What family means

Bullies

      Dick was waiting for Lian in his car. Jade and Roy were on a mission, and he told them he would watch over Lian. The bell had rung fifteen minutes ago. He was about to walk in and get her when he saw her run out.
     Her hair was messy, her bag was messed up, and she was crying. Dick stepped out of the car and ran to her.
   She flung herself into his arms, sobbing into his shirt. This wasn't like her. She was in the fifth grade, and she almost never cried. He heard laughter, and saw a group of girls pointing at Lian and laughing. Dick's blood boiled. Nobody bullied his girl and got away with it.
    Dick led Lian to the car and put her in the passenger seat. He got into the driver's seat and drove away. He drove back to the apartment Lian lived in and walked in with her. She shot into her room.
     Dick knocked on the door, and she opened it a crack. He held the tub of ice cream up and flashed a small smile. She opened the door wider, letting Dick in.
      Her room was a small mess. Clothes were everywhere. But everything else was clean. Dick handed Lian the tub and waited patiently as she scarfed it down.
    "Wanna tell me what happened?" Dick asked quietly. Lian put the tub down and leaned against Dick. "They were making fun of my race."
     Dick couldn't believe it. They were making fun of her race? She curled up further.
    "They cornered me in the bathroom. They said that I couldn't be trusted, that Asians weren't meant to have a kid with white people, that my blood was tainted. The ran their hands through my hair, messing it up. They took my bag and drew all over it. Then they spit in my face. Why I didn't fight, I don't know."
    Tears were falling from her eyes as she dug herself into Dick. He ran his hand through her hair, smoothing it. It was obvious she wasn't just white. Her brown hair and tan skin proved that. But that was no reason to bully her!
     Dick gently pulled up her face so she could look at him. "Hey, look. It's ok. They're not going to hurt you anymore, their words mean nothing. Don't listen to them. They are not going to go unpunished. I'll see to that. You take as long as you need. Cry, eat ice cream, just let it out of your system. Ok?" Lian nodded, burrowing her head back into Dick's chest.
        Dick never saw the cat mask listening outside the window. The figure leaped away and onto a nearby rooftop. Red Arrow stood there. "We have some bullies we need to teach a lesson to. And I think Nightwing will want to help."