Hello my friends! Ok now that the pleasantries are out of the way, let's get down to business.
Disclaimer: if you recognize it, I do not own it. This means anyone from young justice. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm just not that cool guys -_-;
Warnings: Very obvious Koy (Kaldur/Roy). If this not your thing, please leave in peace. Never encountered it before, let me open your eyes to a new and beautiful world XD. Flames will be ignored. Slight OOC concerning Kaldur and Roy but that's only because I've always imagined them acting differently with each other.
Alrighty then, on with the fanfic!
In the Closet
Robin didn't know exactly when the relationship between Roy and Kaldur had started to change. He was certain however, that had he not been mentored by Batman he would have never seen the subtle signs. In fact, he wasn't even sure if Roy and Kaldur themselves were aware of the shift until long after it had started. They really could be oblivious sometimes, at least when it came to themselves.
Though Robin had a good guess as to what this change meant, what with the discreet looks of longing and the touches that linger just a second too long, he was still not positive. Both were just so hard to read sometimes, especially Kaldur. It wasn't until M'gann's birthday that Robin was sure where his two friend's relationship had gone.
M'gann had left; taken out on a romantic date by Connor all giggles and smiles, though he was extremely awkward about it and the planning was mostly done by the others on the team. As soon as she was gone, everyone set about to prepare her a surprise party. Zatanna and Artemis went out to get the decorations and some last minute presents, and Kaldur was to make the dinner and sweets since he was a surprisingly good cook. This left Robin and Wally stuck with cleaning duty, much to their grumbling resentment.
After about an hour and a half the duo was finally done with their dusting and organizing. They just sat down on the couch for a rest when they heard the zeta's computer announce the arrival of Red Arrow. Both looked up just in time to see Roy enter the cave's leisure room. He, like they, was in his civvies, a leather jacket over a white shirt and ripped jeans, and had his normal grumpy look on his face. He also seemed to be carrying a grocery bag with eggs and milk causing the younger teens to exchange quizzical looks and raised eyebrows.
"Uhh, hay Roy. Whatchya got there?" Robin questioned, shooting another quick glance to the bag. "Ya know we had breakfast a couple hours ago. As nice as the jester is, you're a little late."
"Oh haha, very funny Bat Brat," Roy replied sarcastically, "These are for Kaldur. Gave me a call earlier saying he ran out of some ingredients for a cake or something." he just shrugged nonchalantly, giving no further explanation to his friends.
Wally tilted his head to the side when he heard this, confusion still clear on his face. "Why wouldn't he just tell one of us? We've been right here for the past hour and a half and it's not like it would have taken me long to get eggs and milk."
Just as Roy was going to answer, Kaldur came into the room through the door that leads to the dining room/kitchen. He had an apron on over a well fitting deep red shirt and dark blue jeans. The apron had flowers all over it and the words 'Keep calm and kiss the cook' printed on the chest (it was a gift from Robin and Wally that he was too polite to reject). When Roy saw him his features softened almost unnoticeably, unless of course you were Batman's protégé.
"There you are," Kaldur said in relief as he walked over to Roy. He then grabbed the archer's wrist and swiftly made his way back to the kitchen, Roy in tow with a barely there blush. "We haven't a moment to lose. I still have two more batches of cookies and the cake to make and decorate before the party. I am going to need your help."
"What!" Roy replied in shock, blush long gone now. "Come on Kal, that's a bad idea. You more than anyone would know I'm horrible at cooking."
"Oh do not misunderstand, you will not so much as touch the oven" Kaldur replied, emphasizing the word touch with a tone of warning. "However, I am sure you can manage preparing ingredients and checking on the dinner cooking in the other stove for me, my friend." And with that, the two disappeared through the door, leaving the younger teens to their confusion.
After a moment of staring at an empty doorway Wally looked over at Robin, "Why wouldn't he just tell one of us to get the ingredients?" he re-asked his question. "I mean Roy doesn't even live in the same state, let alone the same city."
