Dick rolled down the darkly tinted window of Bruce's Lamborghini. He peered over the edge, it was hard to see at night like this but he was able to make out the lights from inside the West's house.
"You coming out any time soon or what?"
Dick smiled when he made out the familiar shape of Wally, he stood there grinning with his hand on his hip.
"Wally!"
Dick jumped out of the car with his bag dragging behind him.
"Hey short stuff," Wally patted him on the head.
"I have so much to show you!" Dick was jumping up and down with excitement.
"Ha ha, me too Mr. Grayson."
Dick smiled even more,
"It's not Grayson."
"Ok, Mr. Dick."
He shook his head.
"Mr. Dick Grayson?"
"Ha ha, no, Mr. Dick Wayne."
"Ah, you made it official, nice."
"Wally, Dick! Hurry up!" Bruce called, he was getting tired of listing to Barry's chatter.
Dick looked at Wally with pleading eyes, Wally sighed then nodded. Dick leaped up onto his back and hooked his arms around his neck, when the speedster got ahold of the acrobatic's legs he asked,
"You ready?"
"Yea-AHHHHHHHHH!"
Wally raced past Bruce and Barry with Dick screaming on his back with laughter.
"What was that?" Bruce asked looking into the house.
"The kids probably,"
"I think you need to be more carful with Wally's identity, someone could have seen that."
"No one's going to see him,"
"Well i would never let Dick-"
"Dick what? You never let him do anything, you have to let him have a childhood Bruce."
"That's not true, i brought him here."
"Yeah after you checked to make sure the my sister's house was 'safe', both boys begged you for 3 days, AND after put a tracker in Dick's bag."
"I didn't put a tracker in his bag."
"Mmmhmm" Barry crossed his arms.
"I didn't, i just put a high tec crossed nano chip traser in his bag, not a tracker."
Barry shook his head.
"Bruce you have to give the kid some leash, he's not going to stay little forever you know, i learned that the hard way."
Barry looked back in the house where he could hear the boys giggling.
"And this Mr. Wayne, is the fastest turtle known as Not-in-a-flash Flash." Wally said in a dorky british accent while pointing to a small box turtle sitting in his tank.
"Jolly good Mr. West, jolly good." Dick replied.
"And this Mr. West?" He pointed at a rotten banana laying on the bed.
"That, Mr. Wayne, is my dinner." Wally picked it up and unpeeled it.
"No, don't do it, EWWWWW!"
Wally took a big bit out of the top, Dick started laughing when he spit it back up on the floor.
"Boys! Come down and say goodbye to Mr. Wayne!"
"Goodbye Mr. Wayne." Wally waved at Dick.
The little boy chuckled then hopped back onto Wally.
Dick waved as he watched Bruce drive away. Wally was standing next to him, out of breath after he tripped twice and landing on his face leaving Dick without a scratch.
"You sure you don't want some ice on that?"
Barry looked at the big bump on Wally's head.
"Nah, i'm good."
All suddenly a sliver Bentley pulled up in the drive way.
"ROY!"
Dick and Wally race up to the teenager and wrapped arms around him.
"That's enough guys,"
Roy pushed them away, it was only a few moments before they grabbed his hand and started pulling him to the door,
"You have to see Wally's turtle! He's so cool!"
"I also got this awesome movie that looks so scary, i heard if you watch it you'll wake up without your head!"
Roy barely had time to grab his bag before the kids dragged him away, he was so embarrassed. How am i ever going to get in the Justice league if all they see me do is babysit? He sighed, but he had to admit that it felt nice being wanted, that wasn't a feeling that Roy got often. He turned back to see Oliver wave goodbye and leave, on they way here, Oliver said he had some important League thing and that's why Roy was staying here tonight. Now Roy leaned back on the couch as Wally and Dick showed off all their new drawings and toys. He smiled when he saw Dick's pictures of him and Bruce and laughed at Wally's stick figures. Finally Dick walked up to him with something behind his back. By the look on Wally's face Roy could tell that he was just as puzzled and interested as himself. Dick reveled a small back shape in his hands.
"What is it?" Wally asked.
Dick sliped the dark shape over his eyes.
"You have a mask!" Roy grinned.
"Are you a sidekick?" Wally was checking all over Dick looking for a costume.
"No, not yet. But this is from one of my Daddy's actual masks,"
"You know," Wally dug around Roy's bag,
"What are you doing?" Roy tried to push him off but Wally already had what he was looking for.
