"Where is he? Where is Damian?" Bruce said with a cold and demanding tone. His eyes were narrowed in. Damian hadn't been at the manor in two weeks. Nor had Bruce seen him on patrol. Bruce was worried about his son. Then he found out Dick and Tim knew where Damian was. Every time he tried to bring up Damian though Dick and Tim always found a way to avoid the subject. Now, Bruce had cornered his two sons in the batcave.
"Bruce…" Dick said a bit quietly.
Tim was too flustered to say anything.
"Where is my son!?" Bruce snapped. Something must've happened. Damian must've been hurt.
Dick and Tim flinched, not saying a word.
Bruce glared at them in silence for a few minutes before a small yet very familiar voice spoke up.
"Right here father."
Bruce turned around to see Damian standing a few feet away with Jason. Jason had his hands resting on Damian's shoulders.
That's when it clicked. Damian hadn't gone missing, or been injured, or kidnapped. He had run away.
Slowly Bruce sunk down to his knees, "Damian… what did I do wrong?"
Damian swallowed. He didn't know if he was ready to tell his father. Jason gave his shoulders a reassuring squeeze as Tim and Dick made their way over to stand next to Damian. There was a moment of silence.
"I believe Master Damian left because he was afraid of what you would do if you found out," Alfred said calmly, going over to the group.
Dick, Jason, and Tim looked at Alfred, shocked as they hadn't known that he knew. Bruce was confused. Damian just nodded a bit. Alfred was right after all.
"Found out about what?" Bruce asked, wanting to know.
Damian started to panic a bit. How was he supposed to tell his father? How was his father going to react? What if he was permanently pulled from patrol?
The moment his breathing shortened Tim, Jason, and Dick were all kneeling in front of him.
"Deep breaths try and stay calm. Panic and anxiety can cause an attack," Tim said in a soft tone.
"I'm here if you need help," Jason said, rubbing Damian's arm.
"It's going to be okay mini bat. We're here." Dick said soothingly.
Damian relaxed, taking deep breaths.
Bruce looked at Alfred confused.
"Master Damian will tell you in his own time," Alfred said to Bruce.
Damian moved past his brothers and walked over to his father. They looked at each other for a moment before Damian hugged Bruce. Bruce gently hugged Damian back. After a few minutes Damian pulled away from the hug a bit.
Damian took a deep breath, "Father…" He said quietly, "I have asthma,"
Cliffhanger! Because I wanted to write at least one more chapter for this. Anyways, thank you for all the reviews so far and please review for this chapter. Until next time.