There he was lying in the hospital bed for a week now. Its been around one week since the kidnapping and Dick had yet to show signs of consciousness. Honestly Bruce hated seeing this picture because he had seen it so many times with his other sons.
Bruce sighed and looked down at Dick, his new son a son yet to even officially become part of the family yet but he was already hurt. Bruce watched as Dick's chest rose and fell into weak breaths. He looked like a mess, the doctor said if they had gotten him in any later he would have died.
Jason has been a mess, since the kidnapping, refusing to ever leave Dick's side. Even know he was in the nearby chair finally asleep. It took Bruce hours no days to convince him to get some sleep. It got so bad that Jason started crying when he thought no one was watching and Jason never cries.
"What are you thinking Wayne" thought Bruce "you're not much of a father if you can't even protect your own sons"
Bruce wiggled uncomfortably in his chair and thought back to the day they were rescued, the day he thought he son was dead. He thought his son was dead and went of the handle, if Damian and Tim didn't find him in time he would of killed the women, but even if Dick didn't die it was her fault that it got this bad.
Bruce then was snapped out of his thoughts by a rustling noise and he turned his head to find Jason awake. "Sleep well"
Jason untangled himself from his blankets and looked to Dick "I think he is sleeping better" Jason mumbled
"Jason he will be fine"
"he is in a damn coma Bruce"
"He will wake up"
"he is in that coma because of me"
Bruce sighed and got up from the chair he was sitting in and made his way to were Jason was sitting and sat down by him. "Jason lets not play the blame game"
"why you play it all the time when you don't want to admit to your own mistakes"
Bruce clenched his fist and took a deep breathe to calm himself. This kid may have changed his attitude towards Dick but he still treated everyone else the same, but hopefully in time that would change.
Bruce placed his hand on Jason's back and smiled "I promise everything will be ok"
Just then a knock was heard at the door and Damian entered. "How is he"
"Still in a coma" Jason replied " so basically no change"
Damian sighed and ran his hand through his hair "Drake said he wanted to come but something about a major assignment for class, actually I stopped listening to him after he said he couldn't come"
"Cant they do anything" Bruce asked looking annoyed
"you mean for Grayson or Drake" Damian asked
"Dick I mean he is in a coma, but they are doctors"
"hey you know I heard somewhere that people in a coma can still hear what we say" Jason declared
"really Todd" Damian asked
"its true I think"
Damian lowered his head and looked to the ground and his face turned slightly red. Man he hoped that wasn't true, he had told Dick to wake up and hw he was his little brother and stuff like that. He anyone found of they would use it against him for the rest of his like.
Damian turned around and headed to the door "tell me if there is a change in his condition" he said and left the room
Jason laughed and stood up. "The demon boy was embarrassed I wonder what he said to Birdy, guess ill ask him when he wakes up"
Bruce smiled and looked down at Dick and at the heart monitor that was going at a steady rhythm. He hasn't heard or even seen Jason laugh or smile since this whole ordeal. Heck he never heard Jason laugh at all ever since he adapted him three years ago. Dick might be just what this family needed all along.
"Jason nice to hear you laugh"
Jason turned to Bruce and slightly turned red "You want to die"
"im just saying that I have never heard you laugh before"
Jason was silent in thought before he spoke up "I guess your right, but honestly I feel the happiest ive ever been in a long time"
"Dick has changed you without you knowing it"
"Changed me" Jason asked looking down at Dick
"Jason when a adopted you after your parents abandoned you, for the first six months you locked yourself in your room. Then when you finally opened up a little and came out of your room, you were always grumpy and lashing out any chance you got. You never laughed or smiled no matter how hard I tried to make you do so"
Jason sat down again next to Bruce and crossed his arms and sighed but didn't say anything for awhile. "Can I ask you a question?"
"what"
"c.. can I go with you guys when you go get the papers done for Dick's adoption" Jason asked turning slightly red again
"Sure but why" Bruce asked confused
Jason smiled and walked over to Dick's bed and grabbed his hand. He then moved Dick's bangs from his eyes with his other hand. "Because I want to see his happy face when he finally gets a new family"
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Its been a month now and honestly now and Dick was still in damn coma and honestly Jason was getting pissed. Dick had made improvements, his injuries were getting better and he had even moved his hand a little but the doctors said that was common.
Jason glanced at the heart monitor that was still beating at a steady pace, which he was glad for but hoped Dick would wake up soon. Everyone had went pn with their lives even Bruce, Bruce visits more than Tim and Damian but honestly it feels like they had given up on Dick waking up.
"Birdy I miss you please wake up"
Jason sighed knowing that he wasn't going to get a response but decided to try again "Birdy wake up"
Jason grumbled when he received no reply and got up from the chair he was sitting in and shoved his hands into his pockets.
"Damn this kid was going to be the death of him" Jason thought as he started to head to the door "ill be back tomorrow because visiting hours are almost over and I don't want to get kicked out like last time"
Jason then walked away and placed his hand on the metal handle on the door to open it but turned around when he heard the heart monitor speed up and he quickly spun around to meet the baby blue eyes that he missed so much.
