She's the spare, the extra, the unwanted.
The thrown-aside twin of the Heir.
She wasn't meant to be born.
She was weak, vulnerable, emotional.
It made so much sense for her to turn.
It made sense for her to run.
Running gave you a semblance of control, of domination over your life. Running gave you freedom. Running made you seem like you had some sort of power, and she needed that feeling, if only for a second.
But what she didn't know was that once she ran, she'd never find her way back home again.
5 years since Aria Al-Ghul Wayne disappeared without a trace, gone since the night she ran out of the Manor in frustration. The Batfam are torn but still going on by, every little thing reminding them of the one they couldn't save, the one that got what she didn't deserve. The five year case drags on into a reluctant close by the police, but the Batfam still wait with the light on every night, hoping that somehow, someway, their little Aria finds her way back home again.
All of a sudden, they find themselves fighting for their lives against a new, bloodthirsty villain hellbent on tearing them apart. An unknown villain, taking rise in Gotham City, more terrifying than ever before. They know they have to take them down before anything more happens to their family. Before they break apart again.
But this time, when the truth is finally revealed, the evil wears a familiar face.
One of the girl they could never save.
Damian Al Ghul has been sent on a mission by his mother, Talia Al Ghul in order to prove his worth to her and his grandfather as a suitable heir to their family.
Damian has been raised as an assassin but quickly realizes he doesn't want to become a killer.
Whilst on his mission, he runs away and boards any transport he can find. He soon discovers he's stranded in Gotham City with nowhere to go, unaware he's caught the eye of Gotham's most fierce protector.
*note*: this fanfiction doesn't follow everything canonically. For example: Damian intentionally has blue eyes in this fic instead of green purely for plot purposes.
This fanfiction was inspired by the song 'I'll be good' by Jaymes Young.
I don't own any characters in this story. Any images/songs used belong to their rightful owners. They are used for entertainment purposes only.