chapter fourteen
Half asleep Elise sat up using the hand holding hers to hug him in her sleeping state.
Dick having heard that Sparrow had fought joker alone in her old uniform that had zero protection came to check and make sure she was all right and if she is he was going to ground her ass till kingdom come. Opening the door silently he was met with a sight he never wished to see again... And that was the second time he's seen it.
"What the hell are you doing in my Sisters room!" Dick squawked angrily entering more so then before.
Marshall just grumbled in a small stir as he ignored the voice, snuggling further into the girl.
"Why the Hell is she naked? You two didn't? You used protection right! And why Is she the only one undressed?!" Dick hurdled questions at the boy.
Marshall groaned again as he grabbed a pillow and covered his head with it before snuggling into Elise's back again.
Dick was not about to give up on tho quest of Info. Walking over to the mattress he lifted one side of it making them tumble to the grown with blankets and sheets.
"I no wanna wake up..." Elise groans thinking Dick,Bruce, or Alfred was trying to wake her up.
Marshall groaned himself as he was still latched around Elise's waist with his face in her hair. "I second that..." He mumbled.
"And I am putting a halt to that." Dick said glaring down the teens on the floor," I'm tempted to put some kind of boy alarm on your window and door."
"If you do that then it would go off every time you and the others walk in." Elise yawns snuggling back into Marshall. "Remember Kiiki is the only female in the house... At least it seems that way.." She mummers for the over load of boys.
Marshall gave a soft chuckle as he nuzzled his face in her hair again, pulling her tighter to him.
"That doesn't change my point! Wake up and get dressed uh your so lucky I can't ground you..." Dick growled pulling the covers off of them.
Marshall whined at the loss of the blankets over them as he then moved his legs to wrap around Elise's to get extra warmth.
Dick scowls at the kids. Smirking at getting an idea he walks to the bathroom grabbing a spray bottle that Elise uses to calm her frizzy hair. Coming back in he points the bottles at Marshall and Elise," back away from the opposite gender!"fingers ready to shoot at first sign of resistance.
Marshall just grumbled in reply as he nestled more, getting comfortable.
Elise whined at Dick settling back into Marshall's arms."I warned you." He said with a giant smirk plastered on his face he began to shoot the water at them.
Marshall hissed as he moved his hands from her torso, covering his face that was still in her hair. "For fucks sake, stop." He whined, still holding Elise's waist with his legs.
Elise hid her face with her hands curling up even closer to Marshall," Dickie stop being a Dick!" She exclaimed irritated now very awake.
"Not till you two separate." Dick retorted ignoring Elise and Marshall keeping the spraying up at a constant speed.
Marshall groaned as he rolled to the side, letting the girl go.
Elise glared at Dick moving away from Marshall.
"Good." Dick smiled at getting them apart.
Marshall sat up, rubbing his crusted eyes before glaring at Dick. He glanced over at Elise then looking back at the elder bat before winking.
Dick frown at seeing the wink liked them both over till face palming." I'm an idiot..."
"You can say that again.." Growled Elise her panties and bra pretty much see thru now as she crossed her arms glaring at the elder idiot.
"Or pretty kind." Marshall gave a soft chuckle as he wrapped his arms around Elise's shoulders from behind.
"Shut up." Dick growls wondering if if there is another way to get the two away from the other.
Elise sighs," why are older brothers crazy protective?" She asked retreating into Marshall.
"Don't know, don't wanna know." Marshall shrugged, ridding the thoughts of what it could have been like with a sibling. He stood up and off of Elise before stretching out. "Well I believe that you owe me lunch." Marshall smirked at the elder brother.
"And why would I owe you lunch?" Dick questions the boy thru narrowed eyes.Elise smirks at Marshall's reaction to the idea of siblings.
"You woke me up." Marshall shrugged, smiling innocently up at the man, though there was only about an inch or less difference in height.
"Get out!" Dick flared unamused.
Marshall gave a childish huff as he stood ground, crossing his arms.
Dick came up with a plan," Fine you want lunch you get lunch." He said grabbing Marshall by the ear dragging him out of Elise room.
"Well that happened.." Elise blinked trying to comprehend what just happened.
Marshall had actually been startled by the contact, stumbling along behind the other. "Could you let go of me?" Marshall groaned, his wet hair matted to his head.
"Sure." Dick smirked once he had gotten Marshall away from Elise's door.
Marshall pulled himself out of the others hold, dusting off his wet black shirt.
