Red Rain [Jason Todd]

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I stretch when I start to stir, opening my eyes to an empty bed. Surprisingly, I'm not mad that Jason isn't still laying beside me; I kinda figured this was gonna happen. I yawn a little and stretch some more while rolling over to find a bouquet of beautiful lilacs resting on the nightstand beside me.

It makes a smile cross my lips as sunshine engulfs my room, urging me to get up. I take a deep breath before doing that though, fighting through my laziness to go pee and do my usual.

When I get out the shower, I get dressed and go down to the kitchen. I start making breakfast, Alfred insisting on helping me when he walked in.

Tim and Damian go in and out the kitchen while Bruce makes his morning coffee, all of breakfast almost ready.

When plates are being made is when Dick finally joins the party, everyone greeting him with a happy "good morning", except the brooding Damian. He looks tired, like it was a struggle to get up this morning.

"You okay, Bluebird?" I ask, setting Damian's plate in front of him on the island counter. Alfred then places his cup of tea next to the plate and he takes both before leaving the kitchen.

"Yeah, long night." He says in a big yawn and Tim waves his hand.

"Close your mouth, Dick, jeez."

Dick smiles and brings his arm around Tim's neck in a side-headlock, breathing into his face while Tim struggles to push away and pretends to suffocate.

Dick and I laugh lightheartedly while Bruce and Alfred smile, Tim breathing deeply.

Dick pats Tim's shoulder before making his way beside me in front of the plates and glasses, "You'll know when you become a man, little Timmy."

Alfred gives Bruce and Tim their plates and Tim mumbles to himself as he starts filling his cup with milk. I look over at him as he reaches for an empty glass, arching an eyebrow while talking quietly to where only he can hear, "Long night, eh?"

"Mhm." He smirks, wiggling his eyebrows before moving to the orange juice and pouring some of that into the glass.

Alfred dismisses himself and leaves with Bruce and Tim, announcing they'll be in the dining room. I start to make my own plate while asking, "How was your date last night? I assume it went well."

"Yeah, surprisingly." He answers with a short nod, grabbing a biscuit from behind me and taking a huge bite from it. I mentally roll my eyes with a smirk, men.

"Why say surprisingly?" I ask curiously.

"You know how Kori was acting odd yesterday?" He asks with a semi-full mouth.

"Oh yeah," I grab my plate and move to the island counter, "Jason was here last night after you two left. He said it was because of a case that was stressing them out."

"Really?" He says, raising his eyebrow.

"What?" I ask, looking up at him.

He meets my eyes as well and shrugs, "Kori refused to answer that question, why she was being weird."

"Huh. Why couldn't they just tell us it was a case they were working on?" I ask and he shrugs, picking up his plate and moving towards the door, gesturing for me to follow him.

"Maybe it was top secret?" He suggests and I sigh and shrug, not believing that was the answer but deciding to let it go.

Later in the early evening, I call Izzy and tell her what happened to me and why I was in Wayne Manor because she was one of the last people to know.