"It look's a lot like Speedy's mask."
Dick took it off and look at the resemblance, it had the same black rim with white patches in the middle.
"You guys could be mask buddies!"
Everyone started laughing, suddenly a loud Ding-dong went off in the house. Wally jumped up and sped to the staircase, while Dick backflipped after him, Roy just grinned and followed the boys. All of them eagerly leaned over the banister to see who had rung it. Barry fumbled out with his Flash suit only half way on and a paper and pen in his mouth.
"Aye fuys, cag yov guh da oor why i gea unessed?" Barry mumbled, some how Wally made out the words.
"He's saying, 'hey guys, can you get the door while i get undressed' yeah, this happens a lot." Wally smiled, "Last one there is a rotten egg!" Wally called as he zoomed down the stairs.
Dick giggled and jumped off the ledge down to the ground,
"Look's like Roy's rotten," Wally mocked.
Roy shrugged and picked up the money that Barry was handing them.
"So i guess I won then,"
"No way Wally! I got down first!" Dick protested.
"Na ah!"
"Yeah hu!"
Ignored the sounds of their playful augment and opened the door to see a small 16 year old in a bright red outfit.
"Uh...pizza delivery?"
"Yeah, how much?" Roy replied in his most grown up voice he could make. Roy didn't like being around kids who were older than him, it took away all of his authority, well what he had anyway.
"10 dollars and 33 cents,"
When Roy was tallying up the money the pizza boy interrupted.
"So you stuck baby sitting?"
"Uh...yeah-"
"Yep! He's taking care of us." Dick interrupted.
Dick was smiling as he looked up at the older boys with innocent Bambi eyes.
"So you guys alone or?"
Roy wanted to say yes to show that he was old enough but something the way he said it, it sounded like he needed to know.
"Oh no, their uncle is staying, doesn't really trust me." Roy gave a fake smile that said, 'you touch these kids, your dead'.
"Oh...well goodbye," His voice almost sounded disappointed.
Finally the delivery boy left. When Roy shut the door he made sure to lock it, the boys looked up confused.
"Just being safe." He smiled, not wanting to worry them.
Roy flipped the pizza box open on the coffee table as the rest gathered blankets and pillows for the movie.
"What movie are you guys going to watch?" Barry asked from the door way.
"We're watching Tiger Tales," Wally smiled.
"But you said we were watching-" Wally slammed his hand over Dick's mouth and just smiled up at his uncle.
"Ok...well you have fun now, i'm going to go take a nap so call me if something happens."
"Ok!"
Wally knew by 'nap' he meant he was going to bed and not getting up, and by 'call me if something happens' means call him if they absolutely have too.
When Barry was out of sight Wally let go of Dick and dug through the DVD cases. Roy had leaned back on the recliner munching on a large slice of pizza. Dick pulled out his bright red blanket Bruce had packed him and curled up on the couch.
"What movie we watch'n?" Roy took another big bit out of his pizza.
"Found it!" Wally triumphantly held up a dark case and smiled. "The Bloody Undead #3, the bloodiest of all!"
Dick looked at the case, it had a picture of a zombi looking guy with a gun. On the ground were puddles of blood. Dick shivered.
"I've seen this movie a hundred times with Uncle Barry,"
"Then why did you have to hide it?" Roy asked.
"Cause he was sure that Mr. Bruce would not be happy about Dick watching it."
"Isn't that rated R?" Dick snuggled deeper in his pillow, a stab of forbiddenness pieced him when he asked that question. Bruce had a lot of rated R movies and whenever Dick asked if he could watch them he would say it's a grown up movie and that Dick can't watch it. Bruce would then put the movies on the top shelf and told Dick to never ever EVER watch a rated R movie.
"Well yeah but it's just 'cause of the violence, and some cuss words, and a lot of blood but it doesn't matter, it's fine." Wally tried to reassure Dick but the little boy just covered his head with the fluffy blanket.
"Can we start the movie already?" Roy yawned, "I want to get this over with."
Dick had to hold his breath not to screem when he remembered that Uncle Barry was just above them. He tried to cover his eyes but Wally would tell him to look or he would miss the best part, but the 'best part' would be a person being ripped in half or something. Roy sat on one side of Dick a hugged him close because after Dick's favorite character, Commander Rust, was killed off in a terrible disgusting way he started to cry. Dick wanted to stop watching but he HAD to know what happened next. Dick was squeezing Roy's hand so hard the he was sure it would break. Finally at the end everyone had died and the main zobi walked up to the camera and in a creepy quiet voice he said,
"Your next..."
