Chapter 9- One step forward, two steps back.
A/N: Mentions of self harm and suicide.
After they spent time in the park, Roy drove over and picked Dick and Wally up and headed back towards his apartment.
Dick big brothers had went home to see what was going on there and especially what was going on with their dad.
Everyone had very many mixed feelings about Bruce right now. Once thing for sure, was that they all wanted to protect Dick and do what's best from him.
Roy, Wally and Dick slowly entered Roy's apartment to find Bruce Wayne standing there, waiting for them.
Dick's eyes widen and he took a step backwards.
Why is he here? How did he find me? Did someone tell on me?
Okay...okay just, just act normal. Its fine. Relax...but how?
thought Dick.
"Dick'' said Bruce and took a step forward. Roy right away stepped forward and stood in front of Dick. Roy narrowed his eyes at Bruce, he had half a mind to punch him and the other half to grab his bow and let a few lose upon Bruce.
Wally looked over at Dick and could see just how nervous he was.
"Dick, we need to talk'' said Bruce.Dick quickly shook his head no and closed his eyes tightly. The moments of the cave flashed in his mind and he remembered the slap.
Just then, his breathing picked up and he backed away more, his back now pressed against the door.
"I need to talk with my son, can you give us the room?" asked Bruce as he looked directly at Roy. With his eyes closed, he didn't know that his dad had moved closer towards him, along with Wally. Roy marched closer towards Bruce, jabbing his finger at Bruce's chest, Wally's eyes widen at this.
"Damn Roy's brave" thought Wally.
"Like Hell I'm leaving you alone with him! Especially after what you did!" shouted Roy angrily and took a step closer, only inches from Bruce, his left hand curling up into a fist about to hit Bruce at any given moment.
"This isn't up for discussion. I Am talking to my son, whether you like it or not Harper!'' Bruce said and quickly he shoved Roy, and pinned him to the ground. Wally was about to lept into action when he felt a small, shaking hand grasp tightly around his wrist.
He looked down at Dick, who held his eyes tightly shut. Wally could feel and see his whole body shaking. His grip on Wally's wrist grew tighter, and Wally quickly realized what Dick was doing. He was holding Wally back for one, but he was hold Wally close to him, so Bruce couldn't hurt Wally as well. Wally sighed and glanced quickly over at Bruce, who glared at him. Wally squeezed Dick's hand back and quickly pulled away with his supers peed before Dick knew what was happen.
Wally gently pushed Bruce farther away from Dick, over towards the couch, to try and defuse this whole situation before it got any worst.
Dick went to turn around and run out of the apartment but Bruce jumped forward. He grabbed his wrist and turned Dick around to face him. Dick winced when Bruce pulled him around suddenly to face him, fear lanced within his blue eyes. Dick bit his bottom lip, awaiting to be yelled at or worst be hit again.
Wally stood close by unsure as to what to do, with a serious pissed off Roy standing beside him, about to attack Bruce if he dared thought about injuring Dick again.
Bruce's grip tighten upon Dick's wrist, making him jerk his hand backwards and to start to panic.
"Don't touch me!" Dick slightly yelled, causing everyone's eyes in the room grow wide. Dick hardly ever raised his voice and now he was pretty much almost yelling at his dad, who was the freaking Batman.
Dick pulled his hand quickly out of his dad's grasp and pressed his back more against the door.
Dick was now hyperventilating at this point, his whole body shaking, his eyes unfocused and glazed over.
Wally stepped forward, ignoring the look Bruce sent him as he brushed past him and walked to Dick. Wally stood right in front of him and slowly reached his hand out and gently touched Dick's hand but he quickly pulled away and wrapped his arms around his shaking form.
"Dickie, it's okay. Just calm down alright, you're fine'' said Wally with concern lanced within his voice, he knew he needed to get Dick's breathing regulated or he might just pass out from hyperventilating.
Wally glanced over at Roy who was slowly making his way closer towards them, ignoring Bruce completely and just focusing on Dick right now, which was the most important thing to do.
"Dick," said Roy and reached out and laid hid hand upon his shoulder, but he got a surprised reaction from his team mate and baby brother.
Dick flinched and fell to the ground.
" I SAID DON'T TOUCH ME!'' Dick screamed at Roy, not realizing that it was him and not Bruce, his father. Dick shut his eyes tightly, as tears ran down his face. He pulled his knees towards his chest and pressed the palms of his hands against his eyelids, and slightly rocked back and force, trying to escape everything around him. it was too overwhelming for Dick at the moment.
It was clear to the others that Dick was having trouble breathing plus the whole situation was troubling for him. Bruce was shocked at this reaction and without Roy or Wally noticing, slipped out of the room and jumped off the balcony into the night, leaving them all alone to deal with his emotionally distraught son, one who put him in this position to begin with.
Both Wally and Roy knelt down before him, keeping their distance a bit, to allow Dick to work through all of this.
Wally so badly wanted to reach out to Dick and pull him into his lap and hold him until it all stopped hurting. He wanted to kiss his tears and sadness away, he just wanted Dick to be okay and right now it didn't seem like he was ever going to be 'okay' again. Wally sighed and dropped his head, he was then suddenly pulled over by Roy who cradled his head as Wally began to cry a bit.
As they sat there in silence except for the crying and sobs, sniffles from the three of them, Dick's mind was racing.
He wanted to run away right this moment, to disappear. He thought he would never be good enough for Wally and that he deserved so much better. Dick thought he was screwing up everybody's life. Thoughts of cutting, jumping, etc. thoughts of suicide played out within his mind, his mind giving Dick so many reasons to do it, to end it all to finally escape it because he couldn't handle it and no one cared about him.
Dick looked up from his eyes to see Roy and Wally before him.
He wanted to be alone.
He needed to cut.
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