Bruce was sitting down in front of the computer in the Bat Cave in a button down shirt, with no tie and the top two buttons undone. On the screen was a boy with a round face, icy blue eyes behind thick rimmed black glasses that looked to big for him, he had messy black hair that could rival Dick's. He was wearing a white t-shirt. Next to him on the split screen slicked back blond haired boy and gray-blue eyes. He wore a navy blue sweatshirt that read 'S.T.A.R. Labs' in white.

"Bruce, this team was your idea, but we haven't done anything in a month." The black haired boy, Jon, Superboy. He spoke in a soft tone. He was the youngest of the three at thirteen.

"I told you, something came up. I'm the son of socialite, I have a reputation to uphold. I have have been busy with Batman here in Gotham as well." Bruce, just like his father had been tight lipped about their new situation. Neither Bruce's team, by the name of the Teen Titans, nor Thomas's colleagues with the Justice League of America, knew about Dick or Nightwing.

"You have been saying that for over a month now," the blond teen, Barry, one of two who went by the name Flash, he spoke quickly, but was mindful that his two teammates would not understand him if he spoke quicker.

"Bruce are you down here?" Dick called.

"Who's that?" Jon asked, his keen hearing picked up on the voice that he did not know.

"No one…" Bruce spoke in a hurried voice.

"I have super hearing—" Jon's sentence was cut off by the voice again.

"Your dad wants to see you…well us…" Dick continued to talk not knowing the teen was talking to a team he was not supposed to know about it. He knew would have to do down to look for the teen in the vast Bat Cave.

Barry raised an eyebrow, "so who is no one?"

Bruce could hear the elevator, it was quiet enough where even Jon would have a hard time hearing the sound over the computer. Robin jumped up and ran over to the where the elevator would let Dick out. He impatiently waited for the elevator door to open.

"Oh there you are Bruce…I'm really not—"

"I can't talk, tell me dad I will be right up." Bruce speaking quietly

Dick raised an eyebrow, "Um…okay…but please come up soon…there's a lot of people…" the younger boy was referring to the extra staff that was hired for aid in the party.

"I will. Five minutes, I promise. Just go back up stairs." Bruce smiled, waiting for Dick to move.

"If you want me to move, you need to move first, I can't turn around with you standing right in front of me," Dick pointed out.

"Oh yeah…sorry." Bruce turned around and ran back to the computer.

Dick found Bruce's behavior odd, the older boy hardly kept anything from him, or so he thought. It made the younger boy question that maybe Thomas and Bruce were keeping more from him then they were letting on.

Nightwing bit his lip, it was fun last night being out on the adventure with Robin. He had to admit, that what he decided to do next was stupid. Dick, knew first hand how skilled Bruce was and how much of an advantage he had over him if he was displeased with an action that the younger boy performed. Deciding to do it anyway, making sure he moved slowly so that his wheels could not creek, he made his way over to the computer. Once the computer came into view he could see the two unknown to him boys.

"It was no one important," Bruce said quickly sitting down again.

Dick felt hurt by the comment, but at the same time intrigued by why Bruce was not telling the two teens about him. It wasn't like he flattering himself, it's just that it was fairly public knowledge that the Waynes took him in, even if no one really knew what Dick looked like…wait was that it? Was that why Bruce was keeping Dick a secret? Then why have him come to the party…before Dick could realize it he got himself even closer to computer.

"They clearly came down into your secret lair—"

"Barry, really it's no one."

"Well, your no one is behind you." Jon pointed behind Bruce.

Hearing this Dick felt as if his heart jumped into his throat. He drew in a sharp breath and tried to roll backwards, but he felt stuck.

"Very funny, Jon." Bruce huffed not amused crossing his arms against his chest.

Hearing this is what finally made Dick's brain except the command to move.

"Black hair, blue tshirt, wheelchair. Sound familiar?" Barry questioned.

