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Dick:
Crime Alley had never been truly frightening to Dick, seeing how he did all the scaring whenever he visited. Now, however, he felt a little uneasy now that he was eight again and Bruce wasn't watching over him like an hawk. Luckily, he still had his memories and had muscle from his acrobatic life stile, those two combined he was sure he could put up pretty good fight. Also it had been easier for him to track down Jason then he thought it would have been.
Dick was currently standing in an alleyway staring at an five year old Jason Todd, who was covered in dirt and grime. It was a shocking sight for Dick, because he knew Jason had lived on the streets most his life, he just didn't think Jason was that young when he started venturing out on his own. "Jay!" Dick exclaimed, deciding to take an shot in the dark. If he was right about not being the only one in the past Jason would call him some vulgar name, if he was wrong he just scared the shit out of an five year old.
Jason turned his head slowly and stared at Dick for a moment, wide eyed, which made Dick's heart drop in fear he might of scared away his little brother. However, Jay's expression quickly turned into an glare and Jason marched right up to him. Jason grabbed a fist full of Dick's shirt and looked like he was going to punch him, which was not at all terrifying since Jason was so cute and small at the moment. "What did you do, dickhead! Why the hell are we in the past! Who the hell did you and the demon brat piss off this time!" Jason growled in an quiet tone and Dick just grinned, he knew that if anyone would openly prove he wasn't the only time traveler it would be Jason.
"Thank god, I'm not the only one! I knew if I followed you, something good would come of it," A small voice said from above them and Dick and Jason looked up to see an eight year old, black haired little girl on an catwalk.
"Helena? What are you doing here?" Dick asked confused and the eight year old rolled her eyes.
"I just told you...Oh, you mean here, here. Well, um my adoptive parents were being neglectful, so I took advantage of it. Also I heard the circus was in town and decided to see if I was the only one who knew about the future. Thankfully, I'm not alone and if you think I'm going back to the Bertinellis, you're wrong," Helena stated.
Dick was about to agree when Jason cut him off while letting go of his shirt and said,"No, you need to go back to the Bertinellis. If you are gone for to long, they'll think Falcone or Maroni's men kidnapped you and then there will be a whole gang war. Batman doesn't even have Robin at this point, he would most likely get himself killed trying to stop it. Go back, but keep in touch," and Helena sighed and nodded seeing his point.
"Hey, Helena, I have one more question," Dick asked stopping Helena before she could leave.
"Shoot away, Circus Boy," Helena said with an grin that she inherited from Selina.
Dick gave her an confused look and asked,"How did you get up there?"
"It took a lot of hard work thanks to my short ass self," Helena mused and climbed up the cat walk until she disappeared from his and Jason's sight.
Jason huffed and backed away from Dick seeming calmer at the moment and he looked around wearily before looking back at Dick. "Come on, let's get out of here, we're sitting ducks out here," Jason stated as he started walking away and Dick nodded and followed Jason.
Jason's apartment was small, but it looked clean and tidy considering where the apartment was. Jason put his finger to his mouth signalling Dick to be quiet as they entered the apartment and Jason slowly shut the door behind them. Jay looked both ways wearily before grabbing Dick's wrist and quietly darted to the end of the hallway and into an tiny room and Jason quietly shut that door too. "We have to be quiet, I don't know if Willis is home. If it was just my mom, then we would be fine, but Willis can be abusive with his temper and his drinking," Jason whispered.
Dick could tell from Jason's expression he was no afraid of his father in anyway, he just knew he had be careful because he could defend himself in his current state. "Got it," Dick said as he walked around the room and observed everything, which wasn't much. There was mostly books and a few toys, all of which looked to have come from the dumpster or a homeless shelter.
"Who did you piss off to send us to the past?" Jason repeated his question again, this time quietly and calmly.
"Honestly, I don't know. I didn't know I was in the past until thirty minutes before my parents died-again," Dick said looking crestfallen. Jason sighed and walked over to his bed and set down.
"That sucks...but that also means you're behind on the game. I've been in the past for an weak now, Helena, obviously been here since a little before the circus...Wasn't Tim at the circus?" Jason commented.
Dick walked over to the bed and sat down beside Jay and lied back and stared at the ceiling, while his legs dangled off the bed. "Yeah, he's stuck in the past just like us, he got the raw end of the deal again. Poor, Timmy, is stuck in his three year old body. Whatever is going on seems to be just effecting us, as in B's biological and adopted children. If Barbara had come back as well, she would of been at the station after my parents. I don't know if Cass is in the past as well, because she's probably somewhere on the other side of the planet. Then there's Damian, he isn't even born yet, so there's no telling whether he'll know about the future as well," Dick rambled and sighed in annoyance.
"This whole ordeal is fucked up and the worst part is...I get tired easily, like an five year old, and my emotions are all over the place," Jason stated and yawned a moment later proving his point.
"I don't have that problem, I have plenty of energy, in fact I think I have more energy than I did before this," Dick said with an grin on his face and Jason glanced over at him and rolled his eyes.
"That's because you've always had the energy of Kid Flash with a gallon of coffee in his system, for the five minutes before his metabolism kicked in," Jason said before grabbing his pillow and hit Dick in the face with it.
"Now get off my bed, I want to go to bed. You're on the floor," Jason stated as Dick groaned and rolled over in response.
Dick just gave him a lazy grin and said,"Oh, come on, Jay, we can share the bed for the night. Come on, share with your big brother! Dami and Timbo aren't here, snuggle with your big bro!"
"No. You're creepy, annoying, and guys don't snuggle. Now get off my bed and stop whining you're going to wake my mom and maybe Willis," Jason snapped and Dick ignored him and climbed all the way on the bed and put his feet in direction Jason's pillow would be. Dick's grin grew, but Jason noticed the haunted look in his eyes and Jason huffed. He would cave just this once since Dick was compromising and obviously was only acting this way because he saw parents die for a second time. Jason lied down on the other side with his feet in the direction of Dick's face and vice verse, but luckily neither of them were tall enough to be kick each other in the face.
"I liked you better when you avoided me," Jason grumbled as he climbed under the blanket as Dick grabbed the pillow Jason had hit with a moment ago and situated it to his liking.
"Love you too, Jay. Night," Dick said and rolled over facing Jason's wall and closed his eyes to try and sleep the night without old nightmares.
"Shut up, Dickhead," Jason huffed and turned his back to Dick, while he used his arm as an pillow and closed his eyes.
To be continued:
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