First Day (Part 4)

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"Ah, shoot!" Dick exclaimed, grabbing the open files and closing them quickly. 

"Grayson!" Damian said again, demanding attention. 

"Hey, Dames! Bruce. Uhmm...you've got reporters in the Manor." Richard said.

"Yes. They're following me for a month." Bruce said.

"That would've been nice to know before I came over with ongoing investigation cases." Dick said, frowning.

"He didn't tell any of us." Tim said.

"Okay, I know I don't live here, but you should have said something to the ones that DO live here." Richard said.

"Yeah, dick move!" Jason yelled. 

"When did you get here?" Steph asked.

"Tea time is in an hour." Jason reminded them. 

"Tea time!" Dick lit up.

"Pennyworth got new tea to try." Damian informed.

 "Ooooh!" Jason liked the sound of new tea.

"So, this is the famous Richard Grayson that we've heard all about." Cierra said.

"I wouldn't say famous. It's Bruce that's famous." Richard said.

"You're just the firstborn that became CEO of Wayne Enterprises, brought up several children, is a police officer with both Bludhaven and Gotham Police Departments, and are only 23, right?" Cierra asked. 

 "Yeah, that's me." Dick said.

"Not famous my butt." Cierra said.

"Feisty one." Richard said to Bruce. 

"She's here for a month. Nothing inappropriate goes on." Bruce said sternly.

"Yes, B!" Dick saluted him. 

"Stop saluting me. You're the officer here, you should be saluted. Get the roles right, Dick." Bruce said.

"I mean, my officer vows were 'to protect and serve the community in any way that I can.' So...I think we should both salute each other." Richard smirked cockily. 

Bruce sighed, "I'm not playing your game." 

"Can we have a movie tonight?" Dick asked, skipping to get to Bruce.

"As long as Damian gets his sleep. You know how he is when he doesn't get his sleep. Steph and Tim too. And Jason." Bruce said. 

"YAY! MOVIE NIGHT!" Richard screamed.

"Hear that Dami? Lets get your homework done!" Dick scooped Damian up and ran up the stairs.

"GRAYSON! PUT ME DOWN!" Damian yelled. 

"You know you love it!" Richard's reply was heard.

"He'll be fine." Jason said, pulling out a cigarette. 

"NOT IN THE HOUSE!" Bruce growled loudly, glaring at Jason.

"Gosh! I'll take it outside! Look, I'm going out!" Jason yelled, walking out.

"You should be nicer to Jason!" Richard said, looking down from the stairs.

"I thought you were helping Damian with his homework." Bruce said.

"You should be nicer. Jason doesn't respond when you scream at him. And uhmm...he's having trouble with English, and you know how I am with it. So, would this be 'then' or 'than'?" Dick asked, pointing to a question.

"You're still having trouble with that?" Bruce asked, looking at the sheet. 

"I said it's 'than'!" Damian yelled down.

"I don't know." Dick said, biting his lip.

"Don't bite." Bruce said, "And it's then."

"Right. Then." Dick said and stopped biting.

"WAS?" Damian yelled, slipping into German. (WHAT?)

"Ich weiß nicht. Englisch ist schwer." Richard shrugged at him. (I don't know. English is difficult.)

"What are they saying?" Cierra asked.

"They're speaking Richard's native language." Bruce said.

"Is that German?" Charlie asked.

"Yep." Bruce nodded, "Richard is fluent is several languages. So, don't be surprised when he switches from English. All of my children know several languages. Oi! Sprechen Englisch!" Bruce yelled. (Oi! Speak English!) 

"You've picked up a few, right?" Cierra asked.

"More than several." Bruce chuckled.

"Can you all speak at least one language that's the same?" Charlie asked.

"We can all speak German, French, and Spanish." Bruce answered.

"And what languages does everyone speak?" Cierra asked.

"Tim speaks German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Greek, and Italian. Jason speaks Latin, Italian, Russian, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, and Korean. Cass speaks Chinese, Japanese, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Thai, and Turkish. Steph speaks Spanish, French, German, Polish, and is learning Italian. Damian speaks Arabic, German, Latin, French, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Esperanto, and Croatian. Richard has been everywhere with the circus so he has too many to list. Alfred knows French, German, Polish, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Russian, and some Chinese. I have too many to list too." Bruce said.

"That's impressive." Cierra said.

"Yes, well, I'm sure you'll hear several of those throughout the month you're here." Bruce said.

"How long does it take to learn a language?" Cierra asked.

"Well, depends on a lot of factors. Richard learned at least 10 languages when he was younger, so they've stuck with him for a while. In fact, he came here not knowing English. Alfred and I had to teach him. We also had to teach Cass. We're still working on that. She's great with body language though. Everyone else came here knowing English and a few other languages here and there." Bruce said. 

"Do you think you could teach me a few?" Charlie laughed. 

"Master Bruce, shall you be joining us for Tea Time today?" Alfred asked.

"Sure, why not?" Bruce asked.

"Jolly good! If you wouldn't mind getting the others?" Alfred made it sound like a suggestion. 

"I will." Bruce climbed the stairs.

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"This is so nice!" Richard smiled widely, taking a drink of his hot chocolate.

"Some good tea." Jason nodded to Alfred.

"What brand is this?" Charlie asked, the camera on a tripod. 

"One of my favorites for America. Britain has better tea over there." Alfred said.

"We should get Chai." Dick said. 

"I heard that there will be a movie night tonight." Alfred brought up.

"Yep! You're always invited, Al." Richard said.

"What is premiering tonight in the Wayne Theater?" Alfred joked. 

 "The Incredible's." Dick said.

"I haven't seen that since I was...11 was it?" Jason asked.

Richard gasped, looking wide-eyed at him.

"Dick, how many times do I have to tell you that not everyone has seen all the Disney movies like you have?" Bruce asked. (I OWN NOTHING!)

"Sorry." Richard blushed.

"He hasn't seen any of the Lion King ones though." Steph said.

Cass politely jabbed Steph with her elbow. 

"He's seen the first one only once. There's a reason why it's banned here." Tim said bluntly.

"Lets make some cookies for the movie!" Dick suggested.

"Yes!" Steph, Tim, and Cass jumped at the idea.

"Cookies sound good." Charlie smiled.

"You don't know what cookies are until you've tried Alfred's cookies!" Tim said.

"Pennyworth's cookies are superior to others." Damian said. 

"Thank you, Master Damian. That means a lot coming from you." Alfred nodded respectfully to him. 

"It is the truth. I was just stating it." Damian said.

"Have you been working on his compliments?" Bruce asked Richard. 

"Between you and me? He just really likes Alfred's cookies." Richard said. 

Bruce nodded.

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There was some 'alone time' before the movie started, which Bruce decided to answer questions.

"Can you explain how Damian went from so grumpy to so happy?" Cierra asked.

"I told you already. Damian and Richard have a bond. They're both happy around each other. They're just close. They help each other out." Bruce said.

"Everyone seems to perk up when Richard is around. You included." Cierra said.

"Richard just has that affect on everyone." Bruce chuckled.

"So, what's it like to have so many children? And some that don't get along?" Cierra asked.

"You're going to find out soon. It's fun and different everyday." Bruce said, 
Well, maybe not fun, but definitely different." 

"Bruce, Cierra, Charlie!" Richard's voice was heard before he opened the door, "Movie time!" 

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(A/N: Edited 'Chai tea' to 'chai'. I'm so sorry guys! I'm from America so we call it chai tea where I'm from. I didn't mean to upset anyone, but thanks for letting me know!)


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