Bruce whipped around to see Dick looking petrified and moving quickly. Bruce jumped up and ran after him, easily catching up. He look a firm old on the handles on the back of Dick's wheelchair and turned him to force him to face him, placing his hands on the arm rests on Dick's chair. The younger boy brought his hands to cover his face in fear of being hit.

"I told you to go up stairs," Bruce growled.

"I-I'm s-s-sorry…" Dick chocked out, he tried to wheel himself backwards, but Bruce had a hold on him. He could not meet the older boy in the eyes.

"Why did you stay down here?" Bruce asked in a rushed hushed voice.

"I-I d-don't know…" Dick stammered.

"Just go upstairs, I will explain later." Bruce pushed Dick backwards. He did not intend to be this harsh with him, but the Justice League, nor their protégés know about Dick yet, and he did want to cause any trouble for this father, or get in trouble himself. He knew now was not the time to introduce Dick to his team.

Dick had never seen Bruce act like this before, well to him. He had seen Bruce be just as unforgiving as his father when intimidating a suspect. Without another word Dick turned himself around and made his way to the elevator, then quickly disappeared from the lair.

Bruce went back to the computer in a mood that was more seen as Robin than Bruce Wayne.

Both Jon and Barry had watched the entire scene unfold, but neither wanted to bring up what happened.

"Next week." Bruce said, "I'll speak with you later." Bruce cut off his part line to the conversation, but left the other two still able to speak with each other.

Jon adjusted his glasses, "Why do I feel like we shouldn't have seen that?"

"Because we weren't," Barry said, "give him time. That boy is clearly someone the Waynes and they want to keep from us."

Jon brought the neck of his shirt over his nose, "should I ask my dad?" he was nervous.

"And have Thomas on us as well? No. We'll keep this quiet, they will tell us in time. We should log off, just incase. Bye Jon."

Once Dick left Thomas's study he quickly made his way to his room and locked the door. He was not sure who or what he saw, all he knew was that he should not have been there and this situation could have ruined his relationship with not only Bruce, but Thomas as well and that was something that scared him. He finally felt like be belonged again, and now he ruined it.

"Bruce! Dick!" Thomas called, "Where are you boys?"

"Right here dad!" he heard Bruce call out.

Thomas was already dresses in a black tuxedo with a black bowtie, and white shirt with black buttons. He looked slightly frazzled, or was it annoyed because he asked Dick to retrieve Bruce over ten minutes ago.

"Bruce have you seen Dick? I sent him to get ten minutes ago." Thomas checked his watch.

"No," the teen lied, "but I will go find him. He's probably in his room."

"Find him and get ready, Alfred placed both your tuxedos in your rooms. Meet me in the foyer."

Bruce nodded and continued his way to head up the stairs to get dressed himself before going to find Dick. When he entered his room he looked at the back of his door and saw the clear garment bag that held his tuxedo. He took the hanger off the hook and laid it on his bed then he unzipped the bag and started to get dressed.

Dick looked at the clear garment bag that was laid on his bed. It was obvious Alfred was mindful of the boy's situation. It was just clothes, but yet they look so foreign to him. They were well pressed and were not held together by patches and stitches. While this was a routine party for Thomas and Bruce, technically this party would be the first time Dick and he was nervous about it. He told himself it was just a show, and he was just going to put on a performance. The boy bit his lip as moved himself to the bed. He flopped on his bed, he stuck his hand under the pillow and pulled out a comic he had under it he held his arms out straight and looked at the random page he opened to.

There was a knock at his door. "Master Richard, are you in there?"

"Yes Alfred."

"Are you getting ready? Master Thomas is asking."

"Yes sir," Dick said dropping the comic on his face. Dick sighed and tucked the comic away before sitting up so he could get dressed.

"And Master Richard?"

"Yes?" Dick asked worried.

"Please no more eating the appetizers until they are officially served."

Dick's response was only a guilty smile.

"If that is you smiling young sir you know I cannot I see it."

Dick laughed, "Yes Alfred."

"Very good sir."

