A/N: Because everyone is requesting Dick/Verena. Well, their fight is coming, so might as well fill you guys up with Lovebirds love before we take a break from them because of their three-week long fight... This was requested by Hestia28 a long time ago with Dick being sick and Verena taking care of him. :)

GOTHAM CITY
OCTOBER 3, 2010
11:29 EDT

"I can't believe you're sick," I sighed, entering Dick's room with a tray of chicken noodle soup, water, and pills.

"I can't ee-bah," Dick agreed, his nose a bright shade of pinkish-red from where he sat on his bed. He tried to nod, but then groaned. "World's spinnin'," he grumbled.

"Here, eat this and then take your medicine," I said, placing a couple of pills and the glass of water on his nightstand. I placed the tray with the soup on his lap.

He sniffled, and began to eat his soup quietly.

I sat by his bedside patiently, waiting to see when he'd get whiny. Dick was always a bad patient. He was used to moving around and though he had the patience of a saint, it was only for other people, not for himself. To say he got antsy when he didn't move around was an understatement.

He also gets really clingy too.

Maybe he was outgrowing it…

When Dick finished his soup, I took the tray and empty bowl and said, "Now take your medicine like a good boy and then sleep."

"Will you stay with me?" he asked, his nose slightly cleared up from the hot steam of the soup.

I arched a brow at him. "Do you want me sick too?"

Dick jutted out his bottom lip, his eyes getting glossy. "Please~" he asked, giving me the saddest look he could muster. Oh God, I spoke too soon.

I sighed, defeated. "After I put this away in the sink."

Dick flashed me a grin. "Love you~"

"Yeah, yeah," I mumbled, walking out of the room with the tray and bowl. "Now take the medicine." I quickly went downstairs and placed the tray and bowl into the sink before jogging back upstairs to Dick's room. Of all days Alfred had to be busy…

When I got back, I noticed the pills were gone and the glass of water was empty. Good. He needed to stay hydrated.

"Y'know~" Dick slurred from where he sat. "Since you're my nurse, you should be wearing a sexy little nurse's outfit."

I felt a bit dizzy from lack of oxygen in my brain, because it all rushed down to my cheeks. Kids, this is why you don't do drugs.

"That's just the medicine talking, Dick," I said, walking over to him. "Now go sleep off the sickness."

"S'not true…" Dick said, as I helped tuck him into bed. Thirteen, but acting like he was three… "Y'know I love you?" he asked me, once he was fully tucked in.

"Yes, yes, I do," I nodded, patting his shoulder. "Now, sleep."

"Yer s'posed to say it back," Dick told me. "Now say it."

I rolled my eyes, ignoring the fluttering inside my heart. "I love you too, Dick. Now sleep."

"Can you stay with me?" Dick asked, looking up at me. I stared back into his grey-blue eyes and waited patiently. "Like, sleep with me?"

I mentally sighed. Well, I was sick before… and I have all my immunity shots… "Scoot over," I relented.

A wide grin spread onto Dick's face and he quickly scooted over for me. He pulled my close to him, and we turned to face each other.

"Now will you sleep?" I asked, playing with the tips of his fingers under the blanket.

"Mhm…" Dick mumbled, his eyelids fluttering. "Thanks, V…" he muttered before he gave into the medicine and fell into a slumber.

I watched as his breathing slow, and his brows spread out evenly as his entire face morphed to one of relaxation. I smiled to myself softly and with my left hand, I reached up to move his bangs out of his eyes.

In response to that, he pulled me closer to him, mumbling my name softly.

My smile grew wider and my heart hammered in my chest, threatening to explode. I never realized just how…

My thoughts trailed off, as I slowly began to realize what I was feeling. With my heart pounding, I reached forward and placed a gentle kiss on his soft cheek.

I pulled back, and looked at his sleeping face, and slowly, I felt the outside world disappearing, just closing in and centering on just us.

I closed my eyes, a small smile on my face.

I was falling for Dick…

And I liked it.

A/N: And bam. Verena finally realizes she's starting to fall for our favorite Boy Wonder. :) Remember to review/request! (Seriously, guys. It makes me happy.)