoots it at the shorter building zipping us over to it before racing down the fire escapes. Once he gets us both on his bike he speeds off towards the manor. "Bruce! Someone! Meet me in the cave. We need help." Jason bellows through the comms link. 

Before I know it we get to the Batcave. Jason jumps off the bike and picks me up rushing me over to the infirmary. Everyone comes rushing in as I pull my jacket off. "You're hurt?" Dick questions me confused. "No Dickie. I normally spurt blood from my ribs." I say sarcastically rolling my eyes. "What the hell happened? How did I not notice this when we talking?" Jay quizzes me dumbfounded. "I got into a fight with a couple of thugs trying to hurt a young child. One of them had a knife and stabbed me while I was fighting his buddy." I explained with a shrug. 

"What would you have done if he angled it differently. It would have punctured your lungs or your heart. How could you be so reckless Mykie?! You're not a teenage anymore, you're a grown ass woman with a child. You could have made Amira an orphan." Bruce lectured me. I hiss from how rough Alfred's being with my stitches turning to glare at Bruce in the process. "I know I was being stupid B but I needed to let out some pent up anger and they were hurting a child. I had to step in. And besides you can't give me shit. As you said I'm a grown ass woman, and you're part of the reason I'm in this frame of mind. Maybe you should have thought about oh I don't know maybe talking to us before you decided to let the ghost out." I snap at him anger bubbling up causing my body to physically heat up. 

Tim and Jay rush over to me. "Mykie, honey. Breath... In. Now out. And again." Tim coaches me helping me calm down. After breathing slowly once more I'm finally starting to literally cool down. 

Damian's P.O.V

I'm standing in the corner observing the room. When Todd called out through the speakers that he wanted us all in the cave needing help everyone started to worry. When Todd got back to the cave he is helping Mykayla into the infirmary. He helps her remove her leather jacket so Pennyworth can start stitching her up. Seeing where her injury is makes me think about how I got a stabbing pain in my ribs right after Todd ran out. 

Father stands at the foot of the bed tearing into her verbally giving her shit for being so reckless. That's when she explodes at father. "I know I was being stupid B but I needed to let out some pent up anger and they were hurting a child. I had to step in. And besides you can't give me shit. As you said I'm a grown ass woman, and you're part of the reason I'm in this frame of mind. Maybe you should have thought about oh I don't know maybe talking to us before you decided to let the ghost out." She roars in anger. I step closer watching her every move that's when I notice her eyes change.