Just a story I'm testing out. Hope everyone likes it! Disclaimer: I do not own these people. Yet.

There was a knock on the door. It was a pretty soft knock, as though whoever it was didn't actually think anyone was there, but it was still loud enough to annoy a certain Roy Harper. He had just gotten out of the shower after getting back from patrol. It was an extremely wet night, the rain was more like a waterfall, completely drenching everything it touched. Including Red Arrow. Glancing at the clock, the archer saw that it was 2:00 am.

All together, Roy felt like punching whoever was at his door. Quickly pulling on some sweatpants, he stormed over to his door, yanking it open.

"What the heck do you want?! Can't you see what time it is-" He cut himself off as he took in the boys in front of him.

Wally stood slightly behind Dick with a hand on the younger's shoulder, as though guiding him. They were both soaked, each wearing only sweatpants and a tee-shirt. But that's not what got Roy to shut up.

Dick's eyes seemed lost. He just stared ahead with a blank expression, as though he didn't even notice the archer in front of him. Behind him, worry and uncertainty were written all over Wally's face. He gently guided his friend into the apartment as Roy shut the door behind them. When the eighteen-year-old turned around, Wally had Dick sitting on the raggedy couch as he ran to get some towels from the hall closet. Roy intercepted the speedster on his way back, unable to stay quiet any longer.

"Wally, what's going on? Is Dick okay?" The subject of his questions was just a few meters away, still staring straight ahead.

"No, he's not okay!" the speedster snapped. "I don't know what's wrong with him! He called me from some random phone booth sounding really upset. Our call got disconnected, so I went to look for him. I found him just wandering around Gotham looking like that."

The two boys looked over to where their little brother sat, seemingly oblivious to their conversation.

"And he hasn't said anything else?" questioned the archer.

"No, nothing. That's why I brought him here. I don't know what else to do." There were a few moments of silence as Roy thought over what they knew. Finally, he sighed. Walking over to where Dick was sitting, he knelt down in front of him as Wally plopped himself next to the small boy. They sat there for a minute before Roy finally spoke up.

"Dick?" No response.

"Richard?" Still he just stared ahead.

"Hey Bambi**, are you with us?" The archer used the nickname he had given Dick years ago, as a way of teasing him about his size. It must have worked, because his eyes finally seemed to focus. He looked surprised to see Roy and Wally, and suddenly jumped up, putting a few feet between him and his brothers.

"I-I'm sorry!" He stuttered, a hand over his mouth.

"Dick-"

"I shouldn't have called anyone! I didn't mean to bother anyone! I'm so sorry! I-"

"Bambi, you're not bothering anyone!" Roy nearly had to shout to be heard. Dick quickly closed his mouth, his eyes sad.

"Just tell us what's going on, D. Please?" Wally implored.

The boy wonder looked down for a few seconds, before finally mumbling, "He kicked me out."

"What are you talking about, D?"

He made himself a little louder, "Bruce kicked me out." There was silence. Then Roy exploded.

"He WHAT? Why the heck would he do that? IDIOT! I'm going to kick him half way to-"

"Roy, please don't..."

"Then tell us what happened," Wally asked quickly before Roy could yell again.

"We got in a fight," Dick explained, sadly. "I don't even remember how it started. But in the end, I said it would probably be a lot easier on him if I weren't around, and he agreed. So I left." By now there were silent tears rolling down his face. Wally quickly wrapped his arms around him. "I shouldn't have called... You guys don't need to be pulled into this."

"Of course we do," Wally gently argued. "You're our little brother. If one of us gets hurt, we all do." Wally went to sit back on the couch, with Dick holding onto him for dear life.

Roy was still trying to comprehend what was going on. As much as he disliked Bruce, he was having a hard time thinking that the man would just kick Dick out. He was under the impression that the Dynamic Duo got along well with each other. He finally decided to ask.

"Maybe it was a misunderstanding, Dick. Are you sure he-"

"Would I be here if I wasn't sure?" Dick snapped, only causing him to cling onto Wally even more. "What am I going to do now?"

Hey everyone! This will NOT be a "Dick is really depressed" story. He is upset for good reason right now. All will be revealed

later. But first, I'd like to hear how I did, so I know whether to continue or not. Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it.

**Nickname given by ky48 in 'Showing Thanks'.