The Devil's Daughter (Damirae)

My name is Damian Wayne. Son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul. I am fourteen years old, and I have done the strangest things in the past. Yet nothing as ridiculous as this.

I'm writing a journal.

There is no possible way I would do this unless told to. It seems beyond pointless to me. But Starfire insisted that this was a good idea. That it would help get us out of our "mourning period" over Tera's death.

I am not mourning. Tera betrayed us. While I try not to kill, it's hard to feel bad for someone who would have gladly watched you die and done nothing. It's even harder when they would have done the same for people who you care about. Starfire is an exemplary leader, and to be forthright, she is a better mother figure then Talia Al Ghul.

Not that I would ever tell her that.

Grayson, despite my rancor towards him, is a great man. I have more respect for him than he'll ever know. He makes bad decisions sometimes, but he's caring and trusting, (maybe a little too trusting), he even cares about me- which is saying something. His reaction to learning of my existence was mumbling about my father lecturing him on using protection. But when you spend any amount of time with Grayson, he's basically willing to die for you. And though I will never admit this to him, he's not a bad fighter. I mean, he's not as skilled as I am and only has an advantage in a fight because of his size and strength. But he's still good at what he does. And again, I'll never say this to his face, but I do care about him.

Even Logan and Reyes, despite both irritating me to no end, even they have value to me. Reyes is the only member of our team who has a family and he copes with not seeing them. He chooses to spend much of his time helping people at a soup kitchen. Personally I prefer to help people who are being mugged in the streets, but to each their own.

Logan was mourning for Tera more than anyone else. He was a funny person and was generally more caring than I am, although he bothers everyone else crazy. And according to Reyes, he had "a thing for her" which probably means he had a romantic attraction to her. I could see how that would become a problem when she died. Still, I  don't see why he doesn't feel more betrayed than the rest of us.

This is why I don't do romance.

And then there was Raven- easily the one I care about the most. She and I understand each other. At least more than the rest. She and I both really never had a childhood and have trouble getting close to people. She is someone I'm comfortable talking to. Which is not common for me. I have enjoyed many conversations with her- even when we disagree. Especially then. Most people can't disagree with me without it turning into a full on argument. Or even a physical fight in some cases. But with her, things are different; debates don't become fights; anger doesn't become animus: and in many of the talks we have we are respectful to one another.

There is another thing about her that is strange. When I am around Raven, I get a strange warm feeling inside. I don't entirely know what it is, but it feels good.

Anyway my point is that all of them would be dead if Terra Markov had her way. She would have gladly killed them all... oh and me too. She would have killed me too. It's hard to mourn for someone who wanted you and the people you care about dead. I am going to respect Logan though. Even though he isn't a genius, he has made  a pretty compelling metaphor about heroes and diamonds. One that was even poignant to me.

Just goes to show that even a broken clock is correct twice a day.

I meant I was going to be respectful to his face.

{hey guys this is the author. I am going to use these symbols {} when I speak to you. This chapter, I just realized sounds a bit random and all-over-the-place. Don't worry This is just to establish characters and the setup. The next chapter will be a bit more narrative. Sorry if this was boring to read}