Chapter 27 Damian's Family
Raven's POV

I looked at Damian and Athanasia as they stood a good distance across from each other; both griping onto their swords tightly. They both got into fighting stances, and then…they changed at each other!

Once she got close enough to him, Anthanaisa swiped her sword at Damian. To dodge the attack, Damian jumped right over her! He then tried to strike her with his sword, but she blocked it with hers. Then, she high kicked his sword into the air, and while he was distracted, she punched him in the face!

The impact caused him to fall the the ground. While he was on the ground, Anthanaisa tried to strike him with her sword, but he grabbed his one that had fallen to the ground nearby and used it to block her attack. He then quickly grabbed her hand, and pulled her to the ground. Before she could get up, he used his one hand to pin her hands down, and the other to hold his sword to her throat!

"Damian", I exclaimed as I started rushing towards him. "Don't…"

"I yield", Athanasia suddenly said.

Then, Damian pulled his sword away from her throat and got off of her.

"Just as I thought", she started. "Father's teachings has weakened you, Brother. You're holding back on your attacks."

"And yet, I still managed to beat you", Damian pointed out.

Athanasia glared at him in annoyance. Then, Damian offered his hand to her. She took it, and he pulled her onto her feet.

"You're lucky you didn't get my dress dirty", she said.

"I told you change into something else", Damian reminded her.

As the siblings continued to talk, I could feel my heart rapidly beating in my chest.

I've never seen Damian do something like that before. It was…

"What's the matter, Raven", Athanasia suddenly asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. "You seem lost in thought?"

"Oh, I'm fine", I replied. "It's just…I've never seen Damian in a full on fight before."

"You haven't", Athanasia asked in shock.

"No", I replied. "Every time I've seen him get into fights before, he always managed to take the guys out before they could fight back."

"That's because very few can rival an al Ghul", Anthanaisa stated.

"An al Ghul", I asked.

"My family name", Athanasia revealed. "It was Damian's too, until he decided to stay with Father and become a Wayne."

"What do you mean by that", I asked.

"Father will be wondering where we are", Damian suddenly said. "Let's head back to the party."

Once we got back to the party, Athanasia went to go talk with other members of Damian's family, leaving the two of us alone. We ended up grabbing some food from the buffet before sitting down by a table.

"You were, right", I said suddenly. "This…is kind of boring. To me at least."

"Told you", Damian said.

"But the food is nice", I added.

"That's true", Damian agreed. "Usually, when I'm forced to attend one of these parties, I'll stay for a bit to have some food. Then, when no one's looking, I'll sneak back to my room."

Hearing this got a chuckle out of me.

"That sounds like something you would do", I stated.

Then, Damian seemed to get an idea.

"Well, since you find this party boring too", he started, before suddenly standing up. "Why don't I show you something you'll probably find more interesting?"

Damian took me to a room, and when I saw what it was, my eyes lit up in excitement.

"Wow", I said in awe. "This library is huge!"

"I knew it would peak your interest", Damian revealed. "This library is filled with all sorts of books that has been with the Wayne family for generations. It's also filled with a bunch of books the orphans have brought in over the years."

"Um…", I started a bit nervously. "Are you or any of your siblings by any chance fans of dark fantasy?"

"Dark fantasy", Damian asked.

"It's my favorite novel genre", I replied.

"That…doesn't surprise me", Damain said, before turning around. "Follow me."

After Damain led me to a section of the library that had dark fantasy novels, I picked one and began reading it.

After I had been reading for a while, I looked up at Damian, who was reading on the couch opposite of me.

After thinking about it for a moment, I spoke up to him.

"Hey, Damian", I started. "Can I ask you something?"

"About what", Damian asked, not looking away from his book

"What did your sister mean? About you deciding to stay with your Father?"

After I asked this, Damian stopped reading, and didn't say anything.

"You don't have to…", I started.

"My father wasn't always aware of me and my sister's existence", Damian revealed. "However, when we were ten, something happened, and our mother took us to stay with him for our safety."

"For your safety", I asked in concern.

"Yes", Damian replied. "Once the threat had been dealt with, Athanasia returned to our mother, while I decided to stay with our father."

"You chose to stay with your dad", I asked. "How come?"

"I came to the realization that I no longer agreed with my mother's way of living", Damian replied.

Before I could ask him what he meant by that, someone suddenly walked into the library.

"There you two are", Dick said as he walked up to us. "You guys decided to ditch the party to hang out here instead, huh?"

"Raven also found the party boring", Damian revealed. "I figured this would interest her more.

"Well", Dick started. "I hate to break this up, but the party's over. So I can drive you home, Raven."

"It's that late already", I asked in shock. "I didn't even realize."

"Starfire's told me that you're the type of person who gets so lost in books that you don't realize how much time has passed", Dick revealed.

"She is", Damian added. "There's been times where we she didn't realize lunch was over until she heard the bell."

"Did you have to tell him that", I asked in embarrassment. "Anyway, guess it's time to say goodbye? Thank for inviting me to the party, Damian. I had fun, even if the party itself was a little boring."

"Thank you for coming", Damian said. "I'll see you on Monday."

"See you then", I said. "Later, Damian."

On the car ride back to my place, I was thinking about what happened earlier.

I always thought Damian learned how to fight from his dad. But, from what him and Athanasia said, it seems like they actually learned it from their mother. Just who is their mother anyway?

"I came to the realization that I no longer agreed with my mother's way of living."

Once I thought about this, it suddenly clicked in my mind.

Wait a minute? Is Damian's mother…a villain or something?