Bruce was in the bat cave late one night when he heard soft foot steps coming in his direction.
"Dick, what are you doin-?" Bruce asked turning to face his son when he stopped. Dick was looking down with obvious tears in his eyes that he made no attempt to hide.
"What's wrong?" Bruce asked the eight-year-old who only cried a little harder.
"I-I..." Dick mumbled trying to explain but just couldn't do it. He felt Bruce wrap his arms around him.
"You don't have to tell me now if you don't want to." Bruce replied calmly tracing circles on Dick's back taking no notice to the tears on his shoulder.
"I-I had a d-dream that y-you left." Dick said finally finishing his sentence.
"You know that would never happen." Bruce stated, but knowing Dick, it would take a little more then that to upset him this much, "Something else happened didn't it? Can you tell me, please?" Bruce asked wanting to help his son.
"Ok, in the dream I was back at the circus and my parents were there. And they were laughing, and just, so happy to be together and then... there was just so much blood, it was horribleā¦" Dick said starting another bout of tears, this reminded Bruce of himself.
"Well then what happened?" Bruce asked felling bad for making Dick relive the horrible nightmare.
"Well then everything turned white and you were standing there, and i felt safer, and then there was a swirl of black and you were gone and I was alone again." Dick said calming down a bit more.
"I'll never leave, even if you did want me to leave i wouldn't. I love you to much to do that, but it seems like that's not the only thing that set you off today, what else?" Bruce questioned.
"Well even when you are here, I feel alone." Dick said, "And I think today it finally got to me." Dick continued the last part quietly.
"Well I'm always here for you." Bruce said reassuringly, it was the only thing he could say because at this point he knew Dick wasn't being completely honest with him.
Ok guys so that's gonna be contiued in the next ch. Hope you liked it, THANKS FOR READING!
