Re-write to the Truth Behind Smiles, slight crossover to xxxHolic. I haven't updated any of my stories in forever, but I should have them updated soon, hopefully. Probably. Disclaimer I don't own Young Justice or xxxHolic or any of the characters, all rights go to their rightful owners.
November 23, 2015, 20:43
He didn't know where he was, all he knew was he simply had a long day and getting arrested for trespassing wasn't high on his list of things to do. But of course, his legs didn't get the memo as they kept moving towards the door of a timeless and odd shop.
"Welcome." Said a tall woman in a red dress like thing, (a kimono, his brain helpfully supplies. Does that mean he's in Japan? How'd that happen?) with butterfly designs, her ebony hair was worn down, and she had an almost pitying look in her eyes as she regarded him. "Your arrival here is hitsuzen. Inevitability. You were fated to come."
Had he come with others he would have outright dismissed her, but here and now, he had nothing to prove and no one to prove anything to, which was a welcome reprieve if he was being honest, so he easily accepted her words as true. In any case, he also had the feeling that he was meant to come here.
"Hello." He answered her, smiling slightly.
"You have a wish you want to come true, do you not?" She queried.
"I don't…I…yeah, yeah I do."
"Are you prepared to pay the price for that wish to come true?" She asked cautiously, with sad eyes regarding him in a way where he felt that she was seeing his very soul and all of the secrets he'd kept hidden for years.
"If it means I get to rest and finally be free, then yeah, I'm okay with the price, so long as it's fair."
"So be it. The cost of your wish is your privacy on the memories you hold closest to you out of fear."
He smiled tiredly at her as he said: "That's fair. Thank you."
"You're welcome." She smiled sadly at him in return.
Right before he left, he turned around to face her emerald green eyes shining wearily, yet lighter than they had been when he entered. "My name is Wally West, by the way, nice meeting you."
"Nice meeting you too Wally, I'm Yuuko Ichimaru. May fate be kind to you."
With those words the redhead grinned and exited the store, feeling free of the burden that had been dumped upon him for nearly four years. It was worth it, he thought, even if it might not come true.
August 21, 2016, 08:17
All leaguers and members from the Team got an emergency alert from Nightwing asking them all to meet him at the Watchtower. When they arrived they had been expecting another failsafe from Reach, or the Light, or any of their allies. What they weren't expecting was a man about eighteen of Japanese descent waiting next to Nightwing, and looking extremely bored.
"Nightwing," Superman started "why have you called us here?"
"According to this guy here," Nightwing answered gesturing to the civilian, "we have to watch something or the price won't line up with the service?"
"What are you talking about?" Superboy asked, insanely confused.
"Why don't we let our guest answer," Batman said tersely wanting an explanation as to why a civilian was on the Watchtower of all places.
The man sighed. "About five years ago someone went to the shop of the Dimensional Witch," at that Doctor Fate and Martian Manhunter gasped. "His wish was fairly big, and in return, he had to give up his worst memories. In order to make the payment equal the wish, those closest to the client must watch them, all of them."
"Who was the client?" Batman said suspicion and dread heavily tinging his words.
"Wally West, the former Kid Flash."