Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own any of these characters, they
all belong to Warner Bros. and DC Comics.
Setting: This story takes place about a month after my first fic "Rising Fear". I recommend reading that one first. This is the sequel to that story.
Part2 Living with Fear (Chapter 1)
It had been four weeks since the Joker had shattered the Birds' world. Four weeks since Dinah had been shot. In that four weeks, the Birds had tried to return to some sort of normalcy. They had searched for the Joker everywhere, but nothing had turned up. So now they waited, waited for him to strike again.
* * *
Barbara and Dinah sat in silence on the car ride to school. Dinah hadn't been herself since the accident. She had been come quiet, withdrawn, and she was doing more studying than ever. Barbara was happy that her grades were definitely improving, but she was worried that Dinah had come away from the Joker's attack with more than just physical scars.
"So." Barbara began as Dinah turned from the window to face her mentor, "what are you doing this weekend? Do you have any plans?"
"I have a big history test on Monday," Dinah shrugged, "I thought I'd stay home and study." She turned to look out the window again.
Barbara sighed, "Dinah we need to talk." She took her eyes off of the road to stare at her young ward. "I think it is great that you have taken a sudden interest in school and I'm extremely happy that your grades are starting to look better, but you haven't been yourself the past few weeks and I think we both know why."
Dinah turned to look at Barbara, her eyes suddenly had a look of worry. "I d-don't know what your talking about. I'm fine. I've just come to realize that if I want to get into a good college, I need to start focusing more on school."
Barbara didn't believe Dinah for a second, but she knew that the girl was not going to open up so she tried a different approach. "I came by your room last night. You were calling out in your sleep. You're still have nightmares aren't you?" Dinah had been having nightmares about the Joker ever since she had come home from the hospital. Barbara had thought that they would diminish with time, but after seeing Dinah toss and turn, crying out in her sleep, Barbara knew she was wrong.
"I'm fine," Dinah stated again, turning ahead to look at the road.
Barbara stared at Dinah for a second. She knew the girl was lying, but she didn't know how to get her to talk. Dinah was very much like Helena in that regard, hiding her emotions from everyone. Barbara knew eventually Dinah would come to her, she just needed to give the girl space.
Barbara was pulled out of her thoughts by Dinah's scream. "Barbara look out."
Barbara turned back to the road to see a black van directly in their path. She slammed on her brakes and braced for impact as the SUV skidded into the side of the van.
~I'm back! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I sorta had a case of severe writer's block and I've been busy, but I'm back now. I can't wait to get back in the swing of things and start posting again. Hoped you liked this chapter. Please review!
Setting: This story takes place about a month after my first fic "Rising Fear". I recommend reading that one first. This is the sequel to that story.
Part2 Living with Fear (Chapter 1)
It had been four weeks since the Joker had shattered the Birds' world. Four weeks since Dinah had been shot. In that four weeks, the Birds had tried to return to some sort of normalcy. They had searched for the Joker everywhere, but nothing had turned up. So now they waited, waited for him to strike again.
* * *
Barbara and Dinah sat in silence on the car ride to school. Dinah hadn't been herself since the accident. She had been come quiet, withdrawn, and she was doing more studying than ever. Barbara was happy that her grades were definitely improving, but she was worried that Dinah had come away from the Joker's attack with more than just physical scars.
"So." Barbara began as Dinah turned from the window to face her mentor, "what are you doing this weekend? Do you have any plans?"
"I have a big history test on Monday," Dinah shrugged, "I thought I'd stay home and study." She turned to look out the window again.
Barbara sighed, "Dinah we need to talk." She took her eyes off of the road to stare at her young ward. "I think it is great that you have taken a sudden interest in school and I'm extremely happy that your grades are starting to look better, but you haven't been yourself the past few weeks and I think we both know why."
Dinah turned to look at Barbara, her eyes suddenly had a look of worry. "I d-don't know what your talking about. I'm fine. I've just come to realize that if I want to get into a good college, I need to start focusing more on school."
Barbara didn't believe Dinah for a second, but she knew that the girl was not going to open up so she tried a different approach. "I came by your room last night. You were calling out in your sleep. You're still have nightmares aren't you?" Dinah had been having nightmares about the Joker ever since she had come home from the hospital. Barbara had thought that they would diminish with time, but after seeing Dinah toss and turn, crying out in her sleep, Barbara knew she was wrong.
"I'm fine," Dinah stated again, turning ahead to look at the road.
Barbara stared at Dinah for a second. She knew the girl was lying, but she didn't know how to get her to talk. Dinah was very much like Helena in that regard, hiding her emotions from everyone. Barbara knew eventually Dinah would come to her, she just needed to give the girl space.
Barbara was pulled out of her thoughts by Dinah's scream. "Barbara look out."
Barbara turned back to the road to see a black van directly in their path. She slammed on her brakes and braced for impact as the SUV skidded into the side of the van.
~I'm back! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I sorta had a case of severe writer's block and I've been busy, but I'm back now. I can't wait to get back in the swing of things and start posting again. Hoped you liked this chapter. Please review!