Two, or three shot with genderbent Flashspell.


Zane was sitting in the common room of the cave, reading his original copy, meaning no pictures, or Harry Potter. There was no school for New Yorkers today. He was enjoying the quiet until:

Recognized: B03-Kid Flash.

Zane, although he found Willow very pretty-something he would admit to no-one but his mother's grave- he also found her superspeed a little too much to handle. But today, it seemed, she wasn't in the mood to go zipping around the cave. Zane looked up to see her walk past him. She looked sad, hurt even. He watched as she walked over to the other end of the couch and sat down, muttering things in a sad voice. Zane tried to go back to reading, but her voice distracted him. He looked up when she muttered:

"Worthless. Never amount to anything. Too slow, never ever fast enough."

He looked up from his book again to see that her normally windswept hair was down to her shoulder, her mouth was quivering, but, what caught his attention was the bruise on her cheek.

"Willow?" He asked, his voice soft, as he put down his book, not bothering to mark the page.

The speedster flinched, too quickly for Zane to see, before looking up at him. "Hey Zane." Her voice was quiet as well, too quiet, and she sounded like she was trying not to cry.

"What happened?" His ocean blue eyes looked into her forest green

"Nothing!" Willow said, about ready to get up. She would have too, if Zane hadn't put his hands on her shoulders.

"Something happened." Zane said as one of his hands was now hovering over the bruise. He sensed Willow's (orange), Robin's (black), Roy's (red) and Barry's (blonde) auras, but he also sesed a different aura. It was an aura that was painful to even sense. Zane's hand gently brushed her cheek, making her cringe. "What happened Willow?"

Tears sprang up in her green eyes. "My father. He was mad again. Normally I'm able to heal fast, but it's not working."

"Stay here." He got up and heard her move "Yats."

Zane got up and retrieved the medicine box from beneath the sink, for once he was glad M'gann put one there. He returned to the couch and began treating the bruise.

"I have superspeed, ya'know."

"I do. But, I want to put this on it."

After applying all of the necessary disinfectants, he put a bandage on it. He moved to kiss it, like his mother used to, but he ended up kissing her instead. It was a soft kiss, the two noted, before they pulled apart.

Willow's eyes were locked on his, he saw her for the girl behind the superpowers. A vulnerable girl who needed all of the love in the world. He decided he was going to be the one to protect her and immediately his protective instincts took hold. He was going to stop Willow's father from hurting her again, even if it cost him the respect of his father.

Willow saw, in Zane's eyes, a teen who was in his father's shadow. Even with Zane's magic, compared to his father, he was second best. No matter how many times he tried, he was barely praised for his heroics. Always being grounded for going against his father's rules. He may as well be classified as a vigilante instead of a hero.

Zane was the first to speak, clearing his throat and blushing. "Sorry."

"It's alright." Willow said, blushing. She looked at his book, which was on the table. "What are you reading?"

"Harry Potter."

Willow scrunched up her nose "Really?"

"It's an interesting book." Zane defended

"Never read it." Willow replied after a moment of thinking

"I could let you borrow the book."

Willow's nose scrunched again "Too boring reading the book."

"I could read it to you." Zane said. He didn't expect Willow to grab the pillow from the other side of the couch and put it on his lap.

"Start at the beginning please."

"Very well." The young mage read the book, cover-to-cover, to the young speedster.

Zane looked at Willow, who was looking mesmeried. "Do you have any more books?"

"No, the first one is the only one I have, sadly." Zane looked down at his lap, a smile across his face. "So, since no one gets here for hours, want to go to the mall?"

Willow looked surprised. "Uh, yeah. But, are you sure you have enough money?"

"Yes." Zane held up a wallet, that did not resemble his in any way at all.

"You swiped your dad's wallet?" Willow asked, getting off of Zane's lap

Zane smirked, flicking his wrist and producing another wallet "And Robin's."

Willow laughed "Let's go, Prince of Prestidigitation."


Robin, and the other Team members- sans Zane and Willow- were looking around the cave after school. Robin lost his wallet, but refused to tell anyone, saying that Wolf took something that Batman wanted back.

RECOGNIZED: B03-Kid Flash

RECOGNIZED: A03-Zane Zatara

They heard laughter following the designations. Wait, laughter!?

Willow walked in, a bandage, and face-paint, on her face with a cat in a suit; from Build-a-bear in it's box with bags in her other hand. Zane followed, identical face paint on his face, with a dog in a Kid Flash costume; and with bags in his other hand.

"When you spoke Italian to that cashier at the bookstore, he looked like he was about to piss himself." Willow snorted

Zane barked a laugh before he said "Not as funny as that waitresses face when she gave you your eighth milkshake!"

"What. The. Fuck?" Surprisingly enough, it was Conner.

The two turned to look at them, smiles not faltering. Willow whipped out a wand.

"Stupefy!" Willow yelled. The team looked dazed, surprised at the outburst.

Zane grabbed her hand "Run to the common room!"

The two ran for the garage. Conner turned to look at his fellow teammates.

"What just happened?"

Robin smirked "I think Harry has fallen for Hermione."