Dick sat up and started to get ready, he got the shirt, pants and jacket on and then looked over the oddly shaped black fabric that was to be a bow tie.

Five minutes later there was another knock at his door. "Dick? It's Bruce, are you ready?"

Dick paused for a while before responding. "How do you tie a bow tie?" He unlocked the door and glanced at Bruce before looking down at the tie in his hand.

"Can I come in? I can help."

"I guess." he mumbled.

Bruce hesitated as he followed Dick into the room, he felt guilty for yelling at him, it wasn't his fault that he came down to get him. Dick didn't know that Bruce was on call with his team.

"Give it to me, I can tie it for you." Bruce put his hand out for the piece of cloth, he then turned the collar of Dick's shirt.

"What if I say or do something wrong?" Dick asked fiddling with his fingers.

"There is nothing to worry about. All we have to do is help entertain the Baxter's daughters. Just so their parents and mingle with the other adults." Bruce told Dick as he worked on tying the younger boy's bow tie.

Dick pouted, "Fine…okay."

Bruce looked over Dick, to make sure the bow tie was straight and everything was all set. "Hmph." the teen mused looked at Dick's jacket.

"What?"

"Well typically when wearing a tuxedo or suit jacket you unbutton it when you sit down. I never thought about if you should keep your jacket unbuttoned. "

Dick moved back and forth with the jacket both unbuttoned and buttoned. "It's easier to move with is unbuttoned…" Dick mused.

"Dick I'm sorry. I swear I will tell you later…"

Before he could finish a knock came, it was once again Alfred. "Ah, there you boys are, if you would please join Master Thomas as the guests will be arriving soon."

Bruce and Dick followed Alfred to the foyer to meet with Thomas, who was completely alone, and there was no one else around. All the hired help were else where.

"Ah there you boys are, Dick are you okay?" Thomas could tell something was wrong with the boy.

"Just nervous." It was not a complete lie, but he found himself fearful of what Bruce could do to him if he said what happened, perhaps even Thomas, well Batman didn't even know Robin talked to those boys.

"It won't be as bad as you think," Thomas smiled, "now I have one last item to tell you both. This is something I am sure Bruce will be aware of. To divert too much attention, your phone will be the only one notified. Once you receive the message I need you to investigate the call, if it involves our current project I want to know right away, anything else please see if it's something the GCPD can deal with, if not get me. So that I know you want to talk me about this subject tell me that you do not feel well. The same goes if you wish to speak with Bruce if you are questioning the situation. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir." Dick put his hand over the spot where his phone was hidden in an inside pocket of his tuxedo jacket. "The drug ring has been quiet, but I have tracers on social media."

"I know, this party is the last thing we need, I want to be investigating." Thomas shook his head, "but we also need to keep up appearances. Let's begin."

Bruce stood next to Dick as they were introduced to the daughters of a wealthy family from Metropolis. There was only twenty guests, and of the twenty there were only two other children under the age of eighteen. Bruce knew what this meant, he and Dick were going to have to entertain the girls during the party.

"Jeffery, Rachel, you remember my son Bruce, and my ward Richard. Bruce, Dick, I would like to introduce you to Jeffery and Rachel Baxter and their daughters Cassidy and Amelia," Thomas said introducing the boys, to the girls and their parents.

"Bruce, you have gown so much since we last saw you. You must be about sixteen by now?" Jeffery was a slim man, he wore a navy blue suit with a red tie, his eyes pale blue were behind thin gold rimmed glassed. He reached out his and to shake Bruce's

"Fifteen, and it's good to see you again as well," Bruce smiled easily returning the hand shake.

Rachel looked to Dick and smiled, "Hi sweetie how are you?" She had dark red hair with blue eyes, she wore a simple black dress with a pearl necklace.

Dick opened his mouth, but no words came out for a moment, then he smiled, "G-good, h-how are you?" he still found that he stuttered a little bit.

"Very well, thank you for asking."

