So, here's a new chapter! It's a big one!

Is it weird that I think of the song Something Bad by Miranda Lambert everytime I look at the title of this chapter? Random fun fact, I actually danced to that song a couple of years ago :D

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I'm trying to do that more. This story is already finished, but I had to fix a few things. I fixed a few earlier, but alas there is still more that needs to be fixed in this story.

Also, in reply to a guest's review on chapter 7 (because I forgot to reply XD), Jacob and Tommy's names were on purpose. I just thought it would be fun for them to start with the same letters as Jason and Tim's names :)

Also if you want to read some awesome Batman stories, check out 'The People vs Jason Todd' and 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' by J23K. They're seriously awesome!

I wonder how many people will want me dead after this chapter XD

Disclaimer: I don't own Batman or any of it's characters

Chapter 10 - Something Bad

Jason looks around suspiciously as he and Tim walk home from the diner. He had been having a weird feeling for a while now, the same feeling he gets when someone is watching him. He instinctively brings Tim a little closer to him.

"Jason? You okay? You've been acting weird all day."

"Huh?" Jason looks down at Tim who has a worried expression on his face. He smile, "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Just a little tired is all. Nothing to worry about, Babybird."

He doesn't want to tell Tim that he's worried something bad will happen. Tim trusts him no matter what he says and would be worried out of his mind if Jason said he even thought that something bad might possibly happen. He doesn't want that. Tim can finally go to the diner again without having to stay as close to Jason as possible and flinching everytime someone came through the door. He doesn't want Tim to have to worry; that's his job. He's the older brother, he's supposed to look after his little brother and be the mature one so that Babybird doesn't have to be.

"You sure?" Tim asks.

"Yeah, I just-" Jason stops walking and grabs Tim's arm.

"Jason?" Tim looks up worriedly at his older brother while also looking curiously around where they are. He know that look. It's the look that Jason gets when he's worried about something but trying to hide it. That look alone makes him move a little closer to the older boy.

After a minute they start walking again, but the look doesn't go away therefore Tim doesn't more more than a foot away from the elder. They get home without any incidents, much to Jason's relief, but once they get inside the worry comes back full force when they see the countdown timer in the middle of their living room.

Jason grabs Tim, who seems to be somewhat in shock, and drags him down the stairs. Not a second after they get outside they're thrown to the ground as the building explodes. Jason tries his best to cover his little brother's body with his own to protect him from the explosion.

When it's over Jason stands up, telling Tim to stay down until he makes sure it's safe. Jason walks a few feet, looking around to see if anyone else is there, before motioning for Tim to come over to him.

His little brother runs over to him as fast as his legs will carry him and the two of them stand there, in the rubble of their home, looking at it with despair and shock.

A gunshot makes the both look up to the roof of an old abandoned warehouse where a man in all black is standing. The man yells something in another language and about twenty more guys dressed the same appear all around them, effectively surrounding them.

"Jason? What's going on?" Tim asks timidly as he grabs onto Jason's jacket. Jason puts a protective arm around the boy, glaring at the men daring them to even try to hurt his little brother. The man who shot the gun, the leader probably, jumps down from the roof and lands right in front of the two brothers.

"I heard you two were held captive by Black Mask about five months ago."

"So what?" Jason says, still glaring.

"Well...I don't have anything against you two, but I have a job. And that job pays pretty well."

Jason doesn't say anything, just holds Tim closer.

"That job is to get a certain someone. My boss wants this certain someone for reasons he didn't tell me and I really don't care what he does with him so long as I get paid."

"And that someone would be?" Jason asks, not liking where this is going.

The man smiles evilly, his eyes landing on Tim who presses his face into Jason's side. He tries his best to stop shaking, but when he hears the man's next words he stops even trying to do anything that has to do with calming down, knowing for a fact that it would be impossible.

"A certain thirteen year old boy named Tim."

"If you lay one finger on him you're dead!" Jason yells.

The man chuckles, "I don't think so."

Before Jason can yell anything else another gunshot is heard and he feels a white hot pain spreading through his abdomen and his grip on Tim loosens as he stumbles and falls to the ground.

"JASON!" he can hear Tim calling his name, can see him hovering over his face with tears in his eyes as he looks down at his big brother. His vision is going blurry, he can barely see, but he can see well enough to see the blurry shape of the men who shot him grabbing Tim and dragging him away.

"JASON!" the cry sounds panicked, afraid, everything Jason wishes it wasn't.

He's scared. He doesn't want to die. If he dies then...Who will protect Tim? Who will save him this time? What if they do the same thing to Tim that Mask did? What if they do worse?

"NO! JASON!" It sounds like he's underwater, like he's drowning.

"Tim..." he mumbles. His vision starts to go black. Jason's never been this afraid in his life. But he's not afraid for his own life. No. He's afraid for Tim's life. Afraid of what will happen to him if he dies.

The last thing he hears is the panicked voice of his little brother.

"JASON!"

So, who wants to kill me? XD

Next chapter will be posted soon so keep a look out! :)

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