~.: "Oh No!" :.~
~.: Marina and the Diamonds :.~
~ De's POV ~
My blood went ice cold as I looked at the photo that Blake had sent to Acacia's phone. Aria, why do you always have to go and get yourself into this kind of trouble..? I found myself wondering as I tried to steady my breathing. Nightwing and Wally were already discussing plans on how to rescue Aria.
"I'm coming with you guys," I suddenly found myself saying, my voice sounding surprisingly calmer than how I was feeling. Nightwing turns to me, his gaze is round with worry.
"De, no, I can't- you can't come," He strides to my side, taking my hands in his as his gaze meets mine pleadingly, "Please, I need you to stay here.. I'd never forgive myself if something happened to you too while we were trying to save my sister..." I meet his gaze silently, squaring my shoulders.
"Babe, I'm sorry. But Aria is my best friend, and I'm going to come with you no matter what you say, I care about her just as much as you do," I insisted, squeezing his hands gently. He opens his mouth to further argue with me, but closes it and looks away.
"Ghhh, fine. Wally, come on let's—anddd he's gone already," Dick growls softly, face palming himself, "I hate it when he does that. He doesn't even wait for me to tell him what we're specifically doing, he just up and leaves without a word."
I giggle softly in amusement as he and I step into the zeta tubes, "Sounds pretty damn familiar to me," I playfully tease him, kissing his cheek. He blinks at me, confusedly.
"What's that supposed to mean..?" He asked dumbfoundedly, not understanding what I was trying to imply as we teleported to his apartment quickly. I shake my head in quite laughter.
"You used to do the exact same thing when you were Robin. Remember? You'd pull the whole disappearing act out of nowhere all the time..?" I asked him amusedly as Nightwing and I walk out of the zeta tube, our hands intertwined.
For a few moments he's quiet, ruffling through his dresser drawers until he finds his police uniform. As he picks up the uniform, I guess he suddenly understands what I was saying because he groans softly, shaking his head.
"God, that was years ago..." he murmured, stripping out of his civilian clothes. I giggle as he throws a quick wink in my direction before he slips into his police uniform. He turns full circle for me and I clap before retrieving his badge and clipping it onto his right pec. I place a quick kiss on his lips and he smirks softly at me, then we head back into the zeta tubes as he pulls out his cell.
"Who are you calling?" I asked curiously as he dialed a number onto his cell's keypad.
"GPD, hoping to get at least two more officers with me just in case things get messier than planned," he hurriedly explained then he held up his hand for me to stay quiet as someone came on the speaker on the other side of the phone.
"Yeah, this is Officer Grayson, I'm requesting at least two other officers to meet me at this address," Dick begins and the speaker on the other line says something and Dick scowls slightly, rubbing his face in irritation, "No, I- oookay then. Thanks anyway." I frown as he cusses softly under his breath.
"Nobody available?" I guessed, rubbing his back with one of my hands soothingly. He nods, sighing as his shoulders sag for a moment. Then within less than a second, his exhausted expression is replaced with one of determination and he squares his shoulders.
"It doesn't matter, I'll take care of it myself," he says decisively, plugging in the coordinates for Blake's address, "I just hope Wally hasn't killed that teen already. God, I hope Aria's okay..." Dick murmured to himself quietly. We've literally just arrived at Blake's address, when a blur of yellow, orange, and red flashes past us and into the house.
"Fuck, there went Wally," I growled quietly, Dick nodding as we headed into the house. Following the trail of literal destruction that Wally had left behind, we found ourselves heading up the stairs.
"Babe, stay behind me, okay?" Dick suddenly says to me softly, holding out an arm in front of me as he pulls out a handgun from his belt loop. My eyes must have gotten really huge because he pauses and kisses my cheek reassuringly before heading further up the staircase, following the sounds of frantic sobbing coming from a bedroom at the far left side of the upstairs floor. Wally is already approaching the bedroom door as Dick rushes to Wally's side.
"Wally, hang on a second-"
Before Dick can say anything else to stall Wally, the ginger speedster breaks down the door to reveal Blake ontop of Aria, his body naked and pinning Aria's body beneath it.
"HEY, FREAK, GET OFF MY GIRLFRIEND!" Wally snarled, dashing into the room and kicking Blake so hard in the ribs that he flies across the room and into the wall. Dick is caught off guard by Wally's savagery but he shakes it off as he strides forward and handcuffs an unconscious rapist Blake. Aria is shaking and quivering as I run to her side.
"Aria, what the fuck were you thinking?! Why are you in your suit?! Oh my god, you're bleeding..." my anger dissipated into fear as I saw blood dripping from between Aria's thighs. She merely whimpers in agony as I stand beside her, nausea sending my senses into a chaotic spin. Dick had just finished calling the Gotham Authorities once more and spotted me as I fell to my knees beside Aria's practically comatose form. He glances at Blake's passed out body warily before approaching Aria, his frame shaking slightly.
"Ar...Aria..." He chokes, reaching out and tentatively bringing her close to him as Wally hovers in close.
~TBC~
