Demigod in Gotham

10) Trees Are Such Fickle Things

A/N: I combined them 

-Jason POV-

As soon as Nico was out of view, Bruce appeared. "How's Be Normal Day going?" He asked with a smile.

Immediately all of them tried to act casual... apparently none of them could do that because they all picked the most uncasual poses in existence. Dick suddenly pretending to be looking for birds, Jason grabbed his phone and acted like he was on a call, and Tim slung he arm around Damian as if they had never fought a day in their life.

"Super good," Tim replied, speaking way too quickly to be normal. "Just a normal Be Normal Day."

Damian elbowed Tim in the side before trying to distract Bruce from his sweating brother. "The day is going well father. Considering that you heard about us being here via social media, it appears to be pacifying the press."

Bruce raised an eye brow at their poses and Tim's behavior, but seemed to let it go as he went to sit at the base of the tree Nico was in.

"Don't sit there!" Jason yelled before freezing. "I mean, don't sit on the ground dad, it'll mess up your suit."

Dick's eyes widened at Jason's words, knowing that he messed up. Jason had never called Bruce dad in a non sarcastic manner, especially not since dying. "He's right Bruce, don't you have a meeting to get back to? Can't show up dirty."

Bruce stared at his boys for a moment before crossing his arms. "What are you hiding?" The boys stood frozen, trying to come up with a lie he would believe.

"Jason is dating someone" Tim said at the same time that Jason said, "Tim said he's gay."

Bruce pinched the bridge of his nose. "Jason, Tim came out as bi 2 years ago and Tim, you're obviously lying."

"Fine, you caught me. I adopted another animal" Damian said.

"Oh yeah?" Bruce raised an eyebrow. "What animal."

"A squirrel," Dick said. "He named her Barbara"

"Uhhuh? So where is this squirrel?"

They all froze and looked at each other. "Oh no! It got away!" Jason said in attempted horror, the others joining in before Bruce cut them off.

"There is no pet squirrel and even if there was, Damian would have never named it Barbra. So why don't you tell me the truth?" They reminded silent, trying to think of an answer to get him to leave. "Could it have something to do with the mysterious kid that has been posting all over the internet? The one they are saying is my newest son?"

Damian let out a fake laugh. "Father, that is so funny. Obviously there is no mystery boy, it's just the four of us."

And then Nico fell out of the tree...

"Oh my gosh, Bruce summoned another black haired kid! That's how he does it!" Jason yelled.

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Nico had climbed halfway up the tree when Bruce showed up. He couldn't quite hear what they were saying but he could tell they were fumbling. It had only been a few minutes before things went very wrong, however this time it was not on of the brothers' fault.

The branch he was sitting on snapped. He knew that plants didn't like him, but this was different. As he fell to the ground, his only thought was Persephone and Demeter are getting an earful next time I'm in the underworld.

After Nico hit the ground all he heard was Jason yell "Oh my gosh, Bruce summoned another black haired kid! That's how he does it!" and then he passed out.

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-Bruce POV-

After Jason's comment they all just stood frozen for a moment, staring at the kid on the ground.

"Oh shit, Nico!" Dick said, first to break out of the shock. His words seemed to shake them all out of their haze as Bruce watched his boys rush to the passed out kid.

Bruce just let out a sigh. "Okay, someone pick him up. I'll have Alfred pull the car around and cancel the rest of my meetings for the day. Let's go."

"You knew he was up there?" Jason said as he picked up the kid.

Bruce put away his phone after texting Alfred. He grabbed the messenger bag off the ground, shouldering it as he lead his children towards the exit. "You forgot to hide his bag and there were fresh scuff marks on the tree."

The ride back was mostly silent until Bruce finally spoke. "What's his name, I have to reach out to his parents to let them know what happened."

He watched all his boys stiffen. "He's... well his parents... he doesn't have any."

Bruce pinched the bridge of his nose again. "That's why you put him in a tree? You know I'm not going to adopt every orphan I run into."

"The proof has yet to be seen," Jason mumbled, earring a high five from Tim and Dick.

"I still need his name. If he's in a foster home or orphanage I still need to contact his guardian. Also, where did you find this kid?"

The boys shrank in their seats. All of them avoiding eye contact at all costs until Tim made the mistake of meeting the Batglare.

"He's on his own."

"Homeless?"

"No. He has an apartment." Tim's voice was laced with guilt so Bruce pressed on.

"Where?"

"Park Row."

Bruce rested his head against the back on the seat. "You mean Crime Alley? He looks like he's barely a teenager and he lives alone on Crime Alley?" It was silent for a moment before Bruce's head shot forward. "Don't tell me he's your-"

Dick hung his head as he finished Bruce's sentence. "Crime Alley ally, yeah."

"What happened to not telling me any information to keep him protected? You brought him out on a day where you actually look for media attention!"

Damian cut in before his brothers could. "It's not like that father. Todd met him before he realized who he was. Apparently they talked at Aldo's and Todd bonded with him so he made the kid tag along. It wasn't until after DiAngelo was invited that he realized who he was."

"Nico DiAngelo?" Bruce said, followed by the boys muttering curses throughout the limo. "Listen, let's just get back to the manor and have Alfred check him out. I want to make sure he is okay before I can even think about discussing this with you." 

A/N: This was a pretty short chapter but I didn't want to put three chapters together because it made the vibes feel weird. 

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