Ch.52: His

Bruce could be considered possessive; at least, when it came to his kids anyways. He couldn't stand it when they, at a young age, had adored another hero cause they were his kids. He understood their childlike fascination and where they were coming from but it still killed him.

To kill the thing that was killing him, Bruce would get a Batman t-shirt or some other kind of thing and give it to whichever kid he had at the time. For outings with the Justice League in civvies, guess what the Bat-Kids were told to wear or take?

The Justice League was always very aware of the Dark Knight's jealousy and usually engaged with the kid just to tick him off.

That plan usually ended with an email full of death-threats, plain and simply (should've seen that coming, JL...).

But this was not the case with Danny. It was quite the opposite actually.

The Justice League knew Danny had a lot of Batman stuff. He had a black blanket with every Bats' symbols (i.e. Nightwing, Black Bat, Red Robin, so on so forth), a pillowcase, a jacket, and Batsy the plushy (but that thing had been around forever).

Excluding the plushy, the Justice League assumed Batman was "staking his claim" with his kid again.

This assumption was wrong.

In reality, it was actually Danny staking his claim on the Bat-Family.

When Danny carried his plushy around, he was telling the world "Batman's my mentor. I'll fight for him." When he curled up asleep with his blanket, he was saying "My family will protect me while I'm down. Back off." When he wore his jacket with pride, he silently said "My mentor's watching out for me. I wouldn't try anything." When he rested his head on the Bat-pillowcase and hugged it in his sleep, he was saying "I love my daddy and I'm proud of him."

The child was, basically, showing off his connection to the Bat-Family. He loved his family and wanted everyone to know it.

The other Bat-Kids thought this gesture was absolutely adorable. They'd never seen a nine-year-old so devoted to anything.

This devotion also made it very hard for Danny to bring himself to like any of the other heroes. While they thought the child just didn't like them, Danny actually just didn't want to lose any devotion to his family if he found out he liked another hero. So, instead, he pranked them so they'd be more reluctant to like him as well. That plan had backfired, as the Justice League still enjoyed the child's presence, even though they showed it a little weirdly (a lot weirdly, actually).

Even with the Justice League liking him, the child had remained reluctant as to opening his mind up to the prospect of liking them back. He continued to prank them for this exact reason.

Batman knew Danny would, eventually, loosen up and come to enjoy the older hero's presences. That didn't bother him as much as one would think, as the childlike love for the Bat-Family would never really leave the child. It just wasn't in his character to do that to his family. It never would be either.

To Danny, the Bat-Family was his.

Kadzait and I: *silent*

Kadzait: That was one of the most deep things you've ever written.

I know... THE WORLD IS ENDING!

Kadzait and I: *begins running around, screaming, etc*

I'd like to thank Silent Phantom Gal for favoriting this story~!

Reviews:

Crimson Leo: No kidding there! His teens years, though going to be a train-wreck, are going to be amusing! XD

Grava: Pretty much, yeah. XD

KainVixenheim: YEAH! NO EXAMS! I would have loved to hang out with the guys in your class. XD Yep... Nice job, Cujo. XD HAHAHA! I'm dying to find out what happens in the new Patient 58 chapters that haven't come out yet!

Sina Xiel: Glad I could make you happy with a puppy! WOO! XD

TomgirlBre: Yeah. Danny don't need anymore protection but HE STILL GETS IT. XD

The Keeper of Worlds: You're named after one of Stephen King's works?! To me, that's COOL cause I love Stephen King! Which one you named after? HUH HUH HUH!? XD

BringbackDannyPhantom: Gotta love Cujo and WHY JASON WHY?! WHY MUST YOU TICK YOUR FAMILY OFF?! XD

Bibbledoo: Oh geez, it's freaky when Kad and I agree on something. Right Kad? (Kadzait: Yep. ... We just agreed again. Both: *scream hysterically and run around panicked*)

GreenDrkness: You come up with a lot of creative ideas AND STOP DROWNING ME IN IDEAS! XD No, keep doing it. :DDDD

IWasNeverReal: Gotta love it when animals have a lot in common with their masters. XD

Skymuse: Glad you enjoyed~! And I don't think you did. Don't worry. Happens to the best of us. :D