Giggles and Screams

0•*<Chapter 6>*•0

Sorry if you hate me after the last chapter.

Jay bit down hard on his tongue. He knew that he was doing the right thing but he was frightened. Terrified. The last time he had thought about this he had had a panic attack that robbed him of his breath and sanity for hours. Deep, ragged breathes could be heard from his mouth as he knocked on the door to living space in the cave. Seconds later Wally was standing there, in his civvies, inviting Jay in with a grin on his face. Jay scanned the room and was half relieved half horrified to see the whole team either on the sofa or lounging on the floor. The blood drained from his face as five pair of eyes turned to him and he opened his mouth,
"I .... I have .... to... t... tell you something."
Looks of concern, mistrust and curiosity answer him and he takes a shuddering breath before reaching a hand up to the corner of his eye and grasping the edge of his mask between his forefinger and thumb. Slowly, he peels the stretchy material from his face and drops it to the floor of the cave.
"Jay what?" Wally and Artemis say quietly. Another deep breath before.
"Look I know that some of you still don't fully trust me so I'm going to show you that I trust you by telling you my deepest secret and fear."
Artemis's eyes widen,
"Jay No..."
"I have to Arty. Besides, be good to get this out."
Artemis bites her lip but nods in consent. A deep raggedy breath before,
"On my eighth birthday I was getting ready to perform with my parents. My real parents. My Mami and Tati. I overheard a man named Tony Zucco,"
Several whispers of recognition ring round the room,
"talking, threatening Mr Haley, the circus master, my friend, my family, but I thought nothing of it. I thought that
nothing could go wrong. I was young and naive, completely unprepared for the real world. That night when Mr Haley announced me and my parents act, my heart was leaping with excitement. It was my dream. I've always enjoyed flying. Maybe that's why Jay stuck. Reminded me of a BlueJay. The performance went well my parents were so graceful, so perfect, everything was amazing! That was until I was just about to leap off and join them I heard a stretching, ripping sound. I looked up and the ropes that were holding my Mami and Tati up were ripping. I screamed out for them and they saw. There was nothing that could be done. The last words my Mami said was 'Te iubesc my little Robin'. When they hit the ground it took me a while to realise what had happened before I flew down the ladder and ran to them. I caught sight of Zucco, Harley found me, she and Joker to me in. The rest you know. Nice to meet you... I'm ... the last.. flying Grayson..."
The team couldn't believe what they had just heard. They were so caught up in their thoughts that they didn't see that Jay's eyes had clouded over and that his breath had stopped being released, all he could to was suck it in. Wally was the first to notice.
"Oh god oh no...! No no no no ! Jay hey Jay!"
Nothing. Jay just began to rock back and forth.
Ok ok. What did uncle Barry do what did...
"Oh Guys!" Wally snaps his fingers in front of the teams faces.
"Jays having a panic attack.."
"WHAT?!"
"Shhhh! I know what to do. I saw uncle Barry do it before."
Artemis nodded,
"What do we do?"
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Minutes later the team had encased Jay in a large cuddle. He was laying against Wally, Artemis, Megan, Connor and Kaldur were all hugging him from the front. They stayed there until the boys breathing retuned to normal.
"Thank guys.." Jay whispered
"It ok Jay your safe." Wally replied. Jay shook his head.
"No," he said," Don't call me that. Call me Dick. Richard'Dick'John Grayson. Nice to meet you."

There you go! I hope that I have redeemed myself! *Puppy Dog Eyes* So many Team feels! Awww I live for this. Till next time! Te iubesc my lil birdies!