Bruce woke up and headed to the dining hall for breakfast. His kids were all seated already eating their perfectly balanced breakfasts.

Bruce ruffled Richards hair before taking his seat at the head of the table. Dick rolled his eyes but smiled at him affectionately.

"Morning." he said as he picked up his black coffee.

They were seated on a large fancy table. To Bruces right Richard, Jason, then Cassandra. Damian was on his left followed by Stephanie and Tim, who were making heart-eyes at each other. Bruce had to keep an eye on those two lovebirds. He made sure they don't stay in the same room without an open door or someone else in the room. He trusted them, but they were still teenagers so he kept an eye on them.

"We should do something after school today." Bruce suggested.

"Arcade!" Stephanie yelled. Tim of course nodded and agreed with her.

"We should go to the Zoo." Damian said.

Cassandra shook her head agreeing with Damon. Stephanie gasped at her best friend's betrayal. Cassandra cheekily stuck out her tongue.

"Yay. family time." Jason deadpanned but didn't object.

"I'm busy…" Dick trailed off staring at the contents of his plate, avoiding his family's questioning eyes.

"Doing?" Bruce questioned. He noticed how Dick was trying to be nonchalant, which made Bruce even more curious.

"Things." Dick said rubbing the back of his neck. All eyes were now focused on him.

Bruce just raised his eyes giving Dick a look that said continue.

Dick shifted in his seat uncomfortably. "nothing big just going out with old friends. It doesn't really matter. You guys can go without me." Dick insisted.

"Nothing big. Just going out with old friends. It doesn't really matter. You guys can go without me." Dick insisted.

Jason rolled his eyes. Dick had been trying to be independent since he turned 16. Now that he was a few months from being 18 he decided he could make his own decisions.

"Richard." Bruce said annoyed that his son was trying to be secretive.

"Don't freak out." Dick started. and Jason started laughing. It was obvious that Bruce was already freaking out. Dick smacked Jason over the head for laughing.

Jason started laughing. It was obvious that Bruce was already freaking out. Dick smacked Jason over the head for laughing.

"I'm going to some concert thing." Dick said hurriedly.

"Which concert thing? With who?" Bruce demanded.

"Bruce" Dick whined.

"It's not that big of a deal. It's just a concert." Dick huffed out rolling his eyes annoyed at his dad.

Across the table, Tim whispered, "Five dollars he calls our lovely aunt Katy the second he figures out the name of the concert."

"I bet Dickie gets ground." Jason not so whispered.

"He will probably call the security and have the full staff background checked first." Damian added in smugly.

Stephanie started collecting all the bets. Cassandra rolled her eyes and watched Bruce and Dick.

"I'll be fine! I'm almost 18. I can do things with my old friends without Katy sticking bodyguards on me!" Dick yelled.

"Where." Bruce used his no-nonsense tone.

Dick stayed quiet. He sunk into the chair and folded his arms.

Jason was entertained until he remembered the kids at school talking about some pop-up rave that was happening that weekend. A secret underground party with drugs galore. The theme was psycho, which was probably going to have kids dressed up like Gotham's second rate criminals, or worse the idiots would probably dress up like Joker. The rave was just asking to get shot up by some actual Gotham psychos.

Jason paled and dropped his mouth. No way Dickie got an invited and he didn't! Dick was the smart kid and athlete in the school. Then Jason noticed that Dick kept referring to them as old friends, which mean his juvie friends.

When Dicks parents died, they didn't have a place to put Dick in the foster system. Because he was just a circus gypsy with no family he ended up at 'mini Arkham' aka Gotham's Juvenile hall. He doesn't like to talk about it, but he has kept in touch with a few of the kids there agents Bruce's wishes.

Cassandra noticed Jason pale and looked at Dicks posture. She knew that wherever he was going wasn't going to be good. Damian and Tim were too interested in who was going to win the bet, they didn't notice the look on their other siblings.

"Um, are you guys okay?" Stephanie piped up looking at Cassandra who was holding her knife like a weapon and Jason who looked like he just saw a ghost.

Bruce was caught off guard and looked at his other two kids in confusion.

Dick tried to get up but was stopped by Bruce grabbing his arm.

"We are not done yet." He said looking back at his oldest.

Bruce mentally sighed 'always something happening at this house'

Alfred interrupted everyone "School is going to start soon. Master Bruce, you have a meeting at 8."

"Go." Bruce told all the kids at the table. He waited for everyone to leave the room before he let go of Dicks' arm.

"This isn't over. Come straight home from school." Bruce kissed the top of Dicks' head.

"Get going." He walked out of the room before Dick could start another argument.

Bruce ended up calling his cousin and asked her to put a few discreet bodyguards around the school just in case Dick tries to run off.