Harley went back up to her son's room and peeked in. He had turned on the black lights and was now sleeping on the ground. "poor creature…" she knelt beside him, seeing that there were tear stains on his cheeks. She gently shook his shoulder "Brink, wake up hon," he slowly opened his eyes, bright green under the black lights. "mom? is everything alright?"
Vanessa put a hand on her stomach where her cut was grunting again
Harley nodded and helped him up. "yeah, I just took the tracker out from ness. I don't want her movig her neck much so I was wondering you could carry her up here so she can rest?" Brink pulled on a shirt and looked up "She stayed?"
Harley nodded and nodded towards the door "yeah, she downstairs, come on."
She groaned wiping blood on her arm
brink followed Harley to the bathroom downstairs. Harley looked in and swore silently "Brink get bandages and a needle a thread from upstairs." she said, crouching beside ness and lifting her shirt gently "damn it kitty, I'm surprised he didn't chop you up into thirds…"
"Jacklynne already did. This" she said
Harley nodded, looking at the cut. "that fine, we must have opened it trying to move you around." She looked up when brink came back. "support her head while i work on the wound." she instructed. Brink nodded and knelt behind vanessa, setting her head in his lap and gently stroking her brow with his hand
She looked up at him seeing his tear stains and her features saddened
He looked down at her and offered a small smile before focusing on his momand watching her as she worked
Vanessa hissed and tears rolled down her cheeks as she felt her stiching her up
"It;s ok kitty cat." Brink whispered, looking away from his mother and taking vanessa's hand, stroking the back of it with his thumb
She clenched one of her hands into fists drawing blood
He took her other hand, not minding that it was covered in blood and pressed his lips to it, "Kitty please, if you strain it'll only hurt more." he whispered
More tears streamed down her cheeks as she clenched her eyes shut
Harley took a deep breath "alright, done. Brink Mind bringing her to your room to rest while I clean up?"
Brink nodded and stood, gently scooping her up in his arms and carrying her upstairs.
She let out deep ragged breaths
He gently set her down on his bed and then walked over to the drawer and pulled a clean shirt from it, passing it to her and turning around to giver her some privacy. "you okay?" he asked softly
She grunted as she put the shirt on " Me? Are you okay I saw the tear stains on your cheeks brink" she said
"yeah you, you're the one who's been getting hurt recently." He replied, still not turning around "I'm fine, just a trick of the light." he lied
"Brink don't lie to me please" she begged
He took a deep breath and turned to her "Don't get hurt and I won't lie."
"What? What are you talking about?" She asked
"you ness, I've tried to keep myself in control but every time you come home beaten and bloody that control slow ebbs away. I've tried, believe me my love I have but control only goes so far."
"I have everyone beating me guards, heros Villians everyone " she said
He sat beside her " i know ness, and it's not fair. I'm not upset at you, kitty cat. It's just….the world, they think they can use us and beat us around and then discard us like nothing."