Chapter 21 Birthdays
Damian's POV

With October right around the corner, my siblings were preparing for a certain holiday.

I walked into the entryway, where I found Brown carrying a box.

"Let me guess", I started. "Halloween decorations?"

"Yep", Brown replied. "Spooky month starts tomorrow, so we've gotta start decorating! Speaking of which. Damian, can you…"

"I'll start working on some drafts for the haunted house poster during my lunch break", I replied before Brown could finish. "And speaking of school, Alfred is waiting for me in the car."

"Okay", Brown said. "See you later, Damian! And say hi to Raven for me!"

It was lunchtime at my school, and I was drawing a draft for a poster in the library.

"Hey Damian", Raven greeted as she walked up to me. Then, she looked over my shoulder to see what I was drawing.

"What are you drawing", she asked.

"Every year on Halloween, Wayne Manor is transformed into a haunted house", I revealed. "I'm designing a poster for the event."

"A haunted house", Raven asked.

I then looked at her, and saw that her eyes had lit up with excitement.

"You seem excited", I pointed out.

"Oh, yeah", Raven said, now a bit embarrassed. "It's just…Halloween is actually my favorite holiday."

"It is", I asked.

"Yeah", Raven replied. "It's because…my birthday is on Halloween."

"It is", I asked.

"Yep", Raven replied. "Not everybody is happy to be born on a holiday, but I love Halloween, so I'm happy with it."

"I see", I said, before getting an idea. "Do you have any plans for your birthday?"

"Starfire suggested that I do something, but I haven't thought of anything yet", Raven replied.

"Then…would you be interested in coming to the haunted house", I asked.

"Really", Raven asked excitedly. "I'd love to come!"

"Okay", I said. "Then I'll buy you a ticket."

"You don't have to", Raven stated. "I can buy a ticket for myself."

"Consider it my birthday gift to you", I said.

"Well…", Raven started, before smiling. "Okay then. Thanks Damian!"

I had never seen Raven get excited over something before. For some reason…seeing it made me happy.

"Hey, Damian", she started. "When is your birthday?"

"It's in August", I revealed.

"So I've already missed it, huh", Raven said. "Guess I'll just have to get you something next year?"

"Next year", I asked. "My birthday is during Summer vacation. It's not like you'll be able to just give me a gift while we're at school."

"Oh yeah. Good point", Raven said. "Then…I'll just have to come visit you during Summer vacation to give you your gift."

Hearing Raven say this took me by surprise. Then, I looked down at the table as I thought about it.

Visit me during Summer vacation? That's months from now? Will we still want to spend time together like we do now by then?

Raven's POV

After school, I was browsing through my phone in my apartment, when there was suddenly a knock at my door.

"Raven", a familiar voice called out.

"Its open, Starfire", I called back, before she opened the door.

"Hey there, Raven", she greeted as she walked into the apartment. "I just wanted to check up and you and see how you were doing?"

"I'm doing good", I replied, before changing the subject. "By the way, I now know what I'm going to do on my birthday."

"Really", Starfire asked. "What is it?"

"Apparently, every year on Halloween, Wayne Manor is transformed into a haunted house", I revealed. "After I told Damian that my birthday is on Halloween, he said that he'd buy a ticket for me as a birthday gift?"

"He did", Starfire asked. "That was nice of him."

"Yeah, it was", I said, while smiling.

"Raven", Starfire started as she sat down next to me. "Tell me…how do you feel about Damian?"

"How do I feel about Damian", I repeated. "Why are you asking me that?"

"I don't know much, but…Dick has told me that Damian didn't really have a normal upbringing. Because of it, he isn't really the best when it comes to being sociable. Dick told me that he usually tries to avoid people as much as he can. And yet, it seems like he willingly spends time with you."

After Starfire said this, I thought about the conversation I had with Mr Wayne the other day.

"I have no idea how Damian feels about me", I said. "But…I like spending time with him."

"You do", Starfire asked.

"Yeah", I replied. "For some reason…I just find it easy to talk to him."

"Is that so? In that case, I'm glad you found someone you can talk to, Raven. And I'm sure Dick feels the same way for Damian."

After Starfire said this, I got an idea.

"Hey Starfire", I started. "Can you help me with something?"

"What do you want my help with", Starfire asked.

"Can you help me find a Halloween costume to wear on my birthday", I asked.

"I'd be happy to", Starfire replied, before sitting down next to me on the couch. "Let's see what we can find."