Happy new year!
(How funny my story actually goes from 2013 to 2014 XD)
-\End year 2013/-
The time went by fast. He had learned quite a lot and he quickly got used to his new body. He spent much time at the cave, for that was a completely save pace for him to hang and because his friends where there too more than often.
The teens knew that Batman couldn't be always with Robin and that the boy craved to some attention when his mentor was off again. But the more time past, the less their attention became for the boy. Their lives quickly started to take much time and the cave was empty more often.
But when Wally hadn't returned to the cave for more than two weeks Dick started to worry.
"Megan," the boy asked out after a long silence. Hadn't she heard him knock on her door?
The door opened just a bit, showing only the bit of the Martian's face. "Robin, I'm busy. We'll hang out later, okay?"
"But,"
"We've baked cookies all morning," the girl answered. Not wanting to shove off the boy. But she really wanted some time with her boyfriend. The young vampire was recently asking more time than her boyfriend and Corner didn't like that at all. He was sure to let her know. He had even told her to date Robin, if she wanted to keep spending that much time on him. But the clone was right. She did barely see Corner alone, and she really missed that.
"Megan," a whining voice of the said clone sounded from the room. "What are you doing?"
"Gotta go," the girl said, quickly closing the door to return to her boo on the couch.
"I understand," the boy answered the closed door and walked off. Kaldur was busy too and had no time either to hang with him or to answer his question about Wally's absence. The leader had a very important training to do, so he could make his king and mentor proud. Dick could also understand that more than the Atlantean would know. But he couldn't help but feel alone.
"I'm feeling so portant right now," the boy sighed to himself but then shook his head furiously. "I'm not going to wallow in self-pity! Maybe Artemis knows more about Wally. They are practically dating each other, though they don't know it themselves yet," the boy talked out loud, a habit what started to become stronger each day. He dropped himself at the couch and took out his phone.
The call was quickly enough answered by a whisper. "I'm in class, keep it short."
"Oh, sorry. I just wanted to know if you know why Wally's not coming to the Cave anymore," the boy kept his voice low, automatically. He knew they wouldn't hear him and she was only whispering because they could hear her, but it still caused him to do the same.
There sounded a sight. "Not now Robin," the girl whined.
"Can't you just answer me? I know the teacher you have right now doesn't pay that much attention to his class. You can easily tell me," the boy answered. Yes, he knew the girl's timetable. He was bored last week so went through all of the team's timetables.
The girl sighed again. "I don't know, okay? Why should I know why he's not hanging out with us for a while. Maybe he's busy at home or with being the sidekick of the Flash in Central City. Why don't you just call him?"
"I tried but he's not picking up. I simply hoped you knew something about it," the boy explained, sinking further into the couch. "Sorry for bothering you," the boy said as last and hung up.
The boy stared at his mobile's screen until it locked itself and turned black. He laid down on the green couch and reopened his phone, unlocking it quickly with a simple sweep to make a symbol. He opened Whatsapp of him and Wally, posting something similar which he had been posting the past few days.
Wally, did something happen to you? Please answer me.
The boy sighed and laid the device on his chest as he closed his eyes. Maybe some shuteye would do him good. Plus, it was not like he had something to do.
-\Year 2014/-
Again alone, again nobody to talk too. He was awake and locked up in his little world of darkness. He missed the sun so much! And the world. The world full of people, shops and of course his friends. The boredom and loneliness was killing him.
Bruce was off to a business trip and Alfred was off with him. It was only for five days but often Bruce and Alfred were the only ones talking to him, the more in the week. So now, after three days of only dust to talk to the boy was feeling depressed.
Even Adonis was not here to teach him new stuff so he had truly nothing to do. So, to kill time he started to wonder through the mansion, well, the parts which were kept dark so he could walk around it. He found his way to his room, opening the door to meet just as much darkness as in every room. Why had the sun to burn his skin?
The boy sighed at his boring room. He usually never hung around in his room. He would train in the gym, be on school, work on school work, or be busy as Robin. But school was no longer part of his life, neither could he go to the gym. For that he had to go through a part the Wayne Mansion's back yard, since the gym and the Mansion are two separate buildings. And with the sun all out, giving every person on this world, except for him- joy, the boy had no other choice but to wait till sunset.
