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This chapter: Wings are warm
Building A Family
"You know calling a tribe of cannibals who live on a frozen planet, disgusting freaks probably wasn't the best idea"
Shayera rolled her eyes.
"You think?" she said.
The Thanagarian was sitting in a corner of the cave, wings wrapped around her to block off the cold, in front of her was Wally, cowl removed as he paced back and forth in the small space. Outside the winds howled.
"Well you stop pacing" Shayera finally snapped after watching the Speedster go back and forth.
Wally stopped, he gave an apologetic smile, the smile disappearing when he shivered from the sudden hit of wind, teeth chattering hands coming up to rub his arms as he started pacing again.
"Here"
Shayera opened one her wings, raising a brow when Wally just stopped and stared, sure the Thanagarian had wrapped him in her wings a couple of times, but that was only because they were sleeping close together, and Wally cuddled.
"Uh..."
"Get in here" Shayera ordered, "before you freeze to death, and then I have to deal with the paper work"
"We wouldn't want that" Wally murmured as he came closer.
The Speedster sat on the cave floor and curled up next to his teammate, the moment the wings covered him, he felt warm, and safe. Not soon after that he felt fingers running through his hair, soothing him.
"Mom use to do that" Wally said, voice slightly slurred as fatigue slowly rained down on him from the soothing sensation.
Shayera stopped, surprised, Wally never talked about his mother; they all figure he didn't remember her.
"When I would be sick or feel bad" Wally continues, "she'd run her fingers though my hair, it always made me feel better and…" Wally trailed off with a yawn.
"Hey, no sleeping" Shayera ordered, though her voice was soft.
"M'sorry" Wally said.
"Tell me more…about your mom"
"She always smelled so nice, and was so warm…like you, we use to play all kinds of games"
"Like what?"
Shayera was now petting the soft hair, sometimes tugging firmly when she saw those green eyes closing, as warm as they were she didn't Wally falling asleep, didn't want him to never wake up.
"Pretend mostly, we'd always pretend we were flying with the birds, "we're as free as them" she'd always say"
Shayera never understood people's fascination with her wings, for her they were just there, a part of her. Listening to Wally speak about his mother, and how the woman dreamed of someday flying into the sky with her son to the sun, to freedom, away from the man she called husband. Made her understand a little bit of the fascination, made her see how lucky she was.
"I miss it" Wally said, taking the Thanagarian away from her thoughts.
"Miss what?' Shayera asked.
"Flying"
A rescue party came hours later, and instantly both Shayera and Wally were wrapped in bundles of sheets and cups of hot chocolate (or in Shyhera's case tea) in hands. When they got to the Watchtower, both were fussed over by John and Superman even after they were reassured by the medical staff that both the Speedster and Thanagarian were fine, and just needed warm beds, warm drinks and plenty of rest.
"Clark if you ask me again if I'm fine, my mace is going upside you head" Shayera snapped as she hopped off the bed.
From his bed, Wally snickered while John looked amused before turning his attention to Wally.
"You're not drinking" the ex-marine said.
Wally rolled his eyes before taking a sip of his hot chocolate, while John fussed with the blankets around him, pulling them closer and tighter. A yelp from Superman had both looking, to see Shayera looking a bit smug, and Superman rubbing his shoulder.
"You didn't have to hit me that hard" Superman grumbled.
Shayera smirked.
Several hours later Shayera was awaken by a knock on her door, before it slides open.
"Wally?"
There stood the Speedster, dressed in night pants and shirt, eyes red and wet.
"Uh" Wally's voice was shaky, as he fidget nervously, all the signs that the Speedster had a nightmare, no doubt about his father again. At least that's was Shyhera's theory when she had caught him having one once.
"I uh...I mean…see…uh…" Wally stuttered.
"Still cold?" Shayera then asked interrupting the man, deciding not to make a comment on the fact that she knew the truth.
Wally blinked at her in surprise, before giving a small shy nod.
"Well come on"
Wally shifted a bit in the doorway, before entering the room, he made his way over to the bed, into the open wings. Once the red-head was settled, the wings wrapped around him, warming him as he fell back to sleep, his nightmare disappearing and replaced with him, his mother, and Shayera flying with the birds to freedom.
Next: Marines make wonderful bodyguards, even ex-marines, that doesn't stop Wally from trying to kill John.
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