Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice or anything related to it.
Warning: SLASH (Wally/Dick, Kid Flash/Robin)
I Can't Do This
(by: Plumb)
I'm standing still,
I'm oh, so peaceful
I can't pretend, that I'm fine
I get so ill, crazy agitated
When I've not really died
I can't do this
I can't do this
I can't do this by myself
Dick had actually never felt worse as he did right then. Sitting on the bat-jet with Bruce.
The man kept glancing at him. Even if Dick couldn't actually see his eyes, he knew he was worried, he could feel it. Dick didn't want to upset his adoptive father. He was trying to stop his tears, he really was, but he couldn't, they kept coming.
"Dick, what happened?" Bruce looked at his son, hoping to get a real answer. He had been so startled with Superboy calling. If anything was wrong with Dick it was usually Wally who called, even before he had become his boyfriend. He had immediately been worried not only for his son, but for the speedster's safety.
When he had gotten to Robin's room, Superboy had greeted him with a awkward 'Artemis, says it's Wally's fault.', probably afraid of receiving the blame for it. He had nodded silently, wondering if he should just go kill the speedster or wait for an explanation from Dick and then go kill the speedster.
But when his son opened the door and threw himself towards him in a hug, Bruce knew he had to take care of him first. Dick had pulled away but remained close enough that Batman could cover him with his cape, guiding him outside.
"Wally, broke up with me." Batman looked at the smaller hero shocked. He had seen them together, and he had been sure that the love in his son's eyes was reflected in Wally's.
"Why?" As he drove he kept shooting glances at the boy, who soon broke into tears again.
"I screwed up." was the choked answer he received, he pulled the boy closer and soon felt him hug his middle. He would have to wait for Dick to calm down before he got a real answer.
Back at the tower they were all looking at Superboy waiting for an explanation.
"Batman took him." Was all he said before walking away.
Artemis let out a groan and turned to Aqualad and M'gann.
"So, now what? We just wait for Robin to come back? I say we beat the answer out of Wally!" She started walking to the speedster's room, but Aqualad stopped her.
"There is nothing that we can do right now. We have to let them solve this by themselves."
"Would you please tell me what happened?" Dick was sitting on his bed, he had just gotten out of the shower and was now sitting quietly; finally the tears had stopped, but the pressure on his throat was still there.
"I don't wanna talk about it." He knew Bruce meant well, but he didn't want to discuss it.
"Do I need to kill him?" Bruce approached the bed, sitting on the edge.
"No, it was my fault. I didn't do what I was supposed to." Bruce wanted to ask further but judging by the tears forming in Dick's eyes, the boy would only cry again.
"It's okay." He pulled his son close and let him cry on his shoulder. "It'll be okay, he'll come around."
During the following week Bruce's worry kept on growing as Dick's seat at the table stayed empty and the food Alfred took to his room always came back in the same state. His son also had started sneaking into his bed at night. Crying on his arms until he fell asleep.
Before, he had thought the problem would solve on its own, they were teenagers after all. But now he finally he decided he would get the whole story. He just wished Dick would talk to him, that wouldn't stop him though. He would get someone Dick would talk to.
"Hey." Roy walked into Dick's room, the boy was sitting in a couch placed there. The TV was on, but Roy doubted the boy was watching it.
"Roy? What are you doing here?"
"Came to see one of my best friends, is that such a crime?" Roy walked into the room, a slight smile on his face. He was dressed in civilian clothes. The older boy walked towards Dick, noticing his red eyes. "I want to know what happened. I thought you guys would last forever."
Dick sighed heavily. "I don't wanna talk about it."
"Come on, tell me what happened. What did you do that was so bad?"
"I don't know, I thought…I thought he wouldn't get mad. I thought he'd understand." Roy sat next to him on the couch.
"Give me the whole story."
"We were in his room, and we were kissing and…stuff…" Dick blushed heavily and even Roy got a little pink. "Then he took my shirt off, he had never done that before." Roy realized where it was going and he didn't like it at all. "I didn't like it. I got…scared, so I told him. And he just…he told me to leave." Dick looked away, embarrassed.
Roy looked at him shocked. He couldn't believe Wally would do that to Dick. "He just threw you out?"
"Yeah, he was really angry and…I didn't know what to do." Dick's voice cracked at the end.
"Dick, this not your fault. Wally shouldn't have done something like that in the first place." Roy put an arm around Dick, bringing the boy closer. "Not if you weren't ready for it."
Dick hid his face in the older boy's chest. "But I was supposed to be his boyfriend."
"That doesn't mean you he can rush you into anything." Roy hugged the boy as he felt the boy's tears through his shirt.
"My heart feels like it just stopped, Roy." Dick's voice was less than a whisper and Roy felt a strong pang on his chest, because of the sadness in that short sentence.
"Just wait here, I'll go kill him!" Roy stood up, with the full intent of going directly to mount justice to at least beat Wally up.
"No! Roy, don't!" Dick took hold of Roy's arm, pulling at it as the older hero tried to leave.
"Why the hell not?" He looked at Dick, angry, not at him of course, he was till hating Wally.
"I don't want to see him hurt." Dick looked at Roy pleadingly. "Please Roy, don't do anything to him."
"Did he tell you what happened?" Bruce was waiting for Roy at the entrance.
"No." With that the archer left. He couldn't tell Bruce what Dick told him, he would kill Wally for sure, and Dick made him promise.
Bruce had actually figured that Roy wouldn't tell him anything, but at least Dick had talked to someone about it, maybe that would make him more open next time he asked.
A/N: Really short I know, and not all that interesting, but it had to be done, to make it go onto the next one, okay?
Also for the next update, it may be next week, if I find the time, but maybe I won't. So, if I don't it will be up by the week after that, maybe like Tuesday, because I'll be on vacation by then, so be patient because the gap between updates will be shortened soon!
Anyway, hope you liked it!
-XxFallingxAngelxX