"Pleasure to meet you." It was Cassidy's turn with the pleasantries, she tried to make herself sound more mature than she was at only fourteen, but because of her height she looked older. Her hair was light blond, and pin straight, her pale blue eyes had flecks of green in them. She had wore a green dress the was fitted at the top and flared out slightly at the waist. She wore a pair of gold heels, that matched a small clutch purse.

"It's nice to meet you," Amelia smiled and gave a small curtsey. She had long and flaming red hair that was curled, with part of her hair pulled into a bun and pale blue eyes, that were hidden behind silver rimmed glasses. She wore a purple dress that flared out with a large poof at the waist, also at the waist was sparking black belt, and a large bow in the back, along with matching sparkly black shoes. she was the younger of the two at the age of eleven.

"Nice to meet you as well, welcome to Wayne Manor," Bruce flashed a smile to the girls showing off his perfect smile.

Dick on the other hand could only manage to say "Hello." before giving them a half smile. He then took a deep breath to give himself more composure.

Thomas lead the group to the large gathering space they were going to use. Jeffery and Rachel were directly behind him. They were followed by Amelia and Dick, the girl had her hand on the boy's shoulder. Last in the group was Bruce and Cassidy, her arm was linked with his.

Bruce and Dick stayed close to Thomas as they greeted the new arriving guests.

"Oh Thomas it's been too long. I cannot believe how much Bruce has grown too like you, but I must ask, who is the other boy? " The woman had long light brown hair that ended right over her waist. She had light brown eyes and wore a white and gold dress.

"It has, Meredith, and Bruce has grown into a fine young man." Thomas smiled, "I have taken on a ward, Richard." he quickly and efficiently answered every question.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Richard, and Bruce I hope we get to hear you play the piano tonight."

"I have planned to perform just before dinner," Bruce smiled.

"Marvelous, it's not a Wayne party with out the musical talent of Bruce Wayne."

The guest have all arrived, so that meant the kids broke off from their parents. This was something they were rather happy for there was only some many times you can smile and repeats yourself even if it was not that many guests.

Amelia ran over to Dick when she got closer.

"Hello again!" She smiled brightly. "You're name's Dick right?"

Bruce who was standing behind the younger boy tried to hide his laughter. He knew Dick would rather be invisible right now, but it was clear that was not going to happen.

"Hello..yes you're Amelia right?"

"Yes, how old are you?" She tilted her head.

"Eight," Dick said, he was used to this question, even when he was in the circus no one ever believed his age because of his small frame.

"Do you want to get an appetizer with me?"

Dick glanced at Bruce first. The teen motioned for Dick to go. "Okay."

"I hope they have bruschetta!"

"I don't know if they have that, but I know they have cheese puffs. I snuck a few before Alfred shooed me away. I also snuck some wanton cup things, and I don't even know what was in them."

"Cheese puffs? They sound good!" Amelia smiled tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

Dick went ahead of her and handed her a small white plate with gold trim, then he took one for himself and placed it in his lap, then he awkwardly started navigated his way down the buffet line.

"Do you need help?" Amelia asked seeing Dick attempt to reach the plate in the back.

"Can you hand me a cheese puff."

"Of sure," she smiled smiled she reached over to pick up a couple of the lightly browned round pastry. There were flecks of green on them, parsley. They were filled with a creamy cheese mixture that was a combination of asiago, parmesan, and cheddar. Dick held his plate up so she could place the cheese puff on the plate before popping one in her mouth. "Oh! These are good!" she took more from tray on the table.

"Have you seen the wonton cup things?" Dick asked.

Amelia looked down the table, "all the way at the end! But look bruschetta, want to some?" She didn't wait for Dick to answer to put a angular piece of baguette on his plate that was topped with fresh mozzarella that was thinly cut, diced tomato and onion and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. The pair continued to talk and laugh while continuing to taste as make appetizers as they could manage.

