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Chapter 7

"What are you guys doing?!"

Jason glared at his friends who in turn pouted slightly back at him.

"We're tired, Jaybird."

It had been a long day and he was finally coming home after three days spending his day in Paris. It was kind of weird for him at first because every time he was out of the country, he would always be on a mission with his teammates.

Those three days spent in Paris, he had spent every last minute with his friends at his safe house and at restaurants. Jason mostly pigged out and took advantage at that because Alfred was giving him rabbit food. It was hard to watch his family eat delicious meal and he was stuck with salad or any form of vegetables.

It was even worse when they ate out and Damian enforces eating healthy on him.

Damn brat!

Anyways, Jason heaved a sigh and let his friends enter his room through the window. Also the same way Roy sneaked in and sneaked out with him.

Roy gave him a cheeky grin while Kori smiled warmly at him and thanked him.

And Jason wasn't that bothered that his friends were over because he was so used to it. He allows them to crash at his safe houses even when he's not there.

He did all the necessity things at the bathroom being the last one to use it and his eyes landed on his king sized bed. It was already occupied by the couple and Jason raised an eyebrow.

"I ain't sleeping in the middle."

Roy grinned and patted on the empty space of the bed. "Aw, c'mon, Jaybird. You know you secretly like being in the middle."

Jason glared. "I don't want to sleep next to you."

At that Kori sighed and scoot over to the middle. "I think it would be best not to change our sleeping habits." She said, looking over at Roy. The archer pouted slightly and gave in. Jason smirked and crawled to the side of his bed and lay next to the princess.

This was one of their usual sleeping habits.

They didn't even realize it until Essence pointed it out during a fight against her. Apparently, his ex-girlfriend has been keeping close tabs on him—them and thought they were in a polygamy relationship.

"Bats won't mind that we stay here for a while?" Roy asks, sleepily.

"Mm, who cares? He knows that we worked for a year." Jason replies. He felt the princess shift slightly and her fiery hair landed on top of his face. He moved his hands to place it out of the way.

"I'm sorry for that." Kori apologizes sincerely.

Then silenced hanged in the air between the three until Roy declared.

"I love you guys so much."

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Dick yawned once more as he reached the last step of the stairs. He automatically followed the smell of the coffee in the air. He entered the kitchen expecting the butler preparing breakfast and making coffee for everyone.

Instead, he saw someone drinking coffee from his mug. He was ready to attack the raven haired until Dick realized that this person drinking from his mug was—

"Jason?!"

Said person looked up from the mug and grinned widely at him. "Hey Dickie." Then he magically pops out another similar mug to his. "I made you coffee."

Dick took a step forward and stared at his brother wide eyed. It was still unbelievable that his brother was here and it felt like a dream. It was only three days ago that he found out that his brother was whisked away by his friends and was depressed that they didn't take him.

"Wait you told me that you were coming home tonight!" Dick stated and grabbed the mug from his hands.

Jason shrugged and went to nearest stool to sit on. He took a sip of his coffee before replying, "Shit went down last night and we had to leave town."

Dick groaned loudly and he rubbed his temple. He knew something went bad every time the Outlaws were together. He didn't know if Jason or Roy would be the main cause, though he doubted Starfire would be the main cause unless someone wronged her. He looked up to his little wing who seemed amused. "What did you guys do?"

Jason's face contorts into a frown. "Hey, just because 'shit went down' doesn't mean we nor I had done anything bad!" He said defensively. "'Sides, we were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Now he really wondered what happened to his brother and his team. He wasn't able to ask when another familiar voice greeted him.

"Dick!"

He turned to the source of the voice and stare wide eyed at the red head before him. His lips turned into a smile and he approached the archer and gave him a hug. "Roy! You slept in the manor?"

Roy chuckled. "Of course. Jaybird doesn't have the heart to leave us stranded outside."

"I would've."

The red head whipped his head to the 2nd eldest Wayne and pouted slightly. "You wouldn't, Jaybird! You love us too much!" He wailed dramatically. He ignored the face that his best friend made towards him. "So, Dick, what's for breakfast?"

There was a loud snort by the counter. "He can't cook for shit, Roy. He'll burn the manor down."

"Hey!" Dick pouted, hands folded. "I'm not that bad! I know how to cook."

"No you don't." Jason pointedly argued. He stood up from the stool and made his way to get the pan. "I'll cook since Roy won't stop complaining until he gets his breakfast."

The red head archer grinned innocently at him. "Thanks, Jaybird."

"Wait, wait, wait." Dick took the pan away from Jason's grip. "I'll call Alfred down to make us food. I don't want you fainting while you're cooking!" He said.

Jason glared defiantly at his older brother. "Dick, stop treating me like I'm going faint at any second just because I feel weak. I can manage cooking breakfast for us."

The eldest Wayne sibling sighed exasperatedly and handed the pan back to his little wing. He ignored the triumphant smirked plastered on Jason's face and went to sit down by the counter. Dick looks at Roy who in turned gave him an amused smirk. "I take it Jason cooks for you guys too?"

Roy snorted amusingly. "No shit. I can only cook ramen to save my life. Kori, well, it's Kori. Remember all those times she tried to feed us her Tamaranian delicacies?" He shuddered at the thought of it.

And speak of the devil when the Tamaranian Princess sashayed inside the kitchen. She greeted Roy with a 'Good Morning' and she hugged Dick. Then Kori proceeded to approach Jason and greeted with a kiss on the cheek and they started a small talk.

Dick raised an eyebrow at that, noticing how the princess was standing too close to Jason. And then, only one thought ran across his mind: is he dating Kori?

