"Come on, Roy! Please!" Dany pleaded on her hands and knees, while Red Arrow looked down at her with a raised brow. How did she even know his name?
"What, exactly, do you want?" He asked, clueless about what could be the answer.
"Can my horse adopt your name? Please?" She asked hopefully, eyes wide and pleading.
Roy looked down her, not knowing how to respond. She continued staring up at him, hopeful that he would let her.
"Uh... What name?" He asked.
He knew it sounded like a stupid question, but he was already known by two superhero names, countless nicknames, and his own name. She gave him a 'duh' look, then answered.
"Speedy, of course!"
Roy stared at her, only thing he could think about was that Wally's hyperactiveness had rubbed off on her. Even with his stares, she stayed hopefully staring at him, wanting an answer to her question.
"Why?" He asked slowly, getting an eyeroll from her.
"Because my horse is a speedy little guy, and everybody's bothering me about his name, and the computer just called you Speedy while I was visiting him, which got me thinking!" She announced, jumping up and making him take a step back.
She smiled at him, hoping to get an answer. Roy sighed, pinched the bridge of his nose, then nodded. "Sure, your horse can be called Speedy."
She cheered in happiness, then abruptly stopped, making him look at her. She had a thoughtful look on her face, making him worry about what could be going on in her mind.
"Do you think you can help me with a favor?" She asked, now all serious.
Roy's eyes were wide with the mood swings, but he kind of expected it. Wally had explained that whenever she talked about her past, she would go serious.
"Depends on what it is." He answered tentatively.
"You'd be fullfilling a dying little girl's last wish." She spoke in barely a whisper, now looking down on the floor.
Roy's eyebrows shot up at the information, then nodded. "If I can, I will do it."
Turns out the favor was to visit a girl, no older than nine, in Star City's General Hospital, who was dying because of heart failure. She was too young to remove it and change it, and even if they did, she was going to die of an illness never before seen. Dany and Red Arrow went along with Speedy and Kaldur'ahm, seeing that little Britanie had also liked the atlantean.
When they arrived at the front desk, the nurse had put up a fight about the horse, but stopped when she heard who was the patient. The whole hospital knew of Britanie's problem, and they all hated it. Not once had she done something bad, and she was going to die even if the doctor's did something risky.
When they entered her room, the little blonde girl was completely alone, watching Ultimate Spiderman, a small smile on her lips. Her room was painted sky blue, and it was for her only. They didn't know if her second sickness was contagious, but they weren't going to take any chances. The room was only with her bed, with it designed for it to be her permanent bedroom.
"Hey, Bri." Dany spoke in a soft whisper, while walked up to her and strokin her hair.
Britanie looked up with the brightest blue eyes any of them had ever seen, and gave a huge smile. "Dany! What are you doing here?" She asked, trying to get up from the bed, then coughing in pain.
"Don't get up, Bri. You know it hurts." Dany told her, putting a hand on her shoulder, then looked at the other three to walk over.
Britanie followed her gaze, then gasped seeing her two favorite heroes in her room. "You're Red Arrow and Aqualad!"
Roy chuckled at her, then walked over to her, slowly taking her hand in his. "Yeah, that's us. And what's your name?" He asked, smiling kindly.
"My name's Britanie Anne!" She exclaimed, smiling in ecstasy.
Aqualad now stepped up, and spoke with her. "Hello, Britanie. That is a very lovely name you have." He told her, taking her hand in his and kissing it.
She giggled, then smiled at Dany. "How did you get them here?" She asked, eyes shining even with her sickness.
"Well, Bri, I met them when my horse, Speedy over there," She jabbed her thumb in his direction. "Tried to take me on a joy ride. They saved me." She answered, then motioned Speedy to trot over.
He did so, then smiled down at the girl, which smiled back. "Do you think I can get on?" She asked, eyes hopeful and big.
Dany looked from her to the horse, then the two older boys. "I... I don't know, Bri. It could be dangerous."
Britanie pouted, sad that she wouldn't. Roy, not liking the look, stepped up and answered. "Sure thing, squirt." He said, making her smile.
