~.: Nightwing's POV :.~
"Wally, can you move yours and Aria's mattress over a little bit?" I huffed, running a stressed hand through my hair as I took an assessment of the room's setup, "Running out of space over here and De hates sleeping near the window," Wally shot me an irritated look, growling softly before obediently moving the mattress he shared with Aria closer to the wall so I could get the layout just right.
"Complain all ya want, Wall," I chuckled softly, rolling my eyes at him as I crossed my arms over my chest in amusement, "At least there's enough room in here now that you listened to me. I told you my layout plans were better than yours. Limited space, remember?" I couldn't resist an amused smirk as Wally tosses one of his dirty socks at me, which I dodged, "Ay! I didn't throw anything at you, so what gives you the right to throw this thing at me? It reeks!" As I picked it up, I mockingly gagged and chunked it back at him.
Wally catches the sock and tosses it into the waste basket nearest to him, "You're throwing insults at me! Of course I have the right to throw something else at you!" He's pouting now and as he sits down on his mattress, I'm reminded of how we used to act when we were younger. I shake my head in amusement at him, smoothing my hair out of my face as memories of us messing around like this when I was Robin and he was Kid Flash flashed through my head. A hand touching my leg startled me out of my thoughts and I glanced behind me to see Alyssa looking down at the ground.
"Hey, Aly," I chuckled, picking her up as Wally scrambled behind his mattress and out of sight, "Aw, come on, Wall, chill. She's harmless," Cackling at his reaction, I smile warmly at Alyssa and hug her close, causing her to giggle softly.
"Hi, daddy," she laughs as I kiss her forehead, "Whatcha doing?" Before I can answer her, my communicator starts buzzing from ontop of my dresser and I quickly cross the room to pick it up after placing Alyssa on my mattress that I shared with De. My eyes narrowed in concern as my communicator's screen lit up with a distress call from Deanne. Oh, boyyy. What did Aria do now??
"Hey, Wall, did you get a distress signal from Aria?" I turned around to see that Wally is already halfway out the door, "Guess that's a 'yes'-" Groaning in frustration, I turned toward Alyssa who is staring at the door that Wally just ran past and take her into my arms once more, "Aly, I'm going to have Addison watch you and your siblings. Behave for me while I'm gone, I need to go fix something that Aunt Aria probably broke," She gives me a wide eyed look as I carry her down the hallway, carefully pick up Brodie, and head toward Addy's bedroom.
"Can't I come with you?" She shakily whimpered, hiding her face in my neck as Bella comes running up behind me, clinging to my leg with both arms, "I'm scared..." I gave her a warm smile, pausing just outside Addison's door to lower Allysa to the ground again before getting down on one knee so that I'm at their height.
"I'll be right back, I promise," I murmured, looking them both in the eyes before bringing them into a loving embrace, "It won't take long, and Addison is really nice; you guys will love her," As I tell them that, Addison's bedroom door opens to reveal Addy and Tim standing in the doorway.
"We'll take care of them, go ahead and get going," Tim chuckled, Addison taking Brodie from me as I gave them an embarrassed smirk.
"Thanks, you guys, I appreciate it," I chuckled in relief, rubbing the back of my neck. My communicator goes off in my pocket once more and I groan in annoyance, running a hand through my hair before waving goodbye to Allysa and Bella and rushing toward the zeta tubes. Wally is waiting as I step out of the zeta and he tapped his foot impatiently as I gave him a sheepish grin.
"What?" I coughed, rubbing the back of my neck as he rolled his eyes unamusedly, "I'm sorry I've got three kids to look after- trust me, I'm still getting adjusted-"
"Just come on," Wally huffed, "The distress call came from the apparent building around the corner. It sounds really loud, so I'm pretty sure Aria got herself into something she shouldn't have," I nodded, unsurprised as we headed towards the building that he pointed out. Cars were parked haphazardly all over the parking lot, some were even parked on the curb. Should've been in my officer uniform, I could've gave out a ton of tickets, I thought amusedly, smirking at the sight. My smirk instantly disappears as the smell of strong alcohol hits my nose.
"Great! A party with lots of alcohol, perfect idea of a girls night!" Wally is tugging frustratedly at his hair as we approach the entrance where a few teenaged couples are sloppily making out near the doorway, "I swear, I'm never letting Aria out of my sight again-" I gave him an irritated glance, nudging him in the side with my elbow while we're allowed into the building by a sketchy guy with tattoos stretching across both his arms.
"Stop fussing and concentrate on finding De and Aria," Glancing around the halls, I caught sight of a stream of people heading into one specific room, "You can ground Aria after I do once we find them." Wally grumbled under his breath as I led him into the apartment room. Loud music is blaring from a pair of speakers in the living room, and there's way too many people around. It's almost too difficult for me to make my way through the throngs of people, but somehow Wally and I manage just fine.
"'Kay, so how are we supposed to fin-"
"GET OFF ME, BLAKE!"
"Your sorry asses will wish you guys hadn't touched us-"
"Found 'em," I chuckled, exchanging a knowing look with Wally before pressing past a group of people gathered at one particular part of the room. As the last teenager steps out of our way, we spot Aria and De, pinned against the farthest wall by Blake and- SETH?!