Bruce just finished talking with his father, and he was getting ready to play the piano. He'd been playing it more recently, he forgot how much he loved playing. He stopped playing because it reminded him too much of his mom, in a bitter way, but now that changed. He realized it was a good way to keep her memory alive. Bruce was passing Cassidy when she stopped him.

"I am so glad you have a little brother," Cassidy told Bruce, "usually Amelia clings to me like glue. Is he the same way?"

"This is his first party like this, so I'm not sure, but knowing Dick most likely."

"His first?" Cassidy questioned.

"He's my father's ward. Dick's only been here for six weeks."

"Oh, still I'm glad he's here. Gives Amelia someone to bother." Cassidy shrugged it was clear that she wanted to be the least out of the four of them, and that was impressive with how much Dick wanted to hide.

Bruce, while not thrilled about the parties either, but he had grown to expect them and got used to them, but now his displease for them steamed from wanted to be out in the streets of Gotham as Robin. He made his way over to the piano and sat down. His finger hovered over the keys for a moment setting his fingers down on the ivory colored keys. Guests started to gather around to listen to him play.

Amelia and Dick snuck into a corner of the room trying to avoid the adults. He was telling her stories about the circus.

"No way! that was you?" Amelia's eyes widened she had seen the show in when they were near Metropolis.

"Yeah," Dick smiled, "with my parents."

"That's crazy…" he voice trailed hearing this and seeing him in a wheelchair lead her to think of a million more questions, but she knew better than to ask, and even if she did want to ask more questions the second song that Bruce was playing ended.

"Dinner is being served." Alfred announced as members of the wait staff came around to collect the remaining plate from the guests. Alfred made his way to meet with Dick as he knew the boy would have questions of where to sit or what to do next. "Master Richard did you save any cheese puffs for the guests?" Alfred smiled seeing the two quickly shoved the remaining cheese puffs in their mouths before their plates were taken.

Dick nodded as he still had cheese puff in his mouth, "Amelia had some." he said after he swallowed, this comment caused the girl to laugh.

"Can I sit next to you?" Amelia asked.

Dick looked to Alfred, "Of course Miss Baxter this this way."

The dinner went smoothly and all the guests left except for the Baxters who were getting ready to leave now.

"Thank you for a lovely evening, Thomas, as always." Rachel smiled

"Any time Rachel." Thomas nodded. "It also helped that the girls seemed to get along nicely with Bruce and Dick."

"You are always a gracious host," Jeffery said exchanging handshakes with Thomas.

"Oh it's nothing at all." Thomas said casually.

"Bye Dick," Amelia hugged around the neck and snuck a kiss on his cheek.

The boy to turn a bright shade of pink. "B-bye..." Dick stammered.

"Oh jeez she's so embarrassing," Cassidy rolled her eyes, shook her head and followed her family out.

Bruce laughed, "and I'm pretty sure that's never happened to him before." Waving as she left, he went over and joined Dick.

"Bruce...what happened?"

The teen chuckled, "she has a crush on you."

Dick raised an eyebrow, "on me? why?"

"This falls under, it will all make scene when you are older. Trust me." Bruce laughed. He remembered feeling the same when the younger boy felt when he had girls all trying to talk to him, and even before that he was used to getting attention just because of his last name. While Dick in his own right got attention for his last name it was not the same, but soon it would be.

Bruce and Dick made their way to the living and took a seat on the couch. Bruce leaned back and folded his hands behind his head, "see it wasn't so bad."

"No it wasn't." Dick admitted, "I was scared for no reason."

"My two boys." Thomas smiled sitting between the pair, "thank you for tonight."

"You're welcome," Dick smiled, "like I just told Bruce it wasn't so bad." he laid his head on Thomas's shoulder

The older Wayne wrapped and arm around Dick, "I knew you would be fine, Dickie."

"Dad…" Bruce got his father's attention, "Dick accidentally saw Jon and Barry…I didn't make any introductions…"

A/N: Just a little fun chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. Now Dick knows there is more to Batman and Robin than he realizes.

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