Ah- some good old Scarlet/Dick civilian life! In this case- going to the dentist. I'm going to warn you guys, these next few chapters are kinda fluffy, focusing on the normal, civilian lives of Scarlet and Dick.
Guest, here's the link where i got my Romani translations. . .
Was incredibly hard to find, but I managed to locate it. Also, we don't consider the term gypsy derogatory in English unless an insult is placed before it- Gypsy is a broad term to us that describes a general way of life. I'm glad you're enjoying the story!
"Daddy?" Scarlet Grayson asked nervously as she clutched his hand.
"Yes, Scarlet?" Bruce asked.
"I-I don't want to go to the Dentist..."
"Neither do I." Dick said, looking pale.
"I know, but it'll make your teeth healthy." Bruce tried to explain.
"Our teeth are fine." Dick said firmly.
"We'll let the dentist judge that." Bruce said firmly, taking them in. The waiting room had animals and trees painted in the walls, and there was a toy box with some other children scattered around. Scarlet let go of Bruce as he went over to check in with the receptionist and instead clung to Dick, looking scared.
"Hey, if anything goes wrong, we can just go ninja on them..." Dick said, trying to ease both their minds, but Scarlet didn't let go if him and he didn't peel his sister off.
"Dick Grayson?" a hygienist wearing what looked like purple pajamas with monkeys on them asked.
"Bruce, don't leave me." Dick whispered, eyes wide, and Bruce nodded, looking a bit surprised his son was so anxious as they went back to the examination room. Dick had been forced to peel Scarlet off, and she stood, afraid and unsure what to do.
She closed her eyes and envisioned every possible escape route in the building, planning what she would do when her turn came...
"Now, I'm going to count your teeth, alright?" the hygienist said, and Dick nodded and swallowed. He hated this, having to keep his mouth open and not being able to swallow or breath and feeling his teeth being poked and prodded...
"Oh, you have a loose one here." the hygienist settled her hook on one of his loose teeth and wiggled, hard- Dick heard the crunch of the root breathing and tasted the blood, sitting up, eyes wide.
He spit the tooth and blood into his hand and the hygienist stared, a bit shocked. "Well..."
Dick spit more blood into the small round sink, and Bruce handed his son some paper towels, which he pressed to the bleeding spot on his gum, feeling the pain...
"I'm done counting and cleaning your teeth, all we need now is for the dentist to come take a look at them." the hygienist informed them, standing to go and leaving them alone.
"Bruce... she ripped my tooth out!" Dick whispered urgently.
Bruce nodded. "I'm sure it was just an accident, Dick..."
"That accident didn't happen in your mouth!" Dick said, eyes wide.
"Look, we're almost done here, Dick..."
Just then the dentist, a man in his thirties, entered, smiling to them both. "Hello Dick. Open wide for me, alright?"
Dick hesitantly obeyed, and the man smiled. "I see you lost a tooth there. The tooth fairy will be coming soon..." Dick couldn't answer. His mouth was propped wide open, he was swallowing the blood from his gum, still, and this man was staring into his mouth... He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. It would all be over soon...
Soon he stumbled out into the waiting room, gauze pressed to his bloody gum and feeling immensely relieved it was over
Scarlet, however, was feeling anything but calm. She saw the bloody gauze in her brother's mouth and panicked, but managed to stay where she was for Bruce's sake.
She clung to her father's hand as he went until the exam room with her. A hygienist, a different one, thankfully, cleaned her teeth and counted them before nodding for the dentist to come in.
He smiled. "Hello, Scarlet."
"H-hi..." Scarlet squeaked, still scared. The man directed himself to Bruce.
"I'd like to perform some sealants on her teeth, to prevent cavities..."
"She's pretty scared..." Bruce said, looking doubtful.
"It's very easy, trust me." the man said, flashing a pearly white smile.
Five minutes later Scarlet was in tears. There was a big blue piece of plastic in her mouth, she couldn't swallow, and some awful tasting goo was dripping down onto her teeth and trickling into her throat...
"Almost done with this one." the dentist said cheerily, hardening the sealant before pulling the blue plastic from her mouth. "Now, I have two more to do..."
"No! No more!" Scarlet cried, turning over so she was face down in the chair and still crying.
"Scarlet- Scarlet, please. It'll be easy..." the dentist tried.
"Scarlet, for me?" Bruce asked, feeling overwhelmed He wanted nothing more than to sock the dentist for making his baby cry, and wanted to tell him to buzz off...
"N-no..." Scarlet sobbed.
The dentist moved and forced Scarlet to turn over. While she was whimpered he went to start the next sealant, though it was clear Scarlet was terrified...
"Ow!"
Scarlet clamped down on his gloved hand, terror taking over...
She let up and the dentist pulled his hand away, cradling it as blood spurted freely from the bite...
"S-she bit me..." the dentist said, looking shocked.
"Dick! Dick, help me! Dick!" Scarlet yelled, still terrified. Dick pushed through several hygienists and ran into the room to see Bruce looking shocked, the dentist's hand dripping blood, and Scarlet sobbing.
"Scarlet!" Scarlet jumped into her brother's arms as the dentist ran out to go tend his cut, soothing her quietly.
"Shh... sh... I won't let him hurt you. If he tries anything, you bite him again." Dick said, and Bruce stood, realizing the appointment was over. He checked out and paid at the front desk, waiting until they were in the truck before taking Scarlet from Dick.
"Shhh... shh... I won't make you go back there ever again." Bruce said, resolving to find a different dentist.
"H-he was the w-worst dentist ever..." Scarlet hiccuped.
"Yes, he was." Bruce said, wondering how this place had gotten a good rep as a children's dentist. "Now, let's be thankful the press wasn't here."
Both children looked downcast. They hated he press following them around...
"D-did I bite him good, Daddy?" Scarlet asked, looking up at him with tear-filled baby blues...
"Yes. You bit him real good, Scarlet." Bruce said, chuckling slightly. "Now, how about we go out for ice cream?"
Both children nodded, Dick buckling Scarlet into the backseat. Bruce found it amazing this girl could fight criminals but be terrified by the dentist... Then again, this dentist had successfully traumatized both his children.
That day Bruce learned to never go near Scarlet's mouth when she was scared, and that ice cream had healing powers.