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Chapter Two- A Beautiful Soul
*PAST*
Gotham (Wayne Manor), 8:11 pm
Friday, March, 27 2015
Dick looked upon the letters upon letters of colleges had sent out, telling him that he had been accepted to. All concerning in the getting a major in business. While one sat alone. Different from the rest. He notices that the letter was barely on Bruce's desk at this point. It was just below the trash pin. He knew Bruce didn't want him to go there. But this was his future. This was his call.
"So, here's a really good one. And it's in Gotham. So, you could stay at home while you take classes-"
"I don't want to stay here Bruce." Dick says pinching the outer side of his arm in irritation for his adoptive father hadn't heard a word of what he wanted to do after college.
"Well then there's a nice one in Central City. You would be close to Wally." Bruce says getting equally irritated, setting one of the letters in the 'no' pile which was stacking up quite a bit.
"Wally goes to college in Palo Alto. How is that remotely close?" Dick snaps and turns his attention back on the letter that is hanging on the edge, fighting to stay on the desk.
"The answer is still going to be no Richard. So drop the attitude." Bruce says calmly, setting the letter in the 'no' pile as well.
"But that's what I want to do." Dick says pinching the skin in his two digits tighter, not looking at his father.
"We've been over this it's impractical for your future." The way Bruce said it made the blood that ran in the young bird's veins boil as he turned quickly to look at his father.
"I don't want to be like you!" The seventeen yelled out. He was sick and tired of Bruce telling him his dreams were impractical that they were never going to happen. That it was a tiny phase of what he wanted to do. And when he would get into it. Would want to switch out. But it wasn't like that. In fact he wanted to do this since his mother never had the chance to.
"You don't have to be like me. But do you really think going to a performing arts university is going to get you where you want to be in the future? Most of time you see talented people get washed up. They do drugs, and are living on the streets. You went to Gotham Academy Richard. One of the best schools in the country. And you're going to throw that all of that education away just so you can be a singer/songwriter?"
"But it's something I truly want to do." Dick said grabbing hold of the edge of the desk, looking into Bruce's eyes trying to show him exactly how much he wanted this. How he needed to do this for his deceased mother.
"Your too shy to even sing at a talent show Richard or when you refused to sing at one of my social gatherings. You really think you could sing in front of thousands of people?" Bruce asked, raising a eyebrow at the bird.
"I think I could build up the confidence while I study at college. Bruce I sent a video of me to the representatives of this college. And they are giving me a opportunity to get a scholar-ship. It's a invitation only few receive." Dick says trying his best to convince his father.
"So, there's a slim chance you could get into this college. While you have tons of options to colleges that already have accepted you." Bruce says in such a tone to indicate that the younger man was incompetent.
"I KEEP TELLING YOU THAT I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THOSE COLLEGES! THAT I WANT TO GO TO THIS ONE!" Dick bellows out getting up from his chair and has a urge to stomp his foot. But deflects it. Dick watched as Bruce was about to argue back when the door of the study opened up.
"Master Bruce and Master Richard now really? I can hear you all the way from down stairs. Now it's getting pretty soon for all of you to go on patrol. Why don't call it a night about selecting a college." Dick hears the kind old butler behind him. Dick watches as Bruce nods then looks him.
"Richard." Dick hears Bruce sigh out and Dick glares up at the him, ready to explode of what his father will say. "Really consider this option. Will you? I'm not going to pay for another college if you decide that what you are so gung-hoe for at the moment isn't for you. Needless to say if you stay with this decision you'll have to figure out how to pay for the college tuition because I'm certainly not going to." and with that Bruce walks out of the room.
Dick sat still for a moment it almost felt as if he had been slapped in the face. The fact of responding was lost in his throat. He hears Alfred try to reason with his adoptive father but Dick doesn't hear Bruce say a word back.
'He treats me like a child. I'm seventeen years old for god's sake!' Dick thinks to himself as he gets up from the chair he was sitting in and walks out of the room, noticing that Bruce was just down the hall about to enter the bat cave through the old-grandfather clock. Not brothering to look at the bird which triggers an anger deep within Dick from the past eight years he stayed with his ward. He kept in too long and it was time that he let Bruce know how he felt.
"I'm tired of you treating me like a kid." Dick says walking up to the caped crusader who still doesn't take notice of his presence and enters the trap-door to the bat-cave.