"So... Lunch?" Dick said mischievously leading him to the front door.
Marshall was glaring as he followed the bat not trusting him."Whats the catch?" He hissed.
"Maybe I just want to inter- get to know my sisters apparent Boyfriend." Dick had to catch himself on what he really wanted to say.
Elise had considered following but decided that not and he would have to get used to her family aka Over protective siblings.
Marshall was still glaring as he quickly pulled his short up to dry his hair. "What do you wana know...?" He questioned.
"Just the normal stuff like what you plan to do when your older and if you are playing with her feelings I will brake you kind of things." He said with a shrug making it seem like what he just said was a hundred percent normal.
Marshall weaved his eyebrows together as he nodded slowly, flicking a damp piece of hair from his face. "You know I'm kinda still in uniform right?" He questioned, gesturing to his black pants, black skin- tight spandex shirt and combat boots.
"Hmm what size do you wear?" Dick asked detouring to his room to look for some clothes.
"Large." He answered, glancing around the room.
"Alright here." Dick said finding some large jeans and a red T-shirt handing them to him.
Marshall quickly stripped to his boxers before throwing on the clothing. "Thanks, I guess." He stated, wondering how the man could change his preference toward him so quickly.
"Your welcome.." Dick had spotted the scars on Marshall's body deciding now would be a good time to ask."Where did you get those scars?"
Marshall blinked up at him before shrugging. "Where do you think? Son of Scarecrow after all."
"Guess I just didn't see Crane as doing that since his history with that kind of thing." Dick said frowning finding it a bit harder to keep hating the kid.
"It wasnt Crane." Marshall shrugged, pushing off the subject. "So where are you going to poison me?" Marshall joked, yet his voice didnt hold much amusement as he tried to force it to sound like it had amusement.
"A Cafe that serves some of the best burgers in Gotham." Dick shrugs," small hole in the wall place that hardly ever has anyone there but good food." He smirks.
Marshall nodded, using the discarded shirt to dry his hair again. "Alright. Lead the way then?"
Dick lead him back to the front where he had parked.
Marshall looked over the car with a raised eyebrow. "Why would you need one of these?"
"Who said it was mine?" Dick smirks unlocking the car.
Marshall shook his head as he slipped into the passenger seat, crossing his legs without putting them on the floor.
Dick raised a eyebrow at his odd seating. Siting in the seat buckling up starting it up," So... Um what's your hobbie?" He asked pulling out on the the road.
"Chemistry." Marshall gave the one word answer as he watched the road, having not been in an actual car that didn't have barred windows in a long time.
"Cool.. How did you and Elise meet exactly?" Dick asked turning down a road.
"I blame Elizabeth." Marshall stated, talking about Elise's twin with a sigh.
"Lizzy? Do I even want to know." Dick chuckles shaking his head at the thought of the girl." Let me guess she called Knight?"
Marshall nodded. "And Knight presumed Elizabeth and I were in a relationship."Dick burst out laughing parking." Sorry but Liz isn't a girl who pays attention to people and feelings well."
"I've noticed." Marshall nodded, glancing around outside at the strip mall. "So where is this 'hole in the wall'?"
"Behind you." Dick replied pointing to what used to be a house covered in graffiti.
"Now I'm positive you are going to murder me." Marshall joked in his seemingly serious voice.
"Who says I'm not." Dick said in a deadly serious voice getting out of the car inwardly laughing.
Marshall nodded in return. "I'll give you a warning that I do have extra sedatives on me."
"I don't even wanna ask where.." Dick shook his head going inside the place.
Marshall hesitantly walked in behind him, glancing around. "How do you even know of this place?"
"I have my ways." Dick chuckles walking to a unaccompanied table.
Elise had got there just in time for work her hair having some green highlights and some face paint to match the loud fun theme of the cafe.
Marshall slid into another one of the chairs, glancing around. "This place is chaotic."
"Yeah reminds me of when I was younger.. So... What is a goal for the future?" Dick asked.
"I prefer the present." Marshall stated. "Though if possible - with my family history and all- It would be pretty great to work at STAR Labs..." He mumbled, looking away.
"Don't let your family get to you. I can tell ya of a lot of kids with not the best backgrounds proving themselves." Dick said arty, cas, and steph coming to mind.
Marshall forced down the small smile that was about to slip as he nodded. Why he was being so open to this guy, he had no idea.
