A/N: Hey everyone! This is my first fanfiction story I have ever written so I would love any constructive criticism you can offer. This story will be a lot more mature then the show, people will die, there will possibly be light lemons, and there will be some language. It will also follow both the League and the Team as a whole.

Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice I am only a fan, please support any official release that Warner Bros. might some day make again.

Prologue: Happy Birthday Boy Wonder

Blüdhaven: December 1'st, 2017: 8:35 pm

Richard "Dick" Grayson, aka Nightwing, was just returning from his shift with the Blüdhaven P.D. He walked up to his door with a brown bag filled with groceries in one hand and his key in the other. He unlocked the door to his apartment and walked in, setting the grocery bag on the counter while exhaling deeply, exhausted from a long shift and not particularly wanting to go out patrolling on his birthday. Bruce, Tim, and Alfred had taken him out to breakfast and given them his gifts earlier that morning, but it still upset him though that none of his closest friends had even bothered to reach him. No calls, no texts, not even a facebook post. He rubbed his sore neck before he heard a small squeak behind him and with lightning reflexes he turned and was already in an attack position. The lights turned on and before he could accurately get ahold of his intruders confetti and whistles blew as colorful streamers and a sign that said "Happy Birthday Dick!" hung from his ceiling. His apartment was filled with people of all different shapes, sizes, and species. He smirked as they all shouted surprise in unison. Out from the crowd walked a dark haired woman in a rather small purple dress holding a party hat which she quickly placed upon his head and gave him a full kiss on the lips.

"YppaH yadhtrib yob rednow" She whispered in his ears before pulling back and smiling warmly at him.

"Nice to see you too Zee" Dick said and stared at her intently before turning his attention to everyone else crowded in the large apartment. Kaldur walked towards him, wearing a surprisingly stylish black longneck dry fit shirt and a dark pair of jeans. "Looking good Aqualad" Dick started to say but quickly corrected himself "Oh I'm sorry it's Torrent now isn't it?" he smiled as he shook his best friends hand.

Kaldur's eyes went wide at the compliment and let out a rare chuckle before saying "Zatanna helped pick them out for me" at which point the magician on his shoulder beamed and smiled widely at the two of them. Right behind Kaldur though walked Connor and Megan. The former was in something besides his superman tee for once and wore a flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up, showing off his impressive forearms and a worn out pair of blue jeans. No doubt they were Superman's hand me downs. Megan was in her civi skin and wearing a modest but still good looking dress that reached down to her knees. Megan wrapped her arms around Dick in a large hug and wished him a happy birthday before releasing him and allowing Connor to give him a firm handshake wishing the same.

After Megan and Connor moved out of the way the rest of the guests all came to say their birthday wishes. The entire team and league were here, with the exception of Batman of course, couldn't have anyone finding out his identity. He knew most of them would only stay long enough to say hi and eat a piece of cake before going on patrol. He understood though, superheroes weren't aloud to all take off a night. Barbara was first as she was wearing a stylish pair of skin tight white pants and a green button up that was unbuttoned at the top and bottom showing off her figure more. She kissed Dick on the cheek and wished him happy birthday while sharing a competitive smirk with Zatanna who returned the gesture. Next was Tim whom he saw earlier. He shared a quick hug with the teen and they exchanged a goofy grin with each other before he went off to the side. They all came one by one, giving him hugs, handshakes, high fives, and bro fists. The last person to come say hi to him was the girl he hadn't seen in months. Her golden hair was back in a more relaxed pony-tail then normal as it draped across her back which was revealed completely by her backless black dress. She gave him a weak smile, a silent apology of not being around. He brushed it off though and simply gave her a large smile.

"Long time no see Artemis" he said as he nearly tackle hugged her. She was surprised he was so kind to her despite the fact she basically had been ignoring all of them for the last few months. He looked at her and smiled again and she would never admit but her cheeks went slightly scarlet and she buried her head in his chest and returned the firm hug. "I missed you" he whispered to her and rested his head on top of hers.

