Giggles and Screams

0*•<Chapter 13>•*0

Hey guys! Sorry that I haven't undated in forever... Please don't Hate me...?
*Ducks to avoid thrown rotten fruit*
HEY! Dammit I'm sorry-
*gets hit in the face with a turnip*
Ow... that hurt. Guess I deserved it tho...
The Winners of the Competition are....

Eh imma stfu now! On with the Story!!!!

Dick sat on the light blue covers of his bed in the cave, a conflicted look covering his features. He was internally debating whether or not to do something. One part of him said that it was bad idea because the last time he'd tried to do this he had nearly broken down but another part of him was telling him that he had to because if he didn't he wouldn't be able to do anything when he started his new life... Taking a deep breath, he pushed himself up onto his feet and slowly walked out of his room.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dinah Lance aka Black Canary had had quite an uneventful day. No criminal activity had been reported so there was no need to call in the JLA or The Team. She was currently sat on a small green, plush chair in one of the cave's upstairs rooms, a book about a ring, some hobbits, elves, dwarves and men, resting on her thighs, open on page 394. Her eyes scanned the words when a quite knock was heard. She waited to see if she had imagined it when the same sound was heard followed by a timid voice,
"Umm.. Black Canary? Are you there? I.... um... wanted to talk to you..."
A small smile graced her face and she called out,
"Yes Dick I'm here come on in."
The door was pushed open, revealing the small figure of a thirteen year old boy in a pair of black trousers(yes I'm English and say trousers! If you are American feel free to say pants when you see the word trousers but I don't soo..)  , green hoodie and black over jacket. His large blue eyes stared up at her as he walked towards her. She gave him another smile as he sat down in the chair opposite her.
"Soo.. I ... um just... kinda... I don't know... maybe wantedtodoatherapysessionsothaticanbeasokasicanbewhenBatmanapdoptsme?"
Black Canary blinked, eyes wide with confusion as she sat back,
"Dick. Not all of us are speedsters and can understand that speed. You have to slow down for me..."
She watched as Dick took deep breath and opened his mouth,
"I was wondering if I could do a therapy session so that I can be as ok as I can be when Batman adopts me?"
Understanding flooded through the young woman and she turned her head to look straight at the boy in front of her.
"Of course you can Dick. Now .. I'm going to ask you some question and if you don't feel comfortable answering that's perfectly fine. Ok?"
She is answered by a hesitant nod.
"Right, so why did you want to talk to me in the first place?"
Apprehension and fear fill the boy's eyes but he manages to stutter out,
"Batman is ... adopting ... me soon.... and ... I ... um ... didn't want to ... break ... down when ... I go ... somewhere as a ... civilian..."
BC tilts her head,
"And why would you break down Dick?"
The big blue eyes are shining now,
"Well... you see... the last time I talked ... about my life before ... Joker... I broke down ... and if.. The Team.. hadn't been there... I would have had a ... full panic attack..."
Her face softens at his words and she says,
"Well how about this. You try explaining it to me now, taking as much time as you need, and see how much you can do without 'breaking down'?"
Dick opens his mouth before shutting it quickly and squeezing his eyes shut. After a moment he opens them and slowly nods his head.
"Ok then. Start from the beginning."
A deep shuddering breath before,
"When I was seven I was living in Haly's *sniff* travelling circus with my *deep breath* parents, Mary and John Grayson....On my eighth birthday we were going to be performing a trapeze routine in Gotham...Before the show I overheard a man called Tony Zucco threatening Mr Haly, the owner of the circus, but he didn't get away with anything.... at that point....later when me and my family were performing I heard the sound of a loose screw.... and....um I looked up and the screws, nuts and bolts that were holding my family up were loose...,"
A horrified look appears on BC's face as the young teen continues,
"...I *sniff* screamed out for my Mami and Tati but I couldn't do anything... the last words my Mami said to me were: Te iubesc my little robin.... *sniff* I scrambled down the ladder and ran straight to them, the audience was in chaos...And ... um ... after I stared at them for a while I saw Tony Zucco sneaking off and ... I ... stupidly ran after him....wanting him dead.  But I was stopped when I ran ............"
"Dick?"
"I'm fine.... I ran into *breath* Harley, she called the Joker over and you well, everyone knows what happened next....."
The sonic screamer sits that in total silence before she reaches out and pulls the acrobat into a hug. He, not crying yet, buries his head in her neck. Both of them are completely unaware of the Team standing outside watching them, shocked, even though Dick already told them....

Well there you go!!!! I updated!!! Woop Woop!!!! I don't really have anything else to say soooo.... See you next time! Te iubesc my lil birdies!!!!