"Uuuwaaaaah~" cried Sophia in the dark of the night. She had been restless since she had left Wayne manor, probably because her doting grandfather wasn't around to soothe her. With a groan, I left the comfort of my warm bed to pick her up and hold her in my arms, rocking her softly as I sat on the edge of the bed.
"Is she okay?" Superboy asked warily as he too sat up, crawling toward us as he peered over my shoulder. A hand reached out to lightly brush over the dark pitch black hair that matched his own. I could see, even in the dark, her blue eyes peaking up at me. I dabbed at her tears with the back of my hand, before she sniffled, and settled back to sleep. I held her for awhile longer, before setting her back in her crib, thoughtfully made for by Kon himself. It wasn't great, but it would hold her.
Kon returned to sleep, and so had I. We were both tired; him from missions that lasted through the night, and me with backing the team up at home, while taking care of the baby.
But, it was all worth it. Why wouldn't we want to be out there fighting crime, if it meant that our baby would be safe.
"Say, Shelly sells seashells down by the seashore." Superboy looked intensely toward our daughter. Her dark eyes returned the look.
"Shelly sells seashells down by the seashore." Sophia's voice small, quiet, and emotionless, her lids dropped a bit as he ruffled her hair, gushing about how smart his kid was. True, now she was going strong for a few weeks now, though she was a bit bigger then babies at those ages tend to be. Thankfully, M'gann was there to help us help Sophia.
"Dad...?" Sophia tugged on the short sleeved, red shirt I was wearing. I smiled down at her, before pulling her into my lap from Kon's. For some reason, Sophia seemed to like me more, though when asked, she'd never admit it.
"Where's grandpa?" She asked solemnly, eyes shining brightly.
"He's probably at his house, with Butler." I answered, with a small kiss to her forehead. She wrinkled her nose, her face showing her thoughtfulness.
"No... other grandpa." I raised my eyebrow as she said this, before looking up to Superboy.
"... Clark." He murmured, before pulling Sophia back into his lap. "Don't worry, Sophie; grandpappy Superman is on vacation." Superboy lied, his face straight, and being as innocent as she was, believed it. I rolled my eyes, hit him over the head, then took her back, lying on my back as I held her over head, playing with her.
Superboy left the room, before I hugged her to my chest. The scene eerily reminding me of the dream, I sat up once again. Batman was surprisingly little trouble... but Superman? He didn't feel close to Kon at all, hadn't even recognized the other as more than just a synthetic clone of himself.
"Kon, take the baby." I said, setting her on the floor of the now carpeted computer lab. He wheeled around from it, before staring at me with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm about to go pay Grandpa a lil' visit." After disappearing out of the door, I went to the team's garage, before mounting on my motorbike.
"Butler; I need coordinates to Superman's." I spoke into the helmet, before such directions appeared on the screen. Crossing a bridge effortlessly, I started in toward the points.
"What is this all for, Dick?" Suddenly blared Batman's voice. I had missed the brutality of it.
"I'm going to go tell him the good news."
"... I wouldn't, if I were you." He said pretentiously, and I could hear him clear his throat.
"Sophia's already started asking for him. What do I tell her, that her Grandfather doesn't want anything to do with her?" I replied angrily, before pulling up to his apartments. I disconnected communication, placing my helmet in the back cubby. I took the elevator, and pounded on the door.
"Yes, how can I help you?" Called an elderly sounded woman, thick Spanish accent.
"I'm here to see Clark... is he in?" I replied, as she opened the crack of the door.
"No... I'm afraid not." Her eyes looked from side to side. I could tell she was lying. My assumptions were correct as I heard a deep cough issuing from inside.
"Step aside, ma'am." She complied as I said this, before storming toward where I heard the cough come from.
Opening his bedroom door, I sighed, arching an eyebrow. "Not letting anyone see you?"
"... You're that Robin kid, right? I'm sick. Buzz off." Superman looked pale and sickly. Out of concern, I sat down on the bed beside him. The bulge in his sheets had me presume that he had his knees bunched up to his chest. "You shouldn't lie like that, it must be uncomfortable-" When I reached for his legs, the sensation wasn't what I had been suspecting.
In a flash, I had ripped off the sheet from him. There lied Superman, wide eyed, as I had revealed the bulge to be none other than Clark's stomach. I freaked out.
"What the Hell are you doing PREGNANT?" I screamed, to which he screamed back, "YOU SHOULDN'T BE TALKING!"
We finally calmed down, both flushed, panting. If he was pregnant... than who on Earth was the father?
There was a rapping on the door, before the other grandparent entered. Bruce gave a meaningful look to Superman.
Clark eyed him back with compassion, and the look of someone hopelessly in love.
I nearly fainted.
"No wonder you were so damn compliant Bruce! Here you were, knocking up someone yourself!" I cried out in exasperation, pointing toward the pregnant male.
"Don't say 'knocking up someone'. That's such a horrible phrase. Our situation is a bit different from what yours' was. We both knew what was going to happen. It's a boy, by the way." Bruce fought back in a calm, cool voice. I rolled my eyes, retorting,
"Whatever. Listen, Clark... when you're feeling better, I want you to meet your Granddaughter, kay? It would mean a lot to her... and Kon."
Clark sighed, before Bruce's arm wrapped around his shoulder. He sunk into it, and nodded.
"And in the meanwhile... I hope your pregnancy goes well." I smiled, having finished my business, and decided to leave him alone.
At home, we all sat as a team down at the dinner table. It was total silence, but for Sophia's giggling at the faces Wally made at her.
"Hey, Kon. Did you know you had a little brother?" I announced, before he exclaimed out in a confused, surprised manner.
