Dick laughed lightly at Damian's response. He glanced at the kid who was bored out of his mind. For an assassin he wasnt really good at hiding his boredom or he's doing it on purpose so that someone can entertain him. Dick had a feeling it was the latter.
He turned his attention back to the road watching the buildings pass by.
"What is your real name?"
Dick looked at Damian confused. Damian scoffed at the look, explaining.
"You said I could ask any question. That is my question. What is your real name? It surely can't be Renegade as that is your alter ego," Damain said.
"Your right, its not. Renegade is the name I was given when I first started out. My real name is Richard, but everyone calls me Dick," Dick replied.
"What is your last name? You didn't say it," he said.
Dick smiled slightly at him, shaking his head. "You didn't ask for my whole name just my real name. You've already used todays question. So, I guess you will just have to wait until tomorrow."
Damian scowled at him. Those were the rules of the game, but doesn't mean he had to like them.
The engine sputtered, smoke leaking out of the hood. Dick slowed down, turning on his turn signal. Dick noticed the check engine light on, catching himself before he started to curse in front of Damian and instead let out words that sounded like the ones he wanted to say. He said something like fudge sickles. Damian looked at him strange as Dick pulled off to the side of the road.
"I'll be back," He said, opening the door, getting out of the car. He didn't hear if the kid responded or not.
He popped open the hood, coughing as the smoke invaded his lungs and entered his eyes. Waving a hand in front of his face, he quickly found the problem. The cars water was dried up and he was pretty sure they didn't have any bottles in the car.
He scratched his head in thought.
"Excuse me, do you guys need any help?" a voice spoke from behind him. Dick turned to see a couple walking his way. One had short auburn hair while the other had black hair.
Dick shook his head. "No. Thank you for the offer, but I've got it handled," Dick said.
The two didn't have to look at one another to know what the other was thinking. The woman turned spotting Damian in the passenger seat.
"Is that your little brother?" The woman asked, point to the boy in the passenger seat. Dick panicked a little on the inside. They hadn't discussed what their story would be if anyone had decided to ask. He quickly calmed himself and chose to go with something closer to the truth, but still wasn't entirely true.
"No, he's my friend's little brother. I got stuck babysitting," Dick replied. The auburn girl nodded. Dick spotted the bark haired guy looking at his engine while he had been distracted.
"Your engine is overheating, that is why it started to smoke. Your oil is low too, and what you did have seems to be a little old," the guy said, wiping the grime on his hands onto his pants. Dick nodded. He hadn't know about the oil.
"I'll make sure to get it checked out."
"The engines been sitting for some time. Its covered in dirt. Your going to have more problems later because of it. Sorry, I should've asked before messing with your car," the guys said, apologetic.
"Thank you for your help, but I really need to get going. I'm not trying to be rude or anything," Dick started to say when the woman held her hand out to stop him.
"It's fine. We need to get going to. We are going to be late if we don't leave soon," She said the last part to her partner who nodded in agreement. They left saying goodbye and good luck.
Dick quickly spotted a dollar store within walking distance. He glanced at the boy with his head down. He would be fine for a few minutes, he decided, rushing over before Damian would notice he was gone.
He was in and out of the store in less than five minutes. He hadn't been lying when he'd said they needed to leave, they were supposed to be back at the apartment half an hour ago. Red Hood was going to kill him. Within minutes the car was fixed, Dick slammed the hood shut.
Dick slid back into the driver seat, shutting the door behind him in time to hear a bag rustling before he turned to see damain drop a bag into the backseat. Damain immediately looked out the window, away from Dick's gaze. Dick glanced at the bag before starting the car and driving back to the apartment.
Sorry for the short chapter. Trying to get back into updating every week. Hope you like it! and plz comment. Thx!
Bonus point to whoever can guess who the couple is! Also, what is Damian hiding?
