THIS is a collection of oneshots featuring out two favorite best friends!
Now, if you've read my story "Everything Goes Black" there are a few snippets of Nightwing's memories, and I thought I would use them to make some whole stories! You do not have to read that to understand this though, and there are gonna be more than just those in this.
ENJOY!
Reviews are appreciated!
First meeting:
Wally West could not think of a time in his life that he had ever been as excited as he was right now. Standing in the middle of the park in Central City, at two in the morning, waiting for the Dark Knight to arrive was so amazing he could hardly stand it. And to make things a million times better, the Caped Crusader would be bringing along his sidekick, the Boy Wonder-also known as: Wally's second idol, and the sidekick he aspired to be. Yes, there was no doubt in the redhead's mind, that tonight was going to be the best night ever.
"You ready, Kid?" Flash asked, setting a hand on his nephew's shoulder.
Wally looked up and grinned, "So ready!" he replied, enthusiastically.
Flash smiled, "So, in a few minutes, you get to be meet Robin," he said. "He's like your hero, right?"
"Well, yeah, if you don't count you," Wally said. "Robin is seriously amazing! He's the first Sidekick ever, and he's super smart, and he's super acrobatic, and he can kick butt, and I heard he's like a freaking ninja! How much cooler can you get?! One day, I swear I'm gonna be as good a sidekick as he is."
"Yeah, good luck with that, motor mouth."
Wally yelped in surprise, as a young boy dropped out of a tree. Upon registering the face, his eyes widened. "Y-you're…you're-!"
"Robin, the Boy Wonder, partner of Batman. The uh… 'freaking ninja'."
"Oh…you heard that?" Wally asked, turning a bright shade of pink.
Robin smirked, "Don't worry about it," he held out his hand, "nice to meet you…Kid Flash, right?"
The almost inaudible, "he knows my name!" drifted to Robin's ear, and he resisted the urge to shake his head.
"Dude…?"
"Oh, I-I'm sorry!" Kid Flash said quickly, shaking the other boy's hand. "Yeah, I'm Kid Flash."
Robin mouthed the name, getting a feel for it, before grimacing. "Can I call you KF, instead?"
"Uh…why?"
"Because 'Kid Flash' is too long and formal," Robin explained. "I don't like it! Besides, if you plan on being my friend, you have to have a nickname…it's just how it has to work."
Wally wasn't about to argue with the son of Batman. "Uh, that works. KF is…cool." he turned pink again. "Y-you know, this is actually really, really exciting! You're sort of my idol."
"Just don't fangirl, ok?" Robin smirked.
Wally blushed.
Robin cackled, "Aw, look, Bats, I've got a fan!"
It was then that Batman walked out from behind a tree, a ghost of a smirk on his lips. "Now that you're both acquainted," he said, evenly. "Flash and I have business to attend to. You two patrol the city, we'll rendezvous back here in four hours."
Kid Flash looked up at his Uncle. "Um…?"
"Better do what he says, kid," Flash chuckled, "I'd hate to see you die before you're twelve."
The redhead nodded quickly, "Hey, Robin, I'll show you around!" he offered.
Robin shrugged, "Alright, whatever. See ya, Bats."
"Do you think he'll be alright?" Flash asked once the boys had disappeared.
Batman smirked, "He has Robin to protect him."
Flash rolled his eyes. Great, the Bat was in a good mood, which meant by the end of night Barry probably wouldn't be...
Robin would never admit it, but the redheaded speedster was easily one of the most annoying people he had ever met. If not the most. He knew Kid Flash was one of his many fans, just by all of the TV interviews he had seen, but Robin wasn't about to let that stop him from plotting various ways of permanently silencing the older boy. He knew Batman would disapprove, due to the Dark Knight's insistence that his partner needed more friends around his own age, but he didn't much care at the moment. Especially since the speedster was going on so fast, Robin wasn't sure if he was even speaking English anymore.
"Hey, Kid Motor-Mouth," Robin spoke up finally. "You mind…?"
Wally blushed, "Sorry…"
Robin smirked, before returning to his task of watching the surrounding area. He was position as far up into a tree as possible, wishing he could climb up one of the buildings to watch things from a rooftop.
Unfortunately, Wally was limited to the ground, which meant so was Robin. He sighed mentally, wondering if Batman's intentions were as pure as claimed and he wasn't just trying to teach the Boy Wonder patience or something.
"So, what's it like living with the Batman?"
Robin raised an eyebrow, looking down to where the speedster was walking in circles around the base of the tree. He looked back up, shaking his head at the redhead's inability to remain still. "It's interesting. What's it like living with the Flash?"
"Oh, I don't live with Flash."
Robin looked back down to find Wally looking up at him. "You don't?"
Kid Flash shook his head, "Nope," he replied, popping the P. "I live with my parent's. I do spend a lot of time at Flash's house though."
"Oh…I didn't know that," Robin confessed, resuming his task. "Bats always made it sound like you weren't on good terms with your parents. Guess I got it wrong."
There was a long silence, which made Robin wonder if the older boy had run off. Pocketing his binoculars, Robin returned his gaze to the ground. Wally was sitting now, almost completely still at the base of the tree, his eyes closed. Had he fallen asleep?
Carefully, as to not fall, Robin made his way down to the ground and sat beside the speedster. "You awake?" he asked.
Kid nodded, "Yeah, I am," he replied. "Sorry, just got a bit sidetracked…"
Robin wasn't buying it, but he didn't push the matter any further. He was sure that whatever Kid Flash wasn't telling him, wasn't worth his knowing.
"Hey, KF, you wanna see something?"
The redhead looked to him, slowly opening his eyes. "Sure."
Robin held up his wrist, and activated his holo-computer. "Tada!"
"Whoa!" Kid Flash gushed. "That's so cool! I'veneverseenanythinglikeitholycowwheredidyougetthat?!"
Robin laughed, "I literally only understood like four words of that."
Kid Flash chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Uh, yeah, sorry," he said. "Sometimes I forget to slow down."
"Anyway," Robin said. "This is what I use to hack into things and download data for Batman. He has one too, but doesn't use it very often…the tech-y stuff is usually my job, while he covers me."
"So cool!"
Smirking, Robin closed the screen and looked up at the stars above them. He pointed suddenly, "Hey, look, it's Orion's belt!" he said.
"How do you know which is which?" Wally asked.
"My mom and I used to look at the stars every night," Robin replied, smiling at the redhead. "I know all of them."
Wally felt an odd warmth bubble through his chest. "Would you…teach me?"
Robin's smile widened into a grin. "Sure!"
Flash stood off in the distance with Batman, watching as the two boys admired the stars, Robin pointing out each constellation and explaining it's history. Flash knew that though the Dark Knight would never admit it, he was equally as satisfied as the Scarlet Speedster.
"Well, mission accomplished," Flash said.
"Seems so," Batman muttered.
Flash quirked an eyebrow, "What's the matter, Bats?" he asked. "Isn't this what you wanted?"
"I have a feeling this is not going to be our last patrol together," the Bat replied, before leaving the shadows. "Robin!"
The boy stopped mid-sentence, and shot to his feet. He waved at the heroes as they approached, grinning brightly. "Hey, Bats! Wally and I were just checking the constellations!"
Batman's mouth twitched. "Well, it's time for us to go," he said. "Say your goodbyes."
Robin's grin fell, and his shoulders slumped slightly as he turned to face his knew friend. "See you later, KF," he said, glumly.
"Maybe next time Flash and I can come to Gotham!"
The Boy Wonder perked at this. "That'd be awesome!"
Batman cringed. What had he done?
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