Chapter Seven
Time freezes as I stand in my kitchen staring at the door. Jason stands in front of me with his fingers tracing my throat and his eyes still closed from our kiss. My eyes roll out tears as I stare to my former teammate. Almost a year later and I swear he's grown a foot, his body much broader with muscle. His blue eyes sparkle as they look to me. His lost treasure now stands before him, wrapped in his brothers arms.
"Dick." I breath out as my tears roll. He steps forward with his mouth agape with shock.
"Are you okay?" He closes his mouth, shock still register on his face but trying to hide it.
"Yeah." I whisper.
Jason steps back looking to Dick and then me sighing. "I'm sorry." He tucks my hair behind my ear. "Bruce needed us and we were heading to the airport to get to him." He looks down, "I just had to get back to you"
"Thought I didn't mean anything." I step back. I hold a blush on my cheeks. I press the towel back to my nose as I feel it starting to trickle. He looks down at his feet.
"How long have you known where she was?" Dick looks to Jason.
"A few months." He grumbles
"And you just let me keep looking." He shakes his head with a light smile. "Hell I've been telling you how much I loved her and wanted to find her."
"Jason found me when I was drugged and in danger. When I woke up I begged them not to tell you. It's my fault." I look to Dick.
"Drugged?" His eyes widen "skip that we'll talk about it later. When did the fucking start?"
"I don't have to share that with you." I sit on my second kitchen chair as my head throbs. "We weren't together. You are with Star." I huff out.
"I broke up with her that day." He sighs, "I told you I didn't want to be with her."
"You strung me along, Dick." I sigh. "You acted like you wanted me, we'd flirt and then back to her."
"Kinda like you're doing to me?" Jason sits on my bed.
"Woah. You're the one who said I was just a good fuck." I turn to him. "You never acted like you wanted more"
"How could I want more when you wanted him" he looks angry pointing to Dick
"I haven't known what I wanted for a long time Jason." I sigh, "I haven't figured myself out."
"No you just Fucked me to forget about him." He looks away and I see tears forming.
"Jason I'm in love with you." I bite back. "And Dick Im still in love with you too." I look at him.
"Well when you figure it out, let me know." Jason immediately gets angry. "You two have some catching to do. I'll send Bruce your regards." He storms past Dick shoulder checking him.
Dick looks up as he squeezes his eyes shut. "He'll forgive you after he calms down." I look down.
"Rae" he sighs, he turns closing the door. "I didn't mean to make you leave. And I didn't realize you were in love with me either."
"It's hard only being able to talk to one person. Let them understand you. And not fall in love." I get up from my chair, going to the bathroom mirror to clean my face. Dick follows me to the door way. I stare at the swelling right eye and my gash on my nose. The blood has stopped but stains my face.
"Your nose needs set before your powers kick it." He sighs.
"Dick." I hesitate. "I don't really have much of them anymore."
"What do you mean?" He raises a brow.
"I lost them when I was drugged and they came back but not to full. And I haven't been using them in a long time." I sigh, "it's my own fault."
"You just need to retrain them." He smiles softly. "When we formed the team you had to figure them out. We worked together on them, remember?"
"I left because of you and Star." I look to the sink as I run water.
"Star?" He questions.
"That day after the coffee shop I came back to the tower." I sigh. "She was puking with a pregnancy test on the counter." I look to his eyes, "she wasn't?"
"Not that I know of" he whispers looking away, "it wouldn't have been mine Rae. We never." He shakes his head slightly. He then smiles, "maybe that's why the breakup went so well."
"I'm sorry." I look down.
"Raven, Love isn't black and white. But I know I love you." He walks to me, taking my hand into his. "I'm here. Whenever you need me. I'm not going to pressure you. I've had time to work on myself and I know I still have a lot to do" he smiles. I feel his sense of peace, his happiness. His rest at finally finding me.
"Who knew Robin had emotions?" I smile lightly.
"Im uh." He hesitates, "I'm not Robin anymore."
"You quit?" I furrow my brows
"Yeah, kinda." He smiles. "We have a lot to catch up on."
"Well it's 1am. I don't think we're doing it all tonight." I sigh.
"No. But you can't stay here." He looks to my door. "Your neighbor could wake up and come back after you. And the door is busted."
"Great." I sigh washing the blood from my face.
"We're moving you out of here first thing in the morning." I look at him in shock, "Jason wouldn't want you here either so don't even start it." He scolds.
"And where am I supposed to go?" I scoff
"Umm Rae. Our family owns a shit ton of buildings. We have plenty of places for you to go." He shakes his head,
"Oh so Wayne money is going to take care of me?" I roll my eyes.
"If that's how you wanna see it, sure. As long as you're safe." He turns looking around my apartment.
"Fine, but I want a penthouse." I say sarcastically. "Anything for me, right?"
"I would do anything for you, Rae." He huffs.
"And what if that was to just stay friends?" I turn from the bathroom flipping off the light.
"Then I would" he looks to me. I stare in shock. He has changed a lot. I feel the sincerity in his voice. His heart feels pure in his words. It cracks me and I feel him slipping right through. I nod in response looking to my bed. "You can go to bed Rae. But I'm not leaving." He walks over to my bed grabbing a pillow. Walking to my door he throws the pillow down, sitting next to it. He smiles as he curls up on the floor, guarding the door. I smile lightly as I pull a blanket out of my closet. Walking over to Dick, I spread the blanket out over his body. "Thanks Rae."