Then the screen went black.
"Awesome wasn't it?" Wally smiled.
"Eh, the effects were cheesy," Roy shrugged.
The older boys talk faded as Dick replayed the last part in his head, 'Your next...' the zombi said. Dick was so sacred now, what if he comes after me in my sleep? Wally said you wake up without your head! But he has seen it 100 times so maybe... but what if this times different! There's three people who watched it instead of two what if...
"Did you like it Mr. Wayne?"
Dick jumped, then tried in his most grown up voice he could manage, "Yeah." Dick plastered a fake grin across his face.
"Well, it's already 12:30 so we should go to bed," Wally grabbed his sleeping bag and laid down.
Roy moved some of the pillows then pulled a long brown blanket over him as he laid on the couch. Dick was so nervous, If i sleep on the floor then it's easy to catch me, but if i'm on the chair than they can easily see me! Oh what should i do? I miss Daddy! The most grown up kid in the room was Roy so Dick waddled up to him.
"What is it sport?" Roy took a big yawn and looked at the boy.
"Can i...can i sleep with you?" He asked with a small babyish voice.
Roy was confused, he couldn't think of why the boy wanted to sleep with him but he decided it was probably what Bruce did normally. "Sure," He smiled, then pulled back the blanket to reveal a small space for Dick to sleep.
It was very dark and cold, Dick could feel the empty space left behind him when Roy had gotten up to use the restroom. Dick felt so alone, so vulnerable. Suddenly he could hear a shuffle on the ground, he tried to tell himself it was Wally but then then end of the movie played back in his head,
Your next...
Dick swear he heard that. He tightened the blanket around him and closed his eyes, I want Daddy...I want Daddy... Then some more shuffling came from the other side of the room, he could hear a groan then a creek from the stairs, Dick was panicking now, more moans came from the stairs and shuffling on the floor, sweat poured down his neck while ice ran along his spine. Dick could hear his heart thumping and he could see movement around the room. His breath shortened and came at a faster pace, then something touched his shoulder and whispered,
"Your...next..."
Dick let out a screech and flailed his arms, he jumped up into the air and back down onto the shadowy figure, he kicked and screamed till it fell. Dick didn't hesitate to jump to the next one and do the same, the dark arms tried to take him off but Dick wouldn't let go, he pulled on the hair that was clenched in his fists.
"WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!" Roy had flipped on the lights, he had his bow in one hand and an arrow in the other.
Dick looked down to see himself on Barry's shoulders pulling his light hair while Wally clenched his stomach and was on the ground.
"Dick! What are you doing? Let go!" Barry yanked Dick off and placed him on the floor.
"I-I..." Dick tried to say something but he was so scared, but also relived and guilty. All the feelings came at once, it was so much the Dick literally fell to the ground and cried.
"Oh Dicky, i didn't mean..." Barry rapped his arms around the boy and squeezed.
"What happened!" Barry demanded looking at Wally.
"I was just trying to be funny, i thought it would make him laugh..." Wally whispered.
Roy put down his bow and walked up to them.
"What do you mean?"
"I crawled over to him and whispered, your next, But then he jumped at me,"
"You didn't watch THAT MOVIE! I told you not to watch it!" Barry was so angry, When he got up Roy took over for the 'snuggling Dick shift' Barry walked Wally in the other room and said he was grounded for two weeks and then made a phone call to someone.
Dick wasn't really sure what had happened, one moment he was on the West's floor crying, then the next he was curled up in Bruce's arms as they rode in the limo. Bruce looked concerned and slightly angry. Dick shuffled around and looked up at his father,
"Daddy,"
"Yes Dicky?" He seemed surprised to see the boy still awake.
"I don't want to watch anymore scary movies."
"You and me both," Bruce smiled,
Bruce told Dick to stay in the limo while he picked something up when they got to the house. When Bruce was back he had a box in his hand.
"Let's go,"
Finally they got to a dump sight where Bruce threw out the box. When he did the top spilled open reveling a pile of scary looking DVD cases.
"You and me both," Bruce hugged Dick, "You and me both..."
THE END
PLEASE tell me if you liked it! I absolutely LOVE including Roy's big brother personality. Tell me if you would want more stories with Roy or whatever you want to see next! I hope to see a comment soon! Thank you for reading!
