In the end it's too easy.
A part of him feels guilty for doing this to Alfred but a larger part of him is determined. This needs to be done. They deserved better and Jason will be damned before he just sits here in the past and have his head in the sand. Jason has never been one to keep his head in the sand.
The first part of his plan is easy. The Drakes live next door to the Wayne Manor therefor Tim lives next door. He lies to Alfred, which is the hard part of the easy part.
He tells the English butler that he had meet Jack and Janet's son, Tim, at some charity event and he promised to visit the lonely kid (He tells Alfred that the kid is lonely because he's smarter than most his age. He doesn't tell him the truth: Tim is lonely because his parents constantly leave him behind for archaeological trips. Tim deserved better than his parents and better than Bruce. Jason would give him better this time around.) sometime. He tells Alfred that because of the pressure of juggling school and Robin he hasn't had time to visit the kid. Since Bruce had suspended him from Robin duties could he visit the youngest Drake? Alfred agrees after he gives Jason a disappointed look for just now wanting to visit Tim.
Alfred drops him off at the Drake's home and the maid (Mrs. Mac if Jason remembers correctly from the time Tim had told him about his childhood or lack of a happy childhood) lets him in. She's relieved that someone - anyone - has finally came over to spend sometime with Tim. Even if that someone is several years older than Tim.
The look of surprise then confusion on Tim's face when he sees Jason's face makes Jason bite his lip - hard, so hard Jason tates the familiar coppery taste of blood - to keep from laughing. Another thing that keeps, that vanishes the mirth from Jason is how tiny, how pale (paler than his Tim), how skinny this Tim was. The Drakes should pray they never be in the same room that he's in. Because Jason knows this is on Jack and Janet. God he hates them almost as he hates Bruce.
"Hello Tim. I don't know if you remember me but we meet while you were taking photos." Jason gives Tim a warm, real smile so the kid doesn't freak out. Instead of flipping out the kid watches him with blue doe eyes that Jason knows aren't that innocent. No one was innocent in Gotham. Not for long anyway.
"Hey Mrs. Mac can Tim and I have some lemonade?" Jason asks the Drake maid for an excuse to be alone with Tim.
A/N: I own nothing. Can be read on archiveofourown. Title from a Nirvana song.