"Thanks for helping get that guy off of me Dick." I smile as I climb into bed, turning off the lights
"Jason did it. I just helped stop him from killing the dude." He sighs. "He has a bad temper."
Looking through the darkness, my wax warmer lights up my apartment and I glance at Dick curled up on the floor. I smile lightly as a memory plays in my mind. "I remember being curled up on the floor outside your bedroom when slade drugged you and you hallucinated him." I speak softly. "I was so scared you would wake up fearing of him once more."
"I felt you outside the door. Your presence was so strong with our bond at the begging." He replies. "I couldn't even tell it was you in Wayne Manor today."
"Because the bond is weak, as my powers are." I sigh.
Pulling out my phone I pull up my text messages. I open up Jason's messages. I text him before I drift off.
When you get home, let's talk. I meant it when I said I'm in love with you Boy Wonder 2.0
Closing my phone I get one back almost immediately from Jason.
I'm more in love with you, than you'll ever know Dark Girl.
Smiling I click my phone off. I roll over in bed, "good night Dick." I sigh.
"Night Rae." I hear him yawn
My mind swirls and the tears silently fall from my eyes as I pretend to be asleep. How could I have gotten myself into this mess? How could I fall in love with 2 men at the same time? My heart aches as does my eye. Drifting off to sleep I toss and turn all night with the predicament I have put myself into.
My alarm goes off too soon and I groan rolling over in bed. The pain in my face radiates as I sit up. I hiss as I bring my hand up to the pain. "Son of a bitch" I whine as I can't see out of my eye. I hear a cough and look over to Dick sitting up from the floor. He sits up stretching, "you need to put some ice on it." He yawns out.
"I need my powers to fucking heal it." I put my hands on my head as it throbs.
"Start back on morning exercises." Dick stands up from the floor popping his back.
"I can't even focus on them right now" I could start crying at any moment.
Dick sighs walking to me, sitting on the side of the bed next to me. I look up to see him holding his hands out. I sigh out taking his hands into mine. "Close your eyes" he whispers.I do as he says. Slowly he takes my hands placing them in a praying position. "Center yourself, with 10 slow breaths." Following his orders I do. "Spark your fingertips." I try and feel a small burn through them. I smile lightly remembering the routine. "Good. Now hold the energy in your palm." Doing it, I open my eyes seeing the slow burn of my palms. It slowly goes out. "You just have to retrain yourself." He speaks softly.
"Okay." I almost whisper staring at my hand.
Looking up I meet Dick's gaze. He smiles softly standing, "what are your plans for today?" He looks around my apartment.
"Well I finished my paper yesterday and I don't have class until next Tuesday. I'm supposed to work, but I'm going to call in with this pain" I sigh.
"You're still in school?" He smiles, "I'm happy about that."
"Yeah softmore year of college" I stand out of bed. I go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. My face is swollen and blue around my eye. I look like someone beat the hell out of me. I've never had this pain before or this kind of injury I couldn't heal. Brushing out my hair I throw it into a bun. I brush my teeth and wash my face the best as possible. I dig into my medicine cabinet pulling out an old prescription of Hydrocodone. I pop a tablet into my mouth and swallow it with a handful of sink water. Stepping out of the bathroom, Dick smiles as he throws the broken pieces of my chair into a trash bag. I look to the table at the plan B and sigh out. I pick up the box reading the back.
"So you're uh, not using protection?" He doesn't look at me as he continues picking up pieces of wood.
"I started birth control 2 months ago and didn't tell him. And it was the first time he didn't pull out." I feel judged.
"Why didn't you tell him?" He looks at the bag.
"Because that would mean I was planning to continue screwing him." I sigh, "it was only supposed to be a one time thing."
"But it wasn't." He sit the bag down.
"No. It was." I pause looking away. "Amazing." Dick nods looking at my bed.
"Was he your first?" He doesn't look to me.
"No. But he's broken like me." I cross my arms standing awkwardly
"You're broken, but your perfect Raven." He looks to me. "You're stronger than you think. You've overcame so much."
"I go by Rachel now." I walk to the sink grabbing a glass and filling it with water.
"Rachel." He smiles, "it'll take me a minute to get used to." I nod opening the package of the plan B. Although I'm protected, the extra help doesn't hurt.
"What are you going by now?" I lean against the sink drinking the water.
"Nightwing." He looks to me.
"Big change." I look surprised. "I assume the traffic light suit is gone."
"Oh yeah." He reaches grabbing my glass, taking a drink.
"Thank god" I shake my head.
"Your Penthouse is being cleaned right now, movers are coming to pack your stuff today." He hands me back the glass.
"Dick I was joking." I'm shocked with my mouth open.
"And I wasn't." He smiles, "I texted Jason and he agreed with it."
"Neither one of you have me, to decide anything for me." I cross my arms.
"Well Jason has his cum in you, and I'm sleeping on your floor. So I think we have you to a point." He smiles. I'm instantly mad and I turn to slap Dick across the face. He catches my arm quick and pulls me into his embrace. He hugs me gently. His muscular arms hold my petite body tight. I feel his heart beat in his chest. I feel his worry and pain as he gently holds me close. "I just want you safe Rae. You're my best friend" he whispers.
Feeling his embrace for the first time in so long, I linger. standing in his arms I move my arms around him. He's warm and soothing, like a baby blanket. Comforting like fuzzy socks on a winter day. Soothing my pain I hold to Dick Grayson and begin to cry in his arms. My pain and frustration falling away as the healer of my soul holds me in his arms.