Today was the day that the charity would be taking place,  also the day I had to say my apologies for my actions to Jon also, I have to face the guilt of attending this than looking for Richard... Every step I take there could be another scar made on his body but I had to attend this event to support suffering children and for my father. I looked at myself in the mirror as I could hear music playing downstairs and conversations. I straightened my tie and cleared my throat.

I had to put on a fake smile for today and hopefully, this will be the only day I have to do that. Every step I took to the entrance to the party killed me, I shouldn't be here, I need to find Dick, I don't know what to do... I need to stop rambling about this. I have lost almost everything, I am lucky I still have a dad. I entered the room which fled with the music of Vivaldi and Eric Satie. Thousands of people and only a third of them I knew which isn't good, by that I mean justice league, young justice league, teen titans just everyone here has a fucking connection to Dick Grayson which I cant deal with, this is too much. I kept my face forward to avoid eye contact. 

I made my way to the corner of the room which was a small table seated for two people, everyone back here I didn't know until I saw Zatanna who used to be Dicks girlfriend a few times actually. she took the seat across from mine. she had her arms folded in her lap I knew she just wanted to ask about the boy of wonder which made me frown a bit but her glare could kill anyone.

"Look, Damian, I am not here to get mad. I just want an update on the mission. I just don't want him to end up in a ditch. I'm worried" She looked at me but I looked away quickly. "Well he is alive but not well, we are working on it and he should be home anytime now" I smiled. Honestly, that was all a lie. he could be dead, and he probably is.

She had a smile placed on her face which was nice, knowing she feels better at what I said. "Thanks, Damian" She got up and started to walk away slowly, I can trust her hopefully she isn't a crazy ex-girlfriend like some other people, not saying any names. I also got up, talking to her made me feel more confident, I mean if she isn't that mad no one else should be.  

I started to walk around looking for the father which I haven't seen I awhile... Making my way through people I noticed two people. I immediately froze in place. Jon, and he's with Bill. Bill Batson aka captain marvel. He brought him to my party, my party. Maybe they just ran into each other and started a conversation. I clenched my fist and headed towards them with my hand still in a ball. I had a faint smile on my face while heading towards them. "Um,- hey- Jon and Bill" I coughed into my fist to straighten my voice. 

"Hey Damian, I was actually looking for you earlier, do you think we can talk alone for a minute?" He looked down at saying those words. My fist loosened a bit and I had a faint smile plastered on my face. Bill didn't seem flustered by the idea, maybe he isn't that bad after all. I think I didn't like him by the idea that he's allowed in the justice league at 13 but I'm not allowed to go out alone at night.

Jon placed his hand on my back to lead me to a more less crowded area. Right away he removed his hand from my back and gave me a stern look "What is it?" I said trying to act a little tougher than I am, but when he is mad. "You didn't bother to tell me Dicks life is on the line!" He whispers shouted while getting all in my face.

"I tried to tell you but you didn't listen, at all. I am sorry but this isn't my fault!" I crossed my arms but didn't flinch or hesitate to turn my head away from him.

"Look all this is making me feel like more shit, okay. Maybe you should tell me to shut up once in awhile then tell me and not wait to tell me Damian" He placed his hand on his face to hide his disappointment. 

"I didn't mean it to hurt you. I am under a lot of stress at the moment and I can't function right. you're my best friend and-" I paused for a moment remembering my nightmare from where he rejected me. I can't let that happen "and I don't want to lose you, not right now nor ever" We made eye contact which lasted forever. He had a smile on his face just like I did and it wasn't fake.

what if i do like him, I mean would it be that bad-No, I don't like him. I immediately broke eye contact with him. We then were approached by Bart Allen and Jaime Reyes aka Impulse and blue beetle. "Hey! Didn't want to intrude anything but I just wanted to come over and say hey, so did Jaime. You may not know me very well but I'm Bart a-"

"Bart Allen also known as impulse and the person beside you is Jaime Reyes also known as Blue Beetle. I do my research" I finished him off. I never really did research just father intends to talk about young justice a lot and how I should join it. Jaime looked a bit freaked out but Bart seemed pretty impressed.

"Woah! Damian Wayne actually knows who I am! I am such a big fan, I mean a celebrity by day but superhero by night! you were also trained by the league of assassins, man you are way cooler than batman" Bart said really fast. I had even a larger smile on my face just imagine if Batman were to hear it his face would be priceless.

"why, thank you Bart I'm flattered-" I was cut off again my Bill placing both his arms around Jon while stuffing cake in his face. "Hey did I miss anything" I glared at the arm around Jon and glanced away. "No, we were actually talking about me- hey did you know Bill is actually Captain Marvel, pretty cool huh?" Jaime and Bart had their jaws dropped to the ground.

"What! no way!" Jaime explained while his hands were in his hair.

"Damian that was a secret!" Bill whispered while letting his hand off Jon's shoulder. I could hear everyone chuckle a bit. "it's not that big of a deal, I mean a 13-year-old on the justice league, not that big of a deal. But why am I not on it yet, I am pretty cool right? I may not be able to transform into an old man but I can turn into a robot" Jaime smirked because by saying that made himself impressed. 

"Well, maybe they would but not to remind you but they have a real robot on their teams like a cyborg and red tornado. sorry to break it to you" Bart explained chuckling a bit after each word.

"Yeah, it's pretty great being in the justice league and all but its also boring, sometimes I wish I didn't have to turn into a so-called old man" Bill used quotation marks at the end of his sentence.

I mean this party turned out pretty good, I wasn't even that depressed at it either, other than the chilling thought of me being useless. Everything that night was fine, perfect but a little too much perfect. I didn't deserve this so I could only be prepared for the worse approaching. While I was in a trans of thoughts a song started to play, it had a whole two partner routine for it- considering it was just old fashion slow dancing.

Everyone started to join in with random strangers as a fun way to meet some people. My first thought was to sit out until I felt a gentle grip on my hand which leads me to the middle of the ballroom floor to dance with them.

The song slowed down a bit or it was just my perspective, well it felt like it causes in that moment I had realized Jon Kent just took me to dance. You could hear his silent laughs as he dragged me.

"Jon, oh my god. This is so embarrassing" I tried to cover my face with my hand to hide my embarrassment and blush. He grabbed my hand away from my face and intertwined our fingers together. "Don't be! just imagine this, just me and you alone dancing no one else around us" He whispered into my ear as our bodies were inches apart including our faces. Jon is being so confident about us dancing in front of thousands of people which makes me more confident too.

"Jon.."

"Yes, Damian"

I paused for a moment and tucked my lips as I looked away from his face. "Never mind"