Urgh, I think I'm putting my other stories on temporary hiatus . . . Sorry to all those reading them . . .
Anyway, read this really angst fic, about Nightwing. Since I'm in an angsty mood I decided that I wanted to write one too. I kind-sorta added parts of a poem I wrote in places . . . I own that.
Don't own YJ.
Behind the smile
Is an insecure frown
A look so odd
Upon my happy face.
.
I stood in front of the team, listening to La'gann's rant about how I shouldn't stay on the team because I didn't tell anyone about Artemis and Aqualad. Taking it and not complaining. Five minutes in, I pulled my comm. out of my ear, walked up to La'gann and holding the comm up to La'gann's eye level, dropped it.
Everyone could hear it.
I ignored Robin's and Batgirl's shocked and horrified looks as I disabled my Zeta recognition, and walked out of the cave's door.
.
Why can no one see
Through the façade
I set?
.
I sat on the roof in the pouring rain, not caring about anything. What does it matter? No one cares about me. No one. The two people who cared are off world and dead respectively. The other two that may care will care more about staying with their friends than coming after me.
.
It's an odd thing,
To think.
Traumatized,
And still smiling.
.
How was no one able to tell? My whole life. I'd give anything to have a different one. The smiles covered it for a while, but now?
Smiles don't cut it.
.
Smiles and laughs
Covering
The whimpers and tears.
.
I sat there for days. Weeks? Months? I lost track of time. No one cared. So does it matter?
No food, no drink. Not since that day. Not since Kaldur "killed" Artemis. But I still survive. How? Why can't life have mercy on me for once?
Still in my costume. Of course, someone is going to find me. Of course the one who finds me is the Joker.
Is it wrong that I'm happy?
.
Can anyone save me?
Does anyone care?
Please.
Can anyone help?
.
It's been a while.
The Joker captured me yesterday, I think. I've still not been found.
He brags of telling Batman to try to save me, of this being how Jason went out. I don't hear it.
Jason. I'll see Jason again. I allow a small smile before the torment starts.
.
(it hurts,
splitting
Pain of a
n ache)
Crow-
Bar
(comes crashing)
D.
O.
W.
N.
(Laughter
from
behind the)
.
ma..._...ac
ni..._...al
S... _ ... _ ... _ ... _ ...E
...M... _ ... _ ...L...
...I...
.
(cracks and)
wi...ce-
...n...ing,
.
...a...e...i...g
w...v...r...n
(resolve)
.
(door creaks,
closed,
standing
up)
i_..._..._n_..._..._c_..._..._h-
ing closer
to
the door.
hear a
t-tick, t-tick
.
BOOM