Lampoon.

Ava led Damian through the hall feeling the cold from the decorated marble flooring soothe her bare feet. Mr. Harrington's house was enormous, it had taken her days to figure out the way to her room but she still got lost most of the time. When she had first seen her mother's new home, the size of the house , or manor as her mother had gleefully stated, had intimidated her and the inside awed her. But now as she walked through the halls amongst the pricey bobbles and gilded furniture, she missed the comfy clutter and warm atmosphere of her aunt Charlotte's house. Here despite the fact that it was summer everything felt cold and distant.

When they reach the heavy mahogany door she pushed it open until it hit the wall and flattened herself against it so Damian could pass , he stood in the doorway for a moment and she saw his eyes narrow as he took in the game room , gaze barely brushing over the big tv screen and even bigger DVD collection but lingering on the windows and the door that she knew connected to a bathroom, before he stepped in and immediately spun around so he could face her.

Ava made a face , his behavior reminded her of Sam's training , he had told her about how they were thought to always look for a way to escape in a room and never turn their back to somebody.

She closed the door and walked to the couch , he followed just as soundlessly as before.

"So what do you want to do? " she asked him once he had taken a seat , in the armchair against the wall instead of the couch. "We could play a board game, watch some tv, a movie..."

Her voice trailed off as she saw distaste replace Damian's bored expression.

"Well...I'm just going to turn the tv on ..?" When he just stared at her , she nodded her head " Right " , grabbed the remote from the table and sank into the leather couch.

As she flipped from channel to channel she wondered what aunt Charlotte and the others were doing , probably something that involved being together and not on the opposite side of their little apartment. It wasn't that she didn't like her mother , no , she liked the other woman just fine. They just weren't close . Having spent a lot of time apart had not helped them form the bond most mothers and daughters had.

Still , when her mother had asked her to spend some time with her and her new husband . Ava had been happy , if just a little hesitant, but now she just wanted to go home.

Damian's scoff pulled her out of her musing and she turned her head to see him sneer at the television , where Iron man had just been sent flying by a powerful punch from Thor.

" You don't like the Avengers ? " she was surprised, everybody liked them , even her annoying cousin.

" A bunch of bumbling morons running around in bright costumes , what is there to like ?" He replied still studying what was happening on the screen.

Ava's eyes widened as she stared at him , understanding dawning in her eyes "You don't like superheroes!?" She could not understand how someone could not like superheroes , well except the bad guys. They were as common as traffic lights but nobody could ever deny their usefulness .

Damian snorted , a quick smirk on his lips and a wicked glint in his eyes as if amused by a joke she was not private to " I like superheroes just fine " He answered "Just not uncomplimentary lampoons of them"

Ava wasn't sure what a lampoon was but it didn't sound very nice. "Okay... Who's your favorite ? " She said , attempting to create a link between them.

"Batman, of course " He replied with a haughty tilt of his head as if stating the obvious " The others are all right but Batman is really the only one worth something " Ava was sure that if she could see his aura it would be filled with prideful plum vapor and saw that she was right when she opened the eye.

Harsh, she thought frowning , sure he was great what with fighting crime without powers like most of the others did and in a city like Gotham were crazy and ruthless was practically the norm ,but that wasn't an excuse to belittle the others , they were all wonderful and they had to be as they selflessly risked they lives every day to make sure people they didn't even know were safe and never expected a thank you in return , if it was her she sure would want people to be grateful and to show it . But since she didn't want any more trouble with Damian and already had a hard time having a normal conversation with him , she kept her opinion to herself. "I like Iron Man" she said instead.

Ava practically felt the temperature drop and fought the instinctive urge to shrink back under Damian's predatory gaze and blank expression as he slowly turned his head to look at her. Purple vapors vanished swiftly as if snatched from the very air only to be replaced by pulsating veins of dark orange that made the young boy unfairly threatening. " Iron Man is not a superhero" he said slowly "He doesn't even exist , pick another" He demanded , no ordered.

"What?!" Ava squawked not sure what was more shocking , that he said Iron Man wasn't a superhero or that he was arrogant enough to order her around so calmly.

"Pick another" He said just as calmly as before " Not only does Iron Man not exist but he is also probably the most idiotic character of the whole bunch , which is not saying much when you look at them" He blinked nonchalantly at her probably waiting for her to choose another superhero as she just gaped at him at lost for words. This boy had to be the most arrogant and rudest person she had ever met, not only was he brushing aside her opinion as if it didn't matter and pointing out why it was wrong but he was also ordering her around in her own house , well her mother's and her husband's but he didn't know that nor needed to , him, a total stranger she hadn't even know for more than thirty minutes " You're so rude" she whispered softly eyes wide as if having a hard time believing it herself , and looking shell-shocked tightened her hold on the pillow she held in front of her

Either Damian hadn't heard or he chose not to ,but the way he rolled his eyes had her opting for the later , he continued heaving the tortured sight of a man ready to deal with his burden "You insist on having this conversation so let's have it , you might as well learn something at the same time. The man is ridiculous , his costume has to be the most obnoxious one ever created , really gold and red ? How discreet and how impossible too but I don't think you would understand the complex machinery , neither does he apparently " he scoffed contempt wafting like deceptively pretty russet smoke , " He doesn't even know how to fight , I have been watching for ten minutes and he should've already died ten times. His technique is just horrible , it's a miracle that he's still alive and you would expect a man with that much money to at least get a decent teaching , but no from what I gathered he would rather waste it on alcohol and prostitutes". He glanced at her taking in her horrified expression and concluded with " The only redeeming quality to his childish and arrogant attitude is that he's wealthy , and that's not even a quality."

Ava stared at the boy, this perfect stranger sitting coolly in the large leather armchair looking as if he owned it and the of rest the world , as he stared back expectantly at her with eyes that barely contained an inferno of fierceness despite their coldness . The boy not much older than her but arrogant and mean enough to have calmly criticized her favorite superhero in front of her and ordered her as if it was his given right. The boy she didn't even like and was scared and suspicious of but had nevertheless been kind to because that was the right thing to do. As Ava stared at him her own cinnamon eyes often described as golden or whiskey , shone molten with anger in that instant. Because she was angry , so angry at this boy she opened her mouth and said what she was sure would make him just as angry as her.

" Batman sucks "

Hi ! I know it's been a long time since my last update and I'm sorry about that I'm too lazy for my own good. If it interests anyone I'm currently on vacation in France I will try to update sooner and find a schedule. Please guys comment, it really helps and motivates me. If you have any question about anything please feel free to ask and I hope you enjoyed this.

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