Barbra flung herself onto the couch, sending several open bags of chips flying, their contents spilling everywhere and a lone game controller clamoring to the floor, making a noise that made her cringe. Every fiber of her very being hurt, making the thought of moving almost unbearable. Her head pounded so hard she felt like screaming, but couldn't muster the air. Why must she always feel like crawling into a hole to die after a day of training? She closed her eyes and let sleep take over as het limbs grew heavy and she snuggled deeper into the couch. Suddenly, hearing the click of a lock and opening of a door, Barbra`s eyes flew open as she scrambled to sit up, head whipping around wildly as she looked for a target for her anger.
"Babs?" a tentative, yet familiar voice asked from behind her. If she wasn't so tired she could have probably figured out who was talking without turning around, but currently her brain wasn't quite up to it until after she had another nine hours of sleep.
"Yes?" she snapped, annoyed anyone dare disturb her after training. She turned around to be greeted with a brightly smiling Dick, clad in his fire truck red, sunshine yellow and emerald green uniform. His dark hair lay swept across his face, poking up near the back. Though he wore a broad smile, Barbra could tell he was just as tired as she was.
"I was just wondering if you were ok?" he asked, surveying her carefully "you ran out of there pretty fast." His eyes worked their way up and down her, lingering slightly too long on her lips for her liking, but she pretended not to notice.
"I`m fine, just a little tired" she lied, struggling to push herself up, so she could show him just how 'fine' she was, but failing and falling back down with a thud. His smile faltered slightly as he watched Barbra grunt in pain of her aching muscles.
"You don`t look 'fine' to me" he said, reaching out to help Barbra sit back up. She shot him a grateful smile. "Here, let me carry you to my room, you can sleep in my bed."
"I really am fine" she said quietly, though she didn't protest when he scoped her up in his arms and carried her up to his room. Tucking her into his bed and taking a seat on the end, Barbra laughed.
"What?" He asked, looking at her sideways.
"I never thought that the world's most annoying sidekick would be taking care of me and actually succeeding" she smiled, taking Dick`s hand. He laughed too, pulling Barbra into a hug.
"Well, people can surprise you" he whispered into her ear, moving his arms to hug her waist.
"Let`s see" she whispered back, nestling her head into his chest.