CHAPTER 10: BRUCE'S P.O.V

It had been a really hard week, really, really hard. Dick was on the verge of death, Damian hadn't left his room, Titus and Alfred (the cat) had been the only company he'd had and Tim had woken up to find out that his oldest brother might die soon. Barbara and Jason spent most of their time with Dick and I was left to wonder how life would be without him. Practically everyone Dick had ever worked with came to visit him at least once.

'If he did die, he wouldn't want us to dwell on it, but I don't think he realizes just how much he means to everyone'

I got a phone call from the hospital.

"Mr. Wayne?"

"Yes?"

"You and your family need to come to the hospital right away"

"Of course"

I gathered the family together and we all went to the hospital. The nurse was waiting outside Dick's door, with tears filling her eyes.

"Dick is...uh...he-he passed away" She explained and a few tears fell out of her eyes.

Damian just collapsed and tears streamed down to the floor, Jason needed to use the wall to support him, Tim fell onto a chair, my brain couldn't process what I'd just heard, Alfred just looked shocked and Barbara was staring into space.

Then a very familiar laugh rang out and the nurse bit her lip to try and stop herself from laughing. Damian looked up and the wall could no longer hold Jason up, as he just fell onto the floor. Tim looked excited and I still had no idea what to think.

Dick was in a wheelchair and had just opened the door.

"You should have seen your faces! Of course I can always show you, since I took a video of it" He smiled.

Damian growled "You jerk! If you weren't injured so badly, I would beat you up for this! And to think I cried over you"

Dick just laughed "Oh, you need to lighten up!"

"Lighten up? You nearly gave me a heart attack!" Alfred jumped in.

"Sorry Al, but I still think it was funny"

Tim chuckled "It was kind of funny"

"See! Thank you Tim"

"Don't ever do anything like that again" I growled as soon as my brain finished re-wiring.

"Heh, sorry Bruce, but I just couldn't help myself"

"You JERK! What were you trying to do? What in your twisted mind made you think that would be funny!?" Barbara shouted.

"You said it yourself, my mind's twisted" Dick grinned.

"You are the single most aggrivating person I have ever met" She replied calmly.

"Yeah, I know"

"You got the nurse in on it? Really?" Jason asked shaking his head.

"Don't tell me the thought wouldn't have crossed your mind"

Jason was about to say something but closed his mouth, realizing that Dick was right.

"That's what I thought" Dick rolled over "So, am I allowed back home? Or am I banished for life?" He asked me.

"I'll let you back home, but do this again and you will be banished for life" I warned.

"Yeah right, you'd miss me too much"

"I doubt it"

Dick laughed and looked over at the nurse with puppy-dog eyes.

"No! I went along with telling your family that you were dead, which is bad enough, I am not disobeying the rules, you have to stay here for another three days at least"

"Isn't there a rule against telling people that their family member is dead when they are perfectly fine!?" Jason half yelled.

"No, not as far as I know, and it was all his idea so blame him" The nurse pointed to Dick and smiled before walking away.