"I'm not the only one that's noticed their odd behavior, right?" Robin asked, not paying attention to Wally's question. "I mean, it's not just me, you've noticed to right?" he looked from the door to find on annoyed expression on the speedsters face.
"Dude!" Wally whined in indignation at being ignored twice, "I just asked why Kaldur would call Roy to-"
"No, not that!" Robin dismissed the topic with a wave of his hands. "Though that is weird, I'm talking about the other stuff. You know the way they are always so close to each other, close enough to easily make physical contact. Or the way their whole body seems to relax whenever the other is just in the same room." By this time Robin was pacing and gesturing wildly with his hands. Then he suddenly turned to Wally, pointer finger nearly jabbing the others chest causing him to take a startled step back. "You couldn't possibly miss the way they look at each other! There's such a… I don't know… softness in their eyes when they see each other." His voice had grown soft when he came to this part, eyebrows knitted as if he just spoke of a highly confusing conundrum.
"… a softness?" Wally questioned his friend with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes!" Robin almost shouted in exasperation. "Do you know what it's like to see a weird, gooey softness in Roy's eyes? Its creepy man!" by this point the raven haired teen looked at his friend to see a face full of confusion.
"You high or something?" Wally asked in sincere concern. Robin just groaned in frustration and headed over to one of the caves computers, the ginger right on his tail. "Well what other explanation would you like me to come up with? Mentally instable? Cause something has to be wrong with you for you to say Roy has softness in his eye. The hell's that supposed to mean anyway?"
Robin was typing away at the computer like a madman on a mission. "I'll show you what I mean. I get being subtle when around others, but when they think they're alone…" as he said this, a window popped on the screen showing the scene in the kitchen and the sounds of cooking. Kaldur was putting a batch of cookies into the oven and Roy was stirring whatever was on the other oven's burners.
"Seriously dude?" Wally gave his friend an unamused sideways glance, only to find a look of determination. "If you think I'm gunna sit here and spy on our friends cooking, then there is definitely something wrong with you. I'm outies." But before he could even take a step he was tugged into the chair next to the younger.
"Oh no you don't," Robin continued typing, ignoring the irritated look he was receiving from the ginger. "You're gunna stay right there while I prove to you that there is something going on. And besides, it's not like you have anything better to do at the moment."
The ginger huffed in annoyance but quickly agreed. "Fine, but I'm telling you, all we could possibly learn from this is whatever special ingredient Kal must put into his cookies to make them taste so good." Wally then leaned back with his arms crossed, resigning himself to the task. A few more clicks later and the picture filled the whole screen. Robin took the same position as the other teen and then they just watched. For almost five minutes all they saw was Roy periodically check the dinner and Kaldur taking out the cooked cookies and put them on the cooling rack. They didn't even talk as they were focused on their tasks. By the time Kaldur started decorating the cookies, Wally was ready to just get up and leave. Just as he was going to make a smart ass remark about going to watch some paint dry however, Roy looked over to his friend and spoke.
"Those sure do smell good. What are they, chocolate chip and sugar?" the red-head questioned in a purposely innocent tone. This caused Kaldur to smirk knowingly, that in itself being something the younger teens don't usually see their stoic friend doing.
"Yes they are, and no you may not have one. They are for the party, and therefore you will have to attend to get one." Kaldur just continued with his decorating, giving each cookie a different superhero symbol and ignoring the pleading look coming from his companion.
"Oh, common Kal," Roy whined shamelessly, "Why can't you just give me one without forcing me to socialize?" He had now inched his way towards Kaldur, hands on his hips and looking, for lack of a better word, childish. Wally wasn't entirely sure if this was the same Roy they'd seen being dragged into the kitchen.
They heard Kaldur snort before answering, still not looking up from his task. "Roy, if I did not force you to see your friends every once in a while, I fear you might become a hermit." Both Robin and Wally laughed at that. When did Kaldur get a sense of humor anyway?
Roy huffed in annoyance, crossing his arms and looking away. "…Fine," he caved in, "I'll socialize with the kids. Can I have a cookie now?" Kaldur laughed at the juvenile way the older teen was acting, causing the other to smile despite his irritation.
