Bruce could feel Damian's eyes on him as he ran around the bedroom trying to get ready for the gala.

He was so incredibly late it wasn't even funny anymore. Bruce was supposed to take a half hour nap, but Alfred decided he needed more sleep and didn't wake him up; in fact he only managed to open his eyes because Damian climbed onto his bed.

Bruce had been a second away from flinging the kid away before he realized who it was.

Damian sat back on his haunches and Bruce could swear the boy looked thoroughly unimpressed by his dad's startled reaction. Or perhaps it was just Bruce's lack of parenting skills making him see things.

"Are you okay?" he asked, trying to rub sleep from his eyes, but Damian didn't answer, choosing to crawl closer and lye his head on Bruce's chest "Oh, so you're sleepy, then?" Damian nodded curtly and settled closer.

Bruce smiled to himself and glanced at the clock on his bedside table.

He sprung up and out of bed leaving Damian to fall back on the pillows with an annoyed huff.

They were closer now, and even though Damian couldn't talk yet, it wasn't hard to understand his side of the conversation. Unfortunately for Bruce, most of the time Damian would only show how displeased he was with Bruce's behavior.

The first time Damian acted on his disapproval with a loud "Tt." Alfred smirked. The old geezer didn't think Bruce saw that, but of course he did. Bruce was well aware of how his son and his butler were ganging up on him.

He finished adjusting his tie and walked out of the bedroom, Damian's "Tt." – such a weird little quirk that no one seemed to know where Damian got it from – was loud enough to make Bruce turn on his heel and pick the boy up.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry…" he mumbled into the boy's hair "Alfred, do you mind taking Damian?" he called out loud "Somehow, I'm awfully late."

"That is very odd indeed." Alfred replied appearing by the bottom of the stairs "You must've overslept, which usually doesn't happen if you are getting decent hours at night."

Bruce always lost at the passive-aggressive game with Alfred.

"Where's Jason?"

"Patrolling with Master Richard. He's still avoiding any kind of contact with our youngest resident."

Apparently having noticed he was being mentioned, yet still nuzzled on his father's shoulder, Damian sent Alfred a short wave.

"The young master seems to have inherited your horrible sleeping habits."

"What do you mean? Look at him, he's seems exhausted."

"Well, yes." Alfred says patiently, taking Damian into his arms "He's only tired now because he keeps wondering through the hallways at night."

Bruce balks at that "Why?"

"I have no idea. You should ask him."

Bruce only humors the idea, because Damian's eyes are still following him "Are you sleeping at night, Damian?"

Damian nods solemnly.

"He also inherited your horrendous habit of trying to lie to me, Master Bruce."

"I'll try to see to it that he stays in bed tonight when I get back."

"Of course."

Bruce's hand was a second away from touching the doorknob when he heard the angry shriek that had him turning around instantly "What is it, Alfred? Is Damian hurt?"

"I believe he's just irritated, kids sometimes get like that when drowsy."

But Damian looks pained, little face all scrunched up and definitely angry.

"I should get going…" Bruce says doubtfully and begins to walk away once more, but Damian's hurt filled whine pulls him to an instant halt "What is it?" he turns to find his boy reaching towards him, tiny arms so stretched he looked close to falling out of Alfred's hold.

"He…" Alfred pauses, seemingly surprised "doesn't want you to leave."

Bruce refrains from rolling his eyes "That can't be it, if you think he's okay-"

"He is fine."

"Then I really have to get going."

Damian sniffs loudly and even though Bruce tries his best to ignore it, he ends up catching a glimpse of his son's face and of the fat tear rolling down his cheek.

He's by his his side instantly.

"No, no, no, don't cry…" Bruce lifted his eyes desperately to Alfred "What do I do?"

Alfred hands over the squirming boy, who doesn't quite stop crying despite having buried his head on the curve of his father's shoulder. "Well… You do have an important event, don't you?"

"But…" Bruce feels the tears against his neck, but it is the little muffled broken noises coming from the kid that really break his heart "Damian doesn't want me to go" Damian shakes his head vigorously at that "He wants me to stay." now Damian is nodding and nuzzling closer, wrapping his arms tighter around Bruce.

Alfred just keeps staring with arched eyebrows.

"I should…" Bruce waited for any direction from the butler and got only a hand gesture telling him to keep talking "stay?"

"Very wise choice, if I may say so, sir. I shall call the organization of the event to warn them of your absence."

Alfred was already gone before Bruce could react properly, so he downcast his eyes at Damian "I'll have to leave the house at some point." Damian glanced up, but kept himself busy by fumbling with the knot of Bruce's tie "You know that, right?" Damian frowned and shook his head "You want me to stay here forever?" Damian nodded once, so sure of himself "You are a bossy one."

Damian yawned and rubbed his eye with the back of his tiny hand.

"Alfred, we're going to bed now!" Bruce called already climbing the stairs.

He heard the "Tt." coming from Damian and smiled.

"You have to sleep." Damian whined grumpily and shook his head.

He was out like a light before Bruce had even reached the bedroom door.

A/N.: Ok, I think I made up my mind, what do you guys think:

I'm gonna keep the drabbles up, it's what brought you here after all, AND I'm gonna start the real story I have in the works, but I'll use the drabbles as introductions to the chapters, as a flashback of sorts.

So for those of you only interested in the fluffy drabbles, you will still get them and can stop reading before the most-likely-angsty chapter actually begins, and for those who want to read the story, you just scroll down and keep reading!

I'll try it out on the next chapter too see if it works, 'kay?

This one goes out to the Guest who asked for the first time Damian cried, I don't think it was quite what you had in mind, but I really hope you enjoyed it!

Oh and ZAP, there will be lots of JayDami hella awkward bonding, then awesome bonding, it will probably begin to happen in the next chapter! Tim will also make an appearance soon, and I just loved you're idea of the camera and the picture and will sure try to work it in!

If you want to see any other firsts with baby!Damian, tell me so in the reviews and I'll try to make it happen, okay?

I'm pretty sure no one reads this, but if you do, know that I deeply adore you all! Thank you so much for all the support!