When Worlds Collide

48) 6 AM Chats Are Super Fun

A/N: this pic has nothing to do this the story, I Just saw it and it made me sad, so you have to suffer with me

-Jason POV- 

Jason smiled at his little brother that he had tucked under his arm.

Dick smiled before whispering, "I came in here to check on you cause I thought he asked for meds again."

Jason shook his head lightly. "I thought he was going to, but he said he was done with it. I don't know if it'll last, but I'm hoping it does," he whispered back.

Damian looked between his brothers before shyly whispering, "Why are we all in here?"

Tim pulled a throw blanket over himself as he propped himself up with his elbow. "Brothers sleepover."

"Neeks didn't want to ask, but I could tell he didn't want to be alone. I'm pretty sure this is his first time sleeping without medication since the incident." Jason said quietly before looking at Nico who shifted in his sleep.

Damian nodded. "We will have to tell father that I cannot patrol with him tonight."

Dick smiled at Damian. "I'll text him. Cass can probably cover for you," he whispered before pulling out his phone and typing for a few moments before putting it back away.

Nico's head jerked suddenly in his sleep as his breath picked up. Jason pulled him closer into his side, rubbing his shoulder lightly. The brothers all watched the demigod, all holding matching looks of concern.

"Will he be okay?" Damian asked, his age showing for once.

No one answered for a long while, all just watching Nico shift in his sleep, wishing they could do more to help him.

"I hope so," Dick finally said. "I really hope so."

Jason shook his head. "He will. Maybe he won't be the same, but he'll be okay. It'll just take time."

Nico's shifting calmed down and his breathing returned to normal, his face going back to relaxed instead of the pained look it'd had moments before.

A light knock sounded at the door before Bruce cracked it open.

"How is he?" The man asked quietly.

Jason glanced at Nico. "It ebbs and flows."

Bruce nodded, staring at Nico who looked tiny compared to Jason. "Thank you for being there for him, all of you."

The boys all smiled lightly and gave him a nod before the man wished them a goodnight and closed the door behind him.

The brothers all shifted until they were comfortable in the bed and slowly began drifting off. Soft snores filled the room as Jason just kept watching Nico. His eyelids felt heavy, but he kept trying to fight it off.

It was around midnight when he finally lost the battle. He began drifting off, unconsciously shifting his arm from Nico as he grabbed his pillow. Immediately his eyes flew open as he panicked, worried that Nico was going to wake up or suddenly start screaming, but he saw that the younger boy had shifted as well, now leaning on Damian who has unconsciously leaned into him as well. Jason smiled lightly as he allowed himself to relax once more and finally close his eyes. 

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-Dick POV- 

Dick woke up to the sound of something falling off the counter in Nico's bathroom. As he slowly sat up, he assumed it was just that Alfred (the cat, not the butler) had managed to find his way into the room and knocked something off the sink; however, as he looked at his brothers sleeping forms, he knew he was wrong. Nico wasn't in bed.