I'm either Falling or Flying

by Nikki Pond

"Some things are meant to be…some are not. No matter how much we wish they were." The first time Danny met Dick was back when they were eight years old. When Haly's Circus had come to Amity Park for their world-tour performance...Danny&Dick or Death Defying fic.

1. Prologue

"We're not each other's first," Danny mumbled, looking down.

"I suppose not," Dick mused. "But does it really matter?"

Maybe not, Danny conceded, but he didn't want to admit that he's kind of a hopeless sap. Not to his longtime childhood friend.

"Hey," A breathy voice interrupted his thoughts. Whena Danny looked up, he was surprised to see Dick was inches close to his face. When did he-

Midnight blue eyes stared at him, searching for something in his expression. But what? "We may not be each other's first lover-not counting first kiss-or even the first-time thing, which is a bullshit thing to care about let's be real..." He cupped Danny's cheeks and whispered softly, "You're my first best friend. You're my first in all the ways that matter. And if you care about it still, comet. Then I hope you'll be my last."

Danny's breath hitched, his heart frozen.

"I hope you're my last," that was the last thing Dick whispered before he leaned down-

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Maybe not first love. But they can be each other's last love. Last kiss. And last everything.

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But of course, they weren't each other's last.