Tim sighed heavily as he rested his hand under his chin. Paperwork in hand, he glanced over at the other members in the room. Dick was listening in his own "Grayson" way, Barbra was already logging it into her portable mini laptop and Damian was petting his new cat Alfred, for once not arguing with his father over earlier missions. Bruce was standing at the computer, some detailed explanation of a Bank Robbery of a cold case file. Tim wasn't really interested on that case at the moment. He had other problems to deal with already, mainly that being the Teen Titans. Tim so dearly wanted to talk over with, with Bruce's potential insight.

Bruce: "That is all for the briefing for today."

Dick stood up and stretched and made his way up to the elevator, Barbra not far behind. Tim cleared his throat, trying to get Bruce's attention while he made his way to the Super Computer. Damian stayed, not wanting to disturb his purring friend.

Tim: "Bruce, may I have a word with you about my team."
Bruce sat down, dismissing Tim's request with a …
Bruce: "Not right now, I have to log in the new Data and ….."

Tim turned around; not bothering to listen to the rest of the non-sense Bruce was spuming at the moment. Tim stopped from cringing when he heard the Demon Spawn's snark.

Damian: "What's the matter Drake? No longer the right hand man?"

Tim rolled his eyes, deciding not to push the brat's buttons at the moment. He glanced at the boy, a small smile formed as he walked away.

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Robin landed not too far behind Red Robin. Both looked dusty and ready to call it a night. Red Robin pulled a small box out of his utility belt and tossed it to the younger boy. Robin caught it with ease, but a small curious look came a crossed his face.

Robin: "What is it?"
Red Robin: "I saw it while shopping and it reminded me of you."
Robin: "What materialistic item reminds you of me I wonder?"

Robin was a little hesitant, but once the box was opened, it reviled a white cat with a pink bow on its head key-chain. Red Robin left, leaving Robin in his own silent thoughts. He wasn't sure if the boy was insulted or not, he didn't want to stay behind and find out.

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Damian kicked his feet back and forth, the cat Alfred in his lap, Titus just below his feet and an occasional "Moo" echoed in the cave. He kept glancing at the key chain in hand, wondering why Drake had thought of him while buying it. The white and pink thing was growing on him.
Nightwing popped up, almost catching Damian off guard. The boy growled at Grayson, before hiding the item in his hand.

Nightwing: "Eh, what do we have here, Little D?"
Damian: "Nothing."
Nightwing: " Wow, real childish there."

After a short pause, Damian showed the key-chain to Nightwing.

Damian: "Drake bought it for me. What is it?"
Nighwing: "It's "Hello Kitty" and wait, Tim bought it for you? Why?"
Damian: "He said he saw it and it reminded him of me."

Nightwing took off his mask and smiled. The thought of Hello Kitty + Damian = CUTE!

Dick: "Maybe, because you are… cute?" He was about to call the thing girly, but kept that to himself.
Damian: "Cute…am I cute?"

Dick sighed, he really didn't want to get into a conversation with his younger brother about looks, not while he was this young anyways.

Dick: "In a special "little brother" ways, yeah…"
Damian dangled the keychain above his eyesight.
Damian: "Hello Kitty….hm…."

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Alfred folded the clothing, a normal routine in his day. Something new caught his eye, where normally there would only be dark clothing, something bright and pink shot out in Master Damian's clothing. For a moment Alfred thought it might have belonged to Master Richard, but the size of the shirt was for a child. He glanced at the offending item. The pink Hello Kitty shirt smiled right back at him. Alfred smiled, deciding it was a good thing for the boy to have a hobby other than hunting criminals turning the night.

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Red Hood leaned on a tree, glancing up into the branches.

Red Hood: "I know you both are up there, which is rather surprising to see the two of you get along."
Red Robin and Robin jumped down below, landing in silence. Both boy's stood up, glancing around the area. Red Robin sighed in relief, seeing their targets were just tied up and not shot up.

