Ch.47: Sick Day

Danny looked blearily into his adopted father's room. Batsy and his favorite blankie, which had been given to him by the other Bat-Kids for his birthday, were in his arms. One hand was still resting on the cold doorknob. His small frame was blocking the small entrance the nine-year-old had created.

He shuffled in, closing the door behind him. He trudged over to his adopted father's bedside and grabbed his hand. He tugged it a few times and the older male opened his eyes in an instant.

"What's wrong, Danny?" The Dark Knight called, wondering what had happened. The child usually just crawled in bed if he had a nightmare.

"I don't feel good." Danny whined, a miserable look on his face. His whole being was slumped. Dark circles outlined his tired eyes. He was shaking, the arm clutching his blanket and plushy wrapped around his middle. A small whine escaped his throat every few seconds.

Bruce pulled the Baby Raven onto the bed and laid him beside him. Danny let him, though another small whine escaped his throat. Bruce pulled the child's blanket around him and rested his own forehead against his kid's, which was burning up.

"You just caught a bug, kiddo." Bruce said, not thinking much about it. Danny's eyes snapped open, terrified. "A what!?"

The Dark Knight's eyes opened as well, shocked. "Danny-"

"What do you mean I caught a bug?!" Danny questioned, terrified. His breathing, which had been labored before, was quick and in short spurts. Bruce mentally slapped himself over and over again.

"H-h-hey, I didn't mean it like that! It's just an expression, Danny. It's just an expression. It means you're sick is all." Bruce explained, calmly running his fingers through the child's hair. Danny, tears glistening, calmed. He snuggled into his adopted father's chest, shaking.

Bruce silently chuckled but wrapped his arms around his freaked out child. He continued to play with Danny's soft strands of ebony hair, resting his chin on his head.

Even though his stomach was in painful knots, Danny fell asleep rather quickly.

"Morning Alfred." Bruce greeted as he entered the kitchen. Danny was still dead-asleep, cradled in his guardian's arms. His blankie, which was decorated in all the symbols of the Bat-Family, was wrapped around his thin frame. His face was a rosy-pink and beads of sweat were on his forehead.

"Good morning, Master Bruce. Is there a reason Master Danny is not awake yet?" Alfred asked, not even looking up from his cooking of eggs.

The younger adult plopped into his chair but didn't jostle the younger form in his arms. "I think he caught the flu. He crawled into my bed early this morning, sometime around 4:30."

"Would you like me to call the school?" Alfred asked, putting the eggs on a plate and passing them off to the billionaire, who gave him a (pathetic) pleading look. Alfred patted his shoulder before going off to call the school.

Bruce's fingers flew across his keyboard, typing up a quick email to Dick. Danny was in his lap, clutching the fabric of his shirt like a lifeline, shaking. He had puked just a little while before and was still feeling the after effects. He looked exhausted and absolutely miserable.

"Daddy, can we watch a movie?" Danny asked quietly, pulling his blankie around him tighter. Bruce glanced down at him. "In a minute, Danny."

The child dug his face into his adopted father's chest and whined pathetically.

It took a few more minutes but Bruce did finally send the email.

As he got up and placed Danny on his hip, the kid rested his warm forehead on Bruce's shoulder. The adult took his kid to the theater room where they watched Peter Pan.

"I don't want you to go." Danny whined, holding his guardian's hand. The Dark Knight sighed for the fifth time before looking back down at his kid. "Danny, I should've gone on patrol an hour ago."

"But I don't want you to go." Danny continued to whine. His legs were shaky under him and he still looked miserable.

"Baby, I'm going to be back soon." Batman cooed, but the little nine-year-old didn't let up.

"But Daddy!" Danny sniffed, tears welling in his eyes. Batman let out a long sigh before asking "What if someone came over?"

Danny, with his rosy-pink face, tilted his head to the side. "Who?"

Alfred snapped a photo before quickly leaving the theater room, smiling softly as he did.

Dick and Jason were sitting side-by-side, both in a peaceful slumber, with Danny sprawled across both of their laps, blankie on top of him. Damian was lying across the two older boy's legs, asleep as well. Cassie was lying on the back of the couch, above Dick and Jason's heads. Tim and Stephanie were asleep on the floor in the older boy's sleeping bag Stephanie had deliriously thought was hers. Tim had been just too lazy to kick her out.

All of them had content smiles on their faces though.

Well, wasn't that nice? And when I was 3-years-old and my Grammy had told me I caught a bug, I had a meltdown. I'm not joking.

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*slaps him* SHUT UP NANCY!

Kadzait: *simmers*

Anyways, tomorrow's update shall be funny, if I remember to the idea, that is. -.-'

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Shut up, Nancy! And I loved your people's reviews yesterday! So many people don't think I have an ulterior motive by putting her on the A-Lister's... *giggles*... Heh heh heh... AHAHAHAHA-HAHAHA-HAHAHAHAHA! BWHAHAHAHA! MUHAHAHA!

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Reviews:

KainVixenheim: Your little Satan is coming out tomorrow. He took a sick day today. Just enjoy the cuteness. XD

Bibbledoo: *continues laughing insanely* MY PLAN IS WORKING PERFECTLY! *continues laughing like maniac*

SomeItalian: That's nice. Andy needs help. And dude... THAT'S WHEN YOU GO TRICK-OR-TREATING ANYWAYS! I'm only a year younger than you! DO IT~! XD

Halfagirl-astronaut: Yeah, exactly. Poor Danny... XD

BringbackDannyPhantom: MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THE DOUBT YOU FEEL BRINGS ME JOY! HAHAHAHAHA!

Skymuse: Hahaha! Alrighty then! I'll just follow you to find out stuff! XD And exactly... WHY VALERIE WHY?!

Lexosaurus: Glad you and your awesome friends have reunited. XD And glad you enjoyed the chapter (I enjoyed your updates as well)! And glad you enjoy my phrasing with 'crestfallen' in it. XD

Sina Xiel: Yep. Feel ya there.

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