AN: Man this took me longer than I had hoped. So much crap kept getting in the way, sixth form, work, not really writers block but just didn't have the motivation to write this. Anyway sorry for the late update, but this is the follow on story of Pint Sized Pied Piper, about Hartley growing up in the Rogue's care. Hope you enjoy the first chapter, I do hope to make the other chapters longer.


Growing Up Rogue Chapter One:

Age 6

James lay snoozing on the sofa, a comic covering his eyes, he was in protest of getting up at 7am and going to do a heist, all so they could get back in time for Hartley's birthday party. Of course James would love to be at Hartley's birthday party, but why no just not do a heist? Was that so illogical?

"James move your arse or else!" Len barks, Hartley and Innus following Len around like two lost puppies, one literally being a puppy, James raised an arm dismissively and allowed it to fall to the floor. With puppyish charm Innus pounced on it and bit James. James yelps, bolting upright as a string of curses leave him mouth and Innus bombs away whimpering.

"Innus!?" Hartley calls as he runs after his dog. Len silently counts to ten, at five he has to start again as Lisa came into the room and yelled at James to watch his language. Len watches as James finally relents and gets ready, still not seeing why they had to do a heist on Hartley's birthday.

Hartley and Innus were dropped off at the Garrick's home. Joan and Jay happy to care for the boy and the puppy for a couple of hours.

The heist goes smoothly... at first.

"Great going guys! Just perfect. Now we'll never be back in time for Hartley's birthday party!" Trickster yelled to the cell opposite his which currently held Captain Cold, Heatwave and Captain Boomerang. He was sharing his cell with Weather Wizard and Top. "I said we shouldn't go on a heist! Who goes on a heist on their child's birthday?!"

Golden Glider was in an empty cell next to the Tricksters. An officer was stood leant against the wall shaking his head. "Poor kid, I know how he feels. My parents were villains, think they came to my birthday party once. I just stopped hoping they would." The officer comments.

"Don't act like you know what's the best all the time James!" Top pushes James out of the way to glare at the officer. "And who asked your opinion?" He grumbled. The officer shrugged, not giving anymore of an answer, annoying the Top.

"I'm with James." Heatwave admitted. He had been since the idea was brought up. Captain Boomerang groaned from the bunk he was laid on, as he had decided to argue with a car during their heist. Captain Cold had no sympathy for someone who allows himself to get run over while making an escape from the police. "I believe Digger agrees with James too." Heatwave adds.

"I don't care who agrees with James! It was his fault we were caught in the first place. How do you get run over when you're in a group of brightly clad villains?!" Len demanded.

"It's not like it was James or even Rainbow Raider." The Top pointed out, letting his head rest against the bars of the cell. Rainbow Raider had joined them a little while after last christmas and hadn't taken part in the heist that lead to this predicament. "If it were Rainbow Raider then you simply need to ask how he got hit. The driver would have to be blind."

James turned to the Top. "There's a movie with that in it, a deaf guys telling a blind guy when to turn and such like." Top thinks for a few seconds, trying to remember if he's seen that movie or not. "It's called something like, um, what's that thing with the monkeys covering their eyes and ears?"

The officer smiles. "'See no evil, hear no evil' is the name of the movie. It's a classic. The monkey one also has one that covers it's mouth, which is speak no evil." He informs, seemingly enjoying the conversation.

"Oh, That movie!" Top grins. "Been a long time since I saw that." Mark who was currently reading a day old newspaper, looked up at the two he shared the cell with. He mutters 'idiots' under his breath and then turns the page of the paper over.

"Can we get back to more pressing matters like how the hell are we going to let Hartley know we're sorry?" Lisa leant against the wall that joined the cell she was in to the one Trickster, Weather Wizard and Top where in.

The office rolled his eyes. "Shouldn't that be IF you can." He shook his head and as he walked past when another officer called out to him, he accidentally dropped the keys to their cells on the rug, so it gave little more than a soft 'thud', one that could be unheard if someone is yelling.

The group near enough to see what he did stared in shock.

"... Let me guess there's gonna be a snag." Len grumbled as he reached to grab it, but found it was out of his reach. "For Fuc-"

"Leonard Snart language!" Is Lisa's hiss. James tried as well, nearly dislocating his shoulder in the process. He bit back his string of curses for fear of punishment. Weather Wizard watched them, then pushed James out of the way and grabs the mop beside the cell door and pulls the keys towards him.

"Show off." Is James grumble as he sulcks, crossing his arms. With a smug smile Mark unlocks the door and goes to do the same for the others.

Oddly enough none of the officers batted an eyelid as the group of brightly clothed villians made their escape out the front of the police station.

Hartley and Wally were running about the park, where a few tables have been covered with green paper table cloth. Innus and Mikil were running circles around the two boys. Other children from the neighbourhood were around. Len, Lisa and Roscoe were the first to arrive, freshly changed and carrying a bag full of presents, James was next grumbling slightly under his breath until the boys asked for James to show them a magic trick. Mick and Mark arrived not long later with a very grumpy Digger in a wheelchair, once Hartley saw Digger he made a worried noise and rushed over to him.

Roy turns up much later, in all his clashing glory, it was a sunny day so he was still wearing his visor. Which improved his eyesight none. Hartley had yet to really get to know Roy, but he still greeted him happily.

The presents were opened, the candles put out and on the way home there was off tune singing accompanied by howling, except Hartley who was perfectly in tune. Once back the presents were either put away for now or Hartley was busy playing with them. Later that night Hartley asked James to read to him and James did, until they both fell asleep.

All in all it was a good day when alls said and done.

James yawned as he woke halfway through the night with a hitler mustache and penis on the side of his face and moved the story book to reveal the sleeping Hartley. James, once seeing the state his face was in groaned, Hartley cradled in his arms, taking Hartley to his bedroom. Once he placed Hartley to bed he placed the book on the bookcase and whispered a goodnights to the rats.

James decided he'd wait until morning to wash the marker off, after all it had been a tiring day. Then Innus came charging into James' room and curled up beside the male, Hartley walking in tiredly after him. Once Hartley clambered onto the bed and snuggled down to sleep.

James smiled, well he couldn't complain. After all who could not help but love little Hartley? Innus... was a different story, sometimes loveable, other times an annoyance of a furball.

But James would not have them any other way. None of them would ever want to change them.