For my protégée Annalisa Kjellberg...with Thanks.
Dick's P.O.V
H?
H!
She's falling!
I push back a memory.
Good thing I was outside to get some air or I probably wouldn't have seen her...
Don't even go there.
She's small and lightweight (mainly due to the fact that she's half Fey) so the impact of her falling into my arms shouldn't hurt too much.
Luckily for both of us I catch her.
(I wouldn't be able to bear losing her.)
No pain in my arms whatsoever.
I feel her forehead.
She isn't sick.
She's just drained.
I carefully carry her inside and place her on my couch.
I don't feel like going on my "night shift" tonight (at least not yet).
Moments later she wakes up as if from a bad dream.
"[Dick? What happened?]"
She looks a little disoriented.
I may not know Ancient Fey anywhere near as well as H but I can make out what she said.
"You ran out of energy about 8-10 feet above my front porch. I noticed that you couldn't even untuck your wings because you were falling..." "I'm sorry."
I know why she apologized but I tell her that she didn't need to.
She nods and smiles.
"Thanks for catching me." "You're welcome." "Did you get hurt when..." "No, I didn't. You need to rest anyway."
She looks at me.
"You need sleep too, Worrywart." "I'm used to an irregular sleep schedule. You're not. Plus I'm older than you. I'm legally an adult. In fact, I've been one for two years. And as an adult I say..." "I know. Get some rest. Have fun kicking butt Mr. Adult."
I chuckle.
"I intend to."
Before she falls asleep she says "Rub it in my face why don't you. Just remember I work with the Justice League..."
I smile.
She may work with the Justice League but I lead the Teen Titans.
That's one of the many perks of being Mr. Adult.
Hannah's P.O.V
I wake up the next morning to find Dick staring up at me.
What's he...
Wait a minute.
Up at me?
I look down and realize that I'm floating about five inches above the couch.
I tuck my wings in and land on the couch with a Thud.
That was a rush!
I mean, I like roller coasters...but that was fun.
"So...the floating?" "Haven't done it in a while if that's what you're wondering. The last time I did it was the night before..."
The realization hits me hard.
My voice softens.
"The night before my Father died."
I don't think I've ever seen Dick's eyes get that big before.
"I'm kind of scared. What if this means something bad's going to happen? Something really bad."
I'm biting my lip.
"Actually, kind of scared may be an understatement."
Dick grabs my hand.
"Hey, you'll be O.K. You work with the Justice League, remember?"
A smile makes its way across my face.
"Yeah, I remember." "And you'll always have me as your [Brother-Friend]. So keep your chin up, O.K?"
My grin broadens when I hear him say the Ancient Fey word.
The language is a little complicated but it's kind of comforting hearing him speak it.
"As your sister friend, I'll keep my chin up."
I say sister friend in Romany and, as a result, notice a smile make it's way onto Dick's face.
"You better keep your chin up."
I'd tell him the same, but I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen Dick cry.
So instead I say that I told him I will.
Then I go on my morning flight.
It's a nice day.
There's a bit of a breeze, but it's not too strong.
That's a good thing.
I remember one day that the breeze got so strong that I was blown almost all the way to Bruce's place. When it eventually died down, I flew back home. It took some time for the breeze to die down though. For a minute, I thought I might have to head home on foot!
I'm doing aerobatics when I get a call on my com-link.
Hopefully, it's not to attend another meeting.
I know they never did come up with a nickname for me.
I fly to the Watchtower and when I land Flash informs me that there's been a jailbreak.
On the screen he leads me to, I notice Lex Luthor on the list of escapees.
It takes all the willpower I have and some self-control not to punch his image.
But I can't help being really pissed that he's loose.
And it's not just because I used to live in Metropolis.
I can't believe that my Daddy's killer, that [Wing-Defiler]* is loose.
I need to hit something...preferably a certain someone...
*That's the worst insult the Fey has
