Ch.69: Thoughts That Last Forever

Gasping, Danny's eyes shot open. A little panicked, he pushed himself onto his other side. He sighed in relief when he saw his oldest brother sleeping peacefully, face in his pillow and small snores coming from within. His arms were above his head, resting on the pillow. His now-short hair was a mess and sticking up in various ways.

The nine-year-old hesitantly snuggled into the older's side. He took a hold of Dick's shirt and closed his eyes again.

Dick turned his head to the side, drool all over his mouth. His eyes fluttered before they opened. The blue orbs fell down to where his brother was snuggled into his side. He smiled before Danny, feeling the eyes of another on him, opened his own blue orbs and looked up. The child blinked. Dick waved.

"Whatcha doing up?" The older of the two asked before lying on his back. Dick pulled Danny up so the nine-year-old was lying on his chest, head tucked under his chin. Danny breathed in his brother's scent, digging his head into his neck.

"It's nothing Dickie…" Danny mumbled. The unbelieving adult raised an eyebrow. "Yeah?"

"Yeah."

"You sure?"

"Mmm-hmmm…"

"Really Rave-y?"

"Yes Dickie."

The adult of the apartment laid his head back against his pillow with a sigh. He laid on his side again, wrapping an arm around Danny. "What was the nightmare about, kiddo?"

Danny waved him off. Dick rubbed his nose in the child's hair. "Please?"

Danny sighed. "It's nothing. Other Daddy just killed you all. Again..."

Dick almost face-palmed. He really wanted to know why everything was 'nothing' to this kid. "Were you scared?"

Danny nodded, drawing circles on Dick's arm. The older of the two played with a strand of the younger's ebony hair. "Then it's not nothing. If it helps any, the rest of us Bats have similar nightmares…"

"You do?" Danny asked curiously. Dick nodded. "Yep."

"How do you know the others have them?"

"That's just something I know, Rave. Why do you think I like spending all my time with you guys?" Dick asked. Danny stared up at the other Bat. "Do they ever go away?"

Dick shook his head. "No, unfortunately. Just don't think about it too much, alright? Tim is the anxiety freak in this family. We don't need another."

Danny nodded and Dick pulled the covers closer around them.

"Do you ever think about it, Dickie?"

"…all the time, Danny. All the time…"

"Why?"

Dick didn't answer and Danny didn't ask again. The younger quickly fell asleep with the protective arms of his oldest brother around him. Once Dick made sure Danny was asleep, he sighed.

"Cause, Danny, I'm bracing myself for the hurt that's sure to come."

...All you need to know is that I was listening to the same sad song as yesterday. This was supposed to be cute. Then I warped it.

Kadzait: ...sicko...

So I've been told. *innocent grin* On a bright note, there will be another second chapter tomorrow because Grava said something about Danny's social worker (I had a 'shoot-me' moment when she said that. How could I forget that?!) and I'm going to fit that in! YEAH!

Kadzait: Wonder how badly that'll go.

And a shout out to Halfagirl-astronaut for literally no reason. XD

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KainVixenheim: Your Christmas idea already has a set date. Not kidding. Glad you enjoyed the chappies! Yes! Danny's gonna bring the end of the world. Fan-frikkin-tastic. XD

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Scheffelman: If I did that, the entire Watchtower would be destroyed. Not that anyone cares... XD

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Anonymous: I feel your pain, dude. It sucks.

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Poohbearmorris: That first statement is so true. XD And the GIW have showed up (Jason saved the day!) but they will appear soon. MUHAHAHAHAHA!

Crimson Leo: Thank ya. It's hilarious too cause I totally wung that chapter. The only idea I really had was Danny hanging from the ceiling and I worked from there. XD

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BringbackDannyPhantom: Yeah, that is a lot of people. I would have a heart-attack a 1/4 of the way through. XD Yeah... Jason in that last chapter... Oh dang... :D

Grava: Thanks for reminding me about that! As said above, I had a 'shoot-me' moment. *face-palm*

Azorawing: I wouldn't call Danny's company the best to have but it's pretty dang close. XD

Halfagirl-astronaut: If I get boyfriend (notice the if), I'm just going to be happy a boy was stupid enough! XD

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