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"Uh..Damian. Raven. Can I have word with you two?" Bruce said, awkwardly rocking on his heels.

Nothing gave him an effect such as this did. What the hell did he want to tell them that caused him to act this way?

"Father?" Damian asked, holding onto Raven's hand as he walked up to the detective.

"I've been told that a parent needs to have this conversation with his children at one point. And, since Raven doesn't have a decent parental figure.." Bruce looked at her with a pitying look, "I guess I'd have to take care of this."

"What are you saying, father?" Damian asked

"I'm saying that you guys are at a certain age where you want to--" He cleared his throat, "--experiment with each other."

"Are you trying to give us The Talk?" Raven raised an eyebrow at him

"Just listen to me. You guys are growing up and maturing and learning about yourselv--"

"Yea--nope. I'm gone." Raven let go of Damian's hand, shuddered slightly, and turned on her heel.

"Stay." Bruce's demanding voice said, informing her that it wasn't an option.

"If I have to deal with this, so do you." Damian smirked at Raven, who rolled her eyes in return.

"And..and so, you both being around the age where you start to get urges.." He continued. "You should learn about self control and being bigger than your desires."

Damian exhaled heavily, "Father?"

"You have a question?"

"More of a command," He rolled his eyes, "Shut up already."

"Damian, these things are things you have to know if you're going to be involved with Raven."

"We aren't 'involved'. We're in a romantic relationship-- not a sexual one."

Raven cut between the argument, "Alright, Bruce, we understand; no sex. We weren't ever going to anyways. Now, we should be going, Damian."

"That isn't what I'm saying either. You guys can have sex, as long as you take the precautionary measures to prevent STDs, STIs, and pregnancy." Bruce said, "That's why I'm telling you this."

"We aren't going to have sex, Bruce, it doesn't matter."

"Wait." Damian turned to Raven and raised an eyebrow, "We aren't?"

"No." She said, shaking her head

"Damn."

Bruce gave them a small pile of square pieces of plastic. "Just in case." He said, exiting the room.

He had left them traumatized by the talk, them not expecting anything like it. But it was better than being expecting.

Which, by the way, she wouldn't be anytime soon.