Damian soon got back to the Manor, carrying a few bags and a pair of gardening shears.

"Dami, why do you have shears?" Richard asked, eyeing the large pair of shears. 

"Regular scissors aren't going to work, so I'm using shears. They're like scissors, only bigger." Damian replied.

"You sure you know how to work those?" Jason asked, looking at the shears.

Damian shrugged, "If not, he's not losing much."

"OOOOOOOHHHHH!!! BUUUUUUURRRRRRNNNNN!!!" Jason screamed.

"What? I was talking about his clothes Todd. They are hideous enough as it is." Damian insulted.

"Bruce, I think everyone is high." Richard said seriously.

"No Jay, you are." Bruce said.

"What?" Richard was suddenly in his Jay outfit.

"Jay...JAy....JAY!" Richard gasped as he sat up.

"W-What? What happened?" Jay asked.

"You were asleep. You got hit with Joker Venom. Lucky we got you to the Batcave." Red Robin said.

"Why am I in my Jay stuff? What happened?" Richard asked.

"You don't remember?" Tim asked.

"I remember something, but I'm not sure it was real." Richard said.

"Well, you tried to save Robin, but Joker got you with a few hits and his venom. Batman took you back here for medical assistance. You've been asleep for a day." Tim said.

"So, it was all a dream?" Richard asked.

"All what a dream?" Tim asked.

"I got into a fight with Bruce, then I left all of you, then Damian kidnapped me, then he was about to cut open the duct tape with shears." Richard summarized real fast.

"Nope. You've been asleep all day. And Richard has yet to get back from the office. In three hours, Bruce is going to call the police for a missing person case." Tim said.

"Ah no! Help me get out of these!" Jay said.

"Red Robin!" Red Hood walked in.

"He's awake?" Jason asked.

"He just woke up, like two seconds ago!" Tim lied.

Jason nodded, "I'll tell Batman." 

Jason walked away.

"Help me! Now!" Jay said.

Tim pulled out a key to the restraints and started making his way to one of said restraints.

"Red Robin." Batman said.

Tim quickly put the key away.

"Batman." Tim said.

"Jay, is it?" Batman said.

Richard gulped.

Bruce was going to interrogate him!

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"Oh, Brucey, you're falling." Jay said with some crazed laughter.

Batman stopped from walking away.

"What?" Batman asked.

"How do you know who I am? Who told you? WHO ARE YOU?" Bruce screamed.

"You've always known me. A least, for a long time." Jay said.

Jay then broke out of the chains, kicked Batman down, and then ran.

Jason hopped onto one of the motorcycles to go retrieve Jay.

"There's no way he's getting out. Not by walking, even if he ran, it would take a while." Tim calculated.

Jason came back with nothing.

"He's not there." Jason had narrowed eyes.

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Richard was in the middle of Gotham huffing and puffing. (And then he blew the house down :P )

He FINALLY got away from Batman!

Now it was time to explain to Bruce where he'd been.

Richard shuttered.

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"Richard! Where were you?" Bruce asked as he got home.

"I was out." Richard said.

"I know that! But where were you?" Bruce asked.

"Don't you have a tracker on me? Why didn't you check that?" Richard asked.

"Because I expect you to be more responsible then that!" Bruce said.

Richard laughed, "Sure you do."

"What that supposed to mean? And why do you smell like alcohol?" Bruce questioned.

"I don't know, how does one get to smell like alcohol?" Richard asked sarcastically. 

"D-Did you go out drinking? All night and day?" Bruce asked.

"What? I can't go out drinking now?" Richard asked.

"Richard, it was the fact that you went out all night and day! How much have you had?" Bruce asked.

Jason, Alfred, Damian, and Tim all poked their heads in the doorway when they heard Bruce's and Richard's voices started getting louder.

"Bruce, I'm 25! I'm a legal adult AND I can legally drink! So, get off my back! So what if I had a few drinks? Why should it matter so much to you?" Richard asked. 

"Perhaps the fact that you were GONE ALL NIGHT AND DAY! I would've been fine if you came home last night, but you didn't. You were gone all day too!" Bruce said.

"Bruce, I'm fine. I just had a few drinks, that's all." Richard said, "Besides, I don't see why it bothers you so much!"

"How about that alcohol is toxic? Or perhaps that there's children in the house? Maybe the fact that YOU HAD ME WORRIED!" Bruce screamed.

Richard laughed, "That's REAL rich coming from the playboy who spends his evenings parting and drinking with women!"

"You KNOW that I don't get flat out drunk in front of you or the other kids." Bruce said.

"Is that all we are to you Bruce? Kids? I'm 25 Bruce! SO, START TREATING ME LIKE IT!" Richard yelled and stomped to his room.

Bruce ran his fingers through his hair and gave a muffled scream.

He than stomped his left leg, pulled his fingers out of his hair, and clenched and unclenched his fists several times.  

Bruce took several deep breaths and counted to ten in his head.

"Master Bruce?" Alfred asked.

"I'm NOT going to hit him. I'm NOT going to hit him." Bruce repeated over and over. (*1)

"Oh dear." Alfred decided to get their doctor and therapist, Leslie Thompkins,over here. (*2)

A/N:

*1 - I shouldn't have to tell you that child abuse is wrong, but I'm going to anyways. Don't abuse children, spouses, lovers, etc. NO ONE deserves abuse. So stop it.

*2- For the sake of the fanfic, just go with it!