Reaper: One-shot for LuvPeaceCandy. She gave me free-bound for a one-shot so I made this story based on the song from FMA. I believe, STRONGLY BELIEVE, that the language is Romany (Romani?), but if it isn't, oosp. It's hard finding a translator or anything Romany. Why couldn't he be Romanian or something? Seriously?
Me djinaua jeg rat gai wam (I remember one night where we met)
Me djinaua jeg rat gai wam (I remember one night where we met)
'Kelas' by Tayo Awosusi
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Batman found Robin sitting on the roof of the Wayne mansion, knees to chest and staring at the sky with his masked eyes. They got just gotten back from patrolling and when Robin had just slipped away, Batman knew he'd be on the roof.
Batman walked over, plopping down behind Robin. He pulled his against his chest, his bent knees acting as a border for the child as he wrapped his small protégé up in his cape. Robin blinked and turned his head, Batman not needing to see his eyes to know the boy was confused.
"It's getting colder these nights," Batman coughed, his cowl hiding his dusted pink cheeks. Robin smiled and moved a hand up, slipping off his domino mask. His blue eyes sparkled in the moonlight and he snuggled against his father's chest.
"Do you remember when we first met?" Dick asked, seeing as he wasn't wearing his mask anymore. Batman pulled his cowl down and titled his head to the side in mock-ponder, running a hand through his hair.
"Of course, I'd never forget," he spoke with a smile he'd only ever show his partner. Dick smiled.
"Gai wam (where we met)….." Dick hummed softly, a tune burst from his throat. Bruce leaned his chin on his child's head and listened to the Gypsy song, feeling an odd sense of refreshment washing over him as he listened to the elegant yet mysterious words sing a story.
"Shawo djine du, diri bacht an goi rat, miri bacht an goi rat (Boy, do you remember, how happy you had been in that night, how happy I had been in that night)…" Bruce spoke and felt Dick pause from his singing, turning to look at Bruce with a wide smile on his face.
"You know, Romany isn't an easy language to learn," Bruce bluntly spoke and Dick let out a soft giggle, smiling.
"Only to those who weren't raised with it," the child spoke smugly and Bruce shook his head.
"So tell me, today, why were you getting a piggy back ride from Superboy?" Bruce asked and Dick could hear Batman's protective tone in his voice. Dick gave a nervous chuckle.
"Well, Kid Flash decided that since I was the, and this is in his words, 'baby of the group' I should be treated like one…so he somehow got me on Supey's back. Yeah, I still don't know how. Well, after a while I…uh…kinda didn't want to get off his back. It was like, so awesome to not have to walk," came Dick's innocent and childish reply. Bruce stared at him for a moment.
Note to self, Bruce thought, kill Kid Flash.