When Somebody Loved Me

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Unbreakable. Damian Wayne Al Ghul was unbreakable. The snide remarks made by his family, mainly Tim, did not faze him. The ever so infamous icy and bone chilling glare of his father, Batman, seemingly had no effect. The breaking of every bone in his body barely caused him to flinch. Even when death came knocking at his door to collect him, Damian looked straight into its face with his signature smirk and walked gallantly towards the great unknown. 

Broken. Damian Wayne was broken to begin with therefore he was unbreakable. The snide remarks made by his family, more specifically Tim, didn't faze him because he already knew the truth, he was "The Demon Spawn" thus he was evil and was nothing. The Batglare had no effect due to him having felt the beady and watchful eyes of all those who watched his life unravel all because of the choices he made. Thus, the stone cold glare his father constantly sent were nothing in comparison to the gaze of all his inner demons. No pain was felt as countless bones in his body broke, for he was a machine. A machine that was suppose to stay strong, so if he malfunctioned and dare shed a tear he would lose his grasp on the last bit of control he had in his life. Finally, Damian welcomed death with open arms because when he was dead he was finally at peace. He wasn't numb, he didn't have to choose between hurting or feeling nothing at all. In death he got the life he had dreamed of. However, his bliss times of being away from the living ended. He was brought back by the Lazarus Pit. Although he tried to smile, he knew he was not truly happy. The only thing, or rather the only the person that made his life worthwhile was his beloved brother Dick Grayson.

Dick was kind, understanding, compassionate, radiant, and was everything Damian secretly  wanted and wished to be. He was the gleam of hope that shined in a world that day by day began to fade away. He was the candle that burned infinitely and aided in helping Damian to find his way out of the cold desolate icy tundra that was his mind. He was Dick Grayson.

Damian treasured all the memories he and dick shared. Being with Dick made time stop, the colors that always eluded Damian came and shined brighter than ever before, he made Damian's life ..... normal.

Time. Time is funny really, it can go extremely slow when you wish for it to go by quicker.Yet, that can and is a blessing. People whose beliefs are antithetical to this, would soon meet their downfall, just as Damian did.

Damian's life began to spiral when Grayson asked him to come watch a movie with him. Damian was not interested in the movie and made several complaints about it. He sat on the couch next to Dick wishing for time to fly by faster. Just as he thought the movie was never going to end, it concluded. Just as Damian was about to get up and go to his room, he heard Dick call his name.

"What is it now Grayson?" Damian said as he rolled his eyes in annoyance. Just as he was about to bombard dick with some of his classic insults he felt himself being pulled towards Dick's chest."Unhand me Grayson!!" Damian screamed.  Dick let go and sent him a sad smile."Listen Lil'D, I wanted to spend one last day with you before I have to leave" Dick sad somberly.

Leave? What did he mean leave. Damian heard the words but for some reason was unable to comprehend and make since of it. "Grayson, do not be an idiot. If you leave then I have to leave. It is only proper as I am your partner." Damian said as if it were a clear cut fact. Dick just shook his head. " No Lil'D. You can not come. I am leaving to get away for awhile. I don't know when I will be back. I am leaving in a few minutes. I just wanted to say goodbye to you before I left." 

Tears welled up in Damian's eyes." Leave Grayson!! I don't care what you do. Leave me here and abandon me like everyone else!" with that Damian ran to his room and slammed the door. Finally, the dam that surrounded his heart broke and tears of anger, frustration, loss, and the overwhelming feeling of downcast were released. His gleamer of hope started to fade. Deep within his heart, he hoped that his downpour of emotions that he displayed would be enough to make him stay. This only made it all the more painful as he watched Dick pack his bags into his car and drive away.

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When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour spent together
Lives within my heartAnd when he was sad
I was there to dry his tears
And when was happy so was I
When he loved me

As Damian watched the car drive further and further away, he thought back to all the times he and Dick spent together. Through think and thin they were together through it all. He desperately wished he could reverse time to relive those memories and tell him that he loved him. 

Through the summer and the fall
We had each other that was all
Just he and I together
Like it was meant to beAnd when he was lonely
I was there to comfort him
And I knew that he loved me

As bittersweet memories of Dick swirled like a a tornado in Damian's head, he came to the hard realization that Dick had changed. He had grown.But Damian however did not. Could it be that Dick simply out grew him? Did he not need him ? Was he not worth the effort? Almost instantaneously, all the worlds colors drained and nothing held any sort of beauty. He was confused and alone.

So the years went by
I stayed the same
But he began to drift away
I was left alone
Still I waited for the day
When he'd say I will always love youLonely and forgotten
Never thought he'd look my way
And he smiled at me and held me
Just like he use to do

That night Damian cried a sea of despair. His afflictions did not abate after that night either. He was obsolete. He was only half of a whole. His former self a shadow of the heart-wrenching past. 

Like he loved me
When he loved meWhen somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour spent together
Lives within my heart
When he loved me

Years went by and Dick still hadn't returned. Life around Damian had changed and he had grown physically and emotionally. Yet one thing remained the same. As Damian's eyes became heavy and sleep threatened to overtake him, he always remembered to think back to the time when everything was beautiful. When he was truly loved. When Dick loved him.