Chpt.33
"Hey, Dad's here. Everything's going to be all right. I'm here." Livy felt a big rough hands gently grasping her own, and her eyes fluttered opened.
She winced at the light, then looked over to see a large man with black hair that curled slightly and blue-green eyes.
"Dad?" Livy questioned, but didn't want to get her hopes too high. Jason had to leave, why would he come back?
"Hey, Livy." The man smiled in a soft voice, and Livy smiled back, recognizing the man as her father.
"What are you doing back?"
"What father wouldn't come to be at his daughter's bedside after finding out she's been in a coma?" Jason questioned as he squeezed his daughter's hand.
Livy's eyes widened at the statement and she scanned the room. She took note of the white walls, the sanitized smell, the stiff bed, and the soft beeping of a monitor. She was in a hospital room.
"Coma!?" she questioned in shock. "What…"
"Calm down." Jason stated gently. "What was the last think you remember?"
Livy placed her head in her hands and realized that her head was bandaged and it hurt to put pressure on it.
"I… was fighting Joker with Damian. He pulled a trigger to a bomb… Damian and I got Bruce, Tim, and Dick out safe… Damian said something and my head felt wet… and that's it." Livy sighed, and Jason stated,
"You were hit in the head by some flying debris from the explosion."
"Jason… how long have I been out?" Livy inquired nervously.
"About a week." Jason responded and Livy felt her heart beat rapidly in a panic.
"What about Lancy? I haven't heard from her since I went to the Manor. Is she okay? Have you talked to her? Is she being treated right?" Jason chuckled lightly, giving the girl a gentle smile.
"You can ask her all of that when she wakes up." He said as he looked over at a chair in the corner of the room.
There sat a girl Livy's age with scaring running up her exposed flesh. Her hair was starting to come in on her head and she was slouched over in the chair, asleep. It was Lancy.
"They released her from the hospital?" Livy questioned, and Jason nodded.
"Yup. She's nice and healthy. Bruce is looking to put her back in school and he's paying for the apartment she's staying in." Jason informed.
Just then a nurse walked into the room and looked at Jason and Lancy, then looked at Livy.
"Visiting hours are over." She stated, and Jason rolled his eyes.
"Fine." he grumbled, then kissed Livy on the cheek. "I'll drop by tomorrow." He grinned, then walked over to Lancy, who he easily lifted up into his arms, and carried the girl out of the room.
The Nurse went to checking Livy's vitals and then she told the Doctor that she came out of her coma.
Livy didn't enjoy being poked and prodded by the doctor and nurses. She also didn't care for the small talk they were trying to make.
"So, Livy, what school do you go to."
"I'm Homeschooled."
"Who homeschools you?"
"My dad."
"What's your favorite subject?"
"History."
"Who is your favorite president?"
"Teddy Roosevelt."
"This is a nasty scar. How did you get it?"
"Cut myself."
"Doing what?"
"Riding my bike."
"The cut's awful deep."
"Shit happens."
"How did you get this injury again?"
"I think my friends told you, I don't need to repeat what you already know."
"Are these more scars?"
"Shouldn't you be looking at my head? What kind of perv doctor are you?"
"Are you getting beaten at home?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"These scars look pretty bad and deep. Are you sure you're not being abused at home."
"I'm positive."
"Then how did you get these scars?"
"Riding my bike."
"This is an awful lot of scars for one bike ride."
"Like I said, shit happens."
Livy hated having to talk to the doctor and nurses. She felt like she was being interrogated more so than helped.
Livy let out a sigh of relief once the doctor and nurses left, finally free from the interrogation scene.
She leaned her head back on the pillow and tried to relax.
That was when her mind was filled with Damian. His face, his body, his smell, everything.
Livy could see several flowers on the table. One from Bruce, one from Dick, another from Tim, one from Selina, and one from Lancy. There was a red rose on the table without a name to it, which Livy figured was a gift from Ivy, who most likely heard about the accident from Selina.
However, nothing was from Damian.
She was distracted from her thoughts when she saw a shadow in front of the window. She saw a dark figure open the window and enter the room, heading straight towards Livy's bed.
Once her eyes adjusted more to the dark, Livy recognized him as Damian in his Robin suit.
"Damian?" Livy questioned, confused.
"You're awake." Damian stated in shock. He turned and looked like he was going to leave, but Livy reached out her hands towards him.
"No. Please, don't leave." She whispered, but Damian heard her. He turned back around and stalked toward her bed, then sat on the chair that Jason had pulled up during the day.
"Hello, Livy. It is nice to see that you are well." He nodded stiffly.
"Uh, thanks." Livy mumbled then said, "And sorry about the whole Joker thing. I was just so angry And-" Livy didn't get to finish her sentence.
Hot lips were pressed against hers in a kiss.