"Stop walking away!" Dick yells out, running towards the door and steps inside before it shuts. He is met with darkness as he stubbles around for the light switch, hearing Bruce step into the elevator.
Lights shine above him as he lets out a sigh of exasperation and looks over at the elevator watching the sign beep to indicate that the dark knight had exited, and was now in the bat-cave.
"Suit up" He hears Bruce say as he enters the cave his little brother already in costume, spreading the spirit glue on the domino mask.
"No, I need freedom now. And I need to now how to live my life as it is meant to be." Dick says crossing his arms and notices that his little brother as stopped getting ready to see what's going on.
"Richard for god sake! Stop being a child." Bruce bellows slamming down Dick's costume onto the cold concrete ground.
Dick watches it as it falls the red/black suit worn out from the usage and he sighs fighting back a scream, "You know Bruce. I've always wanted… Expected to grow up and become like you, but that thing inside of you…" The bird stops wondering if this was a good idea, but his mouth opens up again and he begins to say, "The thing that drives you to sacrifice everything for the sake of your mission… That's not me… I can't turn myself into that no matter how hard I am willing to try I… I don't want to be Robin or the Batman anymore. I want to be my own hero." Dick finishes the room becoming silent for the exception of himself breathing heavily.
He looks into Bruce's eyes they show absolutely no rage and the acrobat wants desperately to hit him, scream, kick. To have Bruce show any so sort of emotion. But he knows Bruce won't for he has become the Batman.
"If that's how you feel there's not much I can do to change your mind." Dick hears Bruce says nonchalantly pulling over the cowl over his head to hide his face. Dick watched feeling the tears begin to well behind his eyes. As Bruce turns to face his little brother whom has already started to cry. "Lose the tears Red. Well I suppose it's just Robin now. We have some work to do."
And just like that Dick watched as his once mentor and little brother leave without saying another word.
Palo Alto 12:45 pm
Friday, March, 27 2015
'Almost done.' The redheaded speedster thinks as he types rigorously on his Mac- laptop, 'Then I have to proofread it. Joy.' A upcoming migraine coming along.
Suddenly, he hears a knock on his dorm room door. And he sighs, wondering if his roommate was coming home drunk again and lost his keys.
Wally takes a bite of the macaroni and cheese he heated up not long ago and stood, hearing another set of knocks coming from the locked door.
"I'm coming Riley! Jeez, you can't keep losing your keys. I'm not going to be around like I am tonight you know." Wally says unlocking the door and swinging it open only to be shocked to find his little bird's face red and blotchy from the tears that were recently falling from his beauteous blue eyes.
"Oh, come here." Wally soothes as the bird falls into his arms, weeping uncontrollable. And Wally wraps his arms around him shutting the door to his dorm when the bird stepped in.
The speedster was about to ask what had happened when the bird began to blubber, "H-he, he an-and-d I-I… S-o-o du-umb."
Wally didn't quite understand but figured that Dick and Bruce must've had another one of their fights. Which had been happening a lot lately. This one must have been nastier than the rest for Dick would usually call him on the phone crying rather show up at his college dorm in the middle of the night.
"Hey, why don't you take a breather?" Wally tried asking, as he lead the bird to his bed and had him sit down. The speedster watches as Dick takes his knees inward and sets his forehead on his knees trying to ease the erratic breathing. After awhile of this Dick finally lets his head up, wiping his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt.
"I'ma sorry I didn't call. Had to get away." Dick sniffed, wrapping his arms around his knees and looked downward.
"I don't mind. But tell me what happened."
"So, let me see… You don't want to go to college where you can get a major in business. Even though that's why you went to Gotham Academy. You rather go to this fine arts college in Bludhaven. Where you can do what your mother never did. And you told the goddamn Batman that you never wanted to be like him in anyway. And that you quit being Robin. "
"Pretty much sums it up yeah." Dick said pulling down the sleeves of his long sleeved shirt, wondering if Wally thought he was insane.
What he didn't expect was the speedster to start laughing hysterically, jump out of the chair that he was sitting in and start to kiss him.
"I love you dude." Wally said after he broke away from the kiss and started to hug the bird tightly. "I was totally wondering if you'd ever stand up for yourself."