Dany sighed, then slowly put her hands under Britanie's armpits. "Remember, you have to be careful." She slowly eased the girl up, then slowly put her on the horse. "Speedy, you have to be very careful. Britanie's very fragile." She told him, and got a nod.
Speedy trotted around the hospital that day, Dany and the heroes right beside him to not let Britanie fall, with little kids looking at him in surprise. Doctors didn't like the horse in the ER, but they allowed it seeing that he put smiles on all of the kids faces. Britanie was taken back to her room later, along with Red Arrow and Aqualad, but Dany stayed behind to let the kids ride Speedy.
When Dany arrived at her home at twelve in the morning, she was happy that the day had gone so well. After Aqualad and Red Arrow left Britanie's room to let the doctor's check her over, they stayed with her and joked around with the kids. She was so sad that so many people were stuck there, but she was glad that she was able to put a smile on somebody's face.
But, she frowned when she heard yelling coming from the kitchen. She slowly tip toed to her room, seeing that her curfew was ten and she didn't want to get in trouble, but stopped when a particular yell caught her attention.
"What the fuck do you mean, mom!" That was Wally, Dany noted.
She slowly tiptoed to the door of the kitchen, deciding to listen to the conversation. Wally was with Mary in the kitchen, Mary crying, looking like she had just admitted to the worst crime ever, with Wally looking pissed off.
"I mean that... Even if she came like that, she's family!" Mary sobbed, not looking at him. "Yes, I might have been raped by that man, but she was the result, and she's one of the best things that has happened to me!"
"Mom, she's a bastard! An illegitimate child!" He yelled, trying to get it through her thick skull.
"I don't care! She's my flesh and blood and I love her!" Mary yelled, trying to sound strong but just falling into more sobs.
"Mom! Why do we even let her stay here!" Wally yelled, his mother crying, not even noticing the curious eyes looking at the exchange.
"Wally, please!" His mother pleaded, but he wouldn't listen.
"No, mom! That man hurt you, and she's the result!" He yelled, pure anger in his eyes. "She's a mistake!" He yelled, making the eyes start crying. "She shouldn't be!"
Dany's eyes widened, the tears falling before she even knew why. Then, she just put two and two together. Who else came into the West's life like a freaking punishment? She did. She didn't know who hurt Mary, or how she even came to be, now that she thought about it. But, what she did know was that someone bad hurt her, and she's the result. And she's the worst thing to ever happen to their family.
She slowly tiptoed away from the kitchen, tears falling but not one escaping her. This... This was all too familiar. She was already used to crying silently, but she just wasn't used to the pain that came with it. Wally was her brother, treated her like one of the family, and now he didn't want her. What did she do?
She reached her room, staring the walls. They were full of pictures of her and the team, family members, and some with the Justice League. She had even managed to snag one with Batman in it. But she didn't care about that now, she only cared to pack. She wasn't wanted here, just like she knew on the first day. If she had listened to her insticts and ran, maybe she wouldn't be so heartbroken.
She took her biggest backpack, and opened her drawers. She had fairly little clothing, which would make it easier to make sure she was erased from their lives. Taking all of her clothing from that drawer, she stuffed it in the backpack, and it still left her with a lot of space. She opened all her drawers, dumping all of the clothing inside. She then threw in her stash of chocolate, food, and water she had for emergencies.
Looking around the room, she ripped out all of the pictures from the walls, leaving them bare like the day she arrived. She stuffed them in her closet, where all of her nice clothing was. She took her Ipod from her nightstand, along with the charger, and stuffed them in the front pocket, seeing that nothing fit in the biggest one. Looking around the room, she gave a grim frown, then took out a piece of paper form her drawer. Taking her purse and slinging it over her shoulder criss-cross, she took out a pen and wrote a long letter for them.
Then, she walked towards the window and jumped out, leaving her new life after only a month and three weeks.
I know I said Sunday's are off days, but I just couldn't stop writing. Please, three reviews, and I might also update tomorrow!