The eldest Wayne didn't comment on that issue when he saw red head heading back towards him and Roy. He gave her a small smile. "Hey. What were you talking with Jay about?"

Kori raised an eyebrow curiously and replied, "I was making sure that Jason is strong enough to make breakfast." She glanced back at the said boy and heaved a sigh.

"Have you guys been trying to look for a cure?" Roy asked, knowing the answer already. After all, Jaybird had already informed them of what has been going on the past week.

Dick's frown deepened. "We've been trying. Heck, I even took him a healer that could heal any sickness, but it kind of ended in a disaster." He chuckled nervously as flashes of that day appeared in his mind. It still sends chills since Jason told him that the healer wasn't any ordinary healer. "Tim tried to use this kryptonian plant and somehow made it to tea. Let's just say, Jason ended up in a bloody mess."

Roy appeared horrified. "Is Tim trying to end his life early?"

The eldest Wayne sibling glared at his ex-teammate. "Of course not! Tim thought that the plant would work on Jason since it was rumored to cure anything."

This time, the other red head glared at him, her green orbs piercing through his. "'It was rumored to cure anything.' Right. He should have researched the plant thoroughly."

Dick sighed, rubbed his temples. "I know. I know. We already reprimanded Tim for that. We're just trying to heal Jason, y'know. I don't think anyone of us want to—" He lowers his voice. "—lose him again."

The archer seemed upset as did the princess next to him. "How come you guys just don't throw him to the Pit?"

He shook his head and folded his arms. "We tried to convince Bruce, but he's really against it. He won't even tell us why."

Kori seemed even more upset by that given information. Her energy was cackling in the air and it wasn't until Jason's voice to tell her to calm down and she did. The trio turned their attention to their chef of the day and he seemed annoyed.

"I said, breakfast is ready. Dorks."

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His eyes were still glued to the screen before him as his arms were folded and reading the information.

It had been a long week and still Bruce couldn't find a cure yet. Every information he had gotten hold on was either too risky or didn't have enough test results.

His children were still looking for any information to cure his 2nd son as well and even they ended up in disaster, except for Damian who is still enforcing Jason to eat healthy all the time now.

Bruce snorted at that thought. Damian was able to do something he couldn't do when Jason was young which was to eat his vegetables. It felt like it was only yesterday that he met him in Crime Alley and witnessed the little boy stealing the tires off of the bat mobile. He smiled and realized the memory always brought a smile on his face. It was something he couldn't forget.

And then flashes of the young boy lifelessly laying in his arms and Bruce felt immense pain in his chest. He shook his head, rattling that certain memory out. It was something he didn't want to think about and he promised to himself that he won't fail Jason ever again.

He returned his attention to his research until he deemed it for no use. Some of things he had gathered were either to dangerous and he wasn't going to risk his son's life.

Bruce glared at the screen and as far as he knows, there was nothing else in the world that could cure Jason. He clicked his tongue in frustration and racked his brain to think of an alternative. He refused to use the alternative cure until he found one. In all honesty, Bruce was terrified to take him to the Pit. He's afraid of the outcome.

He'd always believe that his son went crazy after taking a dip into the Lazarus Pit and now he didn't want to risk his son losing his mind again. He frowned at the thought and he knew it was the only way to heal him now. Still, he was thankful that the al Ghul's had resurrected the boy. If not, he would've never been this close to him before.

He sighed deeply and Bruce's eyes landed on his phone. It was now or never. He knew Jason still had a few weeks, but he wasn't going to wait any longer. With the way his other sons were trying to find a cure for his heart, it was almost a miracle that Jason didn't die.

"Bruce?"

He whirled his chair in recognition of the voice. His eyes widens slightly. "Jason, you're home early." It came out as a statement instead of a question. He was expecting his second son tonight.

Jason chuckled and rubbed his neck nervously. "Something kind of happen in Paris. Bruce, calm down, it wasn't that bad. We were caught in the middle of something that we had no part in. So you know, we ran away from Paris and decided to head back here."

Bruce raised an eyebrow. "I didn't see any footage of you coming home from the security cameras."

"Well, remember that bad ass ship I was talking about?" Jason waited for his father to nod and when he did, the 2nd son grinned. "It's slightly more advanced than your computer. You should really check it out. We have it out in the backyard in camouflage mode."

Bruce smiled warmly. He really needed to check the ship. He was curious how the ship managed to bypass his security. Not a lot of people or hackers could manage to break in his first firewall. "I'll check it in the afternoon."

"Cool." Jason was heading back to the stairs but then he halted. "By the way, eat breakfast with the family. I cooked breakfast for everyone."

Bruce nodded and replied, "I'll be up soon." And he watched his son struggled up the stairs. He mused and thought of installing an escalator or an elevator. Once Jason was out of sight, he turned his attention to his phone.

He gripped on it tightly as he turned on his phone and scrolled down on his contact list. When he finally found the name he was looking for, he stared at it for the longest time. His thumb hovered over the name for the longest time.

So many things were running through his head and wondered if this was such a good idea. Could he trust that woman with Jason's life?

But she disobeyed her father for Jason before. Bruce stared down on the name and finally his thumb slightly grazed over it.

Now Calling…

After a few seconds he held the phone against his ear and waited for the other to pick up. It was only a second later that the other line picked up.

"Hello, Bruce."

He stiffened at her voice and responded monotonously, "Talia."

Next chapter; Jason didn't know what was going on with his brother and he couldn't help but feel Dick was stalking him. It was fucking weird and it was made him really uncomfortable. It all started after breakfast and then he had to wonder if it had to with the fact that Kori was here in the manor.

More of my OT3 in this chapter. I hope you guys don't mind. c: