Strawberry Kisses
"I remember what you said right before you left" Nightwing added somewhat shyly. Brainiac looked up and a blush crept across his face "I remember too" he said and they subsided into silence. Nightwing looked up slyly "I also remember what happened, every detail" she said mischievously and he met her eyes. Without thinking Brainiac put his hand behind her head and kissed her gently. The kiss was flavored with tears just like the kiss they shared before he left, but this time they were tears of happiness.
When they both needed air they broke the kiss. She looked him in the eyes and gently rested her head on his chest. He breathed in the familiar scent of strawberries and sighed. This was where he belonged, here with her. Then he remembered what he had done and pushed her away in shame.
Nightwing looked at him with a mixture of hurt, confusion and understanding. "I-I-I can't" he said brokenly "you are beautiful, good and I-I…" he looked at himself with disgust "I am a mess of a person" he told her "I am unworthy of your love" she looked at him "no, Brainy, you are very much worthy of my love" she told him. Without hesitation, she reached up and locked lips continuing the kiss Brainiac had broken off.
The kiss ended and Nightwing studied him "The other Brainiac Five is gone, the one that did all those things is gone" she looked up at him "but you, you are here. The good Brainiac Five" she looked at her with such love in her eyes it hurt him.
He traced his thumb along the bottom of the black spot around Nightwing's eye. She winced in pain, but the feeling of Brainiac's hand on his face was so good that it blocked out the pain. He softly kissed her black-eye. She winced again.
He pulled back, not wanting to cause her any more pain. Brainiac sat in the chair by her bed he had previously occupied and watched her as she brought her wing around to her front with a wince and began tugging at the bandages.
"No, no, no, no, no" he got up and gently trapped her wrist "don't tug at the bandages, your wing needs to heal" he said holding on to her wrist longer than necessary. The door opened and he jumped back with a start.