Author's Note:

Hello everyone and welcome to my new story Safe and Sound! I just have a few important things to say before you start reading.

This story is based on the novel Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. It will start off being very similar to the book, and will have moments of similarity in later chapters, but will start to go more its own way in chapter 5.

Secondly, this is not intentionally based on/inspired by the song Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift. To be honest, I have only heard the song once. I just liked the title and felt that it fit with the story.

The story is centered around Dick Grayson and my OC, but members of the Young Justice team and the Justice League do make some fairly important appearances, which is why I decided to put it under this category. It takes place 5 years after season 2 and is an AU where Wally is still alive and an active member of the team.

Also, I apologize for characters being out-of-character.

This is also my first time writing in the third person, so I'm sorry if it's a little shaky while I'm getting used to it.

I did quite a bit of research in preparation for this story, but I'm sorry if there is anything that is medically inaccurate.

I do not own Me Before You or any of the DC characters that will appear. They all belong to their respective owners.

Reviews are always welcome!

Prologue

He winces as the engine roars to life far louder than he can handle at the moment. Dick knows that driving in his current condition isn't the best idea but, with Tim at the Watchtower and Alfred and Bruce otherwise occupied, he doesn't have much of a choice.

Focus Dick. You're just going to the office. It's not that far of a drive. Just stay calm and you'll be fine. He repeats the words on a continuous loop to calm his nerves.

Once he is on the main road, knuckles white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly, he wonders if maybe he should have stayed home. After all, there isn't anything extremely important to do today. Just the average, monotonous paper work. He could have easily taken the day-off, allowing him to reduce his stress and catch up on the sleep he knows he needs. But, then again, Dick wouldn't be Dick if he took the day-off because of a headache.

When he is about half-way to Wayne Enterprises, he begins to relax. After the light he is stopped at turns green, he continues driving, slightly more cautiously than he typically would, just to be on the safe side. He realizes that he is worrying for nothing. As the first Robin, and now as Nightwing, he has been under far more dangerous situations in far worse conditions than he is in now. All of the stress he has been under lately is just starting to get to him. He just needs to get to his destination and retreat to his office in tow with no less than three cups of coffee. You're almost there, he tells himself. You're going to be fine.

However, as he is approaching the next intersection, the feeling he gets when something bad is about to happen ignites in his belly. He tenses up for a moment, but then tries to push the feeling away. He tries to reassure himself, thinking that nothing bad happens this early in the morning. But then he remembers that this is Gotham City and, as the adopted son of the Batman, he should know better. It is never too early for bad things to happen in Gotham.

At the same moment as this thought passes through his mind, he hears the screeching of tires, a sound that is all too familiar from his night job. He looks up towards the sound and realizes that the car responsible is headed directly for him. Even worse, there is nothing he can do to get out of the way. He is just starting to bring his foot down on the brake when the moment of impact hits and he is thrust, full-force, into dark oblivion.