Tim joined the family by complete surprise, Bruce thought to himself now to awake to go back to sleep as tired as he was. Jack and Janet were suspected of having some sort of ties to the League of Assassins so he and Selina went to a party they were hosting undercover as themselves. The party was mostly dull, but their son Tim had followed both of them around with his mother's phone taking pictures of them. He would watch them both entranced as they walked around or talked to anyone.

Selina had tried to talk to him, but he would hide behind the most impractical things, a small fake plant, or under a coffee table. It was adorable to see him scurry anytime anyone tried to talk to him. His little suit and tie mangled to stay somewhat wrinkle free through all of his adventures in hiding from adults. Bruce went to look around the mansion while everyone was busy with the party Selina didn't notice Tim following him taking pictures as he went. Bruce didn't see Tim until he was rummaging around a study and heard the scuffling of baby feet. He turned around to see Tim in the middle of taking more pictures on the phone he was carting around.

"Hey, buddy can I see those pictures?" Bruce asked hoping to delete any incriminating ones of him.

Tim shyly came over and started to do his hands up in a motion that meant 'pick me up' Bruce complied and Tim started to show him pictures with a commentary, "Dis is you. You. You. You. You. What are you doing? What's she doing? That mom is drinkin' yucky water. She's really pretty," Tim pointed to Selina, "it's me! he pointed to the picture of himself in the mirror looking like he didn't mean to take the picture. He went on to talk about the other pictures. Bruce noticed that he had taken a lot and not all of them were from the party, there was one, in particular, that was in a stronghold Bruce knew was Ra's. He quickly sent it to himself and deleted his contact off of Janet's phone and deleted any of the pictures that would be hard for him to explain.

Tim was still prattling on when they rejoined the party he decided to take a selfie while Bruce was still carrying him. He smiled like only a toddler can with half a mouth full of teeth. Bruce couldn't help but grin too. "I wike it, Mr. Wayne!" Tim proceeded to add a filter that made them look like they have flower halos he snapped a few more pictures of that one. Selina walked over to them and Tim buried his face in Bruce's jacket.

"Hey there tiger," Selina greeted Tim who looked more like a small kitten at the moment.

Just then Janet came over walking as though she was possessed, "Oh good there he is! Tim, I have been looking everywhere for you. I told you to either stay on the sofa or to go to your father or me." She took Tim out of Bruce's arms and into her own laughing a forced laugh, "He just wonders off you know? You two must have twice the problem Jack and I have, especially with them being from the circus and well, the streets," Janet said in a conspiratorial voice.

Bruce was about to correct Janet when she abruptly turned around and took Tim with her upstairs.

"She is a weird one. Anyways, did you find anything?" Selina asked as she sipped a little champagne.

"Not in the study, but look at this," Bruce replied giving her his phone to see the picture.

"Oh, that's what we needed. Do we pay them a visit tonight?" Selina asked, giving the phone back to Bruce who was looking at Tim being placed on the sofa and what looked like a firm talking to.

"I think so. Whatever is going to be happening in the League is going down soon," Bruce replied as he watched as Tim start taking pictures again.

"That one is off limits, you can see his parents from here, Bruce," Selina whispered softly to Bruce as they mingled with the other guests.

"I don't adopt every child I see," Bruce protested definitively not whiny voice.

"I was there when you asked me to marry you so we could adopt Dick."

"True," Bruce conceded.

A few hours after the party was over Bruce and Selina suited up and paid a visit to the Drakes they found them talking in one of the studies that the guests hadn't been allowed in. They both melted into the shadows before dramatically revealing themselves to the Drakes.

Jack's glass of bourbon spilled to the floor and Janet was reaching for her phone to call 911. Selina simply shook her head and took the phone and tossed it away from them.

"What are your ties to the League of Assassins?" Batman demanded.

"The, uh, what?" Jack asked as he brushed his hair back with his hand.

"You know what," Catwoman replied.

"We sometimes trade information on the people of Gotham and give them some access the Drake Industries. They compensate well and they showed us a little of their operation so we'd be into deep and couldn't go to the police without incriminated ourselves," Jack confessed. " I was going to tell the FBI or someone, but they threatened Tim and Janet. What would you do if you two had kids?

"Not deal with people called the League of Assassins? It's just an idea. You could have been less greedy and cared for your family that way," Selina proposed.

"What right do you two have to judge us!?" Janet almost thrummed with anger as she glared at them.

"What do you know? We aren't going to hurt you. You know that's a better deal than you will ever get from the league," Bruce said trying to get them to focus.

"What? We spill our guts to you and then the League slits our throats?" Jack accused.

"You think they don't know were already here?" Selina asked.

"Fine, they have an operation going on across the bay. Something to do with a child I don't know anything else," Jack yelled.

In the blink of an eye, Bruce and Selina were gone and the Drakes were left to pack up their belongings and run. The League had no use for those who with told secrets, they were as good as dead and they knew it.

"Come, Timothy," Janet called as she woke up the small child and dressed as fast as she could.

The trio made their way down to the compound where Ra's was. They only heard of the man, but to see him was something else he was old and dressed like no one they ever knew before. He also seemed thrummed with a sense of danger. Jack knew going to the League before Batman was the only chance he had to survive. He prayed he wasn't wrong.

He was.

Timothy was surrounded by the blood of his parents, a man picked him up. "No plans for this one, Ra's? I might have a use for him. How much would you want for him?"

"David, I do not deal in children. If you think you could train him, do it," Ra's said simply not sparing a look at the child who would, likely be dumb as his unfortunate parents.

David Cain picked Tim and laughed at the kid's reluctance. "I'm your new Daddy now, boy."

AN

Cliffhanger!

I am going to finish this story I swear... it just may take awhile. Reviews keep me motivated!