"Um, Selina"
"Yes, Danny?"
"I was wondering, could you-?, can you-?, um-"
Selena frowned, "Danny you can ask me anything you know that right?"
"Who is my father?" Danny blurted out. "I-I sorry, I shouldn't-"
"No, you have no reason to apologize." Selena looks away from her laptop. She closes it and sighs. 'Actually I'm the one who should be sorry.'I'm being quite selfish by not informing your father or you of each other.
"You deserve to know. Your father is...he is not an easy man to deal with. " She purses her lips and taps her nails in nervousness.
A look of horror crossed Danny's face, "It's not a villain right? It's not someone like the Riddler?!"
Selena burst out in laughter, "No, no, it's actually more of the opposite. You see your father is-" Blue eyes stare back at her in anticipation, she lets out a sigh of defeat, "Your father is Bruce Wayne."
Blue eyes widened in shock. Concerned Selena asked, "Danny are you okay?"
"B-Bruce Wayne?!"
"Yeah."
Danny sat there in silence. Internally he was screaming in disbelief.
After a moment Selena stood up, "Get up Danny, we're leaving."
"Wha- Where are we going?"
"To meet him."
The view of a large gothic mansion, bigger than Vlad came into view. The driveway was just as long and secluded hidden in Gotham. Turning the car off Selena pushed open the car door, "We're here."
Danny quickly scrambled to unlock his seat belt and make his way to where his mom stood. She waited patiently until he stood next to her to ring the doorbell in an unusual pattern. Moments later an elderly gentleman stood. He looked at Selina and his eyebrows went up.
"Miss. Kyle, what a surprise. What brings you here?"
Selena smiled coyly and gestured to the boy next to her. Alfred looked down and knew.
"Oh, dear." His face twitched.
"A boy deserves to know his father and come to his own conclusions about him." Selena replied. Alfred steps aside, gesturing to them to enter.
"I agree with you Miss. Kyle, though why am I not surprised."
She lightly chuckled and guided Danny to the library. "Don't worry, I'm only here to introduce him and then we will leave."
"I'm afraid Master Bruce is out at the moment but I must insist on bringing you some tea while you wait."
"Thank you Alfred and it would do well to inform him if he doesn't come soon I might have to take some drastic measures. I've heard a lovely new exhibit has opened."
"I will inform Master Bruce, Miss Kyle and?"
"Oh, sorry, I'm Danny"
"Mister Danny"
"No, just Danny please" Alfred noticed the upset look on the boy's face and agreed, "Danny" and closed the door behind him.
Selena stood up from the couch the moment Alfred left and snooped over to Bruce's desk.
Danny nervously gazes between her and the door. "Um - should you?"
"Tsk, It's his own fault for leaving it out for anyone to read. Hmm, Interesting." She grabs the folder and begins to read it. Danny looks around the room and ends up comparing it to Vlad office. After a while Alfred comes back with tea and biscuits which Danny learns are just cookies. They were delicious by the way. Alfred looks suspiciously at Selena, the folder disappeared before his arrival and he leaves them once more. Danny was beginning to doze off when a slam of a door was sounded. Distant shouting was heard and it was moments later that the man he was waiting for walked in.
Bruce in formal attire assessed the situation seeing Selena get up and the boy next to her alert.
"Selena, what can I do for you?"
"Hello Bruce, how was work?" She stood up and push the file onto his chest.
"You shouldn't have read that."
She gives a coy smile "Don't make it easy to read then."
Bruce ignored the taunt and replied, "And who is with you today?"
"Hm, just Daniel, you know our son." She wrapped her arms around Danny giving a smirk back to Bruce. Danny looked up nervously at Bruce, whose face showed no expression.
"Don't lie Selena, I know you haven't been raising that boy. He only came into your care recently."
She stepped away from Danny frowning. She then tugged on Bruce arm, guided Bruce further away and whispered harshly into his ear.
Danny stood there awkwardly. He rubbed his hands anxiously. He hummed in his mind after hearing the words rooftop and a date. He never really wanted to know the exact date in which he was conceived. It was after a few more minutes that Bruce took another glance at Danny and his expression softened. Selena walked back over to him, "I'm going to the kitchen to talk to Alfred. I'll let you come to your own conclusions about him." She then walked out of the library, closing the door.
Silence filled the office. Danny and Bruce staring at each other. Danny attempted to speak but shut his mouth. Bruce watch each attempt and knew he would have to say something.
"Cough- So Daniel"
"No, it's Danny, just call me Danny" Danny's face flushed when he realized he interrupted him.
Bruce stood silent waiting for Danny to continue. His eyes hungry stare at his face mentally comparing it to Damien. While Damien has his mothers eyes it was strange to see the same blue eyes reflected back, the same color as his own mothers. While Damien favored him, Danny was a perfect split between him and Selena. The boys did not look similar to each other and personality wise Danny lacked the confidence Damien grew to have as an Al ghul.
"Look, I just learned today about you. Well, not about Bruce Wayne, I knew about him, well I don't know ... I mean you know that I don't know you, I um ," Danny stumbles struggling to form words. Bruce gives an encouraging smile and gestures to the seating area where both take a seat. This gives Danny enough time to once again attempt to speak, taking a deep breath he continues,"She didn't want to tell me anything about you so I can have my own opinions. Um, My name is Danny Fenton and I don't have any expectations. I know you already have a few sons and you might not want me or care for another kid and busy being CEO, and whatever else you do-"
"I apologize". Bruce stopped Danny in mid ramble. "I didn't mean to express that I didn't want you. Selena is known to play games though it would have been cruel for her to jest this time. Let me start over, Hello Danny, my name is Bruce Wayne it's nice to meet you."
Danny looked at his hand and grabbed it with a small smile on his face "it's nice to meet you too Bruce."
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"I'm surprised Miss Kyle that this escaped Master Bruce's attention, though I might need him to require checking with the women he's been with since this is the second time."
Selena laughed, "Oh, Alfred there is so much that Bruce doesn't share with you and so much he thinks he knows. Really, that man, he might think of himself as a detective but sometimes he struggle to deduce what's right in front of him."
Alfred smiles as he pours tea into her cup.
"Yes, well are you planning on staying here tonight?"
She waves her hand, "No, I just wanted them to meet or it would have been worse later. Also, who was it that I heard earlier.?"
Sigh - "Master Damien seems to be upset."
"Well, I can't imagine him being happy later so rest while you can Alfred. Also I brought you something. We stopped by the ports to pick it up."
"My, is that what I think it is?"
"Yup, I remember your guilty pleasure. Don't worry I never told anyone else."
"I thank you Miss. Kyle, you shouldn't have."
"Oh, I think you are going to need it. I suspect when word goes around the house the other boys will be curious to see the newest addition."
"I must agree as well."
End of chapter