Elise walked in spotting them almost immediately rolling her eyes she was glad her outfit made her look like a different person.
Dick thought of another question that needed answering." If you like her why didn't you just ask her out instead of kidnapping her?"
Marshall shrugged. "You really think I knew thats what you did?"
"I have seen weird love stories ... Just look at Quinn and joker." Dick shudders at the thought.
Marshall nodded in approval of the answer. He rested his chin in his hand. "Guess I just did what my father did for my mother... though that was a different story." Marshall shrugged.
Some unclean thoughts ran thru Dicks head of what he meant," Uh... Your family has a .. Interesting way of getting a girl..." Dick said not exactly sure what to say to that.
Marshall glared. "They already knew each other prior." He rolled his eyes.
"Sorry the way it was worded made it sound much worse..." Dick said sheepishly.
Marshall sighed with another roll of the eyes. "You know that wasn't what I meant."
"So I am male if I had said it you would of thought the same." Dick rolls his eyes beginning to wonder where anyone who works there is.
Marshall shrugged as he nodded in agreement. "Wouldn't be wrong."
"Hi welcome to Creative Shack my name is Tail." Elise said using the name given to her by the owner as were each of everyone who worked there to be safer to protect them if something went wrong.
Marshall glanced up at the waitress, cocking an eyebrow at her seeming so familiar. He nodded in greeting, trying to survey the girl.
"Can I help ya hun?" Seeing the eyebrow Elise aka tail asked.
"I'll get whatever he has." Marshall shrugged, gesturing over to Dick as he lent his head against his hand again, still watching the girl.
"Alright and you?" Looking over to Dick.
"We will take two shake and bakes." Dick replied looking up at Tail.
Marshall gave him a look. " 'The fuck does that mean?" Marshall questioned.
"Alright it will be out soon." Tail sends both boys a wink heading to the kitchen.
"It's burgers and a milkshake." Dick laughs."alright next question favorite color?"
Marshall shrugged as he looked down at the table in thought. "Never had one. No need for one, it's useless information."
"Actually you can learn a lot about people from what colors they like." Dick replied with a knowing smile.
"Not when everything slowly starts to blend to gray." Marshall said in a calm voice.
"That's a bland way to look at it... Look around you there is color and each artist left there mark."Dick replies animatedly.
Marshall glanced at the wall with a small scoff. "Just looks like a bunch of paint thrown together." He shrugged, going back to staring at the table.
"Well I can tell why you don't like Liz."Dick chuckles at Marshall's reaction.
Marshall nodded. "It's honestly a personal waste of time where you could be doing something more important. Even the discovery of cannibalism in Jamestown would be more interesting than throwing a bucket of art at a canvas."
"Guess it depends on your point of view on it. Alright next question! Would you like to have kids one day?" Dick asked having had to look up more questions to ask your sisters crazy boyfriend.
Marshall blinked up at him with confusion. "Umm... I don't know..." He said with a blank look. "Children can be a nuisance, and I honestly can't stand them."
"I can understand that." Dick nods remembering the next question." What is your wildest fantasy ?"
Marshall raised an eyebrow.
"I need to get better questions..." Dick mummers riling these were date site questions." So what's your answer?"
Marshall nodded in agreement. He then looked back down at the table in concentration. His eyes narrowing. "Being afraid for once."
"Most would be happy to not be afraid of things but if you ever wanna get scared get Elise mad she can be terrifying.."Dick told him remembering the last time he had made Elise mad.
Marshall felt his lips twitch into a small smirk as he nodded. "I'll take your advice."
"I don't think you want that kind of scare but go for it... Just before warned she is known to go mute on you if she gets to mad." Dick warns him as he comes up with the next question.
Marshall nodded as he silenced a small chuckle.
Tail came back with the shakes and burgers setting them in front of the respective person." Alright y'all if ya need anything else don't be afraid to holler." She says with a perky smile going to help a few other tables.
"What do you think is the most important part of an relationship?" Dick shoots taking a bite of a fry.
Marshall shrugged. "Generic question." He pointed out while inspecting the food, not very hungry. "If I feel anything toward her." He said vaguely, poking at the burger. His stomach slightly clenched at the food, though he wasn't sure he could force himself to eat it all from the small size of the certain organ.
Elise had caught ear of what he had said while pouring a poet guy some coffee. Walking back over Tail smiled sweetly asked." Is there anything that y'all need any help with?" In a flirty way.
