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Dick had taken the stairs up into the manor and was going to the kitchen after tying and chaining the new addition to the crew and could not keep down his headache. Still rubbing his head, he walked through the kitchen door to see Rose, Tim, Barbara, and Alfred standing by the fridge deep in conversation. As he entered, the talking stopped and all eyes were on him.

Dick: "What's going on?" he asked.

Rose: "So I hear we have a visitor Dick" she said with a smile.

Dick sighed tiredly and put his hand on his head.

Dick: "Yeah, the biological son of Bruce Wayne. I left him tied up in the Cave" he said plainly.

Barbara: "You don't think that someone raised by the League of Assassins can get out of a couple of knots?" she asked with an annoyed tone.

Dick chuckled.

Dick: "I'm counting on it. As a matter of fact" he started as the kitchen door slammed open and a knife came flying towards Dick which he dodged just in time.

After regaining his composure, he looked up to see Damian with a knife to Rose's neck. Damian stared at Dick with an evil smile which quickly dropped as soon as Rose and Dick started laughing. Not understanding the reason behind their laughter, he pushed the knife a little deeper into Rose's neck drawing blood. As the laughing died down, Dick put his arms behind his head.

Dick: "Wow Rose, I think you're slipping. Getting taken hostage by a tiny little brat. That'll look nice on your tombstone" he said still catching his breath from his laughing fit.

Rose: "Oh give me a break, I'm a sucker for cute kids" she said with a giggle.

The two started laughing again which only served to frustrate Damian even more. He quickly reached his boiling point as he let go of Rose and jumped to attack Dick for his insults against him who quickly dodged and quickly kneed Damian in the stomach. Damian fell to the ground trying to catch his breath.

Dick got down to Damian's eye level and looked at him.

Dick: "Here's a few things you'll wanna remember kid. Firstly, letting anger get the better of you is the biggest weakness you can have. Secondly, there's a reason that your mom told you not to fight me. And finally, while you're here you will show respect" he said standing. "Now we have something very important to discuss and it involves you too Damian" he said gathering the attention of everyone including Damian who was now getting up. "Tim, this includes you as well" he said looking at Tim.

Tim stood straight.

Tim: "Really? Finally I get some attention" he said smiling until he noticed the serious look on Dick's face. "Dick?" he asked feeling worried.

The rest of the audience not knowing what was going on looked at Dick who just looked back at Tim.

Dick: "Tim, you're old enough now to assume your own identity and leave the title of Robin" he said sadly. This announcement left everyone in the room in shock.

Tim: "Wait, you're firing me? Dick, I thought it was gonna be the two of us. That this would be fun for once. That I could finally work close with my brother" he finished with a few tears falling. "What am I supposed to do now?" he asked controlling a sob that was building up.

Dick: "Tim I'm not firing you. You're still part of the Bat Clan and you will still operate here, just no longer as Robin" he said in his most comforting tone he could use.

Finally Barbara felt the need to involve herself in the conversation.

Barbara: "So you're just making this decision without at least consulting everyone?" she said angrily.

Dick sighed as he felt his headache reappearing.

Dick: "Yes I am as both the Batman and the original Robin" he said reminding everyone who was in charge.

Barbara: "Who is going to be the new Robin, huh?" she asked not expecting an answer.

Dick took a deep breath and turned to Damian who was surprisingly following the conversation with great interest.

Barbara: "You're kidding" she said not believing what was going on.

Dick: "Damian has extensive combat knowledge. Being raised by the League of Assassins means that he knows how to escape confinement so we can't just leave him here every night. Since he will probably leave the house anyway, I'm going to take him with me on patrols to keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't kill anyone. You do see the sense in that right?" he said needing his family to understand.

Barbara didn't answer but Tim did.

Tim: "I understand Dick. Someone's gotta keep that little demon on a leash" he said growling at Damian who was now standing close to Dick.

Dick: "Thank you Tim. And me and you will still go on patrol together, we'll just have company" he said looking down at a now quiet Damian.

Tim: "Yeah plus I'm too cool to be Robin anymore. I think I'll be hmmm Red Robin" he said smiling. In the back of his mind he chose the name in hopes of pissing off Damian and tried to stifle his laugh.

Dick laughed.

Dick: "Not the most original name but okay" he said smiling. He then turned to Damian. "You are now the new Robin. You will follow my orders and you will be my partner in battle. For this to work, we need to trust each other. This means that I can't worry about you killing anyone on the job. Okay?" he said stretching out his arm to shake Damian's hand.

Damian looked at Dick's hand for a long moment before slowly shaking it.

Damian: "Very well Grayson. You have proven to me that you are someone I can follow so I will. But I cannot promise that I won't kill Drake" he said with a frown which caused Dick to laugh.

Damian then walked over to Rose.

Damian: "I am sorry for attacking you ma'am" he said holding his hand out.

Rose chuckled.

Rose: "The name's Rose Wilson, and if you're good, I can tell you embarrassing secrets about Dick" she said with a smile.

Damian then approached Alfred and Barbara but just when he was about to apologize, Barbara held up her hand to stop him.

Barbara: "Don't worry Damian we know."

Damian: "Thank you" he said quietly.

Dick smiled. This might work out after all.

Dick: "Let's hear it for the new addition to the family" he said clapping prompting everyone else to join. "And congrats Tim, you aren't the youngest brother anymore" he said earning a smile from Tim.

Damian: "I never said I would be a part of this family" he said quickly.

Barbara: "Sorry kid, comes with the job" she said smiling.

Everyone started clapping for Damian and no one could see it, but Damian smiled.

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