He made a face before he sighed and let himself slump a bit. "It's not that easy. It can't be that easy. I get it, your Super boy scout is making you see things, and want to fix things. But, B, I'm broken, and you cant fix me. Nothing can. I'm stuck with this. Look at Ra's he's nuttier than a fruitcake sometimes, and that's right where I'm heading. I have the pit in me now to." It had stained his hair and his eyes, the once sky blue eyes now had a green tinge and he had the white streak in his bangs. Like Ra's had white streaks near his ears.

"I'm going to snap one day, and nothing can change that. I came back at a price, and its a price I dont want you to have to pay." AS much as he had come to addore Ma Kent, he knew it was safe for him to be there, with just her. Clark could show up and end him if he ever snapped, and Bruce wouldn't have to see it.

"I smoke becuase it reminds me of mom... and becuase it helps calm my nerves when I can feel the dirt under my nails and hear the water all around me... I wake up every night feeling like Im drowning or trapped in a box again... and I dont even think you can fix that."