I absolutely love Young Justice. And I also love Kid Flash. It was love at first sight, back when Teen Titans owned the primetime slot and KF was after Jinx, not Artemis. But, I gotta say, Young Justice has Teen Titans beat. But enough of my babbling. This fic is meant to be a series of one-shots that help characterize the... characters, however, I am hoping some sort of plot rises from the disorganized chaos of my brain.

Dude, Cartoonnetwork deserves props for making a show that's sweeter than Nutella: Young Justice, which I don't own. Which is a good thing, I'm sure.

Heroes and Hormones

Just Getting Warmed Up

Panting hard, Kid Flash landed flat on his back. Black Canary brushed her gloved palms together, something of a smirk on her lips. "Instead of focusing on my chest, focus on my stance," she advised, half-amused and half-disapproving.

"You mean on your legs?" the redhead flipped onto his stomach, his hands resting beneath his chin. "I can do that." Sure, Black Canary was older, but such a tiny detail couldn't stop the Kid.

Robin snickered, leaning comfortably against the counter, watching. The speedster, shrugged in careless way from his spot on the ground.

"Artemis, you're next," Dinah announced, dismissing and ignoring the irrepressible Kid Flash.

Sighing dreamily, Kid Flash rose swiftly to his feet. He was standing next to Robin, snapping off a section of a Flash Bar an instant later. Artemis passed the speedster, shooting him a glare as she did.

"Don't screw up. Y'know, like you did with the assassin," he said, the spite in his voice was poorly disguised. Robin elbowed Kid in the ribs. Usually Wally wasn't so quick to bite, but something about Artemis just ticked off the redhead to no end.

It infuriated the speedster when Artemis ignored him, walking away like he hadn't said anything. He hated it when people treated him like a minor pest. If he was going to be pest, he'd be the majorest pest out there.

Artemis dropped into a crouch, arms raised, hands balled into fists. Her hair was tied, as it always was, in a low ponytail that swung to past her waist. If she was anyone but Artemis, Kid might've admitted it was a good look. But, since it was most assuredly Artemis who owned that long, blonde hair, he usually compared it to a horse's butt.

Black Canary, on the other hand... now there was a beautiful lady. Also, blonde, but Kid Flash reasoned that Dinah couldn't help Artemis leeching off her hair color. Canary mimicked Artemis and took a battle stance... well, no that wasn't right. Artemis must've somehow future mimicked Canary, like the archer had read Canary's mind and done the action that was rightfully Canary's, to make it look like the younger blonde had thought of it first. Or something like that. Wally's head was usually full of these intricate theories.

The two blondes locked eyes, staring fearlessly at one another. Then Artemis' fist darted out, like a snake. Canary parried the blow easily, using her forearm to redirect the attack.

"Ha, predictable," Kid Flash commentated for Robin's sake, since Superboy was brooding moodily in the shadows of the hallway and Miss Martian had no interest in jibbing the newbie; He was too grumpy and she was too nice. Robin always humored the redhead and laughed along with him. Artemis' eyes tightened at Kid's words and her jaw tightened. Then she stooped down, her leg sweeping beneath Canary. Nimble as always, the elder- but not old, mind you- heroine danced out of harm's way, her face a mask of concentration.

"Puhleaase," the commentary continued, even as the battle remained on even terms. Artemis even seemed to gain an upper hand for a moment, catching Dinah's wrist in her grip. But the black-clad heroine smiled minutely, whipped around, hooking her foot behind Artemis' head, and forced Artemis to fall flat on her face.

The illuminated flooring declared that Artemis' status was 'Fail.'

Robin and Kid Flash guffawed behind their hands. Kid Flash was baiting Artemis, but Robin could never help himself. He excelled in hand to hand combat, and seeing all the older heroes get duped by simple feints was hilarious. Robin cackled again. It was hard for him to remember that his teammates didn't have the Batman as a mentor.

Artemis picked herself up, with an angry toss of her ponytail. Her eyes sparked. "At least I lasted longer than you," she snapped, challenging Wally, "the fastest boy to lose."

"Hey, you can't do that!" the redhead protested, his laughter died off immediately. His catch phrase was sacred for speed's sake! How dare she defile it.

Employing a smirk that grated on every single tiny nerve that zigzagged through the speedster's body, Artemis strut up to him, jabbing him in the chest. "What're you gonna do about it?"

Wally's personal bubble breached, he found himself staring straight into Artemis' sharp blue eyes. Inexplicably and for no good reason, his heart began to thrum in his head, keeping time to a fast paced gig. Color rushed to his cheeks, and his own eyes narrowed. It was all because of his competitiveness. It had to be.

"Well, least I have a catchphrase. I'm well rounded like that," Kid retorted, suddenly aware that he was arching backward, shying away from her. He straightened abruptly; he wasn't gonna let some two-bit heroine intimidate him. Artemis reacted instinctively, raising her hands. They pressed slightly against his chest, and he paused, horrorstruck. If she hadn't heard his thundering heart before, she most definitely could feel it now. It was racing faster than Uncle Barry on a caffeine binge.

There was an awkward pause.

"Love, hate, you two?" Robin cracked, bring reality crashing down on the two. Kid Flash flinched away, shoving Artemis away from him.

"Ew, maybe the second option, you outgenius twerp," Kid replied, appearing on the other side of the youngest, trying to copy Robin's habit of abusing the English language. The ploy was enough to distract his best friend from his entanglement with the archer.

The Boy Wonder caught Wally's attempt and snorted. "I am officially whelmed at your attempts, KF."