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≽ 𝟱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿

The team had come up with a plan to get back at Deathstroke which Aria was completely against since she felt that no matter how much they hurt the villain, it wasn't going to bring back her older adoptive brother.

"Hey, look what the surf dragged in, I was beginning to think you blew us off," Dick spoke to the boy

"He says, "Homework, it never ends," Dawn spoke making Hank scoff

"Ah, it did for me, one day I woke up, no school, no books," Hank spoke making Aria narrow her eyes at him

"Weren't you expelled?" Aria questioned her friend

"Some say," Hank spoke making them chuckle

"Well, Stereolab released a new Japanese pressing today, twelve inch and the LP, and both on clear vinyl," Dick spoke as Dawn signed

"A little profanity but he says, take all my money, please," Dawn translated to the group

"Okay, record geeks, come back to the party, please, nice toss," Hank spoke as Jericho tossed the football back

Aria had hopped up off of the seat next to Hank before running to the water as she wanted to swim, the sounds of the waves around her had always calmed her down and now more than ever it made her feel closer to Garth and shortly later Dick had come and gotten her since they were leaving.

"We moved too fast," Hank stated as the house was empty

"Or maybe sweet Jericho played us," Donna suggested before Dawn scoffed

"He hates his dad, you were there when he told us," Dawn defended him

"More like love-hate but either way, I say we party with young Jericho again and see where it takes us," Donna stated as Hank shook her head

"I'm still with Dawn on this, I'm done playing that kid," Hank stated to the girl

"Since when is separating children from their psychopath parents a bad thing? We're doing him a favor," Donna convinced some more

"We're not exactly Child Services," Aria stated to the girl

"Maybe you forgot what his dad did, Garth is dead," Donna remarked making Aris scoff

"Nobody's forgotten, none of us but maybe we've taken it far enough with him, and doing this doesn't bring him back so stop acting like you are high and mighty about this. He is a kid," Aria stated with anger

"We'll find another way," Dick spoke trying to calm Aria down

"So I'll just stand here and wait for this big idea?" Donna questioned in a soft tone

"I said we, you'll be a part of it, too so I'll go tell Jericho," Dick stated before walking out

Jericho ended up having powers and joined the Titans to help take down his dad after they had told him everything and admitted to why they even reached out to him in the first place. Jericho saw Aria out on the balcony and decided to join her.

"The man my father killed, you was close wasn't you?" Jericho signed as she nodded

"He was my brother, adopted but my brother nonetheless," Aria spoke in a soft tone

"I'm sorry," Jericho signed making her shake her head

"It wasn't your actions so you have nothing to be sorry for," Aria corrected him with a soft smile

"They said you were against using me," Jericho signed before she sighed

"It didn't feel right," Aria admitted making him smile

"I understand why they did it though," Jericho signed with a nod

"You are too kind for this world, Bud," Aria joked with a wide smile

They stayed out there for a while before he went inside for water then once she went back inside she learned that Jericho had gone to meet his father to try and talk him down but only for Dick to come to tell them that Jericho was already dead.

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