Hello, my chillins! Okay, so this is my first YJ story, as well as my first BF story, so review and feedback would be GREAT! Also, I want to thank my FABULOUS beta, sagestormashes. You did a great job girl, thanks :P Hope you all like it and thanks for reading!

Time Slows Down

Wally West sagged, sinking deeper into the couch. The TV blared in the background; words upon words of something unimportant and uninteresting. The announcer continued babbling until one name caused Wally to jolt back into reality, "Bruce Wayne."

Pulled out of his thoughts, he raised his eyes to the screen, and focused on the newscast. "And we're back again with Clevver TV. I'm Loraine Cruz. Today, billionaire playboy, Bruce Wayne, and adopted son, Dick Grayson took off on their private jet to China, for Wayne Enterprises charity work. According to our sources, we have gotten word that Bruce Wayne is going to be staying in the same hotel as world renounced porn star, Zoria Blake. It goes without saying that we all pray that Dick Grayson gets his own suite. More details about their getaway tomorrow at five, I'm Loraine Cruz, back to you, Daniel."

Sighing, Wally relaxed back into the chair. One month. Dick was going to be gone for one month. Robin was going to be gone for a month – his everything was going to be gone for a month. Wally threw his arm over his face, trying not to think about how long the next few weeks would be.

'It's going to be slow, yes,' Wally thought. 'The first couple days will be long, but then I'll get into a rhythm. The days will start to go by and before I know it, Dick will be back and everything will be good! One month isn't too long, and I have a lot of things to do. I'm in school, so I have to do that, and then with training and missions, time will fly, even for me!'

After he convinced himself that he would get through this, he closed his eyes, andbreathed out, tilting his head back. After a couple minutes, he started to hear the tick of the clock on the wall. 10:53:01, 10:53:02, 10:53:03, 10:55:04, 10:53:05…

One week later

'I'm probably getting on everybody's nerves! I can't bring myself to care. How long has it been since I woke up? There's nothing to DO. M'gann and Conner are off somewhere, and Artemis is off on duty with Green Arrow. I'm so bored! I even wish she was here. Even though Arty can be a pain in the ass, she's a great way to pass the time. Though I don't think she would talk to me even if she was here, after the way I've been acting… or, as Conner put it, moping.

What's sad is that I can't even disagree with that statement. I've already had a short attention span, but now nothing will interest me for more than 10 minutes, and even then it's not real attention. I just need to just focus. I should go see if there's anything for me to do as Kid Flash. Maybe I can help direct traffic…that would pass the time. I mean, just me talking to myself was at least like what, an hour? Two?

Fuck, who am I kidding? It's been 5 minutes at most. Just get up and go – go to the park! Yeah Wally, just go out and walk & get some fresh air! And when you get back, Artemis and the others will probably be back by then and we can take out the ice cream, watch TV, and have a 'girl's night out', as Artemis would be quick to poke fun of.

Heaving himself from whatever chair he'd had been brooding in, he carried himself out to one of the zeta tubes.

Once arriving in Central City, Wally set off for the park. For the first time in a long time, Wally didn't run, didn't speed-just walked. It felt almost calming, to go at a normal speed. He watched the cars pass him on the road, and noticed their model numbers. He noticed the way the hedges were trimmed, saw the families picnicking, the kids playing soccer, and saw the young couples falling in love. It was an all around beautiful and calming day, despite Wally's misery.

As he passed through the park, he came upon two little boys. One was really short, with black hair. The other was a good size taller, at least two years older with light, sandy hair. They were playing a form of tag. They both kept laughing and running until the younger of the two tripped over a log, near Wally. But before Wally could attempt to help the child, the older boy ran over to him and helped him up, laughter masking a worried expression. He gave the boy a look over to make sure he was fine. Once sure he had escaped harm, they walked off to the playground, fingers interlocked.

Heart swelling, Wally sat down at the nearest bench, practically being dragged into a memory from his past.

*Flashback*

It was only about a month after they had first met. They had been walking down one of the streets of Gotham, when they had come across a group of thieves. Immediately, they launched themselves at the masked men. Wally ran at one and grabbed his gun before he had time to blink. Robin charged the others with his escrima sticks, which surprised Wally. (Out of everything Dick could have used, he chose those. Those were the weapons that he was least skilled at, the only thing in his utility belt that he hadn't mastered. Also, it required him to get into much closer range. If he had just thrown, say, a bat-a-rang, the fight would have been over before it had started.) He would have to ask him about why he chose to use those later. Right now however, Dick was right in the middle of the fight. He knocked the remaining thief out cold, but not before the man got in a punch in that sent Robin spiraling to the ground. Running over to him, Wally went into a panic attack. He practically dragged Robin up from the floor and inspected him all over for damage of any kind.

"You okay Rob? Man, why'd you use the sticks! You're way better with the bat-a-rangs! You could have knocked him down without even being near him!" Wally rushed his words, still looking his younger friend over.

With a shaky smile, Dick responded, "Now where would the fun in that be? Not everything needs to be super easy, Kid Lazy. 'Sides, how else am I gonna' get good at using them if I never practice with them?"

Wally just hugged Robin tightly to his chest, just relieved that somehow, Rob had escaped with absolutely no harm. Part of him was thankful because if he brought Robin back in anything less than perfect condition, Bats wouldn't let them hang out ever again, and Wally was not about to let that happen. Secondly, he was just too happy with him. He didn't feel like KF around Rob. He didn't feel like the kid with a screwed up family. He just felt like a 12 year old, and that was rare and valuable.

After a moment, Rob pulled back but left their hands interlaced together, from when Wally had helped him up. They walked off, leaving Batman a message on Rob's wrist watch about the location of the bandits. After roaming the streets for a while, they ended up on the alcove on one of their favorite buildings, and just chilled, for what felt like an eternity. And for Wally West, the fastest boy alive, time began moving a little too fast for his taste.

Blinking rapidly, Wally looked up from his lap, to see the sun well on its way across the sky. Looking at his watch, he realized it was getting late and he should've returned to the mountain 30 minutes ago. It was then, that he realized that he was starving, and the fact that he had gone so long without eating stunned him. Eager to see what M'gann had made today (hopefully something a bit more filling and edible than the usual cookies)Wally stood up and prepared to go back. Filled with a purpose, Wally sped back to the mountain.

When he arrived, he found that M'gann and Conner were still gone, he had been greeted by Artemis, with a whole island of food set up on a table, along with popcorn and the whole series of Lord of the Rings, and all the Harry Potters. Going over to the arrangements, he didn't fail to see the bright pink pedicure set or the book titled '1001 Hairstyles for You and Your Friends'. Rolling his eyes at the blonde, he sat down on the couch and quickly worked his way through the mounds of food. After he was satisfied, they popped in a movie and laid back against the mounds of blankets. He made it through the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy and the 7th movie of Harry Potter, before he felt his eyes drooping closed. The last thing he saw was Ron saving Harry from the lake, seeing his red hair against black. Blue eyes meeting green.

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