"Back at you boy wonder" she said into his chest. Finally they let go and walked to the other guests together. When the introductions were over Zatanna came left to walk into the other room, coming back out with a large cake that was decorated with 21 candles. Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" and as they finished he blew out all the candles at once. Zatanna leaned over him and dropped a wrapped gift in his lap to which he lit up and quickly unwrapped it to reveal a watch that when he clicked it the face glowed purple and she explained that it points to his hearts strongest desire, but only something very significant. She then whispered something in his ear that turned his face bright red and an arrow materialized and pointed at her which she smirked at. Everyone else gave their presents and when he was finished unwrapping everything much of the league and all the younger team members all took their leave, wishing him happy birthday once more. Finally the only people left were, the original team, Barbara, the older Roy, the younger having gone awal some months ago, Jade who had gone back into retirement, Karen, Mal, Hal, Dinah, Ollie, Red Tornado in his disguise, Patrick, and Jeff.

Dick ran to his room and changed his outfit quickly to something a little more stylish before they all exited his apartment. Since it was his Twenty First they had to go out and celebrate. They decided to go to a club down town and have a few drinks. As they all exited the apartment Dick noticed his elderly neighbor struggling with a couple of bags going up the stairs. He ran ahead of everyone and grabbed all of them for her. She thanked him and gave him a hug wishing the younger man a happy birthday. Artemis watched this all unfold and couldn't help but smile at how gentle the crime fighter could be.

Jade walked past her sister and said "You might want to start wearing sunscreen Artemis, you're a little red on the face." She winked at Artemis who glared daggers at her. The older sister just walked past her with Roy on her tail. Everyone followed behind them and Artemis blended in with the crowd. When they got outside they all stuffed into a limo that Ollie had paid for. Inside they poured themselves a few mixed drinks and pregamed a bit. The party was just getting started.

Everyone stumbled out into the cold night air laughing like crazy. None of them were sober but it didn't matter, they all could use that one night to just let loose. Their job was so stressful that they needed some form of release. They drove to the Blüdhaven Zeta tube and had the driver wait about two blocks away, Ollie tipping generously to not ask questions of course. They each took their tube to their separate areas with cab money in hand. Dick made sure to say goodbye to everyone. Barbara walked passed him and gave him another kiss on the cheek telling him to get home safe.

Artemis was going with her and so she said goodbye after her. She was still a little uneasy around everyone, ever since what happened with Wally she's been a lot more cold and distant. To her surprise again Dick wrapped her in a strong hug. She blushed again at how strong his arms were as he held the blonde. He gave her one more squeeze and looked her in the eyes and smiled. Artemis kept looking at his lips but shook off the feeling of making a move on him.

"I'm happy you came out tonight" he whispered to her. She smiled and returned the compliment before walking through the zeta with Barbara who was smiling at the two of them. As they flashed away there was no one left but Dick who turned on his heel and prepared to walk back to the limo. Before he could leave though there was a bright light behind him and he heard a mechanical voice say 'Zatanna: 25' before the young girl strutted back out into the cold night. To Dick's surprise she kissed him again and grabbed his hand, leading him back to the limo.

"I'm not done with you yet boy wonder" she said and flashed him a smirk before they got back to the car.

Two and a half hours later the two lovers lay in bed together, Zatanna resting her head on Dick's chest. This wasn't completely uncommon, while they weren't seeing one another they still enjoyed each others company in more ways then one. She leaned up and gave Robin one last kiss before burying her head in the crook of his neck while they both drifted off into slumber.

Their thermals were easy to read especially after their nice little experienced. A finger rubbed across the trigger but the sniper pulled back and just said "Soon Grayson, soon". Before the would be assassin leapt off the roof and into the night.

Well that was it, I don't know how often I can do these but Chapter 1 will be up as soon as I'm done.