Guys, I'm so so so sorry that it's taken me two years to get back to this story. I'm really an awful person aren't I? I hope this family drama chapter makes up for lost time and I'll be trying to update more this summer. Thank you all for sticking with the story even though it's been a dead two years. Also I put the translations of the Insucubi language at the end for anyone who wants to know what they're saying..
All rights go to D.C. and Warner Bros. Lenora, the twins and Caira belong to me.
In-Laws
The young justice team stared confused at the sight before them. There had been a flash of flames and now a regally dressed couple now stood before them. Aqualad was the first to approach. "Who are you?" The team was slowly getting used to these occurrences with Lenora and her children around. Actually, these random pop in visits should be expected, but none of the team knew who these people were. The flames reminded them of Klarion to be completely honest so they remained on guard. The only member who could have vouched for the couple, who stared just as confused at the kids as they did to them, was Robin. Unfortunately, his mother had called him away for something important or at least that's what he said.
The middle aged man stepped forward to Kaldur, causing the rest of the team to move closer just in case. "Ra shai?" He flipped the collar of his shiny, black silk robes as he inspected the team, careful to look over Connor. Turning to the woman, he spoke again. "Krana, Luhtael hatsum ikran?" The woman, pulling on the skirt of her own robes, shrugged. "Eiksan ciannae." She moved closer to Connor, staring closely at his face. "Krakri enno du imla." Her hand reached out to grab his chin, but he promptly stepped away.
"What language is that?" He asked the rest of the team. "I thought you spoke everything!" Wally said not knowing exactly what to do. "It's not Martian that's for sure," Megan spoke. "Yeah? Well we better figure out what they're saying quickly. They don't look too happy," Artemis added. Zatanna decided to put her two cents in. "Maybe I could translate?" Her hands rose above her head and she cast a spell she hoped would work. "Etalsnart!" Wally couldn't help but snort.
The couple jumped back as they sensed the magic, horns and claws taking shape on their bodies. "Zatanna…?" "Y-yes Wally?" The boy in question gulped moving back toward the couch. "What did you do?" Before any violence could actually happen, the zeta tubes announced the arrival of none other than the Wayne family. It was Lenora's voice they heard first, talking away to an uncloaked Batman. As she turned, her eyes widened. "Itsa! Aba!" She ran toward the couple whose fearful forms had suddenly disappeared. "Luhtael!" The woman embraced her in a warm hug. "Okay. Explanation please!" Artemis rubbed her temples.
Lenora turned to the team. "These are my parents." Her smile was the brightest they had seen in some time. "That's why we couldn't understand them," Kaldur reasoned aloud. Lenora turned to her father. "Six hundred years and you still can't pick up English?" Her father, Luka, simply shrugged. Grumbling, Lenora pulled out two choker-like necklaces and handed them to her parents. "A gift," she explained as they placed them on. "How thoughtful of you darling," Lukeni spoke before placing her hand over her mouth. "Oh this is interesting." Another smile broke out on her face as well as her father's. "Hello grandfather!" The twins bowed before hugging onto the man. "And hello to you Aisha and Anyi. You've grown so much." Caira bounded from her adopted grandmother to her grandfather, while Dick hesitantly approached Luka. The two of them greeted Caira kindly, Lukeni cooing over her much like one would coo over a kitten. "Richard…are you not going to greet me?" Luka spoke, eyes grazing over Robin, silently judging him he guessed.
To be honest, the two of them didn't have the best relationship considering Robin had no demon blood or magic. The Insucubi nobles didn't really care for their son-in-law either so why would they even care for him, the adopted, non-magical crime fighter. He wasn't special in their eyes and Robin suspected they were putting up a front for their daughter's sake, but was surprised when Luka bowed. "You look taller, Richard." Robin could only bow in thanks, lost for words at his usually distant grandfather's actions. Of course, their interactions were short lived as his grandmother greeted him as well by petting his head in a way that made him feel like an animal.
