Disclaimer: I don't own young justice or any of its awesome characters, I just own this story plot J

P.S. If Nightwing seems a little OOC I'm sorry, he just needed a little bit more emotion for this particular story.

Rated T because I'm just being safe.

Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort

(Takes place after Wally dies)

Stay

12:32 EST June 21, 2016: Watchtower

He walked up to the hologram of his fallen best friend without his domino mask on. He looked up and saw the always happy Wally, even in death. He stared at his best friend, his brother, until he couldn't stand to. He sighed and looked away, because he could feel the tears threatening to spill over his blue eyes.

"Why did it have to be you KF?" He asked the hologram, as if it really was him.

He wiped the tears away as they fell down his cheeks silently. They were best friends, and he was the first person he trusted his secret ID with. They were practically brothers. He lowered his head and placed his mask on his face. With his eyes and emotions covered by it, he looked up and his fallen friend once more before he took a deep breath. He had to leave for a while, accept loss, be by himself, he would have to say his goodbyes, or should he just leave without telling them,- no he couldn't do that to them, not after Wally's death. He'd say his goodbyes, then he would go back to Blüdhaven, stay away from everyone for a while. At least he knew what it was like to lose someone you love already, so he knew what to do, and how to handle it. But that didn't help lessen the pain, he couldn't lose anyone else, especially her. He ran a hand through his jet-black hair, and sighed sadly.

"What am I going to do?" He whispered to himself. Then, out of nowhere, he felt a soft hand slip into his. He looked down and saw a pair of sparkling blue eyes that glistened with tears.

"Z-Zee?" He said hoarsely. She looked into his eyes and said nothing, she just threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. He was stunned by the sudden hug, the last time she did something like that, was when he was Robin, but then he relaxed in the embrace, he wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her back. He took a shallow breath to hold back tears, but he could feel her tears on the inside of his neck as she cried. He held her tighter when her body started to quiver. Then, out of nowhere, a warm sensation filled his body, and it hit him. He never realized how much he missed her in is life until now. He needed her in his life, and always would. He pulled away just enough to see her face, her eyes were red and puffy from crying, but he could still see the bright blue eyes he always loved. He stared into her eyes and gently brought his hand up to her cheek, and lightly wiped away the stray tears from her eyes. He wanted so badly to tell her how he felt, but he couldn't speak, he was at a loss for words. He unwillingly looked away from her stare, and his eyes accidentally landed on Wally's hologram, he quietly sighed and looked away, small tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Nightwing?" Zatanna said softly. He refocused his gaze back to her and smiled dimly. Then he released her and started to walk away to go find Kaldur and speak to him.

She stared after him as he left, she felt a pang of sadness overwhelm her as she saw the boy she once loved, leave, but then, something clicked in her, and she felt a warm sensation wash over her body, then she realized, she still did love him. He was her rock, her salvation, and always would be. She saw him disappear around a corner and she immediately ran as fast as she could so she could catch up to him. She saw him when she rounded the corner, he was walking slowly and his head was hung low. She ran closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Dick, wait." She begged. He stopped in his tracks and placed his hand over hers, not turning to face her. He sighed sadly.

"What's wrong Zee?" He said in a dead tone. She started to cry. He raised his head up and turned to face Zatanna.

"Zee?" He asked worriedly. "What's wrong?" She looked up at him and shook her head. The whites of his mask widened slightly and he grabbed both of her hands in his.

"Dick, please don't think that this is your fault." She said softly. He looked down and squeezed her hands lightly.

"I don't Zatanna." He said grimly. She looked at his eyes that were covered by his domino mask. She reached up to his mask, and traced her fingers around the edges. Then she gently pulled it off, and under the mask, she saw that his icy blue eyes were watering. "Dick, please don't do this to yourself, I know you think this is your fault, I know you're going to leave for a while, but the team needs you, and you need to stay." She took a shallow breath. "You need to stay for me." He listened to her in silence. Every word she said was true, both of them knew it. His body shook as his tears fell silently, and he lowered his head from her gaze.

"Zatanna, I can't stay,….. I-I have to go." He said, his voice barely above a whisper. "To many people in my life have died because of me. I don't want anymore people I love to die, I've lost so much, and I don't think I can handle anymore death, even fake ones." He wiped his cheeks. "My mind is a wreck Zatanna, I don't trust myself anymore; all I ever think about is how much I hurt everyone on the team. I know I have to resign as leader, and the team, I maybe even have to resign as a hero. I-I don't know if I can handle this life anymore. " By the time he finished speaking, Zatanna had started to cry herself.

"I'm sorry, Zatanna, but I have to leave-" She cut him off by placing her hand over his mouth. She looked at him straight in the eyes and shook her head.

"Don't you dare say that." She whispered furiously. He removed her hand from his mouth, and kissed it lightly.

"I have to go, Zee."

"No you don't, you have to stay here with the team. They need you"

"The team will do fine without me, Kaldur can lead if he's up to it, and if not, Barbra is more than ready to take my place as leader." She shook her head and looked away from him. She clutched her stomach tightly and she sobbed. He immediately wrapped her up in a small hug.

"You d-don't understand," She murmured. He pulled away just enough to see her face. He gently lifted her head so that he could see her eyes.

"What don't I understand?" He asked quietly. She looked up at him with tears streaming down her face. She had been waiting to tell him this for a long time, but she couldn't find the right thing to say. Then, as she looked into his eyes, she saw them spark with, hope. Then at that moment, she knew the perfect words to say. She leaned in close so she could whisper in his ear, she felt him tense up a bit, then he relaxed considerably as his arms tightened around her waist.

"I need you to stay." She murmured. Zatanna could practically feel the huge smile spread across his face, so she smiled too. She pulled away so she could place her hand on his face and wiped away the remaining tears on his cheek. He leaned into her hand and smiled weakly. She smiled back and leaned to give him a quick kiss. He responded quickly and wrapped his arms around her waist, his lips instantly meeting hers. She smiled against his lips, and threw her arms around his neck, and in that moment she knew that she still loved him, and that he still loved her. What they had when they were younger, was perfect, and now, it was perfect again. She was running out of breath, and so was he, but she didn't want the kiss to end, but it did sadly. He pulled away breathing heavily, so did she. He placed his forehead against hers as he tried to regain his breath. She played with his thick black hair as she stared into his eyes, they said everything he was feeling, and right now he was feeling, happy, relieved, and peaceful. She giggled and gently placed his mask back on. He pulled back and he smiled, then he looked at something behind her shoulder, his eyes widened and he released her from his grip. She confusedly eyed him, and turned around to see practically the whole team staring at them with smug smiles on their faces. She blushed a deep scarlet and turned back around, she expected to see Nightwing there, but as usual, he just disappeared. She smiled.

"Meet me at the docks in Happy Harbor." She whispered, and she knew he could hear her. Then she turned and walked towards the team smiling sheepishly. She was glad she told Nightwing what she felt, she was glad that she kissed him, she was glad that all she had to say; was stay.

Well what'd you all think, I hope you thought it was good, because I can't get any better if you guys don't read and review, so just click the REVIEW button right below this and criticize me! (in the good way) Oh and I almost forgot if you want me to make this a chapter story then you have to tell me, and ideas are totally NEEDED! Anyways now that I'm done my rant, I'll leave you people be, so stay whelmed and review.

P.S. I have this idea in mind, its where Chalant has a huge fight and Nightwing leaves the team, and maybe heroing forever… lemme know if you want me to write it.J

P.P.S. The idea for this story came from the song "Stay" by Rihanna