It was a few weeks and he was feeling more comfortable around them. But so far the family of Richard nor Wally knew that he was living with them and he had yet not asked why but he was not wanting to ask. Merlin just felt like it would be a bother and they would ignore him.

"Okay, what's been eating you up?" Wally interrupted his thoughts by playing with his hair as he was curled into the side.

A thing that seemed normal by now was whenever one of the others was not there, they were watching some movies or him reading and the other doing his college stuff. Richard was the one who was working as a police officer and Wally was going to college.

"Nuffin'" He mumbled and it was a lie what both knew.

Weirdly both of them had almost like a sixth sense and knew when he was thinking about something that would cause distress or whenever he was feeling slumped. Even when he tried to hide it, they knew.

"We talked about this Merlin." The seriousness made him stiffen and glance up but avoid the gaze instantly.

"I just..." He took a deep breath in and out and then asked the question that had been bothering him since staying here.

"Why do none of your friends and family know that I live here?"

There was a pause and a sigh soon heard and their eyes glanced at him. And he couldn't help but feel nervous now. Were they regretting him staying here or was there a reason?

"We thought it was too early and at some point, it was forgotten with how busy both of us were." A shrug was added with a sheepish undertone.

"So that was why..." He mumbled and feeling now moronic that he had thought like this. There was a chuckle and a hair ruffle with and a soft look received.

"Alright, let me just call my Uncle to make sure that he knows." The tone was reassuring and he nodded but wasn't exactly that sure that he liked it too much.

"We don't need anyone to tell that your living with us but wouldn't you rather walk around freely when one of the friends or family is here instead of hiding?" Wally pointed out something that he did so far and he knew he was right.

Even though he was not liking this too much. Was not liking meeting new people and these people were new to him. It was a thing that they had talked about prior but the last time they went somewhere with people, Merlin went into a panic attack.

That it was decided that they would not do that anytime soon and that they slowly would make him meet people. It was something that he knew would happen at some point. With a deep breath in and exhaling out, he nodded.

"I think first it would be nice for you to meet at least two people. Who it can be, we can talk with Richard, when that is okay for me?" It was asked and he nodded as snuggling into the arms closer now. It was comforting for him because it was making him nervous.

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"I heard that you want to start telling our family and friends that you're living here and also then meeting more people?" It was asked and this time they all were all cuddled on the couch, with him sandwiched between the two.

"Mhm." He mumbled sleepily and it was a thing that was happening also in the middle of the day.

A thing that was because of his mental health issue and explained to him that even the two had days like these. Sometimes it was too hard to even get him out of bed and the only reason why was because of the two, even then there were times where he was napping many times a day. 

"Dickie, I think we should start with maybe Bats? He for sure will want to meet Merlin. So far we were lucky but knowing him, there is no way that he won't march into this apartment."

"I know and that is what I am worried off. I also will have to explain to the other that he knows your identity."

His half-awake mind registered this and made him grumble because he really was anxious about meeting the father figure of Dickie. Not a surprise with him knowing that the Batman was the father figure of Dickie. Merlin could just hope that it was not going to be too bad. 

"Alright, I think we should head to bed now. You are as exhausted as he is and I know that something did happen at work." Wally said and he could tell that this was far from over. 

How many times he heard them argue about Richard hiding things was an occurrence thing and he was worried about this. At some point, the other would hide something that could be deadly. Leading him to whimper out of fear. There could be a risk of the male dying after all because the other hiding his injuries and even his magic could not heal all injuries. Sometimes it was too late and that was why he was fearing that Richard might die. 

"See and this is why you shouldn't hide things. We talked about this Richard John Grayson-Wayne." The entire name was said and making him know that the other would feel guilty.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean to hide anything but it's just a rough day with the crime rate that it had spiked." A heavy sigh was added and this was it for now.

The next morning it was talked out and he had clung onto the other like a lifeline as not wanting him to leave today. Making Richard let out a sigh and waiting for him to fall back asleep and then leaving for work like always.

And this caused a lot of issues after waking up...

"Where's Dickie?" He mumbled sleepily as realized that he was in the arms of Wally and the reason that he realized this was because of him being warmer than the other.

"Work," Wally said distractingly and a mistake that he soon realized as his breath hitched.

His eyes build up with tears and it would not take too long for him to be full in a mental breakdown. With hiccups, tears, and hyperventilating.

"Nuuu, I want Dickie here. I don't want him to be hurt." Was whined out between hiccups and that was a thing that he blurted out the first week after being there and him having a slight wound. The reason why he blurted it out was the day after as the other had left.

That was how Wally found out about his fear of the people he cared about dying or them leaving him. That was exactly why both tried to be mindful of their words, but Wally seemed to have forgotten about this.

It took a lot of Wally to coax him to calm down and that was just after the other put Richard on the phone with a video phone call. It calmed him enough to stop hyperventilating but the tears were not stopping. It leading for him to falling asleep at some point. 

A/N I apologize. I forgot about this one and that is why I just now posted this. Hope you enjoy this and hope to see you in the next chapter which I don't know when I will post a new one.