Summary: Takes place the day after the previous chapter
Disclaimer: I don't own DC
Zatanna awoke in Dick's arms, and she couldn't help but smile at the familiar yet always pleasing sensation of their bodies' close proximities to one another. She slowly squirmed out of Dick's grasp, being careful not to wake him. The slumbering bird let out signs of protest, and she couldn't help but giggle a bit as he tried to pull her closer to him. Damn, for someone a month younger than me, he's really got a grip! She struggled a little until finally breaking free and standing up, and Dick stirred for a bit before calming down. Zee smiled before turning to see the framed photo on her nightstand, and the smile immediately left her. Today's the day, huh?
Zatanna fell back on the bed as tears threatened to fall, but her eyes drifted to something that wasn't there when she fell asleep. Wh-wha...She stared in awe at the poster of her father's show, and couldn't help a smile as she turned back to face Dick, who was stirring a bit more. W-wow...did he really...Zee stared at the poster, lost in thought and gaping at the incredibly sweet gesture. She was instantly taken back to a time when a 5-year-old Zatanna watched in awe as her father performed on stage, bedazzling the crowd with incredible tricks that were not a hoax, but were in fact real. Though she didn't know it, her father was really doing it for her, not the crowd. He wanted to make her believe in magic, and of course he succeeded greatly at it. Not a week later, Zee had tried the same tricks he had, though failed miserably. He decided to teach her how to use her magic for the first time, and in less than an hour she could replicate some of the tricks he had done. That was the day he had realized she held an affinity for the mystic arts that could surpass even his own, and he was beyond proud of her. It was one of the happiest memories she had with him. Zee stood up and walked a little closer to the poster, covering her mouth with one hand while tears continued to brim in her eyes. He...he did this for me? God...just...wow...
She stayed in this spot for almost 5 minutes, but jumped when a pair of lithe arms encircled her waist. Her boyfriend hadn't even made a sound when he got off the bed and walked over to her, typical Bat-training. He kissed her neck and nuzzled his head in her shoulder lovingly, and she couldn't help the smile. Her smile only brightened as he kissed her neck again and pulled her a bit closer to him, and she wiped the stray tears away and turned to face him. Zatanna wrapped her arms around his neck as they embraced, and Dick pulled away after a minute, smiling and wiping a few tears from her face. Even when she's just outta bed she looks so damn good. The Boy Wonder pulled her closer to him, kissing her neck and rubbing circles on her back as she closed her eyes and smiled. "Thank you."
"Anytime. How are you?"
"Better now, thanks to you." Dick grinned and they stayed like this for a while before he pulled away.
"I got you one other thing." He grabbed the box she hadn't noticed from behind the framed photo and handed it to her. "Open it." Zee laughed a bit.
"Dick, you've already gotten me like 3 different pieces of jewelry. Soon enough I'm gonna look like some kinda gang member with all the different necklaces and stuff." Dick let out his cackle and gestured for her to open it. She did and looked on in awe with wide eyes and hitched breath as she lifted the bracelet with her father's name engraved into it. She looked up to Dick, who was rubbing the back of his neck.
"I, uh, I-I had Babs help me pick it out. I th-thought you m-might like it..." Zee gave him a sweet smile before pulling him in for a heated kiss. Their tongues played with each other for a bit as Zee gently pushed Dick onto the bed. He pulled her with him as they continued for almost a full minute. They broke off with dorky smiles as they rubbed their noses together.
"It's perfect. I love it." Dick's grin widened and Zee couldn't help but giggle at his eagerness. She put the bracelet on before Dick pulled her in for another kiss.
"I know you might think you're alone, but you're not. I love you, so much." Zatanna did not fight against the bright smile that overtook her or the warmth that filled her heart upon hearing that sentence. She knew she had lost a lot, but in that moment, she allowed herself to be happy and let go of the pain her heart was harboring before she responded.
"I love you, too." They embraced once again, lips mushed together and tongues dancing with one another.
Giovanni watched with joy as Dick took care of his daughter in his absence. And yes, it did bug him a bit every time they kissed or got intimate with one another, but he didn't care. His daughter was in good hands, and he was more than grateful to the Boy Wonder for working some magic of his own. Thank you, Richard. He deactivated his scrying spell as he left the couple to themselves, smiling to himself. Thank you.
On the shorter side, but I hope you liked it. There's a suggestion for an off-day with the entire team, and I've been meaning to do that for a while. I'm just thinking about what I could have them all do together for the fluff chapter. If you have any ideas about that, it would help. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions for chapters you wanna see. Next chapter up soon.