No Words Needed

It was Friday afternoon and the cave was eerily quiet.

Practically no one was around. Conner, Megan, and Kaldur were off on a special off world mission, meaning the cave was currently empty.

All except for a certain speedster.

In one of the many restrooms present in the cave, Wally West was standing in front of a mirror staring at his own reflection.

Sad green eyes stared back at him as his gaze shifted to the large purple bruise that was currently forming on his right cheek. He gently ran his fingers over the purple spot and winced when he felt a familiar sense of pain flow through his body.

He looked up at his reflection once more as his grip on the sink tightened. His eyes began to water as he thought about the reason behind the bruise.

His dad had hit him.

Yeah, he had been pushed around before but never had his dad physically hit him.

It hurt to think about it.

Wally was too busy with his thoughts to notice that somebody else had entered the room. By the time he realized he was no longer alone, it was too late to hide the evidence that he had been crying.

He had to think fast. He would just say that it was a mugging gone wrong. Yeah that was perfect. Just because he was Kid Flash didn't mean that criminals couldn't land a lucky punch every once in a while.
With that he wiped the tears from his eyes and turned around forcing a smile.

"Hey Rob…." He tried to say, but before he could finish his statement, a pair of small arms wrapped around his body.

Wally's eyes widened as he realized what was going on.

He knew.

Of Course he knew.

His mentor was Batman after all, the world's greatest detective.

Tears flowed down Wally's cheeks as he melted into the hug. He wrapped his arms around the smaller boy's neck as he continued to let it all out. Dick started to rub small soothing circles into Wally's back, whilst saying nothing.

Nothing was said because when it came to comforting Wally, Dick knew exactly what to do so that absolutely no words were needed.