It had been very quiet in the manor since the video call because Richard had been giving Bruce the full silent treatment and had only said things like "thank you" or "yes" or "no" to Alfred. 

In school even some of the teachers had called Bruce and Alfred, because they thought he was depressed or whether something had removed his energetic nature. It was getting close to the end of term and many of the students were as happy as unicorns but for Richard he was upset school was coming to an end, and at one point he had asked a teacher if he could get extra-extra homework for the holidays.

 But the main reason was because he was worried, because he would be home more, that Bruce and Alfred would try talking to him and that he might break.

"Dick dick DICK" yelled Barbra as she and Dick were eating their lunch, Dick snapped from his train of thought and looked at Barbra.

"What?" said Dick 

"What do you mean What? Dick I've been trying to get your attention for ages what have you been thinking about?" Said Barbra as she finished her sandwich. 

"... It's Bruce and Alfred I don't think I can spend the holidays with them, not alone" said Richard, he hadn't even tried to stop it cause he know Barbra would get it out either way. 

"What happen?" 

"I don't want to talk about it Barbs" there was silence for a couple of minutes before Barbara spoke.

"You know there's this study camp my dad wants me to go to this holiday maybe you could come"

"Wait...really that would be great" 

"But you have to have a guardian that says your allowed to go"

When the last bell rang for that day Richard waited for Alfred to pick him up but he got tired of waiting and he needed time to think in peace, so he put his hoodie on that was in his bag and pulled the hood up before starting to walk towards Wayne manor. 

Right now Richard just looked like a normal kid walking home from a normal school not a rich fancy school. Richard had his dark blue hoodie on and the school pants that just looked like normal pants, while Richard was walking he took a couple of random turns and went down some random streets, he only snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Bruce's voice. 

Richard looked up and saw that he was on the opposite side of the street that was right in front of Wayne enterprises and Bruce was walking fast out the front doors talking on the phone and by the way he was talking it was Alfred on the other side. 

From what Richard could tell Bruce and Alfred were talking about him being missing, then before Bruce got into the car/limo Bruce and Richard made accidental eye contact Bruce stopped so suddenly you would think he was frozen solid.

 Bruce stood back from the car, hung up on Alfred and called someone else on his phone. Richard felt his phone vibrate got his phone from his pocket and looked at the screen. It was Bruce, Richard pressed answer and brought the phone to his ear.

"Richard what are you doing? Alfred and I though something bad might have happened" said Bruce in a caring and warm voice Richard didn't want to answer for a minute but then replied
"I wanted to walk" was all Richard said.

"Richard please come here and we'll go home okay, please Richard" said Bruce, at first Richard was going to hang up and run, but he stopped there would be no use it was Bruce the billionaire playboy. 

So Richard hung up put his phone in his pocket and walked across the street and to Bruce, got into the car and took off his bag placing it on the floor and putting a seat belt on and then Bruce was in the car and they were on their way back to Wayne manor. 

The ride back to Wayne manor was silent as grass blowing no one said a word. when Bruce and Richard finally arrived home Richard greeted Alfred at the door and went up the stairs and into his room without another word.

"What has happened master Bruce, it seems this family is breaking" said Alfred as he took Bruce's coat.

"What do I do Alfred" said Bruce as he fell onto the couch and looked up at Alfred 

"sir you must remind young master Richard and yourself of how you came to be family and how you two trusted each other" said Alfred as he left Bruce alone in the lounge room to think.

Later that night Bruce had made up his mind and went up to Richard's room, knocking on the door, he waited. 

"Who is it" said Richard, at first Bruce was just going to walk away but stopped and answered.

"It's Bruce, Richard may I please come in" said Bruce as he noticed that the door was locked. There was no movement but then Richard got up, unlocked the door before he opened it. 

He then walked back to his bed where he was doing some homework and continued, Bruce sat down on the other side of the bed and just sat there for awhile and waited for Richard to talk.

The boy in question was controlling himself, it had been too long since he had hugged Bruce. In all honesty he didn't even remember why he was doing this. He just wanted this to end now. 

Richard stopped his homework after a bit, sat up and looked Bruce in the eyes.

"I'm sorry for not waiting for Alfred and making you and Alfred worry about me" said Richard in a shy but strong voice.

"I am always worrying about you Richard and so does Alfred it's just so many bad things happen in Gotham...it's dangerous" said Bruce 

"But that's not the reason I'm here I want to apologise for what happened in the cave... I'm very sorry for what we all said" it was silent, nothing was said not a word. Then Richard spoke 

"It was never you or Alfred that made me upset it was other things, everything was just building up to that moment and it just came crashing down in a second, all on me" said Richard then he continued.

"Bruce do you think I'm strong enough to take down superman or at least try" asked Richard

"I think that can happen"

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