EVENT: Charlie wants in.
JASON: Sixteen.
So…I'm tired. But I started writing this right after watching the first episode of the second season. After hearing all of their voices and seeing them again…I just couldn't help myself.
I had to write about Blue and Black. Hope you guys like the chapter. PLEASE REVIEW?
Also…still waiting for requests…
"No."
"Jason please?"
"No!"
"But Jase, I really-" the blonde boy is cut off by Jason turning quickly and sending him a determined glare.
"Charlie I'm serious. No." the ebony grits out through clenched teeth.
"Why not?" Charlie asks as they start walking through the crowded school hallways again.
"Because it's too dangerous! You're not allowed and that's final."
"You know you aren't my father right?"
"But I am your boyfriend and I know this makes me sound like a jerk but I'm serious. Charlie you're not allowed to get involved."
"But I want to help!" Charlie says sternly as they walk into their class.
"Charlie…" Jason sighs and sits down beside the other boy tiredly before dropping his voice to a whisper. "I'm living the double life to keep you safe. So that you don't ever have to get involved with the crime of Gotham. I'm 'you-know-who' so that you can be safe. That means keeping you off the streets and away from the nocturnal birds I'm working with."
"Jason…maybe I want to help! Maybe I want to keep you safe!"
" Charlie…please? Just drop it. No means No."
"You're a jerk."
"You don't mean that." Jason sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose.
"Yes I do." Charlie mumbles and crosses his arms before turning to face the front of the room.
"You're being immature." Jason mumbles back.
Science drags on and when Jason is pulling Charlie towards the school parking lot, the silence is killing him.
The want to give in is pushing roughly but he forces himself to stay strong.
"Are you coming over?" Jason sighs in relief when Charlie finally says something as they drive past the school gates.
"You know the answer will always be-" Jason's response is cut short but a shrill ring.
The ebony reaches into his pocket and looks down at his caller ID.
He glares at the screen before tossing it roughly into the backseat.
"Yes." Jason finally says with a stiff nod.
"Who was it?"
"No one."
"Jason?"
"It was no one."
"You're lying."
"You'll get mad."
"Tell me."
"Charlie." Jason sighs and shakes his head.
"Fine. I'll see for myself." With that, Charlie reaches over and plucks the phone form the car seat.
Jason flails in an attempt to get the device back but fails miserably and only winces when Charlie's eyes run over the message.
"Jason, need you for patrol early." The blonde reads aloud.
"Ignore it. I can come over."
"Yeah and then you'll end up initiating some…make out session or something! And then leave right in the middle of it. And after that, your grandfather will ban you from coming over for a month."
"Charlie-"
"No! Your family needs you. Go. I don't want to be a bother." Charlie mumbles.
"Charlie." Jason sighs and reaches over to take the other's hand.
"I'm serious. Go."
"…maybe you could come into the cave with me?" Jason mumbles softly, desperate to say something that will make his boyfriend happy again.
"Your uncle and grandfather would skin you alive. Do they even know that I know?"
"…no…but I think it's time they found out."
"Thanks…but no thanks. You'll get into a lot of trouble. And I can tell that this isn't what you really want. Go. Tomorrow's Saturday. We'll hang out then."
"But then you won't be happy."
"Well…that the price we both have to pay. You know…we wouldn't have to pay it if you'd just let me-"
"No." Jason says, his face hardening again as he pulls up in front of Charlie's apartment complex.
"You are such a-"
"Jerk. I know. But you love me anyway and you understand my reasons."
"I hate when you're right." Charlie frowns as he grabs his bag and opens his door.
"Hey!" Jason whines with a frown and small pout.
Charlie only turns with an amused smile.
"What?" He asks innocently.
"You know what! What if Jokers catch me tonight and I don't come back?"
With a sigh, the Irish boy leans over and places a kiss on the other's mouth.
"Hurry back." He mumbles before getting out and running into the building.
Jason watches him for a few seconds before pulling out of the parking lot and driving towards Wayne Manor.
… … … … … … … … … … …
"I forgot how tight this thing fits." Dick's voice drifts to Jason's ears as he walks down into the cave.
"I forgot how good you looked in that thing." Conner's voice is next.
Jason tosses his bag to the floor and makes his way towards the suit chamber.
The first thing the teen sees is a blue and black clad figure standing with its back towards Jason.
The body has its arms wrapped around his dad's neck and is leaning forward suggestively.
Not recognizing whoever the body belonged to, Jason clears his throat loudly.
"Jase!" Conner, dressed in his T-shirt and Jeans, looks up with red cheeks.
"Dad." Jason states and raises an accusing eyebrow.
Conner seems to understand immediately as soon as his son shifts into a crossed armed position.
"No! No, no! It's not what you think." The Kryptonian clone shakes his head and turns the blue and black clad figure around quickly.
"Pop?!" Jason asks with wide eyes.
The man who had raised him no longer looked like himself.
The laugh lines that usually adorned the corners of his eyes were now covered by a tight domino mask.
His hair, which he usually wore in a neatly combed shape was now swept into silky tuffs that framed his pale cheeks.
Instead of being dressed in formal-casual get up, his Pop was wearing a tight fitting Night Wing costume.
The fabric was so skin tight that Jason could literally see the six pack he didn't even know his Pop had.
