Title: Rain
Characters: Nightwing, Kid Flash and Artemis.
Pairings: Traught and past-Spitfire. Either way, it will rip your heart out. Or at least I want it to *evil laugh*
Summary: He grabbed the girl's hand that limped beside her body. It was cold, from the rain or... her state, he didn't want to know.
Notes: Done for the 30 Day Drabble Challenge; Day 20. I didn't really know where I was going with this, mainly because I wrote this during class OOPS
Prompt: Tremble
Disclaimer: Nope, characters not mine.


The rain was harsh, almost cruel, beating against the road and the people frozenly standing on it. Their hair plastered on their faces, they seemed not disturbed by the continuous downpour as their heads hung low, their bodies turned to a general direction.

In the middle of the wet, empty road were two figures crouched low on the ground, almost like they were kneeling.

Well, at least one of them was.

Nightwing trembled against the sharp wind, cradling another body close against his chest. His arms circled the limp body, his head right above the shoulder, and his strong legs supporting the weight of both of them. He hugged the body close, almost as if he was terrified that somebody would take her away.

The people around the two continued to stand there, unmoving and mourning, but not as much as the broken man in front of them. A redhead stepped forward, Kid Flash they called him, and placed a tentative hand on the poor boy's shoulder.

Nightwing looked up, eyes distant with raw emotions, to his friend- best friend and growled, "This wasn't supposed to happen, KF. This is all my fault. I," he choked out the rest of his words, "killed her."

Kid Flash crouched down to his friend's level, the rain completely flattening his hair across his forehead. He grabbed the girl's hand that limped beside her body. It was cold, from the rain or... her state, he didn't want to know. The familiarity stung deep within his chest but he held on, pushed his memories away and looked at his best friend in the eye. This was about him- them now, not him.

"Artemis told me this was her choice, Nightwing. None of this is your fault."


A/N: Like I said, barfed this out during a lesson so I know it's all over the place. Poo. Sorry I can't give you quality fics right now. /: