Hey there guys! I know I usually only do these at the end of chapters, but I just wanted to give a little warning that there is one or two little things involving content from 'Target' in here. It's not telling everything about the episode, but just a little heads up to anyone who does NOT want to know anythin from the new episode.
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Bruce sighed as he checked his email. He picked Dick up from Roy's house earlier that night, and he was going to make sure the next day he would have work off. He decided to quickly check his email before going out on patrol when he noticed he had an email about work. He opened it, seeing that he was going to have to go on a business meeting for the rest of the week.
Skipping patrolling for the night, Bruce looked up a list of people who would be willing to watch Dick for the week. Alfred was going to be out of town, so leaving Dick home was not an option. Roy would have volunteered to take care of him, but he had work and college. Kaldur could spend the next day with Dick, but he had to go back to Atlantis the next day. After that, Conner and M'gann had that Friday off from school, so they said they would watch him, and then Wally and Artemis would gladly give up their weekend to take care of their young friend.
As Bruce continued to form a schedule for the week, he saw the door to his study creek open. A small head peeked through the door, looking over at Bruce.
"Hey there Dick." Bruce motioned for the child to come over to his desk. Dick went over to his father, wearing a pair of slippers and carrying his Robin. Bruce lifted the boy onto his lap and looked down at the boy.
"Why are you up so late? I thought I tucked you in two hours ago." Bruce moved the boy more into his lap as Dick's head leaned into Bruce's chest.
"I'm not sleepy." Dick stated as he looked up at Bruce. He held his hands to his stomach.
"I'm hungry." Dick told him. Bruce smiled at the kid's innocence as he stood up, carrying Dick to the kitchen. Knowing he shouldn't give the kid too much to eat in the middle of the night, he grabbed a few crackers, handing them to the toddler before warming up some milk. Dick gladly ate the crackers as he snuggled into Bruce's shoulder. Bruce poured the warmed milk in one of the sippy cups he bought for the toddler, and gave it to Dick. He drank the warm liquid with his eyes drooping as he finished. Bruce grabbed the empty cup from the sleepy boy's hands and put it in the sink.
Bruce gently carried Dick up the stairs. By the time they made it to Dick's room, the toddler was sleeping contently on Bruce's shoulder. Bruce gently tucked Dick in his bed. Bruce went back to his office, making sure that Dick would be taken care of at all times.
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The next day, Batman dropped Dick off at the cave with Kaldur. Dick eagerly jumped into Kaldur's arms.
"Hello Robin." Kaldur said as he lifted the boy into the air. "What do you want to do today?"
Robin thought for a minute before his face lit up.
"I wanna go swimming!" Robin enthusiastically waved his arms. Kaldur looked to the Bat, making sure that swimming was fine with the Bat. The Dark Knight handed Aqualad a bag filled with toys, clothes, and luckily for Rob, a pair a swim trunks. Robin hopped down from Kaldur's grip and hugged the Bat goodbye. Kaldur smiled as the corners of Batman's mouth raised in a smile. As Batman left the cave, Kaldur helped Robin into his swimsuit and put sunscreen on the boy's light skin before going out onto the beach. Robin eagerly ran to the small waves crashing on the sand. Kaldur walked over to the waves. He was glad today was supposed to be warm and sunny.
"Kaldur! Kaldur! Watch dis!" Robin yelled as he jumped under the water and emerged a foot away. Kaldur laughed as he got in the water. Robin swam over to Kaldur. He slapped his hands on the water, splashing Kaldur. The Atlantean lightly splashed the boy back, ending in a long splashing war.
Once Robin was getting a little tired, the boys went on to the beach. Kaldur grabbed the sand bucket and shovel he found a few hours before Robin had arrived, and handed them to Robin. The toddler joyfully played with the sand, building castles and towers. Kaldur watched as the toddler built a small city with a river running through it. Sitting next to the small child, Kaldur watched as robin molded the building in the middle so it was almost twice the size of all the other towers.
"What's that building?" Kaldur asked as Robin smoothed the sides of the sand building.
