Alright! Starting my next story! This one, I would really recommend reading UYFA first… I'm sure you could figure it out without reading it though. Have fun! :P

I do not, not, own DC, YJ, or anything in this world that is interesting.

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Nightwing balanced in a handstand on one of the parallel bars easily. He then slowly raised his left arm until it was flat against his side. He felt the tug of his recovering shoulder, but knew this was the only way to keep his body in tip-top shape.

"Nightwing, how long are you going to just… balance there?" Nightwing jerk his head to see Conner walking into the room. Nightwing had just been hanging out in the weight room trying his best to not be noticed while he pushed his-self to the limits so he could keep up with the meta-humans.

"Well, if was just cooling down from my exercise." Nightwing said. He than released his body, but with both hands on the bar, flipped around the bar, released himself and flipped twice in a tight ball before landing on his feet next to Conner. The Super just raised one eyebrow.

"You are a show off. Don't think I don't know. I should have come in an hour ago. Your heartbeat is really too loud." Conner said. Nightwing shrugged, but he knew he was busted. If Supey found out how long he really had been in there…

"Why weren't you working out at the Bat-cave?"

"Well, Robin got a cold and Agent A won't let me see him until he is better. Also, Agent A is cleaning the Bat-cave."

"What is Batman doing?"

"Taking his turn in the Watchtower."

"Oh." Superboy and Nightwing stood for a minute until,

"Nightwing, you should take a shower." Nightwing laughed and patted Conner on the shoulder.

"Ok. See you soon!" Nightwing went to shower.

Nightwing had grown since October. He had gone from 5'2" to 5'7". Those five inches and the fact his shoulders had broadened, really made him seem older than he was. It was March 27 when he went to the cave to work out. His team, because Wally had told them, was pretty sure Nightwing was officially 16.

The steam from showers is what caught Garth's attention.

"Nightwing?"

"Yeah?" Nightwing replied. The showers turned off and a second later, Nightwing came out into the locker room with a towel around his waist.

"What up Beast Boy?" Nightwing asked, toweling off his hair.

"Well, you know how in five days it is April first?"

"What about it?"

"Well, that is April Fools Day! Please create some heavy pranks with me that day!" Garth pleaded.

"No." Garth retreated at the tone of Nightwing's voice.

"Sorry, I'm… busy that day." Nightwing was staring at the wall like he could see someone important in the tiles.

"Oh." Garth tried, and failed to hide his disappointment.

"Well, anyway, Happy belated Birthday!"

"What? It isn't my bir- never mind." Nightwing rushed his words.

"What, it isn't your birthday yet?"

"No."

"Is that a 'no' as in it is not yet my birthday, or 'no' as in my birthday has passed?"

"Garth, don't be so nosy." Nightwing said sharply as he tightened his towel. He growled as he realized he didn't have any other clothes except his sweat pants.

"Garth, can you grab me a.." Garth was gone. Nightwing felt a little bad that he had snapped at the kid, but really, five days from now? That was the day that… no!

Don't think about it. You've lost enough sleep from nightmares, just focus on your job. Zatanna is with Dr. Fate on some other-dimension mission, Rocket is off with Icon on a mission, and Kaldur is asking me to co-lead on our next mission.

Nightwing sighed and went to his room in just his sweat pants. Of course he had his mask on. As soon as he had turned off the water, he had put the mask on. He was just being cautious.

When Nightwing got to his room, he left the lights off and changed into his uniform. After a minute, the tired teen fell asleep on his bed.

Dick was smiling as he reached the ladder to the top of the trapeze. He was so excited, today he would join his parents in the biggest show if the year!

The snap echoed through the tent, and dick ran to catch his parents. Their blood was all over him… their hands pulled him down, down, down into a fiery dungeon where the screams of the dead echoed in his ears. Dick saw all the blood of victims he had failed o t save dump down in him. Then Jaso n came out and screamed at how much a failure Dick was, Jason was followed by Dick's parents, his aunt and his cousin. All his family who he had let die.

"No, no, NO!" Dick woke as a red clad hand shook him.

"Dude, it was just another Nightmare." Wally told his friend. Dick mad e asudden move and hugged Wally. Wally hugged his shaking friend back, he knew Dick always had problems with blaming himself and then having his fears and self-put blame haunt his dreams.

"Damn it Wally, why, why does this happen?" Nightwing gasped into his friends shoulder. Nigthwing was shaking so badly, it was like it Wally vibrating.

He didn't notice the green boy and tall Superboy in the door. Both stared at Nightwing in shock. Never had they seen him shake with so much fear. Even the past horrors they knew had happened to their friend, and the ones they had seen, never made Nightwing shake this much.

Garth, who was the first to notice Nightwing hadn't left the room, went to check on the older hero. When he had heard whimpering, Garth ran until he found someone else. He found Superboy who had just heard the fear filled sounds of his friend. Superboy went into Nightwing's room, but immediately saw he couldn't do anything. He called Wally who was on his way over anyway.

Wally had rushed to his friend, and woke him just before the screaming started. No Wally hoped his friend would recover quickly.

"Um, Nightwing? Are you ok?" Garth asked. Everyone saw Nightwing stiffen. Garth, who knew Nightwing hated physical contact walked over to see how tightly Nightwing held Wally.

"Please, Garth, Conner, just go." Nightwing's voice was hoarse. Garth frowned, but obliged. Conner didn't.

"Conner should stay, Nightwing, I need him here so I can tell you something." Wally said. Nightwing nodded, his arms still clutching Wally's shoulders, Wally kept his arms around Nightwing's shoulders.

"Well, I got accepted into that college that I applied for, and so did Artemis. We were thinking about moving in together and, and taking a break from hero work. We'll always be on call, but we won't really hang around." Wally felt really bad telling Nightwing this now, but there was no other way to ask Nightwing and Conner for co-operation.

"Well, if I'm not going to be here, someone will have to be hear to help you when, this happens. Conner, I really thought hard about it, and I think you would be the best help." Nightwing looked up. His face was slightly pale, but better.

"What?" Conner asked. He was thoroughly confused.

"Conner, Nightwing has these, nightmares, and they are really bad. He usually is really shaken after them and just needs a friend he can hold."

"Shut up, Wally." Nightwing sounded mad.

"I won't be here so,"

"Shut up, Wally!" Nightwing sound very mad now.

"So, he needs you to help him." Wally finished, Nightwing flung away his best friend. He looked mad, but Conner felt Nightwing really wanted another hug. So Conner did that, he hugged Nightwing from the side, and rubbed his back. When his strong hands rubbed the right side of Nightwing's spine, just between the shoulder blades, Nightwing relaxed into the hug. Wally smiled.

"Nightwing, you got to trust more people if you're going to be on a team. I think we can easily keep this between just the three of us." Wally also was doing this because he felt a huge responsibility rise form his shoulders.

"Shut up, Wally." Nightwing said as he fell asleep leaning against Conner.

"Wally, is why Nightwing has insomnia?" Conner asked.

"Heh, I think that is like half the reason. The half is probably habit. Oh, when he wakes up, just leave. Give him time to adjust. Thank you Conner." Wally said. Conner nodded. He was always rather protective of Nightwing, so he felt this was just him watching out for his friend.

"Do you know when dinner is?" Wally asked, trying to lighten the mood.

"Shut up Wally." Nightwing said as he woke up and left his room. Conner smirked and knew that Nightwing officially trusted him, and was, in his own way, letting Conner help him.

Ok. Well I'll get the next chapter up asap!

Love,

Burning Bright