Mask off

new beginning

(I just realized Facade got 1k views! Thank you guys so much! It truely means so much to me to see my first stories do good. I never expected it to do this well, but thank you!)

Nolan walked to the front door, and was greeted by a small mail box. Nolan immediately knew what this was. It was I.D's for there new lives. They all got one, except for Kamilah. SHe could use her old one, since her sister knew she was here. They all had slight changes to them, so they would go under Batman's radar. Damian used his grandmothers last name, Patel. Damian also used his full name, Hafid Damyanah. His mother named him that at the league, but most people called him Damian or ibn al Xuffasch meaning son of the bat. Damian didn't mind the names, but he preferred Damian, mainly because it made him annoyed when people would say his name wrong. Nolan used his fathers last name, Vorah. Sam used a random last name, Uroso. Evelyn used her fathers last name, Hermonsillia. Kamilah's I.D had her actual last name on it, Abdallah.

They also got fake I.D's, for all of the illegal things they do. It said they were 18, which is the legal drinking age. They all had the same first names but random last names. Nolan looked over all of the I.D's, wondering if they would actually work. Nolan wanted to go to high school again, but was nervous it wouldn't work, or it would get caught. No matter how many protection spells they had over them, there was still a chance that Batman could find them. He brushed away his thoughts and instead he texted everyone telling them that there I.D's were here. They all came rushing from there rooms to look at the fake I.D's. "Wow, it looks so real!" Evelyn said gripping hers.

Damian smiled at his. Its Said "Hafid Damyanah ", his full name. He loved the name Damian, but it was good to be able to use his actual name for one. He was taken out of his thoughts when Nolan spoke up. "Hey guys, I've been meaning to ask you guys something" Nolan said, sitting down on the couch. Damian followed suit, sitting down next to him. The rest of them all sat down, finding a vacant spot to sit. "Now that we have the legal process done, I wanted to ask if you guys wanted to go to school." Nobody answered immediately. Damian spoke up, "Well, if we want jobs in the future, we will need them." Everyone silently nodded at this.

"There is a highschool a couple blocks away from us, we can see if we can sign up there" Sam said, pulling out his laptop. "I'd love to go back to school" Evelyn said, happily shaking her hands. Kamilah just hummed in agreement. Damian was excited to go back to school, but also nervous. Some of the people in Gotham High were jerks. They were racist, sexist, and homophobic. It really wasn't a great place.

"Hey Birdie, will you be getting a job?" Evelyn asked Damian. Damian hadn't really thought about getting a job, but it would be good to get some money. "Yea, I think I will try and find one." Kamilah perked up at this, a small smile gracing her lips. "There is a spot open at the skate place I work at, Why don't you try and work there?" Damian thought about this for a little, a skate shop would be a good place. He knew lots about skateboards, so why wouldn't he work there. Damian nodded, "yea, ill work there." Kamiliah smiled. "Ill talk to my boss about it."

Sam was typing on his computer, looking at the school website. "They have online appliciations, want me to try?" They all simply nodded, handing over there fake i.ds. Sam typed on his computer, switching from looking at the I.D's to the laptop. "Okay, we put in an application, and now we just wait." They all fall off of the subject, small talking with each other. Nolan asked, "Hey Sam, tell us a little bit about the school?" Sam nodded, scroll through his computer.

"The school has a great courses, good sports teams, and you have to wear a uniform" Sam said. Damian groaned "It's Gotham high all over again." They all just laughed at there friends antics, before settling back into silence. Damian opened up his twitter, laughing at some of the funny post. He only logged into his private account, not his main one. He slowly looked at his phone wondering if he should do it. He knows the username and password, so he slowly types it in. He doesn't hit log in immediately. After a minute of deciding, he logs in.

He is hit with waves of notifications, some from months ago and some from seconds before. He slowly looks through his feed. It is mainly famous people he had to follow, but he didn't mind. After a minute of scrolling, a photo of him and Dick show up. There isn't a caption, just the photo. The photo is of Damian and Dick when they went out on a walk in the back of the manor. Dick is smiling happily at the camera, while Damian has his head turned, looking at something in the distance. It was a happy memory, one that made Damian smile.

Damian quickly put the phone away, not wanting to have a battle in his head about going back. He silently looked at his friends. For a minute, he felt peaceful, like he was meant to be here. He was going to be okay, maybe not right away, but eventually. He reached down and put a hand on Kamilah's thigh. The warmth of her leg seemed to spread through Damians body, warming him up. Kamilah looked up at Damian, starring at him with those gorgeous dark eyes. She leaned over an kissed him. When she pulled back from the kissed, Damian smiled. The smile finally seemed to meet him eyes. After 2 months of being alive, he seemed to come to life. HE finally smiled and laughed and cried. He finally seemed to feel something.

Kamilah smiled back at him feeling a sense of deja vu. Kamilah looked over to everyone else in the room. She looked back at her phone. "Hey guys, Nicolas just turned 2 so my sister was wondering if you guys wanted to come and visit them." Damian paused at this. Going to visit them would mean going back to Gotham. He missed Nicolas though. Nicolas was Kamilah's sister's, May's, son. The father had passed away while she was pregnant, so Damian would sometimes come over and help her. Damian adored Nicolas, he was a sweet little boy. Damian swallowed his fear, and nodded at Kamilah. "Yeah, we would love to go." Kamilah smiled, '