Nico di Angelo Meets The Batfam (SPOILERS FOR 'THE SUN AND THE STAR'!!)

22: Walking, Not Talking, and Stabbing Muggers Since the 1930's!

"N-not water!" He gasps. Dick rolls his eyes.

"I'll have two cheeseburgers, two fries, and two Fantas!" Jason says, his attention momentarily drawn away from the growling demon sitting across from him.

"You do not need to order for me, Todd." Damian spat.

"Too bad, Demon Spawn. You are too young to be allowed to do things that require such responsibility." Jason says, attempting to look dignified. I'll just say this; he did NOT look dignified.

"Todd, i am twice as responsible as you are! And you let the seven year old order!" Damian hissed.

"Actually, zero times anything is still zero, so you two are just as responsible as one another. Not responsible." I huffed. Jason and Damian looked like they were trying to strangle me with their eyes. I just smirked. 

"I'll be back soon with your orders!" The brown haired waitress said, then she winked at Jason and walked away. Jason's face flushed a light pink.

"Wow. I never thought this would happen." Damian said in a mystified tone. Then he screeched: "WHO WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO EVEN THINK ABOUT EVEN LIKING THIS IMBECILE!" Jason's face turned bright red. Dick just snickered.

Time skip because someone is stupid enough to like Jason. (Please don't murder me for this, Jason is my favorite of the Batboys!)

We were all teasing Jason until the waitress came back with the order.

"Here you go!" She said with a giggle and set down the food, then glanced at Jason and trotted away. Jason's face was really close to succeeding in turning into a tomato.

"Ugh. Gross." Grumbled Damian.

"Hey, Tim... Tim?" Asked Dick as he looked at the seat next to him.

The coffee addict had fallen asleep on the table. He mumbled something incoherent in his sleep, and shifted.

"Oh. Well, at least he's asleep!" Dick grinned triumphantly at the puddle that mainly consisted of caffeine and more caffeine. And a bit of (say it with me!😁) CRIPPLING DEPRESSION! (QUEUE FOR JAZZ HANDS!)

TIME SKIP BECAUSE TIM SPILT HIS COFFEE ON THE FLOOR AND IS NOW HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN.

We soon finished eating, (except for Tim, because once the dude's out, he's out like Jason Grace after kissing a flying brick) and the waitress walked over and asked for a tip. Once she got it (much to Damian's dismay), she handed Jason a piece of paper, and said: "Call me." Then smiled innocently, waiting for Jason to read it.

He unfolded the paper, but before he could do anything, Damian lunged at Jason, grabbed the paper and ripped it up. Then spat on it.

"So much for having normal siblings." Jason groaned. The waitress looked shocked, then she sniffed haughtily, and turned around and walked away.

"Damian! I could have gotten a DATE for once!" Jason hissed.

"Couldn't you tell she was trying to USE you!?" Damian demanded.

Then Jason's mouth twitched into a smirk. Damian gulped. "Yes Demon. I did know. And now i know that you care about me!" He jumped across the table and hugged Damian who scratched him and whined in protest. 

"Well, we should get going, before your bickering gets us kicked out, or wakes up Tim. The little dude is a living nightmare when his naps are interrupted." Dick instructs.

"Tch. I am living a nightmare." Grumbled Damian. 

Time skip because Damian thinks him life is a nightmare.

We soon managed to get out of the restaurant and so far Jason and Damian had not ripped any limbs off of anyone or gotten kicked out of a restaurant, so that was a plus. 

We continued walking and had to walk through an alley to get back to the manor. That's when a deep voice from behind us said, "Whatcha doin' kids?" A large guy in black with a ski mask on and a crowbar walked up to us.

"Give us the lunch and your wallets, and you're free to go." Us? My question was answered quickly as another guy with a loaded gun walked out from behind him.

Jason visibly shook at the sight of a crowbar. Dick was carrying the unconscious Tim, rendering him useless, and Damian wasn't allowed to bring weapons. I twist my skull ring nervously. Wow, Tim can sleep through anything. But if i did something to them, I wouldn't get in trouble, for I hadn't been announced to the public yet. Granted, i was only being fostered.

'Wait, don't summon the sword, it'll kill on touch' i think quickly.

"Give us the stuff, pip-squeak." The guy grunts.

"No." I say stubbornly. Jason curses.

"Just give him the money and the food, Nico." Dick whispers.

"Give it to us, kid!" The smaller guy yells.

That made me mad. I hate being called 'kid'. Hades, I'm as old as their grandparents! I summon my daggers, and they appear in my oversized hoodies' front pocket. I fix the thrive with the wolf glare, and the shadow start to go overdrive. Gods, i have bad anger issues.

"Don't. Call. Me. Kid." I whisper. The thieves whimper, and i pull my daggers out, and stab them both on the shoulders.

Their eyes glazed over and they paled, stiffening. Their skin lost color, and they both collapsed, their weapons falling to the floor.

Oh right. The daggers were also Styxgian iron... oops.

"N-Nico....?" Jason whimpered. "D-did you just kill the guys with one stab?" He asked. Shoot. They probably hate me now. I just broke their main rule. No killing. And i just broke a common rule amongst demigods. No killing mortals. I feel my eyes start to water. I just screwed everything up. I finally started to open up, and then I ruined it with one stupid mistake. I was a mistake.

I stutter, my eyes starting to sting. I dropped the dagger and started hyperventilating.

'You should've died instead of your sister.'

'You messed up. Again.'

'Failure.'

I curl up on the floor, my vision dizzying. I felt a hand touch my shoulder and i flinched. "Go away! I know you hate me!" I snarl. I feel the hand pull away. Then i let myself slip into the shadows not caring where i ended up. 

Dramatic ending for the chapter! I know it's a tiny bit fast paced, but if you remember something that happened earlier, it might make more sense why i have Nico run away. Anyways, i hope you enjoyed this chapter, my Minions!❤️

—Anitoly!