He would do so much to be with Wally right now!
The boy let himself fall into his soft king size bed and let his eyes trail through the room. The lamp he had watched for days by now, the floor on which not even a trace of dust was to be found. He had cleaned the room so many times. His eyes fell on his closet. Maybe he could reorganize his clothes?
The boy rose from his bed and opened the closet. His eyes widen. His cloths were switched? Oh, now he remembered again. Alfred had changed his clothes because of the winter which was starting.
But Alfred already neatly placed the clothes in his closet, so reorganize was a not needed anymore.
The boy pulled out a thick sweater. He could use winter clothes, now he lived in the night. Winter nights could get extremely cold and since it's only time he could leave his house he would take it anyway.
"Look," the boy laughed to himself. Talking aloud was not that new anymore. When you get lonely you faster tend to talk to yourself. "Bruce and Alfred bought me a new pair of mittens, hat and scarf," the boy smiled as he picked up the new warm accessories. "Wait a minute," the spoke aloud once again.
He started to dress himself completely into his warm clothes and slipped on a jacked. He put on his mittens, flipped the scarf around his neck and pulled the hat far over his head. There barely remained skin visible behind all the woolen clothes.
The teen smirked and grabbed his umbrella. He stormed down, umbrella already open, and pulled open the door. He flinched at the sharp sun and stepped back but he didn't burn. He quickly run back into the house, only to return with shades on his eyes.
The boy walked down the road, an indelible wide smile on his face but it was covered by his scarf. He was sure he looked ridiculous with the too many clothes on and above that shades and an umbrella low enough to mostly cover his face. But right now he didn't care. He could finally walk under the sun. He saw people, friendly people and he could look up Wally.
Dick quickly made his way down to the road on which the bus would pass and stop. He could barely keep himself from running and couldn't suppress a small jump so now and then. He was simply so happy!
He waited a few minutes before the bus arrived. He was lucky that there was a bus who would drive to Central City. It wasn't a too busy bus so he could easily sit in the back, umbrella resting on the top of his head as he snuggled his face further into the soft and comfortable scarf.
On the way he got a few, okay, a lot funny faces of people staring at him. But he still couldn't find himself to care about it. So what if people thought he was a loony. He could see his friend like this and some of the day world. That was all he could ask for, right?
"Mommy, is that a robber?" A little child pointed at the vampire and Robin held in a chuckle. If the kid only knew who he was.
"Shh!" The mother quickly silenced the little boy. "Don't say things like that."
"But that man is dressed so funny. I can't see his eyes," the blonde boy spoke, eyes wide, finger still pointing at the boy who hid further under his umbrella.
"Enough, that man probably has an headache for wearing sunglasses. And don't point, it's rude," the blonde lady said, giving the boy a soft slap on the wrist.
The rest of the ride was filled with silence and strange looks from other people. Dick ignored it mostly and just watched how the world of daylight passed him through the window.
After the rather long ride the boy got off the bus close to his friends school. He looked around, eyes wide as he watched the stores and people pass. Was it because he had been hidden away in darkness that it seemed to be so bright out here or was Gotham just that much darker, even on a sunny day?
The boy first made sure that the line of the shadow created by the umbrella wasn't too close by his unprotected face and once sure he started to walk. He got many stares and he could hear whispers as people passed him.
He found a mostly empty street with a few alleys and smirked. He could use some blood and he could see a person in one of the allies with some delicious blood. He had lost much of his energy by all the enthusiasm and hyped up feelings and he could use a good drink anyway.
So he walked into the street and turned into alley, staying at the end of it as he saw that his prey was calling with somebody. He waited patiently for the man to end his call and the second the phone was back into the pocked he froze the man. He was not going to hunt human's in the daylight. First, he had no time for it, second, he didn't feel like hunting people today.
He walked up to the man who was already panicking. "Don't worry," the boy whispered as he pulled the man's scarf down. "It will only sting a little," he sunk his fangs into the man's neck.
Pure terror was written over the man's face as he had seen the fangs go down into his flesh. He wanted to run, flee, but he couldn't even blink at this very moment. He barely even noticed the teen's teeth leave him after a few minutes. It was until he could see the teens face again, or at least the little what shown between the scarf, shades and hat, that he realized that he was free.
