Okay here is the next chapter! I have to go to school soon, so I'm in a hurry and I really wanted to update this new chapter for you guys! Okay enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.
We Have A History
chapter 8
The next day Zatanna just stayed in her room for an entire day. M'gann was worried because she still hadn't eaten breakfast or lunch. She called Robin if he could help. He gladly said yes and grabbed the plate of food to her room. He knocked on her door with no answer. The second time he knocked on it and the door flung open. She was unpacking the boxes.
"Hey Zatanna, I have your breakfast or brunch." Robin said as he entered her room.
She was still opening a box, but she pointed at a desk, "Thanks just put it there."
He could tell her voice was still full of sorrow, "Umm do you need any help unpacking?"
She turns around and sighes, "Yes, please."
He smiled at her and then he went to the nearest box next to him. He opened it up and saw a picture of Zatanna and her family when she was 3. She looked so happy. Then she put that aside and saw another picture in a picture frame. It had a picture of him, well Richard Grayson, but 10 years old with Zatanna by his side also around the same age as he was. He rememebered that day; that was the day they were in the park. He could still remember the background of the picture. He didn't know how long he was staring at it until the doors flung open again and Artemis went in.
"Hey Zatanna I heard you weren't eating yet." Artemis had a soft tone in her voice.
"I'm okay, Robin just brought me some food." She replyed.
Artemis looked at Robin as if she just noticed him there, "Well okay. I'm going back home and just call if you need anything else."
Zatanna just nodded as she went back to face the boxes. Artemis went out the doors.
Robin finally said something, "You know you should eat something."
She just nodded her head no, "I'm not that hungry."
Robin looked down all sad, "Look starving yourself isn't going to help. I know bad things have happened, but you still need to take care of yourself."
Zatanna breathed heavily, "Robin you shouldn't be worried about me, you should be worried about my dad!"
She collapsed on the bed with tears coming down her eyes. She tried to hide her face by covering it with her hands.
Robin sat down next to her on the bed and tried to uncover her beautiful face. He wiped her tears away by using the pad of his thumb. She sobed a lot through the crook of his neck. He hugged her tightly. He didn't want to let go of her. He did once and he'll surely promise again that he won't this time.
He could hear her say those 2 words again and again, "I'm sorry."
She was crying heavily. Last nigt she tried so hard to make people not see how vulnerable and weak she was, but the truth is well she really is weak and vulnerable. Although she felt really confortable showing it to Robin, she didn't know why, but she does. She can feel him rub her back in circular motions. They stayed like that for a long time. Her sobs got smaller and smaller because she went to sleep. He wanted to stay in this position, but he knew she had to lay down. He tried to get up from her bed so he could lay her down on her bed, but she was clutching tightly so he tried to let her hands go. Zatanna woke up a little and mumbled, "Please stay."
She was faint, but he could hear her clearly. They both laid in the bed. Zatanna used his arms as her pillow. She went back to sleep shortly. At first Robin was just staring at how peaceful Zatanna was sleeping even though she still had some streaks of tears in her cheeks.
It wasn't until an hour later that Zatanna woke up because she was dehydrated. She sat up and saw that Robin was still sleeping right next to her. He was still wearing his glasses. She wanted to get the shades off of him so she could see those eyes that she's been wondering and dreaming about all the time. Although she thought back to all of the things that Robin has done to her and disrespecting him wasn't the way to thank him. She knew that he would tell him someday; I mean he can't keep those eyes hidden forever.
She turned around and saw the food with a water bottle next to the plate. She went up to it and drank some water and then she started to grab a spoon and fork and ate her brunch. She was very hungry and it showed. She didn't know that Robin was awake this whole time. And when he saw how Zatanna was about to pull off his glasses he was about to grab her hand and stop her, but instead she stopped and he saw that she wasn't going to take it. He wanted to tell her so much, but the consequences were still ringing in his head. When Zatanna was still eating he sat up from the bed, "I'm glad your eating again Zatanna."
She wipes some food that she thought were on her lips and turned around. She just nodded to him because she didn't have the right words to say. She gulped and said, "Thanks."
"For what?" He knew that she probably meant that she's saying thanks for being there for her because right now she doesn't need loneliness, but a friend who understands her.
"For being my hero."
They both laughed a little. She laughed because he really was a hero. And he laughed because that wasn't the first time she had called him that, but she still doesn't know.
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Ever since Robin helped Zatanna out that afternoon she had always went to him for any comfort. He didn't mind of course. And when it was Wally's birthday he even comforted her more when he saw that she was being sad in the corner. She still couldn't believe 4 days ago that she had lost her dad, but she still tried to be brave.
Robin went up to her and gave her a slice of cake, "You settling her okay?"
"Uh yeah it's just like home." She looked around the place.
"I know this is all very new and intimidating, but I promise someday you'll get use to seeing Wally eat." He smirked at her.
She couldn't help, but smile. Artemis had came to them mentioning about Wally's annoying flirting with M'gann. Robin and Zatanna looked to see what Wally's face would be. Seeing Wally was hilarious, but seeing how Artemis was content with it all was the best part. It actually made Zatanna smile, which made Robin happy too. Batman's voice was on the intercom telling the team to suit up for a mission.
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They had a long day of fighting those ice fortresses. Zatanna did what every teenager who was tired and lazy did. She sat on the couch flipping the remote of the channels mindlessly.
"Umm Zatanna are you going to pick a channel?" M'gann was sitting in another chair.
Zatanna had totally forgotten that M'gann and Artemis were still there in the room sitting with her, "Uhh yeah just trying to find the right channel."
Robin and Wally had walked in the room with big smiles because Wally had just saved a country and Robin was smiling because of his friend's great accomplishment.
Zatanna stopped changing the channel when he saw a familiar face on the screen of the flat screen T.V. and it was no other than Dick Grayson. His dad, Bruce Wayne, was on his right side. When she looked at his blue eyes through the screen she went into dream mode. She had her head rested on her right hand and then just stared at him for a long time.
Artemis was waving a hand in front of Zatanna's face which stopped her daydreaming , "Zatanna are you okay?"
She blinked two times, "Yeah."
Wally was smirking, "You like Dick Grayson."
Robin had slapped his arm. Wally winced, "Ouch!"
"Well not really, I think it's just those celebrity crushes thing. Even though I use to know him." Zatanna explained.
Wally and Artemis both yelled, "You know him!"
Zatanna puts on a confused face. Artemis said, "I go to school with him."
Wally just started laughing, "When?"
Zatanna was still confused, "Why are you laughing at that? And it was a long time ago. I was like 9."
"9?" Wally was still laughing, "You kissed him."
This time that comment brought a slap from both Robin and Artemis at the same time on his shoulders. Wally flinched, "Stop that!"
Zatanna laughed. Then Wally asked, "Wait I thought you live in Star City? Right Arty?"
Artemis stuttered, "Umm that's another story."
Okay I had changed some of the mistakes, when I got home. I hope you still like this very chalant story because that's mostly about them. Also if you have any idea of what you want to see Robin and Zatanna do, I'm open to ideas. Although I have to make sure that it fits the story. And I guess the day that Zatanna knows his secret identity must be really hard to solve because no one has solved it yet. I have another hint: The holiday that Zatanna is going to know his I.D. is really close, from where the story is now.
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