There were no assignments today. The Young Justice hasn't had a full-team mission in a while, which was okay for them. It gave each superhero a chance to concentrate on training for an upcoming mission, catching up in schoolwork, and developing more of a relationship between each other. Although not widely known in Mount Justice, two people have advanced their relationship to a new level.

Superman's POV

I was engrossed with the feeling of closeness, my heart beating faster, and M'gann's soft lips against mine. Since the mission at Belle Reve, I came to a possibly life-altering conclusion: I deeply care for Miss Martian.

Not 'love' – the G-gnomes taught me very little in that subject, and even after my breakout of Cadmus seven weeks ago I still hadn't acquired anything deemed useful. But I know, without a doubt in my mind, that my feelings for M'gann went beyond teammate and past friendship. My emotions seem to intensify whenever something concerns her. The pure fury I felt towards Frost for freezing M'gann in the block of ice surprised me. At the same time… it felt right.

That was in the past though. Right now, the experience of kissing Miss Martian and everything about her filled my senses. Between the smell of lavender and the touch of her smooth hand on my cheek, I vaguely heard a low whirling sound get closer until Sphere appeared right in front of us beeping erratically. We both broke apart and turned our attention to the new pet.

M'gann giggled. "I think somebody's jealous~!"

But Sphere still beeped. I frowned, contemplating. "Maybe. Or maybe…" Miss Martian and I shared a look and prepared ourselves. Two seconds later Kid Flash appeared, eating what I guessed was the last sandwich in the hideout.

"You two sure spend a lot of time working on his bike," He commented through a mouthful of bread. After the mission with Professor Ivo, Amazo and the MONQI's, Robin informed me that this was my bike, courtesy of the Justice League. I came up with the idea of using the damaged bike as a cover to rendezvous together. The bike really should have been finished by now, but Miss Martian and I were always… preoccupied. "Looks like you need the Wally-man's expertize!" Puffing out his chest, his smile seemed to grow.

We decided not to comment. Sphere made a noise sounding suspiciously like laughter, and we petted him in amusement. If only he knew what really went on. But… no; as far as we knew, the team doesn't know of our short ongoing relationship. It irked me sometimes when Kid Flash flirted with M'gann, but I couldn't do much in risk of the team finding out.

I left that up to Artemis, who would normally whack Wally upside the head. No one complained about her method.

We didn't know how the team would react or if this was even allowed. Though M'gann, the optimistic one, suggested they wouldn't mind, we agreed not take the chance. Batman always disapproved on someone breaking the rules, and I – in a unique moment of nervousness – had no intention of facing an angry Batman again.