He saw the vampires hand move up and it pressed against his forehead. He could see a blue glow come from the teens hand and before he knew it everything went black.
The man fell forward and Dick kept him from hitting the ground harshly by holding up his left arm. He carefully placed the man on the ground and walked off like nothing had happened.
He quickly made his way down to the school and saw students swarm around the building. They must have a pause for having so many teens roam the school grounds.
Robin first scanned the teens outside with his eyes, hoping to find his redheaded friend. But after staring for a few minutes he gave up the normal way. Looking for Wally's blood is way easier. So he looked around again, finding quickly that his favorite blood carrier wasn't outside the building.
The vampire sighed. So he had to look up the boy in the school. He started to walk toward the entrance and noticed he had gotten a bit too much attention than he liked. A group of senior students had blocked his path. Apparently more attention than he could handle.
"What's up with you? Afraid the rain will make you melt?" The tallest one asked. He was clearly the leader of the group. "Or is the snow going to burn you?"
Dick stepped back but his back met another teen. His eyes widen as he looked up to the smirking blonde.
He couldn't effort to lose his umbrella to some bullies, he would burn. He couldn't even lose his shades or the sun would give him an headache great enough to make him faint within moments.
"Well, are you going to answer his question?" the blonde asked, leaning down.
"It's impolite to ignore people," Another spoke as he jerked the young vampire the other way to meet the leader once again.
"I I I," Dick stuttered in a hoarse voice. What to answer? On school he normally would take some hits and just ignore it, but the hits what were about to come were hits he could not take. Not easy at least.
He would end up exposed as a vampire and he had to wipe everybody's memory, including by passers. The change he would miss somebody was so big. Not to forget, the changes accidents happens when he wiped memories with such long range. People in cars could crash.
"What's going on guys?" Wally's voice made Dick's heart flutter. He was coming to his rescue!
The group of teens turned to face the redhead. Doing so they made a path for Dick to jump into Wally's arms. He pressed his face into the boy's chest and let his umbrella hang low, now his face was protected by his friend.
"This weirdo belongs to you?" The leader asked, voice filled with venom.
The speedster sighed. "Yes, he belongs to me. So fuck off," the teen spoke calmly, but the group knew better than to mess with Wally West. He maybe didn't look like much but when you started to mess with his friends you were in a shit load of trouble!
The little vampire pulled up his umbrella, covering him and his ginger friend. He held his jacked tightly with one hand as he pulled back to look his friend in the eyes. "Thank you so much. I was almost toast, literally."
Even though his younger friend smiled up to him, Wally didn't return it. "What are you doing here? Are you nuts!?"
"Well, people think that by now, don't they?" the boy laughed but noticed Wally couldn't laugh about it so quickly dropped his jokes. "I was lonely and found a way to get to you."
"You could have burned up!" the teen had to keep his voice low as he felt the urge to shout at his younger friend's dangerous act.
Wally started at the young vampire and saw the smaller hand tighten around the umbrella. His eyes soften on the boy. "You're depressed again, aren't you?" the boy nodded as answer. "Where is Bruce? He brought you here?"
Dick shook his head. "No, he's at a business trip. He won't be home for at least another two days," the teen sighed. "And you haven't been on Mount Justice for a while now and the rest are too busy to hang with me. I'm only in the way."
"I'm sorry I haven't been around lately, but school is asking much of my attention. Just like today. I'm buried in homework and I have to learn for my essays. I simply have no time to hang with you, sorry dude," The redhead had placed a hand on the boy's head.
"But can't I be just with you for a day? You don't need to play games with me or anything! Just being there is enough. Like that I won't be that lonely," The boy spoke, eyes up high to his taller friend, sounding much younger than he actually was.
Wally sighed. "Okay, I can't let you roam these streets alone, now can I?" the speedster smiled to his friend. "I'll skip the last three classes but I'll have to work hard today, okay?"
"Okay!" Dick nodded fast. "I had about enough of everybody starting at me," the teen laughed.
Wally simply rolled his eyes. "Be glad you got enough attention that somebody texted me to come outside to have a look."
-\/-
The boy stood in the middle of the room, still completely wrapped in cloths and a umbrella protecting his face. Wally closed the curtains and turned back to see Robin folding up his umbrella.
"Is this dark enough for you?" the speedster asked as he watched the boy unwrap the scarf.
