Chapter 10

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"Sammy is gonna be worried about me" Dean says when there's a lull in their conversation, the sun having risen enough to fall over his face and most of his chest.

"Yeah, Timmy's probably gone home by now, but they'll be worried too, seeing as they thought you were a serial killer." Jason says, chuckling at the thought.

"Nah, I think if Cas was enough to convince you, he'll be enough to convince them." Dean replies.

They continue to sit in silence long after that, both of them thinking about what the future will bring, what with their twin back in their lives.

"Hey Jason?" Dean asks after a few minutes, bumping his shoulder into Jason's.

"Yeah?" Jason replies, bumping his shoulder back against Dean's.

"What'd you think if … if you came with me and Sammy for a while? Not like, forever, or anything. But just, just for a while." Dean asks, seeming to have trouble getting the question out, no doubt bracing for a rejection.

"Yeah. yes. I- I think that would be good. It would give me and Sam time to get to know each other." Jason says, a dopey ass smile on his face.

"Hey Dean?" Jason asks after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah?" Dean replies, an amused smile on his face at the mirror conversation from just a minute ago.

"What if you and Sammy stuck around here for a few days before we left. You could, get to know my family a little. Convince them you're not serial killers before I take off on a road trip with you." Jason says, laughing lightly at his joke.

"Fuck yeah! You know I did always want to meet Batman." Dean tells him, finally taking that first step and standing up, groaning as he does so, his injuries irritating him. Jason follows suit, a similar groan falling from his lips as his own injuries are irritated with the movement.

Although they had planned on splitting up and going to their respective families, they somehow find themselves standing outside the door of Dean and Sam's motel room, Jason's hands stuffed deep in his pockets as he tries to hide his nervous tics while Dean fumbles with the key.

"Where the hell have you been, Dean?" is the first thing they hear when the door opens, Sam lacing his boots up as he sits with his back to them, though as soon as he registers the silence, he slowly spins around, his eyes widening at the sight of the man standing next to Dean.

"Dean?" he questions, not wanting to jump to conclusions before knowing who's standing in front of him.

"This is Jason. Our brother." Dean says, a note of nervousness in his voice as he introduces them.

"Hi" Jason says, rocking back on his heels, something that both him and Dean have in common when they're nervous about something like this, something potentially emotionally damaging.

"Hello" Sam replies, a hopeful smile lighting his face as he steps forward to greet Jason.

It's only a few hours later that the three of them load up into the Impala, on their way to Wayne Manor to meet Jason's family, and to break the news that Dean and Sam aren't serial killers.

Damian greets them with suspicion, though without the usual hostility, as he was instructed to do so under threat of disembowelment by Jason.

Tim greets them warmly, if a bit tiredly, having already made up his mind that they didn't actually kill people, having gone back through all of the evidence, putting together that most of the murders they were accused of started when the Winchester brothers were in another state, and that the murders stopped after the Winchesters arrived.

Dick greets them both with overly excited hugs, more than excited to have two new additions to his family, and there was absolutely no hesitation in him, as soon as he realised that Jason had brothers, Dick accepted that he also had two more brothers.

Alfred greets them cordially, as he does everyone, but with a warmer undercurrent than he has for other guests, having already known who they were, and that they would more than likely become the newest members of his family as well.

Bruce, surprisingly, immediately drops the 'Brucie Wayne' act, and greets them with a heavy dose of suspicion, which, after Tim explains his reasoning for them not being serial killers, and Dean and Sam explain their reasoning, with a little help from Cas, his suspicion falls to the background, instead being overtaken by an openness that none of his children were expecting from him. But he knew, that if Jason had family, they would soon enough find themselves part of the Wayne family as well, whether they liked it or not. His sons had a way of adopting strays, especially if those strays happened to be related to their brother. He has no idea where they got that from.

Though they had only planned on staying for a few days to get to know Jason's family (and to see the Batcave) they end up staying for almost a month, Dick having immediately moved them from their motel into the Manor.

The Batboys wanted to know everything there was to know about hunting and monsters and angels and demons. They wanted to learn how to take out certain threats they hadn't even known existed, and the Winchesters were more than happy to teach them, to get them up to date, and to give them access to the program that Charlie had created for hunters.

In return, Sam and Dean wanted to know everything there was to know about their suits, about the gadgets, the villains they fought and the Justice League. How each of them had gotten into the life, and how they had picked out their individual identities after passing on the Robin Mantle (voluntarily or not) and the Batboys, having been taught so much about the Winchesters world, were more than happy to return the favor, each of them opening up about the easier parts of their pasts.

The Bat's (minus Jason) were sad to see the Winchesters leave, especially since they were taking one of them with them. But they knew that they'd be back. That Jason couldn't just leave his empire in the hands of his lieutenants forever.

So it was as the three brothers threw their bags into the back of the Impala, that the rest of the Batclan came tumbling out of the house, snacks for the ride in a bag held by Alfred, a credit card with an unlimited limit (for business purposes) tucked into the side of the bag by Bruce. Dick hands out bear hugs like candy, and tucks a new and improved first aid kit into the trunk along with their bags. Tim slings a giant bag full of gadgets and weapons that he had been working on, specially designed and adjusted to fit Winchester's needs, into their trunk as well, and Dean doesn't think his trunk has ever been as stuffed full of stuff as it is now. Damian, who had formed an odd sort of attachment to Dean, after sparring with the man every day for three weeks, slipped a set of six daggers into the man's jacket pocket as he tentatively hugs him goodbye.

"Stay safe, Boys" Alfred calls as they move to get into the car.

"We'll bring him back in one piece, promise." Dean calls out as he swings into the driver's seat, Sam and Jason arguing over who gets the front seat.

"I am six foot four! I don't fit in the back." Sam is arguing.

"We're the same height, dumbass, and I'm bigger!" Jason argues back, and although it looks like Sam wants to argue, he knows that Jason is, actually, bigger than him.

It's once they're all loaded into the car, with all of their things, that Bruce finally leans down into the drivers window, looking each boy in the eye.

"Keep each other safe. Come back alive, and in one piece. All of you." he says, his eyes boring in Dean's as he says that, knowing that Dean needs to hear that the most, that he would never hesitate to sacrifice himself for the people he loves.

Dean swallows thickly, his brows furrowing at the paternal look in Bruce's eye, the one that was always missing from his father's eyes when he looked at Dean, the one that slowly faded from his expression after Mary died.

"Okay" Dean agrees, taking a deep breath, and shaking the feeling of melancholy off as Bruce stands, stepping back and letting Dean pull out of the driveway, his twin next to him, and their baby brother in the back. All they have in front of them is the open road, and for the first time in a long time, Dean feels truly free.

AN Thoughts? Good? Bad? Meh? Lemme know what you think! :)