"You don't think I'm crazy that I did?" Dick asks as Wally pulled away and sat next to him.
"Well, yes just because it's Batman we're talking about. But I'm proud of you though. And now we can totally live normal lives without worrying about hero stuff."
"Whoa, whoa I'm still in for the hero business Wally. I just am never going to be Robin again." Dick says quickly and he sees Wally pout, "I know. I know. Your afraid of the rush that comes with the mask. I heard it before."
"It's just terrifying. Okay? I don't want to ever see you hurt." he hears the speedster say and feels the speedster's fingers lace in his.
"There's always a chance of me getting hurt Wals." Dick says leaning down to kiss him when a loud clap of thunder erupts from outside and he hears rain begin to fall.
"Looks like I won't be going home soon." the acrobat says looking out the window as rain drops hit the window pane.
"Want to make the most of it?" Wally asks and Dick rolls his eyes. "How many pages is there?"
"It's m-a-g-n-e-s-i-u-m not what ever you were trying to spell. Don't you have spell check?" Dick asks from the bedroom where he left him awhile ago to make him some hot chocolate. "I do but the options that were given wasn't the correct word." Wally says adding another dose of sugar and cream to the drink then adding a marshmallow.
"Mm-hm, there's a lot of run-ons as well bro." he hears Dick says as Wally walks into the bedroom where Dick was sitting on the bed with highlighters, pencils, and erasers, scattered around him as he read through the pages of Wally's essay.
"Don't judge dude." Wally whines handing Dick his drink and he sat down by his computer, taking a sip of his.
"I'm not just stating the facts." Dick informed taking the pencil in his hand and drew a circle on Wally's page, writing a note off to the side.
"What would sincerely do without you?" Wally asked tapping his finger against the desk.
"Not pass college that's for sure." Dick said swiping another piece of writing with his pencil.
*PRESENT*
Blüdhaven, 10:57 am
Saturday, June, 18 2016
A summery breeze floats through a cracked window in a Blüdhaven apartment. Where a twenty-one year old speedster was scrolling through the channels on his television, almost feeling annoyed for he couldn't find anything interesting on. While hearing his boyfriend in the background mess with his guitar and mumbling chords under his breath.
"Am-C-Am-C again. G. No C. Um, or is it F?"
There's a sound of all the strings of the guitar play out of frustration and the speedster turns around, giving the acrobat a look.
"What?" Dick asks shrugging.
"You piss me off sometimes dude." Wally confesses, lifting the ginger kitten off of his stomach and stood, the kitten following closely behind him.
"Why?" He hears Dick ask as the speedster travels into the kitchen to look through the cabinets for a snack.
"Because you're not auditioning for that fine arts college thingy. Instead you're going to that creepy college." Wally huffed out sitting down beside him as Dick put the guitar down.
"I changed my mind." Dick said not looking at him.
"More like Bruce changed your mind."
"Wally not this again." Dick huffed getting up but Wally grabbed hold of his wrist.
"Seriously it's what you really wanted to do."
"Not anymore." Dick sighed, sitting back down and leaned into Wally.
"What changed?" Wally asked wrapping his arms around the bird, letting his head lean on Dick's head.
"Life." Was Dick's response and Wally just frowned, understanding Dick's pain. After hearing the results of the tests that they ran on him early May.
"I need to support you" Dick sniffed and Wally knew the acrobat was about to break down.
"Hey, now let's not talk about it right now. I don't want to discuss it. Why don't you sing me the song you were trying to play?"
Dick smiles a bit to hid how miserable he felt at the moment and grabbed hold of his guitar and music notes he took and looked shyly up at the speedster, "It's a song I've been messing with. I don't think it's really good."
"I bet it's great little bird." Wally smiled back at Dick, and Dick could tell the speedster was hiding the pain he was recently feeling.
Dick took a breath before a he honestly would break down and began to sing,
"I don't want my love to go to waste,
I want you and your beautiful soul,
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold,
I wont let another minute go to waste I want you and your beautiful soulYour beautiful soul, yeah
You might need time to think it over
But I'm just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I will never make you cry c`mon lets try…" The acrobat finishes singing strumming the last cord and looked up at the speedster who was smiling ear to ear.
Oh NO! What's wrong with Wally? Hehe I'm so mean aren't I?
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