"Yes, thank you. It's really hot in all those cloths," the teen laid his jacked, scarf and mittens on the redheads bed.
"You're going to take off your shades?" the ginger asked, eyeing the dark glasses hiding the teens eyes.
"Normally I would, but I have a major headache and I rather keep it as good as black before my eyes now," the raven-haired boy explained, taking a seat on his friends bed. "You don't mind that, right? It's not about you."
"Of course I don't," the speedster took place behind his desk where he had dumped his bag earlier. "You need something for the pain?"
"No, it's okay. The dark will do enough for now," the teen hummed as he snuggled a bit in the soft bed, finding a position he liked.
"Just tell me when you need something," the speedster said as he opened his math book and turned on a light so he could read better.
After a good hour of silence and quiet concentration, broke the young vampire the quietness with his voice. "How come you have so much homework?"
"Because I'm in my final year. I have exams coming soon and I need to learn everything in order to pass."
"Oh," Dick hugged Wally's pillow and could smell the redheads gel. "Is that why you didn't answer my calls?"
The youngest teen heard a panicle being placed on the desk. "Dick, listen," the redhead turned to see Robin's face hidden in his pillow. "That wasn't about you. I screwed up an essay and I couldn't take more of those results. I gave my phone to my parents so that I wouldn't be distracted by it. Apparently I forgot to tell you that."
Dick didn't move and Wally started to worry for not getting an answer. "Dick?" he approached the boy and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"I though you hated me," the vampire spoke, voice strained and hands tight around the soft pillow. "And that you though that I'm a monster."
"No, of course not!" The speedster pulled the boy out of his pillow and hugged him. "Why would you even think that?"
"Because Adonis told me so," The black haired teen answered, holding his best friend as close and tight as possible. "He warned me that humans would hate me once they saw what I am. I told him that you would never think that way but he answered me by telling me that you all would turn your back at me once you realize how much I've actually changed."
"I will never do that to you," Wally hushed reassuring while brushing circles on the boy's back. "Don't you ever think that again, okay?"
-\/-
A door to the dark room opened, letting in some light. Dick moaned as he felt the light shine on his uncovered face but it didn't go away. He heard footsteps on the floor what didn't sound like steps on his soft carpet at home. He wasn't home?
The sound of a curtains being ripped open made the boy yelp and fall out of the bed, into the floor. The young teen screamed in agony as he felt the light in the room burn his skin. He curled up as he had nowhere to hide from the light.
"MOM!?" the speedster jumped off his side of his bed and ran to the window as fast as he could to quickly close the curtains again. "Are you nuts!?" he ran to the door to slam it shut and turn on the light to see his friend grumbled on the ground. "Dick?"
The boy moved up, trembling, face covered by his hands. Wally took the still shaking hands and moved them away to find a sight what made him gasp. Wide, shocked eyes looked at him and the skin around them were burned badly.
"Dick, you need to stay calm," the boy approached the burned face but felt a well-known feeling crawl over his body. All his muscles stopped working and held him captured in one position.
A pair almost demonic eyes looked up at him as two shiny fangs showed. When did Robin's eyes changed to something like this?
And then there was a bite. A yelp of Wally's mother was all the speedster heard beside heartbeat of his friend through his own veins. The redhead's heart speeded up to match that of his seemingly panicking friend. After a few completely silence moments he felt the warmth of Dick disappeared.
He was still a bit bedazzled but as he looked up he found his best friend holding his mother. "Dick!" The ginger shot up. Running toward his friend but the second he had rose the younger teen let go of woman and placed a hand on her forehead. "What are you doing!?" the speedster stood next to his friend in a second.
The hero watched as his mother fell to the floor and wanted to catch her but was stopped by a hand on his forehead. Dick caught Mary on her way down and placed her carefully on the cold floor.
"What did you do to her!?" Wally shouted furiously as he watched the vampire turn back to him.
"I'm so sorry Wally," A blue hue appeared around Robin's hands, causing Wally's mind to sway and swirl. "But she can't remember this, neither can you."
I hope you can forgive the late update! T,T
Please tell me if you have ideas for this story! And I would like to know if you guys like Zatanna or Barbara better for Dick. (as in a girlfriend ;) )
Enjoy your evening and please stay save!