"Roy, the party is only an hour and a half away. I'm sure you have enough patients to wait until then." Kaldur just shook his head with an indulgent smile, reaching out to grab the yellow frosting so he could make the flash symbol. He didn't even notice Roy had moved behind him until he felt the archers hands on his waist and the comforting weight of Roy's head on his shoulder. This caused him to raise an eyebrow, and the two teens watching them to lean forward in their seats, eyes wide.
"But they smell so good and they just came out of the oven." Roy nearly purred into Kaldur's neck, causing the younger's hands to stop dead in their tracks over the pastry he was decorating. "I can just taste them in my mouth, so warm and sweat." By now a blush was starting to make its way onto the Atlantien's cheeks. Both Wally and Robin were on the edge of their seats, mouths hanging open and completely entrapped by the scene enfolding on the monitor.
Then Roy's voice took on a deep, husky tone. "Of course, there are other ways I can indulge myself." He then proceeded to run his tongue over Kaldur's highly sensitive gills, eliciting a high pitched yelp of his name and causing the younger to completely mess up the frosting lightning bolt. As soon as he saw this, Roy quickly grabbed the cookie. "Well would you look at that. We can't have all your hard work ruined by the distraction of one messy cookie now can we? Looks like I'll just have to eat this one." He then gave a dramatic sigh, as if it was a great chore to eat the pastry, and took a big bite. Kaldur was just staring at him with wide eyes and red cheeks, seemingly trying to comprehend what just happened, much like their unknown audience was.
In fact, Wally was so shocked he actually fell out of his chair and then just remained on the floor trying to process what he just saw. Robin wasn't doing much better. Its one thing to suspect something, but to have his suspicions proven true and with such an intimate act. He just didn't know what to do with himself. It was Wally that finally broke their stunned stupor.
"…Well, that was definitely something." The ginger said as he pulled himself off the floor and back into his chair. "I guess that explains the softness you saw in his eyes."
"Yeah well," Robin looked to his friend with a smirk, "I absolutely was not expecting that!" They both snickered at that and Wally opened his mouth to say something, when their attention was brought back to the computer by the sound of a loud smack and a pained yelp.
The computer showed an angry Kaldur with a plastic spatula in hand and Roy rubbing his reddened cheek. It seems Kaldur had finally come out of his surprised daze, and was not to happy with the red head.
"Ow Kaldur! What the fu- hey! " Roy was able to duck this time as the spatula came his way but only barley as the angry teen kept coming at him, backing him further and further out of the kitchen and into the dining area, making Robin change cameras. "I cannot believe you'd do such a-a lowly trick just to get a pastry!" Kaldur, embarrassed blush still on his cheeks, continued to take swings at the flustered red-head, succeeding every few times much to the archers growing annoyance.
"Would ya stop hitting me already?!" Roy finally caught Kaldur's wrist in a firm grasp. "So I stole one cookie. Big deal! I guarantee you no one will notice."
"I'm not angry about that! I'm angry at the way you went about it." Kaldur yanked his hand from the archers grasp but made no move to continue his previous attack. "What if someone had walked in the kitchen at that moment? What would we do then?" He crossed his arms and looked at Roy with a raised eyebrow.
"Well I guess we wouldn't have to worry about hiding our relationship anymore then." Roy replied sarcastically, which only seemed to upset the younger more.
"It's not funny Roy. If the team were to find out about are relation by walking in on such a compromising position," Kaldur tightened his arms across his chest, showing an unsure side that until now only Roy has ever seen, "I would be mortified"
Out in the leisure room, Robin and Wally gave each other nervous sidewise glances. "Oops…little late for that." Wally whispered, as if afraid Kaldur would suddenly acquire supper hearing.
Back in the dining room, Roy's eyes shone with comprehension as he stepped closer to the upset teen and placed his hands on the other's shoulders gently. "Yeah it would have been embarrassing." He spoke in a comforting tone, "But everyone would have gotten over it sooner or later. Besides don't you guys see Miss Martian and Superboy do couple things all the time anyway? How would it be any different with us, you know once were ready to tell them?"