"Is Wayne building. Dis is Gotam city." Robin explained. After he finished smoothing the building, his stomach growled loud enough for Kaldur to hear. Robin blushed as Kaldur chuckled. He picked the toddler up, bringing him into the cave and into the kitchen. As the atlantean looked in the kitchen for a good lunch for the toddler, he smiled as he saw Rob start to rub his eyes sleepily as he looked through the bag Batman had left. Kaldur shuffled through the contents of the bag, grabbing the stuffed bird and handing it the small boy. Kaldur made Robin a sandwich, knowing that Robin would fall asleep right after eating.
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After lunch and a short nap, Robin and Kaldur went back outside, playing Frisbee and collecting seashells. Kaldur chased the child as he ran across the beach, going on the wet sand, leaving tiny footprints as he ran. Kaldur scooped the boy up as he caught him ankle deep in the water. Robin giggled and laughed as he was lifted into his friend's arms.
They sat on their towels as Robin sorted his different seashells into piles. Kaldur laid back, resting his head on the edge of the towel. Even though the kid was only two or three, Robin was still an energetic person. He closed his eyes for a minute, feeling the warm sun radiated on to his skin, and he was soon asleep, leaving Robin to play with his shells.
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Kaldur opened his eyes and shut them as the sun blared his eyes. When he had last closed them, the sun had not yet been far enough to see from position on the towel. He looked over to Robin's towel, only to find the piles of shells. Panicking, Kaldur jumped up, looking across the shoreline for the toddler. His heart was beating in panic when he heard a muffled yelp come from the water.
Looking to the water, the teenager moved in horror as he saw Robin struggling to keep his head above the water. Kaldur sprinted to the boy, grabbing him out of the water. Robin cried between coughs. Kaldur held Robin carefully as he sat on his towel. He brought Robin into more of a cradle position, feeling worse and worse as Robin coughed up water. Once the coughing was over and his tears slowed as Rob wrapped his arms around his savior's neck, Kaldur comforted the poor child as he questioned him as well.
"Why did you go in the water without me watching? You could have woken me up." Kaldur said quietly, careful not to upset the boy any further. Robin sniffled before looking at Kaldur.
"I wanted to go in da water again, but you were tired from spending da day wit me, so I tought I could swim by myself." Robin shakily explained. Kaldur hugged Robin carefully. He hadn't meant to show the boy how exhausted the day with him had made the teen.
Feeling Robin's body relax as he was hugged, Kaldur wrapped his towel around Robin and carried him into the cave. Looking at the clock as he set Robin on the couch, he realized it was already past 5, and there was a note on the fridge.
Pasta is in the fridge. Conner and I will be working on a school project if you need us. M'gann.
Kaldur looked in the fridge and sure enough there was a bowl of pasta wrapped in the fridge. Grabbing the bowl, he poured noodles on to two plates, pouring some sauce over both and placing them both in the microwave. Once they were warmed thoroughly, Kaldur placed a plate in front of Robin. He smiled as he grabbed his fork and dug into his meal. Before sitting down himself, Kaldur grabbed a movie out of the bag and put it in the DVD player. Robin gasped in joy as animals were running and dancing across the screen. Kaldur ate his dinner as Robin stared at the screen, pausing every so often to eat a bite of his dinner.
Once the movie ended, Kaldur looked to the other side of the couch, smiling at the toddler spread across the couch, sleeping with his thumb in his mouth. The teen turned the T.V. off before gently lifting the sleeping toddler off the couch. He walked down the halls of the cave, entering the desired room, and setting Robin down in the bed, tucking Robin's toy next to him.
As he walked out of the room, he saw M'gann and Conner walking down the hall as well.
"Hey Kaldur. How was Robin?" M'gann asked as Kaldur Walked with them.
"We spent the day on the beach, and he almost drown." Kaldur sighed as he said the last part of the sentence.
"Is he okay?" She asked in worry. Kaldur nodded before looking at the clock as they entered the living room.
"I have to go back to Atlantis now. You two will be fine taking care of him tomorrow?" The two other teens nodded before Kaldur left towards home, glad that Robin was going to be taken care of.
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How long has it been since I updated this? It's probably only been like a week, but school has already been stealing my life.
I'll do my best to get a chapter every week, but competition season for band starts in two weeks, so updates might get a little spotty.
Thanks for Waiting and Reading, and Enjoy!