This occurs before my other one-shot "Young Love"
Damian had grown accustom to family dinners, though the thought made him internally groan he did get a fuzzy feeling inside. Like every other forced family interaction, It was pretty lively. Well as much as it could be with Bruce at the head of the oversized table. Damian felt a presence behind him when Alfred placed a warm meal onto his plate, no matter the dish Alfred sure had a knack for cooking. Steph's wheezing caught Damian's attention as he could hear Grayson's god awful attempt humour. With Tim rolling his eye's beside him,( a fact he very much disliked) his eyes landed on an infamous alien. He tried not to stare he really did, but Mar'i was so mesmerising he felt as though he could get lost in her eyes. A sharp jab on his side woke him from his trance, as Jason made a snide comment.
"You gonna stare at your girlfriend all day?" There was a brief pause, until Damian whipped his head around to face Todd.
"what? she's- how?" Shock covered Damian's face as he glanced at Grayson, silently planing his escape rout. He was rarely surprised getting caught off guard could be deadly, especially when it came to his personal life.
"To admit it i didn't notice a first, but after a while it was to obvious." Jason said, his voice filled with a condescending tone.
"But even Father isn't aware!" Damian huffed, trying to prove a point. A smug look covered Jason's face, as he tried not to look to pleased with himself.
You know not all bats are blind." Damian didn't even need to look, to know Jason had a big old smirk on his face. Yet he was looking, well more like glaring. Jason could practically see the smoke coming out his ears.
" I swear to god Todd, if you tell Grayson i'll-" He narrowed his eyes and muttered under his breath, as to not alert any unwanted participates in the convocation.
"Chill out demon brat, my lips are sleazed." Jason uttered, his hand going over his lips like he was zipping them up. Damian let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, Grayson finding out through Todd wouldn't be ideal. Yet again Grayson finding out at all wouldn't be ideal, but he knew they had to tell him eventually. He couldn't prevent the inevitable but he could sure as hell delay it.
"Why?" He questioned, he knew for a fact Todd would love to see him under Grayson's wrath so why not tell him.
"You see i don't care what Dicky does to you, matter of fact think i would enjoy you'r misery. But it's not just you who'd be getting hurt, Mar'i for some unknown reason cares about you. And As much as you annoy the fuck out of me i'm gonna stay quiet for her sake.
"tt"
With that Damian finally put an end to the unwanted conversation and glanced once more at Mar'i. This time with her looking back as a small smile graced her lips. He returned the gesture, resting easy for now...