BEFORE I LEAVE

PART 1

"Master Bruce! Mistress Diana! Rejoice!" Alfred said in delight as he came running inside the Wayne's library. Both Mr. and Mrs.Wayne, Bruce and Diana, perked up from their comfortable position on the sofa as they read their books, and gave Alfred worried looks.

"What in Hera's name has happened Alfred?" Diana asked standing up and stopping a breathless Alfred. The butler knew he was acting at the moment rather improperly but the Justice League's Watchtower had just called, delivering the manor joyous news in years.

Lighting and thunder growled and made the manor's windows tremble, however even the horrible and dreadful weather of Gotham couldn't put Alfred out of his jolly state.

"Miss Diana!" Alfred began, his eyes lighting up like the Christmas star. "It's Master Jason and Miss Koriand'r!" Immediately Bruce stood up and was next to his wife and Alfred with fear in his eyes, "Did something occur Alfred?"

Alfred's face broke into a big smile before he cried out, "The baby arrived Master Bruce! Miss Koriand'r gave birth to a beautiful baby boy!" Lighting screeched out the manor as thunder rumbled loudly.

Both Diana and Bruce were frozen in shock for a minute before Diana yelped and hugged Alfred. "Oh Hera! A baby boy! Ah!" Diana cried out jumping. Bruce didn't know what to think or say.

His son Jason had brought a life into this world. A beautiful, innocent, and vulnerable pure baby into this world. This filthy, murderous, and sinful world. For a second Bruce was mad. How dare Jason bring a human into this world.

The baby did not deserve this. He would now be a prisoner to this world. It didn't help that the baby would become a Wayne family member, a significant and household name of fame and fortune. It also did not help that the baby was a child of a princess in line to be queen of a whole planet of fierce warriors. It did not help that his father was the most feared and skillful vigilante in the world. In line to be the successor of the League of Assassins.

The same world that had taken his dreams and love in seconds. The poor baby boy would be in danger at every second of his life. He would never ever have a normal childhood. How could Jason be so foolish, so selfish to bring a poor child into this world. How- Suddenly Bruce felt Diana's hand on his shoulder.

"Bruce?" Diana asked, her blue eyes bearing into his. At that moment all anger vanished from Bruce and only one thing was on his mind. He was a grandfather.

A grandfather.

A grandfather to a beautiful baby boy.

Diana sensing Bruce's internal conflicts squeezed his hand as she said, with a firm smile, "It'll be alright Bruce. He'll be okay under our wings." At that moment Bruce believed Diana more than he ever did. She was right.

She was always right.

He would never allow his grandson to get hurt. To get taken away from him. He would bring hell to anyone who laid a single finger on his grandson. At that moment Bruce vowed to protect his grandson all his life.

He would protect him from this world. From this cruel world that took nine year old Bruce that night. No one nor anything was taking his grandson away. Never. As long as he lived.

Bruce squeezed Diana's hand before kissing it and looking at Alfred with a small smile, "What are we waiting for? We have a new Wayne member to meet."

Both Alfred and Diana smiled widely before everyone rushed out of the library and got ready to teleport to the Justice League Headquarters, instead of trying to face the horrendous storm of Gotham that would surely be a huge obstacle towards the way to the hospital like a normal family would.