Dick was going to retort not liking the way he said that when Tail shows up.
Marshall just glanced her over not answering as he finally picked up a fry to test in his mouth.
"I-have to take this..." Dicks phone going off he went step out side to take the call.
Tail smirks," Hm ya a cute Sugar Are ya taken?" She flutters her eye lashes showing a bit of cleavage
Marshall ignored her, glaring slightly as he forced Himself to eat the fried potato. He tried to focus on the flavor of the food then the girl, being annoyed be her.
"Theirs somethin in da back I think you would like." She whispers licking her lips playfully.
"If that means free fries I'm all in." He winked before looking back at his plate with a roll of the eyes.
Elise if she wasn't putting on the act would of slapped the idiot right then and there sucking up that urge," oh there are definitely fries darlin." She said putting a hand close to his waist on the chair.
Marshall brushed the hand away. "Sorry not looking for a slut at the moment, go bother the meth heads with mullets or Afros or whatever." Marshall rolled his eyes, popping another one of the fried potatoes into his mouth.
"Hmm suit ya self." Tail said with a shrug heading to the kitchen to hold back the laugh that was wanting to bubble forward.
Marshall rolled his eyes before looking at the empty seat in front of him. He sighed in thought at the idea of the other having ditched him, the bastard if he had. Marshall had only eaten the one fry as he continued to poke at the other ones, having not touching the burger or creamed liquid yet.
"Sorry about that ."Dick said sheepishly sitting back down,"What was up with tail?" Dick asked having seen her leave.
Marshall shrugged. "She wanted to bang someone."
"She ... Wow..." Dick kept his emotions under lock and key having known who tail really was." So do you like animals?"
Marshall shrugged. "They're okay, I guess." Marshall shrugged.
"I was wondering after Elie said you turned into a cat." Dick replies keeping an eye on his reaction sipping some of the chocolate shake.
Marshall rolled his eyes, flicking his hair in front of his face again. "That did happen..."
"I know that's why I asked." Dick dead pans.
Marshall sent him a small glare, glad his bangs could cover his small blush at the memory.
"Alright alright next question!" Dick holds hands up catching the glare." What are you going to do if Elise gets caught by your dad?"
"Like us making out?" Marshall questioned. "He's already seen that."
"No I mean caught as in when she's doing her 'thing'" Dick said seriously.
Marshall nodded. "Let her go." He answered with no change of emotion.
Dick nodded letting it go approving of the answer noticing he has not eaten hardly anything." Why aren't you eating?"
Marshall glanced down at the plate with a shrug. "Not hungry."
"Ok if your sure." Dick gave not really believing look but didn't push it.
Tail came back dropping the bill on the table before moving to clear off one of the tables.
Marshall nodded, dipping his finger into the shake and hesitantly licking the cream.
"It tastes even better if you dip the fires ." Dick offers doing it with his own.
Marshall nodded, picking up a fry and dipped it like having been instructed.
Dick watched to see his reaction.
Marshall put the fry to his mouth, giving the man a confused eyebrow raise at why he was watching him so carefully.
Dick just kept watching with a smirk.
"I feel like you poisoned this when I wasn't looking." Marshall mumbled, glancing down at the fried potato in his hand.
"Nope!" Dick piped up smiling watching him.
Marshall nodded before glancing back at the food. He hesitantly bit into it again, eyebrows furrowing at the odd flavor.
Dick slide leaning back in his chair ," So ya like it?"
"It's okay... Just weird." He mumbled the last part before finishing the food.
"Yeah it was weird the first time u tried it to." Dick glances down at his watch seeing it was one clock.
Marshall nodded as he looked back up at the elder away from the food that wasn't settling very well.
"Well my times up here is there somewhere I can drop you off or you wanna stay and find a way home?" Dick asked paying the bill.
"I'll be fine." Marshall answered, standing.
"Alright ." Dick stands stretching thinks for a second glances at Marshall and says," Your an okay Kid." Then leaves the cafe with a smirking tail looking out at him.
Marshall rolled his eyes with a small smirk before leaving the cafe after him. He had glanced back at Tail on the way out, still feeling like he knew her from somewhere before brushing it off. He started down the sidewalk, subconsciously moving to put his hoodie over his head only to remember he was in Dick's shirt.
"Alright Lass ya shifts done." Percy called from the kitchen.
"Sweet see ya tomorrow miss Percy." Tail called back heading to the back changing into her sparrow costume that she had mended while they had been gone.
