Broken But Loved (Robin Fic)

Chapter 5

When Dick woke up in the Medic bay, he instantly felt a sense of safety blossom in him. He knew that feeling, very little, but it was the feeling that made him feel warm inside.

He glanced around to see a familiar red head nodding off in a seat right next to him. He watched his head Bob up and down, trying so hard to not fall asleep, yet failing at the same time. Dick reached a hand out slowly towards the teenager, poking him in the arm. Wally shot up.

"I'm up! Ah!" He shouted, making Dick cower slightly, but knew he was in a cacoon of safety, so he just let a small smile hit his lips at the flustered speedster rubbed harshly at his eyes.

Wally glanced over at who poked him, to see Dick looking at him, his head tilted slightly and a small hint of a ghost smile were on the chapped lips of the injured boy.

"Oh, your awake. Are you feeling better?" Wally asked.

Dick nodded.

"That's good. Why did you poke me?" He asked.

Dick decided to mimick Wally, showing that the boy was nodding off. Wally flushed a bright red. "Oh... I was uh... nodding off? Heh, how embarrasing." He said, scratching the back of his head, nervously.

Dick chuckled into his hand, which made Wally both shocked and happy at the same time.

"Its good to see you chuckle. Looks like you have a little light in you somewhere." Wally said, smiling.

Dick tilted his head once again in confusion, but decided not to push it anymore than he needed to. He started fiddling with the sheet on the bed, pulling and twirling it in his thin fingers.

Wally saw this and reached out to touch the boy on his shoulder. Dick flinched, but knew the contact was okay. "Have you ever been to a beach?" Wally asked.

Dick stopped, mid twirl, to look up at Wally for a split second, he showed confusion, but then a smile hit his lips, bigger this time. He shook his head no.

"Would you like to?" Wally asked.

Dick nodded.

Wally stood up and reached down slowly to pick him up but paused when he saw fear cross Dick's eyes. "Uh... is it okay if I pick you up?" He asks.

Dick nodded, helping Wally out by grabbing hold of his neck, while Wally picked him up bridal style. Dick made a noise of freight when Wally moved a little fast on the lifting, causing Wally to flinched. "Sorry, I will be more careful. I keep forgetting you are injured." He said before turning towards the door and walking out. Dick sat there silently, watching the rocky walls pass by as they made their way down the hallway.

"We have a beach just right outside our base. It's huge and fun to hang out around. I mean it is water and sand and you know, the basic stuff-" Dick zoned out, looking up at the babbling speedster. He couldn't identify what he was feeling, since these were new emotions to him. Was it excitement? Happiness? He couldn't figure it out, but he knew it was something he hasn't felt in such a long time that it felt foreign to him.

"Are you okay? Need to rest a bit?" Wally asked.

Dick lifted a brow and looked down, signaling that he was perfectly fine since he was being carried. Wall's cheeks went slightly pink as he chuckled again. "Right... you are ah... being carried." He cleared his throat. "Right.. the beach is just beyond that door if you ever want to go out and see it. It is midnight so it's dark outside." He explained opening the doors to reveal the moonlight spilling into the mountain. He walked out and the air hit Dick like a truck. He forgot how fresh air felt midnight air felt since he spent most of his night muzzled in a cage.

He looked over to see small waves lap at the beach. He couldn't help the big smile that crossed his face. Wally looked down, and saw something glint into his eyes from the moonlight. He moved his head back, and glanced at the metal object. He froze when he saw very thin metal collar on Dick's bruised neck. He was about to ask about it, but when he looked up to see Dick's face, he just sighed in defeat. He couldn't ruin that smile. It was too happy, so he decided to leave it for another day, although he was going to bring it up to Batman soon.

"So you want to be put down?" Wally asked.

Dick shot his head over to him before nodded. Wally slowly lowered the boy and when Dick felt the sand on his feet, he instantly hissed. Wally paused, looking over him with concern. "Are you okay? Do you need help?" He asked.

Dick pointed at his feet, and Wally followed, seeing that the socks weren't really helping. Wally thought for a moment and perked when he thought of it. The sand was rough, but it was smoother near the water. Picking him up once again, he walked down to the shore and set Dick down in a sitting position. Dick felt the wet sand on his feet and chuckled when it didn't hurt nearly as bad.

Wally sat down next to them, and in silence, they enjoyed eachother company as the water licked at their feets.

Bruce, who saw all of this on the camera, couldn't help but silently thank the speedster for helping Dick feel more comfortable and happy. He smiled and turned off the camera monitors before finally retiring to bed.

A/N: uhm... hey...I am alive? That's a good thing right? I know I haven't updated since like... February but its been a tough year. I am back and starting to update a lot more, hopefully! I do apologize about it, but don't you worry! More will come! :D