Chapter 25 Engagement Party
Damain's POV

The evening of my father's engagement party had arrived, and I was waiting for someone in the Batcave.

After I had been waiting for some time, a car arrived in the Batcave. Grayson got out of it. Then, he opened the back door, and Starfire and Raven got out as well.

I had seen Raven in her dress before. And yet, when I saw her in it again, the fluttery feeling in my chest returned.

"Hey, Damian", she greeted as she walked up to me.

"Hey, Raven", I greeted. "You look…nice."

"Thanks", Raven said.

"Raven told me that you brought the dress for her", Starfire revealed. "That was very nice of you, Damian."

"I was the one who invited her to the party", I pointed out. "Therefore, it only seemed fitting that I was the one who provided her with a suitable outfit."

"Well, thanks again for doing that for me, Damian", Raven said.

"Anyway", Grayson started, changing the subject. "What are we waiting for? There's a party waiting for us upstairs!"

"Right", Starfire said. "We should get going."

"Shall we, my lady", Grayson asked as he offered his arm to Starfire; which got a giggle out of her.

"Why thank you, kind sir", she replied, before linking her arm with Grayson's.

"Damian", he started. "Be a gentleman and offer Raven your arm."

"Do I have too", I whined.

"Do you want Alfred to scold you when we get upstairs", Grayson asked.

"Good point", I replied.

Then, without looking at Raven, I offered my arm to her as I felt my cheeks turn pink. A moment later, I felt her link her arm with mine.

"Thanks, Damian", she said.

"Whatever", I said; unsure why this was making me feel so embarrassed. "Let's go."

We were now upstairs, where we were greeted by my father and Ms Kyle.

"There you guys are", the former said. "And Raven, I'm glad that you could make it. Thank you so much for coming."

"Thank you so much for inviting me, Mr Wayne", I said.

"So you're Raven", Kyle greeted, before reaching her hand out to her. "I'm Selina Kyle. Bruce has told me about you."

"He…has", Raven asked in shock.

"What can I say", my father asked. "I was just so happy that Damian managed to make a friend on his own."

"Father", I started, my cheeks turning pink again. "Must you say that in front of everyone?"

My father let out a chuckle, before changing the subject.

"Well", he started as he looked at Ms Kyle. "I think it's about time that we make the announcement. Are you ready, Selina?"

"I'm ready", Selina replied. "I can't wait to see everyone's reactions to Bruce Wayne no longer being the forever bachelor."

With this, my father and Kyle walked to the center of the room. Then, the former cleared his throat.

"Can I please have everyone's attention, please", he asked, and all the eyes in the room was on him and Ms Kyle. "Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. You're all probably wondering what the big announcement I said I was going to make tonight is? Well, for a long time, many people assumed that I would be a forever bachelor. Even I always thought that this would be the case. However, when I met Selina, I finally found the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."

After my father said this, all of the guests seemed to realize what his announcement was going to be.

"Therefore", he started. "I am happy to announce that I, Bruce Wayne, will finally be getting married. And the person I will be marrying, is none other than Ms Selina Kyle."

With this, everyone in the room started cheering.

"Here you go, Master Damian and Ms Roth", Alfred said as he walked up to us with a tray with glasses on it. "Some non-alcoholic champagne for you two."

"Thank you, Alfred", I said, before taking the glasses and passing one to Raven.

"Thanks", she said.

Alfred then walked up to my father and Ms Kyle, and they took two glasses from him.

"Congratulations on your engagement, Master Bruce", he said, before taking his own glass and raising it up. "Everyone, a toast! To Master Bruce and Ms Kyle."

"To Bruce and Ms Kyle", everyone said as they raised their glasses up.

I then looked at my father, and saw him looking lovingly at Ms Kyle. Seeing him happy like this made me smile. Then…a voice I recognized suddenly spoke up from the crowd.

"To my father and his beautiful fiancé. Congratulations on your engagement."

When I heard this voice, I wasn't actually all that surprised.

I was wondering if she was going to show up?