Marshall groaned as he realized he was across town from his crap apartment. The boy was mentally cussing out Dick Grayson.
Sparrow climbed up and started going roof ta roof looking for trouble.
Marshall watched his feet as he ignored the sound of the city around him. The boy glanced up before suddenly being thrown into a wall.
Sparrow had spotted Marshall then didn't see him frowning she went to get a closer look.
There were two larger men, holding down the boy, one grabbing his neck.
Marshall shut his eyes in frustration at the feeling of his windpipe crushing under the larger man. He heard something that sounded like demands for money. He tried to slip a hand into the back of his borrowed shorts to grab a syringe, yet his arms were then grabbed by the second man.
Dropping down behind them quietly asked ." How about you boys pick on someone your own size?" With a deadly growl sparrow batglares.
The second man turned back around letting go of the boy as he glanced at the hero. "Sorry, kid but not even your bust is our size." He shrugged.
There was a small chuckle from Marshall.
"Wrong choice." She smirks throwing a batarang at the first goon as she round kicks the second.
The second tumbled down, trying to push himself back up through the small pain. The first that was holding down Marshall had been too busy trying to dodge the batarang to see the boy under him, jab something into his neck.
"Aww is the big man getting best by a little girl." Elise taunted throwing two bat ranges at the second goon seeing that Marshall was dealing with the first.
The first crippled to the ground after the injection, Marshall not even caring to pull out the syringe. The second tried spinning out of the way of the weapons, sneering at the girl. That was until he fell forward with a pipe-holding Marshall standing behind him. "I had that handled."
"Mhmm tell that to the bruises around. Your neck starting to form." Elise said crossing her arms at him.
Marshall dropped the piece of metal as he rolled his eyes, massaging his neck with his hands. "I was getting to it."
"Ya I don't really by that." Sparrow teasesKikiMarshall rolled his eyes before walking over to her and wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "What'cha doing out here so early in the day?"
"Boredom." Sparrow shrugs.
"Well you wanna go do something?" He asked, ruffling her hair.
"Sure." She shrugs tying up the two men."Like what?"
"Dunno." Marshall shrugged. "I offered."
"We cou- actually I have to go." Sparrow says her alert going off like crazy.
Marshall huffed in a pout as he sighed. "Can't you have a night off once?"
"One it's not even night and two when have you ever see a bat rest?" Sparrow calls over her shoulder taking off toward Arkham.
Having called for her bike she drove the rest of the way to Arkham meeting the site of blaring alarms.
Joker waltzed out of the entrance, humming as he swayed his knife around in his hand leaving the semi-burning building in his wake.
"Oh brother.." Sparrow groaned at having just dealt with that lunatic yesterday."Stop right there joker!" Sparrow calls throwing a bat a rang at the clown prince.
The jester easily dodged before throwing a knife in her direction.
She likewise dodged rolling her eyes aggravated threw a few marbles.
Joker quickly got out of the way of the explosives, somehow now holding a crowbar as he taunted it at her. "Come now, Sparrow. You can do better than that~" He teased.
Growling she replied"Maybe I have better things to do then deal with a clown." Narrowing her eyes seeing the crowbar which she has no clue where the hell he got that from.
"Aww, I thought you liked spending time with Uncle J?" He smirked, twirling the weapon in hand.
"Hmm cute boy or crazy clown? I choose cute boy."Sparrow retorts throwing a few more batarangs both rigged to blow.
"Sorry doll, but you must be seeing double." He grinned, quickly getting out of the path of the explosives.
Sparrow gagged at that thought "no..just no.."
Joker laughed again as he tipped the crowbar like a hat on his head before spinning it around again.
Sparrow rolled her eyes dropped a smoke marble do she could get closer and he would have a harder time seeing her.
"Though I'd love to stay and play, but I have places to be, Sparry!" Joker saluted into the mist, before disappearing with Batman skill and a cackle.
"Dammit.." Sparrow scowls at it back firing leaving her standing there after it clears with not a single trace of the crazy clown.
"You here for your parents too?" Came a familiar voice from behind.
"Err... Well not exactly." Sparrow says turning around spotting Marshall.
"And cute boy? Who is this person I will have to erase your memory of?" He questioned, eyebrow raised.
"Unless you plan to erase yourself then there is none." Sparrow chuckles at his question.
Marshall gave a small smirk as he laced his hands around her shoulders, leaning his head in her hair.
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