A lovely little disclaimer that I clearly do not own Young Justice. As much as I would absolutely love to.
Its been a while since I did a DickBabs story and inspiration just kind of sparked so without further adieu please enjoy.
The night air is cold and nips at her skin as she stares up at the stars and not for the first time she is amazed by them. In a way they remind her of how small and insignificant she is and really how insignificant they all are. Merely a flash in the grander scheme of things. In a few years her name will be forgotten, she may remain in the memories of those who knew her but even then memories dim and fade and one day she will merely be a name that hold no meaning.
"Batgirl answer me" the scratchy radio transmission shatters her thoughts and she's thrown back into the reality of her situation. She's alone in an alley bleeding from a gaping hole in her side.
A gaping hole she acquired from a nameless thug and a large caliber bullet. It pathetic really. The all mighty Batgirl. The partner of the Batman, of Nightwing and Robin falling to the bullet of a man no one will ever know. Caught off guard.
Maybe it was better this was, she's not the victim of the Joker. Her death won't be dragged out and used to torment the Dark Knight. She won't be another bird lost to the madman's war against Batman.
The thought causes a laugh and blood to bubble up between her lips. She's not even a bird. She's barely a bat. Just a girl playing dress up. Batman would be so ashamed. Nightwing wouldn't have fallen like this. She thinks to herself and then a painful pang grips her heart at the thought of the bright blue bird clashing against midnight black.
Dick.
Her partner in so much more than just the tights.
"Babs please" Dick's voice is desperate in her ear and cuts into her thoughts once more. But she can't find the energy to answer him. No the world is dim and fading and she is numb.
"Barbara don't do this to me" he's pleading in her ear "I can't lose you too"
Some of the numbness fades as she hears his desperation, he's terrified of losing her. The thought gives her strength. The world is still fading but she manages to raise her hand up to her ear and activating her com.
The first few sounds that fall from her mouth are nothing more than pained grunts and the bubbling blood she's trying not to choke on.
"Babs" Dick pleads and the pang from before squeezes her heart painfully.
"A…al..all..ey…..ei..eigh…ty…..se…sec…on..d…" she manages to gasp out.
She knows there's a response but doesn't hear it over the static in her ears as the world almost completely fades away and she's floating somewhere between the darkness and white hot pain that threatens to tear her apart.
"abs…loo….me….Babs…..com…..please…Babs"
The words filter through the pain and darkness. She feels something pressing on her causing more white hot pain to race through her. But the pain is contrasted by something gently gripping her face. She forces herself to focus on that gentle grip and drags herself from the strange world that had claimed her.
Slowly the static in her ears filters out to a quiet murmuring and then words.
"Babs open your eyes" it's Dick's voice directly above her. And she focuses on it. Focuses on the feeling of his breath on her face as he speaks. And slowly painfully she pulls herself from the darkness, blinking until the world shifts and clears.
His worried face is the first clear thing she sees since the stars. She tries to say something but she gasps and gurgling as blood bubbles out of her mouth and down her chin. It hurts so badly and darkness tried to claim her again. But Dick is speaking and she grasps onto his voice like it's a lifeline, using it to keep her above the surface.
"No no no don't speak" Dick is frantic, she can feel his body shaking. She blinks again finds her eyes wondering. Taking in the scene around her. Dick takes up most of it, but she thinks she sees Tim behind him and maybe the batmobile but the dark spots swimming in her eyes make it hard to tell.
She settles back onto Dick, her eyes take a few seconds to focus onto him.
"What did you get yourself into babe?" Barbara realizes that Dick is fanatically talking to her, trying to keep her awake and alive. She smiles at him or tries too. She sees his lips moving but her ears are getting fuzzy again and everything is muffled. The darkness is desperately trying to dragging her back down. She can feel its icy grip sinking deeper into her and the thought suddenly scares her. She feels her heart suddenly beating frantically in her chest and Dick must feel it too because he's pushing down harder and his lips are moving frantically. She watches as he yells over his shoulder and then he's back to looking at her. Everything about him is screaming fear. He's just as scared as she is.
It takes a herculean effort but she finds the strength to grip his wrist and she squeezes with all her might. She tries to convey her fears, tries to make him understand that she loves him and that she's sorry. Because she can't hold back the darkness any longer and she's not sure if she's ever going to leave it.
Dick must understand because he rips off his mask with one hand and is pressing his forehead against hers. The last thing she feels is his tears hitting her face.
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