Broken But Loved (Robin Fic)

Chapter 9

When they got back it was 6:30 at night and Dick was carrying a lot of bags with him. He couldn't express how happy he was in this moment as he walked into the mountain too see the Justice League smiling at them.

  The first person he looked for waa Batman, but his smile started to fade when he realized Batman wasn't there. He just held the bags close to him as the team lead him to an empty room.

  "Here's the room we told you about on the ride over back. It's a little small but you can stay here for the time being." Artemis said.

  Dick looked around, a small smile appearing on his lips as he looked over at her and nodded. She chuckled before placing the rest of the bags down on the bed and leaving the room, making sure she closed the door.

  When Dick was alone in the room he took this time to look around it. There were empty shelves around the room, a broken radio and television were also in the corner. There was a lot of dust collecting on the furniture as well it made Dick feel almost... alone.

  He put down the bags on the bed and slowly slid down until his butt was on the floor. He pulled his knees up to his chest and hugged them as he took in just how big this room was. To the team it was the smallest room, but to him it was like a mansion and he didn't know how to treat it.

  About an hour of sitting on the floor, Dick heard a knock on the door, making him jump, not realizing how dark it was in the room. He looked over at the window to see it was dark outside.

  "Hey Dick, it's me. Just wondering how the move is going, can I come in?" It was Wally.

  Dick looked over to see he had put away nothing. He just sat there in the cold dark room for who knows how long and that made him panic a little. He didn't say anything.

  "Dick?" He asked once again.

  Dick scrambled to his feet, flinching when they met the bed frame. He jumped for the door, almost knocking a piece of furniture over before he caught himself on the door knob. He twisted it and opened the door, seeing Wally standing there in civilian clothing.

  Wally looked in to see the bags were still on the bed and Dick looked dressed in the same stuff. Plus the lights were off so Wally couldn't see much in the room.

"Would you like some help?" He asked.

  Dick contemplated for a minute before slowly nodding his head. He stepped aside, allowing Wally into the room. Wally nodded and stepped in, walking over to the bags on the bed and started opening them, lying them out on the bed. Dick watched as Wally worked, before slowly closing the door.

  He peaked over Wally, cocking his head slightly as he watched Wally fold some black faded jeans before putting them in a pile. Dick couldn't take his eyes off of the way Wally organized his clothes. He was too fixated to realize just how close he had gotten, until he basically was lying on Wally's back.

  Wally gulped, lifting up a pair of white washed pants with an awkward smirk. "Would you like to try and fold one?" He asked.

  Dick slowly leaned off of Wally, before nodding, taking a seat on the bed. Wally handed Dick the jeans, before grabbing a pair of his own. He stepped back and started demonstrating. "So what you do is grab the waistband and then connect the ends. After that you fold it down and then repeat until you have something like this." Wally said, holding up a perfectly folded piece of clothing.

  Dick nodded determining, grabbing the sides of the jeans before folding them in. He folded them in half before doing it again. It didn't look as good as Wallys but he did it and that put a bright smile on his face. They continued to fold the clothes until all of them were folded.

  After they were done, Wally helped to put them in the drawers before grabbing some cleaning materials and helped to make the place look less dusty and gross and more like a room. Once they were done, they both collapsed on the bed, Dick still not used to the feeling of the soft bed under him.

  "Do you feel better being in here?" Wally asked, turning over on his side to look at Dick who, surprisingly was fast asleep. Wally chuckled and stood up, taking off Dick's shoes before picking him up and fixing him into the bed. Once he was tucked away, Wally smiled warmly before turning off the light, but knew better than to close the door.

  "How is he?" Artemis asked, peaking into the room.

  "He's fine. Just resting." Wally explained.

  Artemis lifted a brow. "You were in there for a long time. What happened?"

  Wally shrugged. "Just helped him with his clothes and cleaning the place up. I guess you could say I was trying to tire him out so he could actually get some decent sleep." Wally yawned, stretching. "Which seemed to work on me as well. Now if you will excuse me, I am going to hit the hay as well. Tell professor grump to keep an eye on Dick." Wally groaned.

  Artemis folded her arms watching Wally slump past her. "And who is professor grump?"

  Wally sent her a smirk. "Roy obviously. He never sleeps, too busy sulking around to look as cool as Batman. Tell him to listen for any bump in the night we should be aware of."

Artemis chuckled. "You've got it speed brain." She answered before turning away from Wally who disappeared into his room. Artemis sighed, she hated talking to Roy but she sucked it up and went to tell him Wallys request anyways.

  A/N: hey guys! Sorry for making you wait so long. I humbly apologize!!! I hope you enjoy the chapter! Sorry for the shortness.