Nightwing landed silently atop his apartment rooftop. He smiled when he heard the barely audible thud his brothers made as they landed behind him. Nightwing raised his hand signaling for them to halt. They obeyed his silent command and watched silently as Nightwing crossed the roof to its edge. Nightwing stood and studied the surrounding streets and rooftops of his apartment building .He could see no dangers .He turned and began walking towards his brothers. He gave a thumbs up while he nodded.
His younger siblings opened the apartment building roof access door and walked in. By the time Nightwing entered the first landing the others had changed. They had stuffed their gear in the bags. The bags they had hidden earlier and retrieved before returning .Nightwing tossed Jason his apartment keys "It's on the third floor".
Jason nodded and slung his backpack over his shoulder .It only contained his hood and stuff for the sleep over which he still couldn't believe Grayson had talked him into. Tim followed suit but paused hesitating on whether to leave Grayson who was rummaging through his bag .Nightwing stopped his search when he felt their gaze and smiled," Go I'll .catch up". Tim and Damien nodded and ran to catch up to Jason who waited one landing below.
Once the others were gone he quickly got changed but made sure his weapons where in his bag, he glanced up at the camera which he had set on a loop since he had moved in to the building. Nightwing easily sprinted the three flights of stairs and two hallways later to his front door. The door was ajar which sent warning bells ringing in his head. He opened the door wider wincing at the creek .He quietly walked down the hall way. He sighed in relief when he heard Tim and Damien arguing-not that he approved, he was just glad it wasn't screams of terror.
He casually walked to the end of the hallway and dumped his bag among the other bags at the end of the hall .The room was rectangular shaped with half being the kitchen and the other the lounge area. The flat screen TV was mounted against the wall with the coffee table between it and the couch. There was also a comfy armchair next to the couch. The wall across from the kitchen had large windows that had their curtains closed.
Richard smiled at the sight of Tim and Damian setting up a board game atop the coffee table .They were at least trying to get along just for him, this made him smile even wider .A loud clutter and string of colorful swear words grabbed his attention.
"Jay you alright?" asked Richard as he walked to the counter that was the only real division between the kitchen and lounge. He leaned across the counter in time to notice the open drawer and see Jason picking cutlery off the floor. Why Jason had even opened the drawer wasn't a question he was going to bother trying to figure out. Jason looked up at him and answered "I'm okay".
Richard nodded and grabbed the keys off the counter and locked the front door .He walked back in and grabbed the cordless phone from its holder. Once he was sure the phone had power, he grabbed the stack of takeout menus that were next to the phone base. They were bound with an elastic band. With a skip in his step he walked to the couch and sat by his younger siblings.
Jason dumped the spoons in the sink and walked to the lounge. He frowned at how normal they were all acting, emphasis on the 'acting'. He slumped onto the couch next to Richard. Tim and Damian sat on the other side of the coffee table on the floor. Richard's voice broke his train of thought.
"Okay guys, what you feel like having tonight? "Asked Richard
Jason took the bundle of menus offered to him and began looking at them. He tossed the ones he had looked at onto the free space of the coffee table. Damian put down the monopoly piece he was holding so he could look through the pile of what Jason had already looked through. Damian tilted his head and frowned .After a moment he asked "Grayson. Shouldn't you pick, seeing as how it is your birthday?"
Richard leaned across the coffee table and ruffled Damian's hair. Richard replied "I'm okay with anything and I would rather everyone was happy with what they were eating. "They eventually picked Chinese which they ate while watching a movie off of Netflix. Then they played a few video games before their need for sleep over powered them. Jason crawled onto the couch and muttered "thanks "when Richard covered him with a blanket and put a pillow under his head.
Richard smiled when he looked at Tim and Damian. They had fallen asleep on the floor in front of the TV. The adorable part about it was that they were hugging. Damian was curled against Tim's side. Richard couldn't help himself and took a picture. Then Richard first scooped up Damian and carried him to the bedroom where he tucked Damian into bed. He then fetched Tim and repeated the action.
After Richard changed in the bathroom down the hall he went to the lounge and flopped across an armchair .He eventually fell asleep.