"Roy, you know it's different with us." Kaldur removed himself from Roy's light embrace and made his way back to the kitchen area with the red-head fallowing quickly behind him. Robin switched the cameras again, grumbling under his breath. Kaldur was just taking a roast beef out of the oven when Roy started talking again.
"And why is that?" Roy asked defensively. "Is it because we're both guys?"
"What! No, it's not that at all." Kaldur exclaimed, setting the cooked meat down to give the archer his full attention. "I'm sure they would have no problem with that."
"Then what's the big deal?" Roy asked in a serious tone. "I mean, true I'm not really looking forward to telling them; I don't really think it's their business. But they will have to know one day. In all honesty though, we probably wouldn't even have to tell them directly; just stop trying so hard to conceal it. They're smart kids, they'll figure it out. And you do realize that whether we do that or not, they will figure out?"
"Of course I realize that." Kaldur replied silently.
"Then if you realize that, and you know they won't be against it, why do you seem so…scared of them finding out? What's so different with our situation?"
"Because I am the leader, and I can't have them thinking that…that-" Before Kaldur could figure where exactly he was going with that Roy finished for him.
"That you're not some stoic and distant being? That you actually have normal human emotions and flaws?" When he saw the blond avert his eyes, Roy gave an exasperated sigh. "We've been through this before Kal. You don't have to be emotionless, or like Batman, in order for them to see you as a good leader."
Kaldur was still looking away as he answered. "I just don't want them to have doubts in my ability to get them through a mission safely, or fear that I will play favorites if you are there." He then found himself wrapped in a warm hug. "You just have to worry about every silly little thing, don't you fish sticks." Roy sighed from behind Kaldur. "What am I going to do with you?" A mischievous grin spread across Kaldur's lips, which scared the hell out of their secret audience.
"You could always show me more ways in which you indulge yourself. Later tonight perhaps?" Kaldur turned around in the archers grasp and looped his arms around the others neck. Roy let out a small laugh, allowing the topic change for now and tightening his hold on the younger to bring their bodies closer. "I think I can manage that." Roy said as he leaned in closer to Kaldur's face. But before anything happened the screen went dark, much to Wally's relief.
"Ok, I seriously did not need to see that. Eew!" Robin's face of disgust matched the gingers as he leaned back into his chair.
"I agree with you there, man." Wally said, putting his feet up on the table and folding his hands behind his head. "By the way, we are going to fix that little boo-boo in our dear Kaldur's thinking process right?" He looked over to his friend to find him smirking.
"Oh definitely." Robin said taking the same position as the speedster. "That's going to have to be fixed ASAP."
"What has to be fixed?" A new voice questioned, making both boys jump and fall to the floor. They looked up to find a giggling Zatanna and unamused Artemis, holding a fair few grocery bags and looking down on them. "Please don't tell me you broke something." Artemis said in a slightly accusatory tone.
"Broken? Nope, haven't broken anything today. How 'bout you Rob?" Wally grinned over to his friend.
"Hmm…Nope I haven't broken anything either." Robin replied then looked to the new arrivals. "Everything should be ship shape girls."
"Then why did you-" Before she could finish, Artemis suddenly found herself face to face with Wally. "Here, let me help you guys with the decorating." He then proceeded to take a bag of streamers from the blond and zoom all around the room to hang them up.
The girls brought their attention to the other boy but before they could even think about questioning him, he was already opening the door to the dining hall. "I'll just see if Kaldur or Roy Boy needs any help in the kitchen while you guys decorate." And with that he was gone, leaving the two girls to look at each other stunned and confused.
"What do you suppose that was about?" Zatanna questioned with a quirk of her eyebrow.
Artemis just let out an irritated huff. "With those two, who the hell knows? Anyways, we should get to decorating. M'gann and Connor should be returning soon." It wasn't until they were straightening one of the table cloths that something Robin said clicked with Artemis.
"Wait, did he say Roy?"
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