A crash of thunder woke Dick up from his peaceful sleep. He looked around his room; gripping his Robin so tight he could rip it in half. Another crash of thunder echoed into his room and the boy ducked and whimpered as he saw the bolts of lightning gleaming through his window. A louder crack of thunder sounded throughout the room, and Dick cried lightly.
The boy jumped to the ground and quietly opened his door. Seeing that no one was in the hall to comfort him, he wrapped the small sheet around his doll and himself and went to find someone. As the lightning and the thunder kept striking, Dick became more and more afraid as he searched for someone to help him. The toddler had finally found Bruce's room, and he opened the door. He crept into the room and snuck over to the bed. Looking at the bed, Dick was ready to cry.
Bruce wasn't sleeping and it didn't look like anyone had even been in the bed at all during the night. Dick sniffled as he walked out of the room and downstairs. He looked in the study he had found yesterday with no such luck. He looked in the living room and couldn't find Bruce. Another bolt of lightning lit the room as the crash of the thunder scared Dick into hiding under the couch. He looked around, hoping to find something to save him from the lightning crashing all around, when he saw the grandfather clock leading to the bat cave. He quickly opened it and hid behind the clock as a flash of lightning was seen from the windows.
He walked down the stairs, shedding part of the tense vibes holding his body as the thunder was silenced in the stairwell. Getting down to the cave, Dick could see that the car was gone. The cave rumbled and Dick could hear the thunder. The vast area of the cave let the thunder echo louder than in his room. Dick hid under the computer. He put the blanket over his head, letting it fall on his face so it could soak the little tears falling on his face.
The cave started to rumble again, but instead of the quick and harsh shaking of the thunder, it was an even, soft rocking as the sound of an engine grew louder. The Batmobile pulled into its normal parking spot. Batman changed into his civilian clothes and walked out, noticing the small shaking figure under the computer. Looking under the computer, he saw Dick hiding under his blanket, trembling and hugging his stuffed animal tightly.
"Dick," He whispered softly, so he wouldn't frighten the boy anymore than he already was. "Come here."
Bruce held his arms out as the boy started to slowly crawl out from under the computer. Another crash of thunder made the ground shake beneath them and he scurried into the safe embrace of his father figure. Dick let the small tears fall down his face as he held on tightly to Bruce's shirt.
"Shh, it's okay Dick. The storm can't hurt you. I've got you." Bruce ran his fingers through the boy's hair, calming the scared child.
Bruce walked up the stairs of the cave and up to Dick's room. He put the boy down in the bed, but Dick scurried back into Bruce's arms and held tight.
"Can I sleep wid you tonight?" Dick asked quietly.
Bruce carried the still trembling boy into his room, setting him down on the bed. Bruce shut the shades, masking the bolts of lightning from the toddler, and slipped into bed. Dick instantly crawled over to Bruce, hugging Bruce's arm with one hand and his Robin in the other.
He watched as Dick's body relaxed and soon rose and fall evenly with every breath. As Bruce watched his son rest peacefully, he soon fell asleep.
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Only four more days until I go back to band camp. I have gotten so addicted to Criminal Minds! And Matthew Gray Gubler!
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