BB was sitting in her wheelchair when she spotted Agua walking up to her. She smiled kindly at her sister. "You okay?"
"The nightmare." She sat down beside BB's chair. "Is there anyway I can possibly ask you to not tell anyone?"
BB set her book on the table. "It's only natural. Agua, don't be so scared." She touched the top of her sister's head.
"I know, Candi."
Candice Gree was her real name. She leaned down and kissed the top of Agua's head. "Could be worse. You could be blind and crippled."
Agua nodded and peeked at the book. "What're you reading?"
"Some info for something." She smiled and gestured to the sofa. "Go and sleep there, I'll be here for a while." Her smile was kind and soft. She was the oldest of the sisters, so, she was naturally the one that Agua and Mary ran to when they had bad dreams.
Agua nodded and slinked over to the sofa. She found a comfy spot and watched Candi with her tentative blue eyes.
Candi leaned back in her wheelchair and pushed her thumb and fore-finger into her tearducts. For a moment, she breathed, and then she leaned forward and began to read the book in front of her again. "Sleep."
Agua's eyes glistened with tears and she kept it to herself.
Candi put her left hand out and gave the invitation.
Agua scurried back and leaned against the huge wheels.
"Hush." Candi rested her hand on Agua's head. "I know. You miss him. You really want to be with... Kal'dur?"
Agua sighed and closed her eyes. "I liked his company. I'd never seen his face, but he was so kind and gentle."
Candi smiled, but didn't take her eyes off the pages. "So, in other words, you miss him. Not the life you bore with the Justice League minis?"
Agua smiled. "Yeah."
Candi flipped the book shut and leaned back. "Agua, we need to lay low. Cadmus is still after the two of you."
Agua didn't speak or move and Candi knew why.
She lifted her hand away and slowly stood up. The pain shot through her body like lightning striking her knees and spreading fast. She ignored it and lifted Agua to lay her on the sofa. She returned and scooped up Mary from the other side and set her down beside Agua. She tucked the throw blanket over them and turned off the lam.
Slowly, she sat back down and rubbed her knee. It was all Oliver's fault she had the pain. She gritted her teeth and touched her elbow to her knee to test the pain.
She glared at the book like it was all it's fault.
"I need that answer." She moved the book aside and yanked another one to her. She rubbed her silver eye before she poured over another book for the night.
-Aqualad-
He was walking down to the portal. He had to go home. This was driving him nuts.
He had just arrived when he noticed Garth was swimming towards the portal. "Garth?"
Garth swam up to him and smiled. "Hey!"
He gave Garth a handshake. "What's the matter?"
"We're under fire. There wasn't any way to contact the surface."
Kal'dur gasped and then dove after Garth. "Where? Is there a way I may help?"
"Anywhere you can help, my friend."
Kal was about to go for the Royal Chambers when he saw a flash of black and blue. He looked after it and realized it swam faster than anything he'd ever witnessed.
Then he recognized the swim pattern.
Or lack-there-of.
"Agua."
