Look What You Made Me Do

So In Style It's Crazy

((A/N: Batman has some questions to ask Flash. The Batbros take Marinette and Chloe on a mini tour. Finally lol, I know I've been mentioning it for a while.))

Batman was not happy. The more he learned about the Paris situation the more unhappy he got. Dinner had been as enlightening as it was troubling.How was it no one had ever heard of what was going on. Was the Miraculous Cure he had heard about really be that powerful? And if it was, should that power really be wielded by children? How was it that Ladybug got her powers? From what little he found it looked like Ladybug was just a teenager. But this Hawkmoth business had been going on for years? They had just been children! He wanted answers. The people of Paris were being emotionally terrorized.

He was glad that Dick was handling their guests, it allowed him to excuse himself after dinner to take care of the reports. He had done a quick sweep of Gotham with Black Bat and Spoiler to help him. The more he thought about the day to day life of Marinette and Chloe the more determined he was to get to the bottom of this. He was hoping to be able to meet with Ladybug again, maybe even meet with her and her team so they could start forming a plan. A part of him wanted to step in and handle this, but he remembered how Alfred had put his foot down. Batman didn't really like it but Alfred had a point. He fully expected the Justice League to follow his no meta rule for Gotham, so he had to respect Ladybug's wishes for him or anyone else to not just step in. Though there was one thing he could do, and that was find Flash and find out what happened when Ladybug contacted the Justice League.

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Wonder Woman's eyes widened when she looked up and saw Batman step out of the zeta tube. "Batman what are you doing here?" she asked. She knew he wasn't scheduled for Watch Tower duty at all this week. "Is everything okay?" Something might be seriously wrong. There were so many possibilities that it was impossible to guess, it would be better to just wait.

"Everything is fine. Is Flash here?" he asked. His tone was calm but honestly anything could be going on under that cowl.

"He just went to get a soda." she answered. "Why?"

"I need to ask him a few questions." Wonder Woman knew she probably wasn't going to get a more detailed answer than that, but she was kind of used to it.

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Marnette had been enjoying the tour of the Manor. Well Dick had told her it was just the rooms they liked best.

"You would probably need a few days at least to do every room." Dick had explained "So we'll just do the highlights."

Marinette found that she was really enjoying herself. At first the thought of going to stay at Wayne Manor had made her nervous, and seeing the huge old place as they drove up had not helped her anxiety. She had read a lot about the Waynes, they were practically the royal family of Gotham! They had done so much for Gotham over the years, especially Mr. Wayne! It was clear he really cared about Gotham. And as the heroine of Paris Marinette understood that kind of love, where you wanted to do everything you could for your city. It would have been so easy for him to pack up and go somewhere else, but he hadn't. Wayne Manor may be an ancient house but the family made it feel lived in. Being around Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian was so much fun. They were all very different but they worked well as a family unit. Cass and Stephanie had excused themselves shortly after dinner, while Mr. Wayne had said he had work to do but would see them at breakfast the next day.

She was excited to see which room each of the Wayne boys considered their favorite. Dick was clearly a show man and couldn't wait to show off.

"Tadah!" he exclaimed

"This....is the foyer." CHloe said in a deadpan tone. "It's just the front entrance!"

"Hey the foyer holds a lot of memories for me." Dick pouted. "I played here a lot when I was a kid!"

"Bruce swears that after Dick came to the Manor Alfred started moving vases he secretly hated out here." Tim confided.

"There are no rules for having a favorite room." Marinette said sympathetically which ended up with Dick hugging her.

"See?! Mari gets me!" Dick said dramatically.

"Yeah this room is great." Jason commented. "You'd never be able to guess that the chandelier had to be replaced."

"Twice." Damian added.

"Betrayal!" Dick cried after a gasp that Marinette was sure would have left a normal person gasping for air.

"Um.....how did you cause the chandelier to need replacing twice?" Marinette asked.

"Well when I first came here when I was nine I wanted to see if I could do a series of hand springs, jump on the chandelier and use it to swing to the other side. It....could not hold my weight."

"And the second time?" Chloe asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I thought it would be sturdier." Dick whined

"How old were you the second time?" Marinette asked.

"What does that matter?" Dick asked with a pout.

"It was four years ago." Jason answered.

"Jason!" Dick shrieked as everyone laughed.

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Damian has stayed behind a little. It was easier to let his older brothers sort of take charge. He knew that he wasn't the best at getting along with others. But the two girls seemed to be having fun. They laughed at Richard's stories of failed acrobatics. Todd's favorite room was the library, you wouldn't tell by looking at him but Todd loved to read. Richard delighted in telling Miss Dupain-Cheng and Miss Bourgeois about what a bookworm Todd had been in school.

Drake said his favorite room was the study. Damian could see his reasoning even though Todd teased him about being a nerd. There was a rather large desk with a very comfortable chair, it was near a large window so if you were so inclined you could look out the window and enjoy the natural light it let in. There was also a large fireplace with a sofa big enough for two. Damian knew very well that it was a perfect spot to stretch out with one's sketchbook.

Everyone was having fun and Damian was starting to feel a little self conscious about his idea, already he was starting to make up an excuse to get out of this. Perhaps like Father he could claim he had reports to take care of?

"This is Damian's favorite room!" Dick exclaimed as they stepped into the music room. Damian's eyes narrowed. Curses! He had forgotten how well Richard knew him, he probably knew he had been planning to try and get out of his turn.

The music room was indeed one of Damian's favorite rooms. Music had once just been another accomplishment pushed onto him by Mother, with Richard's help it became a way to express himself. He started out with picking the songs he wanted to play instead of the ones Mother would pick for him. Then he expanded the collection of instruments, he learned to play the instruments that he wanted, ones Mother would never have approved.

"Do you know how to play all these instruments?" Miss Dupain-Cheng asked him wide eyed. Damian felt that curious flutter in his stomach again, like when he first saw her dressed as Wonder Woman.

"Yes." he answered. "I already knew how to play several instruments but music was just another task. My Mother was....well she wanted what she believed was best for me." It was the easiest way to explain the truth without lying. For some reason he didn't wish to lie to this blue eyed girl."But with the encouragement of those around me I started to learn things for my own enjoyment." He felt a little exposed but did not regret anything.

((A/N: Next chapter will have some big bro Jason and lil sis Marinette bonding.))