Woo! Something from Damian's point of view. Next chapter, we meet the DOCTOR. :DDD Not a Doctor Who reference by the way.
Damian cannot sleep. What he should be doing is going out on patrol, but Grayson wants to be well rested for meeting Drake's new doctor. So, he heads down the stairs and hopes that perhaps something will be in the kitchen, since Drake eats like a monk.
He hears the television going as he passes. He does a double take, because Drake is sitting in there, watching a blasted cartoon.
"What are you doing?" He asks.
Drake looks up and smiles, looking a little embarrassed (Damian thinks that he may have been watching television with Conner). Damian takes a step back, not out of fear, but out of surprise. Tim, while much thinner, suddenly looks as he had in all the pictures Grayson has of them together and Damian is confused.
"I'm watching Scooby-Doo."
"What is that?" Damian gets over his surprise and sits in the chair farthest away from his mortal enemy, his predecessor.
"It's the cartoon that inspired me to become a detective. Granted, they don't deal with murderers and psychopaths, but it's the same principle." Drake looks a few years younger, and Damian can picture him watching TV up late, perhaps with Grayson, enjoying a talking dog.
"This show seems ridiculous."
"You need to learn to appreciate small things, Damian. Just watch the show. There's a late night marathon going on."
And Damian does watch.
When the sun starts creeping through the windows, he hears Grayson coming down the stairs.
"My name is Keri, I'm so very, fly, oh my, it's a little bit scary—"
"Grayson!" Damian calls as quietly as he can. "Hush, for once in your life! Drake is sleeping" though twitching terribly from nightmares and making noises like a fox caught in a trap, "and I am watching television."
Grayson pops his head into the room and grins. "Scooby Doo, really?"
"Shut up. It's interesting. Go practice your circus things or whatever. I'm occupied."
Grayson laughs and laughs. Damian doesn't care. The dog makes a better detective than Grayson anyway.
(He thinks that maybe later he'll tell Grayson about Drake's smile.)