A/N: I'm sorry to say this, but in order to focus more on some of my other stories, this one is going to have to come to an end :( Don't be sad though! If you guys are loving this, you should go check out my story Flight of Vengeance. There will be a ton of Dick and Damian fluff and stuff in that. And instead of these oneshots, I might also do another separate fic of these two beans if I get any ideas. If y'all have any, just let me know! Anyway, enjoy this last chapter!

When Damian had first become Dick's Robin, the two of them didn't get along that well. But with Dick's many efforts, Alfred's help, and Damian's slight change of heart, the two really started to warm up to each other. Now, they were more than just partners. They were family. They had a brotherly bond, but even more than that… A father-son like relationship. It was weird for Dick to think about, but ever since he'd become Damian's legal guardian with Bruce "dead", he had grown to care about the younger boy in a way really only a father could. And Damian had never verbally expressed it, but Dick could tell he looked up to Dick as a father-figure as well. So many things had changed with Bruce away, and it seemed right as when they started to have a certain system and adjusted way of life… Well, Bruce came back.

Dick had called Tim crazy for believing Bruce was still alive for months now, but now he was proven to be right. But what did this mean for Dick and Damian now? They were all glad to have Bruce back, of course, but Dick noticed that DAmian had been acting a little off lately. And so he decided to go talk to the ten year old.

"Damian?" Dick called out as he knocked on the boy's door in the manor. No reply. Dick tried again, and this time, the door opened. But Dick was surprised by what he saw. Damian was standing there, but tear tracks were on his face. Okay, now the alarms in Dick's head were starting to go off. Damian? Crying? Oh nonono, something had to be really bad. Did something happen to one of his cats? What?

Dick frowned. "Lil' D? You alright?" Damian didn't respond, and retreated further into his darkened room, before sitting down on his bed. The ex-assassin was looking pretty downtrodden at the moment, and Dick couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"Hey, what's wrong? Talk to me." He took a seat by Damian, and gently placed a hand on the other's arm.

Damian sniffed and turned away, shrugging Dick's hand off his arm. "Its nothing," came his short reply. Dick raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing? Come on Lil' D. I've known you long enough to know that you never cry unless something's seriously wrong. So what is it? What happened?"

Damian was silent for a minute. And then-

"This."

"What?" Dick questioned, raising an eyebrow. He was growing more confused by the second.

"This!" Damian growled. "Father's back now and-and that means everything will be different now. You won't be Batman anymore and… Where does that leave me?" He sniffed again. "We were the best together, Grayson… And now that's all coming to an end."

Suddenly, Dick understood. Damian had hardly gotten to know Bruce before his mysterious disappearance, and all he knew about his father, was that he didn't approve of him. Not really. Bruce had never shown Damian any of the kindness Dick had. He was his father by birth, but not his real family. That alone belonged to Dick, and maybe even Alfred. But not Bruce. And now, with him back, Dick and Damian couldn't be Batman and Robin together anymore. Their Dynamic Duo act would have to stop. Damian would most likely continue to be Robin for Bruce, but…

"It won't be the same," Dick finished for Damian. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I'm sorry… If I had any choice, I would keep being your Batman. But Damian-"

Damian turned back and looked at him.

"-Yeah, things will be different now, but that doesn't mean I'll just leave you here alone with B. I know how difficult he can be, and I'll make sure everything starts going well between you two before I head back to Bludhaven. And even when I do leave, I'll make sure to visit all the time!" Dick smiled, though it was a sad smile. "It's going to be tough, but I know you can handle it." He got off the bed and knelt on the floor, looking into Damian's eyes. His expression was suddenly very serious.

"Bruce talked to me just a few hours ago, actually…" Dick's expression turned slightly angry. "He wants custody of you again."

At that, Damian's mouth fell open, and he looked ready to protest. But before he could, Dick continued.

"I know...I hate it too. I tried to argue, but you know how Bruce can be…" Dick didn't say it outloud to Damian, but he was really pissed at Bruce right now. Yeah, he may have been DAmian's biological father, but Dick was the one who raised him after all this time! Dick was the one who knew Damian, who actually cared about Damian… Who didn't care about his past or who his mother was, or any of that. He genuinely cared about Damian, and that was something Dick wasn't sure Bruce was capable of doing.

"But Lil' D… I'll never be out of your life. Never. And I can promise that."

Damian shook his head and wiped his eyes with his right hand. "I-I… I wanted to meet Father for the longest time, but ever since I did, it didn't matter anymore. You're the one I want to stay with, Dick. Not him."

Dick was surprised that Damian actually used his first name for once (or rather nickname). His heart was warmed by the compliment, but it also saddened him. "I'm sorry," he said, his eyes low and his voice only a whisper. "I'm sorry, but this is how it has to be. But we'll always be family. I'll always be there for you. I know personally how difficult Bruce can be, but just give him a little while, and he'll warm up to you, okay?" He managed a smile and suddenly leaned forward and embraced Damian in a tight hug.

"Its like you said," he whispered into the younger boy's ear. "We were the best together. And we always will be."