He couldn't complain for long as Luka walked towards Bruce, still in his suit from work. "Bruce." He nodded in his direction. "Your majesty." Bruce bowed his head, and Robin swore he sensed a mocking tone in his voice. His suspicion was confirmed when Luka grimaced, but he quickly recovered. "My daughter thinks highly of you. I respect her decisions, but do not test my patience." Smirking, he turned back to Lenora and his wife. Lukeni was pulling a confused Connor over to Lenora. "Is this another son? He's certainly handsome." The children could tell his Lenora wanted to laugh badly. "He's a friend of Richard's, mother." Lenora's mother nodded in understanding and took her hand off the boy, deciding to look over the other members especially Zatanna. "You don't look like a demon, and I can't see any cultist markings on you. Are you a witch?" Zatanna stepped forward. "No ma'am. My father and I are magicians." "Ah I see. Summoned magic can be quite powerful," Lukeni said pulling her over to Robin's side. "I'm sure you two know each other well already, but it can't hurt to become closer can it?" Robin's face flushed bright red. "GRANDMA!" He shouted embarrassed. "What? Without marrying a magic bloodline your lineage will surely suffer. We can't have that now, can we?"
If Robin wasn't already feeling down about this whole visit, now he definitely was. The whole team looked over at him feeling as if they had been kicked as well. "Mother! How can you even say that? He's saved more lives than you!" Lenora shouted. "Your mother's just being honest, darling. You can understand that, can't you? Or has the human world polluted your mind that much?" None of the Wayne children had ever seen their mother look so upset, but rather than looking as if she was going to cry, her horns and tail appeared and she dragged both her parents out of the room. "I think this is a conversation we should have in private," she muttered before ripping the chokers off the other Insucubi.
The next thirty minutes were filled with unintelligible screaming coming from what was supposed to be a soundproof room. "They sure have some monster lungs, huh?" Wally said trying to lighten the mood. "Tell me about it. This happens every time they visit, but what can we do? They're our ever loving grandparents," Adelle sighed sitting next to Robin. "Not to mention King and Queen of our people. We can't really cross them," Adam sat opposite his siblings. "You shouldn't feel so bad Robbie. I'm still just a cat to them." Caira was desperately trying to make her brother feel better. "At least you're from their world," he replied still looking at the floor. Bruce said nothing, but placed his hand on Robin's shoulder. When the screeching got louder, everyone turned towards the door. "What are they saying?" Robin although afraid of what might be said, very much wanted to hear.
The twins looked from one another to the door, waiting for a pause so that they could speak. "Fuck your bloodline," Adelle sighed out. "You are our bloodline, you ungrateful girl," Adam finished. "How dare you! I wish…" Caire started but stopped. "They cut her off. He said they disown her." That shocked everyone. No one knew it could get like this between a family that seemed so happy only an hour ago. "Go ahead! Disown me. I'd rather burn in the fires of hell for an eternity than let you insult my beautiful, perfect children. You've got a good three hundred years left don't you? Have another child. Let them rule. I wish to remain here with my family and my choices," Adam and Adelle finished at the same time. "No matter what," Adelle said wrapping an arm around Caira and Robin. "She'll always choose us and dad," Adam finished. The team gave a small smile, but Bruce began walking to the door. "I think I should get your mother now. I think she's fought enough." He pulled the door open only to see a fuming Lenora. "I want to go home and I want to cuddle my children." She walked past him towards the team. "I'm sorry you all had to see…hear that. They're spiteful creatures really." Shaking off the awful feeling, Lenora leaned down and hugged Robin. "Magic or no magic you could still kick their asses," she whispered so only he can hear, and just that sentence alone and all the love she placed behind it made him hug her so tightly he feared Wally would call him a momma's boy for the rest of his life.
~…(one week later)…~
Lenora sat staring in her vanity mirror. Though she had gotten through the past week well enough, she still felt upset about her parents. Still the guilt ate away at her. She felt she shouldn't have yelled or pushed them so far. With a deep sigh, she turned away only to hear a scratching noise on the mirror. Words began to appear and she read them quickly, her smile returning to her.
'Dearest Luhtael,
Your father and I have thought over our actions thoroughly and find that we are at fault. We could never disown our beloved blood. We adore you to no end as well as our heroic and brave grandchildren and shall not be visiting until we can be trusted to hold our tongues. Please send them our love. '
Thanks again for reading. I really appreciate it! Hopefully I'll have a new chapter up soon. Possibly next week, but I'm running out of prompts. I'd really love it if you guys could maybe review and place a one word prompt so I can get some more ideas to keep the story going.
Translated Paragraph:
(The middle aged man stepped forward to Kaldur, causing the rest of the team to move closer just in case. "Who are you?" He flipped the collar of his shiny, black silk robes as he inspected the team, careful to look over Connor. Turning to the woman, he spoke again. "Love, did Lenora have another child?" The woman, pulling on the skirt of her own robes, shrugged. "I don't know." She moved closer to Connor, staring closely at his face. "He's certainly handsome enough to be." Her hand reached out to grab his chin, but he promptly stepped away. )