Red Robin: "Thanks for the help."
Robin: "Not like we needed it or anything."

Red Hood was about to snap back, but stopped and giggled. That right there caught everyone off guard.

Red Hood: "Is that a Hello Kitty Band-Aid on your face?"

Robin narrowed his eyes and Red Robin turned away to hide his growing smile.

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Damian: "Father?"
Bruce: "Yes Damian?"

Bruce sat at his computer in the library. Typing away on a current Wayne-Tech product.

Damian: "Can I use your credit card?"
Bruce: "What for?"

Bruce turned and looked at his son, who was looking rather embarrassed. Bruce smiled, happy to have his son acting so freely like he was.

Damian: "I want to buy something…"
Bruce: "Is this something Hello Kitty related?"

Bruce smiled, watching as his son nodded. Bruce turned and pulled out his wallet.

Bruce: "I see no harm in it. I was in to Zorro when I was eight…"

Bruce handed the card over to Damian, he watched as the boy's eyes lit up and that rare smile of his broke the surface.

Damian: "Thank you, Father!"

Damian ran off, leaving Bruce to smile at the boy's current obsession.

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Tim played with a newly purchased Hello Kitty Punk Style toy. Dick peered over his shoulder, looking on with interest.

Dick: "You know, I was wondering why you bought that for Damian."
Tim: "Because Damian likes cats and other animals."
Dick: "Is that all?"

Dick eyed Tim, wondering that it couldn't be that simple, after all, IT WAS TIM. Dick knew him, or at least he thought he knew him. Tim smiled, all innocent like.

Tim: "Yes, that is all."
Dick: "Ok….Whatever you say Baby Bird."

Dick left, accepting Tim's answer for now. Tim smiled wickedly; a small dark chuckle escaped his lips.

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Alfred opened the door, a UPS man with a very expensive look package in hand.

Alfred: "Master Damian, a package has arrived for you."

Alfred watched in amusement as Damian jumped down from the second story and landing with ease. He quickly made his way to Alfred. He took the box like a child on Christmas before quickly running back upstairs with his prize.

Damian: "Thank you Pennyworth!"

Alfred raised an eye brow, before looking down at the invoice.

Alfred: "An Item from Japan."

As he read on, Alfred's jaw went slack, seeing the price of the item at the end of the invoice.

Bruce rubbed his growing migraine. Damian sat in silence.

Bruce: "Damian…When you asked for my credit card, I thought you were going to get and item…on the less costly side…"

Bruce folded his hands together, taking a deep breath in the process. His son looked rather down by the situation.

Bruce: "Not a 15 million Yen Diamond Hello Kitty Doll."

Damian frowned, he felt like he did something wrong.

Damian: "Do I have to give it back."

Bruce's breath caught in a hitch between anger and guilt himself. Damian was pulling off a kicked puppy dog look. He let that breath go and smiled.

Bruce: "No, you don't have to give it back. Dick, Jason and Tim have all done something similar. But next time…"
Damian: "I'll tell you the price!"

Damian got up and left, grabbing a ball to go play fetch with Titus.

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Tim smiled as he drank his hot coco. His eyes never leaving the book he was currently reading, even when Bruce walked in and sat down with a very disgruntled frown.

Bruce: "What did I do to tick you off?"

Dick, who was half way in the fridge, leaned back with a bowl of cereal and milk in hand. A smile snaked a crossed his face. This was going to be good.

Tim: "Whatever do you mean, Bruce?"

Bruce studied Tim for a moment, before it clicked.

Bruce: "It's because I wouldn't listen to you about your team right?"

Tim placed his cup down, his eyes never leaving his book.

Tim: "Perhaps?"

Bruce frowned, little worried about his third son and his extremely scary mind. Tim finally glanced up with a smile that would have normally sent chills up and down a person's spine. But Bruce wasn't a normal person, he was the Batman.

Tim: "Do it again and next time I will introduce him to the world of My Little Pony."