School this year is so very absolutely hard it makes me sob. So updates will be on Saturdays and Sundays, depends if I ain't busy.

Sorry for the short chapter, my head kinda hurts a bit and I need to get ready for military school-I mean highschool. Yep.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Batman, Danny Phantom, and the song used in this chapter. It's called Rue's Lullaby, from Hunger Games.

Danny waited for his father's return as he watched a movie with Stephanie and 'Jason fucking Todd.' The young Grayson was still spending his time in Wayne Manor, which was very fun for the kid. Currently, Stephanie and Jason were assigned to babysit Dick's kid with a lot of protest and colorful words from the angry Batkid. But in the end, the second eldest finally agreed with the help of Bruce and Dick's bribery of a week's worth of chili dogs. Currently, they were watching a cheesy movie while the others were suited up and were out patrolling the dark streets of Gotham.

Danny yawned and tugged on his uncle's sleeve, earning a questioning grunt. "Jay..."

"What?" Jason asked as he shoved a handful of potato chips.

"Can I ask you something?"

"I hope it's not about the sacred 'birds and the bees'." Stephanie smirked and stole a potato chip from Jason, who lightly glared at her.

Jason grunted and glanced at the child out of the corner of his eyes. "Ask away."

The youngest Grayson tilted his head, his eyes staring at his uncle intensely. "...Why do you wear a red bucket on your head?"

Danny blinked innocently as Steph started to laugh, holding her stomach from the force of it. Jason's eye just twitched as he grumbled in annoyance.

"Because."

"Because what?"

"Because I fucking can."

"Jay!" Stephanie scolded as she slapped the older's arm. She smirked and looked at Danny, a mischevious glint in her eyes. "Ya know, Danny, Jason here likes to wear a bucket because he wants to look-"

"Steph, S.T.F.U."

"-like a dick."

"Huh?" Danny blinked in confusion and glanced at Jason. "Why does Jay want to look like Daddy?"

Jason face palmed and Stephanie almost fainted from laughing too hard.

Dick stretched his arms as he trudged down the hallway. It was about past midnight and he, Bruce, Damian, and Cassandra just got back from patrolling. Dick, who was still in his Nightwing gear, planned on getting a quick shower, bid his son goodnight, and spend the rest of the very early morning snoozing in his old room.

"Daddy!"

The Bludhaven hero was immediately heading to his son's temporary room and flung the door open. There, Dick saw a small hunched figure sitting on the bed. Dick quickly approached his son and sat down beside him, resting a hand on a small trembling shoulder.

"Danny? What's wrong, Baby D?"

Danny sniffed and turned to look at his father, crocodile tears streaming down his face. His lips trembled and he flung himself onto his dad, sobbing onto his shoulder "D-Daddy...!"

"Hey, it's okay. Shhh... I'm here now, daddy's here..." Dick held his sobbing little boy close, rocking them both slightly as he rubbed circles on the boy;s back. "It's gonna be alright, Baby D... Shhh, there there now..."

"H-he took m-me... He... K-kill... Y-you... M-me... D-died... H-hurts...!" Danny sobbed out, clutching his father's Kevlar bodysuit

"Shhh... Hush now, Baby D. I'm here..." Dick murmured as he buried his nose into his son's hair. Slowly, he changed their position so that they were both laying down on the bed. Soothing steaming shower be damned, his son needed him now.

He let Danny sob his eyes out into his suit and murmur incoherent words, obviously about his nightmare. Dick sighed and hugged the small child closer, softly stroking his son's hair and softly murmuring comforting words. Silently, he thought back to when he would comfort his brothers when Bruce wasn't available. Dick remembered when he spent the night at the manor when Jason was Robin and when the rebel would have a nightmare and Bruce wasn't around, he'd sneak into Dick's room and wordlessly crawl in bed with him. Then, there was that time when Tim fought Scarecrow and Bruce left him with Dick, claiming that he still had to go after the fear villain. He'd softly sing a lullaby to the small child to help him fall asleep. And then Damian was a little tough one, claiming that his bed wasn't feeling all that comfortable and demanded that he have Dick's bed instead. But Dick knew that he had a nightmare and was too proud to admit it, so he'd let him sleep with him and read him a story.

Dick inhaled and softly started to sing his son a lullaby.

Deep in the meadow, under the willow

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your eyes
And when they open, the sun will rise

Here it's safe, and here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet-
-and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you...

Because after a funny scene, there's drama and a bit of angst in the end.

Oh, and I suggest listening to Lizz Robinett's version of Rue's Lullaby. It's really cute and soothing

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