Truly A Goodnight
Song-fic for "(Kissed You) Goodnight" by Gloriana
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice.
A/N at the end.
Wally's POV
I skid to a stop on the sidewalk outside of Wayne Manor. Dick laughs from behind as I feel his lithe body slide off mine and land gently on the pavement. I know he still loves riding on my back when I run. It makes him exhilarated, as he's told me so many times before. Dick gazes up at me, his beautiful black hair thrown back and disheveled out of its normal smoothness. The blue eyes that make me melt whenever I see them stare into my eyes: for once Bruce allowed him to go out with me without his sunglasses. He's dressed in a simple navy-blue T-shirt, a black blazer and black skinny jeans, but to me he's never looked more elegant and beautiful. He flushes deeply and looks away as he sees me scanning up and down his body. Dick bites down on his bottom lip and I wonder if he could look any cuter.
"Wally, quit staring." he mumbles, still scarlet in the face. I laugh and gently lift his chin up to look at me once more. God, I could gaze into those captivating eyes for hours.
"How could I not stare, babe? You're so gorgeous." Dick goes redder still, if that was even possible at this point. He glances down at his watch, seemingly desperate to avert his eyes. I smile gently.
"It's nearly midnight, Wally. I should get going. Alfred's probably waiting up for me."
A wave of desire washes over me. I want to hold him. I need to hold him in my arms, to feel his warmth mingling with mine. I give into the urge, wrapping my arms around him, pulling him flush against my chest. It was easy to hold his small form against me. He gasps. We had never been so intimately close before. I had touched him, sure, but never like this. Never had our hearts been so close. I felt my heart throw itself against my ribcage, crying out for the little bird. I squeeze him tighter as he continues to stand stick-straight, feeling the toned yet powerful muscles tensing in his back. I am beginning to doubt my decision when I feel his small arms around me. I smile so widely the Joker himself would be jealous. For the longest time we just stand there, basking in the feeling of being in each others' arms and breathing in the others' scent. Dick smells like his expensive "billionaire's son" cologne mixed with popcorn, the kind you'd find at the circus. I guess you can take the boy out of the circus, but you can't take the circus out of the boy.
I lift one hand and gingerly run it through Dick's hair. It's so soft between my fingers. I lazily think it would be fantastic to sleep on a pillow filled with it. Dick nuzzles into the touch and sighs, still clutching me tightly to him. He moves his hands to rest on my hips and pulls away slightly. He looks straight at me, the sparkling cerulean orbs he calls eyes meeting my own green. I feel like he can see through me, see everything that I am and everything that I want to be. The blush that had started to fade returns to his cheeks as he closes his eyes and leans forward slightly, bringing his face closer to mine.
I panic. I'm not ready. It wasn't like I didn't want to kiss Dick. Hell, there was nothing I wanted more in the world. But it just didn't seem…right. It was only our second official date. He was my best friend. We shouldn't be kissing. Not yet. Without thinking, I push Dick away abruptly. He stumbles in surprise before regaining his footing. When we make eye contact again, I can see the pain and hurt displayed sharply in his eyes and on his delicately smooth face. I stare at my hands, my heart still throbbing. What have I done? Guilt clutches at my chest. I force myself to ignore it.
"Um, you should, uh probably get going. Don't wanna keep Alfred, uh, waiting, right?" I say nervously, suddenly interested in my shoes.
Slowly, Dick nods. He starts to back away. "Y-yeah, I guess. I'll see you, uh, later then, Wally."
"I-I'll text you, o-or something." I blurt out quickly.
"Sure, Wally. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," I whisper. I watch Dick walk away, a slight slouch present in his normally strong, confident shoulders. He doesn't look back. He ascends the stairs and knocks on the door. Alfred's silhouette is bathed in the white light shining down into what I know is the polished foyer of the manor. They speak for a moment. Dick looks over his shoulder once before he is ushered inside by Alfred. The door slams shut. It wasn't closed that hard, but I flinch from the noise.
So there I stand, stupidly staring to where Dick had disappeared, back into the safety of the manor, away from his monstrous date who pushed him away when he had tried to kiss him. The porch light dims, burning down to a soft glow, as dark as the porch of Wayne Manor got at night. I bury my face into my hands. What the hell was wrong with me? I'd wanted to be able to kiss Dick for so long, way back when we had first met as Kid Flash and Robin. I had thought he was the most beautiful person in the entire world. Our date had been fantastic. I'd never had more fun in my life. He deserved to be kissed. And now, when the chance had finally arisen, I had been too scared. I had pushed him away.
I loved Dick. I loved him more than anything in the entire world. If he was gone from my life, I don't think I could ever live with myself. He was perfect: smart, beautiful, strong, kind. He could always make me laugh. He always had time for me. Even when he was out on patrol with Batman, he'd do his best to send me a quick text between stakeouts.
After a few minutes consisting of both contemplating and yelling internally at myself, I know what I have to do. I'm half scared to death of what I'm about to do, partly because I don't want to face the Batman's wrath for kissing his little bird and partly because I don't know how Dick would react after I'd just pushed him away. I run through the yard and up the stairs up to Dick's front door. I raise my fist to knock on the door, wondering if Dick would even answer or if I'd have to explain myself to Alfred. Before I can knock, however, the door swings open and Dick leaps into my arms. His arms wrap around my neck as I kiss him.
It is everything I thought it would be like. His lips are soft and gentle, yet they hold their own unlike the lips of any girl I'd ever kissed. It felt so right having him in my arms, my lips against his, our hearts beating as one against each other. I thread my fingers through his hair and pull him even closer as we take a breath, our lips crashing together once again. I lick his bottom lip, asking for entrance to his mouth. He hesitantly but gladly obliges, parting his lips slightly and sighing into me. His breath is sweet. He must've consumed one of Alfred's cookies in the time he had been inside. I gently push my tongue into his mouth, exploring every crevice of the warm space. He presses his hands to my torso, gently tracing my abs with his thin fingers. I moan softly. I want him. God, he has no idea how much I want him. I want him to be by my side through thick and thin, through every mission, through everything that life could throw our way. I want to wake up with him by my side every morning, want hear him laugh every day.
I pull back my tongue and kiss him chastely one more time. "I love you, Dick," I whisper, running the back of my hand down his soft cheek. I clamp my mouth shut hard. Shit. I hadn't meant to say that. My heart drops in my chest. I wasn't sure I wanted to hear his answer. What if he didn't love me back? I start to pull away. "Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—mmph!" Dick had forced his lips to mine once again, cutting off the last of my sentence. He smiles up at me, happiness shining in his brilliant sapphire eyes.
"Don't you dare apologize, Wally. I-I love you too." I grin and pull him into a tight embrace.
"Goodnight again, Dick." I say, as he nuzzles his face into the crook of my neck.
"Now that I've finally kissed you, it truly is."
A/N: Nakama no otaku kon'nichiwa! Hello fellow geeks! This is my first go at writing a romance fanfic. Hopefully it was okay to read! If you haven't noticed, I like BirdFlash, so many a romance fic are going to be about them. I just think they're adorable together! I'm going to make this kinda into a two-shot because I want to do Dick's perspective on this as well. Also, in the song there is a male part with his thoughts and then a female part with her thoughts. It will be happening at the same time that this one is. Hopefully that made sense. :/ For a writer sometimes I suck at explaining stuff! Please review! I love reading them and it always makes me happy when I get a new email saying I have a review! Happy reading and stay astrous! ;)