"Hey Jason." Dick chuckles and Jason frowns in utter disbelief at his 'hero voice'. It's scratchy and cracks a bit.
"What happened? Why are you dressed like that?"
"We need extra hands tonight. We received reports that Jokers are planning a unit outbreak. We need all the help we can get." Bruce walks to them with a small smile.
"So you called in Pop?!"
"And Conner, Damian, and Tim." Bruce responds.
"Don't forget me Bats." A new voice sounds through the cave and Jason watches with wide eyes as a flash of red rushes past his grandfather and stops beside his Pop.
"And Wallace." Bruce mumbles with an annoyed expression.
"Uncle Wally!" Jason smiles widely at the red haired speedster.
"Hey kid. Long time no See huh?"
"Seriously." Jason laughs with a nod.
"So what's the plan?" Conner suddenly asks.
"come to the table." Bruce orders, his voice changing into his 'Batman' voice.
Jason follows orders and walks over to the large oval table.
A single press from Bruce, and a hologram pops up.
"There are six of you. Jokers always start their attacks at center point." Bruce explains as a Green dot lights up the middle of the screen.
"They never come south. Wayne Manor is all there is down here and they know that his place has the best security system there is." Clark puts in and a red dot lights up the bottom of the picture.
"They'll spread mostly to the east. That's where all of Gotham's important building are as well as the main stream for citizens. Superboy and Flash, you two are to wait here and await attacks. You are to stop them before harm can be done." Bruce orders.
"The north side is always going to be the least dangerous. There's only run down warehouses and small homes. Night Wing and Robin…you are assigned here." Clark instructs.
Jason, having expected this only nods. Dick on the other hand frowns and speaks up.
"Why do I get the North? Tim always got the North."
"Dick you've been of the field for almost seventeen years. You can't just jump back in." Tim states strictly.
"Why aren't you angry about this?" Dick asks his son curiously.
"My training isn't as thorough as everyone else's. Rookie's always get the least dangerous spot." Jason says with a shrug.
Dick only stares at his son with shock and pride.
"The West is assigned to Tim and Damian. Understand?" Bruce says.
When everyone nods, Jason moves towards the suit chamber again.
… … … … … … … … … … … …
Patrol is hectic.
Jokers do indeed go where expected, but there's hundreds more than anyone had thought there would be.
Thus explaining why Jason was now sporting a busted lip, broken rib, black eye, and slight limp.
"You okay?" Dick asks as they carefully make their way towards the cave.
"I've had worse." Jason grinds out as the grapple gun makes him shift painfully.
"I forgot how hard this job was." Dick mumbles.
When Jason Grayson steps into the cave…there is one thing he is expecting to see.
And that one thing is his Grandpa Clark waiting for him with a mug of warm milk and bandages.
He doesn't expect to see Charlie sitting at the Bat Computer, typing away with Bruce standing behind him with a small smile!
"Charlie?" Jason asks in shock, hissing when his side aches.
The blonde turns in his seat with a smile…the gesture quickly leaves though when Charlie sees the state his boyfriend is in.
"Jase!" he gasps and rushes over.
"I'm fine! I'm fine." Jason says quickly when Charlie cups his cheeks to start his inspection.
"You look horrible!"
"What are you doing here?!" Jason hisses out. "I thought I told you to stay put!"
"You did." Charlie mumbles and crosses his arms with a small frown, his shoulders slumping slightly.
"But he's proved himself to be useful." Bruce says and walks over.
"What? Jase! When did you tell Charlie about all of this?" Conner demands.
"I-"
"He didn't. I found out myself." Charlie cuts in.
"He's telling the truth. He's a detective and a hacker! He says he wants to be part of the team. I say he deserves to be accepted." Clark says with a grin.
"No!" Jason says strictly.
"Why not?" Charlie asks with an angry frown.
"You know why!"
"No I don't!"
"Yes you do Charlie!"
"I can help!"
"You can't get hurt!"
"I'm not a girl!" Charlie shouts, his voice bouncing off the cave walls very loudly.
Jason freezes and stares at his spouse with wide eyes.
"Is that why you think I'm saying no? Because you think that I view you as a girl?"
"Well that's the way you act! You never let me do anything fun anymore! You were all for it when I told you I wanted to try out for lacrosse last year. Now that we're together you suddenly don't want me to even look at the field!"
"I don't want you to get hurt."
"But that's a part of growing up Jase! I don't complain when you go and do a hand stand on your pommel horse!"
"I can handle myself."
"And I can't?"
"I never said that!"
"But you implied it!"
"Enough!" Conner's voice is loud and demanding.
"I agree. And this isn't just your choice Jason. It's a team decision. A Family decision." Dick includes
"Since when?" Jason demands.
"Since your Pop decided he wanted to come back into the crime fighting business." Conner states.
"And since Charlie won't just be helping you, we get a say as well." Clark says with a nod.
"You all want him in don't you?" Jason demands with a frown.
Everyone nods and Jason can feel his resolve start to crumble.
"Jase…please?" Charlie pleads and grips his boyfriend's arm gently.
"Promise me you won't do anything stupid?" Jason whispers reluctantly.
"I swear!" Charlie agrees with a wide smile.
"…Alright. But you're going through training! And the diet, and the schedule! You want in, you have to do everything. Alright?"
"Okay." Charlie chuckles before hugging Jason carefully.
And thus…a new member was inserted into the family as well as the team.